axodotdev/cargo-dist

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2106 stars · 146 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

cargo-dist (now 'dist') is a Rust CLI tool that packages shippable application binaries, generating tarballs and installers for multiple platforms. It also generates CI scripts that automate the full release pipeline: planning, building, hosting, publishing, and announcing releases.

Use cases

• package rust binaries for release
• generate installers for my cli app
• automate github releases on git tag
• build cross-platform release artifacts
• generate ci workflow for releases
• publish binaries to package managers
• create shippable tarballs for multiple platforms

When to choose

• you distribute Rust binaries to end users across platforms
• you want tag-driven automated releases with installers and GitHub Releases
• you want generated CI pipelines instead of hand-maintained release scripts

When to avoid

• you only publish a library crate to crates.io with no binaries
• your release process is already fully custom and you just need artifact upload
• you distribute non-Rust applications

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

build-tool deployment ci-cd developer-tools developer-tools rust cli cross-platform windows release-automation packaging installers cargo github-releases binaries command-line devops automation linux macos

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