cross-rs/cross

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8305 stars · 461 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

cross is a zero-setup CLI tool for cross compiling and cross testing Rust crates, using Docker or Podman containers to provide complete cross toolchains. It mirrors Cargo's CLI, so commands like cross build and cross test work for targets like aarch64 or mips without touching the system toolchain.

Use cases

• build a rust binary for aarch64 from an x86_64 machine
• run rust tests for mips or powerpc targets
• cross compile rust crates without installing toolchains manually
• produce portable rust binaries for arm and bsd targets
• test embedded rust code for non-x86 architectures

When to choose

• you need to build or test Rust code for architectures other than your host
• you want zero-setup cross compilation via Docker or Podman
• you want a drop-in Cargo replacement for cross-compilation

When to avoid

• you only build for your host platform
• you cannot run Docker or Podman containers
• you need cross compilation for non-Rust projects

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

build-tool cli testing developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform embedded-systems windows cli rust cross-compilation rust cargo docker podman binfmt toolchain arm aarch64 command-line linux macos

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