Cross-compilation Tools
| Recipe | Crates | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-compile for Multiple Target OSes and Architectures |  |  |
Cross-compile with cargo |  | |
| Build Systems | Use cargo, xtask (for managing complex builds) |
| Target Specification | Handled by cargo through target triples |
| C/C++ Dependencies | Often a source of complexity; cc⮳ crate can help |
| Platform-Specific Code | Use conditional compilation attributes like cfg to manage platform-specific code |
| Foreign Function Interface (FFI) | Use std::ffi (for interacting with C code, which might require cross-compilation) |
Cross-compile with cargo
Cross-compile for Multiple Target OSes and Architectures
Cross-Compilation Tools include cross⮳, a popular tool that uses Docker to simplify cross-compilation.
cross⮳ simplify cross-compilation. It builds your Rust project for different target operating systems and architectures from a single development environment. It requires rustup⮳ and Docker⮳ or Podman⮳.
cargo install cross --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross
# Optionally, if you have `cargo-binstall`, you can install the pre-built binary
cargo binstall cross
cross⮳ has the exact same CLI as cargo⮳ but relies on docker⮳ or podman⮳.
cross build --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
cross test --target mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabi64
cross run --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
Examples:
Related Topics
- Autocfg.
- Build Time Tooling.
- Development Tools: Build Utils.
- Hardware Support.