rustpack 0.2.0

Bundle Rust applications for cross-platform execution
rustpack-0.2.0 is not a library.

🚀 What is RustPack?

RustPack is a powerful tool that simplifies cross-platform Rust application distribution. Build once, run anywhere - without requiring your users to have Rust installed.

rustpack -i ./my-project -o my-awesome-app.rpack -t x86_64-apple-darwin,x86_64-pc-windows-msvc,x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

✨ Features

  • Single Executable - Package your Rust application as a standalone executable
  • Cross-Platform - Automatically detects and runs the right binary for the user's platform
  • Zero Dependencies - Users don't need Rust or any other dependencies installed
  • Multiple Architectures - Build for various platforms in one operation
  • Offline Execution - Apps run without requiring network connectivity

🛠️ Installation

git clone https://github.com/neoapps-dev/rustpack.git
cd rustpack
cargo build --release
cd target/release
pwd
# add the printed path to $PATH

📋 Usage

Basic Usage

rustpack -i path/to/your/project -o output_name.rpack

Specify Target Platforms

rustpack -i . -o myapp.rpack -t x86_64-apple-darwin,aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

Run Your Packaged App

./myapp.rpack

🔍 How It Works

RustPack creates a self-extracting archive with a smart bootstrap script that:

  1. Detects the user's platform and architecture
  2. Extracts the appropriate binary
  3. Executes it with all command-line arguments passed through

📊 Supported Platforms

  • 🍎 macOS (x86_64, aarch64)
  • 🐧 GNU/Linux (x86_64, aarch64, arm, x86)
  • 🪟 Windows (x86_64, x86)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

❤️ Special Thanks

📝 License

This project is licensed under the GNU GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.