cargo xtask

cargo-xtask is way to add free-form automation to a Rust project, a-la make, npm run or bespoke bash scripts. The two distinguishing features of xtask are:

• It doesn't require any other binaries besides cargo and rustc, it fully bootstraps from them
• Unlike bash, it can more easily be cross-platform, as it doesn't use the shell.

Standard tasks

• cargo xtask --help: list all available tasks, and output as following:

Tasks:
  hello - hello task
  dist - builds application and man pages

Tooling

• devx: collection of useful utilities (spawning processes, git pre-commit hooks, etc.)
• xshell: ergonomic "bash" scripting in Rust
• duct: a library for running child processes with support for pipelines and IO redirection
• xtaskops: Goodies for working with the xtask concept in Rust
• cli-xtask: A collection of utility functions and command line interfaces for cargo-xtask

References

• cargo xtask: https://github.com/matklad/cargo-xtask
• Running Rust Tasks With "xtask" and "xtaskops": https://betterprogramming.pub/running-rust-tasks-with-xtask-and-xtaskops-a2193e67dc25
• Cargo Configuration: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html