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Students, hobbyists, maintainers, team leads—RustConf is the original annual event where the Rust community comes together. You belong here: https://ti.to/rustconf/2025?source=mastodon #rustconf25
The new alpm-srcinfo crate in version 0.3.0 now supports creating #SRCINFO files from #PKGUILD files (with the help of the new alpm-pkgbuild library) - thanks to @Nukesor. ->
https://crates.io/crates/alpm-srcinfo/0.3.0
See the list of changes:
https://alpm.archlinux.page/alpm-srcinfo/CHANGELOG.html#030---2025-07-24
The new alpm-pkgbuild crate by @Nukesor offers parsing access for the metadata contained in PKGBUILD files via a Bash based exporter script
https://crates.io/crates/alpm-pkgbuild/0.1.0
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/alpm/alpm-pkgbuild-bridge
The alpm-package crate in version 0.2.0 now allows to stream the contents of package files thanks to the awesome work of @orhun
https://crates.io/crates/alpm-package/0.2.0
See the list of changes:
https://alpm.archlinux.page/alpm-package/CHANGELOG.html#020---2025-07-24
The alpm-buildinfo and alpm-pkginfo crates in version 0.3.0 now make use of stricter version handling.
https://crates.io/crates/alpm-buildinfo/0.3.0
https://crates.io/crates/alpm-pkginfo/0.3.0
See the list of changes:
https://alpm.archlinux.page/alpm-buildinfo/CHANGELOG.html#030---2025-07-24
https://alpm.archlinux.page/alpm-pkginfo/CHANGELOG.html#030---2025-07-24
Just a reminder that the Bioconductor Developer Forum is on this Monday!
Join us for a session on Exploring R and Rust in Bioinformatics with great speakers and community discussion.
Date: Monday, July 28
Time: 11:00 AM EDT / 17:00 CEST
Full details + Zoom link: https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-07-09-developers-forum-july28/
Yesterday we released another set of updates for the #ALPM crates.
This also includes additional and updated specifications
The alpm-types crate in version 0.7.0 now has better handling for different types of versions.
This comes in handy in file formats and environments where version handling should be more strict/specific.
https://crates.io/crates/alpm-types/0.7.0
See the list of changes:
https://alpm.archlinux.page/alpm-types/CHANGELOG.html#070---2025-07-24
This one will happen one day after the conference. So, if you’re extending your stay in Paris for the weekend, we’ll see you there!
Saturday, October 11, 16:30–18:00
Book your spot https://eurorust.eu/activities/street-art-tour/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2025-07-24-side-activity-art
I tried loco.rs
I will not be trying loco.rs again, unfortunately.
Just published my first #Rust library!
From zero Rust knowledge to a working crate on crates.io in record time. The learning curve was steep but incredibly rewarding.
Key learnings:
- Rust's ownership model prevents so many bugs
- Cargo makes dependency management painless
- The test ecosystem encourages good practices
- The community resources are outstanding
Special thanks to the Rust community!
You'll find this benchmarking adventure in its own blog post "Performance lessons of implementing lbzcat in Rust" https://anisse.astier.eu/lbzip2-rs.html