Rust and C++ Tooling Equivalencies
This is a cheat sheet for you to refer to later.
Using Cargo
The cargo command is a swiss-army knife that handles building projects, testing them, controlling dependencies and more. It is extensible,
you can add more features to it and use it to install programs.
| Cargo Command | C++ Equivalent | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Package Commands | ||
cargo init | ||
| Compilation | ||
cargo build | make | Builds your project, placing the output in the target directory. |
cargo run | make ; ./my_program | Runs cargo build, and then runs the resulting executable. |
cargo check | Build only the source, and skip assembly and linking for a quick check of syntax. | |
cargo clean | make clean | Removes all build artefacts and empties the target directory. |
cargo rustc | Pass extra rustc commands to the build process | |
| Formatting | ||
cargo fmt | Formats your source code according to the Rust defaults. | |
| Testing | ||
cargo test | make test | Executes all unit tests in the current project |
cargo bench | Executes all benchmarks in the current project. | |
| Linting | ||
cargo clippy | Runs the Clippy linter | |
cargo fix | Applies all Clippy suggestions | |
| Documentation | ||
cargo doc | Builds a documentation website from the current project's sourcecode. | |
cargo rustdoc | Run the documentation builder with extra command options. | |
| Dependencies | ||
cargo fetch | Downloads all dependencies listed in Cargo.toml from the Internet. | |
cargo add | Add a dependency to the current project's Cargo.toml | |
cargo remove | Remove a dependency from the current project's Cargo.toml file | |
cargo update | Update dependencies to the latest version in Cargo.toml | |
cargo tree | Draw a tree displaying all dependencies, and each dependency's dependencies | |
cargo vendor | Download all dependencies, and provide instructions to modify your Cargo.toml to use the downloaded dependencies. |