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Install cargo-make with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman

Rust task runner and build tool. Version 0.37.24 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cargo-make

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cargo-make

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · cargo-make · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-make

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-make/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S cargo-make

Arch Linux sync databases · cargo-make · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Rust task runner and build tool

Commands and aliases

  • cargo-make
  • makers

history

Project history and usage

cargo-make is a Rust task runner and build tool. Its official documentation describes TOML task files that define flows for formatting, building, testing, documentation, benches, security validation, and other project automation.

Project history

The crate first appeared on crates.io in June 2017 as version 0.1.0. The official documentation presents both cargo-make, invoked as cargo make, and makers, a standalone executable with the same features.

Adoption history

cargo-make is packaged broadly for a Rust CLI tool: the input facts list apk, Homebrew, Nix, and Arch packages, and the official docs mention Arch installation and binary releases. Crates.io reported 3,466,972 downloads when checked on 2026-06-30.

How it is used

Users normally create a Makefile.toml, define tasks under [tasks.*], and run a flow such as cargo make my-flow. The tool also supports predefined flows, workspace behavior, profiles, environment variables, conditions, plugins, and CI examples.

Why package nerds care

It gives Rust packages a TOML-native automation layer that travels with the repository, filling the same cultural space as make, npm scripts, and task runners while staying close to Cargo conventions.

Timeline

  • 2017: First crates.io release 0.1.0.
  • 2025: Crates.io latest version 0.37.24.
  • 2026: Homebrew stable version 0.37.24.

Related projects

  • Related tools include Cargo, traditional make, language-specific task runners, and cargo-make's standalone makers executable.

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

  • generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

  • text:build tool

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
Makefile.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
cargo-makecliglobal executable
makerscliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.37.24
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.37.24

https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:cargo-make
Version0.37.24
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cargo-make
Homepagehttps://sagiegurari.github.io/cargo-make/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make
Upstream docshttps://sagiegurari.github.io/cargo-make
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make/archive/refs/tags/0.37.24.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-15T10:20:11-04:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecargo-make
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

cargo-make

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-make
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cargo Make
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-make/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

cargo-make 0.37.24-r0

Rust task runner and build tool

https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make

sudo apk add cargo-make
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cargo-make
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cargo Make
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-make from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

cargo-make-bash-completion 0.37.24-r0

Bash completions for cargo-make

https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make

sudo apk add cargo-make-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cargo-make
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cargo Make
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-make-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

cargo-make 0.37.24-2

Rust task runner and build tool

https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make

sudo pacman -S cargo-make
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cargo Make
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-make from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

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  • cargo-bundleShares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust.
  • cargo-makeSame normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment