# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:cargo-make ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cargo-make ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cargo-make ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-make from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-make ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-make/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cargo-make ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-make from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cargo-make - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.37.24 - **Source summary:** Rust task runner and build tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:11-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cargo-make (cli) - makers (cli) - cargo-make (alias) - makers (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.37.24 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make - Upstream latest detected: 0.37.24 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## 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 - Unix: Makefile.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cargo-make - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cargo-make: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-make/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - cargo-make - 0.37.24-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-make from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Rust task runner and build tool | https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make - apk - cargo-make-bash-completion - 0.37.24-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-make-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for cargo-make | https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make - pacman - cargo-make - 0.37.24-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-make from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Rust task runner and build tool | https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cariddi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cariddi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tool, cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-auditable](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-auditable/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-binstall](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-binstall/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-binutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-bloat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-bloat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-bundle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-bundle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-c/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-cache](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-cache/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-make](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/cargo-make/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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