ashley williams

@ag_dubs
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a mess like this is easily five to ten years ahead of its time. former Rust core team.
First rule of distributed systems: don’t build a distributed system if you can avoid it
Second rule of distributed systems: you probably can’t avoid it
The system cannot.

📣 dist 0.26.0 is out!

- 🦀 built-in Rust cross-compilation
- 🛡️ cyclonedx, cargo-audit, and omniBOR integrations
- 🪪 checksum verification in all installers

...and more!

check out the release notes here:
https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/tag/v0.26.0

Release Version 0.26.0 (2024-12-12) · axodotdev/cargo-dist

Release Notes It's been slightly longer than usual since our last release, and now we're back with a slightly larger than usual release! This version brings several major new features and improveme...

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📣 cargo-dist...err dist 0.24 is out!

we've got a new(ish) shorter name- and we've fully dropped cargo as a runtime dep for non-rust projects!

this release is one of a few steps in fully renaming the project in prep for 1.0 🥇

learn more! ⇒ https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/tag/v0.24.0

Release Version 0.24.0 (2024-10-28) · axodotdev/cargo-dist

Release Notes It's been less than two weeks, and we're already back with a big dist release for you. This release has several major features, beginning with the biggest news that: dist has a new na...

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📣 cargo-dist 0.23.0 is out!

this release offers new DX options for packagers and end users!

- 🔧 new config format for all projects
- 📜 end user installer configuration and features

learn more! ⇒ https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/tag/v0.23.0

Release Version 0.23.0 (2024-10-15) · axodotdev/cargo-dist

Release Notes We're back from a longer-than-usual break between releases with a feature-filled release! The new config format emerges Over the past few months, we've been working towards a new conf...

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My primary take away from @ag_dubs’s #monktoberfest talk is that companies have benefited from the fruits of the open source commons, they’re pulling the ladder up behind them, and in so doing they’re endangering their ability to enjoy future 10x returns.

📣 cargo-dist 0.22.0 is out!

This release is full of fixes and features for our installers

- 🖼️ App-branded installer environment variables
- 🍺 Homebrew license metadata and `brew style` compliance
- 🪟 Increased portability and better install hints for Powershell

💗 thanks to cxreiff for their contributions!

learn more ⇒ https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/tag/v0.22.0

Release Version 0.22.0 (2024-08-28) · axodotdev/cargo-dist

Release Notes This release fixes several bugs and provides some nice quality of life improvements. These fixes are largely related to our installers, shell, powershell, and homebrew as well as mana...

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"The worst thing an installer can do is fail to install software, but the second-worst thing an installer can do is to successfully install software that doesn't work."

great post on @axodotdev's latest work on glibc compat from @mistydemeo

https://blog.axo.dev/2024/08/glibc

axo blog - improved install-time glibc detection (or how we help you be confident your app works for your users)

Improving glibc detection so users can know your app will work

lots of folks are surprised when they see cargo-dist builds their apps on the oldest runners it can, find out why it makes your app work for as many users as possible! 💪

https://blog.axo.dev/2024/08/glibc
axo blog - improved install-time glibc detection (or how we help you be confident your app works for your users)

Improving glibc detection so users can know your app will work

📣 cargo-dist 0.21.1 is out!

This patch release fixes several bugs and provides some quality of life improvements. The most substantial changes are to the shell installer and homebrew installer.

💗 thanks to sts10 and @alexanderjophus for their contributions!

learn more ⇒ https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/tag/v0.21.1

Release Version 0.21.1 (2024-08-20) · axodotdev/cargo-dist

Release Notes This patch release fixes several bugs and provides some quality of life improvements. The most substantial changes are to the shell installer, which now does more precise glibc versio...

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