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This removes the original changelog now that it is located in the cargo book. This places a notice in the original location that it has moved to a new place. There are a few other alternatives we could consider: * Keep the headings but replace the content with a link. This would make it a little easier for someone to jump to the exact position in the new page. However, it looks a little messy. Each section could be something like: > This content has moved to [CHANGELOG.md#186-2025-04-03](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/nightly/CHANGELOG.md#186-2025-04-03) * Keep the content, with a notice at the top that the page is no longer being updated. I was a little uncomfortable with this, since I wasn't sure people would see the notice, it duplicates some content, and still leaves the potential problems of GitHub not rendering the page. If we cut some content, it ensures the page still renders reliably. * As a variant, we could delete the content but keep the last 1 or 2 releases since those are probably what people will be looking for. Opening as draft until https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/15119 is published on nightly.
Cargo
Cargo downloads your Rust project’s dependencies and compiles your project.
To start using Cargo, learn more at The Cargo Book.
To start developing Cargo itself, read the Cargo Contributor Guide.
The Cargo binary distributed through with Rust is maintained by the Cargo team for use by the wider ecosystem. For all other uses of this crate (as a binary or library) this is maintained by the Cargo team, primarily for use by Cargo and not intended for external use (except as a transitive dependency). This crate may make major changes to its APIs.
Code Status
Code documentation: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/cargo/
Compiling from Source
Requirements
Cargo requires the following tools and packages to build:
cargoandrustc- A C compiler for your platform
git(to clone this repository)
Other requirements:
The following are optional based on your platform and needs.
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pkg-config— This is used to help locate system packages, such aslibsslheaders/libraries. This may not be required in all cases, such as using vendored OpenSSL, or on Windows. -
OpenSSL — Only needed on Unix-like systems and only if the
vendored-opensslCargo feature is not used.This requires the development headers, which can be obtained from the
libssl-devpackage on Ubuntu oropenssl-develwith apk or yum or theopensslpackage from Homebrew on macOS.If using the
vendored-opensslCargo feature, then a static copy of OpenSSL will be built from source instead of using the system OpenSSL. This may require additional tools such asperlandmake.On macOS, common installation directories from Homebrew, MacPorts, or pkgsrc will be checked. Otherwise it will fall back to
pkg-config.On Windows, the system-provided Schannel will be used instead.
LibreSSL is also supported.
Optional system libraries:
The build will automatically use vendored versions of the following libraries. However, if they are provided by the system and can be found with pkg-config, then the system libraries will be used instead:
libcurl— Used for network transfers.libgit2— Used for fetching git dependencies.libssh2— Used for SSH access to git repositories.libz(aka zlib) — Used for data compression.
It is recommended to use the vendored versions as they are the versions that are tested to work with Cargo.
Compiling
First, you'll want to check out this repository
git clone https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo.git
cd cargo
With cargo already installed, you can simply run:
cargo build --release
Adding new subcommands to Cargo
Cargo is designed to be extensible with new subcommands without having to modify Cargo itself. See the Wiki page for more details and a list of known community-developed subcommands.
Releases
Cargo releases coincide with Rust releases. High level release notes are available as part of Rust's release notes. Detailed release notes are available in the changelog.
Reporting issues
Found a bug? We'd love to know about it!
Please report all issues on the GitHub issue tracker.
Contributing
See the Cargo Contributor Guide for a complete introduction to contributing to Cargo.
License
Cargo is primarily distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the Apache License (Version 2.0).
See LICENSE-APACHE and LICENSE-MIT for details.
Third party software
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (https://www.openssl.org/).
In binary form, this product includes software that is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, with a linking exception, which can be obtained from the upstream repository.
See LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY for details.