JEjeroenhd·Oct 26, 2023
You can, though. From a random Cargo package I have downloaded to my computer:
[dependencies]
uniffi = { git = "https://github.com/mozilla/uniffi-rs" }
You can also specify revision/branch/etc.
Alternatively, you can do:
[registries]
maven = { index = "https://rust.maven.org/git/index" }
[dependencies]
some-package = { index = "maven", version = "1.1" }
Obviously Maven doesn't host any Rust crates (yet?), this is just a theoretical example. Very few projects bother to host their own registry, partially because crates.io doesn't allow packages that load dependencies from other indices (for obvious security reasons). The registry definition can also be done globally through environment variables: CARGO_REGISTRIES_MAVEN="https://rust.maven.org/git/index". Furthermore, the default registry can be set in a g
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lobal config file.
In theory, all you need to do is publish a crate is to `git push upstream master`, and your package will become available on https://github.com/username/crate-name (or example.com/your-package if you choose to host your git repo on there).
Personally, I don't like using other people's URL packages, because your website can disappear any moment for any reason. Maybe you decide to call it quits, maybe you get hit by a car, whatever the reason, my build is broken all of the sudden. The probability of crates.io going down is a lot lower than the probability of packages-of-some-random-guy-in-nebraska.ddns.net disappearing