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cargo-instruments for Mac

Easily generate Instruments traces for your rust crate

Quick answer: cargo-instruments is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install cargo-instruments. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 53 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What cargo-instruments is

cargo-instruments is a command-line tool for macOS: easily generate Instruments traces for your rust crate.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/cmyr/cargo-instruments.

How to install cargo-instruments

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install cargo-instruments.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install cargo-instruments on Mac?

Run brew install cargo-instruments in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is cargo-instruments open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does cargo-instruments run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is cargo-instruments?

It was installed 53 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #4477 in this catalogue.

What version of cargo-instruments is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.4.18.