Is cxx-build safe to use?

cxx-build has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.0.194). DepScope rates its health at 72/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of cxx-build?

The latest version of cxx-build is 1.0.194, released 2026-01-21.

Does cxx-build have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of cxx-build.

Is cxx-build deprecated?

No, cxx-build is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.0.194 (2026-01-21).

What are alternatives to cxx-build?

Popular alternatives to cxx-build in Cargo include: hashbrown, getrandom, windows-sys, syn.

What license does cxx-build use?

cxx-build is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0.

cxx-build

cargov1.0.194

C++ code generator for integrating `cxx` crate into a Cargo build.

License MIT OR Apache-2.0permissive226 versions0 deps8,456,099 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 72/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

5.0/10

moderate

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

3

Primary author dominance

92%

GitHub stars

6,707

single active maintainer 3msingle author dominance

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.71critical

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