Spotifyd/spotifyd

Support for cargo-binstall

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#1,200 opened on Mar 29, 2023

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. It would be a lot easier and faster to download spotifyd using cargo-binstall as we can download pre compiled version which is great for several reasons.

Describe the solution you'd like add support for cargo-binstall

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Add a binstall metadata section to the Cargo.toml file, specifying the package name and binary target, and optionally a pkg url pattern for different platforms. Test with 'cargo binstall spotifyd' locally.
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rust
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backend
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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RustCargo
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80