perlbrew vs rustup
perlbrew
perlbrew.pl
rustup
rustup.rsSide by side
| Figure | perlbrew | rustup |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Runtime Version Managers | 7.7 (#13) | 8.2 (#5) |
| Installation | The documented quick install runs the perlbrew installer with curl and bash. | Unix installation uses a shell script, while Windows installation uses rustup-init.exe. |
| Purpose | perlbrew is an admin-free tool for managing multiple Perl installations. | rustup installs the Rust programming language from official release channels. |
| Support | The project points users to GitHub issues and discussions for questions and project matters. | The rustup site directs users to the Rust community for help, and the rustup book points to the GitHub issue tracker for problems. |
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In their own words
rustup
rustup installs Rust from its official release channels and manages the toolchains and supporting components developers use. It can switch among stable, beta, and nightly compilers, keep toolchains updated, and install specific versions or dated releases. For cross-compilation, add a target’s standard library with `rustup target add`; Android builds also require the Android NDK and usually a linker. rustup manages official channels, archived releases, alternate hosts, and local builds. It installs command proxies for tools including rustc, rustdoc, Cargo, rust-analyzer, Clippy, and Miri. Component availability varies by release and toolchain, especially for nightly. Installation uses a shell script on Unix and rustup-init.exe on Windows. Downloads use HTTPS, but download signatures are not yet validated. rustup is free and open source, with a free plan. Its listed supported platforms are Linux, macOS, and Windows; the installer also runs on FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and illumos.