cargo-build
Compile a Rust package and its dependencies
TLDR
Build project
$ cargo build
Build with release optimizations$ cargo build --release
Build specific package$ cargo build -p [package]
Build all workspace members$ cargo build --workspace
Build with specific features$ cargo build --features [feature1,feature2]
Build all features$ cargo build --all-features
Build for specific target$ cargo build --target [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
Build offline$ cargo build --offline
SYNOPSIS
cargo build [options]
DESCRIPTION
cargo build compiles a local package and all its dependencies. Creates executable in target/debug/ by default, or target/release/ with --release flag.
Debug builds compile faster but run slower. Release builds are optimized but take longer to compile.
PARAMETERS
-r, --release
Build with optimizations (release profile)--profile name
Build with specific profile-p, --package spec
Build only specified packages--workspace
Build all workspace members--all-targets
Build all targets (lib, bins, tests, benches, examples)--lib
Build library only--bins
Build all binaries--examples
Build all examples--target triple
Build for target platform--target-dir dir
Output directory-j, --jobs n
Parallel build jobs--features features
Enable specified features--all-features
Enable all features--no-default-features
Disable default features--offline
Build without network access--timings
Output build timing info
OUTPUT LOCATIONS
target/debug/
Debug builds (default)target/release/
Release builds (--release)
CAVEATS
Same commands work across all operating systems. First build downloads and compiles dependencies.
SEE ALSO
cargo(1), cargo-run(1), cargo-check(1)