Rust 1.62 Highlights: Performance Gains, Cargo Add, and Bare‑Metal Updates
Rust 1.62 introduces notable performance improvements on Linux, adds the convenient ‘cargo add’ command for managing dependencies directly from the terminal, and brings bare‑metal development enhancements such as new target support and updated APIs, with easy upgrade instructions for developers eager to adopt the latest stable release.
Rust 1.62.0 has been released, bringing several enhancements for developers.
Performance improvements on Linux
The new version delivers noticeable performance gains when running Rust applications on Linux machines.
Cargo add command
Developers can now add dependencies directly from the command line using cargo add. Example commands:
cargo add log
cargo add serde --features derived
cargo add nom@5Bare‑metal improvements
Support for bare‑metal development has been expanded, including new target installation and compilation commands:
rustup target add x86_64-unknown-none
rustc --target x86_64-unknown-none my_no_std_program.rsVarious APIs have been enhanced, as illustrated below:
To upgrade to the latest stable version, run: rustup update stable Enjoy the new features of Rust 1.62!
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