dist: add cargo metadata for cargo-binstall

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           do_not_skip: '["pull_request"]'
 
   build:
-    name: build (${{ matrix.target2 }})
+    name: build (${{ matrix.os }} native + ${{ matrix.target2 }})
     needs: skip-check
     if: ${{ needs.skip-check.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ jobs:
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
           targets: ${{ matrix.target2 }}
+      - name: Setup cargo-binstall
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest' #HACK: Work around https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/issues/1080.
+        uses: cargo-bins/cargo-binstall@main
+      - name: Test installation via cargo-binstall (${{ matrix.os }} native)
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest' #HACK: Work around https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/issues/1080.
+        run: |
+          cargo binstall pacaptr --manifest-path=./Cargo.toml --dry-run --strategies=crate-meta-data --log-level=debug
+      - name: Test installation via cargo-binstall (${{ matrix.target2 }})
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest' #HACK: Work around https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/issues/1080.
+        run: |
+          cargo binstall pacaptr --manifest-path=./Cargo.toml --dry-run --strategies=crate-meta-data --log-level=debug --targets=${{ matrix.target2 }}
       - name: Build
         if: ${{ steps.cache_build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
         run: |

Cargo.toml

@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ include = ["LICENSE", "Cargo.toml", "src/**/*.rs", "build.rs"]
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
 
+[package.metadata.binstall]
+bin-dir = "{ bin }{ binary-ext }"
+
+[package.metadata.binstall.overrides]
+x86_64-apple-darwin.pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/{ name }-darwin-universal2{ archive-suffix }"
+aarch64-apple-darwin.pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/{ name }-darwin-universal2{ archive-suffix }"
+x86_64-pc-windows-msvc = { pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/{ name }-windows-amd64{ archive-suffix }", pkg-fmt = "zip" }
+aarch64-pc-windows-msvc = { pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/{ name }-windows-arm64{ archive-suffix }", pkg-fmt = "zip" }
+x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/{ name }-linux-amd64{ archive-suffix }"
+aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/{ name }-linux-arm64{ archive-suffix }"
+
 [package.metadata.deb]
 copyright = "2020, Rami3L"
 maintainer = "Rami3L <[email protected]>"

README.md

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Please refer to the [compatibility table] for more details on which operations a
 
 ## Installation
 
-> 💡 [We need your help](https://github.com/rami3l/pacaptr/issues/5) to achieve binary distribution of `pacaptr` on more platforms!
+> **Note** > [We need your help](https://github.com/rami3l/pacaptr/issues/5) to achieve binary distribution of `pacaptr` on more platforms!
 
 ### Brew
 
@@ -113,19 +113,25 @@ choco install pacaptr
 [![Cargo Version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/pacaptr?style=flat-square)](https://crates.io/crates/pacaptr)
 [![Cargo Downloads](https://img.shields.io/crates/d/pacaptr?style=flat-square)](https://crates.io/crates/pacaptr)
 
-To install the release version from crates.io:
+If you have installed [`cargo-binstall`], the fastest way of installing `pacaptr` via `cargo` is by running:
+
+```bash
+cargo binstall pacaptr
+```
+
+To build and install the release version from crates.io:
 
 ```bash
 cargo install pacaptr
 ```
 
-Alternatively, to install the `master` version from GitHub:
+To build and install the `master` version from GitHub:
 
 ```bash
 cargo install pacaptr --git https://github.com/rami3l/pacaptr.git
 ```
 
-To clone and install (for the interested Rustaceans):
+For those who are interested, it is also possible to build and install from your local repo:
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/rami3l/pacaptr.git && cd pacaptr
@@ -308,8 +314,9 @@ This option is useful when you want to reduce `Docker` image size, for example.
 
 Sounds nice! Please let me take you to the [contributing guidelines](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) :)
 
-[pacman rosetta]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Rosetta
-[icy/pacapt]: https://github.com/icy/pacapt
-[gsudo]: https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo
+[`cargo-binstall`]: https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall
 [compatibility table]: https://rami3l.github.io/pacaptr/pacaptr/#compatibility-table
+[gsudo]: https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo
+[icy/pacapt]: https://github.com/icy/pacapt
+[pacman rosetta]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Rosetta
 [procursus]: https://github.com/ProcursusTeam/Procursus