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crate is what gets released / distributed (i.e. a whole 'library', 'package', 'dependency', 'bundle'). Modules are single source files.

• tempodox 10y ago
  A binary is of course something different from a source file. But that's just a detail. The “user interface” should be the same for both, except maybe in the Makefile / Cargofile.
  • awinter-py 10y ago
    crates aren't binaries -- they're source bundles.
    • tempodox 10y ago
      Oops, my bad. That makes the distinction even more baffling to me.
      • ben0x539 10y ago
        To be clear, `extern crate foo` refers to the compilation artifact, not the source of foo.