Release multi-target Rust applications with GitLab CI

Mike Ensor

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Feb 5, 2022

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TL;DR

• Add host targets using rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-gnu (any Rust Tier 1) to build multiple OS platform binaries. Cargo CLI flags to specify target in cargo <cmd> --target <host-platform> commands.
• GitLab CI —Create a custom Rust build image to reduce build times and ensure consistency between builds.