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Add possibility to make a distribution by Cargo

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Description

Both Maven and Gradle have an ability to make a local distribution package, for example, some .zip archive which will contain some data you want. You may not want to publish your rust project on crates.io but, for example, you want to have your own project's web-site which has "downloads" section instead. With maven and gradle this would be possible.

So, I suggest cargo to have options to:

  1. Build a distribution package (zip, tar, gz, other formats)
  2. Count hashsumm (md5, sha256) automatically for the file from step 1.

What do you guys think here?

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the requested Cargo distribution and checksum capabilities, using the Maven and Gradle examples for context; done would require a decided, scoped proposal covering supported archive formats and hash behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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