wild-linker/wild
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91

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A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.

Top 11% of 5,156 graded repos

A very fast linker for Linux

Documentation93
Engineering87
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Rust3,691Apache-2.01mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

6 to address
  1. 1
    README12pt

    Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.

  2. 2
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.

  4. 4
    Issue and PR templates6pt

    Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

93

README12pt90

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt97

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

87

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

→ Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

Reproducibility6pt90

Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (wild/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-images.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Rust linting configured (rustfmt.toml, cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 122
    Forks
  • 7
    Releaseslatest 2mo ago

Community

  • 62% - Fair
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 3,691
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 7h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 67
    Open issues
Repository files48 root entries
  • .cargo
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-images.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, cargo). Dependencies stay current.
  • .helix
  • .vscode
  • .zed
  • benchmarks
  • docker
  • external_test_suites
  • fakes
  • fakes-debug
  • images
  • libwild
  • linker-diff
  • linker-layout
  • linker-trace
  • linker-utils
  • nix
  • wild
    Good: Test files detected (wild/tests).
  • .dockerignore
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .typos.toml
  • .yamlfmt
  • BENCHMARKING.md
  • cackle.toml
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • cliff.toml
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a PR workflow section (−8 pts).Fix: Explain how to fork, branch, and open a pull request so contributors know what to expect.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • default.nix
  • DESIGN.md
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • GOVERNANCE.md
  • ld
  • LICENSE-APACHE
  • LICENSE-MIT
  • LINKER_SCRIPT_SUPPORT.md
  • PACKAGING.md
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • RELEASING.md
  • rustfmt.toml
    Good: Rust linting configured (rustfmt.toml, cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).
  • taplo.toml
  • test-config-ci.toml
  • test-config.toml.sample
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