No boilerplate — one config file, predictable structure
Cargo-like workflow — build, run, clean, test, add, fmt
Cross-compilation — full target triple support with short names
IDE integration — VS Code, CLion, compile_commands.json out of the box
Dependencies — path, git, and registry-based with lock file
Man pages — man dcr and per-command pages (man dcr-build, man dcr-new, etc.)

Installation

Arch Linux (AUR)	`yay -S dcr`
macOS/Linux(GNU) (Homebrew)	`brew tap dexoron/dexoron brew install dcr`
Nix (flake)	`nix run github:dexoron/dcr # or install to profile: nix profile install github:dexoron/dcr`
Cargo (crates.io)	`cargo install dcr`
dcrup (Linux / macOS / BSD / Windows(Bash))	`curl -fsSL https://sh.dcr-tool.ru \| sh -s -- self-install export PATH="$HOME/.dcr/bin:$PATH" dcrup install stable`
dcrup (Windows PowerShell)	`irm https://ps1.dcr-tool.ru \| iex # or: # irm https://ps1.dcr-tool.ru -OutFile dcrup.ps1 # powershell -File .\dcrup.ps1 self-install # $env:Path += ";$env:USERPROFILE\.dcr\bin" dcrup install stable`
Snap (Linux)	Snap Store publishing temporarily disabled — see #51671. Download the `.snap` from GitHub Releases and install manually: `sudo snap install --classic --dangerous dcrup_*.snap`
From source	`git clone https://github.com/dexoron/dcr.git cd dcr && cargo build --release --features archive ln -sf "$PWD/target/release/dcr" ~/.local/bin/dcr`

Quick Start

dcr new hello
cd hello
dcr run

Project structure:

hello/
├── dcr.toml       # project config
└── src/
    └── main.c

dcr.toml Example

[package]
name = "hello"
version = "0.1.0"

[build]
language = "c"
standard = "c11"
compiler = "clang"
kind = "bin"

[dependencies]

Base Commands

Command	Description
`dcr new <name>`	Create a new project
`dcr init`	Initialize current directory
`dcr add <dep>`	Add a dependency
`dcr build [--release]`	Build the project
`dcr run [--release]`	Build and run
`dcr clean`	Remove build artifacts
`dcr test`	Run project tests
`dcr fmt`	Format C/C++ sources (clang-format)
`dcr tree`	View dependency tree
`dcr gen <vscode\|clion\|compile-commands>`	Generate IDE integration
`dcr setup`	Initialize DCR registry

other in docs/, dcr --help and dcr <command> --help

Platforms (pre-built binary)

OS	x86_64	aarch64	armv7	i686	riscv64
Linux (GNU)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Linux (Musl)	✅	✅	✅	✅	🚧
macOS	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
Windows (MSVC)	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
Windows (MinGW)	✅	🚧	❌	❌	❌
FreeBSD	✅	🚧	❌	❌	❌
OpenBSD	✅	🚧	❌	❌	❌
NetBSD	✅	🚧	❌	❌	❌

✅ pre-built binary · 🚧 planned · ❌ not supported by platform or CI

Documentation

Full docs at dcr.dexoron.su or in the docs/ directory.

Repository Mirrors

The primary repository is hosted on GitHub. The following mirrors are available for source code and releases:

Region	Mirror	Contents
Russia	GitVerse (recommended)	Source code and releases
Russia	SourceCraft	Source code and releases
Worldwide	SourceForge (recommended)	Source code and releases
Worldwide	GitLab	Source code and releases

VS Code Extension

Install the recommended DCR extension by Dexoron-Labs for VS Code. Do not install Microsoft C/C++ extensions for DCR projects; DCR uses clangd instead. If you need debugging with Microsoft's debugger, use MS C/C++ only for its debugger component.

Recommended companion extensions:

Even Better TOML
CodeLLDB, or MS C/C++ for debugger support only

Contributors

	Name	Role	GitHub
👤	Dexoron (Bezotechestvo Vladimir)	Maintainer, Creator	@dexoron
👤	Kai	Maintainer	@peoplemiau1

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. Before a PR:

cargo fmt --all
cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
cargo test

GPL-3.0 — see LICENSE
DCR is a build tool, not a library. The GPL applies only to DCR's own source code, not to projects built with it.
Made with ❤️ by Dexoron and contributors.