xtask.md

cargo xtask

cargo xtask is OpenVMM's "swiss army knife" Rust binary that houses various bits of project specific tooling.

For more info on how xtask is different from xflowey, see xflowey vs xtask.

Some examples of tools that you can find under xtask:

• cargo xtask fmt implements various OpenVMM-specific style / linting rules
• cargo xtask fuzz implements various OpenVMM-specific cargo fuzz extensions
• cargo xtask install-git-hooks sets up git hooks for developers

This list is not exhaustive. Running cargo xtask will list what tools are available, along with brief descriptions of what they do / how to use them.

For more information of the xtask pattern, see https://github.com/matklad/cargo-xtask