How do I make a Rust program which can be executed without using `cargo run`?

Question

How can I make a program in Rust which can be executed from anywhere without using cargo run, by just clicking on the file?

Is there any crate? I have written code for snake game and I want to run it by just clicking on a file.

Answer 1

If you compile a Rust application with:

cargo build --release

it will place a binary file in ./target/release. So if your application is called snake_game, you can run it with ./target/release/snake_game, or by double-clicking on that file.

This binary is completely self-contained, so you can move or copy it to somewhere else on your computer.