chore(scripts): tweak cargo updates

scripts/install-cargo-packages.sh

@@ -21,12 +21,21 @@ source "$CARGO_HOME/env"
   exit 1
 }
 
-rustup default system
+rustup default stable
+
+# If we have cargo install-update, use it first
+x-have cargo-install-update && {
+  msg_run "Updating cargo packages with cargo install-update"
+  cargo install-update -a
+  msg_done "Done with cargo install-update"
+}
 
 packages=(
+  # A cargo subcommand for checking and applying
+  # updates to installed executables
+  "cargo-update"
+  # Cargo cache management utility
   "cargo-cache"
-  # starship.rs
-  # "starship"
   # An incremental parsing system for programming tools
   "tree-sitter-cli"
   # a subprocess caching utility
@@ -37,9 +46,6 @@ packages=(
   "eza"
   # A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
   "fd-find"
-  # A cargo subcommand for checking and applying
-  # updates to installed executables
-  "cargo-update"
   # recursively searches directories for a
   # regex pattern while respecting your gitignore
   "ripgrep"
@@ -48,6 +54,9 @@ packages=(
   "bottom"
 )
 
+# Number of jobs to run in parallel, this helps to keep the system responsive
+BUILD_JOBS=$(nproc --ignore=2)
+
 for pkg in "${packages[@]}"; do
   # Trim spaces
   pkg=${pkg// /}
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ for pkg in "${packages[@]}"; do
   if [[ ${pkg:0:1} == "#" ]]; then continue; fi
 
   msg_run "Installing cargo package $pkg"
-  cargo install "$pkg"
+  cargo install --jobs $BUILD_JOBS "$pkg"
 
   echo ""
 done
@@ -64,10 +73,12 @@ msg_done "Installed cargo packages!"
 
 msg_run "Now doing the next steps for cargo packages"
 
-# use bob to install nvim
+# use bob to install latest stable nvim
 x-have bob && {
   bob use stable && x-path-append "$XDG_DATA_HOME/bob/nvim-bin"
 }
 
 msg_run "Removing cargo cache"
 cargo cache --autoclean
+msg_done "Done removing cargo cache"
+