How can the behavior of `panic!` (e.g., unwind vs. abort) be configured in a Rust project?

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How can the behavior of `panic!` (e.g., unwind vs. abort) be configured in a Rust project?
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The panic strategy for a Rust project can be configured in the `Cargo.toml` file under the `[profile.*]` sections (e.g., `[profile.dev]` for development builds or `[profile.release]` for release builds). By default, the strategy is `unwind`. To change it to `abort`, you would add: ```toml [profile.release] panic = "abort" [profile.dev] panic = "unwind" # Or "abort" if desired for dev builds too ``` Setting `panic = "abort"` is common for embedded systems or when optimizing for minimal binary size and faster termination, acknowledging the trade-off of no stack unwinding or destructor execution.