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provide a statically linked musl binary for Linux releases

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
linux, rust
Domain
build-system, release

Research direction

Start by reviewing how the Rust project builds and packages its pre-compiled Linux releases, then identify the release entry points responsible for the current glibc-linked binary. Check how a musl target such as x86_64-unknown-linux-musl can be built and published. Done means a statically linked musl Linux binary is available for releases and works on distributions such as NixOS and Alpine.

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Description

E-needs-discussion

Maybe you guys can consider adding a statically linked musl build (like x86_64-unknown-linux-musl)?

Because right now the pre-compiled Linux binary is dynamically linked to glibc so distros like nixos/alpine/etc cannot use it without patches or work-arounds

so a static musl binary wraps all dependencies inside the executable, and making msedit 100% portable and running on any Linux distribution without external runtime requirements

Thanks if you can

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