> It says "Linux binaries are static executables" [0]. They are. Running `ldd` on cargo doesn't confirm or deny this. You need to run `ldd` on the binary distr

> It says "Linux binaries are static executables" [0]. They are. Running `ldd` on cargo doesn't confirm or deny this. You need to run `ldd` on the binary distributed: $ curl -sLO 'https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/0.2.1/ripgrep-0.2.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz' $ tar xf ripgrep-0.2.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz $ ldd ./ripgrep-0.2.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/rg not a dynamic executable This is not the default output on Linux. You need to compile with musl instead of glibc: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12565268 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12565268