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is it really that bad to distribute statically-linked go binaries in a distro? Or rather, perhaps the better question - what's the dynamic linking benefit that
by dgoldstein0 6y ago
is it really that bad to distribute statically-linked go binaries in a distro? Or rather, perhaps the better question - what's the dynamic linking benefit that a distro can't live without?
Wondering since the application developers I know seem to prefer static linking.
- cygx 6y agoSecurity fixes, for one. It's more convenient to rebuild one shared library instead of having to rebuild all downstream consumers.
- dgoldstein0 6y agohm, fun. That seems understandable given the status quo. I can't help but wonder if we'd all just benefit from better build systems, so that "rebuilding all downstream consumers" wouldn't be hard.