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by dralley 1188 days ago
Keep in mind, wezterm is a statically linked binary, while builtin and distro-provided packages will use dynamic linking. Depending on how it's built, it may also have embedded debuginfo and lack LTO.
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rektide 1188 days ago
It is a bit frustrating how much hate Electron gets but statically compiled languages are all the rage & general concensus is it's totally sweet.
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timeon 1188 days ago
It is not just about size of the app but also RAM footprint.
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