Produce statically-linked release binaries

[bradlarsen]

In a comment by @Azathothas, a couple incantations were shared that seem to generate statically-linked noseyparker binaries:

!# cross
  git clone --filter "blob:none" "https://github.com/praetorian-inc/noseyparker" && cd "./noseyparker"
  cargo install -f cross
  export TARGET="x86_64-unknown-linux-musl" ; rustup target add "$TARGET" ; export RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static"
  sed '/^\[profile\.release\]/,/^$/d' -i "./Cargo.toml" ; echo -e '\n[profile.release]\nstrip = true\nopt-level = "z"\nlto = true' >> "./Cargo.toml"
  cross build --target "$TARGET" --release

!# cargo
  git clone --filter "blob:none" "https://github.com/praetorian-inc/noseyparker" && cd "./noseyparker"
  export TARGET="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" ; rustup target add "$TARGET" ; export RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static"
  sed '/^\[profile\.release\]/,/^$/d' -i "./Cargo.toml" ; echo -e '\n[profile.release]\nstrip = true\nopt-level = "z"\nlto = true' >> "./Cargo.toml"
  cargo build --target "$TARGET" --release 

---
  file "./target/$TARGET/release/noseyparker-cli"
  ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/noseyparker-cli: ELF 64-bit LSB pie executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), static-pie linked, stripped

This needs some more investigation. If it (a) works for the platforms we care about (x86_64 and ARM64 macOS and Linux), and (b) does not introduce performance or functionality regressions, we should switch the Nosey Parker releases to statically link instead.

[bradlarsen]

Using statically linked binaries would probably resolve #58.

[bradlarsen]

@Azathothas in the snippets you shared, I see that you are switching the release profile to use different LTO and optimization options (lto=true and opt-level="z"). Nosey Parker currently builds with lto="thin" and opt-level=3.

Have you experimented with those different settings, or are lto=true and opt-level="z" just what you use by default with Rust projects?

[Azathothas]

@bradlarsen

I have indeed experimented with building rust binaries, in my testing, I have found those settings that I forcefully apply, result in smaller binaries.

You can find hundreds of other binaries being built with the same settings/config at:
https://github.com/Azathothas/Toolpacks/blob/main/.github/scripts/eget_build_binaries_amd_x86_64.sh