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		Vogtinator on Jan 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making Rust binaries smaller by default C doesn't either, but statically linking still pulls only the object files which are actually needed into the executable.

flohofwoe on Jan 24, 2024 | [–]

I think that's the main reason why every stdlib function lives in its own source file in MUSL:

https://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/tree/src/stdio

Not sure if this can easily be replicated in Rust though and LTO must be used instead for dead code removal.

zozbot234 on Jan 24, 2024 | [–]

A Rust crate is a single translation unit. It's the precise equivalent of a C source or object file.

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