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Static Linux Executables for Graphics and Gaming — Andrew Kelley

Zig SHOWTIME · Talk · 43 min · 2021 · YouTube title: 2021: Year of the Linux Gaming Desktop - Andrew Kelley
Why it's here

HN cites it in threads on Linux desktop application distribution as a clear treatment of why binary compatibility and static linking are hard.

What it covers

Andrew Kelley's Zig SHOWTIME talk on an experiment to ship static Linux executables that can do graphics and gaming, followed by an interview. It covers the problems of Linux binary stability, dynamic linking and the graphics ABI.