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Absolutely! That's called static linking, as in the library is included in the executable. Most Rust programs are compiled that way.
Yea, That's why I am learning Rust but I didn't know it called Static Linking I think it just how Rust works LMAO. And Thanks again
No problem. Good luck with your rust journey, it's imo the best programming language.
Doesn't that mean that you have a lot of duplicate libraries when using Rust programs, even ones with the same version? That seems very inefficient
It's true that boundaries get inflated as a result, but with today's hard drives it's not really a problem.