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# Static

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* [x] Prefer [**`mimalloc`**](https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc) over other musl allocators ([<mark style="color:red;">**Not Always**</mark>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1])
* [x] Prefer [LTO](https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/LinkTimeOptimization)
* [x] Prefer [PIE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position-independent_code)
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{% hint style="success" %} <mark style="color:purple;">**Sources**</mark>

* Most (around 90%) of our **`static`** packages are built from source using standard build tools.
* The rest are fetched from upstream like GitHub Releases etc.
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{% hint style="warning" %} <mark style="color:orange;">**`Nomenclature`**</mark>

* **`*source*`** : Implies it was built from source

* **`*official*`** : Implies it was built/fetched from official source

* **`*stable*`** : Implies it was likely fetched from upstream source & not built from source
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* [x] If the binary is a desktop app i.e. needs desktop integration, it needs to go under [**./packages**](https://github.com/pkgforge/soarpkgs/tree/main/packages)

[^1]: We have had reports of users running into segfault errors on old hardware