Rust CLI Package, Install, Publish, and Release/Build a mostly static Linux binary

Compile against the musl target.

Section: Release recipes

Build a mostly static Linux binary

bash
bash
cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
Explanation

Common for distributing portable Linux executables.

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