> My experiments with a "hello world" program resulted in a 1.7MB binary and a directory of library files that occupied a further 91MB

lol

If you want to LOL even more, see Rust or Go with a full static linked binary without using something like UPX.

	▲	nineteen999 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I have, and what's worse, those ecosystems full on encourage static linking as a panacea, at least Rust used to.