install.sh: prefer x86_64-static binary by default (portable across libc versions)
release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run
release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run
release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions

The dynamic binary requires glibc 2.38+ — built on
ubuntu-latest (2.39+), it refuses to load on Debian 12
(glibc 2.36), older Ubuntu, RHEL 8/9, etc. Hard portability
ceiling for the one-liner installer.

The musl-static binary (built on Alpine, attached as
skeletonkey-x86_64-static) runs on every libc — verified
Alpine → Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/RHEL cross-distro. Costs ~800 KB
extra (1.2 MB vs 390 KB) but eliminates the libc-version
problem entirely.

Default: install.sh now fetches the -static asset for x86_64.
Override: SKELETONKEY_DYNAMIC=1 curl … | sh fetches the smaller
dynamic binary (for hosts that have modern glibc and want the
smaller download).

arm64: no static variant attached yet (cross-compiling musl
for aarch64 needs a separate toolchain); install.sh still
fetches the dynamic arm64 binary, which works on most modern
arm64 distros (raspberry-pi / aws graviton / etc.).
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2026-05-23 00:28:36 -04:00
parent fde053a27e
commit 72ac6f8774
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@@ -37,7 +37,19 @@ fail() { printf '[\033[1;31m-\033[0m] %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
# Detect architecture # Detect architecture
arch=$(uname -m) arch=$(uname -m)
case "$arch" in case "$arch" in
x86_64|amd64) target=x86_64 ;; # x86_64 default: the musl-static binary works on every libc
# (glibc 2.x of any version, musl, uclibc) — costs ~800 KB extra
# vs the dynamic build but eliminates the GLIBC_2.NN portability
# ceiling that bit users on Debian-stable / older RHEL hosts.
# Set SKELETONKEY_DYNAMIC=1 to fetch the smaller dynamic build
# (needs glibc >= 2.38, i.e. Ubuntu 24.04 / Debian 13 / RHEL 10).
x86_64|amd64)
if [ "${SKELETONKEY_DYNAMIC:-0}" = "1" ]; then
target=x86_64
else
target=x86_64-static
fi
;;
aarch64|arm64) target=arm64 ;; aarch64|arm64) target=arm64 ;;
*) fail "Unsupported architecture: $arch (only x86_64 and arm64 currently)" ;; *) fail "Unsupported architecture: $arch (only x86_64 and arm64 currently)" ;;
esac esac