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![Minimum Rust version: 1.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Minimum%20Rust%20Version-1.1-brightgreen.svg)

(Note: current Rust (as of 1.48) supports static linking with either glibc or
MUSL, so you can select whichever libc you need or prefer.)
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Are you sure it is 1.48? I thought static support is in 1.49 (rust-lang/rust#77386).

I would suggest being a little clearer here, and providing an example:

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(Note: current Rust (as of 1.48) supports static linking with either glibc or
MUSL, so you can select whichever libc you need or prefer.)
> Note: Starting with Rust 1.49, the Linux glibc targets also support static
> linking the C runtime. This can be done with the [`+crt-static` target feature][crt-static].
> For example, with Cargo:
>
> ```console
> RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static" cargo build --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
> ```
[crt-static]: ../../../reference/linkage.html#static-and-dynamic-c-runtimes

I would also put this at the bottom of this section (just before ## Installing MUSL support).


By default, Rust will statically link all Rust code. However, if you use the
standard library, it will dynamically link to the system's `libc`
implementation.