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Compress blink Linux binaries with UPX in release build - #225
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Shrinks the bundled blink binaries in the release artifact.
blink has no external dependencies and is already built stripped (
-s -w -trimpath), so the Go code itself cannot be shrunk further. The only remaining lever is compression at rest.UPX packs the Linux binaries ~67-71% smaller (measured locally):
Packed binaries self-extract and run normally, so no runtime change is needed.
Linux-only on purpose: UPX breaks code-signing on macOS/Apple Silicon and trips antivirus false-positives on Windows, so darwin and windows targets are left untouched.