zsh-static

Summary

Installs a statically-linked, hermetic, relocatable Zsh binary from romkatv/zsh-bin — no system dependencies required, runnable without installing to system paths.

Syntax / Usage

zi pack"bgn" for romkatv/zsh-bin
zi pack for romkatv/zsh-bin
zi pack"rootless" for romkatv/zsh-bin

Available profiles: default, bgn, rootless.

Details

Provides: a static zsh binary (and related zsh* tools).
default profile ices: git, depth"1", as"null", nocompile, nocompletions, lucid, atclone"./install -e yes -d /usr/local", atpull"%atclone". Installs to /usr/local — requires write access or sudo.
rootless profile ices: identical but atclone"./install -e no -d ~/.local". Installs to ~/.local without sudo.
bgn profile ices: from"gh-r", bpick"*.tar.gz", as"null", sbin"bin/zsh*", nocompile, nocompletions, lucid, atclone"", atpull"%atclone". Downloads the pre-built release tarball and exposes the binary via sbin shim. Requires bin-gem-node annex, cp, tar.
nocompletions prevents zinit from running completion installation for this entry.

Examples

# Download release binary, bgn shim (no install script)
zi pack"bgn" for romkatv/zsh-bin

# Clone and install to ~/.local (no sudo)
zi pack"rootless" for romkatv/zsh-bin

Caveats / Common Mistakes

The default and rootless profiles run the ./install script which may require sudo or write permissions to the target directory.
The bgn profile requires the bin-gem-node annex.