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		maccard 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is the Rust compiler so slow? The build tool groups files into a roughly equivalent size based on file length, and dispatches compiles those in parallel.

almostgotcaught 3 months ago [–]

how many groups do people usually use to get a fast build (alternatively what is the group size)?

maccard 3 months ago | [–]

It’s about 300kb before pre processor expansion by default. I’ve never changed it.

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