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diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/build-timing-analysis.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/build-timing-analysis.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1bf803dab --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/rl-next/build-timing-analysis.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +synopsis: Clang build timing analysis +cls: 587 +category: Development +--- + +We now have Clang build profiling available, which generates Chrome +tracing files for each compilation unit. To enable it, run `meson configure +build -Dprofile-build=enabled` in a Clang stdenv (`nix develop +.#native-clangStdenvPackages`) then rerun the compilation. + +If you want to make the build go faster, do a clang build with meson, then run +`maintainers/buildtime_report.sh build`, then contemplate how to improve the +build time. + +You can also look at individual object files' traces in +<https://ui.perfetto.dev>. + +See [the wiki page][improving-build-times-wiki] for more details on how to do +this. + +[improving-build-times-wiki]: https://wiki.lix.systems/link/8#bkmrk-page-title |