How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
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How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
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Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#2Why compile code when ccache faster
Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#3wow, 17% is impressive with such an easy fix. i wonder if we could just build this as a separate project and pull the webidl files as a dependency.
Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#4Why compile code when ccache faster
Does ccache fetch compiled code from a central server using checksums?
Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#5So ... perhaps Mozilla should focus on user share dropping.
I understand that speed is relevant, but focusing on that strategy does not really work when dinosaur-like extinction is around the corner.
Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#6Why compile code when ccache faster
Does ccache fetch compiled code from a central server using checksums?
sccache can, but most of us don't have access to an sccache instance: https://github.com/mozilla/sccache
Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#7So ... perhaps Mozilla should focus on user share dropping. I understand that speed is relevant, but focusing on that strategy does not really work when dinosaur-like extinction is around the corner.
I will just say this: it is unfortunate that you have chosen not to engage with the content of the article.
Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#8So ... perhaps Mozilla should focus on user share dropping. I understand that speed is relevant, but focusing on that strategy does not really work when dinosaur-like extinction is around the corner.
Considering that Firefox mainly appeals to its own contributors, making the developer experience better would be important.
Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#9Can you (err... buildcache) cache Rust proc-macros? I've been battling this with sccache and I'm now maintaining a 10-patch deep stack for the next.js build CI.
Windows builds were ridiculously poor on cache hits rates too because of non-determinism that was not able to figure out.
I'd be happy to test it out.
Re: How to make Firefox builds 17% faster
#10Can you (err... buildcache) cache Rust proc-macros? I've been battling this with sccache and I'm now maintaining a 10-patch deep stack for the next.js build CI. Windows builds were ridiculously poor on cache hits rates too because of non-determinism that was not able to figure out. I'd be happy to test it out.
There was an experimental PR that treats proc macros as idempotent with the corresponding colpike speed up. I don't know what happened with it, and stabilization required a lot of design work to not break backcompat. But this is something in the team's radar.