[llvm-dev] wasteful cmake defaults

[Luke Drummond via llvm-dev]

On Wed Nov 18, 2020 at 1:38 AM GMT, Sean Silva wrote:

> I'm curious how much of this is due to not using LLD? Last I checked,
> using ld.bfd instead of LLD (or gold) was one of my major build time
> issues, and somehow our default configuration would use ld.bfd.

Using lld or gold *does* improve build times in my experience. Combining
a -O0 build with a fast linker would likely shave off enough few
minutes too. This doesn't preclude the issue I'm talking about. It's a
separate albeit valid speed improvement.

All the Best

Luke