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> such a build graph Nonsense. All build systems implement a DAG of build targets. > why caching tools can't be used effectively Nonsense. There are a myriad

> such a build graph Nonsense. All build systems implement a DAG of build targets. > why caching tools can't be used effectively Nonsense. There are a myriad of caching tools freely available, from ccache, sccache, build cache, etc. To get them to work, all you need to do is pass compiler launchers to them, which means setting a single env/build flag. The author is either trying hard to make a mountain out of irrelevant molehills, or is outright being disingenuous. Bazel is being sold as a solution desperately grasping at straw-like problems, while being feature incomplete.

pie_flavor 4y ago
> All build systems implement a DAG of build targets. And the example they gave is one that doesn't work so well. > ccache, sccache, build cache, etc The example they gave included the build cache misfiring. ccache doesn't work with Rust. sccache does, but can't be used with incremental compilation or when building binaries, making it essentially useless for what they needed, i.e. speeding up CI and local dev. I really have no idea why you're still avoiding reading the article you're dismissing.