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It’s still a significant concern for C++, you just can’t get around it because of templates. You still have hacks like precompiled headers and unity builds as w

It’s still a significant concern for C++, you just can’t get around it because of templates. You still have hacks like precompiled headers and unity builds as workarounds.

immibis 3y ago
Unity builds are a way to achieve LTO on non-LTO-supporting toolchains.
pjmlp 3y ago
Precompiled headers were created for C and predate C++ compilers. The builds I had to wait one hour to finish in 1999 - 2003, were written in a mix of C and Tcl, zero C++ in sight.