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Mold is substantially faster than other linkers [0], so that's evidence there's still room for improvement in the C++ compiler space. It does help that there ar
by johntb86 3y ago
Mold is substantially faster than other linkers [0], so that's evidence there's still room for improvement in the C++ compiler space. It does help that there are a lot of linker features that are only used in special environments (like bare-metal systems).
[0]: https://www.gem5.org/project/2023/02/16/benchmarking-linkers.html https://www.gem5.org/project/2023/02/16/benchmarking-linkers...
- jchw 3y agoMold really is a big improvement, I'll give you that. (I'm a big fan of mold, to the point where I happily joined the Github Sponsors when it went more open recently.) But, the compilation stage is a tough nut to crack.