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Why is the Rust compiler so slow?

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302 points Bogdanp | 2 comments | 26 Jun 25 19:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.408s | source
1. gz09 ◴[26 Jun 25 20:44 UTC] No.44391148[source]▶
Unfortunately, removing debug symbols in most cases isn't a good/useful option
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2. magackame ◴[26 Jun 25 20:54 UTC] No.44391250[source]▶
What "most" cases are you thinking of? Also don't forget that a binary that in release weights 10 MB, when compiled with debug symbols can weight 300 MB, which is way less practical to distribute.