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Technical explanation for why Package Compilier takes so long?
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Description
Hello,
I'm looking to see if there's a technical explanation somewhere for why PackageCompiler takes so long to build a sysimage. Given that it takes me ~30 seconds to build the Linux kernel, I'm surprised that compiling a Julia sysimage/executable can take as much as 20 minutes.
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Review the PackageCompiler sysimage build workflow and investigate where the reported build time is spent. Done means documenting a technically supported explanation for why Linux sysimage or executable compilation can take much longer than the reported Linux kernel build.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- build-system, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100