Disable debug info by default in `dev` profile
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Description
I've had this as a local override for a while on my machine, but https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/17677 just reminded me about it.
Should we disable debug info (`debug = false`) by default in the `dev` profile? It significantly speeds up incremental builds.
Helpful context: https://kobzol.github.io/rust/rustc/2025/05/20/disable-debuginfo-to-improve-rust-compile-times.html
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Research direction
Start by locating the repository configuration for the Rust `dev` profile and inspect how `debug` is currently set. Change the default to `debug = false`, then verify that the profile still works and that incremental builds use the updated setting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- build-system, performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100