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build: investigate long build time

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Description

I’ve noticed that goblin has a very long compile time, relatively speaking.

I’ve meant to look into this before whether there is something we can do about it (and also how to look into it).

Maybe this is something the rustc might be interested in? It doesn’t have a “lot” of lines of code, nor is it really very generic (aside from usage of scroll) so I’m wondering what’s the precise issue.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce goblin's long compile time, profile the build to identify the precise cause, and document whether a practical change is possible or whether the issue belongs with rustc.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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