bazel-zig-cc and llvm --------------------- bazel-zig-cc has a performance issue when compiling many files. This repository reproduces that. Steps to reproduce ------------------ llvm14: 10-11 seconds to compile 96 binaries on an 8-core machine: ``` $ bazel clean; bazel shutdown; bazel build --extra_toolchains=@llvm_toolchain//:cc-toolchain-x86_64-linux ... INFO: Starting clean (this may take a while). Consider using --async if the clean takes more than several minutes. Starting local Bazel server and connecting to it... INFO: Analyzed 96 targets (41 packages loaded, 1458 targets configured). INFO: Found 96 targets... INFO: Elapsed time: 10.725s, Critical Path: 0.66s INFO: 481 processes: 289 internal, 192 linux-sandbox. INFO: Build completed successfully, 481 total actions ``` zig cc: 3.5 minutes. Anecdotally when looking at `htop` looks like it does not parallelize at all: ``` $ bazel clean; bazel shutdown; bazel build --platforms=@zig_sdk//libc_aware/platform:linux_amd64_gnu.2.28 ... INFO: Starting clean (this may take a while). Consider using --async if the clean takes more than several minutes. Starting local Bazel server and connecting to it... INFO: Analyzed 96 targets (41 packages loaded, 14394 targets configured). INFO: Found 96 targets... INFO: Elapsed time: 214.333s, Critical Path: 18.31s INFO: 385 processes: 193 internal, 192 linux-sandbox. INFO: Build completed successfully, 385 total actions ``` Move sandbox to `/dev/shm` and reuse the sandboxes: 3 minutes and a bit. ``` $ bazel clean; bazel shutdown; bazel build --sandbox_base=/dev/shm --experimental_reuse_sandbox_directories --platforms=@zig_sdk//libc_aware/platform:linux_amd64_gnu.2.28 ... INFO: Starting clean (this may take a while). Consider using --async if the clean takes more than several minutes. Starting local Bazel server and connecting to it... INFO: Analyzed 96 targets (41 packages loaded, 14394 targets configured). INFO: Found 96 targets... INFO: Elapsed time: 194.643s, Critical Path: 25.35s INFO: 385 processes: 193 internal, 192 linux-sandbox. INFO: Build completed successfully, 385 total actions motiejus@motiejus-20NYS8QG0B:/code/test-zigcc$ ```