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lto

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Release Profile Settings for Smaller Faster Rust Binaries

Which release profile settings change speed, size and compile time: lto, codegen-units, opt-level, panic abort, strip and debug. A table of effects, a recommended starting point and how to measure.

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Link Time Optimization in Rust and Its Build Time Cost

LTO lets the compiler optimize across crates and often shrinks and speeds a binary, at the cost of build time. See thin, fat and off, and how to measure the trade.

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