Build Blender Time saving tips?

Building Blender
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+1, since I started using ccache I’ve never looked back. It’s a huge timesaver, especially for bisecting - on a fast system you can do a rebuild in around 10seconds or less (when most files are cached).
It saves time when bisecting an error.

Other tips:

  • Disable features you’re not developing speeds up building & linking.
  • Use CMake’s ninja generator.
  • Don’t build the install target, instead symlink ${SOURCE}/resources into ${BUILD}/bin/2.80.
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