Ccache is a
software development tool that
caches compilations so that the next time, the same compilation can be avoided and the results can be taken from the cache. This can greatly speed up recompilation time. The detection is done by
hashing
Hash, hashes, hash mark, or hashing may refer to:
Substances
* Hash (food), a coarse mixture of ingredients
* Hash, a nickname for hashish, a cannabis product
Hash mark
* Hash mark (sports), a marking on hockey rinks and gridiron football fiel ...
different kinds of information that should be unique for the compilation and then using the hash sum to identify the cached output. Ccache is licensed under the
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software. The license was the first copyleft for general ...
.
See also
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distcc
In software development, distcc is a tool for speeding up compilation of source code by using distributed computing over a computer network. With the right configuration, distcc can dramatically reduce a project's compilation time.
It is designe ...
References
External links
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C (programming language) compilers
Compiling tools
Cache (computing)
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