ccache

brew install ccache v4.13.6_1 GPL-3.0-or-later

Compiler cache wrapper that speeds up rebuild times by caching object files across projects.

Why you might care

Dramatically reduces compile time for repeated builds of the same code (especially in CI/CD). Acts as a transparent drop-in wrapper for GCC, Clang, and other C/C++ compilers. Popular in large codebases and monorepos where recompilation is frequent; works across different projects with the same source.

Alternatives

sccache meson ninja

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Runtime dependencies

blake3 fmt hiredis openssl@3 xxhash zstd

Build dependencies

asciidoctor cmake cpp-httplib doctest pkgconf span-lite tl-expected

Caveats

To install symlinks for compilers that will automatically use
ccache, prepend this directory to your PATH:
  $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/ccache/libexec

If this is an upgrade and you have previously added the symlinks to
your PATH, you may need to modify it to the path specified above so
it points to the current version.

NOTE: ccache can prevent some software from compiling.
ALSO NOTE: The brew command, by design, will never use ccache.

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