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Add caveat to discourage setting in RUSTFLAGS
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Applying this option to key crates you depend on (and use only a small subset
of) can provide a substantial reduction in compile time, for debug builds and
especially for release builds.
especially for release builds. The remainder of this post shows how to apply
this option selectively using Cargo, when to use it, and how it performs.

(Note that this option should *not* be applied to all crates, e.g. using
`RUSTFLAGS`. See the rest of this post for guidance on when to apply it, and
why it shouldn't be applied across the board.)

## How does this perform?

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## How do I help?

We'd love for you to test out this feature on the latest Rust nightly compiler[^nightly].
We'd love for you to test out this feature on the latest nightly Rust and Cargo (2025-07-16 or newer)[^nightly].

[^nightly]: Make sure to run `rustup update nightly` (or however you manage your Rust releases).

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