Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Not a problem - just an improvement idea
Describe the solution you'd like
I noticed that in the Cargo.toml file Link-Time Optimization (LTO) for the project is not enabled. I suggest switching it on since it will reduce the binary size (always a good thing to have) and will likely improve the application's performance a bit.
I suggest enabling LTO only for the Release builds so as not to sacrifice the developers' experience while working on the project since LTO consumes an additional amount of time to finish the compilation routine. If you think that a regular Release build should not be affected by such a change as well, then I suggest adding an additional dist or release-lto profile where additionally to regular release optimizations LTO will also be added. Such a change simplifies life for maintainers and others interested in the project persons who want to build the most performant version of the application. Using ThinLTO should also help to reduce the build-time overhead with LTO. If we enable it on the Cargo profile level, users, who install the application with cargo install, will get the LTO-optimized version "automatically". E.g., check cargo-outdated Release profile.
Basically, it can be enabled with the following lines:
[profile.release]
lto = true
I have made quick tests (Fedora 40, the latest cargo-about from sources): from lto = true the binary size dropped from 20 Mib to 16 Mib.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Leave the things as is :)
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Not a problem - just an improvement idea
Describe the solution you'd like I noticed that in the
Cargo.tomlfile Link-Time Optimization (LTO) for the project is not enabled. I suggest switching it on since it will reduce the binary size (always a good thing to have) and will likely improve the application's performance a bit.I suggest enabling LTO only for the Release builds so as not to sacrifice the developers' experience while working on the project since LTO consumes an additional amount of time to finish the compilation routine. If you think that a regular Release build should not be affected by such a change as well, then I suggest adding an additional
distorrelease-ltoprofile where additionally to regularreleaseoptimizations LTO will also be added. Such a change simplifies life for maintainers and others interested in the project persons who want to build the most performant version of the application. Using ThinLTO should also help to reduce the build-time overhead with LTO. If we enable it on the Cargo profile level, users, who install the application withcargo install, will get the LTO-optimized version "automatically". E.g., checkcargo-outdatedRelease profile.Basically, it can be enabled with the following lines:
I have made quick tests (Fedora 40, the latest
cargo-aboutfrom sources): fromlto = truethe binary size dropped from 20 Mib to 16 Mib.Describe alternatives you've considered Leave the things as is :)
Additional context N/A