Build

Compilation speed directly affects iteration time when developing an engine. Since nCine continues to grow, I thought it would be interesting to measure how long a full build takes today compared to 2018, when I wrote the first article, and 2022, when I wrote the second one.

I just got a new laptop, an Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503RM (2022), and of course, I’m timing the nCine compilation to see how much time it will make me save. 😉 Should you be interested in the first compilation benchmark article, it is available here.

I’m sure many of you have heard it already: the nCine source code has been released on GitHub! This means that lately most of the time was dedicated to publication related tasks, for example updates to the site like the addition of a “why nCine?” page and a gallery.

Are you curious about the time I spend to compile the nCine? 😄 In this post I’m going to show how much time is needed to compile the engine on different platforms.