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mold version 3.0.0, rewritten in Rust (github.com)

submitted 3 days ago by SorteKanin@feddit.dk to c/rust@programming.dev

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is it too much effort to write wtf the package is?

mold: A Modern Linker

mold is a high-performance drop-in replacement for existing Unix linkers, designed to speed up builds. In our August 2026 benchmarks, it links 4.9x faster than LLVM lld and 1.9x faster than wild at the median; see Benchmark for the full results.

[–] Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The benchmarks mentioned seem to be a little misleading. The wild author has investigated these benchmarks in a blog post which has also been featured in the next to last This Week In Rust issue.