Tip for faster compilation speed: Set optimization to none (which is not the default)

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I made this post due to wrong assumptions about -o:none flag. It may help to slightly improve performance for very less powerful computers like mine. But using a faster linker improves the compilation speed significantly more than the -o:none flag.

For more comprehensive information for faster compilation, see this article:
Odin compilation speed tips

If you are using a less powerful computer like mine, then set -o flag to none for the commands build, run, test, etc.

odin run main -o:none

The default value for -o flag is -o:minimal, which is slower than -o:none.

Using -o:none with odin test command may make tests take longer to complete, especially if you have many tests.

From Odin manual odin build --help you can see the following:

-o:<string>
        Sets the optimization mode for compilation.
        Available options:
                -o:none
                -o:minimal
                -o:size
                -o:speed
                -o:aggressive (use this with caution)
        The default is -o:minimal.
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