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Improve link times on Windows by using LLD for linking
Currently the Windows CI builds are typically lasting over 3 hours. The primary cause of this appears to be poor performance in `ld.bfd`, especially when linking testsuite tests. One option to fix this is to try using LLD for linking. Unfortunately the msys2 `gcc` does not support `-fuse-ld=lld`. <details><summary>Trac metadata</summary> | Trac field | Value | | ---------------------- | ------------ | | Version | 8.6.3 | | Type | Bug | | TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure | | Priority | high | | Resolution | Unresolved | | Component | Compiler | | Test case | | | Differential revisions | | | BlockedBy | | | Related | | | Blocking | | | CC | | | Operating system | | | Architecture | | </details> <!-- {"blocked_by":[],"summary":"Improve link times on Windows","status":"New","operating_system":"","component":"Compiler","related":[],"milestone":"","resolution":"Unresolved","owner":{"tag":"Unowned"},"version":"8.6.3","keywords":[],"differentials":[],"test_case":"","architecture":"","cc":[""],"type":"Bug","description":"Currently the Windows CI builds are typically lasting over 3 hours. The primary cause of this appears to be poor performance in `ld.bfd`, especially when linking testsuite tests.\r\n\r\nOne option to fix this is to try using LLD for linking. Unfortunately the msys2 `gcc` does not support `-fuse-ld=lld`.","type_of_failure":"OtherFailure","blocking":[]} -->
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