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Auto merge of #147022 - Zalathar:no-args, r=wesleywiser
Remove current code for embedding command-line args in PDB The compiler currently has code that will obtain a list of quoted command-line arguments, and pass it through to TargetMachine creation, so that the command-line args can be embedded in PDB output. This PR removes that code, due to subtle concerns that might not have been apparent when it was originally added. --- Those concerns include: - The entire command-line quoting process is repeated every time a target-machine-factory is created. In incremental builds this typically occurs 500+ times, instead of happening only once. The repeated quoting constitutes a large chunk of instructions executed in the `large-workspace` benchmark. - See rust-lang/rust#146804 (comment) for an example of the perf consequences of skipping all that work. - This overhead occurs even when building for targets or configurations that don't emit PDB output. - Command-line arguments are obtained in a way that completely bypasses the query system, which is a problem for the integrity of incremental compilation. - Fixing this alone is likely to inhibit incremental rebuilds for most or all CGUs, even in builds that don't emit PDB output. - Command-line arguments and the executable path are obtained in a way that completely bypasses the compiler's path-remapping system, which is a reproducibility hazard. - rust-lang/rust#128842 --- Relevant PRs: - rust-lang/rust#113492 - rust-lang/rust#130446 - rust-lang/rust#131805 - rust-lang/rust#146700 - rust-lang/rust#146973 Zulip thread: - https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/131828-t-compiler/topic/Some.20PDB.20info.20bypasses.20the.20query.20system.20and.20path.20remapping/with/541432211 --- According to rust-lang/rust#96475, one of the big motivations for embedding the command-line arguments was to enable tools like Live++. [It appears that Live++ doesn't actually support Rust yet](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/131828-t-compiler/topic/embeded.20compiler.20args.20and.20--remap-path-prefix/near/523800010), so it's possible that there aren't any existing workflows for this removal to break. In the future, there could be a case for reintroducing some or all of this functionality, guarded behind an opt-in flag so that it doesn't cause problems for other users. But as it stands, the current implementation puts a disproportionate burden on other users and on compiler maintainers.
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