jupyterhub/repo2docker

Compile custom julia sysimage

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#601 opened on Mar 3, 2019

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Once https://github.com/jupyter/repo2docker/pull/595 is merged and we have some experience with it, we should investigate whether we can use PackageCompiler.jl during the build step to compile a custom sysimage that includes all the packages in the Project.toml. That custom sysimage would then be stored in the docker file. This has the potentially to make things a lot more snappy because we could probably get around a fair bit of JIT compiling.

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Research direction
Investigate how PackageCompiler.jl works and how it could be integrated into the repo2docker build process to create a custom Julia sysimage with packages from Project.toml. Consider the trade offs between build time and runtime performance.
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python
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infrastructuredeveloper experience
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1-2 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
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DockerJuliaPython
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55