swiftlang/swift-package-manager

[SR-608] Provide automatic features for exposing Swift function profiling data

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#5,323 opened on Jan 24, 2016

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Description
Previous ID SR-608
Radar None
Original Reporter @ddunbar
Type New Feature
Votes 0
Component/s Package Manager
Labels New Feature, StarterBug
Assignee None
Priority Medium

md5: 03fe6c3771211358a4f1f23f58df8c31

Issue Description:

swiftpm should have a feature where we automatically enable and extract the per-function time data from the compiler, then aggregate it and report it.

This could be invaluable for people who are having performance issues with large Swift projects.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how to enable compiler profiling flags in the swift build system and aggregate per function time data.
Tech stack
swift
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Swift
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80