From 24f184601776214062e87794fe700514d125d48b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Comella Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 07:50:53 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] For #6931: Add caveat about slower build times in README. --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f76bcb049..ac84f2251 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ If you want to analyze performance during **local development**: - Caveats: - debuggable has a non-trivial & variable impact on performance but is needed to take profiles. - Random experiment opt-in & feature flags may impact performance (see [perf-frontend-issues#45](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/perf-frontend-issues/issues/45) for mitigation). + - This is slower to build than debug builds because it does additional tasks (e.g. minification) similar to other release builds If you want to run **performance tests/benchmarks** in automation or locally: - Recommendation: production builds. If debuggable is required, use recommendation above but note the caveat above. If your needs are not met, please contact the front-end perf group to identify a new solution.