Optimize CI build time: prune Boost deps, enable parallel builds #338
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@copilot The self-hosted runner for the CI has a CPU with 8 cores/16 threads. Adapt ubuntu-ci.yml and copilot-setup-steps.yml to use them for the build process. |
- vcpkg.json: Remove unused boost-optional and boost-core - vcpkg.json: Add boost-algorithm and boost-regex (actually used) - ubuntu-ci.yml: Add -j16 for parallel builds (16 threads) - copilot-setup-steps.yml: Add build step with -j16 Co-authored-by: chrxh <73127001+chrxh@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Revise vcpkg.json and CMakeLists.txt to optimize build time
Optimize CI build time: prune Boost deps, enable parallel builds
Jan 2, 2026
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CI pipeline was slow due to installing unused Boost libraries and not utilizing the 16-thread self-hosted runner.
Boost dependency cleanup (
vcpkg.json)boost-optional,boost-core(unused; core is transitive anyway)boost-algorithm,boost-regex(actually used but were transitive deps)boost-property-tree,boost-range,boost-smart-ptrParallel builds
ubuntu-ci.yml:cmake --build build→cmake --build build -j16copilot-setup-steps.yml: Added missing build step with-j16Original prompt
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