## Methodology
A good metric that correlates with compile time is the amount of code
generated by the compiler itself; even if the end binary is exactly the
same size, having more copies of the same code can really slow down
compile time, since it has to figure out whether it needs to include
them or not.
The measurement for this used was the [`cargo-llvm-lines`
crate](https://docs.rs/crate/cargo-llvm-lines) which can measure which
functions are generating the most lines of LLVM IR, which generally
means more code compiled. The example compiled was the `breakout` game,
to choose something that touches a decent portion of the engine.
## Solution
Based upon the measurements, `bevy_ptr::OwnedPtr::make` was taking up
4061 lines of LLVM IR in the example code. So, I separated part of this
function into a less-monomorphised version to reduce the amount of
generated code. This was by far the most lines emitted by any single
function.
## Results
After this change, only 2560 lines are emitted, accounting for a 36%
decrease. I tried timing the results and it seemed like it did decrease
compile times a bit, but honestly, the data is really noisy and I can't
be bothered to compile bevy for hours on end to get enough data points.
The tweak feels like an improvement, so, I'll offer it, however small.
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