How long does it take for you to build zed-git?

[chenyo-17]

Hi here!

First of all, I really like Zed, especially the feature that all interaction with the assistant is text-based and transparent. I am recently using it as my primary IDE.

There is however a small issue for me whenever there is an update: it takes so long to build zed-git from AUR: almost an hour (See screenshot below).

In addition, during this process, all my CPU cores are full-loaded, meaning any other operation can make the system hang, so I mostly just wait for it.

It's very true that my laptop is quite outdated (see screenshot below), especially I only have an integrated GPU. So it's not so unsurprising for me to encounter such a performance.

I would like to know two things from you:

• What is your "normal" time and load to build zed-git?
• Are there any way one can optimize this process, e.g., modify PKGBUILD?

If you are wondering why I don't use the official installation script or download a binary. It's because when I first tried them I always had the same issue as this one, even if I have tried downloading different xdg-desktop-portal backups. Building the zed-git however did not have this issue.

Thank you in advance for any answer!

[lexoooooo]

On my M2 Max, it takes 3m 18s:

[domi413]

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 16GB RAM -> 4m 33s

[failable]

3m Apple M4 Max

[domokopter]

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U: 8m 54s 💀