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python-build-standalone now uses full LTO for CPython 3.12 and later, which should modestly improve runtime performance. CPython defaults to ThinLTO when building with clang on these versions.

We now use full LTO for CPython 3.12 and later in python-build-standalone, which should modestly improve runtime performance. (Turns out that CPython defaults to ThinLTO when building with clang on 3.12 and later!) https://t.co/Jw0Rp061v6
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We now use full LTO for CPython 3.12 and later in python-build-standalone, which should modestly improve runtime performance.

(Turns out that CPython defaults to ThinLTO when building with clang on 3.12 and later!) https://t.co/Jw0Rp061v6

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