From 9a29081b49540b84ea13994494d7ed0f599387bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: onur-ozkan <work@onurozkan.dev>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 12:22:00 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] call `Cargo::configure_linker` only for specific commands

Calling `Cargo::configure_linker` unconditionally slows down certain
commands (e.g., "check" command) without providing any benefit.

Signed-off-by: onur-ozkan <work@onurozkan.dev>
---
 src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
index 84c23c059e97..b21572016b44 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
@@ -2446,7 +2446,15 @@ impl Cargo {
         cmd_kind: Kind,
     ) -> Cargo {
         let mut cargo = builder.cargo(compiler, mode, source_type, target, cmd_kind);
-        cargo.configure_linker(builder);
+
+        match cmd_kind {
+            // No need to configure the target linker for these command types.
+            Kind::Clean | Kind::Check | Kind::Suggest | Kind::Format | Kind::Setup => {}
+            _ => {
+                cargo.configure_linker(builder);
+            }
+        }
+
         cargo
     }