README.md


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Ccache – a fast compiler cache
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Ccache (or “ccache”) is a compiler cache. It [speeds up
recompilation](https://ccache.dev/performance.html) by caching previous
compilations and detecting when the same compilation is being done again.


General information
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* [Main web site](https://ccache.dev)
* [Supported platforms, compilers and languages](https://ccache.dev/platform-compiler-language-support.html)
* [Documentation](https://ccache.dev/documentation.html)
* [Installation instructions](https://github.com/ccache/ccache/blob/master/doc/INSTALL.md)
* [Release notes](https://ccache.dev/releasenotes.html)
* [Credits and history](https://ccache.dev/credits.html)
* [License and copyright](https://ccache.dev/license.html)


Contributing to ccache
----------------------

* [Source repository](https://github.com/ccache/ccache)
* [Notes on how to contribute](https://github.com/ccache/ccache/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
* [Mailing list](https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/ccache/)
* [Chat](https://gitter.im/ccache/ccache)
* [Bug report info](https://ccache.dev/bugs.html)
* [Discussions](https://github.com/ccache/ccache/discussions)
* [Issue tracker](https://github.com/ccache/ccache/issues)
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  * [Good first issues!](https://github.com/ccache/ccache/labels/good%20first%20issue)