Xmake Build Cache (Local & Remote)

Xmake has a built-in compile cache that speeds up rebuilds by reusing object files. Two flavors:

• Local cache — on by default, per-machine, cross-platform (GCC/Clang/MSVC). Replaces ccache for most users.
• Remote cache — a shared server that machines can push/pull objects from. Like Mozilla sccache but cross-platform.

Both use the same --ccache name on the CLI — --ccache= is xmake-speak for "C/C++ build cache", not the ccache tool specifically.

1. Local cache (default)

Enabled automatically. No setup required. Since v2.6.6, xmake uses its own built-in local cache; before that it shelled out to the system ccache.

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xmake f --ccache=n           # disable for this project
xmake f --ccache=y           # re-enable