[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 59528] New: Use release builds with assertions on bots instead of debug builds

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59528

           Summary: Use release builds with assertions on bots instead of
                    debug builds
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Tools / Tests
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: kbr at google.com
                CC: aroben at apple.com


During the session at the WebKit meeting on reducing test failures, the idea was proposed (I think by Adam Roben) of building Release mode on bots with assertions enabled, rather than running Debug builds. It seems that the lack of compiler optimizations, rather than the presence of assertion failures, is the main reason test runs using Debug builds are so much slower than those on Release builds.
Testing Release mode with assertions enabled would improve test coverage with basically no performance impact.

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