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doc: fix macOS environment variables for ccache
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macOS requires `cc` and `c++` rather than `gcc` and `g++`.

Closes: #40542

PR-URL: #40550
Fixes: #40542
Reviewed-By: Geoffrey Booth <webadmin@geoffreybooth.com>
Reviewed-By: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Trott authored and BethGriggs committed Nov 24, 2021
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Expand Up @@ -523,6 +523,8 @@ $ make test-only
If you plan to frequently rebuild Node.js, especially if using several branches,
installing `ccache` can help to greatly reduce build times. Set up with:

On GNU/Linux:

```console
$ sudo apt install ccache # for Debian/Ubuntu, included in most Linux distros
$ ccache -o cache_dir=<tmp_dir>
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$ export CXX="ccache g++" # add to your .profile
```

On macOS:

```console
$ brew install ccache # see https://brew.sh
$ ccache -o cache_dir=<tmp_dir>
$ ccache -o max_size=5.0G
$ export CC="ccache cc" # add to ~/.zshrc or other shell config file
$ export CXX="ccache c++" # add to ~/.zshrc or other shell config file
```

This will allow for near-instantaneous rebuilds even when switching branches.

When modifying only the JS layer in `lib`, it is possible to externally load it
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