Comparing the traditional catkin_make to catkin_make_isolated and catkin build
These aren't incredibly scientific; they're just designed to give me an idea of how the various existing build tools compare with one another. They're tested on the fairly large project I work on at my day job.
| Tool | catkin_make | catkin_make_isolated | catkin_tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build from scratch | 8m2s | 12m33s | 8m47s |
| Rebuild, no changes | 2s | 19s | 27s |
| Touch a cmakelists | 52s | 41s | 59s |
| Touch a header | 2m7s | 2m38s | 3m6s |
| Touch cmakelists in leaf package | 43s | 19s | 28s |
| Touch a source file in leaf package | 8s | 24s | 28s |