This is a backport PR for branch 44-x-y
#52931: build: trim the non-link overhead of macOS release builds
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Backport of #52883
See that PR for details. This also carries #52896, which was merged into #52883's branch and landed on main inside the same squash commit (d36eebf), so there is no separate 44-x-y backport for it.
Manual backport notes: the only conflict was BUILD_TOOLS_SHA in install-build-tools/action.yml — 44-x-y moves from 4b75f1f to 458c9bf (main moved from 1a105fe); the intervening build-tools commits are dependabot bumps plus the 3bfcb536c8 win toolchain entry. All other hunks are identical to main.
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MarshallOfSoundOriginal PR Status
Merged
Original PR Merged At
Aug 17, 2026, 1:03:01 PM
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