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[BUILDING.md] Update GNU/Linux Speeding up section #52116

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[BUILDING.md] Update GNU/Linux Speeding up section
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#### Speeding up frequent rebuilds when developing

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:
installing `ccache` and `mold` can help to greatly reduce build times. Set up with:

On GNU/Linux:

```bash
sudo apt install ccache # for Debian/Ubuntu, included in most Linux distros
export CC="ccache gcc" # add to your .profile
export CXX="ccache g++" # add to your .profile
sudo apt install ccache mold # for Debian/Ubuntu, included in most Linux distros
export CC="ccache gcc" # add to your .profile
export CXX="ccache g++" # add to your .profile
export LDFLAGS="-fuse-ld=mold" # add to your .profile
```

Refs:
1. https://ccache.dev/performance.html
2. https://github.com/rui314/mold

On macOS:

```bash
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### Windows

#### Tips
You may need disable vcpkg integration if you got link error about symbol redefine related to zlib.lib(zlib1.dll), even you do not install it by hand, as vcpkg is part of [CLion](https://www.jetbrains.com/clion) and Visual Studio

```bat
vcpkg integration remove
```

Refs: [vcpkg](https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/), #24448, https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/issues/#37518

#### Prerequisites

##### Option 1: Manual install
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