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Expand Up @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ In the development shell, set the `mesonBuildType` environment variable to `debu
Then, proceed to build Nix as described in [Building Nix](./building.md).
This will build Nix with debug symbols, which are essential for effective debugging.

It is also possible to build without debugging for faster build:
It is also possible to build without optimization for faster build:

```console
[nix-shell]$ NIX_HARDENING_ENABLE=$(printLines $NIX_HARDENING_ENABLE | grep -v fortify)
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