https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=86463
Richard Biener <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW
Last reconfirmed| |2018-07-11
Component|debug |rtl-optimization
Summary|Slow compile with -ggdb and |var-tracking is slow with
|optimizations |-ggdb and optimizations
Ever confirmed|0 |1
--- Comment #5 from Richard Biener <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
That confirms it is var-tracking. There are a number of related PRs.