Currently, verifying contracts across multiple Aztec versions using the official releases or Docker requires building nargo, bb, and avm-transpiler from source for each version. This build process often takes more than five minutes per version, which adds unnecessary friction for developers who need to support multiple protocol versions or perform verification across different environments.
To improve the developer experience and reduce this overhead, I would like to suggest providing prebuilt toolchain archives as part of each official release. For example:
toolchain-v0.85.0-alpha-testnet.2-amd64-linux.tar.gz
toolchain-v0.85.0-alpha-testnet.2-arm64-darwin.tar.gz
/nargo
/bb
/avm-transpiler
/compile_then_postprocess.sh
This would ensure consistency across environments, simplify local setup, and help developers avoid rebuilding the same toolchain repeatedly.
Thank you for considering this. I believe it would be a big step forward for accessibility and trust in the Aztec development workflow.