On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Marcus D. Hanwell < marcus.hanw...@kitware.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 3:03 AM, Bo Zhou <bo.schwarzst...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It depends on the Generator. >> >> To the Makefile, the actual type was controlled by the compiler options. >> If you don't specific any type, usually it means non-debug and >> non-optimization because the CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS is empty as default. This is >> critical, so usually people should specific the actual type they want to >> build. >> >> To the generator of the IDE, such as Visual Studio and Xcode, the >> CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE doesn't make sense but we have to use >> CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES, then CMake will create the several configuration >> sets for the IDE from the CMAKE_C|CXX_FLAGS_{CONFIG} . >> > > This thread inspired me to write up how we have been doing it in some of > the projects I work on for quite a while now, > > https://blog.kitware.com/cmake-and-the-default-build-type/ > > These should use lower case 'debug' 'release' etc. Because if it's not VS, it's probably also not windows, and case matters. > It certainly isn't the only way, but it provides an easy path to ensure > things show up in the GUIs, respect build types passed in, etc. > > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/ > opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake >
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