Build Types Articles

Specifying Build Type in CMake

2025-10-22 by boardor

The Visual Studio project generated by CMake defaults to the Debug build type, as shown in the image below: Sometimes, you may want to specify the build type in CMake without having to manually adjust it every time you open the project. 1. General Settings 1.1 Specifying in CMakeLists.txt This can be achieved by setting … Read more

Is Your CMake Build Slow? A Deep Dive into Build Types!

2025-10-07 by boardor

Click the blue textFollow the blogger 1. Overview of CMake Build Types In CMake, “build type” refers to a set of predefined settings and options used to control the compilation and linking process. It is essentially a variable <span>CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE</span> that can be explicitly set or determined by CMake based on default rules. The build type … Read more