From e71a94cc3ef7b98a4de24071551dbbdad162c71e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thijs Wenker Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:45:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Build.md: Generating a release/debug only vcpkg build docs --- BUILD.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md index bc032d4ec7..1cad8724b3 100644 --- a/BUILD.md +++ b/BUILD.md @@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ Create a build directory in the root of your checkout and then run the CMake bui If cmake gives you the same error message repeatedly after the build fails, try removing `CMakeCache.txt`. +##### Generating a release/debug only vcpkg build + +In order to generate a release or debug only vcpkg package, you could use the use the `VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE` define in your cmake generate command. Building a release only vcpkg can drastically decrease the total build time. + +For release only vcpkg: + +`cmake .. -DVCPKG_BUILD_TYPE=release` + +For debug only vcpkg: + +`cmake .. -DVCPKG_BUILD_TYPE=debug` + #### Variables Any variables that need to be set for CMake to find dependencies can be set as ENV variables in your shell profile, or passed directly to CMake with a `-D` flag appended to the `cmake ..` command.