[RESOLVED] Separate Debug and Release Folder -> EXE's

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In .NET (most IDE's)...
When you compile & run in "debug" mode, it creates the EXE in "bin" folder or root
But, when you compile in "Release or Publish"... it goes to a Release folder.

I checked in the folder and didn't see the settings.

Is it possible in LAZ??

I'm asking because, I know how to switch off the "Debug" data when I want to knock down my EXE size.
But, everytime I want to create a release, I have to remeber to do this.

Where as, if I were able to do one setting for debug and one for releases (to keep size of exe down)

I would want the debug version of EXE to stay in root, but create a Release folder where final, smaller exe is compiled too.

Make sense??

[Leledumbo]

In .NET (most IDE's)...
When you compile & run in "debug" mode, it creates the EXE in "bin" folder or root
But, when you compile in "Release or Publish"... it goes to a Release folder.

I checked in the folder and didn't see the settings.

Is it possible in LAZ??

I'm asking because, I know how to switch off the "Debug" data when I want to knock down my EXE size.
But, everytime I want to create a release, I have to remeber to do this.

Where as, if I were able to do one setting for debug and one for releases (to keep size of exe down)

I would want the debug version of EXE to stay in root, but create a Release folder where final, smaller exe is compiled too.

Make sense??

Each build mode contains separate settings for nearly everything, including folder location (Project Options->Compiler Options->Paths), so just set up different -o for each build mode.

[Cyrax]

In Project options -> Compiler Options -> Paths:

Unit output directory: lib\$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)-$(LCLWidgetType)-$FPC_FULLVERSION()-$BuildMode()

Target file name : bin\$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)-$(LCLWidgetType)-$FPC_FULLVERSION()-$BuildMode()\project1

Then create separate build modes for Debug and Release in the build mode dialog. You can get the build mode dialog by clicking on a button at next of "Build modes" checkbox and combo box.

[JuhaManninen]

Use build modes.
The wiki page is a little outdated, somebody should update it.
 http://wiki.freepascal.org/IDE_Window:_Compiler_Options
Managing build modes happens in a separate window, opened from a button at top of compiler options pages.

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Okay.... great.
I will check it out.

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Okay... successful!!!

THANKS!!