Which is the real executable? 1

[innmedia]

Hi,

Three executables are created: one in the Bin directory, one in Obj\Debug, and one in Obj\Release.

Why?

I can see the Debug one is not the same as the others (at least in my project here). The debug is not working correctly. That in itself is another question - why is the debug one different?

But of the Bin and Release ones - which one is meant to be the final. I can assume "Release" but I do not want to assume. I want to understand what the differences are.

Thanks!

 

[chiph]

The debug build will contain debug info (as the name implies). The release build is the one you should distribute.

If the debug build doesn't work, then you'll need to debug it to find out why. If the release build doesn't work, you'll need to go back to the debug build to debug it, as the release build doesn't contain the meta info needed for debugging.

You control which one gets built via the "configuration" menu.

Chip H.


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[innmedia]

Chip,

THanks. Also though do you know what the purpose is of the Bin executable?

THanks,
KB

 

[chiph]

I think the bin directory comes into play when you're doing a web app. Since I only do back-end & middle tier code, I have no experience with it, sorry.

Chip H.


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