Change the active build configuration

By default, your projects have one or more build configurations. A build configuration is a profile that defines what is going to be built and how. For example, a Debug build configuration generates binaries with additional debug information, and a Release configuration provides the build tools with options to create a binary with the best performance.

The default build configurations depend on the project type:

• Managed makefile projects: Debug and Release.
• Standard makefile projects: Default.
• Autotools projects: Build (GNU) and Debug (GNU).

You can create new build configurations from the C/C++ Build page of projects' properties.

To change the active build configuration:

1. Select the project in the Project Explorer view.
2. Right-click the project name and select Build Configurations > Set Active.
3. Select the configuration.

You can also click the arrow next to the Build Active Configuration toolbar button. Then select the configuration from the list to trigger a build of the selected configuration.

Note For more information, see the C/C++ Development User Guide at http://help.eclipse.org/index.jsp.