Segger Embedded Studio: Debug and Release build configurations

[Learner]

I created two build configurations a Debug and a Release in SES IDE.

Build > Build Configurations...

I wanted to select the  DEBUG_OPTIMIZATIONS level for the Debug build configuration and the SPEED_OPTIMIZATIONS for the Release one.

In Project Explorer, select the top Solution then select the 'Debug' build Configuration

Project > Configure nRF Connect Project... > DEBUG_OPTIMIZATIONS > Configure > Save solution (if prompted)

Then in Project Explorer, select the top Solution then select the 'Release' build Configuration

Project > Configure nRF Connect Project... > SIZE_OPTIMIZATIONS > Configure > Save solution (if prompted)

However, when I go back and select the 'Debug' build configuration to view its optimisation setting I find

Project > Configure nRF Connect Project... > SIZE_OPTIMIZATIONS   

NOT DEBUG_OPTIMIZATIONS as expected.

It looks like whichever build configuration is set last overwrites the other one.

Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong.

Thank you.

Mohamed Belaroussi

[Kenneth]

This seems like a bug in SES, I can report it, I assume you are using v4.52?

In the meantime you can also control this in prj.conf by setting e.g. CONFIG_DEBUG_OPMTIMIZATIONS=y

[Learner]

Thank you Kenneth.

Yes, I am using SES v4.52. 

I suspected I was doing something wrong. Maybe the best way to confirm it is a bug is you could try it yourself and see if you can reproduce the problem.

Mohamed

[Learner]

Hi Kenneth,

I am still not able to successfully create Debug and release configurations in Segger Embedded Studio.

Can you or anyone else advise how to go about it?

Kind regards

Mohamed

[Kenneth]

Maybe check out this thread and reply:
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/54686/debug-configurations-in-ses/221902#221902 

[Learner]

Hi Kenneth, 

Thank you for sending the link. However, it does not help. I have already done what the link was saying and more, see my initial post above.

I am using SES Nordic Edition v4.52. See picture below.

Thank you.

Kind regards

Mohamed

[Learner]

Hi Kenneth,

I have created two build build configurations, Debug and Release. However, I am not sure how to tailor each one using specific build options. For example, for the Release build configuration I would like to to use option -O2 instead -Og etc...

How do I edit the two newly created building configurations ?

Thank you.

Kind regards
Mohamed

[Kenneth]

I don't know how this can be done in SES, but typically when using the command line tool (west), then you can have different conf files depending on which you want to build, e.g.:

west build samples/bluetooth/peripheral_lbs -- -DCONF_FILE='prj_minimal.conf'