Compiler flags in vscode with nRF connecy extension

[AndyM]

I want to add compiler  flags to my  build configuration i.e _DEBUG, etc

My understanding is that  a build is done by  build task

nRF Connect extension allows to create a tasks.json from a default nRF Connect build task

In  Terminal->Configure tasks I can select nrf Connect build and it creates the following tasks.json file

{

    "version": "2.0.0",

    "tasks": [

        {

           

            "type": "nrf-connect-build",

            "config": "c:\\<project>\\build",

            "runCmake": false,

            "problemMatcher": [

                "$gcc",

                "$cmake",

                "$kconfig",

                "$kconfig_syntax",

                "$kconfig_syntax_files",

                "$dts",

                "$dts_syntax"

            ],

            "group": "build",

            "label": "My app(Debug)"

        }

    ]

}
The problem is that I cannot add the "args" property - at least in other discussions I saw it being used to add compiler flags 

When I add it I get an error "args is not allowed"
How can I add compile flags to my nrf connect build task ? Or is there another way to do this?

My ultimate goal is to create a debug and release configurations with some defines present in one but not the other 

Thanks

[SwRa]

Hi Andy,

Kindly take a look at the documentation for nRF Desktop application that includes several build types which also include Debug and Release option : https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/nrf/applications/nrf_desktop/README.html#id22

 Best Regards,

Swathy

[AndyM]

According to that article the extra cmake flags can be added in "additional cmake flags" field. I did that and when I hover a mouse over the build directory I see the flag that I added. But when I reference it in the code I get an error
In build config->additional cmake flags:-DDBG_LEVEL=4
In the code 
printk("Debug level:%d",DBG_LEVEL);
Error: DBG_LEVEL is undefined

[AndyM]

Another question. The build configuration generated by the nRF extension has hard coded paths that are specific to my PC

I am not the only developer working on this project. Which means that they will have to recreate the build configuration on their machine? And add <all> extra compile flags? Is there a way to add compile flags in such a way that it can be shared across the team?