Why STM32 add DEBUG preprocessor symbol after code generation with Device Configuration Tool

[davbergar]

Hi!

I have tested this in all my projects.

I have several compilation flavours with several symbols but you can test this issue only with default flavours: Release and Debug.

1. Delete DEBUG preprocessor symbol in Debug flavour
2. Open device configuration tool
3. Click code generation
4. After that, DEBUG symbol is again added to Debug flavour.

This symbol is not used and isn't a problem but in my projects and flavours I want not this symbol because may be confused to others developers. I can solve it by creating flavours based in Release but I would like to know if there is any option to avoid this behaviour

Thanks!!

[Cartu38 OpenDev · Accepted solution]

No option. Hardcoded behavior if debug type build configuration.

As workaround possibly remove original Debug configuration and create a new one based on Release type

 

Takes care starting from Release type, compiler optimizations are not debug compliant so you will have to set them to proper values

[davbergar]

Thanks a lot!! I was going crazy... hahah