How do I set build mode to -dDEBUG in Project Options/Other when
defining -gh
lazarus / 11-Options

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rjh58 · 2014-02-13 03:00

On the "http://wiki.freepascal.org/leakview" web page there is a
description for re-directing heaptrc output to a file. That makes
sense.

The author makes the statement: "assuming your build mode sets -dDEBUG
in Project Options/Other when defining -gh" inside of the following
example:

  {$IFDEF DEBUG}
    // Assuming your build mode sets -dDEBUG in Project Options/Other
when defining -gh
    // This avoids interference when running a production/default
build without -gh

    // Set up -gh output for the Leakview package:
    if FileExists('heap.trc') then
      DeleteFile('heap.trc');
      SetHeapTraceOutput('heap.trc');
  {$ENDIF DEBUG}

I want to put the above in my .lpr file at the beginning of the code
section, but I don't know how to set custom options in Options | Other
so that it automatically " sets -dDEBUG in Project Options/Other when
defining -gh" like the example above.

Can anyone help me with that?

Thanks, Rich

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taazz · 2014-02-13 10:15

ermm, you don't. There are build modes supported you create a debug
mode which has the -dDEBUG defined and the "use heaptrc unit" option
checked. Then you create a release mode that has none of the above
options and you are ready.

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rjh58 · 2014-02-14 01:38

Aha! I've got so little experience with Lazarus that I didn't even
know about Build Modes. Thank you!