Generating Debug Information on Windows - Generating Debug Information on Windows - 57368

When using Microsoft Visual C++ to compile the application in release mode, set the following options before compiling the application to ensure that the debug information is generated and saved in a program database file (with a .pdb extension). To set the compiler option to generate the debug information for a x64 application in release mode, complete the following steps:

1. Right-click the project and select Properties from the menu.
2. From the Configuration drop-down, select Active(Release).
3. From the Platform drop-down, select Active(Win32) or Active(x64).
4. In the project pane on the left, expand Configuration Properties.
5. Expand C/C++ and select General.
6. In the work pane, select Debug Information Format.
7. From the drop-down, select Program Database (/Zi) or Program Database for Edit & Continue (/ZI).
   Figure 1. AMDTClassicMatMul Property Page
8. In the project pane, expand Linker and then select Debugging.
9. From the Generate Debug Info drop-down, select /DEBUG.