Debug release version of the program

You can debug the release version of the program.

In VS2005 you have to do the following changes to project properties dialog for release version.

1.Select "C/C++ ->General" option in "configuration properties", select "Program Database"(/Zi) in the "Debug Information Format" combobox.
2.Select "Link -> Debugging", select "Yes"(/Debug) in "Generate Debug Info" combobox.

Build your project with this new property settings.
Now you can debug the release version as you debug the release version.

A release version of a program can behave different than the debug version due to optimzier settings. If you find a strange/buggy behavoir disable every optimazion and try again.



ASSERTs will compile to nothing in a release version but VERIFY does. So if you call a function like ASSERT(DoSomething()) this function will not be called in the release version!