Intel® Inspector User Guide for Windows* OS

User Guide

  • 2021.4
  • 09/27/2021
  • Public Content
Contents

Set Up Applications to Build in Debug Mode in the Visual Studio* IDE

Prerequisite: Configure debug mode with the optimal compiler and linker settings to produce the most accurate and complete
Intel Inspector
 analysis results:
Compiler/Linker Property
Correct C/C++ Setting
Impact If Not Set Correctly
Debug information
Enabled (
/Zi
 or
/ZI
)
Missing file/line information
Optimization
Disabled (
/Od
)
Incorrect file/line information
Dynamic runtime library
Selected (
/MD
 or
/MDd
)
False positives or missing code locations
Basic runtime error checks
Disabled (do not use
/RTC
;
Default
 option in Visual Studio* IDE)
False positives
Compiler/Linker Property
Correct Fortran Setting
Impact If Not Set Correctly
Debug information
Enabled (
/debug:full
)
Missing file/line information
Optimization
Disabled (
/Od
)
Incorrect file/line information
Dynamic runtime library
Selected (
/libs:dll/threads
 or
libs:dll/threads/dbglibs
 )
False positives or missing code locations
Basic runtime error checks
None (
/check:none
)
False positives
To set application to build in debug mode:
  1. Right-click the project in the
    Solution Explorer
     to display a context menu, then choose
    Properties
     to display the
    Property Pages
     dialog box.
  2. Click the
    Configuration Manager
     button.
  3. In the
    Active solution configuration
     drop-down list, choose
    Debug
    .
  4. Click the
    Close
     button to close the
    Active solution configuration
     dialog box.
  5. Click the
    OK
     button to close the
    Property Pages
     dialog box.
Outcome: Whenever you build this application, it builds in debug mode.

Product and Performance Information

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Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.