Fd
Lets you specify a name for a program
database (PDB) file created by the compiler.
Syntax
Linux:
None
Windows:
/Fd
[:
filename
]
Arguments
- filename
- Is the name for the PDB file. It can include a path. If you do not specify a file extension, the extension .pdb is used.
Default
- OFF
- No PDB file is created unless you specify option/Zi. If you specify option/Ziand/Fd, the default filename is vcx0.pdb, wherexrepresents the version of Visual C++, for example vc100.pdb.
Description
This option lets you specify a name for a program database (PDB) file that
is created by the compiler.
A program database (PDB) file holds debugging and project state information
that allows incremental linking of a Debug configuration of your program. A PDB
file is created when you build with option
/Zi
. Option
/Fd
has no effect unless you specify option
/Zi
.
IDE Equivalent
Visual Studio:
Output Files > Program
Database File Name
Eclipse:
None
Alternate Options
None