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| author | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2013-12-02 16:29:29 (GMT) |
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| committer | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2013-12-02 16:32:41 (GMT) |
| commit | c0897cfad0c8f1c7671ecc8b24bbfd189a9237de (patch) | |
| tree | 6d21e290c724077ba6f7dd9c81a755444fc764c1 /Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst | |
| parent | 09c05f37cf6c0cba643492aa4a597d6d465a8f32 (diff) | |
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Help: Document PDB behavior w.r.t. static libraries explicitly (#14600)
Document PDB_NAME and PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY as applying only to shared
libraries and executables. Add an explicit note to explain why they
do not work for static libraries.
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diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst index fa3f2ec..e8fc3be 100644 --- a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst +++ b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst @@ -1,11 +1,13 @@ PDB_NAME -------- -Output name for MS debug symbols ``.pdb`` file from linker. +Output name for the MS debug symbol ``.pdb`` file generated by the +linker for an executable or shared library target. -Set the base name for debug symbols file created for an executable or -shared library target. If not set, the logical target name is used by -default. +This property specifies the base name for the debug symbols file. +If not set, the logical target name is used by default. + +.. include:: PDB_NOTE.txt This property is not implemented by the :generator:`Visual Studio 6` generator. |