How to set up a profiler config for XCode

[mcmartin]

@pflugshaupt

Is there a way to make a config that creates debug symbols but does not define DEBUG _DEBUG and JUCE_DEBUG (1) ?

Yes there is one!

Do not check “Debugging enabled” and then add the following to the “Custom Xcode flags” field:

GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS = YES

You can also add more Xcode settings (separated by commas) to control what kind of debugging information Xcode will produce (GCC_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS, DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT…).

Have a look at Xcode Build Settings Reference for the comprehensive list of Xcode settings.

That forum thread could also be interesting:

dSYM files for multiple plugin targets

To generate a dSYM I’ve set the ‘custom Xcode flags’ in the Projucer Xcode release exporter to GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS = YES, GCC_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS = full, DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = dwarf-with-dsym, COPY_PHASE_STRIP = YES, DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH = "$(CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR)", DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME = "$(PRODUCT_NAME).dSYM" This works fine for a standalone application. But not when dealing with a JUCE 5 plugin project. Here, for each Xcode scheme a dSYM gets created. But sadly with t…