Simplify vcxproj files - Remove explicit DebugInformationFormat - #457
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…figs For `Release` configurations (`UseDebugLibraries` not set to `true`) the `DebugInformationFormat` setting defaults to `ProgramDatabase`. Technically, the default for any configuration is `ProgramDatabase`, however, for `Debug` configurations (`UseDebugLibraries` set to `true`) there can be an additional override that changes the value when not specified. For the `Release` configurations there is no additional override, so the `ProgramDatabase` value will be retained.
This effectively changes the setting to `EditAndContinue` for `Debug` configurations. Normally when `DebugInformationFormat` is not specified it defaults to `ProgramDatabase`. However, when `UseDebugLibraries` is set to `true` there may be an additional override to `EditAndContinue`, which is the expected value here. The details are a little more involved. When `DebugInformationFormat` is set explicitly, then `DebugInformationFormatDefined` is set to `true`. Then if `DebugInformationFormat` is unset it is defaulted to `ProgramDatabase`. Later on, when `DebugInformationFormatDefined` is not set to `true` and `UseDebugLibraries` is set to `true` then the `DebugInformationFormat` setting may be updated to `EditAndContinue`. This later check also depends on a few other settings such as `EnableASAN` and `CLRSupport`. Effectively by not explicitly setting `DebugInformationFormat`, we can get additional support for Edit and Continue features for `Debug` configurations, assuming other settings don't prevent that support.
This was referenced Aug 13, 2026
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Remove explicit setting for
DebugInformationFormat, which typically defaults toProgramDatabase, though may be set toEditAndContinueforDebugconfigurations when other settings don't conflict with the Edit and Continue feature.This effectively changes the value of the setting to
EditAndContinueforDebugconfigurations.Related:
DebugInformationFormatproject setting OPHD#2215DebugInformationFormatproject setting lairworks/nas2d-core#1486