/PDB (Use Program Database)
/PDB:filename
Arguments
filename
A user-specified name for the program database (PDB) that the linker creates. It replaces the default name.
Remarks
By default, when /DEBUG is specified, the linker creates a program database (PDB) which holds debugging information. The default file name for the PDB has the base name of the program and the extension .pdb.
Use /PDB:filename to specify the name of the PDB file. If /DEBUG is not specified, the /PDB option is ignored.
A PDB file can be up to 2GB.
For more information, see .pdb Files as Linker Input.
To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment
Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.
Select the Configuration Properties > Linker > Debug property page.
Modify the Generate Program Database File property.
To set this linker option programmatically
- See ProgramDatabaseFile.
See also
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