• BoQsc (33/33) Nov 03 2023 While using `dub`, you might notice that after running `dub` or
• Andrey Zherikov (4/6) Nov 03 2023 IMHO this is not something that should be enforced from package
• BoQsc (6/12) Nov 04 2023 Unsure what's `dub.conf` but
• Jonathan M Davis (9/42) Nov 04 2023 I would suggest that you just use a script to run the command that you w...

BoQsc <vaidas.boqsc gmail.com> writes:

While using `dub`, you might notice that after running `dub` or 
`dub run` command you will end up with notice:

```
Starting Performing "debug" build using 
C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin64\dmd.exe for x86_64.
```

Example output:

```
C:\Users\Windows10\Documents\Dlang winsock\datatypes>dub
      Pre-gen Running commands for datatypes
              Public Domain. No rights reserved.
     Starting Performing "debug" build using 
C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin64\dmd.exe for x86_64.
     Building datatypes 0.0.0: building configuration [application]
      Linking datatypes
      Running builds/datatypes.exe
```

**Question:** is it possible to set it to release build in a 
`dub.json` or `dub.sdl` file?

Yes, it is possible using command line `dub --build=release`

```
C:\Users\Windows10\Documents\Dlang winsock\datatypes>dub 
--build=release
      Pre-gen Running commands for datatypes
              Public Domain. No rights reserved.
     Starting Performing "release" build using 
C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin64\dmd.exe for x86_64.
     Building datatypes 0.0.0: building configuration [application]
      Linking datatypes
      Running builds/datatypes.exe
```

However I would want to try to enforce this behaviour from the 
`dub.json` or `dub.sdl` file.

Andrey Zherikov <andrey.zherikov gmail.com> writes:

On Friday, 3 November 2023 at 19:21:42 UTC, BoQsc wrote:
 However I would want to try to enforce this behaviour from the 
 `dub.json` or `dub.sdl` file.

IMHO this is not something that should be enforced from package 
build configuration, however there can be a way to configure it 
on system level (like in `dub.conf` if it exists).

BoQsc <vaidas.boqsc gmail.com> writes:

On Friday, 3 November 2023 at 21:57:57 UTC, Andrey Zherikov wrote:
 On Friday, 3 November 2023 at 19:21:42 UTC, BoQsc wrote:
 However I would want to try to enforce this behaviour from the 
 `dub.json` or `dub.sdl` file.

 IMHO this is not something that should be enforced from package 
 build configuration, however there can be a way to configure it 
 on system level (like in `dub.conf` if it exists).

Unsure what's `dub.conf` but
I've found this additional settings file.
[%ROOT_PACKAGE_DIR%\dub.settings.json](https://dub.pm/settings)

As of now, unable to find a way to begin enforce release.
Maybe there is no such setting.

Jonathan M Davis <newsgroup.d jmdavisprog.com> writes:

On Friday, November 3, 2023 1:21:42 PM MDT BoQsc via Digitalmars-d-learn 
wrote:
 While using `dub`, you might notice that after running `dub` or
 `dub run` command you will end up with notice:

 ```
 Starting Performing "debug" build using
 C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin64\dmd.exe for x86_64.
 ```

 Example output:

 ```
 C:\Users\Windows10\Documents\Dlang winsock\datatypes>dub
       Pre-gen Running commands for datatypes
               Public Domain. No rights reserved.
      Starting Performing "debug" build using
 C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin64\dmd.exe for x86_64.
      Building datatypes 0.0.0: building configuration [application]
       Linking datatypes
       Running builds/datatypes.exe
 ```

 **Question:** is it possible to set it to release build in a
 `dub.json` or `dub.sdl` file?

 Yes, it is possible using command line `dub --build=release`

 ```
 C:\Users\Windows10\Documents\Dlang winsock\datatypes>dub
 --build=release
       Pre-gen Running commands for datatypes
               Public Domain. No rights reserved.
      Starting Performing "release" build using
 C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin64\dmd.exe for x86_64.
      Building datatypes 0.0.0: building configuration [application]
       Linking datatypes
       Running builds/datatypes.exe
 ```

 However I would want to try to enforce this behaviour from the
 `dub.json` or `dub.sdl` file.

I would suggest that you just use a script to run the command that you want.

AFAIK, the only way to make "dub build" do anything different would be to
change the definition of the default build config in your project's dub.json
file, but that's going to be _very_ surprising to anyone else using your
project and might cause issues if it's a project that other projects end up
depending on.

- Jonathan M Davis