DEBUG define symbol ?

[WryMim]

Need help. The documentation does not say this.
Do we need to use DEBUG define? Or is it out of date and will be deleted in the future?

I have two important questions:

1. When does DEBUG go to build and when does not?
2. How do I enable/disable DEBUG in build?

I have DEBUG always working in editor

[Kurt-Dekker]

@WryMim

Do we need to use DEBUG define?

I don’t think Unity asserts this. Perhaps C# does. I don’t use it.

Here’s more info:

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/PlatformDependentCompilation.html

There’s also a ton of stuff the cloud build injects for you but that doesn’t matter unless you’re using cloud build.

[WryMim]

@Kurt-Dekker

I don’t think Unity asserts this. Perhaps C# does. I don’t use it.

Here’s more info:

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/PlatformDependentCompilation.html

There’s also a ton of stuff the cloud build injects for you but that doesn’t matter unless you’re using cloud build.

Yes, I read https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/PlatformDependentCompilation.html but I am interested specifically in DEBUG.

I want to separate piece of code that will ONLY be for debug build. Do I need to add my define type TEST to Player Settings - Define Symbols?

[WryMim]

For example, github, I want to put out a library there, it will have code that should ONLY work in debug builds (not in releases)

[Kurt-Dekker]

@WryMim

Do I need to add my define type TEST to Player Settings - Define Symbols?

This is generally how it is done, yes. You would just need to tweak those settings before making either a DEBUG or non-DEBUG build accordingly. You can write editor scripts for easy reconfiguration.