Intel® C++ Compiler 16.0 User and Reference Guide

pdbfile

Lets you specify the name for a program database (PDB) file created by the linker.

Syntax

Linux and OS X:

None

Windows:

/pdbfile[:filename]

Arguments

filename

Is the name for the PDB file. It can include a path. If you do not specify a file extension, the extension .pdb is used.

Default

OFF

No PDB file is created unless you specify option /Zi. If you specify option /Zi the default filename is executablename.pdb.

Description

This option lets you specify the name for a program database (PDB) file created by the linker. This option does not affect where the compiler outputs debug information.

To use this option, you must also specify option /debug:full or /Zi.

If filename is not specified, the default file name used is the name of your file with an extension of .pdb.

IDE Equivalent

None

Alternate Options

None

See Also