CMP0202

.. versionadded:: 4.2

PDB file names always include their target's per-config POSTFIX.

Program database files (.pdb) are always named with their target's :prop_tgt:DEBUG_POSTFIX or :prop_tgt:<CONFIG>_POSTFIX target property value.

If the :prop_tgt:PDB_NAME target property is defined, CMake 4.1 and below exclude the target's per-config postfix from the program data base file name. Otherwise, the per-config postfix is included. This is inconsistent. CMake 4.2 and above prefer to always name the program database file with the per-config postfix regardless how the name is computed, i.e., using :prop_tgt:OUTPUT_NAME, or :prop_tgt:PDB_NAME, or neither. This policy provides compatibility with projects that have not been updated to account for the new behavior.

The OLD behavior for this policy does not use the per-config postfix in .pdb file names if the :prop_tgt:PDB_NAME target property is defined. The NEW behavior always uses the per-config postfix in .pdb file names.

.. |INTRODUCED_IN_CMAKE_VERSION| replace:: 4.2 .. |WARNS_OR_DOES_NOT_WARN| replace:: does not warn .. include:: include/STANDARD_ADVICE.rst

.. include:: include/DEPRECATED.rst