# COMPILE_PDB_NAME

Added in version 3.1.

Output name for the MS debug symbol `.pdb` file generated by the compiler while building source files.

This property specifies the base name for the debug symbols file. If not set, the default is unspecified.

Added in version 4.1: Contents of `COMPILE_PDB_NAME` may use `generator expressions`.

Note

The compiler-generated program database files are specified by the `/Fd` compiler flag and are not the same as linker-generated program database files specified by the `/pdb` linker flag. Use the `PDB_NAME` property to specify the latter.