description: Configures and builds YARS with debug symbols for debugging with valgrind or gdb version: 1.0.0 allowed-tools: [Bash]

Debug Build

This skill creates a debug build of YARS with full debug symbols for debugging sessions.

Usage

Automatically invoked when:

• User asks for a debug build
• Preparing to use valgrind or gdb
• Need to debug crashes or memory issues
• Investigating specific runtime behavior

Steps

# Navigate to build directory
cd build

# Configure for debug mode
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..

# Build with parallel jobs
make -j4

Success Criteria

• ✅ CMake configures with Debug build type
• ✅ Compilation includes debug symbols (-g flag)
• ✅ No optimizations that would interfere with debugging
• ✅ Binary ready for valgrind/gdb usage

Notes

• Debug builds are larger and slower than release builds
• Optimizations are disabled for better debugging experience
• Use this before running memory leak checks or debuggers
• To switch back to release, use the release-build skill