Build Flag

Definitions

1. A command-line option or configuration setting passed to a compiler, bundler, or build tool that changes how software is compiled or packaged. Build flags control things like optimization, target platform, feature inclusion, debug output, and environment-specific behavior.

   In plain English: An option that changes how software is built.

   Example: "The crash was caused by a production-only build flag that enabled aggressive minification around a library with unsupported syntax assumptions."

Related Terms

• Rebuild
• Toggle
• Application Configuration
• Asset Management
• Build Chain
• Build Environment
• Build Output
• Build Profile
• Build Target
• Build Variable
• Code Compilation
• Compilation Pipeline
• Compiled Language
• Configuration Variable
• Cross-Compile