Issue setting breakpoint in Visual Studio (C++)

Question

I have a Visual Studio 2012 project in release mode. I cannot convert it to debug mode for some reason.

When I'm debugging and I try to put a break point on function A, I cannot put it there - The breakpoint moves itself to function B which is exactly the same in content (ie function A and funciton B are exactly same just have different names).

I do understand that it must have optimized out the code, but I am using an option called as /od which means it should have suppressed code movement.

How can I put a breakpoints on function A?

Answer 1

You can try disabling the optimization options. - Right-click on the project->properties. - Configuration Properties - C/C++ - Optimization - Optimization-> Select Disabled(/Od) This should avoid that the compiler remove code. But, still, in release mode you are not sure if the displayed data is correct.