Add DEBUG or RELEASE build option

Makefile.conf

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),linux)
 endif
 
 ######### C and C++ #########
-CXXFLAGS+=-g -O0 -std=c++11
+CXXFLAGS+=-O0 -std=c++11
 LDFLAGS+=-shared $(ENGINE_LIB) $(AD_LIB)
 
 LDLIBS=-lstdc++ -lpEpEngine -lpEpAdapter
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ ENGINE_LIB_PATH=$(HOME)/lib
 ENGINE_INC_PATH=$(HOME)/include
 AD_LIB_PATH=$(HOME)/lib
 AD_INC_PATH=$(HOME)/include
+DEBUG=1
 
 ######### Overrides from the config file(s) #########
 -include $(HERE)/local.conf
@@ -49,5 +50,14 @@ ifdef BUILD_CONFIG
     include $(BUILD_CONFIG)
 endif
 
+# Debug or Release build
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+    $(info Debug build (set DEBUG=0 for release build))
+    CXXFLAGS+=-g
+else
+    $(info Release Build (set DEBUG=1 for debug build))
+    CXXFLAGS+=-DNDEBUG=1
+endif
+
 # YML_PATH is needed in the environment of every call to a program of the YML2 distribution
 export YML_PATH=$(YML2_PATH)

local.conf.example

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 ######### C++ Compiler #########
 # Should work with clang and g++
 # CXX=g++
+# DEBUG=1       # DEBUG Build (Default)
+# DEBUG=0       # RELEASE Build
 
 ######### JAVA #########
 # JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_231.jdk/Contents/Home