From 6d4e462e425f20109fb066903ef3b68d83f12b03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steveice10 <1269164+Steveice10@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:02:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] build: Ensure we default to Release build type. (#7080)

---
 CMakeLists.txt | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 393df00d5..3f1fbee32 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ include(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 project(citra LANGUAGES C CXX ASM)
 
+# Some submodules like to pick their own default build type if not specified.
+# Make sure we default to Release build type always, unless the generator has custom types.
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release" CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build." FORCE)
+endif()
+
 if (APPLE)
     # Silence warnings on empty objects, for example when platform-specific code is #ifdef'd out.
     set(CMAKE_C_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> Scr <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")