Specifies the desired format of the debug information written to the output binaries.
```lua
debugformat "format"
```
### Parameters ###
`format` specifies the desired debug format:
| Value | Description |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| c7 | Specifies that MSVC should store debuginfo in the objects rather than a separate .pdb file. |
**Note for Visual Studio Users:** Use [editandcontinue](editandcontinue.md) to control the `/Zi` and `/ZI` switches; see [this discussion](https://github.com/premake/premake-core/issues/1425) for more information.
### Applies To ###
Project configurations.
### Availability ###
Premake 5.0 or later.
### See Also ###
- [editandcontinue](editandcontinue.md)
