pdb file was being written to the 'Link' section when it needed to be in 'ClCompile'. Reported by hodsondd closes bug report: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3163703&group_id=71616&atid=531878

CHANGES.txt

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 - Bug 2927604: Unable to build Premake with Visual Studio
 - Clean action now removes MonoDevelop .pidb files correctly
 - Added os.executef()
+- Bug 3163703: pdb file being set in the wrong section. (hodsondd)
 
 
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src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproxj.lua

@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ local vs10_helpers = premake.vstudio.vs10_helpers
 			floating_point(cfg)
 			debug_info(cfg)
 			
+		if cfg.flags.Symbols then
+			_p(3,'<ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)%s.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>'
+				, path.getbasename(cfg.buildtarget.name))
+		end
 
 		if cfg.flags.NoFramePointer then
 			_p(3,'<OmitFramePointers>true</OmitFramePointers>')
@@ -455,11 +459,6 @@ local vs10_helpers = premake.vstudio.vs10_helpers
 			_p(3,'<OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>')
 			_p(3,'<EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>')
 		end
-		
-		if cfg.flags.Symbols then
-			_p(3,'<ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)%s.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>'
-				, path.getbasename(cfg.buildtarget.name))
-		end
 	end
 	
 	local function item_link(cfg)

tests/actions/vstudio/test_vs2010_flags.lua

@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ end
 function vs10_flags.symbols_bufferContainsprogramDataBaseFile()
 	flags{"Symbols"}
 	local buffer = get_buffer()
-	test.string_contains(buffer,'<Link>.*<ProgramDataBaseFileName>%$%(OutDir%)MyProject%.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>.*</Link>')
+	test.string_contains(buffer,'<ClCompile>.*<ProgramDataBaseFileName>%$%(OutDir%)MyProject%.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>.*</ClCompile>')
 end