correct CMAKE_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT logic hence make it work without need to specify debug format flags with ClangCL by hand, enforce ProgramDatabase regardless the case (https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/26879#note_1649970)

Author: AnastaZIuk

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@ option(NBL_STATIC_BUILD "" OFF) # ON for static builds, OFF for shared
 option(NBL_COMPILER_DYNAMIC_RUNTIME "" ON)
 option(NBL_SANITIZE_ADDRESS OFF)
 
-if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL MSVC)
-	if(NBL_SANITIZE_ADDRESS)
-		set(CMAKE_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT "$<$<CONFIG:Debug,RelWithDebInfo>:ProgramDatabase>")
-	else()
-		set(CMAKE_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:EditAndContinue>$<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:ProgramDatabase>")
-	endif()
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT $<$<CONFIG:Debug,RelWithDebInfo>:ProgramDatabase>) # ignored on non xMSVC-ABI targets
 
 if(NBL_STATIC_BUILD)
 	message(STATUS "Static Nabla build enabled!")

cmake/adjust/flags.cmake

@@ -305,17 +305,10 @@ function(nbl_adjust_flags)
 
 			set(MAPPED_CONFIG $<TARGET_GENEX_EVAL:${NBL_TARGET_ITEM},$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${NBL_TARGET_ITEM},NBL_CONFIGURATION_MAP>>)
 
-			if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL MSVC)
-				if(NBL_SANITIZE_ADDRESS)
-					set(NBL_TARGET_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT "$<$<OR:$<STREQUAL:${MAPPED_CONFIG},DEBUG>,$<STREQUAL:${MAPPED_CONFIG},RELWITHDEBINFO>>:ProgramDatabase>")
-				else()
-					set(NBL_TARGET_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT "$<$<STREQUAL:${MAPPED_CONFIG},DEBUG>:EditAndContinue>$<$<STREQUAL:${MAPPED_CONFIG},RELWITHDEBINFO>:ProgramDatabase>")
-				endif()	
-			endif()
-			
 			set_target_properties(${NBL_TARGET_ITEM} PROPERTIES
-				MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT "${NBL_TARGET_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT}"
-			)			
+				MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT $<$<OR:$<STREQUAL:${MAPPED_CONFIG},DEBUG>,$<STREQUAL:${MAPPED_CONFIG},RELWITHDEBINFO>>:ProgramDatabase> # ignored on non xMSVC-ABI targets
+			)
+
 			math(EXPR _NBL_ARG_I_ "${_NBL_ARG_I_} + 1")
 		endwhile()		
 	else() # DIRECTORY mode

cmake/adjust/template/vendor/impl/Clang.cmake

@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ endif()
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT MATCHES MSVC)
 	# ClangCL with MSVC frontend (most of the options are compatible but eg /arch:SSE4.2 seems to be not)
 	include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/frontend/MSVC.cmake")
-
-	# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT.html
-	# should be set with CMAKE_MSVC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT but for some reason it doesn't respect with ClangCL even though its MSVC frontend
-	# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_LANG_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT.html#variable:CMAKE_%3CLANG%3E_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT
-	NBL_REQUEST_COMPILE_OPTION_SUPPORT(LANG ${LANG} CONFIG DEBUG RELWITHDEBINFO COMPILE_OPTIONS /Zi)
 	return()
 else()
 	if(NBL_REQUEST_SSE_AVX2)