---
title: BuildConfiguration
framework: swift-package-manager
role: symbol
role_heading: Structure
path: swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/buildconfiguration
---

# BuildConfiguration

The build configuration, such as debug or release.

## Declaration

```swift
struct BuildConfiguration
```

## Topics

### Describing Build Configurations

- [debug](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/buildconfiguration/debug.md)
- [release](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/buildconfiguration/release.md)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- Swift.Sendable
- Swift.SendableMetatype

## See Also

### Configuring the Target

- [cSettings](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/target/csettings.md)
- [cxxSettings](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/target/cxxsettings.md)
- [swiftSettings](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/target/swiftsettings.md)
- [linkerSettings](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/target/linkersettings.md)
- [plugins](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/target/plugins.md)
- [BuildSettingCondition](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/buildsettingcondition.md)
- [CSetting](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/csetting.md)
- [CXXSetting](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/cxxsetting.md)
- [SwiftSetting](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/swiftsetting.md)
- [LinkerSetting](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/linkersetting.md)
- [Target.PluginUsage](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/target/pluginusage.md)
- [packageAccess](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/target/packageaccess.md)