WCF .SVC Debug=“true” ignored when when release compiling?

Question

By default a .SVC file contains Debug=\"true\", I was wondering if this is ignored if you compile for release or is it still compiled with debug symbols?

Ex.

Answer 1

Debug=true attribute in @ServiceHost directive only apply, if you are writing your service as inline code in .svc file, or implementing service in "App_Code" folder. (It won't apply if already compiled into assembly and placed it into \bin directory.)

Answer 2

Publishing a WCF service on IIS 8

I had this problem and i found this as the solution. This worked for me perfectly (IIS 8)

All the credits goes to György Balássy

WCF services don’t run on IIS 8 with the default conჁguration, because the webserver doesn’t know, how to handle incoming requests targeting .svc Ⴡles. You can teach it in two steps:

1. Add a new MIME type: Extension: .svc MIME type: application/octet-stream Add a new MIME type

2. Add a new Managed HTTP Handler: Request path: *.svc Type: System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpHandler Name: svc-Integrated Add a new Managed HTTP Handler

That's it!