Generate Web.Debug.config which could be debugged

Question

I have a web role Its web.config has a following lines

<system.web>
    <compilation debug="false" targetFramework="4.5.1" />

When I want to debug my role each time I need to switch that option to true. Can I generate only for debug web.config with debug="true"? While compiling I have see the transforming step:

Transformed Web.config using C:\data\Main\WebRole\Web.Debug.config into C:\data\Main\obj\x64\Debug\WebRole.csproj\TransformWebConfig\transformed\Web.config.

Can I customize the above transformation? There is a guidance http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/dd465318(v=vs.100).aspx for that purpose but I am not sure how to write a transformation for specific case

Ive defined the following transformation in theWeb.Debug.Config`

<system.web>
      <compilation debug="true"
        xdt:Transform="Replace">
      </compilation>
</system.web>

I still can`t debug and asked to change the value manually

Answer 1

The web.debug.config is not used when you are running/debugging from sources : Use Visual Studio web.config transform for debugging

It easier to set debug="true" in Web.config and remove it using Web.release.config.

Sample Web.Release.Config :

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
  <system.web>
    <compilation xdt:Transform="RemoveAttributes(debug)" />
  </system.web>
</configuration>