build-gnu.sh: build in debug by default. Easier for local dev

util/build-gnu.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # `build-gnu.bash` ~ builds GNU coreutils (from supplied sources)
 #
-# UU_MAKE_PROFILE == 'debug' | 'release' ## build profile for *uutils* build; may be supplied by caller, defaults to 'release'
 
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@@ -11,6 +10,19 @@ ME="${0}"
 ME_dir="$(dirname -- "$(readlink -fm -- "${ME}")")"
 REPO_main_dir="$(dirname -- "${ME_dir}")"
 
+# Default profile is 'debug'
+UU_MAKE_PROFILE='debug'
+
+for arg in "$@"
+do
+    if [ "$arg" == "--release-build" ]; then
+        UU_MAKE_PROFILE='release'
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "UU_MAKE_PROFILE='${UU_MAKE_PROFILE}'"
+
 ### * config (from environment with fallback defaults); note: GNU is expected to be a sibling repo directory
 
 path_UUTILS=${path_UUTILS:-${REPO_main_dir}}
@@ -56,9 +68,6 @@ echo "path_GNU='${path_GNU}'"
 
 ###
 
-UU_MAKE_PROFILE=${UU_MAKE_PROFILE:-release}
-echo "UU_MAKE_PROFILE='${UU_MAKE_PROFILE}'"
-
 UU_BUILD_DIR="${path_UUTILS}/target/${UU_MAKE_PROFILE}"
 echo "UU_BUILD_DIR='${UU_BUILD_DIR}'"