Cmake - What's the Difference between "Release" and "MinSizeRelease"?

[tmason]

Hello,

I know this isn't really a C++ question but I figured there are a lot of cmake users around so here goes:

When building using cmake you get four stages, which three (3) I understand. However, “MinSizeRelease” I don’t get.

Is it just a compressed version of the “Release” build stage? Are there any other benefits/tradeoffs?

Thank you; hopefully this is a simple question that I just couldn’t find the answer to.