[bug] CMakeDeps generated files for release packages don't work for debug builds on Linux

[glennaycock]

Describe the bug

We are in the process of migrating our build to Conan 2.

Previously, our Linux build used release packages for both debug/release builds using the old CMake generators. We used a combination of CONFIG and MODULE for find_package() with various packages. This worked fine for our purposes.

Based on the documentation recommendations, we are now using find_package() in CONFIG mode. However, the new generators produce files that only include target properties for matching build types due to checks for $CONFIG:Release.

This is a major breakage for us, as we don't want to use/maintain debug packages.

Is there a workaround for this?

How to reproduce it

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[memsharded]

Hi @glennaycock

Thanks for your feedback.

It is not very clear what is the issue. It is possible to consumer Release packages in Debug builds with CMakeDeps.
The approach is like:

conan install ... -s build_type=Release -s "&:build_type=Debug"

To indicate that the dependencies are release but the current consumer "&=consumer" is debug.