Reworking process_completion() function

build.sh

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}"
 cd "${BUILD_DIR}"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Find compiler (prefer gcc, fallback to clang)
+# Compiler selection (prefer gcc, fallback to clang)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Detecting compiler...${NC}"
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fi
 echo
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Find build system (prefer ninja)
+# Generator selection (prefer ninja)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Selecting build system...${NC}"
 
@@ -165,6 +165,22 @@ echo
 # Configure
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Configuring CMake...${NC}"
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# compile_commands.json logic
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=OFF
+
+if [[ "$BUILD_TYPE" == "Release" ]]; then
+    if [[ -f "${SCRIPT_DIR}/compile_commands.json" ]]; then
+        echo -e "  compile_commands.json already exists - skipping generation"
+    else
+        echo -e "  compile_commands.json will be generated"
+        EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
+    fi
+fi
+
 echo -e "  Build type: ${BUILD_TYPE}"
 echo -e "  Compiler:   ${CC_NAME}"
 echo -e "  Generator:  ${GENERATOR_NAME}"
@@ -173,7 +189,7 @@ cmake "${SCRIPT_DIR}" \
     -G "${GENERATOR}" \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE}" \
     -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${CC_BINARY}" \
-    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
+    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=${EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS}
 
 if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo -e "${RED}CMake configuration failed!${NC}"
@@ -243,12 +259,13 @@ echo -e "  Output:        ${BUILD_DIR}/"
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Copy compile_commands.json for clangd
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if [[ -f "${BUILD_DIR}/compile_commands.json" ]]; then
-    echo -e "  clangd:        compile_commands.json generated"
-    
-    # Always copy the latest version
-    cp "${BUILD_DIR}/compile_commands.json" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/compile_commands.json"
-    echo -e "  clangd:        Copied to project root"
+if [[ "${EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS}" == "ON" ]]; then
+    if [[ -f "${BUILD_DIR}/compile_commands.json" ]]; then
+        echo -e "  clangd:        compile_commands.json generated"
+
+        cp "${BUILD_DIR}/compile_commands.json" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/compile_commands.json"
+        echo -e "  clangd:        Copied to project root"
+    fi
 fi
 
 echo