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@@ -103,4 +103,11 @@ to use the [catkin tools](https://catkin-tools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/),
 [catkin_make_isolated](http://www.ros.org/reps/rep-0134.html) or
 [colcon build](https://colcon.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/quick-start.html).
 
-
+It is required to set a profile for compilation. Use a combination of these
+commands:
+```
+catkin config --profile debug -x _debug --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+catkin config --profile release -x _release --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+catkin build --profile debug
+catkin build --profile release
+```