The Build Menu

The build menu is where you can choose to build your project either for testing, debugging or as a final executable. The available options are:

• Run - Run your current project on the chosen target platform for testing. For the different compile options available when compiling please see the section on Compiling. Note that this command is the same as pressing the Run button  in the IDE.
• Debug - Run your current project for testing with the debugger so that you can see detailed performance information and debug any errors or issues you may have. For more information on debugging, please see the section Debugging. Note that this command is the same as pressing the Debug button  in the IDE.
• Re-Run - This re-runs the last build without rebuilding. This command will be greyed out if a re-run isn't possible at the time, e.g. when there hasn't been a previous build, there were errors in the previous build or in the case of a run if more than an hour has passed as there is a licensing check in that will prevent this from running.
• Clean - GameMaker keeps a cache of files to help speed up compile time when testing. However sometimes a "stale" cache can lead to odd and unexpected errors in your game, in which case the first thing you should do is clean the cache from here and re-test. It is also a good idea to clean the cache before you create a final executable for the target platform. Note that this command is the same as pressing the Clean Cache button  in the IDE.
• Clean Code - This cleans the code in the project's cache directory (i.e. the "Scripts" folder).
• Clean Graphics - This cleans the graphics in the project's cache directory (i.e. the "Shader", "Sprite", "TextureGroups" and "TexturePageEntries" folders).
• Clean Audio - This cleans the audio in the project's cache directory (i.e. the "Audio" folder).
• Create Executable - This will compile the current project and create an executable package (or packages) for the target platform. It will first open the file explorer so that you can select where you want to save the project and then compile the game. See the section on Compiling for more information on setting up the compile targets. Note that this command is the same as pressing the Create Executable button  in the IDE.
• Create Executable and Launch - This will create an executable, just like the option above, and then it will launch that executable on the target platform. This command is the same as pressing the Create Executable and Launch button  in the IDE.