title: Why does Eclipse default to debug mode whenever I make a new C++ project?
body: <p>I am about to break something... or pull my hair out...</p>
  
  <p>I just installed:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Eclipse SDK Ver 3.7.2 (Indigo)</li>
  <li>CDT</li>
  <li>MinGW</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I have those two so that I can start to develop C++ on my machine, which is using Windows-XP 32-bit.</p>
  
  <p>Anyway, I got a simple hello-world up and running, and all is peachy... BUT, the problem I have noticed is that everytime I make a new C++ project, it starts it off under Debug mode. I do not know how or why this is, I have gone through just about every option I can see on the menus. </p>
  
  <p>I also do not know how to quickly switch between the modes, and maybe this is hurting me as well, since I am new to Eclipse. </p>
  
  <p>What I want is simple:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Start Eclipse.</li>
  <li>Make a new C++ project.</li>
  <li>Hit build.</li>
  <li>Hit run. (The play button)</li>
  <li>Have it run as a release.</li>
  <li>"Do something(?)" to switch to debug mode.</li>
  <li>Put a breakpoint somewhere.</li>
  <li>Hit build.</li>
  <li>Hit debug button (the cockroach)</li>
  <li>Have me stop over lines of code.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>This will cause my hair to remain on my head.</p>
  
  <p>Just for context, my end goal here is Eclipse-As-IDE -> MinGW-as-Cplusplus_compliler -> OpenCV</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance! </p>