.gitea/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ jobs:
           apt-cache policy libusb-1.0-0-dev
           echo "=== End dependency package version ==="
       - name: Build ptprnt debug
-        run: scripts/build.sh debug --coverage --test
+        run: scripts/build.sh -j2 debug --coverage --test
       - name: Generate coverage
         run: scripts/generate_coverage.sh --text
       - name: Coverage report
         run: cat ./coverageReport/coverage.txt
-      - name: build and release
-        run: scripts/build.sh release
+      - name: build release
+        run: scripts/build.sh -j2 release
       - name: upload release binary
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:

README.md

@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ This is a modern C++20 rewrite of [ptouch-print](https://git.familie-radermacher
 
 **Build script:**
 ```bash
-# Release build
+# Release build (tests disabled for faster builds)
 ./scripts/build.sh release
 
-# Debug build
+# Debug build (tests enabled)
 ./scripts/build.sh debug
 
 # Debug with tests
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ This is a modern C++20 rewrite of [ptouch-print](https://git.familie-radermacher
 ./scripts/build.sh --help
 ```
 
+**Note:** Tests are only built in debug mode to keep release builds fast and small. Release builds do not include test binaries or link against gtest/gmock.
+
 **Running tests:**
 ```bash
 # Using build script

meson.build

@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ ptprnt_exe = executable(
 )
 
 ### Unit tests
+# Only build tests for debug builds or when explicitly enabled
+build_tests = get_option('buildtype') == 'debug' or get_option('build_tests')
 
+if build_tests
     # GTest and GMock
     gtest_proj = subproject('gtest')
     gtest_dep = gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_main_dep')
@@ -73,3 +76,7 @@ if not gtest_dep.found()
     endif
 
     subdir('tests')
+    message('Tests enabled (buildtype=' + get_option('buildtype') + ')')
+else
+    message('Tests disabled (use debug build or -Dbuild_tests=true to enable)')
+endif

meson_options.txt

@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ option('usb_trace_only',
   type: 'boolean',
   value: false,
   description: 'Enable USB trace mode: log USB data without sending to device (saves label tape during debugging)')
+
+option('build_tests',
+  type: 'boolean',
+  value: false,
+  description: 'Build unit tests (automatically enabled for debug builds)')

scripts/build.sh

@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ else
         echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning: Coverage is only supported for debug builds, ignoring --coverage${NC}"
     fi
 
-    echo -e "${BLUE}Building release version${NC}"
+    if [[ "${RUN_TESTS}" == true ]]; then
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning: Tests are not built for release builds (use debug build for testing)${NC}"
+        RUN_TESTS=false
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Building release version (tests disabled)${NC}"
 fi
 
 # Setup or reconfigure build directory