Log debug build status and warn when running benchmarks

Log whether the starting instance of bitcoin core is a debug or release
build (--enable-debug).

Also warn when running the benchmarks with a debug build, to prevent
mistakes comparing debug to non-debug results.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/bench/bench.cpp b/src/bench/bench.cpp
index dd120f3590..21329a5151 100644
--- a/src/bench/bench.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/bench.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ void benchmark::BenchRunner::RunAll(Printer& printer, uint64_t num_evals, double
     if (!std::ratio_less_equal<benchmark::clock::period, std::micro>::value) {
         std::cerr << "WARNING: Clock precision is worse than microsecond - benchmarks may be less accurate!\n";
     }
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    std::cerr << "WARNING: This is a debug build - may result in slower benchmarks.\n";
+#endif
 
     std::regex reFilter(filter);
     std::smatch baseMatch;