[ARROW-348] [Python] CMake build type should be configurable on the command line

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.2.0
• Component/s: Python
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/15328
• Assignee: Wes McKinney
• Reporter: Wes McKinney
• Created: 25/Oct/16 17:42
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:08
• Resolved: 01/Nov/16 18:21

Description

The build type is currently hard-coded at Debug (and not passed into CMake) – there should be clearer guidance about how to configure PyArrow for release builds