diff --git a/crypto3/CMakeLists.txt b/crypto3/CMakeLists.txt
index f2a775346f..7bb24b42fa 100644
--- a/crypto3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crypto3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ option(BUILD_BENCH_TESTS "Build performance benchmark tests" FALSE)
 option(BUILD_DOCS "Build with configuring Doxygen documentation compiler" FALSE)
 option(SANITIZE "Build sanitizers" FALSE)
 
-if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-ggdb -O0")
+if(DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O0")
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ggdb") # gdb only works well with gcc
+    endif()
+    set(BOOST_FORCEINLINE "OFF") # improves debugging traces
 endif()
 
 if(${SANITIZE})
diff --git a/evm-assigner/lib/assigner/CMakeLists.txt b/evm-assigner/lib/assigner/CMakeLists.txt
index 89d54eb966..ee29059aab 100644
--- a/evm-assigner/lib/assigner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/evm-assigner/lib/assigner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 option(BUILD_ASSIGNER_TESTS "Build unit tests" FALSE)
 
-if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-ggdb -O0")
+if(DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O0")
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ggdb") # gdb only works well with gcc
+    endif()
+    set(BOOST_FORCEINLINE "OFF") # improves debugging traces
 endif()
 
 set(evmone_sources
diff --git a/parallel-crypto3/CMakeLists.txt b/parallel-crypto3/CMakeLists.txt
index e4906392e2..8b1507249a 100644
--- a/parallel-crypto3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/parallel-crypto3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ project(parallel-crypto3)
 
 find_package(CM)
 
-if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-ggdb -O0")
+if(DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O0")
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ggdb") # gdb only works well with gcc
+    endif()
+    set(BOOST_FORCEINLINE "OFF") # improves debugging traces
 endif()
 
 # This is useful due to some build systems (Ninja in particular) are piping
diff --git a/proof-producer/CMakeLists.txt b/proof-producer/CMakeLists.txt
index 8814ebf72a..bf07df9ecc 100644
--- a/proof-producer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/proof-producer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-ggdb -O0")
+if(DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O0")
     set(ZK_PLACEHOLDER_DEBUG_ENABLED TRUE)
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ggdb") # gdb only works well with gcc
+    endif()
+    set(BOOST_FORCEINLINE "OFF") # improves debugging traces
 endif()
 
 find_package(CM REQUIRED)
diff --git a/transpiler/CMakeLists.txt b/transpiler/CMakeLists.txt
index fc385b0532..fcabfbf505 100644
--- a/transpiler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/transpiler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ find_package(CM REQUIRED)
 include(CMConfig)
 include(CMSetupVersion)
 
-if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-ggdb -O0")
+if(DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O0")
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ggdb") # gdb only works well with gcc
+    endif()
+    set(BOOST_FORCEINLINE "OFF") # improves debugging traces
 endif()
 
 cm_workspace(crypto3)
diff --git a/zkevm-framework/CMakeLists.txt b/zkevm-framework/CMakeLists.txt
index b3ae9dba09..c63ce2134b 100644
--- a/zkevm-framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/zkevm-framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 option(BUILD_DOCS "Build documentation" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_TESTS "Enable tests" FALSE)
 
-if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-ggdb -O0")
+if(DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O0")
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ggdb") # gdb only works well with gcc
+    endif()
+    set(BOOST_FORCEINLINE "OFF") # improves debugging traces
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(libs)