diff --git a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/SoundTouch.cbp b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/SoundTouch.cbp
index fd5849934e..f80ce863cb 100644
--- a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/SoundTouch.cbp
+++ b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/SoundTouch.cbp
@@ -18,22 +18,6 @@
 					<Add option="-O0" />
 				</Compiler>
 			</Target>
-			<Target title="Release">
-				<Option output="../../deps/libsoundtouch" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
-				<Option working_dir="" />
-				<Option object_output="./.objs/release" />
-				<Option type="2" />
-				<Option compiler="gcc" />
-				<Option createDefFile="1" />
-				<Compiler>
-					<Add option="-fexpensive-optimizations" />
-					<Add option="-O3" />
-					<Add option="-W" />
-				</Compiler>
-				<Linker>
-					<Add option="-s" />
-				</Linker>
-			</Target>
 			<Target title="Devel">
 				<Option output="../../deps/devel/libsoundtouch-dev" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
 				<Option working_dir="" />
@@ -45,8 +29,26 @@
 					<Add option="-O1" />
 					<Add option="-W" />
 					<Add option="-g" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 			</Target>
+			<Target title="Release">
+				<Option output="../../deps/libsoundtouch" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
+				<Option working_dir="" />
+				<Option object_output="./.objs/release" />
+				<Option type="2" />
+				<Option compiler="gcc" />
+				<Option createDefFile="1" />
+				<Compiler>
+					<Add option="-fexpensive-optimizations" />
+					<Add option="-O3" />
+					<Add option="-W" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
+				</Compiler>
+				<Linker>
+					<Add option="-s" />
+				</Linker>
+			</Target>
 		</Build>
 		<Compiler>
 			<Add option="-march=athlon-xp" />
diff --git a/3rdparty/bzip2/bzip2.cbp b/3rdparty/bzip2/bzip2.cbp
index b7a49c1245..d90fd1308f 100644
--- a/3rdparty/bzip2/bzip2.cbp
+++ b/3rdparty/bzip2/bzip2.cbp
@@ -18,22 +18,6 @@
 					<Add option="-O0" />
 				</Compiler>
 			</Target>
-			<Target title="Release">
-				<Option output="../../deps/release/libbzip2" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
-				<Option working_dir="" />
-				<Option object_output="./.objs/release" />
-				<Option type="2" />
-				<Option compiler="gcc" />
-				<Option createDefFile="1" />
-				<Compiler>
-					<Add option="-fexpensive-optimizations" />
-					<Add option="-O3" />
-					<Add option="-W" />
-				</Compiler>
-				<Linker>
-					<Add option="-s" />
-				</Linker>
-			</Target>
 			<Target title="Devel">
 				<Option output="../../deps/devel/libbzip2" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
 				<Option working_dir="" />
@@ -45,8 +29,26 @@
 					<Add option="-O1" />
 					<Add option="-W" />
 					<Add option="-g" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 			</Target>
+			<Target title="Release">
+				<Option output="../../deps/release/libbzip2" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
+				<Option working_dir="" />
+				<Option object_output="./.objs/release" />
+				<Option type="2" />
+				<Option compiler="gcc" />
+				<Option createDefFile="1" />
+				<Compiler>
+					<Add option="-fexpensive-optimizations" />
+					<Add option="-O3" />
+					<Add option="-W" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
+				</Compiler>
+				<Linker>
+					<Add option="-s" />
+				</Linker>
+			</Target>
 		</Build>
 		<Compiler>
 			<Add option="-march=athlon-xp" />
diff --git a/3rdparty/zlib/zlib.cbp b/3rdparty/zlib/zlib.cbp
index 8003438de7..507c6cb6d8 100644
--- a/3rdparty/zlib/zlib.cbp
+++ b/3rdparty/zlib/zlib.cbp
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@
 					<Add option="-O0" />
 				</Compiler>
 			</Target>
+			<Target title="Devel">
+				<Option output="../../deps/devel/zlib" prefix_auto="0" extension_auto="1" />
+				<Option working_dir="" />
+				<Option object_output="./.objs/devel" />
+				<Option type="2" />
+				<Option compiler="gcc" />
+				<Option createDefFile="1" />
+				<Compiler>
+					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-W" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
+				</Compiler>
+			</Target>
 			<Target title="Release">
 				<Option output="../../deps/release/zlib" prefix_auto="0" extension_auto="1" />
 				<Option working_dir="" />
@@ -30,18 +43,7 @@
 					<Add option="-fexpensive-optimizations" />
 					<Add option="-O3" />
 					<Add option="-W" />
-				</Compiler>
-			</Target>
-			<Target title="Devel">
-				<Option output="../../deps/devel/zlib" prefix_auto="0" extension_auto="1" />
-				<Option working_dir="" />
-				<Option object_output="./.objs/devel" />
-				<Option type="2" />
-				<Option compiler="gcc" />
-				<Option createDefFile="1" />
-				<Compiler>
-					<Add option="-W" />
-					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 			</Target>
 		</Build>
diff --git a/common/build/Utilities/Utilities.cbp b/common/build/Utilities/Utilities.cbp
index 3c869978a3..0537ff1ca7 100644
--- a/common/build/Utilities/Utilities.cbp
+++ b/common/build/Utilities/Utilities.cbp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 					<Add option="-ftree-pre" />
 					<Add option="-DPCSX2_DEVBUILD" />
 					<Add option="-DPCSX2_DEVEL" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 					<Add directory="../../include" />
 					<Add directory="../../include/Utilities" />
 				</Compiler>
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@
 					<Add option="-falign-loops  -falign-labels" />
 					<Add option="-ftree-vrp" />
 					<Add option="-ftree-pre" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 					<Add directory="../../include" />
 					<Add directory="../../include/Utilities" />
 				</Compiler>
diff --git a/common/build/x86emitter/x86emitter.cbp b/common/build/x86emitter/x86emitter.cbp
index 08807950a8..be01fea9ad 100644
--- a/common/build/x86emitter/x86emitter.cbp
+++ b/common/build/x86emitter/x86emitter.cbp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 					<Add option="-ftree-pre" />
 					<Add option="-DPCSX2_DEVBUILD" />
 					<Add option="-DPCSX2_DEVEL" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@
 					<Add option="-falign-loops  -falign-labels" />
 					<Add option="-ftree-vrp" />
 					<Add option="-ftree-pre" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
diff --git a/common/include/PS2Eext.h b/common/include/PS2Eext.h
index 61c9c339d5..d36525cd7d 100644
--- a/common/include/PS2Eext.h
+++ b/common/include/PS2Eext.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 //#include "PS2Edefs.h"
 
-static void __forceinline SysMessage(const char *fmt, ...);
+static void SysMessage(const char *fmt, ...);
 static void __forceinline PluginNullConfigure(std::string desc, s32 &log);
 static void __forceinline PluginNullAbout(const char *aboutText);
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ struct PluginConf
 
 #ifdef __LINUX__
 
-static void __forceinline SysMessage(const char *fmt, ...)
+static void SysMessage(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list list;
     char msg[512];
diff --git a/plugins/CDVDnull/Linux/CDVDnull.cbp b/plugins/CDVDnull/Linux/CDVDnull.cbp
index f3ce002311..47e51d6601 100644
--- a/plugins/CDVDnull/Linux/CDVDnull.cbp
+++ b/plugins/CDVDnull/Linux/CDVDnull.cbp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 				<Option createStaticLib="1" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
diff --git a/plugins/FWnull/Linux/FWnull.cbp b/plugins/FWnull/Linux/FWnull.cbp
index 8920396532..fac2ccac79 100644
--- a/plugins/FWnull/Linux/FWnull.cbp
+++ b/plugins/FWnull/Linux/FWnull.cbp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 				<Option compiler="gcc" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
@@ -41,10 +42,10 @@
 			<Add option="`pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs`" />
 			<Add option="-shared" />
 		</Linker>
-		<Unit filename="../FW.cpp" />
-		<Unit filename="../FW.h" />
 		<Unit filename="../Config.cpp" />
 		<Unit filename="../Config.h" />
+		<Unit filename="../FW.cpp" />
+		<Unit filename="../FW.h" />
 		<Unit filename="../ReadMe.txt" />
 		<Extensions>
 			<code_completion />
diff --git a/plugins/GSnull/Linux/GSnull.cbp b/plugins/GSnull/Linux/GSnull.cbp
index 14e5c84be4..161072847d 100644
--- a/plugins/GSnull/Linux/GSnull.cbp
+++ b/plugins/GSnull/Linux/GSnull.cbp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 				<Option createStaticLib="1" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
diff --git a/plugins/PadNull/Linux/PadNull.cbp b/plugins/PadNull/Linux/PadNull.cbp
index 3367f53e66..4ff56e801a 100644
--- a/plugins/PadNull/Linux/PadNull.cbp
+++ b/plugins/PadNull/Linux/PadNull.cbp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 				<Option createStaticLib="1" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
diff --git a/plugins/SPU2null/Linux/SPU2null.cbp b/plugins/SPU2null/Linux/SPU2null.cbp
index dec9eb6ba3..e52313aa83 100644
--- a/plugins/SPU2null/Linux/SPU2null.cbp
+++ b/plugins/SPU2null/Linux/SPU2null.cbp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 				<Option createStaticLib="1" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 					<Add directory="../Linux" />
 					<Add directory="../../SPU2null" />
 					<Add directory="../../../common/include" />
diff --git a/plugins/USBnull/Linux/USBnull.cbp b/plugins/USBnull/Linux/USBnull.cbp
index 571406ee1a..d06fdb2b58 100644
--- a/plugins/USBnull/Linux/USBnull.cbp
+++ b/plugins/USBnull/Linux/USBnull.cbp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 				<Option createStaticLib="1" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
diff --git a/plugins/dev9null/Linux/Dev9null.cbp b/plugins/dev9null/Linux/Dev9null.cbp
index da535e31f2..73c5f32209 100644
--- a/plugins/dev9null/Linux/Dev9null.cbp
+++ b/plugins/dev9null/Linux/Dev9null.cbp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 				<Option createStaticLib="1" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
diff --git a/plugins/onepad/Linux/OnePad.cbp b/plugins/onepad/Linux/OnePad.cbp
index eb7a0ea69b..5b98d1c267 100644
--- a/plugins/onepad/Linux/OnePad.cbp
+++ b/plugins/onepad/Linux/OnePad.cbp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 				<Option createStaticLib="1" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.cpp
index d7b87ff0b1..0f20dac0ff 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool EffectsDisabled = false;
 int ReverbBoost = 0;
 
 // OUTPUT
-u32 OutputModule = FindOutputModuleById( PortaudioOut->GetIdent() );
+u32 OutputModule = 0;
 int SndOutLatencyMS = 160;
 bool timeStretchEnabled = true;
 bool asyncMixingEnabled = false;
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/SPU2-X.cbp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/SPU2-X.cbp
index 9ea9140bd9..78419593be 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/SPU2-X.cbp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/SPU2-X.cbp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 				<Option compiler="gcc" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-g" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add library="../../../../deps/libsoundtouch.a" />
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/spu2sys.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/spu2sys.cpp
index 208df15262..e21f572d87 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/spu2sys.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/spu2sys.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ __forceinline s16 * __fastcall GetMemPtr(u32 addr)
 	return (_spu2mem+addr);
 }
 
-__forceinline s16 __fastcall spu2M_Read( u32 addr )
+s16 __fastcall spu2M_Read( u32 addr )
 {
 	return *GetMemPtr( addr & 0xfffff );
 }
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ static RegWriteHandler * const tbl_reg_writes[0x401] =
 };
 
 
-__forceinline void SPU2_FastWrite( u32 rmem, u16 value )
+void SPU2_FastWrite( u32 rmem, u16 value )
 {
 	tbl_reg_writes[(rmem&0x7ff)/2]( value );
 }
diff --git a/plugins/zerogs/opengl/Linux/ZeroGS.cbp b/plugins/zerogs/opengl/Linux/ZeroGS.cbp
index 6f87c2f69a..457a979214 100644
--- a/plugins/zerogs/opengl/Linux/ZeroGS.cbp
+++ b/plugins/zerogs/opengl/Linux/ZeroGS.cbp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 				<Option createStaticLib="1" />
 				<Compiler>
 					<Add option="-O2" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 					<Add directory="../Linux" />
 					<Add directory="../../opengl" />
 					<Add directory="../../../../common/include" />
diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Linux/zzogl-pg/zzogl-pg.cbp b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Linux/zzogl-pg/zzogl-pg.cbp
index 7a412bf2ce..20aa16a5ef 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Linux/zzogl-pg/zzogl-pg.cbp
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Linux/zzogl-pg/zzogl-pg.cbp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 					<Add option="-W" />
 					<Add option="-g" />
 					<Add option="-DZEROGS_DEVBUILD" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add library="../../../../../deps/release/libUtilities.a" />
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
 					<Add option="-O2" />
 					<Add option="-W" />
 					<Add option="-DRELEASE_TO_PUBLIC" />
+					<Add option="-DNDEBUG" />
 				</Compiler>
 				<Linker>
 					<Add option="-s" />