diff --git a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
index e2d7f80496..ac500c2b22 100644
--- a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -250,8 +250,10 @@ endif()
 
 if (KICAD_SCRIPTING OR KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES)
 
-	set(SWIG_FLAGS -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../.. -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripting -DDEBUG)
-	
+	set(SWIG_FLAGS -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../.. -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripting )
+	if (DEBUG) 
+		set(SWIG_FLAGS ${SWIG_FLAGS} -DDEBUG)
+	endif()
 	# collect CFLAGS , and pass them to swig later 
 	
 	get_directory_property( DirDefs DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} COMPILE_DEFINITIONS )
diff --git a/scripting/kicad.i b/scripting/kicad.i
index becaa24027..4719c8b559 100644
--- a/scripting/kicad.i
+++ b/scripting/kicad.i
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@
    %include <std_vector.i>
    %include <std_string.i>
 
-%nodefaultctor EDA_ITEM;
+/* ignore some constructors of EDA_ITEM that will make the build fail */
 
+%nodefaultctor EDA_ITEM;
+%ignore EDA_ITEM::EDA_ITEM( EDA_ITEM* parent, KICAD_T idType );
+%ignore EDA_ITEM::EDA_ITEM( KICAD_T idType );
+%ignore EDA_ITEM::EDA_ITEM( const EDA_ITEM& base );
 
 /* swig tries to wrap SetBack/SetNext on derived classes, but this method is
    private for most childs, so if we don't ignore it it won't compile */