This must be a bug. I've had the same problems setting up custom compile profiles.
What I've done is created a .txt file in the same location as my .vmf, and placed custom compile options there. Still have to copy / paste each time Hammer starts, but it provides a managed location for custom profiles and it's better than nothing
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