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| @c man begin SYNOPSIS |
| gcc [@option{-c}|@option{-S}|@option{-E}] [@option{-std=}@var{standard}] |
| [@option{-g}] [@option{-pg}] [@option{-O}@var{level}] |
| [@option{-W}@var{warn}@dots{}] [@option{-pedantic}] |
| [@option{-I}@var{dir}@dots{}] [@option{-L}@var{dir}@dots{}] |
| [@option{-D}@var{macro}[=@var{defn}]@dots{}] [@option{-U}@var{macro}] |
| [@option{-f}@var{option}@dots{}] [@option{-m}@var{machine-option}@dots{}] |
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| |
| Only the most useful options are listed here; see below for the |
| remainder. @samp{g++} accepts mostly the same options as @samp{gcc}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin manual |
| In Apple's version of GCC, both @samp{cc} and @samp{gcc} are actually |
| symbolic links to a compiler named like gcc-@var{version}. |
| Similarly, @samp{c++} and @samp{g++} are links to a compiler named like |
| g++-@var{version}. |
| |
| Note that Apple's GCC includes a number of extensions to standard GCC |
| (flagged below with ``APPLE ONLY''), and that not all generic GCC |
| options are available or supported on Darwin / Mac OS X. In particular, |
| Apple does not currently support the compilation of Fortran, Ada, or |
| Java, although there are third parties who have made these work. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end manual |
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| @c man end |
| @c man begin SEEALSO |
| gpl(7), gfdl(7), fsf-funding(7), |
| cpp(1), gcov(1), as(1), ld(1), gdb(1), adb(1), dbx(1), sdb(1) |
| and the Info entries for @file{gcc}, @file{cpp}, @file{as}, |
| @file{ld}, @file{binutils} and @file{gdb}. |
| @c man end |
| @c man begin BUGS |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin Apple bug-report |
| To report bugs to Apple, see |
| @w{@uref{http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter}}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end Apple bug-report |
| @c man end |
| @c man begin AUTHOR |
| See the Info entry for @command{gcc}, or |
| @w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Contributors.html}}, |
| for contributors to GCC@. |
| @c man end |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @node Invoking GCC |
| @chapter GCC Command Options |
| @cindex GCC command options |
| @cindex command options |
| @cindex options, GCC command |
| |
| @c man begin DESCRIPTION |
| When you invoke GCC, it normally does preprocessing, compilation, |
| assembly and linking. The ``overall options'' allow you to stop this |
| process at an intermediate stage. For example, the @option{-c} option |
| says not to run the linker. Then the output consists of object files |
| output by the assembler. |
| |
| Other options are passed on to one stage of processing. Some options |
| control the preprocessor and others the compiler itself. Yet other |
| options control the assembler and linker; most of these are not |
| documented here, since you rarely need to use any of them. |
| |
| @cindex C compilation options |
| Most of the command line options that you can use with GCC are useful |
| for C programs; when an option is only useful with another language |
| (usually C++), the explanation says so explicitly. If the description |
| for a particular option does not mention a source language, you can use |
| that option with all supported languages. |
| |
| @cindex C++ compilation options |
| @xref{Invoking G++,,Compiling C++ Programs}, for a summary of special |
| options for compiling C++ programs. |
| |
| @cindex grouping options |
| @cindex options, grouping |
| The @command{gcc} program accepts options and file names as operands. Many |
| options have multi-letter names; therefore multiple single-letter options |
| may @emph{not} be grouped: @option{-dr} is very different from @w{@samp{-d |
| -r}}. |
| |
| @cindex order of options |
| @cindex options, order |
| You can mix options and other arguments. For the most part, the order |
| you use doesn't matter. Order does matter when you use several options |
| of the same kind; for example, if you specify @option{-L} more than once, |
| the directories are searched in the order specified. |
| |
| Many options have long names starting with @samp{-f} or with |
| @samp{-W}---for example, |
| @option{-fmove-loop-invariants}, @option{-Wformat} and so on. Most of |
| these have both positive and negative forms; the negative form of |
| @option{-ffoo} would be @option{-fno-foo}. This manual documents |
| only one of these two forms, whichever one is not the default. |
| |
| @c man end |
| |
| @xref{Option Index}, for an index to GCC's options. |
| |
| @menu |
| * Option Summary:: Brief list of all options, without explanations. |
| * Overall Options:: Controlling the kind of output: |
| an executable, object files, assembler files, |
| or preprocessed source. |
| * Invoking G++:: Compiling C++ programs. |
| * C Dialect Options:: Controlling the variant of C language compiled. |
| * C++ Dialect Options:: Variations on C++. |
| * Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialect Options:: Variations on Objective-C |
| and Objective-C++. |
| * Language Independent Options:: Controlling how diagnostics should be |
| formatted. |
| * Warning Options:: How picky should the compiler be? |
| * Debugging Options:: Symbol tables, measurements, and debugging dumps. |
| * Optimize Options:: How much optimization? |
| * Preprocessor Options:: Controlling header files and macro definitions. |
| Also, getting dependency information for Make. |
| * Assembler Options:: Passing options to the assembler. |
| * Link Options:: Specifying libraries and so on. |
| * Directory Options:: Where to find header files and libraries. |
| Where to find the compiler executable files. |
| * Spec Files:: How to pass switches to sub-processes. |
| * Target Options:: Running a cross-compiler, or an old version of GCC. |
| * Submodel Options:: Specifying minor hardware or convention variations, |
| such as 68010 vs 68020. |
| * Code Gen Options:: Specifying conventions for function calls, data layout |
| and register usage. |
| * Environment Variables:: Env vars that affect GCC. |
| * Precompiled Headers:: Compiling a header once, and using it many times. |
| * Running Protoize:: Automatically adding or removing function prototypes. |
| @end menu |
| |
| @c man begin OPTIONS |
| |
| @node Option Summary |
| @section Option Summary |
| |
| Here is a summary of all the options, grouped by type. Explanations are |
| in the following sections. |
| |
| @table @emph |
| @item Overall Options |
| @xref{Overall Options,,Options Controlling the Kind of Output}. |
| @c LLVM LOCAL begin no-canonical-prefixes |
| @gccoptlist{-c -S -E -o @var{file} -combine -no-canonical-prefixes @gol |
| -pipe -pass-exit-codes @gol |
| @c LLVM LOCAL end no-canonical-prefixes |
| @c APPLE LOCAL -ObjC 2001-08-03 --sts ** |
| -ObjC (APPLE ONLY) -ObjC++ (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin fat builds |
| -arch @var{arch} (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| -Xarch_@var{arch} @var{option} (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end fat builds |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ss2 |
| -fsave-repository=@var{file} @gol |
| -x @var{language} -v -### --help --target-help --version @@@var{file}} |
| |
| @item C Language Options |
| @xref{C Dialect Options,,Options Controlling C Dialect}. |
| @gccoptlist{-ansi -std=@var{standard} -fgnu89-inline @gol |
| -aux-info @var{filename} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL AltiVec |
| -faltivec (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL CW asm blocks |
| -fasm-blocks (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL blocks 7205047 5811887 |
| -fno-asm -fno-blocks -fno-builtin -fno-builtin-@var{function} @gol |
| -fhosted -ffreestanding -fopenmp -fms-extensions @gol |
| -trigraphs -no-integrated-cpp -traditional -traditional-cpp @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 5612787 sse4 |
| -fallow-single-precision -fcond-mismatch -flax-vector-conversions @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL constant cfstrings --mrs |
| -fconstant-cfstrings (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL non lvalue assign |
| -fnon-lvalue-assign (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL nested functions 4357979 */ |
| -fno-nested-functions @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL pch distcc --mrs |
| -fpch-preprocess (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| -fsigned-bitfields -fsigned-char @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL -Wno-#warnings |
| -Wno-#warnings (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL -Wextra-tokens 2001-08-02 --sts ** |
| -Wextra-tokens (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL -Wnewline-eof 2001-08-23 --sts ** |
| -Wnewline-eof (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL -Wno-altivec-long-deprecated --ilr ** |
| -Wno-altivec-long-deprecated (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5695218 |
| -fglobal-alloc-prefer-bytes (APPLE ONLY) |
| -fno-global-alloc-prefer-bytes (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5695218 |
| @c APPLE LOCAL fwritable strings |
| -funsigned-bitfields -funsigned-char -fwritable-strings} |
| |
| @item C++ Language Options |
| @xref{C++ Dialect Options,,Options Controlling C++ Dialect}. |
| @gccoptlist{-fabi-version=@var{n} -fno-access-control -fcheck-new @gol |
| -fconserve-space -ffriend-injection @gol |
| -fno-elide-constructors @gol |
| -fno-enforce-eh-specs @gol |
| -ffor-scope -fno-for-scope -fno-gnu-keywords @gol |
| -fno-implicit-templates @gol |
| -fno-implicit-inline-templates @gol |
| -fno-implement-inlines -fms-extensions @gol |
| -fno-nonansi-builtins -fno-operator-names @gol |
| -fno-optional-diags -fpermissive @gol |
| -frepo -fno-rtti -fstats -ftemplate-depth-@var{n} @gol |
| -fno-threadsafe-statics -fuse-cxa-atexit -fno-weak -nostdinc++ @gol |
| -fno-default-inline -fvisibility-inlines-hidden @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL mainline 2007-06-28 ms tinfo compat 4230099 |
| -fvisibility-ms-compat |
| -Wabi -Wctor-dtor-privacy @gol |
| -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wreorder @gol |
| -Weffc++ -Wno-deprecated -Wstrict-null-sentinel @gol |
| -Wno-non-template-friend -Wold-style-cast @gol |
| -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-pmf-conversions @gol |
| -Wsign-promo} |
| |
| @item Objective-C and Objective-C++ Language Options |
| @xref{Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialect Options,,Options Controlling |
| Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialects}. |
| @gccoptlist{-fconstant-string-class=@var{class-name} @gol |
| -fgnu-runtime -fnext-runtime @gol |
| -fno-nil-receivers @gol |
| -fobjc-call-cxx-cdtors @gol |
| -fobjc-direct-dispatch @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL radar 4512786 |
| -fobjc-sjlj-exceptions @gol |
| -fobjc-gc @gol |
| -freplace-objc-classes @gol |
| -fzero-link @gol |
| -gen-decls @gol |
| -Wassign-intercept @gol |
| -Wno-protocol -Wselector @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL radar 5172645 |
| -Wno-property-assign-default @gol |
| -Wstrict-selector-match @gol |
| -Wundeclared-selector} |
| |
| @item Language Independent Options |
| @xref{Language Independent Options,,Options to Control Diagnostic Messages Formatting}. |
| @gccoptlist{-fmessage-length=@var{n} @gol |
| -fdiagnostics-show-location=@r{[}once@r{|}every-line@r{]} @gol |
| -fdiagnostics-show-option} |
| |
| @item Warning Options |
| @xref{Warning Options,,Options to Request or Suppress Warnings}. |
| @gccoptlist{-fsyntax-only -pedantic -pedantic-errors @gol |
| -w -Wextra -Wall -Waddress -Waggregate-return -Wno-attributes @gol |
| -Wc++-compat -Wcast-align -Wcast-qual -Wchar-subscripts -Wcomment @gol |
| -Wconversion -Wno-deprecated-declarations @gol |
| -Wdisabled-optimization -Wno-div-by-zero -Wno-endif-labels @gol |
| -Werror -Werror=* -Werror-implicit-function-declaration @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL default to Wformat-security 5764921 |
| -Wfatal-errors -Wfloat-equal -Wno-format -Wformat=2 @gol |
| -Wno-format-extra-args -Wformat-nonliteral @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL default to Wformat-security 5764921 |
| -Wno-format-security -Wformat-y2k @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL Wglobal-constructors 6324584 |
| -Wglobal-constructors @gol |
| -Wimplicit -Wimplicit-function-declaration -Wimplicit-int @gol |
| -Wimport -Wno-import -Winit-self -Winline @gol |
| -Wno-int-to-pointer-cast @gol |
| -Wno-invalid-offsetof -Winvalid-pch @gol |
| -Wlarger-than-@var{len} -Wunsafe-loop-optimizations -Wlong-long @gol |
| -Wmain -Wmissing-braces -Wmissing-field-initializers @gol |
| -Wmissing-format-attribute -Wmissing-include-dirs @gol |
| -Wmissing-noreturn @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL warn missing prototype 6261539 |
| -Wmissing-prototypes @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL -Wmost |
| -Wmost (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| -Wno-multichar -Wnonnull -Wno-overflow @gol |
| -Woverlength-strings -Wpacked -Wpadded @gol |
| -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-pointer-to-int-cast @gol |
| -Wredundant-decls @gol |
| -Wreturn-type -Wsequence-point -Wshadow @gol |
| -Wsign-compare -Wstack-protector @gol |
| -Wstrict-aliasing -Wstrict-aliasing=2 @gol |
| -Wstrict-overflow -Wstrict-overflow=@var{n} @gol |
| -Wswitch -Wswitch-default -Wswitch-enum @gol |
| -Wsystem-headers -Wtrigraphs -Wundef -Wuninitialized @gol |
| -Wunknown-pragmas -Wno-pragmas -Wunreachable-code @gol |
| -Wunused -Wunused-function -Wunused-label -Wunused-parameter @gol |
| -Wunused-value -Wunused-variable -Wvariadic-macros @gol |
| -Wvolatile-register-var -Wwrite-strings} |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wdiscard-qual 4086969 |
| @item C-only Warning Options |
| @gccoptlist{-Wbad-function-cast -Wmissing-declarations @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL warn missing prototype 6261539 |
| -Wnested-externs -Wold-style-definition @gol |
| -Wstrict-prototypes -Wtraditional @gol |
| -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-discard-qual -Wno-pointer-sign} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -Wdiscard-qual 4086969 |
| |
| @item Debugging Options |
| @xref{Debugging Options,,Options for Debugging Your Program or GCC}. |
| @gccoptlist{-d@var{letters} -dumpspecs -dumpmachine -dumpversion @gol |
| -fdump-noaddr -fdump-unnumbered -fdump-translation-unit@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-class-hierarchy@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-ipa-all -fdump-ipa-cgraph @gol |
| -fdump-tree-all @gol |
| -fdump-tree-original@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-optimized@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-inlined@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-cfg -fdump-tree-vcg -fdump-tree-alias @gol |
| -fdump-tree-ch @gol |
| -fdump-tree-ssa@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} -fdump-tree-pre@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-ccp@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} -fdump-tree-dce@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-gimple@r{[}-raw@r{]} -fdump-tree-mudflap@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-dom@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-dse@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-phiopt@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-forwprop@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-copyrename@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-nrv -fdump-tree-vect @gol |
| -fdump-tree-sink @gol |
| -fdump-tree-sra@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-salias @gol |
| -fdump-tree-fre@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-vrp@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| -ftree-vectorizer-verbose=@var{n} @gol |
| -fdump-tree-storeccp@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4167759 |
| -flimit-debug-info @gol |
| -feliminate-dwarf2-dups -feliminate-unused-debug-types @gol |
| -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -femit-class-debug-always @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL opt diary |
| -fmem-report -fopt-diary -fprofile-arcs @gol |
| -frandom-seed=@var{string} -fsched-verbose=@var{n} @gol |
| -ftest-coverage -ftime-report -fvar-tracking @gol |
| -g -g@var{level} -gcoff -gdwarf-2 @gol |
| -ggdb -gstabs -gstabs+ -gvms -gxcoff -gxcoff+ @gol |
| -p -pg -print-file-name=@var{library} -print-libgcc-file-name @gol |
| -print-multi-directory -print-multi-lib @gol |
| -print-prog-name=@var{program} -print-search-dirs -Q @gol |
| @c LLVM LOCAL |
| -mllvm @var{string} |
| -save-temps -time} |
| |
| @item Optimization Options |
| @xref{Optimize Options,,Options that Control Optimization}. |
| @gccoptlist{-falign-functions=@var{n} -falign-jumps=@var{n} @gol |
| -falign-labels=@var{n} -falign-loops=@var{n} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL -falign-loops-max-skip |
| -falign-loops-max-skip=@var{n} -falign-jumps-max-skip=@var{n} @gol |
| -fbounds-check -fmudflap -fmudflapth -fmudflapir @gol |
| -fbranch-probabilities -fprofile-values -fvpt -fbranch-target-load-optimize @gol |
| -fbranch-target-load-optimize2 -fbtr-bb-exclusive @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL add fcreate-profile |
| -fcaller-saves -fcprop-registers -fcreate-profile -fcse-follow-jumps @gol |
| -fcse-skip-blocks -fcx-limited-range -fdata-sections @gol |
| -fdelayed-branch -fdelete-null-pointer-checks -fearly-inlining @gol |
| -fexpensive-optimizations -ffast-math -ffloat-store @gol |
| -fforce-addr -ffunction-sections @gol |
| -fgcse -fgcse-lm -fgcse-sm -fgcse-las -fgcse-after-reload @gol |
| -fcrossjumping -fif-conversion -fif-conversion2 @gol |
| -finline-functions -finline-functions-called-once @gol |
| -finline-limit=@var{n} -fkeep-inline-functions @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin ARM conditionally disable local RA |
| -fkeep-static-consts @gol |
| -flocal-alloc (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| -fmerge-constants -fmerge-all-constants @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end ARM conditionally disable local RA |
| -fmodulo-sched -fno-branch-count-reg @gol |
| -fno-default-inline -fno-defer-pop -fmove-loop-invariants @gol |
| -fno-function-cse -fno-guess-branch-probability @gol |
| -fno-inline -fno-math-errno -fno-peephole -fno-peephole2 @gol |
| -funsafe-math-optimizations -funsafe-loop-optimizations -ffinite-math-only @gol |
| -fno-toplevel-reorder -fno-trapping-math -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4356747 stack realign |
| -mstackrealign @gol |
| -fomit-frame-pointer -foptimize-register-move @gol |
| -foptimize-sibling-calls -fprefetch-loop-arrays @gol |
| -fprofile-generate -fprofile-use @gol |
| -fregmove -frename-registers @gol |
| -freorder-blocks -freorder-blocks-and-partition -freorder-functions @gol |
| -frerun-cse-after-loop @gol |
| -frounding-math -frtl-abstract-sequences @gol |
| -fschedule-insns -fschedule-insns2 @gol |
| -fno-sched-interblock -fno-sched-spec -fsched-spec-load @gol |
| -fsched-spec-load-dangerous @gol |
| -fsched-stalled-insns=@var{n} -fsched-stalled-insns-dep=@var{n} @gol |
| -fsched2-use-superblocks @gol |
| -fsched2-use-traces -fsee -freschedule-modulo-scheduled-loops @gol |
| -fsection-anchors -fsignaling-nans -fsingle-precision-constant @gol |
| -fstack-protector -fstack-protector-all @gol |
| -fstrict-aliasing -fstrict-overflow -ftracer -fthread-jumps @gol |
| -funroll-all-loops -funroll-loops -fpeel-loops @gol |
| -fsplit-ivs-in-unroller -funswitch-loops @gol |
| -fvariable-expansion-in-unroller @gol |
| -ftree-pre -ftree-ccp -ftree-dce -ftree-loop-optimize @gol |
| -ftree-loop-linear -ftree-loop-im -ftree-loop-ivcanon -fivopts @gol |
| -ftree-dominator-opts -ftree-dse -ftree-copyrename -ftree-sink @gol |
| -ftree-ch -ftree-sra -ftree-ter -ftree-lrs -ftree-fre -ftree-vectorize @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL add fuse-profile |
| -ftree-vect-loop-version -ftree-salias -fuse-profile -fipa-pta -fweb @gol |
| -ftree-copy-prop -ftree-store-ccp -ftree-store-copy-prop -fwhole-program @gol |
| --param @var{name}=@var{value} |
| @c LLVM LOCAL -fast, -Oz, |
| -flto (APPLE ONLY) -O -O0 -O1 -O2 -O3 -O4 (APPLE ONLY) -Os -Oz (APPLE ONLY) -fast (APPLE ONLY)} |
| |
| @item Preprocessor Options |
| @xref{Preprocessor Options,,Options Controlling the Preprocessor}. |
| @gccoptlist{-A@var{question}=@var{answer} @gol |
| -A-@var{question}@r{[}=@var{answer}@r{]} @gol |
| -C -dD -dI -dM -dN @gol |
| -D@var{macro}@r{[}=@var{defn}@r{]} -E -H @gol |
| -idirafter @var{dir} @gol |
| -include @var{file} -imacros @var{file} @gol |
| -iprefix @var{file} -iwithprefix @var{dir} @gol |
| -iwithprefixbefore @var{dir} -isystem @var{dir} @gol |
| -imultilib @var{dir} -isysroot @var{dir} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ARM iwithsysroot 4917039 |
| -iwithsysroot (APPLE ONLY) @var{dir} @gol |
| -M -MM -MF -MG -MP -MQ -MT -nostdinc @gol |
| -P -fworking-directory -remap @gol |
| -trigraphs -undef -U@var{macro} -Wp,@var{option} @gol |
| -Xpreprocessor @var{option}} |
| |
| @item Assembler Option |
| @xref{Assembler Options,,Passing Options to the Assembler}. |
| @gccoptlist{-Wa,@var{option} -Xassembler @var{option}} |
| |
| @item Linker Options |
| @xref{Link Options,,Options for Linking}. |
| @gccoptlist{@var{object-file-name} -l@var{library} @gol |
| -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs -nostdlib -pie -rdynamic @gol |
| -s -static -static-libgcc -shared -shared-libgcc -symbolic @gol |
| -Wl,@var{option} -Xlinker @var{option} @gol |
| -u @var{symbol}} |
| |
| @item Directory Options |
| @xref{Directory Options,,Options for Directory Search}. |
| @gccoptlist{-B@var{prefix} -I@var{dir} -iquote@var{dir} -L@var{dir} |
| -specs=@var{file} -I- --sysroot=@var{dir}} |
| |
| @item Target Options |
| @c I wrote this xref this way to avoid overfull hbox. -- rms |
| @xref{Target Options}. |
| @gccoptlist{-V @var{version} -b @var{machine}} |
| |
| @item Machine Dependent Options |
| @xref{Submodel Options,,Hardware Models and Configurations}. |
| @c This list is ordered alphanumerically by subsection name. |
| @c Try and put the significant identifier (CPU or system) first, |
| @c so users have a clue at guessing where the ones they want will be. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @emph{ARC Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-EB -EL @gol |
| -mmangle-cpu -mcpu=@var{cpu} -mtext=@var{text-section} @gol |
| -mdata=@var{data-section} -mrodata=@var{readonly-data-section}} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ARM prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @emph{ARM Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mapcs-frame -mno-apcs-frame @gol |
| -mabi=@var{name} @gol |
| -mapcs-stack-check -mno-apcs-stack-check @gol |
| -mapcs-float -mno-apcs-float @gol |
| -mapcs-reentrant -mno-apcs-reentrant @gol |
| -msched-prolog -mno-sched-prolog @gol |
| -mlittle-endian -mbig-endian -mwords-little-endian @gol |
| -mfloat-abi=@var{name} -msoft-float -mhard-float -mfpe @gol |
| -mthumb-interwork -mno-thumb-interwork @gol |
| -mcpu=@var{name} -march=@var{name} -mfpu=@var{name} @gol |
| -mstructure-size-boundary=@var{n} @gol |
| -mabort-on-noreturn @gol |
| -mlong-calls -mno-long-calls @gol |
| -msingle-pic-base -mno-single-pic-base @gol |
| -mpic-register=@var{reg} @gol |
| -mnop-fun-dllimport @gol |
| -mcirrus-fix-invalid-insns -mno-cirrus-fix-invalid-insns @gol |
| -mpoke-function-name @gol |
| -mthumb -marm @gol |
| -mtpcs-frame -mtpcs-leaf-frame @gol |
| -mcaller-super-interworking -mcallee-super-interworking @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5946347 ms_struct support |
| -mtp=@var{name} @gol |
| -mms-bitfields -mno-ms-bitfields} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5946347 ms_struct support |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ARM prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @emph{AVR Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mmcu=@var{mcu} -msize -minit-stack=@var{n} -mno-interrupts @gol |
| -mcall-prologues -mno-tablejump -mtiny-stack -mint8} |
| |
| @emph{Blackfin Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-momit-leaf-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer @gol |
| -mspecld-anomaly -mno-specld-anomaly -mcsync-anomaly -mno-csync-anomaly @gol |
| -mlow-64k -mno-low64k -mid-shared-library @gol |
| -mno-id-shared-library -mshared-library-id=@var{n} @gol |
| -mlong-calls -mno-long-calls} |
| |
| @emph{CRIS Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mcpu=@var{cpu} -march=@var{cpu} -mtune=@var{cpu} @gol |
| -mmax-stack-frame=@var{n} -melinux-stacksize=@var{n} @gol |
| -metrax4 -metrax100 -mpdebug -mcc-init -mno-side-effects @gol |
| -mstack-align -mdata-align -mconst-align @gol |
| -m32-bit -m16-bit -m8-bit -mno-prologue-epilogue -mno-gotplt @gol |
| -melf -maout -melinux -mlinux -sim -sim2 @gol |
| -mmul-bug-workaround -mno-mul-bug-workaround} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @emph{CRX Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mmac -mpush-args} |
| |
| @emph{Darwin Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-all_load -allowable_client -arch -arch_errors_fatal @gol |
| -arch_only -bind_at_load -bundle -bundle_loader @gol |
| -client_name -compatibility_version -current_version @gol |
| -dead_strip @gol |
| -dependency-file -dylib_file -dylinker_install_name @gol |
| -dynamic -dynamiclib -exported_symbols_list @gol |
| -filelist -flat_namespace -force_cpusubtype_ALL @gol |
| -force_flat_namespace -force_load -headerpad_max_install_names @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL iframework for 4.3 4094959 |
| -iframework @gol |
| -image_base -init -install_name -keep_private_externs @gol |
| -multi_module -multiply_defined -multiply_defined_unused @gol |
| -noall_load -no_dead_strip_inits_and_terms @gol |
| -nofixprebinding -nomultidefs -noprebind -noseglinkedit @gol |
| -pagezero_size -prebind -prebind_all_twolevel_modules @gol |
| -private_bundle -read_only_relocs -sectalign @gol |
| -sectobjectsymbols -whyload -seg1addr @gol |
| -sectcreate -sectobjectsymbols -sectorder @gol |
| -segaddr -segs_read_only_addr -segs_read_write_addr @gol |
| -seg_addr_table -seg_addr_table_filename -seglinkedit @gol |
| -segprot -segs_read_only_addr -segs_read_write_addr @gol |
| -single_module -static -sub_library -sub_umbrella @gol |
| -twolevel_namespace -umbrella -undefined @gol |
| -unexported_symbols_list -weak_reference_mismatches @gol |
| -whatsloaded -F -gused -gfull -mmacosx-version-min=@var{version} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ARM 5905142 |
| -miphoneos-version-min=@var{version} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL pascal strings |
| -mpascal-strings (APPLE ONLY) @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin fat builds |
| -mkernel -mone-byte-bool @gol |
| -Xarch_@var{arch}} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end fat builds |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @emph{DEC Alpha Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mno-fp-regs -msoft-float -malpha-as -mgas @gol |
| -mieee -mieee-with-inexact -mieee-conformant @gol |
| -mfp-trap-mode=@var{mode} -mfp-rounding-mode=@var{mode} @gol |
| -mtrap-precision=@var{mode} -mbuild-constants @gol |
| -mcpu=@var{cpu-type} -mtune=@var{cpu-type} @gol |
| -mbwx -mmax -mfix -mcix @gol |
| -mfloat-vax -mfloat-ieee @gol |
| -mexplicit-relocs -msmall-data -mlarge-data @gol |
| -msmall-text -mlarge-text @gol |
| -mmemory-latency=@var{time}} |
| |
| @emph{DEC Alpha/VMS Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mvms-return-codes} |
| |
| @emph{FRV Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mgpr-32 -mgpr-64 -mfpr-32 -mfpr-64 @gol |
| -mhard-float -msoft-float @gol |
| -malloc-cc -mfixed-cc -mdword -mno-dword @gol |
| -mdouble -mno-double @gol |
| -mmedia -mno-media -mmuladd -mno-muladd @gol |
| -mfdpic -minline-plt -mgprel-ro -multilib-library-pic @gol |
| -mlinked-fp -mlong-calls -malign-labels @gol |
| -mlibrary-pic -macc-4 -macc-8 @gol |
| -mpack -mno-pack -mno-eflags -mcond-move -mno-cond-move @gol |
| -moptimize-membar -mno-optimize-membar @gol |
| -mscc -mno-scc -mcond-exec -mno-cond-exec @gol |
| -mvliw-branch -mno-vliw-branch @gol |
| -mmulti-cond-exec -mno-multi-cond-exec -mnested-cond-exec @gol |
| -mno-nested-cond-exec -mtomcat-stats @gol |
| -mTLS -mtls @gol |
| -mcpu=@var{cpu}} |
| |
| @emph{GNU/Linux Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-muclibc} |
| |
| @emph{H8/300 Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mrelax -mh -ms -mn -mint32 -malign-300} |
| |
| @emph{HPPA Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-march=@var{architecture-type} @gol |
| -mbig-switch -mdisable-fpregs -mdisable-indexing @gol |
| -mfast-indirect-calls -mgas -mgnu-ld -mhp-ld @gol |
| -mfixed-range=@var{register-range} @gol |
| -mjump-in-delay -mlinker-opt -mlong-calls @gol |
| -mlong-load-store -mno-big-switch -mno-disable-fpregs @gol |
| -mno-disable-indexing -mno-fast-indirect-calls -mno-gas @gol |
| -mno-jump-in-delay -mno-long-load-store @gol |
| -mno-portable-runtime -mno-soft-float @gol |
| -mno-space-regs -msoft-float -mpa-risc-1-0 @gol |
| -mpa-risc-1-1 -mpa-risc-2-0 -mportable-runtime @gol |
| -mschedule=@var{cpu-type} -mspace-regs -msio -mwsio @gol |
| -munix=@var{unix-std} -nolibdld -static -threads} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @emph{i386 and x86-64 Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mtune=@var{cpu-type} -march=@var{cpu-type} @gol |
| -mfpmath=@var{unit} @gol |
| -masm=@var{dialect} -mno-fancy-math-387 @gol |
| -mno-fp-ret-in-387 -msoft-float -msvr3-shlib @gol |
| -mno-wide-multiply -mrtd -malign-double @gol |
| -mpreferred-stack-boundary=@var{num} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5612787 sse4 |
| -mmmx -msse -msse2 -msse3 -mssse3 -msse4.1 -msse4.2 -msse4 -msse4a @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5612787 sse4 |
| -mthreads -mno-align-stringops -minline-all-stringops @gol |
| -mpush-args -maccumulate-outgoing-args -m128bit-long-double @gol |
| -m96bit-long-double -mregparm=@var{num} -msseregparm @gol |
| -mstackrealign @gol |
| -momit-leaf-frame-pointer -mno-red-zone -mno-tls-direct-seg-refs @gol |
| -mcmodel=@var{code-model} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5946347 ms_struct support |
| -m32 -m64 -mlarge-data-threshold=@var{num} @gol |
| -mms-bitfields -mno-ms-bitfields} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5946347 ms_struct support |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @emph{IA-64 Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mbig-endian -mlittle-endian -mgnu-as -mgnu-ld -mno-pic @gol |
| -mvolatile-asm-stop -mregister-names -mno-sdata @gol |
| -mconstant-gp -mauto-pic -minline-float-divide-min-latency @gol |
| -minline-float-divide-max-throughput @gol |
| -minline-int-divide-min-latency @gol |
| -minline-int-divide-max-throughput @gol |
| -minline-sqrt-min-latency -minline-sqrt-max-throughput @gol |
| -mno-dwarf2-asm -mearly-stop-bits @gol |
| -mfixed-range=@var{register-range} -mtls-size=@var{tls-size} @gol |
| -mtune=@var{cpu-type} -mt -pthread -milp32 -mlp64 @gol |
| -mno-sched-br-data-spec -msched-ar-data-spec -mno-sched-control-spec @gol |
| -msched-br-in-data-spec -msched-ar-in-data-spec -msched-in-control-spec @gol |
| -msched-ldc -mno-sched-control-ldc -mno-sched-spec-verbose @gol |
| -mno-sched-prefer-non-data-spec-insns @gol |
| -mno-sched-prefer-non-control-spec-insns @gol |
| -mno-sched-count-spec-in-critical-path} |
| |
| @emph{M32R/D Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-m32r2 -m32rx -m32r @gol |
| -mdebug @gol |
| -malign-loops -mno-align-loops @gol |
| -missue-rate=@var{number} @gol |
| -mbranch-cost=@var{number} @gol |
| -mmodel=@var{code-size-model-type} @gol |
| -msdata=@var{sdata-type} @gol |
| -mno-flush-func -mflush-func=@var{name} @gol |
| -mno-flush-trap -mflush-trap=@var{number} @gol |
| -G @var{num}} |
| |
| @emph{M32C Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mcpu=@var{cpu} -msim -memregs=@var{number}} |
| |
| @emph{M680x0 Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-m68000 -m68020 -m68020-40 -m68020-60 -m68030 -m68040 @gol |
| -m68060 -mcpu32 -m5200 -mcfv4e -m68881 -mbitfield @gol |
| -mc68000 -mc68020 @gol |
| -mnobitfield -mrtd -mshort -msoft-float -mpcrel @gol |
| -malign-int -mstrict-align -msep-data -mno-sep-data @gol |
| -mshared-library-id=n -mid-shared-library -mno-id-shared-library} |
| |
| @emph{M68hc1x Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-m6811 -m6812 -m68hc11 -m68hc12 -m68hcs12 @gol |
| -mauto-incdec -minmax -mlong-calls -mshort @gol |
| -msoft-reg-count=@var{count}} |
| |
| @emph{MCore Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mhardlit -mno-hardlit -mdiv -mno-div -mrelax-immediates @gol |
| -mno-relax-immediates -mwide-bitfields -mno-wide-bitfields @gol |
| -m4byte-functions -mno-4byte-functions -mcallgraph-data @gol |
| -mno-callgraph-data -mslow-bytes -mno-slow-bytes -mno-lsim @gol |
| -mlittle-endian -mbig-endian -m210 -m340 -mstack-increment} |
| |
| @emph{MIPS Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-EL -EB -march=@var{arch} -mtune=@var{arch} @gol |
| -mips1 -mips2 -mips3 -mips4 -mips32 -mips32r2 -mips64 @gol |
| -mips16 -mno-mips16 -mabi=@var{abi} -mabicalls -mno-abicalls @gol |
| -mshared -mno-shared -mxgot -mno-xgot -mgp32 -mgp64 @gol |
| -mfp32 -mfp64 -mhard-float -msoft-float @gol |
| -msingle-float -mdouble-float -mdsp -mpaired-single -mips3d @gol |
| -mlong64 -mlong32 -msym32 -mno-sym32 @gol |
| -G@var{num} -membedded-data -mno-embedded-data @gol |
| -muninit-const-in-rodata -mno-uninit-const-in-rodata @gol |
| -msplit-addresses -mno-split-addresses @gol |
| -mexplicit-relocs -mno-explicit-relocs @gol |
| -mcheck-zero-division -mno-check-zero-division @gol |
| -mdivide-traps -mdivide-breaks @gol |
| -mmemcpy -mno-memcpy -mlong-calls -mno-long-calls @gol |
| -mmad -mno-mad -mfused-madd -mno-fused-madd -nocpp @gol |
| -mfix-r4000 -mno-fix-r4000 -mfix-r4400 -mno-fix-r4400 @gol |
| -mfix-vr4120 -mno-fix-vr4120 -mfix-vr4130 @gol |
| -mfix-sb1 -mno-fix-sb1 @gol |
| -mflush-func=@var{func} -mno-flush-func @gol |
| -mbranch-likely -mno-branch-likely @gol |
| -mfp-exceptions -mno-fp-exceptions @gol |
| -mvr4130-align -mno-vr4130-align} |
| |
| @emph{MMIX Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mlibfuncs -mno-libfuncs -mepsilon -mno-epsilon -mabi=gnu @gol |
| -mabi=mmixware -mzero-extend -mknuthdiv -mtoplevel-symbols @gol |
| -melf -mbranch-predict -mno-branch-predict -mbase-addresses @gol |
| -mno-base-addresses -msingle-exit -mno-single-exit} |
| |
| @emph{MN10300 Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mmult-bug -mno-mult-bug @gol |
| -mam33 -mno-am33 @gol |
| -mam33-2 -mno-am33-2 @gol |
| -mreturn-pointer-on-d0 @gol |
| -mno-crt0 -mrelax} |
| |
| @emph{MT Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mno-crt0 -mbacc -msim @gol |
| -march=@var{cpu-type} } |
| |
| @emph{PDP-11 Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mfpu -msoft-float -mac0 -mno-ac0 -m40 -m45 -m10 @gol |
| -mbcopy -mbcopy-builtin -mint32 -mno-int16 @gol |
| -mint16 -mno-int32 -mfloat32 -mno-float64 @gol |
| -mfloat64 -mno-float32 -mabshi -mno-abshi @gol |
| -mbranch-expensive -mbranch-cheap @gol |
| -msplit -mno-split -munix-asm -mdec-asm} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @emph{PowerPC Options} |
| See RS/6000 and PowerPC Options. |
| |
| @emph{RS/6000 and PowerPC Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mcpu=@var{cpu-type} @gol |
| -mtune=@var{cpu-type} @gol |
| -mpower -mno-power -mpower2 -mno-power2 @gol |
| -mpowerpc -mpowerpc64 -mno-powerpc @gol |
| -maltivec -mno-altivec @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL AltiVec |
| -mpim-altivec -mno-pim-altivec @gol |
| -mpowerpc-gpopt -mno-powerpc-gpopt @gol |
| -mpowerpc-gfxopt -mno-powerpc-gfxopt @gol |
| -mmfcrf -mno-mfcrf -mpopcntb -mno-popcntb -mfprnd -mno-fprnd @gol |
| -mnew-mnemonics -mold-mnemonics @gol |
| -mfull-toc -mminimal-toc -mno-fp-in-toc -mno-sum-in-toc @gol |
| -m64 -m32 -mxl-compat -mno-xl-compat -mpe @gol |
| -malign-power -malign-natural @gol |
| -msoft-float -mhard-float -mmultiple -mno-multiple @gol |
| -mstring -mno-string -mupdate -mno-update @gol |
| -mfused-madd -mno-fused-madd -mbit-align -mno-bit-align @gol |
| -mstrict-align -mno-strict-align -mrelocatable @gol |
| -mno-relocatable -mrelocatable-lib -mno-relocatable-lib @gol |
| -mtoc -mno-toc -mlittle -mlittle-endian -mbig -mbig-endian @gol |
| -mdynamic-no-pic -maltivec -mswdiv @gol |
| -mprioritize-restricted-insns=@var{priority} @gol |
| -msched-costly-dep=@var{dependence_type} @gol |
| -minsert-sched-nops=@var{scheme} @gol |
| -mcall-sysv -mcall-netbsd @gol |
| -maix-struct-return -msvr4-struct-return @gol |
| -mabi=@var{abi-type} -msecure-plt -mbss-plt @gol |
| -misel -mno-isel @gol |
| -misel=yes -misel=no @gol |
| -mspe -mno-spe @gol |
| -mspe=yes -mspe=no @gol |
| -mvrsave -mno-vrsave @gol |
| -mmulhw -mno-mulhw @gol |
| -mdlmzb -mno-dlmzb @gol |
| -mfloat-gprs=yes -mfloat-gprs=no -mfloat-gprs=single -mfloat-gprs=double @gol |
| -mprototype -mno-prototype @gol |
| -msim -mmvme -mads -myellowknife -memb -msdata @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5946347 ms_struct support |
| -msdata=@var{opt} -mvxworks -mwindiss -G @var{num} -pthread @gol |
| -mms-bitfields -mno-ms-bitfields} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5946347 ms_struct support |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @emph{S/390 and zSeries Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mtune=@var{cpu-type} -march=@var{cpu-type} @gol |
| -mhard-float -msoft-float -mlong-double-64 -mlong-double-128 @gol |
| -mbackchain -mno-backchain -mpacked-stack -mno-packed-stack @gol |
| -msmall-exec -mno-small-exec -mmvcle -mno-mvcle @gol |
| -m64 -m31 -mdebug -mno-debug -mesa -mzarch @gol |
| -mtpf-trace -mno-tpf-trace -mfused-madd -mno-fused-madd @gol |
| -mwarn-framesize -mwarn-dynamicstack -mstack-size -mstack-guard} |
| |
| @emph{Score Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-meb -mel @gol |
| -mnhwloop @gol |
| -muls @gol |
| -mmac @gol |
| -mscore5 -mscore5u -mscore7 -mscore7d} |
| |
| @emph{SH Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-m1 -m2 -m2e -m3 -m3e @gol |
| -m4-nofpu -m4-single-only -m4-single -m4 @gol |
| -m4a-nofpu -m4a-single-only -m4a-single -m4a -m4al @gol |
| -m5-64media -m5-64media-nofpu @gol |
| -m5-32media -m5-32media-nofpu @gol |
| -m5-compact -m5-compact-nofpu @gol |
| -mb -ml -mdalign -mrelax @gol |
| -mbigtable -mfmovd -mhitachi -mrenesas -mno-renesas -mnomacsave @gol |
| -mieee -misize -mpadstruct -mspace @gol |
| -mprefergot -musermode -multcost=@var{number} -mdiv=@var{strategy} @gol |
| -mdivsi3_libfunc=@var{name} @gol |
| -madjust-unroll -mindexed-addressing -mgettrcost=@var{number} -mpt-fixed @gol |
| -minvalid-symbols} |
| |
| @emph{SPARC Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mcpu=@var{cpu-type} @gol |
| -mtune=@var{cpu-type} @gol |
| -mcmodel=@var{code-model} @gol |
| -m32 -m64 -mapp-regs -mno-app-regs @gol |
| -mfaster-structs -mno-faster-structs @gol |
| -mfpu -mno-fpu -mhard-float -msoft-float @gol |
| -mhard-quad-float -msoft-quad-float @gol |
| -mimpure-text -mno-impure-text -mlittle-endian @gol |
| -mstack-bias -mno-stack-bias @gol |
| -munaligned-doubles -mno-unaligned-doubles @gol |
| -mv8plus -mno-v8plus -mvis -mno-vis |
| -threads -pthreads -pthread} |
| |
| @emph{System V Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-Qy -Qn -YP,@var{paths} -Ym,@var{dir}} |
| |
| @emph{TMS320C3x/C4x Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mcpu=@var{cpu} -mbig -msmall -mregparm -mmemparm @gol |
| -mfast-fix -mmpyi -mbk -mti -mdp-isr-reload @gol |
| -mrpts=@var{count} -mrptb -mdb -mloop-unsigned @gol |
| -mparallel-insns -mparallel-mpy -mpreserve-float} |
| |
| @emph{V850 Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mlong-calls -mno-long-calls -mep -mno-ep @gol |
| -mprolog-function -mno-prolog-function -mspace @gol |
| -mtda=@var{n} -msda=@var{n} -mzda=@var{n} @gol |
| -mapp-regs -mno-app-regs @gol |
| -mdisable-callt -mno-disable-callt @gol |
| -mv850e1 @gol |
| -mv850e @gol |
| -mv850 -mbig-switch} |
| |
| @emph{VAX Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mg -mgnu -munix} |
| |
| @emph{x86-64 Options} |
| See i386 and x86-64 Options. |
| |
| @emph{Xstormy16 Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-msim} |
| |
| @emph{Xtensa Options} |
| @gccoptlist{-mconst16 -mno-const16 @gol |
| -mfused-madd -mno-fused-madd @gol |
| -mtext-section-literals -mno-text-section-literals @gol |
| -mtarget-align -mno-target-align @gol |
| -mlongcalls -mno-longcalls} |
| |
| @emph{zSeries Options} |
| See S/390 and zSeries Options. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @item Code Generation Options |
| @xref{Code Gen Options,,Options for Code Generation Conventions}. |
| @gccoptlist{-fcall-saved-@var{reg} -fcall-used-@var{reg} @gol |
| -ffixed-@var{reg} -fexceptions @gol |
| -fnon-call-exceptions -funwind-tables @gol |
| -fasynchronous-unwind-tables @gol |
| -finhibit-size-directive -finstrument-functions @gol |
| -fno-common -fno-ident @gol |
| -fpcc-struct-return -fpic -fPIC -fpie -fPIE @gol |
| -fno-jump-tables @gol |
| -freg-struct-return -fshort-enums @gol |
| -fshort-double -fshort-wchar @gol |
| -fverbose-asm -fpack-struct[=@var{n}] -fstack-check @gol |
| -fstack-limit-register=@var{reg} -fstack-limit-symbol=@var{sym} @gol |
| -fargument-alias -fargument-noalias @gol |
| -fargument-noalias-global -fargument-noalias-anything |
| -fleading-underscore -ftls-model=@var{model} @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin prune man page 5547358 |
| @c -ftrapv |
| -fwrapv -fbounds-check @gol |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end prune man page |
| -fvisibility} |
| @end table |
| |
| @menu |
| * Overall Options:: Controlling the kind of output: |
| an executable, object files, assembler files, |
| or preprocessed source. |
| * C Dialect Options:: Controlling the variant of C language compiled. |
| * C++ Dialect Options:: Variations on C++. |
| * Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialect Options:: Variations on Objective-C |
| and Objective-C++. |
| * Language Independent Options:: Controlling how diagnostics should be |
| formatted. |
| * Warning Options:: How picky should the compiler be? |
| * Debugging Options:: Symbol tables, measurements, and debugging dumps. |
| * Optimize Options:: How much optimization? |
| * Preprocessor Options:: Controlling header files and macro definitions. |
| Also, getting dependency information for Make. |
| * Assembler Options:: Passing options to the assembler. |
| * Link Options:: Specifying libraries and so on. |
| * Directory Options:: Where to find header files and libraries. |
| Where to find the compiler executable files. |
| * Spec Files:: How to pass switches to sub-processes. |
| * Target Options:: Running a cross-compiler, or an old version of GCC. |
| @end menu |
| |
| @node Overall Options |
| @section Options Controlling the Kind of Output |
| |
| Compilation can involve up to four stages: preprocessing, compilation |
| proper, assembly and linking, always in that order. GCC is capable of |
| preprocessing and compiling several files either into several |
| assembler input files, or into one assembler input file; then each |
| assembler input file produces an object file, and linking combines all |
| the object files (those newly compiled, and those specified as input) |
| into an executable file. |
| |
| @cindex file name suffix |
| For any given input file, the file name suffix determines what kind of |
| compilation is done: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item @var{file}.c |
| C source code which must be preprocessed. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.i |
| C source code which should not be preprocessed. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.ii |
| C++ source code which should not be preprocessed. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.m |
| Objective-C source code. Note that you must link with the @file{libobjc} |
| library to make an Objective-C program work. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.mi |
| Objective-C source code which should not be preprocessed. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.mm |
| @itemx @var{file}.M |
| Objective-C++ source code. Note that you must link with the @file{libobjc} |
| library to make an Objective-C++ program work. Note that @samp{.M} refers |
| to a literal capital M@. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.mii |
| Objective-C++ source code which should not be preprocessed. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.h |
| C, C++, Objective-C or Objective-C++ header file to be turned into a |
| precompiled header. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.cc |
| @itemx @var{file}.cp |
| @itemx @var{file}.cxx |
| @itemx @var{file}.cpp |
| @itemx @var{file}.CPP |
| @itemx @var{file}.c++ |
| @itemx @var{file}.C |
| C++ source code which must be preprocessed. Note that in @samp{.cxx}, |
| the last two letters must both be literally @samp{x}. Likewise, |
| @samp{.C} refers to a literal capital C@. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin Objective-C++ |
| @c Delete duplicate @var{file}.mm, @var{file}.M, @var{file}.mii. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end Objective-C++ |
| |
| @item @var{file}.hh |
| @itemx @var{file}.H |
| C++ header file to be turned into a precompiled header. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.f |
| @itemx @var{file}.for |
| @itemx @var{file}.FOR |
| Fixed form Fortran source code which should not be preprocessed. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.F |
| @itemx @var{file}.fpp |
| @itemx @var{file}.FPP |
| Fixed form Fortran source code which must be preprocessed (with the traditional |
| preprocessor). |
| |
| @item @var{file}.f90 |
| @itemx @var{file}.f95 |
| Free form Fortran source code which should not be preprocessed. |
| |
| @item @var{file}.F90 |
| @itemx @var{file}.F95 |
| Free form Fortran source code which must be preprocessed (with the |
| traditional preprocessor). |
| |
| @c FIXME: Descriptions of Java file types. |
| @c @var{file}.java |
| @c @var{file}.class |
| @c @var{file}.zip |
| @c @var{file}.jar |
| |
| @item @var{file}.ads |
| Ada source code file which contains a library unit declaration (a |
| declaration of a package, subprogram, or generic, or a generic |
| instantiation), or a library unit renaming declaration (a package, |
| generic, or subprogram renaming declaration). Such files are also |
| called @dfn{specs}. |
| |
| @itemx @var{file}.adb |
| Ada source code file containing a library unit body (a subprogram or |
| package body). Such files are also called @dfn{bodies}. |
| |
| @c GCC also knows about some suffixes for languages not yet included: |
| @c Pascal: |
| @c @var{file}.p |
| @c @var{file}.pas |
| @c Ratfor: |
| @c @var{file}.r |
| |
| @item @var{file}.s |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin preprocess .s files |
| Assembler code. Apple's version of GCC runs the preprocessor |
| on these files as well as those ending in @samp{.S}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end preprocess .s files |
| |
| @item @var{file}.S |
| Assembler code which must be preprocessed. |
| |
| @item @var{other} |
| An object file to be fed straight into linking. |
| Any file name with no recognized suffix is treated this way. |
| @end table |
| |
| @opindex x |
| You can specify the input language explicitly with the @option{-x} option: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -x @var{language} |
| Specify explicitly the @var{language} for the following input files |
| (rather than letting the compiler choose a default based on the file |
| name suffix). This option applies to all following input files until |
| the next @option{-x} option. Possible values for @var{language} are: |
| @smallexample |
| c c-header c-cpp-output |
| c++ c++-header c++-cpp-output |
| objective-c objective-c-header objective-c-cpp-output |
| objective-c++ objective-c++-header objective-c++-cpp-output |
| assembler assembler-with-cpp |
| ada |
| f95 f95-cpp-input |
| java |
| treelang |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item -x none |
| Turn off any specification of a language, so that subsequent files are |
| handled according to their file name suffixes (as they are if @option{-x} |
| has not been used at all). |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -ObjC 2001-08-03 --sts ** |
| @item -ObjC |
| @itemx -ObjC++ |
| @opindex ObjC |
| @opindex ObjC++ |
| These are similar in effect to @option{-x objective-c} and @option{-x |
| objective-c++}, but affect only the choice of compiler for files already |
| identified as source files. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -ObjC 2001-08-03 --sts ** |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin fat builds |
| @item -arch @var{arch} |
| @opindex arch |
| Compile for the specified target architecture @var{arch}. The |
| allowable values are @samp{i386}, @samp{x86_64}, @samp{ppc} and |
| @samp{ppc64}. Multiple options work, and direct the compiler to |
| produce ``universal'' binaries including object code for each |
| architecture specified with @option{-arch}. This option only works if |
| assembler and libraries are available for each architecture specified. |
| (APPLE ONLY) |
| |
| @item -Xarch_@var{arch} @var{option} |
| @opindex Xarch |
| Apply @var{option} to the command line for architecture @var{arch}. |
| This is useful for specifying an option that should only apply to |
| one architecture when building a ``universal'' binary. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end fat builds |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin ss2 |
| @item -fsave-repository=@var{file} |
| @opindex fsave-repository |
| Save debug info in separate object file. |
| This is available only while building PCH in -gfull mode. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end ss2 |
| |
| @item -pass-exit-codes |
| @opindex pass-exit-codes |
| Normally the @command{gcc} program will exit with the code of 1 if any |
| phase of the compiler returns a non-success return code. If you specify |
| @option{-pass-exit-codes}, the @command{gcc} program will instead return with |
| numerically highest error produced by any phase that returned an error |
| indication. The C, C++, and Fortran frontends return 4, if an internal |
| compiler error is encountered. |
| @end table |
| |
| If you only want some of the stages of compilation, you can use |
| @option{-x} (or filename suffixes) to tell @command{gcc} where to start, and |
| one of the options @option{-c}, @option{-S}, or @option{-E} to say where |
| @command{gcc} is to stop. Note that some combinations (for example, |
| @samp{-x cpp-output -E}) instruct @command{gcc} to do nothing at all. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -c |
| @opindex c |
| Compile or assemble the source files, but do not link. The linking |
| stage simply is not done. The ultimate output is in the form of an |
| object file for each source file. |
| |
| By default, the object file name for a source file is made by replacing |
| the suffix @samp{.c}, @samp{.i}, @samp{.s}, etc., with @samp{.o}. |
| |
| Unrecognized input files, not requiring compilation or assembly, are |
| ignored. |
| |
| @item -S |
| @opindex S |
| Stop after the stage of compilation proper; do not assemble. The output |
| is in the form of an assembler code file for each non-assembler input |
| file specified. |
| |
| By default, the assembler file name for a source file is made by |
| replacing the suffix @samp{.c}, @samp{.i}, etc., with @samp{.s}. |
| |
| Input files that don't require compilation are ignored. |
| |
| @item -E |
| @opindex E |
| Stop after the preprocessing stage; do not run the compiler proper. The |
| output is in the form of preprocessed source code, which is sent to the |
| standard output. |
| |
| Input files which don't require preprocessing are ignored. |
| |
| @cindex output file option |
| @item -o @var{file} |
| @opindex o |
| Place output in file @var{file}. This applies regardless to whatever |
| sort of output is being produced, whether it be an executable file, |
| an object file, an assembler file or preprocessed C code. |
| |
| If @option{-o} is not specified, the default is to put an executable |
| file in @file{a.out}, the object file for |
| @file{@var{source}.@var{suffix}} in @file{@var{source}.o}, its |
| assembler file in @file{@var{source}.s}, a precompiled header file in |
| @file{@var{source}.@var{suffix}.gch}, and all preprocessed C source on |
| standard output. |
| |
| @item -v |
| @opindex v |
| Print (on standard error output) the commands executed to run the stages |
| of compilation. Also print the version number of the compiler driver |
| program and of the preprocessor and the compiler proper. |
| |
| @item -### |
| @opindex ### |
| Like @option{-v} except the commands are not executed and all command |
| arguments are quoted. This is useful for shell scripts to capture the |
| driver-generated command lines. |
| |
| @item -pipe |
| @opindex pipe |
| Use pipes rather than temporary files for communication between the |
| various stages of compilation. This fails to work on some systems where |
| the assembler is unable to read from a pipe; but the GNU assembler has |
| no trouble. |
| |
| @item -combine |
| @opindex combine |
| If you are compiling multiple source files, this option tells the driver |
| to pass all the source files to the compiler at once (for those |
| languages for which the compiler can handle this). This will allow |
| intermodule analysis (IMA) to be performed by the compiler. Currently the only |
| language for which this is supported is C@. If you pass source files for |
| multiple languages to the driver, using this option, the driver will invoke |
| the compiler(s) that support IMA once each, passing each compiler all the |
| source files appropriate for it. For those languages that do not support |
| IMA this option will be ignored, and the compiler will be invoked once for |
| each source file in that language. If you use this option in conjunction |
| with @option{-save-temps}, the compiler will generate multiple |
| pre-processed files |
| (one for each source file), but only one (combined) @file{.o} or |
| @file{.s} file. |
| |
| @item --help |
| @opindex help |
| Print (on the standard output) a description of the command line options |
| understood by @command{gcc}. If the @option{-v} option is also specified |
| then @option{--help} will also be passed on to the various processes |
| invoked by @command{gcc}, so that they can display the command line options |
| they accept. If the @option{-Wextra} option is also specified then command |
| line options which have no documentation associated with them will also |
| be displayed. |
| |
| @item --target-help |
| @opindex target-help |
| Print (on the standard output) a description of target specific command |
| line options for each tool. |
| |
| @c LLVM LOCAL begin no-canonical-prefixes |
| @item -no-canonical-prefixes |
| @opindex no-canonical-prefixes |
| Do not expand any symbolic links, resolve references to @samp{/../} |
| or @samp{/./}, or make the path absolute when generating a relative |
| prefix. |
| @c LLVM LOCAL end no-canonical-prefixes |
| |
| @item --version |
| @opindex version |
| Display the version number and copyrights of the invoked GCC@. |
| |
| @include @value{srcdir}/../libiberty/at-file.texi |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Invoking G++ |
| @section Compiling C++ Programs |
| |
| @cindex suffixes for C++ source |
| @cindex C++ source file suffixes |
| C++ source files conventionally use one of the suffixes @samp{.C}, |
| @samp{.cc}, @samp{.cpp}, @samp{.CPP}, @samp{.c++}, @samp{.cp}, or |
| @samp{.cxx}; C++ header files often use @samp{.hh} or @samp{.H}; and |
| preprocessed C++ files use the suffix @samp{.ii}. GCC recognizes |
| files with these names and compiles them as C++ programs even if you |
| call the compiler the same way as for compiling C programs (usually |
| with the name @command{gcc}). |
| |
| @findex g++ |
| @findex c++ |
| However, the use of @command{gcc} does not add the C++ library. |
| @command{g++} is a program that calls GCC and treats @samp{.c}, |
| @samp{.h} and @samp{.i} files as C++ source files instead of C source |
| files unless @option{-x} is used, and automatically specifies linking |
| against the C++ library. This program is also useful when |
| precompiling a C header file with a @samp{.h} extension for use in C++ |
| compilations. On many systems, @command{g++} is also installed with |
| the name @command{c++}. |
| |
| @cindex invoking @command{g++} |
| When you compile C++ programs, you may specify many of the same |
| command-line options that you use for compiling programs in any |
| language; or command-line options meaningful for C and related |
| languages; or options that are meaningful only for C++ programs. |
| @xref{C Dialect Options,,Options Controlling C Dialect}, for |
| explanations of options for languages related to C@. |
| @xref{C++ Dialect Options,,Options Controlling C++ Dialect}, for |
| explanations of options that are meaningful only for C++ programs. |
| |
| @node C Dialect Options |
| @section Options Controlling C Dialect |
| @cindex dialect options |
| @cindex language dialect options |
| @cindex options, dialect |
| |
| The following options control the dialect of C (or languages derived |
| from C, such as C++, Objective-C and Objective-C++) that the compiler |
| accepts: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @cindex ANSI support |
| @cindex ISO support |
| @item -ansi |
| @opindex ansi |
| In C mode, support all ISO C90 programs. In C++ mode, |
| remove GNU extensions that conflict with ISO C++. |
| |
| This turns off certain features of GCC that are incompatible with ISO |
| C90 (when compiling C code), or of standard C++ (when compiling C++ code), |
| such as the @code{asm} and @code{typeof} keywords, and |
| predefined macros such as @code{unix} and @code{vax} that identify the |
| type of system you are using. It also enables the undesirable and |
| rarely used ISO trigraph feature. For the C compiler, |
| it disables recognition of C++ style @samp{//} comments as well as |
| the @code{inline} keyword. |
| |
| The alternate keywords @code{__asm__}, @code{__extension__}, |
| @code{__inline__} and @code{__typeof__} continue to work despite |
| @option{-ansi}. You would not want to use them in an ISO C program, of |
| course, but it is useful to put them in header files that might be included |
| in compilations done with @option{-ansi}. Alternate predefined macros |
| such as @code{__unix__} and @code{__vax__} are also available, with or |
| without @option{-ansi}. |
| |
| The @option{-ansi} option does not cause non-ISO programs to be |
| rejected gratuitously. For that, @option{-pedantic} is required in |
| addition to @option{-ansi}. @xref{Warning Options}. |
| |
| The macro @code{__STRICT_ANSI__} is predefined when the @option{-ansi} |
| option is used. Some header files may notice this macro and refrain |
| from declaring certain functions or defining certain macros that the |
| ISO standard doesn't call for; this is to avoid interfering with any |
| programs that might use these names for other things. |
| |
| Functions which would normally be built in but do not have semantics |
| defined by ISO C (such as @code{alloca} and @code{ffs}) are not built-in |
| functions with @option{-ansi} is used. @xref{Other Builtins,,Other |
| built-in functions provided by GCC}, for details of the functions |
| affected. |
| |
| @item -std= |
| @opindex std |
| Determine the language standard. This option is currently only |
| supported when compiling C or C++. A value for this option must be |
| provided; possible values are |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item c89 |
| @itemx iso9899:1990 |
| ISO C90 (same as @option{-ansi}). |
| |
| @item iso9899:199409 |
| ISO C90 as modified in amendment 1. |
| |
| @item c99 |
| @itemx c9x |
| @itemx iso9899:1999 |
| @itemx iso9899:199x |
| ISO C99. Note that this standard is not yet fully supported; see |
| @w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.2/c99status.html}} for more information. The |
| names @samp{c9x} and @samp{iso9899:199x} are deprecated. |
| |
| @item gnu89 |
| Default, ISO C90 plus GNU extensions (including some C99 features). |
| |
| @item gnu99 |
| @itemx gnu9x |
| ISO C99 plus GNU extensions. When ISO C99 is fully implemented in GCC, |
| this will become the default. The name @samp{gnu9x} is deprecated. |
| |
| @item c++98 |
| The 1998 ISO C++ standard plus amendments. |
| |
| @item gnu++98 |
| The same as @option{-std=c++98} plus GNU extensions. This is the |
| default for C++ code. |
| @end table |
| |
| Even when this option is not specified, you can still use some of the |
| features of newer standards in so far as they do not conflict with |
| previous C standards. For example, you may use @code{__restrict__} even |
| when @option{-std=c99} is not specified. |
| |
| The @option{-std} options specifying some version of ISO C have the same |
| effects as @option{-ansi}, except that features that were not in ISO C90 |
| but are in the specified version (for example, @samp{//} comments and |
| the @code{inline} keyword in ISO C99) are not disabled. |
| |
| @xref{Standards,,Language Standards Supported by GCC}, for details of |
| these standard versions. |
| |
| @item -fgnu89-inline |
| @opindex fgnu89-inline |
| The option @option{-fgnu89-inline} tells GCC to use the traditional |
| GNU semantics for @code{inline} functions when in C99 mode. |
| @xref{Inline,,An Inline Function is As Fast As a Macro}. Using this |
| option is roughly equivalent to adding the @code{gnu_inline} function |
| attribute to all inline functions (@pxref{Function Attributes}). |
| |
| This option is accepted by GCC versions 4.1.3 and up. In GCC versions |
| /* APPLE LOCAL extern inline */ |
| prior to 4.3 (4.2 for Apple's gcc), C99 inline semantics are not supported, and thus this |
| option is effectively assumed to be present regardless of whether or not |
| it is specified; the only effect of specifying it explicitly is to |
| disable warnings about using inline functions in C99 mode. Likewise, |
| the option @option{-fno-gnu89-inline} is not supported in versions of |
| /* APPLE LOCAL extern inline */ |
| GCC before 4.3 (4.2 for Apple's gcc). It is supported only in C99 or gnu99 mode, not in |
| C89 or gnu89 mode. |
| |
| The preprocesor macros @code{__GNUC_GNU_INLINE__} and |
| @code{__GNUC_STDC_INLINE__} may be used to check which semantics are |
| in effect for @code{inline} functions. @xref{Common Predefined |
| Macros,,,cpp,The C Preprocessor}. |
| |
| @item -aux-info @var{filename} |
| @opindex aux-info |
| Output to the given filename prototyped declarations for all functions |
| declared and/or defined in a translation unit, including those in header |
| files. This option is silently ignored in any language other than C@. |
| |
| Besides declarations, the file indicates, in comments, the origin of |
| each declaration (source file and line), whether the declaration was |
| implicit, prototyped or unprototyped (@samp{I}, @samp{N} for new or |
| @samp{O} for old, respectively, in the first character after the line |
| number and the colon), and whether it came from a declaration or a |
| definition (@samp{C} or @samp{F}, respectively, in the following |
| character). In the case of function definitions, a K&R-style list of |
| arguments followed by their declarations is also provided, inside |
| comments, after the declaration. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin AltiVec |
| @item -faltivec |
| This flag is provided for compatibility with Metrowerks CodeWarrior and MrC |
| compilers as well as previous Apple versions of GCC. It causes the |
| @option{-mpim-altivec} option to be turned on. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end AltiVec |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin CW asm blocks |
| @item -fasm-blocks |
| Enable the use of blocks and entire functions of assembly code within |
| a C or C++ file. The syntax follows that used in CodeWarrior. This |
| option is not supported for ARM targets. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end CW asm blocks |
| |
| @item -fno-asm |
| @opindex fno-asm |
| Do not recognize @code{asm}, @code{inline} or @code{typeof} as a |
| keyword, so that code can use these words as identifiers. You can use |
| the keywords @code{__asm__}, @code{__inline__} and @code{__typeof__} |
| instead. @option{-ansi} implies @option{-fno-asm}. |
| |
| In C++, this switch only affects the @code{typeof} keyword, since |
| @code{asm} and @code{inline} are standard keywords. You may want to |
| use the @option{-fno-gnu-keywords} flag instead, which has the same |
| effect. In C99 mode (@option{-std=c99} or @option{-std=gnu99}), this |
| switch only affects the @code{asm} and @code{typeof} keywords, since |
| @code{inline} is a standard keyword in ISO C99. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin blocks 7205047 5811887 |
| @item -fno-blocks |
| @opindex fno-blocks |
| Disable the use of blocks. In @option{-std=c99} mode, blocks are |
| turned off by default. @option{-fblocks} can be used to re-enable the |
| feature, if off. Runtime support for blocks first appeared in Mac OS |
| X 10.6. When targeting 10.6 (see @option{-mmacosx-version-min}) and |
| later, the extension is on by default. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end blocks 7205047 5811887 |
| |
| @item -fno-builtin |
| @itemx -fno-builtin-@var{function} |
| @opindex fno-builtin |
| @cindex built-in functions |
| Don't recognize built-in functions that do not begin with |
| @samp{__builtin_} as prefix. @xref{Other Builtins,,Other built-in |
| functions provided by GCC}, for details of the functions affected, |
| including those which are not built-in functions when @option{-ansi} or |
| @option{-std} options for strict ISO C conformance are used because they |
| do not have an ISO standard meaning. |
| |
| GCC normally generates special code to handle certain built-in functions |
| more efficiently; for instance, calls to @code{alloca} may become single |
| instructions that adjust the stack directly, and calls to @code{memcpy} |
| may become inline copy loops. The resulting code is often both smaller |
| and faster, but since the function calls no longer appear as such, you |
| cannot set a breakpoint on those calls, nor can you change the behavior |
| of the functions by linking with a different library. In addition, |
| when a function is recognized as a built-in function, GCC may use |
| information about that function to warn about problems with calls to |
| that function, or to generate more efficient code, even if the |
| resulting code still contains calls to that function. For example, |
| warnings are given with @option{-Wformat} for bad calls to |
| @code{printf}, when @code{printf} is built in, and @code{strlen} is |
| known not to modify global memory. |
| |
| With the @option{-fno-builtin-@var{function}} option |
| only the built-in function @var{function} is |
| disabled. @var{function} must not begin with @samp{__builtin_}. If a |
| function is named this is not built-in in this version of GCC, this |
| option is ignored. There is no corresponding |
| @option{-fbuiltin-@var{function}} option; if you wish to enable |
| built-in functions selectively when using @option{-fno-builtin} or |
| @option{-ffreestanding}, you may define macros such as: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| #define abs(n) __builtin_abs ((n)) |
| #define strcpy(d, s) __builtin_strcpy ((d), (s)) |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item -fhosted |
| @opindex fhosted |
| @cindex hosted environment |
| |
| Assert that compilation takes place in a hosted environment. This implies |
| @option{-fbuiltin}. A hosted environment is one in which the |
| entire standard library is available, and in which @code{main} has a return |
| type of @code{int}. Examples are nearly everything except a kernel. |
| This is equivalent to @option{-fno-freestanding}. |
| |
| @item -ffreestanding |
| @opindex ffreestanding |
| @cindex hosted environment |
| |
| Assert that compilation takes place in a freestanding environment. This |
| implies @option{-fno-builtin}. A freestanding environment |
| is one in which the standard library may not exist, and program startup may |
| not necessarily be at @code{main}. The most obvious example is an OS kernel. |
| This is equivalent to @option{-fno-hosted}. |
| |
| @xref{Standards,,Language Standards Supported by GCC}, for details of |
| freestanding and hosted environments. |
| |
| @item -fopenmp |
| @opindex fopenmp |
| @cindex openmp parallel |
| Enable handling of OpenMP directives @code{#pragma omp} in C/C++ and |
| @code{!$omp} in Fortran. When @option{-fopenmp} is specified, the |
| compiler generates parallel code according to the OpenMP Application |
| Program Interface v2.5 @w{@uref{http://www.openmp.org/}}. |
| |
| @item -fms-extensions |
| @opindex fms-extensions |
| Accept some non-standard constructs used in Microsoft header files. |
| |
| Some cases of unnamed fields in structures and unions are only |
| accepted with this option. @xref{Unnamed Fields,,Unnamed struct/union |
| fields within structs/unions}, for details. |
| |
| @item -trigraphs |
| @opindex trigraphs |
| Support ISO C trigraphs. The @option{-ansi} option (and @option{-std} |
| options for strict ISO C conformance) implies @option{-trigraphs}. |
| |
| @item -no-integrated-cpp |
| @opindex no-integrated-cpp |
| Performs a compilation in two passes: preprocessing and compiling. This |
| option allows a user supplied "cc1", "cc1plus", or "cc1obj" via the |
| @option{-B} option. The user supplied compilation step can then add in |
| an additional preprocessing step after normal preprocessing but before |
| compiling. The default is to use the integrated cpp (internal cpp) |
| |
| The semantics of this option will change if "cc1", "cc1plus", and |
| "cc1obj" are merged. |
| |
| @cindex traditional C language |
| @cindex C language, traditional |
| @item -traditional |
| @itemx -traditional-cpp |
| @opindex traditional-cpp |
| @opindex traditional |
| Formerly, these options caused GCC to attempt to emulate a pre-standard |
| C compiler. They are now only supported with the @option{-E} switch. |
| The preprocessor continues to support a pre-standard mode. See the GNU |
| CPP manual for details. |
| |
| @item -fcond-mismatch |
| @opindex fcond-mismatch |
| Allow conditional expressions with mismatched types in the second and |
| third arguments. The value of such an expression is void. This option |
| is not supported for C++. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin nested functions 4357979 |
| @item -fno-nested-functions |
| @opindex fno-nested-functions |
| Disable nested functions. This option is not supported for C++ or |
| Objective-C++. On Darwin, nested functions are disabled by default. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end nested functions 4357979 |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin pch distcc --mrs |
| @item -fpch-preprocess |
| @opindex fpch-preprocess |
| Enable PCH processing even when @option{-E} or @option{-save-temps} is used. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end pch distcc --mrs |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin non lvalue assign |
| @item -fnon-lvalue-assign |
| @opindex fnon-lvalue-assign |
| C and C++ forbid the use of casts and conditional expressions as lvalues, e.g.: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| float *p, q, r; |
| ((int *)p)++; |
| (cond ? q : r) = 3.0; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| As a transitional measure, the Apple version of GCC 4.0 allows casts and |
| conditional expressions to be used as lvalues in certain situations. This |
| is accomplished via the @option{-fnon-lvalue-assign} switch, which is on |
| by default. Whenever an lvalue cast or an lvalue conditional expression is |
| encountered, the compiler will issue a deprecation warning and then rewrite |
| the expression as follows: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| (type)expr ---becomes---> *(type *)&expr |
| cond ? expr1 : expr2 ---becomes---> *(cond ? &expr1 : &expr2) |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| To disallow lvalue casts and lvalue conditional expressions altogether, |
| specify @option{-fno-non-lvalue-assign}; lvalue casts and lvalue conditional |
| expressions will be disallowed in future versions of Apple's GCC. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end non lvalue assign |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5612787 sse4 |
| @item -flax-vector-conversions |
| @opindex flax-vector-conversions |
| Allow implicit conversions between vectors with differing numbers of |
| elements and/or incompatible element types. This option should not be |
| used for new code. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5612787 sse4 |
| |
| @item -funsigned-char |
| @opindex funsigned-char |
| Let the type @code{char} be unsigned, like @code{unsigned char}. |
| |
| Each kind of machine has a default for what @code{char} should |
| be. It is either like @code{unsigned char} by default or like |
| @code{signed char} by default. |
| |
| Ideally, a portable program should always use @code{signed char} or |
| @code{unsigned char} when it depends on the signedness of an object. |
| But many programs have been written to use plain @code{char} and |
| expect it to be signed, or expect it to be unsigned, depending on the |
| machines they were written for. This option, and its inverse, let you |
| make such a program work with the opposite default. |
| |
| The type @code{char} is always a distinct type from each of |
| @code{signed char} or @code{unsigned char}, even though its behavior |
| is always just like one of those two. |
| |
| @item -fsigned-char |
| @opindex fsigned-char |
| Let the type @code{char} be signed, like @code{signed char}. |
| |
| Note that this is equivalent to @option{-fno-unsigned-char}, which is |
| the negative form of @option{-funsigned-char}. Likewise, the option |
| @option{-fno-signed-char} is equivalent to @option{-funsigned-char}. |
| |
| @item -fsigned-bitfields |
| @itemx -funsigned-bitfields |
| @itemx -fno-signed-bitfields |
| @itemx -fno-unsigned-bitfields |
| @opindex fsigned-bitfields |
| @opindex funsigned-bitfields |
| @opindex fno-signed-bitfields |
| @opindex fno-unsigned-bitfields |
| These options control whether a bit-field is signed or unsigned, when the |
| declaration does not use either @code{signed} or @code{unsigned}. By |
| default, such a bit-field is signed, because this is consistent: the |
| basic integer types such as @code{int} are signed types. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin constant cfstrings |
| @item -fconstant-cfstrings |
| @opindex fconstant-cfstrings |
| Enable the automatic creation of a CoreFoundation-type constant string |
| whenever a special builtin @code{__builtin__CFStringMakeConstantString} |
| is called on a literal string. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end constant cfstrings |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin radar 3506309 |
| @item -Wnonportable-cfstrings |
| @opindex Wnonportable-cfstrings |
| Warn if constant CFString objects contain non-portable characters |
| (default behavior) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end radar 3506309 |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5695218 |
| @item -fglobal-alloc-prefer-bytes |
| @item -fno-global-alloc-prefer-bytes |
| @opindex fglobal-alloc-prefer-bytes |
| For the x86_32 architecture, prefer byte or short values to word |
| values during global register allocation. Some of the registers on |
| this target can't be used with values smaller than a 32-bit word; |
| allocating these values earlier increases the chance they will get a |
| byte-capable (or short-capable) register. Ignored for other targets. |
| Defaults on with global register allocation (@code{-Os}, @code{-O2}, |
| or @code{-O3}). (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5695218 |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin fwritable strings. |
| @item -fwritable-strings |
| @opindex fwritable-strings |
| Store string constants in the writable data segment and don't uniquize |
| them. This is for compatibility with old programs which assume they can |
| write into string constants. |
| |
| Writing into string constants is a very bad idea; ``constants'' should |
| be constant. |
| |
| This option is deprecated. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end fwritable strings. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node C++ Dialect Options |
| @section Options Controlling C++ Dialect |
| |
| @cindex compiler options, C++ |
| @cindex C++ options, command line |
| @cindex options, C++ |
| This section describes the command-line options that are only meaningful |
| for C++ programs; but you can also use most of the GNU compiler options |
| regardless of what language your program is in. For example, you |
| might compile a file @code{firstClass.C} like this: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| g++ -g -frepo -O -c firstClass.C |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| In this example, only @option{-frepo} is an option meant |
| only for C++ programs; you can use the other options with any |
| language supported by GCC@. |
| |
| Here is a list of options that are @emph{only} for compiling C++ programs: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| |
| @item -fabi-version=@var{n} |
| @opindex fabi-version |
| Use version @var{n} of the C++ ABI@. Version 2 is the version of the |
| C++ ABI that first appeared in G++ 3.4. Version 1 is the version of |
| the C++ ABI that first appeared in G++ 3.2. Version 0 will always be |
| the version that conforms most closely to the C++ ABI specification. |
| Therefore, the ABI obtained using version 0 will change as ABI bugs |
| are fixed. |
| |
| The default is version 2. |
| |
| @item -fno-access-control |
| @opindex fno-access-control |
| Turn off all access checking. This switch is mainly useful for working |
| around bugs in the access control code. |
| |
| @item -fcheck-new |
| @opindex fcheck-new |
| Check that the pointer returned by @code{operator new} is non-null |
| before attempting to modify the storage allocated. This check is |
| normally unnecessary because the C++ standard specifies that |
| @code{operator new} will only return @code{0} if it is declared |
| @samp{throw()}, in which case the compiler will always check the |
| return value even without this option. In all other cases, when |
| @code{operator new} has a non-empty exception specification, memory |
| exhaustion is signalled by throwing @code{std::bad_alloc}. See also |
| @samp{new (nothrow)}. |
| |
| @item -fconserve-space |
| @opindex fconserve-space |
| Put uninitialized or runtime-initialized global variables into the |
| common segment, as C does. This saves space in the executable at the |
| cost of not diagnosing duplicate definitions. If you compile with this |
| flag and your program mysteriously crashes after @code{main()} has |
| completed, you may have an object that is being destroyed twice because |
| two definitions were merged. |
| |
| This option is no longer useful on most targets, now that support has |
| been added for putting variables into BSS without making them common. |
| |
| @item -ffriend-injection |
| @opindex ffriend-injection |
| Inject friend functions into the enclosing namespace, so that they are |
| visible outside the scope of the class in which they are declared. |
| Friend functions were documented to work this way in the old Annotated |
| C++ Reference Manual, and versions of G++ before 4.1 always worked |
| that way. However, in ISO C++ a friend function which is not declared |
| in an enclosing scope can only be found using argument dependent |
| lookup. This option causes friends to be injected as they were in |
| earlier releases. |
| |
| This option is for compatibility, and may be removed in a future |
| release of G++. |
| |
| @item -fno-elide-constructors |
| @opindex fno-elide-constructors |
| The C++ standard allows an implementation to omit creating a temporary |
| which is only used to initialize another object of the same type. |
| Specifying this option disables that optimization, and forces G++ to |
| call the copy constructor in all cases. |
| |
| @item -fno-enforce-eh-specs |
| @opindex fno-enforce-eh-specs |
| Don't generate code to check for violation of exception specifications |
| at runtime. This option violates the C++ standard, but may be useful |
| for reducing code size in production builds, much like defining |
| @samp{NDEBUG}. This does not give user code permission to throw |
| exceptions in violation of the exception specifications; the compiler |
| will still optimize based on the specifications, so throwing an |
| unexpected exception will result in undefined behavior. |
| |
| @item -ffor-scope |
| @itemx -fno-for-scope |
| @opindex ffor-scope |
| @opindex fno-for-scope |
| If @option{-ffor-scope} is specified, the scope of variables declared in |
| a @i{for-init-statement} is limited to the @samp{for} loop itself, |
| as specified by the C++ standard. |
| If @option{-fno-for-scope} is specified, the scope of variables declared in |
| a @i{for-init-statement} extends to the end of the enclosing scope, |
| as was the case in old versions of G++, and other (traditional) |
| implementations of C++. |
| |
| The default if neither flag is given to follow the standard, |
| but to allow and give a warning for old-style code that would |
| otherwise be invalid, or have different behavior. |
| |
| @item -fno-gnu-keywords |
| @opindex fno-gnu-keywords |
| Do not recognize @code{typeof} as a keyword, so that code can use this |
| word as an identifier. You can use the keyword @code{__typeof__} instead. |
| @option{-ansi} implies @option{-fno-gnu-keywords}. |
| |
| @item -fno-implicit-templates |
| @opindex fno-implicit-templates |
| Never emit code for non-inline templates which are instantiated |
| implicitly (i.e.@: by use); only emit code for explicit instantiations. |
| @xref{Template Instantiation}, for more information. |
| |
| @item -fno-implicit-inline-templates |
| @opindex fno-implicit-inline-templates |
| Don't emit code for implicit instantiations of inline templates, either. |
| The default is to handle inlines differently so that compiles with and |
| without optimization will need the same set of explicit instantiations. |
| |
| @item -fno-implement-inlines |
| @opindex fno-implement-inlines |
| To save space, do not emit out-of-line copies of inline functions |
| controlled by @samp{#pragma implementation}. This will cause linker |
| errors if these functions are not inlined everywhere they are called. |
| |
| @item -fms-extensions |
| @opindex fms-extensions |
| Disable pedantic warnings about constructs used in MFC, such as implicit |
| int and getting a pointer to member function via non-standard syntax. |
| |
| @item -fno-nonansi-builtins |
| @opindex fno-nonansi-builtins |
| Disable built-in declarations of functions that are not mandated by |
| ANSI/ISO C@. These include @code{ffs}, @code{alloca}, @code{_exit}, |
| @code{index}, @code{bzero}, @code{conjf}, and other related functions. |
| |
| @item -fno-operator-names |
| @opindex fno-operator-names |
| Do not treat the operator name keywords @code{and}, @code{bitand}, |
| @code{bitor}, @code{compl}, @code{not}, @code{or} and @code{xor} as |
| synonyms as keywords. |
| |
| @item -fno-optional-diags |
| @opindex fno-optional-diags |
| Disable diagnostics that the standard says a compiler does not need to |
| issue. Currently, the only such diagnostic issued by G++ is the one for |
| a name having multiple meanings within a class. |
| |
| @item -fpermissive |
| @opindex fpermissive |
| Downgrade some diagnostics about nonconformant code from errors to |
| warnings. Thus, using @option{-fpermissive} will allow some |
| nonconforming code to compile. |
| |
| @item -frepo |
| @opindex frepo |
| Enable automatic template instantiation at link time. This option also |
| implies @option{-fno-implicit-templates}. @xref{Template |
| Instantiation}, for more information. |
| |
| @item -fno-rtti |
| @opindex fno-rtti |
| Disable generation of information about every class with virtual |
| functions for use by the C++ runtime type identification features |
| (@samp{dynamic_cast} and @samp{typeid}). If you don't use those parts |
| of the language, you can save some space by using this flag. Note that |
| exception handling uses the same information, but it will generate it as |
| needed. The @samp{dynamic_cast} operator can still be used for casts that |
| do not require runtime type information, i.e. casts to @code{void *} or to |
| unambiguous base classes. |
| |
| @item -fstats |
| @opindex fstats |
| Emit statistics about front-end processing at the end of the compilation. |
| This information is generally only useful to the G++ development team. |
| |
| @item -ftemplate-depth-@var{n} |
| @opindex ftemplate-depth |
| Set the maximum instantiation depth for template classes to @var{n}. |
| A limit on the template instantiation depth is needed to detect |
| endless recursions during template class instantiation. ANSI/ISO C++ |
| conforming programs must not rely on a maximum depth greater than 17. |
| |
| @item -fno-threadsafe-statics |
| @opindex fno-threadsafe-statics |
| Do not emit the extra code to use the routines specified in the C++ |
| ABI for thread-safe initialization of local statics. You can use this |
| option to reduce code size slightly in code that doesn't need to be |
| thread-safe. |
| |
| @item -fuse-cxa-atexit |
| @opindex fuse-cxa-atexit |
| Register destructors for objects with static storage duration with the |
| @code{__cxa_atexit} function rather than the @code{atexit} function. |
| This option is required for fully standards-compliant handling of static |
| destructors, but will only work if your C library supports |
| @code{__cxa_atexit}. |
| |
| @item -fno-use-cxa-get-exception-ptr |
| @opindex fno-use-cxa-get-exception-ptr |
| Don't use the @code{__cxa_get_exception_ptr} runtime routine. This |
| will cause @code{std::uncaught_exception} to be incorrect, but is necessary |
| if the runtime routine is not available. |
| |
| @item -fvisibility-inlines-hidden |
| @opindex fvisibility-inlines-hidden |
| This switch declares that the user does not attempt to compare |
| pointers to inline methods where the addresses of the two functions |
| were taken in different shared objects. |
| |
| The effect of this is that GCC may, effectively, mark inline methods with |
| @code{__attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden")))} so that they do not |
| appear in the export table of a DSO and do not require a PLT indirection |
| when used within the DSO@. Enabling this option can have a dramatic effect |
| on load and link times of a DSO as it massively reduces the size of the |
| dynamic export table when the library makes heavy use of templates. |
| |
| The behaviour of this switch is not quite the same as marking the |
| methods as hidden directly, because it does not affect static variables |
| local to the function or cause the compiler to deduce that |
| the function is defined in only one shared object. |
| |
| You may mark a method as having a visibility explicitly to negate the |
| effect of the switch for that method. For example, if you do want to |
| compare pointers to a particular inline method, you might mark it as |
| having default visibility. Marking the enclosing class with explicit |
| visibility will have no effect. |
| |
| Explicitly instantiated inline methods are unaffected by this option |
| as their linkage might otherwise cross a shared library boundary. |
| @xref{Template Instantiation}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline 2007-06-28 ms tinfo compat 4230099 |
| @item -fvisibility-ms-compat |
| @opindex fvisibility-ms-compat |
| This flag attempts to use visibility settings to make GCC's C++ |
| linkage model compatible with that of Microsoft Visual Studio. |
| |
| The flag makes these changes to GCC's linkage model: |
| |
| 1. It sets the default visibility to 'hidden', like |
| @option{-fvisibility=hidden}. |
| 2. Types, but not their members, are not hidden by default. |
| 3. The One Definition Rule is relaxed for types without explicit |
| visibility specifications which are defined in more than one different |
| shared object: those declarations are permitted if they would have |
| been permitted when this option was not used. |
| |
| This option is discouraged, rather, it is preferable for types to be |
| explicitly exported as desired on a per-class basis. Unfortunately |
| because Visual Studio can't compare two different hidden types as |
| unequal for the purposes of type_info and exception handling, users |
| are able to write code that relies upon this behavior. |
| |
| Among the consequences of these changes are that static data members |
| of the same type with the same name but defined in different shared |
| objects will be different, so changing one will not change the other; |
| and that pointers to function members defined in different shared |
| objects will not compare equal. When this flag is given, it is a |
| violation of the ODR to define types with the same name differently. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline 2007-06-28 ms tinfo compat 4230099 |
| |
| @item -fno-weak |
| @opindex fno-weak |
| Do not use weak symbol support, even if it is provided by the linker. |
| By default, G++ will use weak symbols if they are available. This |
| option exists only for testing, and should not be used by end-users; |
| it will result in inferior code and has no benefits. This option may |
| be removed in a future release of G++. |
| |
| @item -nostdinc++ |
| @opindex nostdinc++ |
| Do not search for header files in the standard directories specific to |
| C++, but do still search the other standard directories. (This option |
| is used when building the C++ library.) |
| @end table |
| |
| In addition, these optimization, warning, and code generation options |
| have meanings only for C++ programs: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -fno-default-inline |
| @opindex fno-default-inline |
| Do not assume @samp{inline} for functions defined inside a class scope. |
| @xref{Optimize Options,,Options That Control Optimization}. Note that these |
| functions will have linkage like inline functions; they just won't be |
| inlined by default. |
| |
| @item -Wabi @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wabi |
| Warn when G++ generates code that is probably not compatible with the |
| vendor-neutral C++ ABI@. Although an effort has been made to warn about |
| all such cases, there are probably some cases that are not warned about, |
| even though G++ is generating incompatible code. There may also be |
| cases where warnings are emitted even though the code that is generated |
| will be compatible. |
| |
| You should rewrite your code to avoid these warnings if you are |
| concerned about the fact that code generated by G++ may not be binary |
| compatible with code generated by other compilers. |
| |
| The known incompatibilities at this point include: |
| |
| @itemize @bullet |
| |
| @item |
| Incorrect handling of tail-padding for bit-fields. G++ may attempt to |
| pack data into the same byte as a base class. For example: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| struct A @{ virtual void f(); int f1 : 1; @}; |
| struct B : public A @{ int f2 : 1; @}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| In this case, G++ will place @code{B::f2} into the same byte |
| as@code{A::f1}; other compilers will not. You can avoid this problem |
| by explicitly padding @code{A} so that its size is a multiple of the |
| byte size on your platform; that will cause G++ and other compilers to |
| layout @code{B} identically. |
| |
| @item |
| Incorrect handling of tail-padding for virtual bases. G++ does not use |
| tail padding when laying out virtual bases. For example: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| struct A @{ virtual void f(); char c1; @}; |
| struct B @{ B(); char c2; @}; |
| struct C : public A, public virtual B @{@}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| In this case, G++ will not place @code{B} into the tail-padding for |
| @code{A}; other compilers will. You can avoid this problem by |
| explicitly padding @code{A} so that its size is a multiple of its |
| alignment (ignoring virtual base classes); that will cause G++ and other |
| compilers to layout @code{C} identically. |
| |
| @item |
| Incorrect handling of bit-fields with declared widths greater than that |
| of their underlying types, when the bit-fields appear in a union. For |
| example: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| union U @{ int i : 4096; @}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| Assuming that an @code{int} does not have 4096 bits, G++ will make the |
| union too small by the number of bits in an @code{int}. |
| |
| @item |
| Empty classes can be placed at incorrect offsets. For example: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| struct A @{@}; |
| |
| struct B @{ |
| A a; |
| virtual void f (); |
| @}; |
| |
| struct C : public B, public A @{@}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| G++ will place the @code{A} base class of @code{C} at a nonzero offset; |
| it should be placed at offset zero. G++ mistakenly believes that the |
| @code{A} data member of @code{B} is already at offset zero. |
| |
| @item |
| Names of template functions whose types involve @code{typename} or |
| template template parameters can be mangled incorrectly. |
| |
| @smallexample |
| template <typename Q> |
| void f(typename Q::X) @{@} |
| |
| template <template <typename> class Q> |
| void f(typename Q<int>::X) @{@} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| Instantiations of these templates may be mangled incorrectly. |
| |
| @end itemize |
| |
| @item -Wctor-dtor-privacy @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wctor-dtor-privacy |
| Warn when a class seems unusable because all the constructors or |
| destructors in that class are private, and it has neither friends nor |
| public static member functions. |
| |
| @item -Wnon-virtual-dtor @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wnon-virtual-dtor |
| Warn when a class appears to be polymorphic, thereby requiring a virtual |
| destructor, yet it declares a non-virtual one. This warning is also |
| enabled if -Weffc++ is specified. |
| |
| @item -Wreorder @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wreorder |
| @cindex reordering, warning |
| @cindex warning for reordering of member initializers |
| Warn when the order of member initializers given in the code does not |
| match the order in which they must be executed. For instance: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| struct A @{ |
| int i; |
| int j; |
| A(): j (0), i (1) @{ @} |
| @}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| The compiler will rearrange the member initializers for @samp{i} |
| and @samp{j} to match the declaration order of the members, emitting |
| a warning to that effect. This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| @end table |
| |
| The following @option{-W@dots{}} options are not affected by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -Weffc++ @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Weffc++ |
| Warn about violations of the following style guidelines from Scott Meyers' |
| @cite{Effective C++} book: |
| |
| @itemize @bullet |
| @item |
| Item 11: Define a copy constructor and an assignment operator for classes |
| with dynamically allocated memory. |
| |
| @item |
| Item 12: Prefer initialization to assignment in constructors. |
| |
| @item |
| Item 14: Make destructors virtual in base classes. |
| |
| @item |
| Item 15: Have @code{operator=} return a reference to @code{*this}. |
| |
| @item |
| Item 23: Don't try to return a reference when you must return an object. |
| |
| @end itemize |
| |
| Also warn about violations of the following style guidelines from |
| Scott Meyers' @cite{More Effective C++} book: |
| |
| @itemize @bullet |
| @item |
| Item 6: Distinguish between prefix and postfix forms of increment and |
| decrement operators. |
| |
| @item |
| Item 7: Never overload @code{&&}, @code{||}, or @code{,}. |
| |
| @end itemize |
| |
| When selecting this option, be aware that the standard library |
| headers do not obey all of these guidelines; use @samp{grep -v} |
| to filter out those warnings. |
| |
| @item -Wno-deprecated @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wno-deprecated |
| Do not warn about usage of deprecated features. @xref{Deprecated Features}. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-null-sentinel @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wstrict-null-sentinel |
| Warn also about the use of an uncasted @code{NULL} as sentinel. When |
| compiling only with GCC this is a valid sentinel, as @code{NULL} is defined |
| to @code{__null}. Although it is a null pointer constant not a null pointer, |
| it is guaranteed to of the same size as a pointer. But this use is |
| not portable across different compilers. |
| |
| @item -Wno-non-template-friend @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wno-non-template-friend |
| Disable warnings when non-templatized friend functions are declared |
| within a template. Since the advent of explicit template specification |
| support in G++, if the name of the friend is an unqualified-id (i.e., |
| @samp{friend foo(int)}), the C++ language specification demands that the |
| friend declare or define an ordinary, nontemplate function. (Section |
| 14.5.3). Before G++ implemented explicit specification, unqualified-ids |
| could be interpreted as a particular specialization of a templatized |
| function. Because this non-conforming behavior is no longer the default |
| behavior for G++, @option{-Wnon-template-friend} allows the compiler to |
| check existing code for potential trouble spots and is on by default. |
| This new compiler behavior can be turned off with |
| @option{-Wno-non-template-friend} which keeps the conformant compiler code |
| but disables the helpful warning. |
| |
| @item -Wold-style-cast @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wold-style-cast |
| Warn if an old-style (C-style) cast to a non-void type is used within |
| a C++ program. The new-style casts (@samp{dynamic_cast}, |
| @samp{static_cast}, @samp{reinterpret_cast}, and @samp{const_cast}) are |
| less vulnerable to unintended effects and much easier to search for. |
| |
| @item -Woverloaded-virtual @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Woverloaded-virtual |
| @cindex overloaded virtual fn, warning |
| @cindex warning for overloaded virtual fn |
| Warn when a function declaration hides virtual functions from a |
| base class. For example, in: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| struct A @{ |
| virtual void f(); |
| @}; |
| |
| struct B: public A @{ |
| void f(int); |
| @}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| the @code{A} class version of @code{f} is hidden in @code{B}, and code |
| like: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| B* b; |
| b->f(); |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| will fail to compile. |
| |
| @item -Wno-pmf-conversions @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wno-pmf-conversions |
| Disable the diagnostic for converting a bound pointer to member function |
| to a plain pointer. |
| |
| @item -Wsign-promo @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wsign-promo |
| Warn when overload resolution chooses a promotion from unsigned or |
| enumerated type to a signed type, over a conversion to an unsigned type of |
| the same size. Previous versions of G++ would try to preserve |
| unsignedness, but the standard mandates the current behavior. |
| |
| @smallexample |
| struct A @{ |
| operator int (); |
| A& operator = (int); |
| @}; |
| |
| main () |
| @{ |
| A a,b; |
| a = b; |
| @} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| In this example, G++ will synthesize a default @samp{A& operator = |
| (const A&);}, while cfront will use the user-defined @samp{operator =}. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialect Options |
| @section Options Controlling Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialects |
| |
| @cindex compiler options, Objective-C and Objective-C++ |
| @cindex Objective-C and Objective-C++ options, command line |
| @cindex options, Objective-C and Objective-C++ |
| (NOTE: This manual does not describe the Objective-C and Objective-C++ |
| languages themselves. See @xref{Standards,,Language Standards |
| Supported by GCC}, for references.) |
| |
| This section describes the command-line options that are only meaningful |
| for Objective-C and Objective-C++ programs, but you can also use most of |
| the language-independent GNU compiler options. |
| For example, you might compile a file @code{some_class.m} like this: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| gcc -g -fgnu-runtime -O -c some_class.m |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| In this example, @option{-fgnu-runtime} is an option meant only for |
| Objective-C and Objective-C++ programs; you can use the other options with |
| any language supported by GCC@. |
| |
| Note that since Objective-C is an extension of the C language, Objective-C |
| compilations may also use options specific to the C front-end (e.g., |
| @option{-Wtraditional}). Similarly, Objective-C++ compilations may use |
| C++-specific options (e.g., @option{-Wabi}). |
| |
| Here is a list of options that are @emph{only} for compiling Objective-C |
| and Objective-C++ programs: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -fconstant-string-class=@var{class-name} |
| @opindex fconstant-string-class |
| Use @var{class-name} as the name of the class to instantiate for each |
| literal string specified with the syntax @code{@@"@dots{}"}. The default |
| class name is @code{NXConstantString} if the GNU runtime is being used, and |
| @code{NSConstantString} if the NeXT runtime is being used (see below). The |
| @option{-fconstant-cfstrings} option, if also present, will override the |
| @option{-fconstant-string-class} setting and cause @code{@@"@dots{}"} literals |
| to be laid out as constant CoreFoundation strings. |
| |
| @item -fgnu-runtime |
| @opindex fgnu-runtime |
| Generate object code compatible with the standard GNU Objective-C |
| runtime. This is the default for most types of systems. |
| |
| @item -fnext-runtime |
| @opindex fnext-runtime |
| Generate output compatible with the NeXT runtime. This is the default |
| for NeXT-based systems, including Darwin and Mac OS X@. The macro |
| @code{__NEXT_RUNTIME__} is predefined if (and only if) this option is |
| used. |
| |
| @item -fno-nil-receivers |
| @opindex fno-nil-receivers |
| Assume that all Objective-C message dispatches (e.g., |
| @code{[receiver message:arg]}) in this translation unit ensure that the receiver |
| is not @code{nil}. This allows for more efficient entry points in the runtime |
| to be used. Currently, this option is only available in conjunction with |
| the NeXT runtime on Mac OS X 10.3 and later. |
| |
| @item -fobjc-call-cxx-cdtors |
| @opindex fobjc-call-cxx-cdtors |
| For each Objective-C class, check if any of its instance variables is a |
| C++ object with a non-trivial default constructor. If so, synthesize a |
| special @code{- (id) .cxx_construct} instance method that will run |
| non-trivial default constructors on any such instance variables, in order, |
| and then return @code{self}. Similarly, check if any instance variable |
| is a C++ object with a non-trivial destructor, and if so, synthesize a |
| special @code{- (void) .cxx_destruct} method that will run |
| all such default destructors, in reverse order. |
| |
| The @code{- (id) .cxx_construct} and/or @code{- (void) .cxx_destruct} methods |
| thusly generated will only operate on instance variables declared in the |
| current Objective-C class, and not those inherited from superclasses. It |
| is the responsibility of the Objective-C runtime to invoke all such methods |
| in an object's inheritance hierarchy. The @code{- (id) .cxx_construct} methods |
| will be invoked by the runtime immediately after a new object |
| instance is allocated; the @code{- (void) .cxx_destruct} methods will |
| be invoked immediately before the runtime deallocates an object instance. |
| |
| As of this writing, only the NeXT runtime on Mac OS X 10.4 and later has |
| support for invoking the @code{- (id) .cxx_construct} and |
| @code{- (void) .cxx_destruct} methods. |
| |
| @item -fobjc-direct-dispatch |
| @opindex fobjc-direct-dispatch |
| Allow fast jumps to the message dispatcher. On Darwin this is |
| accomplished via the comm page. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin radar 4512786 |
| @item -fobjc-sjlj-exceptions |
| @opindex fobjc-sjlj-exceptions |
| Enable syntactic support for structured exception handling in Objective-C, |
| similar to what is offered by C++ and Java. This option is |
| unavailable in conjunction with the NeXT runtime on Mac OS X 10.2 and |
| earlier. |
| This option is on by default with the NeXT runtime. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end radar 4512786 |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @@try @{ |
| @dots{} |
| @@throw expr; |
| @dots{} |
| @} |
| @@catch (AnObjCClass *exc) @{ |
| @dots{} |
| @@throw expr; |
| @dots{} |
| @@throw; |
| @dots{} |
| @} |
| @@catch (AnotherClass *exc) @{ |
| @dots{} |
| @} |
| @@catch (id allOthers) @{ |
| @dots{} |
| @} |
| @@finally @{ |
| @dots{} |
| @@throw expr; |
| @dots{} |
| @} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| The @code{@@throw} statement may appear anywhere in an Objective-C or |
| Objective-C++ program; when used inside of a @code{@@catch} block, the |
| @code{@@throw} may appear without an argument (as shown above), in which case |
| the object caught by the @code{@@catch} will be rethrown. |
| |
| Note that only (pointers to) Objective-C objects may be thrown and |
| caught using this scheme. When an object is thrown, it will be caught |
| by the nearest @code{@@catch} clause capable of handling objects of that type, |
| analogously to how @code{catch} blocks work in C++ and Java. A |
| @code{@@catch(id @dots{})} clause (as shown above) may also be provided to catch |
| any and all Objective-C exceptions not caught by previous @code{@@catch} |
| clauses (if any). |
| |
| The @code{@@finally} clause, if present, will be executed upon exit from the |
| immediately preceding @code{@@try @dots{} @@catch} section. This will happen |
| regardless of whether any exceptions are thrown, caught or rethrown |
| inside the @code{@@try @dots{} @@catch} section, analogously to the behavior |
| of the @code{finally} clause in Java. |
| |
| There are several caveats to using the new exception mechanism: |
| |
| @itemize @bullet |
| @item |
| Although currently designed to be binary compatible with @code{NS_HANDLER}-style |
| idioms provided by the @code{NSException} class, the new |
| exceptions can only be used on Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and later |
| systems, due to additional functionality needed in the (NeXT) Objective-C |
| runtime. |
| |
| @item |
| As mentioned above, the new exceptions do not support handling |
| types other than Objective-C objects. Furthermore, when used from |
| Objective-C++, the Objective-C exception model does not interoperate with C++ |
| exceptions at this time. This means you cannot @code{@@throw} an exception |
| from Objective-C and @code{catch} it in C++, or vice versa |
| (i.e., @code{throw @dots{} @@catch}). |
| @end itemize |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL radar 4512786 |
| The @option{-fobjc-sjlj-exceptions} switch also enables the use of synchronization |
| blocks for thread-safe execution: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @@synchronized (ObjCClass *guard) @{ |
| @dots{} |
| @} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| Upon entering the @code{@@synchronized} block, a thread of execution shall |
| first check whether a lock has been placed on the corresponding @code{guard} |
| object by another thread. If it has, the current thread shall wait until |
| the other thread relinquishes its lock. Once @code{guard} becomes available, |
| the current thread will place its own lock on it, execute the code contained in |
| the @code{@@synchronized} block, and finally relinquish the lock (thereby |
| making @code{guard} available to other threads). |
| |
| Unlike Java, Objective-C does not allow for entire methods to be marked |
| @code{@@synchronized}. Note that throwing exceptions out of |
| @code{@@synchronized} blocks is allowed, and will cause the guarding object |
| to be unlocked properly. |
| |
| @item -fobjc-gc |
| @opindex fobjc-gc |
| Enable garbage collection (GC) in Objective-C and Objective-C++ programs. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin radar 5780114 - ObjC GC |
| The resulting binary requires additional runtime support which is present on |
| Mac OS X Version 10.5 (Leopard) and later. All Objective-C objects are presumed |
| to be garbage collected. To aid in this effort, compiler implements assignments |
| of Objective-C object pointers via runtime support functions. These functions work |
| correctly in non-GC environments as well, in case this code is used as part of a |
| library. Assignments of objects into instance variables of other objects are |
| intercepted, so are assignments to global object variables. In general, assignments |
| through pointers to objects are intercepted. Additionally, assignments of objects |
| as fields within structures are intercepted. |
| |
| In addition, other pointer variables may be marked with the __strong storage class |
| modifier to indicate to the compiler that these assignments need to use the assignment |
| runtime functions as well, allowing the memory referenced by these pointers to be |
| allocated from the collector. A __weak storage class modifier for pointers is also |
| introduced to indicate a zero-ing weak reference. This is permitted only for instance |
| variables of an object or globals. The compiler arranges for all reads as well as |
| writes to these variables to occur via runtime support functions. Under garbage |
| collection these variables are not consulted when determining what is not garbage |
| and they are set to nil (zero) if the memory they reference is deemed garbage and is |
| collected. |
| |
| @smallexample |
| __strong void *p; // assignments to 'p' will have runtime support calls |
| int *q; // assignments to 'q' ordinarly will not |
| @dots{} |
| (__strong int *)q = 0; // this assignment will call a runtime support function |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| Conversely, the @code{__weak} type qualifier may be used to call weak runtime |
| functions. |
| |
| @smallexample |
| __weak id q; // assignments to 'q' will have the '__weak' semantics |
| id p; // assignments to 'p' will have the "__strong' semantics |
| @dots{} |
| (__weak id)p = 0; // Fall back to '__weak' semantics in this assignment. |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item -fobjc-gc-only |
| @opindex fobjc-gc-only |
| Use this option to indicate that the Objective-C program supports garbage |
| collection (GC) only - that is, it does not contain retain/release logic. |
| This flag implies @option{-fobjc-gc} as well. With this flag, framework |
| is marked as not honoring retain/release. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end radar 5780114 - ObjC GC |
| @item -freplace-objc-classes |
| @opindex freplace-objc-classes |
| Emit a special marker instructing @command{ld(1)} not to statically link in |
| the resulting object file, and allow @command{dyld(1)} to load it in at |
| run time instead. This is used in conjunction with the Fix-and-Continue |
| debugging mode, where the object file in question may be recompiled and |
| dynamically reloaded in the course of program execution, without the need |
| to restart the program itself. Currently, Fix-and-Continue functionality |
| is only available in conjunction with the NeXT runtime on Mac OS X 10.3 |
| and later. |
| |
| @item -fzero-link |
| @opindex fzero-link |
| When compiling for the NeXT runtime, the compiler ordinarily replaces calls |
| to @code{objc_getClass("@dots{}")} (when the name of the class is known at |
| compile time) with static class references that get initialized at load time, |
| which improves run-time performance. Specifying the @option{-fzero-link} flag |
| suppresses this behavior and causes calls to @code{objc_getClass("@dots{}")} |
| to be retained. This is useful in Zero-Link debugging mode, since it allows |
| for individual class implementations to be modified during program execution. |
| |
| @item -gen-decls |
| @opindex gen-decls |
| Dump interface declarations for all classes seen in the source file to a |
| file named @file{@var{sourcename}.decl}. |
| |
| @item -Wassign-intercept |
| @opindex Wassign-intercept |
| Warn whenever an Objective-C assignment is being intercepted by the |
| garbage collector. |
| |
| @item -Wno-protocol |
| @opindex Wno-protocol |
| If a class is declared to implement a protocol, a warning is issued for |
| every method in the protocol that is not implemented by the class. The |
| default behavior is to issue a warning for every method not explicitly |
| implemented in the class, even if a method implementation is inherited |
| from the superclass. If you use the @option{-Wno-protocol} option, then |
| methods inherited from the superclass are considered to be implemented, |
| and no warning is issued for them. |
| |
| @item -Wselector |
| @opindex Wselector |
| Warn if multiple methods of different types for the same selector are |
| found during compilation. The check is performed on the list of methods |
| in the final stage of compilation. Additionally, a check is performed |
| for each selector appearing in a @code{@@selector(@dots{})} |
| expression, and a corresponding method for that selector has been found |
| during compilation. Because these checks scan the method table only at |
| the end of compilation, these warnings are not produced if the final |
| stage of compilation is not reached, for example because an error is |
| found during compilation, or because the @option{-fsyntax-only} option is |
| being used. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin radar 5172645 |
| @item -Wproperty-assign-default |
| @opindex Wproperty-assign-default |
| Warn if no ``assign'', ``retain'', or ``copy'' attribute is specified on |
| a property of pointer to object type. Property is then assumed to be |
| ``assign'' by default. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end radar 5172645 |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin radar 5376125 |
| @item -Wdirect-ivar-access |
| @opindex Wdirect-ivar-access |
| Warn if ivar of pointer to object type is directly accessed in non-gc |
| mode, instead of using property syntax access. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end radar 5376125 |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-selector-match |
| @opindex Wstrict-selector-match |
| Warn if multiple methods with differing argument and/or return types are |
| found for a given selector when attempting to send a message using this |
| selector to a receiver of type @code{id} or @code{Class}. When this flag |
| is off (which is the default behavior), the compiler will omit such warnings |
| if any differences found are confined to types which share the same size |
| and alignment. |
| |
| @item -Wundeclared-selector |
| @opindex Wundeclared-selector |
| Warn if a @code{@@selector(@dots{})} expression referring to an |
| undeclared selector is found. A selector is considered undeclared if no |
| method with that name has been declared before the |
| @code{@@selector(@dots{})} expression, either explicitly in an |
| @code{@@interface} or @code{@@protocol} declaration, or implicitly in |
| an @code{@@implementation} section. This option always performs its |
| checks as soon as a @code{@@selector(@dots{})} expression is found, |
| while @option{-Wselector} only performs its checks in the final stage of |
| compilation. This also enforces the coding style convention |
| that methods and selectors must be declared before being used. |
| |
| @item -print-objc-runtime-info |
| @opindex print-objc-runtime-info |
| Generate C header describing the largest structure that is passed by |
| value, if any. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Language Independent Options |
| @section Options to Control Diagnostic Messages Formatting |
| @cindex options to control diagnostics formatting |
| @cindex diagnostic messages |
| @cindex message formatting |
| |
| Traditionally, diagnostic messages have been formatted irrespective of |
| the output device's aspect (e.g.@: its width, @dots{}). The options described |
| below can be used to control the diagnostic messages formatting |
| algorithm, e.g.@: how many characters per line, how often source location |
| information should be reported. Right now, only the C++ front end can |
| honor these options. However it is expected, in the near future, that |
| the remaining front ends would be able to digest them correctly. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -fmessage-length=@var{n} |
| @opindex fmessage-length |
| Try to format error messages so that they fit on lines of about @var{n} |
| characters. The default is 72 characters for @command{g++} and 0 for the rest of |
| the front ends supported by GCC@. If @var{n} is zero, then no |
| line-wrapping will be done; each error message will appear on a single |
| line. |
| |
| @opindex fdiagnostics-show-location |
| @item -fdiagnostics-show-location=once |
| Only meaningful in line-wrapping mode. Instructs the diagnostic messages |
| reporter to emit @emph{once} source location information; that is, in |
| case the message is too long to fit on a single physical line and has to |
| be wrapped, the source location won't be emitted (as prefix) again, |
| over and over, in subsequent continuation lines. This is the default |
| behavior. |
| |
| @item -fdiagnostics-show-location=every-line |
| Only meaningful in line-wrapping mode. Instructs the diagnostic |
| messages reporter to emit the same source location information (as |
| prefix) for physical lines that result from the process of breaking |
| a message which is too long to fit on a single line. |
| |
| @item -fdiagnostics-show-option |
| @opindex fdiagnostics-show-option |
| This option instructs the diagnostic machinery to add text to each |
| diagnostic emitted, which indicates which command line option directly |
| controls that diagnostic, when such an option is known to the |
| diagnostic machinery. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Warning Options |
| @section Options to Request or Suppress Warnings |
| @cindex options to control warnings |
| @cindex warning messages |
| @cindex messages, warning |
| @cindex suppressing warnings |
| |
| Warnings are diagnostic messages that report constructions which |
| are not inherently erroneous but which are risky or suggest there |
| may have been an error. |
| |
| You can request many specific warnings with options beginning @samp{-W}, |
| for example @option{-Wimplicit} to request warnings on implicit |
| declarations. Each of these specific warning options also has a |
| negative form beginning @samp{-Wno-} to turn off warnings; |
| for example, @option{-Wno-implicit}. This manual lists only one of the |
| two forms, whichever is not the default. |
| |
| The following options control the amount and kinds of warnings produced |
| by GCC; for further, language-specific options also refer to |
| @ref{C++ Dialect Options} and @ref{Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialect |
| Options}. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @cindex syntax checking |
| @item -fsyntax-only |
| @opindex fsyntax-only |
| Check the code for syntax errors, but don't do anything beyond that. |
| |
| @item -pedantic |
| @opindex pedantic |
| Issue all the warnings demanded by strict ISO C and ISO C++; |
| reject all programs that use forbidden extensions, and some other |
| programs that do not follow ISO C and ISO C++. For ISO C, follows the |
| version of the ISO C standard specified by any @option{-std} option used. |
| |
| Valid ISO C and ISO C++ programs should compile properly with or without |
| this option (though a rare few will require @option{-ansi} or a |
| @option{-std} option specifying the required version of ISO C)@. However, |
| without this option, certain GNU extensions and traditional C and C++ |
| features are supported as well. With this option, they are rejected. |
| |
| @option{-pedantic} does not cause warning messages for use of the |
| alternate keywords whose names begin and end with @samp{__}. Pedantic |
| warnings are also disabled in the expression that follows |
| @code{__extension__}. However, only system header files should use |
| these escape routes; application programs should avoid them. |
| @xref{Alternate Keywords}. |
| |
| Some users try to use @option{-pedantic} to check programs for strict ISO |
| C conformance. They soon find that it does not do quite what they want: |
| it finds some non-ISO practices, but not all---only those for which |
| ISO C @emph{requires} a diagnostic, and some others for which |
| diagnostics have been added. |
| |
| A feature to report any failure to conform to ISO C might be useful in |
| some instances, but would require considerable additional work and would |
| be quite different from @option{-pedantic}. We don't have plans to |
| support such a feature in the near future. |
| |
| Where the standard specified with @option{-std} represents a GNU |
| extended dialect of C, such as @samp{gnu89} or @samp{gnu99}, there is a |
| corresponding @dfn{base standard}, the version of ISO C on which the GNU |
| extended dialect is based. Warnings from @option{-pedantic} are given |
| where they are required by the base standard. (It would not make sense |
| for such warnings to be given only for features not in the specified GNU |
| C dialect, since by definition the GNU dialects of C include all |
| features the compiler supports with the given option, and there would be |
| nothing to warn about.) |
| |
| @item -pedantic-errors |
| @opindex pedantic-errors |
| Like @option{-pedantic}, except that errors are produced rather than |
| warnings. |
| |
| @item -w |
| @opindex w |
| Inhibit all warning messages. |
| |
| @item -Wno-import |
| @opindex Wno-import |
| Inhibit warning messages about the use of @samp{#import}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wno-#warnings |
| @item -Wno-#warnings |
| @opindex Wno-#warnings |
| Inhibit warning messages issued by @samp{#warning}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -Wno-#warnings |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wextra-tokens 2001-08-02 --sts ** |
| @item -Wextra-tokens |
| @opindex Wextra-tokens |
| Warn about extra tokens at the end of prepreprocessor directives. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -Wextra-tokens 2001-08-02 --sts ** |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wnewline-eof 2001-08-23 --sts ** |
| @item -Wnewline-eof |
| @opindex Wnewline-eof |
| Warn about files missing a newline at the end of the file. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -Wnewline-eof 2001-08-23 --sts ** |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wno-altivec-long-deprecated --ilr ** |
| @item -Wno-altivec-long-deprecated |
| @opindex Wno-altivec-long-deprecated |
| Do not warn about the use of the deprecated 'long' keyword in |
| AltiVec data types. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -Wno-altivec-long-deprecated --ilr ** |
| |
| @item -Wchar-subscripts |
| @opindex Wchar-subscripts |
| Warn if an array subscript has type @code{char}. This is a common cause |
| of error, as programmers often forget that this type is signed on some |
| machines. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wcomment |
| @opindex Wcomment |
| Warn whenever a comment-start sequence @samp{/*} appears in a @samp{/*} |
| comment, or whenever a Backslash-Newline appears in a @samp{//} comment. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wfatal-errors |
| @opindex Wfatal-errors |
| This option causes the compiler to abort compilation on the first error |
| occurred rather than trying to keep going and printing further error |
| messages. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin default to Wformat-security 5764921 |
| @item -Wno-format |
| @opindex Wno-format |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end default to Wformat-security 5764921 |
| @opindex ffreestanding |
| @opindex fno-builtin |
| Check calls to @code{printf} and @code{scanf}, etc., to make sure that |
| the arguments supplied have types appropriate to the format string |
| specified, and that the conversions specified in the format string make |
| sense. This includes standard functions, and others specified by format |
| attributes (@pxref{Function Attributes}), in the @code{printf}, |
| @code{scanf}, @code{strftime} and @code{strfmon} (an X/Open extension, |
| not in the C standard) families (or other target-specific families). |
| Which functions are checked without format attributes having been |
| specified depends on the standard version selected, and such checks of |
| functions without the attribute specified are disabled by |
| @option{-ffreestanding} or @option{-fno-builtin}. |
| |
| The formats are checked against the format features supported by GNU |
| libc version 2.2. These include all ISO C90 and C99 features, as well |
| as features from the Single Unix Specification and some BSD and GNU |
| extensions. Other library implementations may not support all these |
| features; GCC does not support warning about features that go beyond a |
| particular library's limitations. However, if @option{-pedantic} is used |
| with @option{-Wformat}, warnings will be given about format features not |
| in the selected standard version (but not for @code{strfmon} formats, |
| since those are not in any version of the C standard). @xref{C Dialect |
| Options,,Options Controlling C Dialect}. |
| |
| Since @option{-Wformat} also checks for null format arguments for |
| several functions, @option{-Wformat} also implies @option{-Wnonnull}. |
| |
| @option{-Wformat} is included in @option{-Wall}. For more control over some |
| aspects of format checking, the options @option{-Wformat-y2k}, |
| @option{-Wno-format-extra-args}, @option{-Wno-format-zero-length}, |
| @option{-Wformat-nonliteral}, @option{-Wformat-security}, and |
| @option{-Wformat=2} are available, but are not included in @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wformat-y2k |
| @opindex Wformat-y2k |
| If @option{-Wformat} is specified, also warn about @code{strftime} |
| formats which may yield only a two-digit year. |
| |
| @item -Wno-format-extra-args |
| @opindex Wno-format-extra-args |
| If @option{-Wformat} is specified, do not warn about excess arguments to a |
| @code{printf} or @code{scanf} format function. The C standard specifies |
| that such arguments are ignored. |
| |
| Where the unused arguments lie between used arguments that are |
| specified with @samp{$} operand number specifications, normally |
| warnings are still given, since the implementation could not know what |
| type to pass to @code{va_arg} to skip the unused arguments. However, |
| in the case of @code{scanf} formats, this option will suppress the |
| warning if the unused arguments are all pointers, since the Single |
| Unix Specification says that such unused arguments are allowed. |
| |
| @item -Wno-format-zero-length |
| @opindex Wno-format-zero-length |
| If @option{-Wformat} is specified, do not warn about zero-length formats. |
| The C standard specifies that zero-length formats are allowed. |
| |
| @item -Wformat-nonliteral |
| @opindex Wformat-nonliteral |
| If @option{-Wformat} is specified, also warn if the format string is not a |
| string literal and so cannot be checked, unless the format function |
| takes its format arguments as a @code{va_list}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin default to Wformat-security 5764921 |
| @item -Wno-format-security |
| @opindex Wno-format-security |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end default to Wformat-security 5764921 |
| If @option{-Wformat} is specified, also warn about uses of format |
| functions that represent possible security problems. At present, this |
| warns about calls to @code{printf} and @code{scanf} functions where the |
| format string is not a string literal and there are no format arguments, |
| as in @code{printf (foo);}. This may be a security hole if the format |
| string came from untrusted input and contains @samp{%n}. (This is |
| currently a subset of what @option{-Wformat-nonliteral} warns about, but |
| in future warnings may be added to @option{-Wformat-security} that are not |
| included in @option{-Wformat-nonliteral}.) |
| |
| @item -Wformat=2 |
| @opindex Wformat=2 |
| Enable @option{-Wformat} plus format checks not included in |
| @option{-Wformat}. Currently equivalent to @samp{-Wformat |
| -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security -Wformat-y2k}. |
| |
| @item -Wnonnull |
| @opindex Wnonnull |
| Warn about passing a null pointer for arguments marked as |
| requiring a non-null value by the @code{nonnull} function attribute. |
| |
| @option{-Wnonnull} is included in @option{-Wall} and @option{-Wformat}. It |
| can be disabled with the @option{-Wno-nonnull} option. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin Wglobal-constructors 6324584 |
| @item -Wglobal-constructors |
| @opindex Wglobal-constructors |
| Warn about namespace scope data that requires construction or |
| destruction, or functions that use the constructor attribute or the |
| destructor attribute. Additionally warn if the Objective-C GNU |
| runtime is used to initialize various metadata. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end Wglobal-constructors 6324584 |
| |
| @item -Winit-self @r{(C, C++, Objective-C and Objective-C++ only)} |
| @opindex Winit-self |
| Warn about uninitialized variables which are initialized with themselves. |
| Note this option can only be used with the @option{-Wuninitialized} option, |
| which in turn only works with @option{-O1} and above. |
| |
| For example, GCC will warn about @code{i} being uninitialized in the |
| following snippet only when @option{-Winit-self} has been specified: |
| @smallexample |
| @group |
| int f() |
| @{ |
| int i = i; |
| return i; |
| @} |
| @end group |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item -Wimplicit-int |
| @opindex Wimplicit-int |
| Warn when a declaration does not specify a type. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wimplicit-function-declaration |
| @itemx -Werror-implicit-function-declaration |
| @opindex Wimplicit-function-declaration |
| @opindex Werror-implicit-function-declaration |
| Give a warning (or error) whenever a function is used before being |
| declared. The form @option{-Wno-error-implicit-function-declaration} |
| is not supported. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall} (as a warning, not an error). |
| |
| @item -Wimplicit |
| @opindex Wimplicit |
| Same as @option{-Wimplicit-int} and @option{-Wimplicit-function-declaration}. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wmain |
| @opindex Wmain |
| Warn if the type of @samp{main} is suspicious. @samp{main} should be a |
| function with external linkage, returning int, taking either zero |
| arguments, two, or three arguments of appropriate types. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wmissing-braces |
| @opindex Wmissing-braces |
| Warn if an aggregate or union initializer is not fully bracketed. In |
| the following example, the initializer for @samp{a} is not fully |
| bracketed, but that for @samp{b} is fully bracketed. |
| |
| @smallexample |
| int a[2][2] = @{ 0, 1, 2, 3 @}; |
| int b[2][2] = @{ @{ 0, 1 @}, @{ 2, 3 @} @}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wmissing-include-dirs @r{(C, C++, Objective-C and Objective-C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wmissing-include-dirs |
| Warn if a user-supplied include directory does not exist. |
| |
| @item -Wparentheses |
| @opindex Wparentheses |
| Warn if parentheses are omitted in certain contexts, such |
| as when there is an assignment in a context where a truth value |
| is expected, or when operators are nested whose precedence people |
| often get confused about. Only the warning for an assignment used as |
| a truth value is supported when compiling C++; the other warnings are |
| only supported when compiling C@. |
| |
| Also warn if a comparison like @samp{x<=y<=z} appears; this is |
| equivalent to @samp{(x<=y ? 1 : 0) <= z}, which is a different |
| interpretation from that of ordinary mathematical notation. |
| |
| Also warn about constructions where there may be confusion to which |
| @code{if} statement an @code{else} branch belongs. Here is an example of |
| such a case: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @group |
| @{ |
| if (a) |
| if (b) |
| foo (); |
| else |
| bar (); |
| @} |
| @end group |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| In C, every @code{else} branch belongs to the innermost possible @code{if} |
| statement, which in this example is @code{if (b)}. This is often not |
| what the programmer expected, as illustrated in the above example by |
| indentation the programmer chose. When there is the potential for this |
| confusion, GCC will issue a warning when this flag is specified. |
| To eliminate the warning, add explicit braces around the innermost |
| @code{if} statement so there is no way the @code{else} could belong to |
| the enclosing @code{if}. The resulting code would look like this: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @group |
| @{ |
| if (a) |
| @{ |
| if (b) |
| foo (); |
| else |
| bar (); |
| @} |
| @} |
| @end group |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wsequence-point |
| @opindex Wsequence-point |
| Warn about code that may have undefined semantics because of violations |
| of sequence point rules in the C and C++ standards. |
| |
| The C and C++ standards defines the order in which expressions in a C/C++ |
| program are evaluated in terms of @dfn{sequence points}, which represent |
| a partial ordering between the execution of parts of the program: those |
| executed before the sequence point, and those executed after it. These |
| occur after the evaluation of a full expression (one which is not part |
| of a larger expression), after the evaluation of the first operand of a |
| @code{&&}, @code{||}, @code{? :} or @code{,} (comma) operator, before a |
| function is called (but after the evaluation of its arguments and the |
| expression denoting the called function), and in certain other places. |
| Other than as expressed by the sequence point rules, the order of |
| evaluation of subexpressions of an expression is not specified. All |
| these rules describe only a partial order rather than a total order, |
| since, for example, if two functions are called within one expression |
| with no sequence point between them, the order in which the functions |
| are called is not specified. However, the standards committee have |
| ruled that function calls do not overlap. |
| |
| It is not specified when between sequence points modifications to the |
| values of objects take effect. Programs whose behavior depends on this |
| have undefined behavior; the C and C++ standards specify that ``Between |
| the previous and next sequence point an object shall have its stored |
| value modified at most once by the evaluation of an expression. |
| Furthermore, the prior value shall be read only to determine the value |
| to be stored.''. If a program breaks these rules, the results on any |
| particular implementation are entirely unpredictable. |
| |
| Examples of code with undefined behavior are @code{a = a++;}, @code{a[n] |
| = b[n++]} and @code{a[i++] = i;}. Some more complicated cases are not |
| diagnosed by this option, and it may give an occasional false positive |
| result, but in general it has been found fairly effective at detecting |
| this sort of problem in programs. |
| |
| The standard is worded confusingly, therefore there is some debate |
| over the precise meaning of the sequence point rules in subtle cases. |
| Links to discussions of the problem, including proposed formal |
| definitions, may be found on the GCC readings page, at |
| @w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/readings.html}}. |
| |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall} for C and C++. |
| |
| @item -Wreturn-type |
| @opindex Wreturn-type |
| Warn whenever a function is defined with a return-type that defaults to |
| @code{int}. Also warn about any @code{return} statement with no |
| return-value in a function whose return-type is not @code{void}. |
| |
| For C, also warn if the return type of a function has a type qualifier |
| such as @code{const}. Such a type qualifier has no effect, since the |
| value returned by a function is not an lvalue. ISO C prohibits |
| qualified @code{void} return types on function definitions, so such |
| return types always receive a warning even without this option. |
| |
| For C++, a function without return type always produces a diagnostic |
| message, even when @option{-Wno-return-type} is specified. The only |
| exceptions are @samp{main} and functions defined in system headers. |
| |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wswitch |
| @opindex Wswitch |
| Warn whenever a @code{switch} statement has an index of enumerated type |
| and lacks a @code{case} for one or more of the named codes of that |
| enumeration. (The presence of a @code{default} label prevents this |
| warning.) @code{case} labels outside the enumeration range also |
| provoke warnings when this option is used. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wswitch-default |
| @opindex Wswitch-switch |
| Warn whenever a @code{switch} statement does not have a @code{default} |
| case. |
| |
| @item -Wswitch-enum |
| @opindex Wswitch-enum |
| Warn whenever a @code{switch} statement has an index of enumerated type |
| and lacks a @code{case} for one or more of the named codes of that |
| enumeration. @code{case} labels outside the enumeration range also |
| provoke warnings when this option is used. |
| |
| @item -Wtrigraphs |
| @opindex Wtrigraphs |
| Warn if any trigraphs are encountered that might change the meaning of |
| the program (trigraphs within comments are not warned about). |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wunused-function |
| @opindex Wunused-function |
| Warn whenever a static function is declared but not defined or a |
| non-inline static function is unused. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wunused-label |
| @opindex Wunused-label |
| Warn whenever a label is declared but not used. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| To suppress this warning use the @samp{unused} attribute |
| (@pxref{Variable Attributes}). |
| |
| @item -Wunused-parameter |
| @opindex Wunused-parameter |
| Warn whenever a function parameter is unused aside from its declaration. |
| |
| To suppress this warning use the @samp{unused} attribute |
| (@pxref{Variable Attributes}). |
| |
| @item -Wunused-variable |
| @opindex Wunused-variable |
| Warn whenever a local variable or non-constant static variable is unused |
| aside from its declaration. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| To suppress this warning use the @samp{unused} attribute |
| (@pxref{Variable Attributes}). |
| |
| @item -Wunused-value |
| @opindex Wunused-value |
| Warn whenever a statement computes a result that is explicitly not used. |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| To suppress this warning cast the expression to @samp{void}. |
| |
| @item -Wunused |
| @opindex Wunused |
| All the above @option{-Wunused} options combined. |
| |
| In order to get a warning about an unused function parameter, you must |
| either specify @samp{-Wextra -Wunused} (note that @samp{-Wall} implies |
| @samp{-Wunused}), or separately specify @option{-Wunused-parameter}. |
| |
| @item -Wuninitialized |
| @opindex Wuninitialized |
| Warn if an automatic variable is used without first being initialized or |
| if a variable may be clobbered by a @code{setjmp} call. |
| |
| These warnings are possible only in optimizing compilation, |
| because they require data flow information that is computed only |
| when optimizing. If you do not specify @option{-O}, you will not get |
| these warnings. Instead, GCC will issue a warning about @option{-Wuninitialized} |
| requiring @option{-O}. |
| |
| If you want to warn about code which uses the uninitialized value of the |
| variable in its own initializer, use the @option{-Winit-self} option. |
| |
| These warnings occur for individual uninitialized or clobbered |
| elements of structure, union or array variables as well as for |
| variables which are uninitialized or clobbered as a whole. They do |
| not occur for variables or elements declared @code{volatile}. Because |
| these warnings depend on optimization, the exact variables or elements |
| for which there are warnings will depend on the precise optimization |
| options and version of GCC used. |
| |
| Note that there may be no warning about a variable that is used only |
| to compute a value that itself is never used, because such |
| computations may be deleted by data flow analysis before the warnings |
| are printed. |
| |
| These warnings are made optional because GCC is not smart |
| enough to see all the reasons why the code might be correct |
| despite appearing to have an error. Here is one example of how |
| this can happen: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @group |
| @{ |
| int x; |
| switch (y) |
| @{ |
| case 1: x = 1; |
| break; |
| case 2: x = 4; |
| break; |
| case 3: x = 5; |
| @} |
| foo (x); |
| @} |
| @end group |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| If the value of @code{y} is always 1, 2 or 3, then @code{x} is |
| always initialized, but GCC doesn't know this. Here is |
| another common case: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @{ |
| int save_y; |
| if (change_y) save_y = y, y = new_y; |
| @dots{} |
| if (change_y) y = save_y; |
| @} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| This has no bug because @code{save_y} is used only if it is set. |
| |
| @cindex @code{longjmp} warnings |
| This option also warns when a non-volatile automatic variable might be |
| changed by a call to @code{longjmp}. These warnings as well are possible |
| only in optimizing compilation. |
| |
| The compiler sees only the calls to @code{setjmp}. It cannot know |
| where @code{longjmp} will be called; in fact, a signal handler could |
| call it at any point in the code. As a result, you may get a warning |
| even when there is in fact no problem because @code{longjmp} cannot |
| in fact be called at the place which would cause a problem. |
| |
| Some spurious warnings can be avoided if you declare all the functions |
| you use that never return as @code{noreturn}. @xref{Function |
| Attributes}. |
| |
| This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wunknown-pragmas |
| @opindex Wunknown-pragmas |
| @cindex warning for unknown pragmas |
| @cindex unknown pragmas, warning |
| @cindex pragmas, warning of unknown |
| Warn when a #pragma directive is encountered which is not understood by |
| GCC@. If this command line option is used, warnings will even be issued |
| for unknown pragmas in system header files. This is not the case if |
| the warnings were only enabled by the @option{-Wall} command line option. |
| |
| @item -Wno-pragmas |
| @opindex Wno-pragmas |
| @opindex Wpragmas |
| Do not warn about misuses of pragmas, such as incorrect parameters, |
| invalid syntax, or conflicts between pragmas. See also |
| @samp{-Wunknown-pragmas}. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-aliasing |
| @opindex Wstrict-aliasing |
| This option is only active when @option{-fstrict-aliasing} is active. |
| It warns about code which might break the strict aliasing rules that the |
| compiler is using for optimization. The warning does not catch all |
| cases, but does attempt to catch the more common pitfalls. It is |
| included in @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-aliasing=2 |
| @opindex Wstrict-aliasing=2 |
| This option is only active when @option{-fstrict-aliasing} is active. |
| It warns about code which might break the strict aliasing rules that the |
| compiler is using for optimization. This warning catches more cases than |
| @option{-Wstrict-aliasing}, but it will also give a warning for some ambiguous |
| cases that are safe. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-overflow |
| @item -Wstrict-overflow=@var{n} |
| @opindex Wstrict-overflow |
| This option is only active when @option{-fstrict-overflow} is active. |
| It warns about cases where the compiler optimizes based on the |
| assumption that signed overflow does not occur. Note that it does not |
| warn about all cases where the code might overflow: it only warns |
| about cases where the compiler implements some optimization. Thus |
| this warning depends on the optimization level. |
| |
| An optimization which assumes that signed overflow does not occur is |
| perfectly safe if the values of the variables involved are such that |
| overflow never does, in fact, occur. Therefore this warning can |
| easily give a false positive: a warning about code which is not |
| actually a problem. To help focus on important issues, several |
| warning levels are defined. No warnings are issued for the use of |
| undefined signed overflow when estimating how many iterations a loop |
| will require, in particular when determining whether a loop will be |
| executed at all. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL mainline man page 6365204 |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -Wstrict-overflow=1 |
| Warn about cases which are both questionable and easy to avoid. For |
| example: @code{x + 1 > x}; with @option{-fstrict-overflow}, the |
| compiler will simplify this to @code{1}. This level of |
| @option{-Wstrict-overflow} is enabled by @option{-Wall}; higher levels |
| are not, and must be explicitly requested. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-overflow=2 |
| Also warn about other cases where a comparison is simplified to a |
| constant. For example: @code{abs (x) >= 0}. This can only be |
| simplified when @option{-fstrict-overflow} is in effect, because |
| @code{abs (INT_MIN)} overflows to @code{INT_MIN}, which is less than |
| zero. @option{-Wstrict-overflow} (with no level) is the same as |
| @option{-Wstrict-overflow=2}. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-overflow=3 |
| Also warn about other cases where a comparison is simplified. For |
| example: @code{x + 1 > 1} will be simplified to @code{x > 0}. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-overflow=4 |
| Also warn about other simplifications not covered by the above cases. |
| For example: @code{(x * 10) / 5} will be simplified to @code{x * 2}. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-overflow=5 |
| Also warn about cases where the compiler reduces the magnitude of a |
| constant involved in a comparison. For example: @code{x + 2 > y} will |
| be simplified to @code{x + 1 >= y}. This is reported only at the |
| highest warning level because this simplification applies to many |
| comparisons, so this warning level will give a very large number of |
| false positives. |
| @end table |
| |
| @item -Wall |
| @opindex Wall |
| All of the above @samp{-W} options combined. This enables all the |
| warnings about constructions that some users consider questionable, and |
| that are easy to avoid (or modify to prevent the warning), even in |
| conjunction with macros. This also enables some language-specific |
| warnings described in @ref{C++ Dialect Options} and |
| @ref{Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialect Options}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wmost |
| @item -Wmost |
| @opindex Wmost |
| This is equivalent to -Wall -Wno-parentheses. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @end table |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -Wmost |
| |
| The following @option{-W@dots{}} options are not implied by @option{-Wall}. |
| Some of them warn about constructions that users generally do not |
| consider questionable, but which occasionally you might wish to check |
| for; others warn about constructions that are necessary or hard to avoid |
| in some cases, and there is no simple way to modify the code to suppress |
| the warning. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -Wextra |
| @opindex W |
| @opindex Wextra |
| (This option used to be called @option{-W}. The older name is still |
| supported, but the newer name is more descriptive.) Print extra warning |
| messages for these events: |
| |
| @itemize @bullet |
| @item |
| A function can return either with or without a value. (Falling |
| off the end of the function body is considered returning without |
| a value.) For example, this function would evoke such a |
| warning: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @group |
| foo (a) |
| @{ |
| if (a > 0) |
| return a; |
| @} |
| @end group |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item |
| An expression-statement or the left-hand side of a comma expression |
| contains no side effects. |
| To suppress the warning, cast the unused expression to void. |
| For example, an expression such as @samp{x[i,j]} will cause a warning, |
| but @samp{x[(void)i,j]} will not. |
| |
| @item |
| An unsigned value is compared against zero with @samp{<} or @samp{>=}. |
| |
| @item |
| Storage-class specifiers like @code{static} are not the first things in |
| a declaration. According to the C Standard, this usage is obsolescent. |
| |
| @item |
| If @option{-Wall} or @option{-Wunused} is also specified, warn about unused |
| arguments. |
| |
| @item |
| A comparison between signed and unsigned values could produce an |
| incorrect result when the signed value is converted to unsigned. |
| (But don't warn if @option{-Wno-sign-compare} is also specified.) |
| |
| @item |
| An aggregate has an initializer which does not initialize all members. |
| This warning can be independently controlled by |
| @option{-Wmissing-field-initializers}. |
| |
| @item |
| An initialized field without side effects is overridden when using |
| designated initializers (@pxref{Designated Inits, , Designated |
| Initializers}). This warning can be independently controlled by |
| @option{-Woverride-init}. |
| |
| @item |
| A function parameter is declared without a type specifier in K&R-style |
| functions: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| void foo(bar) @{ @} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item |
| An empty body occurs in an @samp{if} or @samp{else} statement. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin pod error 6089368 |
| @item |
| (C++ only) An empty body occurs in a @samp{while} or @samp{for} statement with no |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end pod error 6089368 |
| whitespacing before the semicolon. This warning can be independently |
| controlled by @option{-Wempty-body}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline |
| |
| @item |
| A pointer is compared against integer zero with @samp{<}, @samp{<=}, |
| @samp{>}, or @samp{>=}. |
| |
| @item |
| A variable might be changed by @samp{longjmp} or @samp{vfork}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin pod error 6089368 |
| @item |
| (C++ only) An enumerator and a non-enumerator both appear in a conditional expression. |
| |
| @item |
| (C++ only) A non-static reference or non-static @samp{const} member appears in a |
| class without constructors. |
| |
| @item |
| (C++ only) Ambiguous virtual bases. |
| |
| @item |
| (C++ only) Subscripting an array which has been declared @samp{register}. |
| |
| @item |
| (C++ only) Taking the address of a variable which has been declared @samp{register}. |
| |
| @item |
| (C++ only) A base class is not initialized in a derived class' copy constructor. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end pod error 6089368 |
| @end itemize |
| |
| @item -Wno-div-by-zero |
| @opindex Wno-div-by-zero |
| @opindex Wdiv-by-zero |
| Do not warn about compile-time integer division by zero. Floating point |
| division by zero is not warned about, as it can be a legitimate way of |
| obtaining infinities and NaNs. |
| |
| @item -Wsystem-headers |
| @opindex Wsystem-headers |
| @cindex warnings from system headers |
| @cindex system headers, warnings from |
| Print warning messages for constructs found in system header files. |
| Warnings from system headers are normally suppressed, on the assumption |
| that they usually do not indicate real problems and would only make the |
| compiler output harder to read. Using this command line option tells |
| GCC to emit warnings from system headers as if they occurred in user |
| code. However, note that using @option{-Wall} in conjunction with this |
| option will @emph{not} warn about unknown pragmas in system |
| headers---for that, @option{-Wunknown-pragmas} must also be used. |
| |
| @item -Wfloat-equal |
| @opindex Wfloat-equal |
| Warn if floating point values are used in equality comparisons. |
| |
| The idea behind this is that sometimes it is convenient (for the |
| programmer) to consider floating-point values as approximations to |
| infinitely precise real numbers. If you are doing this, then you need |
| to compute (by analyzing the code, or in some other way) the maximum or |
| likely maximum error that the computation introduces, and allow for it |
| when performing comparisons (and when producing output, but that's a |
| different problem). In particular, instead of testing for equality, you |
| would check to see whether the two values have ranges that overlap; and |
| this is done with the relational operators, so equality comparisons are |
| probably mistaken. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wfour-char-constants |
| @item -Wfour-char-constants |
| @opindex Wfour-char-constants |
| Warn about four char constants, e.g. OSType 'APPL'. This warning is |
| disabled by default. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end |
| |
| @item -Wtraditional @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wtraditional |
| Warn about certain constructs that behave differently in traditional and |
| ISO C@. Also warn about ISO C constructs that have no traditional C |
| equivalent, and/or problematic constructs which should be avoided. |
| |
| @itemize @bullet |
| @item |
| Macro parameters that appear within string literals in the macro body. |
| In traditional C macro replacement takes place within string literals, |
| but does not in ISO C@. |
| |
| @item |
| In traditional C, some preprocessor directives did not exist. |
| Traditional preprocessors would only consider a line to be a directive |
| if the @samp{#} appeared in column 1 on the line. Therefore |
| @option{-Wtraditional} warns about directives that traditional C |
| understands but would ignore because the @samp{#} does not appear as the |
| first character on the line. It also suggests you hide directives like |
| @samp{#pragma} not understood by traditional C by indenting them. Some |
| traditional implementations would not recognize @samp{#elif}, so it |
| suggests avoiding it altogether. |
| |
| @item |
| A function-like macro that appears without arguments. |
| |
| @item |
| The unary plus operator. |
| |
| @item |
| The @samp{U} integer constant suffix, or the @samp{F} or @samp{L} floating point |
| constant suffixes. (Traditional C does support the @samp{L} suffix on integer |
| constants.) Note, these suffixes appear in macros defined in the system |
| headers of most modern systems, e.g.@: the @samp{_MIN}/@samp{_MAX} macros in @code{<limits.h>}. |
| Use of these macros in user code might normally lead to spurious |
| warnings, however GCC's integrated preprocessor has enough context to |
| avoid warning in these cases. |
| |
| @item |
| A function declared external in one block and then used after the end of |
| the block. |
| |
| @item |
| A @code{switch} statement has an operand of type @code{long}. |
| |
| @item |
| A non-@code{static} function declaration follows a @code{static} one. |
| This construct is not accepted by some traditional C compilers. |
| |
| @item |
| The ISO type of an integer constant has a different width or |
| signedness from its traditional type. This warning is only issued if |
| the base of the constant is ten. I.e.@: hexadecimal or octal values, which |
| typically represent bit patterns, are not warned about. |
| |
| @item |
| Usage of ISO string concatenation is detected. |
| |
| @item |
| Initialization of automatic aggregates. |
| |
| @item |
| Identifier conflicts with labels. Traditional C lacks a separate |
| namespace for labels. |
| |
| @item |
| Initialization of unions. If the initializer is zero, the warning is |
| omitted. This is done under the assumption that the zero initializer in |
| user code appears conditioned on e.g.@: @code{__STDC__} to avoid missing |
| initializer warnings and relies on default initialization to zero in the |
| traditional C case. |
| |
| @item |
| Conversions by prototypes between fixed/floating point values and vice |
| versa. The absence of these prototypes when compiling with traditional |
| C would cause serious problems. This is a subset of the possible |
| conversion warnings, for the full set use @option{-Wconversion}. |
| |
| @item |
| Use of ISO C style function definitions. This warning intentionally is |
| @emph{not} issued for prototype declarations or variadic functions |
| because these ISO C features will appear in your code when using |
| libiberty's traditional C compatibility macros, @code{PARAMS} and |
| @code{VPARAMS}. This warning is also bypassed for nested functions |
| because that feature is already a GCC extension and thus not relevant to |
| traditional C compatibility. |
| @end itemize |
| |
| @item -Wdeclaration-after-statement @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wdeclaration-after-statement |
| Warn when a declaration is found after a statement in a block. This |
| construct, known from C++, was introduced with ISO C99 and is by default |
| allowed in GCC@. It is not supported by ISO C90 and was not supported by |
| GCC versions before GCC 3.0. @xref{Mixed Declarations}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wdiscard-qual 4086969 |
| @item -Wno-discard-qual |
| @opindex Wno-discard-qual |
| This flag allows user to suppress warning that is issued when qualification |
| is discarded in situations like, initialization, assignment and argument |
| passing. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -Wdiscard-qual 4086969 |
| |
| @item -Wundef |
| @opindex Wundef |
| Warn if an undefined identifier is evaluated in an @samp{#if} directive. |
| |
| @item -Wno-endif-labels |
| @opindex Wno-endif-labels |
| @opindex Wendif-labels |
| Do not warn whenever an @samp{#else} or an @samp{#endif} are followed by text. |
| |
| @item -Wshadow |
| @opindex Wshadow |
| Warn whenever a local variable shadows another local variable, parameter or |
| global variable or whenever a built-in function is shadowed. |
| |
| @item -Wlarger-than-@var{len} |
| @opindex Wlarger-than |
| Warn whenever an object of larger than @var{len} bytes is defined. |
| |
| @item -Wunsafe-loop-optimizations |
| @opindex Wunsafe-loop-optimizations |
| Warn if the loop cannot be optimized because the compiler could not |
| assume anything on the bounds of the loop indices. With |
| @option{-funsafe-loop-optimizations} warn if the compiler made |
| such assumptions. |
| |
| @item -Wpointer-arith |
| @opindex Wpointer-arith |
| Warn about anything that depends on the ``size of'' a function type or |
| of @code{void}. GNU C assigns these types a size of 1, for |
| convenience in calculations with @code{void *} pointers and pointers |
| to functions. |
| |
| @item -Wbad-function-cast @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wbad-function-cast |
| Warn whenever a function call is cast to a non-matching type. |
| For example, warn if @code{int malloc()} is cast to @code{anything *}. |
| |
| @item -Wc++-compat |
| Warn about ISO C constructs that are outside of the common subset of |
| ISO C and ISO C++, e.g.@: request for implicit conversion from |
| @code{void *} to a pointer to non-@code{void} type. |
| |
| @item -Wcast-qual |
| @opindex Wcast-qual |
| Warn whenever a pointer is cast so as to remove a type qualifier from |
| the target type. For example, warn if a @code{const char *} is cast |
| to an ordinary @code{char *}. |
| |
| @item -Wcast-align |
| @opindex Wcast-align |
| Warn whenever a pointer is cast such that the required alignment of the |
| target is increased. For example, warn if a @code{char *} is cast to |
| an @code{int *} on machines where integers can only be accessed at |
| two- or four-byte boundaries. |
| |
| @item -Wwrite-strings |
| @opindex Wwrite-strings |
| When compiling C, give string constants the type @code{const |
| char[@var{length}]} so that |
| copying the address of one into a non-@code{const} @code{char *} |
| pointer will get a warning; when compiling C++, warn about the |
| deprecated conversion from string literals to @code{char *}. This |
| warning, by default, is enabled for C++ programs. |
| These warnings will help you find at |
| compile time code that can try to write into a string constant, but |
| only if you have been very careful about using @code{const} in |
| declarations and prototypes. Otherwise, it will just be a nuisance; |
| this is why we did not make @option{-Wall} request these warnings. |
| |
| @item -Wconversion |
| @opindex Wconversion |
| Warn if a prototype causes a type conversion that is different from what |
| would happen to the same argument in the absence of a prototype. This |
| includes conversions of fixed point to floating and vice versa, and |
| conversions changing the width or signedness of a fixed point argument |
| except when the same as the default promotion. |
| |
| Also, warn if a negative integer constant expression is implicitly |
| converted to an unsigned type. For example, warn about the assignment |
| @code{x = -1} if @code{x} is unsigned. But do not warn about explicit |
| casts like @code{(unsigned) -1}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline |
| @item -Wshorten-64-to-32 |
| @opindex Wshorten-64-to-32 |
| Warn if a value is implicitly converted from a 64 bit type to a 32 bit type. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline |
| @item -Wempty-body |
| @opindex Wempty-body |
| Warn if an empty body occurs in an @samp{if} or @samp{else} |
| statement. Additionally, in C++, warn when an empty body occurs |
| in a @samp{while} or @samp{for} statement with no whitespacing before |
| the semicolon. This warning is also enabled by @option{-Wextra}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline |
| |
| @item -Wsign-compare |
| @opindex Wsign-compare |
| @cindex warning for comparison of signed and unsigned values |
| @cindex comparison of signed and unsigned values, warning |
| @cindex signed and unsigned values, comparison warning |
| Warn when a comparison between signed and unsigned values could produce |
| an incorrect result when the signed value is converted to unsigned. |
| This warning is also enabled by @option{-Wextra}; to get the other warnings |
| of @option{-Wextra} without this warning, use @samp{-Wextra -Wno-sign-compare}. |
| |
| @item -Waddress |
| @opindex Waddress |
| @opindex Wno-address |
| Warn about suspicious uses of memory addresses. These include using |
| the address of a function in a conditional expression, such as |
| @code{void func(void); if (func)}, and comparisons against the memory |
| address of a string literal, such as @code{if (x == "abc")}. Such |
| uses typically indicate a programmer error: the address of a function |
| always evaluates to true, so their use in a conditional usually |
| indicate that the programmer forgot the parentheses in a function |
| call; and comparisons against string literals result in unspecified |
| behavior and are not portable in C, so they usually indicate that the |
| programmer intended to use @code{strcmp}. This warning is enabled by |
| @option{-Wall}. |
| |
| @item -Waggregate-return |
| @opindex Waggregate-return |
| Warn if any functions that return structures or unions are defined or |
| called. (In languages where you can return an array, this also elicits |
| a warning.) |
| |
| @item -Wno-attributes |
| @opindex Wno-attributes |
| @opindex Wattributes |
| Do not warn if an unexpected @code{__attribute__} is used, such as |
| unrecognized attributes, function attributes applied to variables, |
| etc. This will not stop errors for incorrect use of supported |
| attributes. |
| |
| @item -Wstrict-prototypes @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wstrict-prototypes |
| Warn if a function is declared or defined without specifying the |
| argument types. (An old-style function definition is permitted without |
| a warning if preceded by a declaration which specifies the argument |
| types.) |
| |
| @item -Wold-style-definition @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wold-style-definition |
| Warn if an old-style function definition is used. A warning is given |
| even if there is a previous prototype. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL warn missing prototype 6261539 |
| @item -Wmissing-prototypes |
| @opindex Wmissing-prototypes |
| Warn if a global function is defined without a previous prototype |
| declaration. This warning is issued even if the definition itself |
| provides a prototype. The aim is to detect global functions that fail |
| to be declared in header files. |
| |
| @item -Wmissing-declarations @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wmissing-declarations |
| Warn if a global function is defined without a previous declaration. |
| Do so even if the definition itself provides a prototype. |
| Use this option to detect global functions that are not declared in |
| header files. |
| |
| @item -Wmissing-field-initializers |
| @opindex Wmissing-field-initializers |
| @opindex W |
| @opindex Wextra |
| Warn if a structure's initializer has some fields missing. For |
| example, the following code would cause such a warning, because |
| @code{x.h} is implicitly zero: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| struct s @{ int f, g, h; @}; |
| struct s x = @{ 3, 4 @}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| This option does not warn about designated initializers, so the following |
| modification would not trigger a warning: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| struct s @{ int f, g, h; @}; |
| struct s x = @{ .f = 3, .g = 4 @}; |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| This warning is included in @option{-Wextra}. To get other @option{-Wextra} |
| warnings without this one, use @samp{-Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers}. |
| |
| @item -Wmissing-noreturn |
| @opindex Wmissing-noreturn |
| Warn about functions which might be candidates for attribute @code{noreturn}. |
| Note these are only possible candidates, not absolute ones. Care should |
| be taken to manually verify functions actually do not ever return before |
| adding the @code{noreturn} attribute, otherwise subtle code generation |
| bugs could be introduced. You will not get a warning for @code{main} in |
| hosted C environments. |
| |
| @item -Wmissing-format-attribute |
| @opindex Wmissing-format-attribute |
| @opindex Wformat |
| Warn about function pointers which might be candidates for @code{format} |
| attributes. Note these are only possible candidates, not absolute ones. |
| GCC will guess that function pointers with @code{format} attributes that |
| are used in assignment, initialization, parameter passing or return |
| statements should have a corresponding @code{format} attribute in the |
| resulting type. I.e.@: the left-hand side of the assignment or |
| initialization, the type of the parameter variable, or the return type |
| of the containing function respectively should also have a @code{format} |
| attribute to avoid the warning. |
| |
| GCC will also warn about function definitions which might be |
| candidates for @code{format} attributes. Again, these are only |
| possible candidates. GCC will guess that @code{format} attributes |
| might be appropriate for any function that calls a function like |
| @code{vprintf} or @code{vscanf}, but this might not always be the |
| case, and some functions for which @code{format} attributes are |
| appropriate may not be detected. |
| |
| @item -Wno-multichar |
| @opindex Wno-multichar |
| @opindex Wmultichar |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -Wfour-char-constants |
| Do not warn if a multicharacter constant (@samp{'FOO'}) is used. |
| Usually they indicate a typo in the user's code, as they have |
| implementation-defined values, and should not be used in portable code. |
| This flag does not control warning for a constant with four characters, |
| use -Wfour-char-constants instead. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -Wfour-char-constants |
| |
| @item -Wnormalized=<none|id|nfc|nfkc> |
| @opindex Wnormalized |
| @cindex NFC |
| @cindex NFKC |
| @cindex character set, input normalization |
| In ISO C and ISO C++, two identifiers are different if they are |
| different sequences of characters. However, sometimes when characters |
| outside the basic ASCII character set are used, you can have two |
| different character sequences that look the same. To avoid confusion, |
| the ISO 10646 standard sets out some @dfn{normalization rules} which |
| when applied ensure that two sequences that look the same are turned into |
| the same sequence. GCC can warn you if you are using identifiers which |
| have not been normalized; this option controls that warning. |
| |
| There are four levels of warning that GCC supports. The default is |
| @option{-Wnormalized=nfc}, which warns about any identifier which is |
| not in the ISO 10646 ``C'' normalized form, @dfn{NFC}. NFC is the |
| recommended form for most uses. |
| |
| Unfortunately, there are some characters which ISO C and ISO C++ allow |
| in identifiers that when turned into NFC aren't allowable as |
| identifiers. That is, there's no way to use these symbols in portable |
| ISO C or C++ and have all your identifiers in NFC. |
| @option{-Wnormalized=id} suppresses the warning for these characters. |
| It is hoped that future versions of the standards involved will correct |
| this, which is why this option is not the default. |
| |
| You can switch the warning off for all characters by writing |
| @option{-Wnormalized=none}. You would only want to do this if you |
| were using some other normalization scheme (like ``D''), because |
| otherwise you can easily create bugs that are literally impossible to see. |
| |
| Some characters in ISO 10646 have distinct meanings but look identical |
| in some fonts or display methodologies, especially once formatting has |
| been applied. For instance @code{\u207F}, ``SUPERSCRIPT LATIN SMALL |
| LETTER N'', will display just like a regular @code{n} which has been |
| placed in a superscript. ISO 10646 defines the @dfn{NFKC} |
| normalization scheme to convert all these into a standard form as |
| well, and GCC will warn if your code is not in NFKC if you use |
| @option{-Wnormalized=nfkc}. This warning is comparable to warning |
| about every identifier that contains the letter O because it might be |
| confused with the digit 0, and so is not the default, but may be |
| useful as a local coding convention if the programming environment is |
| unable to be fixed to display these characters distinctly. |
| |
| @item -Wno-deprecated-declarations |
| @opindex Wno-deprecated-declarations |
| Do not warn about uses of functions (@pxref{Function Attributes}), |
| variables (@pxref{Variable Attributes}), and types (@pxref{Type |
| Attributes}) marked as deprecated by using the @code{deprecated} |
| attribute. |
| |
| @item -Wno-overflow |
| @opindex Wno-overflow |
| Do not warn about compile-time overflow in constant expressions. |
| |
| @item -Woverride-init |
| @opindex Woverride-init |
| @opindex W |
| @opindex Wextra |
| Warn if an initialized field without side effects is overridden when |
| using designated initializers (@pxref{Designated Inits, , Designated |
| Initializers}). |
| |
| This warning is included in @option{-Wextra}. To get other |
| @option{-Wextra} warnings without this one, use @samp{-Wextra |
| -Wno-override-init}. |
| |
| @item -Wpacked |
| @opindex Wpacked |
| Warn if a structure is given the packed attribute, but the packed |
| attribute has no effect on the layout or size of the structure. |
| Such structures may be mis-aligned for little benefit. For |
| instance, in this code, the variable @code{f.x} in @code{struct bar} |
| will be misaligned even though @code{struct bar} does not itself |
| have the packed attribute: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @group |
| struct foo @{ |
| int x; |
| char a, b, c, d; |
| @} __attribute__((packed)); |
| struct bar @{ |
| char z; |
| struct foo f; |
| @}; |
| @end group |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item -Wpadded |
| @opindex Wpadded |
| Warn if padding is included in a structure, either to align an element |
| of the structure or to align the whole structure. Sometimes when this |
| happens it is possible to rearrange the fields of the structure to |
| reduce the padding and so make the structure smaller. |
| |
| @item -Wredundant-decls |
| @opindex Wredundant-decls |
| Warn if anything is declared more than once in the same scope, even in |
| cases where multiple declaration is valid and changes nothing. |
| |
| @item -Wnested-externs @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wnested-externs |
| Warn if an @code{extern} declaration is encountered within a function. |
| |
| @item -Wunreachable-code |
| @opindex Wunreachable-code |
| Warn if the compiler detects that code will never be executed. |
| |
| This option is intended to warn when the compiler detects that at |
| least a whole line of source code will never be executed, because |
| some condition is never satisfied or because it is after a |
| procedure that never returns. |
| |
| It is possible for this option to produce a warning even though there |
| are circumstances under which part of the affected line can be executed, |
| so care should be taken when removing apparently-unreachable code. |
| |
| For instance, when a function is inlined, a warning may mean that the |
| line is unreachable in only one inlined copy of the function. |
| |
| This option is not made part of @option{-Wall} because in a debugging |
| version of a program there is often substantial code which checks |
| correct functioning of the program and is, hopefully, unreachable |
| because the program does work. Another common use of unreachable |
| code is to provide behavior which is selectable at compile-time. |
| |
| @item -Winline |
| @opindex Winline |
| Warn if a function can not be inlined and it was declared as inline. |
| Even with this option, the compiler will not warn about failures to |
| inline functions declared in system headers. |
| |
| The compiler uses a variety of heuristics to determine whether or not |
| to inline a function. For example, the compiler takes into account |
| the size of the function being inlined and the amount of inlining |
| that has already been done in the current function. Therefore, |
| seemingly insignificant changes in the source program can cause the |
| warnings produced by @option{-Winline} to appear or disappear. |
| |
| @item -Wno-invalid-offsetof @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex Wno-invalid-offsetof |
| Suppress warnings from applying the @samp{offsetof} macro to a non-POD |
| type. According to the 1998 ISO C++ standard, applying @samp{offsetof} |
| to a non-POD type is undefined. In existing C++ implementations, |
| however, @samp{offsetof} typically gives meaningful results even when |
| applied to certain kinds of non-POD types. (Such as a simple |
| @samp{struct} that fails to be a POD type only by virtue of having a |
| constructor.) This flag is for users who are aware that they are |
| writing nonportable code and who have deliberately chosen to ignore the |
| warning about it. |
| |
| The restrictions on @samp{offsetof} may be relaxed in a future version |
| of the C++ standard. |
| |
| @item -Wno-int-to-pointer-cast @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wno-int-to-pointer-cast |
| Suppress warnings from casts to pointer type of an integer of a |
| different size. |
| |
| @item -Wno-pointer-to-int-cast @r{(C only)} |
| @opindex Wno-pointer-to-int-cast |
| Suppress warnings from casts from a pointer to an integer type of a |
| different size. |
| |
| @item -Winvalid-pch |
| @opindex Winvalid-pch |
| Warn if a precompiled header (@pxref{Precompiled Headers}) is found in |
| the search path but can't be used. |
| |
| @item -Wlong-long |
| @opindex Wlong-long |
| @opindex Wno-long-long |
| Warn if @samp{long long} type is used. This is default. To inhibit |
| the warning messages, use @option{-Wno-long-long}. Flags |
| @option{-Wlong-long} and @option{-Wno-long-long} are taken into account |
| only when @option{-pedantic} flag is used. |
| |
| @item -Wvariadic-macros |
| @opindex Wvariadic-macros |
| @opindex Wno-variadic-macros |
| Warn if variadic macros are used in pedantic ISO C90 mode, or the GNU |
| alternate syntax when in pedantic ISO C99 mode. This is default. |
| To inhibit the warning messages, use @option{-Wno-variadic-macros}. |
| |
| @item -Wvolatile-register-var |
| @opindex Wvolatile-register-var |
| @opindex Wno-volatile-register-var |
| Warn if a register variable is declared volatile. The volatile |
| modifier does not inhibit all optimizations that may eliminate reads |
| and/or writes to register variables. |
| |
| @item -Wdisabled-optimization |
| @opindex Wdisabled-optimization |
| Warn if a requested optimization pass is disabled. This warning does |
| not generally indicate that there is anything wrong with your code; it |
| merely indicates that GCC's optimizers were unable to handle the code |
| effectively. Often, the problem is that your code is too big or too |
| complex; GCC will refuse to optimize programs when the optimization |
| itself is likely to take inordinate amounts of time. |
| |
| @item -Wpointer-sign |
| @opindex Wpointer-sign |
| @opindex Wno-pointer-sign |
| Warn for pointer argument passing or assignment with different signedness. |
| This option is only supported for C and Objective-C@. It is implied by |
| @option{-Wall} and by @option{-pedantic}, which can be disabled with |
| @option{-Wno-pointer-sign}. |
| |
| @item -Werror |
| @opindex Werror |
| Make all warnings into errors. |
| |
| @item -Werror= |
| @opindex Werror= |
| Make the specified warning into an errors. The specifier for a |
| warning is appended, for example @option{-Werror=switch} turns the |
| warnings controlled by @option{-Wswitch} into errors. This switch |
| takes a negative form, to be used to negate @option{-Werror} for |
| specific warnings, for example @option{-Wno-error=switch} makes |
| @option{-Wswitch} warnings not be errors, even when @option{-Werror} |
| is in effect. You can use the @option{-fdiagnostics-show-option} |
| option to have each controllable warning amended with the option which |
| controls it, to determine what to use with this option. |
| |
| Note that specifying @option{-Werror=}@var{foo} automatically implies |
| @option{-W}@var{foo}. However, @option{-Wno-error=}@var{foo} does not |
| imply anything. |
| |
| @item -Wstack-protector |
| @opindex Wstack-protector |
| This option is only active when @option{-fstack-protector} is active. It |
| warns about functions that will not be protected against stack smashing. |
| |
| @item -Woverlength-strings |
| @opindex Woverlength-strings |
| Warn about string constants which are longer than the ``minimum |
| maximum'' length specified in the C standard. Modern compilers |
| generally allow string constants which are much longer than the |
| standard's minimum limit, but very portable programs should avoid |
| using longer strings. |
| |
| The limit applies @emph{after} string constant concatenation, and does |
| not count the trailing NUL@. In C89, the limit was 509 characters; in |
| C99, it was raised to 4095. C++98 does not specify a normative |
| minimum maximum, so we do not diagnose overlength strings in C++@. |
| |
| This option is implied by @option{-pedantic}, and can be disabled with |
| @option{-Wno-overlength-strings}. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Debugging Options |
| @section Options for Debugging Your Program or GCC |
| @cindex options, debugging |
| @cindex debugging information options |
| |
| GCC has various special options that are used for debugging |
| either your program or GCC: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -g |
| @opindex g |
| Produce debugging information in the operating system's native format |
| (stabs, COFF, XCOFF, or DWARF 2)@. GDB can work with this debugging |
| information. |
| |
| On most systems that use stabs format, @option{-g} enables use of extra |
| debugging information that only GDB can use; this extra information |
| makes debugging work better in GDB but will probably make other debuggers |
| crash or |
| refuse to read the program. If you want to control for certain whether |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin prune man page |
| to generate the extra information, use @option{-gstabs+} or @option{-gstabs} |
| (see below). |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end prune man page |
| |
| GCC allows you to use @option{-g} with |
| @option{-O}. The shortcuts taken by optimized code may occasionally |
| produce surprising results: some variables you declared may not exist |
| at all; flow of control may briefly move where you did not expect it; |
| some statements may not be executed because they compute constant |
| results or their values were already at hand; some statements may |
| execute in different places because they were moved out of loops. |
| |
| Nevertheless it proves possible to debug optimized output. This makes |
| it reasonable to use the optimizer for programs that might have bugs. |
| |
| The following options are useful when GCC is generated with the |
| capability for more than one debugging format. |
| |
| @item -ggdb |
| @opindex ggdb |
| Produce debugging information for use by GDB@. This means to use the |
| most expressive format available (DWARF 2, stabs, or the native format |
| if neither of those are supported), including GDB extensions if at all |
| possible. |
| |
| @item -gstabs |
| @opindex gstabs |
| Produce debugging information in stabs format (if that is supported), |
| without GDB extensions. This is the format used by DBX on most BSD |
| systems. On MIPS, Alpha and System V Release 4 systems this option |
| produces stabs debugging output which is not understood by DBX or SDB@. |
| On System V Release 4 systems this option requires the GNU assembler. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4167759 |
| @item -flimit-debug-info |
| @opindex -flimit-debug-info |
| Limit debug information produced to reduce size of debug binary. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4167759 |
| |
| @item -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols |
| @opindex feliminate-unused-debug-symbols |
| Produce debugging information in stabs format (if that is supported), |
| for only symbols that are actually used. |
| |
| @item -femit-class-debug-always |
| Instead of emitting debugging information for a C++ class in only one |
| object file, emit it in all object files using the class. This option |
| should be used only with debuggers that are unable to handle the way GCC |
| normally emits debugging information for classes because using this |
| option will increase the size of debugging information by as much as a |
| factor of two. |
| |
| @item -gstabs+ |
| @opindex gstabs+ |
| Produce debugging information in stabs format (if that is supported), |
| using GNU extensions understood only by the GNU debugger (GDB)@. The |
| use of these extensions is likely to make other debuggers crash or |
| refuse to read the program. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @item -gcoff |
| @opindex gcoff |
| Produce debugging information in COFF format (if that is supported). |
| This is the format used by SDB on most System V systems prior to |
| System V Release 4. |
| |
| @item -gxcoff |
| @opindex gxcoff |
| Produce debugging information in XCOFF format (if that is supported). |
| This is the format used by the DBX debugger on IBM RS/6000 systems. |
| |
| @item -gxcoff+ |
| @opindex gxcoff+ |
| Produce debugging information in XCOFF format (if that is supported), |
| using GNU extensions understood only by the GNU debugger (GDB)@. The |
| use of these extensions is likely to make other debuggers crash or |
| refuse to read the program, and may cause assemblers other than the GNU |
| assembler (GAS) to fail with an error. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @item -gdwarf-2 |
| @opindex gdwarf-2 |
| Produce debugging information in DWARF version 2 format (if that is |
| supported). This is the format used by DBX on IRIX 6. With this |
| option, GCC uses features of DWARF version 3 when they are useful; |
| version 3 is upward compatible with version 2, but may still cause |
| problems for older debuggers. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin prune man page |
| (Other debug formats, such as @option{-gcoff}, are not supported in |
| Darwin or Mac OS X.) |
| @ignore |
| @item -gvms |
| @opindex gvms |
| Produce debugging information in VMS debug format (if that is |
| supported). This is the format used by DEBUG on VMS systems. |
| @end ignore |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end prune man page |
| |
| @item -g@var{level} |
| @itemx -ggdb@var{level} |
| @itemx -gstabs@var{level} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @itemx -gcoff@var{level} |
| @itemx -gxcoff@var{level} |
| @itemx -gvms@var{level} |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| Request debugging information and also use @var{level} to specify how |
| much information. The default level is 2. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline 4.3 2006-12-20 4869554 |
| Level 0 produces no debug information at all. Thus, @option{-g0} negates |
| @option{-g}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline 4.3 2006-12-20 4869554 |
| |
| Level 1 produces minimal information, enough for making backtraces in |
| parts of the program that you don't plan to debug. This includes |
| descriptions of functions and external variables, but no information |
| about local variables and no line numbers. |
| |
| Level 3 includes extra information, such as all the macro definitions |
| present in the program. Some debuggers support macro expansion when |
| you use @option{-g3}. |
| |
| @option{-gdwarf-2} does not accept a concatenated debug level, because |
| GCC used to support an option @option{-gdwarf} that meant to generate |
| debug information in version 1 of the DWARF format (which is very |
| different from version 2), and it would have been too confusing. That |
| debug format is long obsolete, but the option cannot be changed now. |
| Instead use an additional @option{-g@var{level}} option to change the |
| debug level for DWARF2. |
| |
| @item -feliminate-dwarf2-dups |
| @opindex feliminate-dwarf2-dups |
| Compress DWARF2 debugging information by eliminating duplicated |
| information about each symbol. This option only makes sense when |
| generating DWARF2 debugging information with @option{-gdwarf-2}. |
| |
| @cindex @command{prof} |
| @item -p |
| @opindex p |
| Generate extra code to write profile information suitable for the |
| analysis program @command{prof}. You must use this option when compiling |
| the source files you want data about, and you must also use it when |
| linking. |
| |
| @cindex @command{gprof} |
| @item -pg |
| @opindex pg |
| Generate extra code to write profile information suitable for the |
| analysis program @command{gprof}. You must use this option when compiling |
| the source files you want data about, and you must also use it when |
| linking. |
| |
| @item -Q |
| @opindex Q |
| Makes the compiler print out each function name as it is compiled, and |
| print some statistics about each pass when it finishes. |
| |
| @item -ftime-report |
| @opindex ftime-report |
| Makes the compiler print some statistics about the time consumed by each |
| pass when it finishes. |
| |
| @item -fmem-report |
| @opindex fmem-report |
| Makes the compiler print some statistics about permanent memory |
| allocation when it finishes. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin opt diary |
| @item -fopt-diary |
| @opindex fopt-diary |
| Enable optimization diary entries using DWARF encoding. This option |
| does nothing unless @option{gdwarf-2} is specified. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end opt diary |
| @item -fprofile-arcs |
| @opindex fprofile-arcs |
| Add code so that program flow @dfn{arcs} are instrumented. During |
| execution the program records how many times each branch and call is |
| executed and how many times it is taken or returns. When the compiled |
| program exits it saves this data to a file called |
| @file{@var{auxname}.gcda} for each source file. The data may be used for |
| profile-directed optimizations (@option{-fbranch-probabilities}), or for |
| test coverage analysis (@option{-ftest-coverage}). Each object file's |
| @var{auxname} is generated from the name of the output file, if |
| explicitly specified and it is not the final executable, otherwise it is |
| the basename of the source file. In both cases any suffix is removed |
| (e.g.@: @file{foo.gcda} for input file @file{dir/foo.c}, or |
| @file{dir/foo.gcda} for output file specified as @option{-o dir/foo.o}). |
| @xref{Cross-profiling}. |
| |
| @cindex @command{gcov} |
| @item --coverage |
| @opindex coverage |
| |
| This option is used to compile and link code instrumented for coverage |
| analysis. The option is a synonym for @option{-fprofile-arcs} |
| @option{-ftest-coverage} (when compiling) and @option{-lgcov} (when |
| linking). See the documentation for those options for more details. |
| |
| @itemize |
| |
| @item |
| Compile the source files with @option{-fprofile-arcs} plus optimization |
| and code generation options. For test coverage analysis, use the |
| additional @option{-ftest-coverage} option. You do not need to profile |
| every source file in a program. |
| |
| @item |
| Link your object files with @option{-lgcov} or @option{-fprofile-arcs} |
| (the latter implies the former). |
| |
| @item |
| Run the program on a representative workload to generate the arc profile |
| information. This may be repeated any number of times. You can run |
| concurrent instances of your program, and provided that the file system |
| supports locking, the data files will be correctly updated. Also |
| @code{fork} calls are detected and correctly handled (double counting |
| will not happen). |
| |
| @item |
| For profile-directed optimizations, compile the source files again with |
| the same optimization and code generation options plus |
| @option{-fbranch-probabilities} (@pxref{Optimize Options,,Options that |
| Control Optimization}). |
| |
| @item |
| For test coverage analysis, use @command{gcov} to produce human readable |
| information from the @file{.gcno} and @file{.gcda} files. Refer to the |
| @command{gcov} documentation for further information. |
| |
| @end itemize |
| |
| With @option{-fprofile-arcs}, for each function of your program GCC |
| creates a program flow graph, then finds a spanning tree for the graph. |
| Only arcs that are not on the spanning tree have to be instrumented: the |
| compiler adds code to count the number of times that these arcs are |
| executed. When an arc is the only exit or only entrance to a block, the |
| instrumentation code can be added to the block; otherwise, a new basic |
| block must be created to hold the instrumentation code. |
| |
| @need 2000 |
| @item -ftest-coverage |
| @opindex ftest-coverage |
| Produce a notes file that the @command{gcov} code-coverage utility |
| (@pxref{Gcov,, @command{gcov}---a Test Coverage Program}) can use to |
| show program coverage. Each source file's note file is called |
| @file{@var{auxname}.gcno}. Refer to the @option{-fprofile-arcs} option |
| above for a description of @var{auxname} and instructions on how to |
| generate test coverage data. Coverage data will match the source files |
| more closely, if you do not optimize. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline |
| @item -d@var{letters} |
| @item -fdump-rtl-@var{pass} |
| @opindex d |
| Says to make debugging dumps during compilation at times specified by |
| @var{letters}. This is used for debugging the RTL-based passes of the |
| compiler. The file names for most of the dumps are made by appending a |
| pass number and a word to the @var{dumpname}. @var{dumpname} is generated |
| from the name of the output file, if explicitly specified and it is not |
| an executable, otherwise it is the basename of the source file. These |
| switches may have different effects when @option{-E} is used for |
| preprocessing. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline |
| |
| Most debug dumps can be enabled either passing a letter to the @option{-d} |
| option, or with a long @option{-fdump-rtl} switch; here are the possible |
| letters for use in @var{letters} and @var{pass}, and their meanings: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -dA |
| @opindex dA |
| Annotate the assembler output with miscellaneous debugging information. |
| |
| @item -dB |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-bbro |
| @opindex dB |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-bbro |
| Dump after block reordering, to @file{@var{file}.148r.bbro}. |
| |
| @item -dc |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-combine |
| @opindex dc |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-combine |
| Dump after instruction combination, to the file @file{@var{file}.129r.combine}. |
| |
| @item -dC |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-ce1 |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-ce2 |
| @opindex dC |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-ce1 |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-ce2 |
| @option{-dC} and @option{-fdump-rtl-ce1} enable dumping after the |
| first if conversion, to the file @file{@var{file}.117r.ce1}. @option{-dC} |
| and @option{-fdump-rtl-ce2} enable dumping after the second if |
| conversion, to the file @file{@var{file}.130r.ce2}. |
| |
| @item -dd |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-btl |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-dbr |
| @opindex dd |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-btl |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-dbr |
| @option{-dd} and @option{-fdump-rtl-btl} enable dumping after branch |
| target load optimization, to @file{@var{file}.31.btl}. @option{-dd} |
| and @option{-fdump-rtl-dbr} enable dumping after delayed branch |
| scheduling, to @file{@var{file}.36.dbr}. |
| |
| @item -dD |
| @opindex dD |
| Dump all macro definitions, at the end of preprocessing, in addition to |
| normal output. |
| |
| @item -dE |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-ce3 |
| @opindex dE |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-ce3 |
| Dump after the third if conversion, to @file{@var{file}.146r.ce3}. |
| |
| @item -df |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-cfg |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-life |
| @opindex df |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-cfg |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-life |
| @option{-df} and @option{-fdump-rtl-cfg} enable dumping after control |
| and data flow analysis, to @file{@var{file}.116r.cfg}. @option{-df} |
| and @option{-fdump-rtl-cfg} enable dumping dump after life analysis, |
| to @file{@var{file}.128r.life1} and @file{@var{file}.135r.life2}. |
| |
| @item -dg |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-greg |
| @opindex dg |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-greg |
| Dump after global register allocation, to @file{@var{file}.139r.greg}. |
| |
| @item -dG |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-gcse |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-bypass |
| @opindex dG |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-gcse |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-bypass |
| @option{-dG} and @option{-fdump-rtl-gcse} enable dumping after GCSE, to |
| @file{@var{file}.114r.gcse}. @option{-dG} and @option{-fdump-rtl-bypass} |
| enable dumping after jump bypassing and control flow optimizations, to |
| @file{@var{file}.115r.bypass}. |
| |
| @item -dh |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-eh |
| @opindex dh |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-eh |
| Dump after finalization of EH handling code, to @file{@var{file}.02.eh}. |
| |
| @item -di |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-sibling |
| @opindex di |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-sibling |
| Dump after sibling call optimizations, to @file{@var{file}.106r.sibling}. |
| |
| @item -dj |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-jump |
| @opindex dj |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-jump |
| Dump after the first jump optimization, to @file{@var{file}.112r.jump}. |
| |
| @item -dk |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-stack |
| @opindex dk |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-stack |
| Dump after conversion from registers to stack, to @file{@var{file}.152r.stack}. |
| |
| @item -dl |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-lreg |
| @opindex dl |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-lreg |
| Dump after local register allocation, to @file{@var{file}.138r.lreg}. |
| |
| @item -dL |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-loop2 |
| @opindex dL |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-loop2 |
| @option{-dL} and @option{-fdump-rtl-loop2} enable dumping after the |
| loop optimization pass, to @file{@var{file}.119r.loop2}, |
| @file{@var{file}.120r.loop2_init}, |
| @file{@var{file}.121r.loop2_invariant}, and |
| @file{@var{file}.125r.loop2_done}. |
| |
| @item -dm |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-sms |
| @opindex dm |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-sms |
| Dump after modulo scheduling, to @file{@var{file}.136r.sms}. |
| |
| @item -dM |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-mach |
| @opindex dM |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-mach |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline |
| Dump after performing the machine dependent reorganization pass, to |
| @file{@var{file}.155r.mach} if that pass exists. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline |
| |
| @item -dn |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-rnreg |
| @opindex dn |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-rnreg |
| Dump after register renumbering, to @file{@var{file}.147r.rnreg}. |
| |
| @item -dN |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-regmove |
| @opindex dN |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-regmove |
| Dump after the register move pass, to @file{@var{file}.132r.regmove}. |
| |
| @item -do |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-postreload |
| @opindex do |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-postreload |
| Dump after post-reload optimizations, to @file{@var{file}.24.postreload}. |
| |
| @item -dr |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-expand |
| @opindex dr |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-expand |
| Dump after RTL generation, to @file{@var{file}.104r.expand}. |
| |
| @item -dR |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-sched2 |
| @opindex dR |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-sched2 |
| Dump after the second scheduling pass, to @file{@var{file}.150r.sched2}. |
| |
| @item -ds |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-cse |
| @opindex ds |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-cse |
| Dump after CSE (including the jump optimization that sometimes follows |
| CSE), to @file{@var{file}.113r.cse}. |
| |
| @item -dS |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-sched |
| @opindex dS |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-sched |
| Dump after the first scheduling pass, to @file{@var{file}.21.sched}. |
| |
| @item -dt |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-cse2 |
| @opindex dt |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-cse2 |
| Dump after the second CSE pass (including the jump optimization that |
| sometimes follows CSE), to @file{@var{file}.127r.cse2}. |
| |
| @item -dT |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-tracer |
| @opindex dT |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-tracer |
| Dump after running tracer, to @file{@var{file}.118r.tracer}. |
| |
| @item -dV |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-vpt |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-vartrack |
| @opindex dV |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-vpt |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-vartrack |
| @option{-dV} and @option{-fdump-rtl-vpt} enable dumping after the value |
| profile transformations, to @file{@var{file}.10.vpt}. @option{-dV} |
| and @option{-fdump-rtl-vartrack} enable dumping after variable tracking, |
| to @file{@var{file}.154r.vartrack}. |
| |
| @item -dw |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-flow2 |
| @opindex dw |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-flow2 |
| Dump after the second flow pass, to @file{@var{file}.142r.flow2}. |
| |
| @item -dz |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-peephole2 |
| @opindex dz |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-peephole2 |
| Dump after the peephole pass, to @file{@var{file}.145r.peephole2}. |
| |
| @item -dZ |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-web |
| @opindex dZ |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-web |
| Dump after live range splitting, to @file{@var{file}.126r.web}. |
| |
| @item -da |
| @itemx -fdump-rtl-all |
| @opindex da |
| @opindex fdump-rtl-all |
| Produce all the dumps listed above. |
| |
| @item -dH |
| @opindex dH |
| Produce a core dump whenever an error occurs. |
| |
| @item -dm |
| @opindex dm |
| Print statistics on memory usage, at the end of the run, to |
| standard error. |
| |
| @item -dp |
| @opindex dp |
| Annotate the assembler output with a comment indicating which |
| pattern and alternative was used. The length of each instruction is |
| also printed. |
| |
| @item -dP |
| @opindex dP |
| Dump the RTL in the assembler output as a comment before each instruction. |
| Also turns on @option{-dp} annotation. |
| |
| @item -dv |
| @opindex dv |
| For each of the other indicated dump files (either with @option{-d} or |
| @option{-fdump-rtl-@var{pass}}), dump a representation of the control flow |
| graph suitable for viewing with VCG to @file{@var{file}.@var{pass}.vcg}. |
| |
| @item -dx |
| @opindex dx |
| Just generate RTL for a function instead of compiling it. Usually used |
| with @samp{r} (@option{-fdump-rtl-expand}). |
| |
| @item -dy |
| @opindex dy |
| Dump debugging information during parsing, to standard error. |
| @end table |
| |
| @item -fdump-noaddr |
| @opindex fdump-noaddr |
| When doing debugging dumps (see @option{-d} option above), suppress |
| address output. This makes it more feasible to use diff on debugging |
| dumps for compiler invocations with different compiler binaries and/or |
| different text / bss / data / heap / stack / dso start locations. |
| |
| @item -fdump-unnumbered |
| @opindex fdump-unnumbered |
| When doing debugging dumps (see @option{-d} option above), suppress instruction |
| numbers, line number note and address output. This makes it more feasible to |
| use diff on debugging dumps for compiler invocations with different |
| options, in particular with and without @option{-g}. |
| |
| @item -fdump-translation-unit @r{(C++ only)} |
| @itemx -fdump-translation-unit-@var{options} @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex fdump-translation-unit |
| Dump a representation of the tree structure for the entire translation |
| unit to a file. The file name is made by appending @file{.tu} to the |
| source file name. If the @samp{-@var{options}} form is used, @var{options} |
| controls the details of the dump as described for the |
| @option{-fdump-tree} options. |
| |
| @item -fdump-class-hierarchy @r{(C++ only)} |
| @itemx -fdump-class-hierarchy-@var{options} @r{(C++ only)} |
| @opindex fdump-class-hierarchy |
| Dump a representation of each class's hierarchy and virtual function |
| table layout to a file. The file name is made by appending @file{.class} |
| to the source file name. If the @samp{-@var{options}} form is used, |
| @var{options} controls the details of the dump as described for the |
| @option{-fdump-tree} options. |
| |
| @item -fdump-ipa-@var{switch} |
| @opindex fdump-ipa |
| Control the dumping at various stages of inter-procedural analysis |
| language tree to a file. The file name is generated by appending a switch |
| specific suffix to the source file name. The following dumps are possible: |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item all |
| Enables all inter-procedural analysis dumps; currently the only produced |
| dump is the @samp{cgraph} dump. |
| |
| @item cgraph |
| Dumps information about call-graph optimization, unused function removal, |
| and inlining decisions. |
| @end table |
| |
| @item -fdump-tree-@var{switch} |
| @itemx -fdump-tree-@var{switch}-@var{options} |
| @opindex fdump-tree |
| Control the dumping at various stages of processing the intermediate |
| language tree to a file. The file name is generated by appending a switch |
| specific suffix to the source file name. If the @samp{-@var{options}} |
| form is used, @var{options} is a list of @samp{-} separated options that |
| control the details of the dump. Not all options are applicable to all |
| dumps, those which are not meaningful will be ignored. The following |
| options are available |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item address |
| Print the address of each node. Usually this is not meaningful as it |
| changes according to the environment and source file. Its primary use |
| is for tying up a dump file with a debug environment. |
| @item slim |
| Inhibit dumping of members of a scope or body of a function merely |
| because that scope has been reached. Only dump such items when they |
| are directly reachable by some other path. When dumping pretty-printed |
| trees, this option inhibits dumping the bodies of control structures. |
| @item raw |
| Print a raw representation of the tree. By default, trees are |
| pretty-printed into a C-like representation. |
| @item details |
| Enable more detailed dumps (not honored by every dump option). |
| @item stats |
| Enable dumping various statistics about the pass (not honored by every dump |
| option). |
| @item blocks |
| Enable showing basic block boundaries (disabled in raw dumps). |
| @item vops |
| Enable showing virtual operands for every statement. |
| @item lineno |
| Enable showing line numbers for statements. |
| @item uid |
| Enable showing the unique ID (@code{DECL_UID}) for each variable. |
| @item all |
| Turn on all options, except @option{raw}, @option{slim} and @option{lineno}. |
| @end table |
| |
| The following tree dumps are possible: |
| @table @samp |
| |
| @item original |
| Dump before any tree based optimization, to @file{@var{file}.original}. |
| |
| @item optimized |
| Dump after all tree based optimization, to @file{@var{file}.optimized}. |
| |
| @item inlined |
| Dump after function inlining, to @file{@var{file}.inlined}. |
| |
| @item gimple |
| @opindex fdump-tree-gimple |
| Dump each function before and after the gimplification pass to a file. The |
| file name is made by appending @file{.gimple} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item cfg |
| @opindex fdump-tree-cfg |
| Dump the control flow graph of each function to a file. The file name is |
| made by appending @file{.cfg} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item vcg |
| @opindex fdump-tree-vcg |
| Dump the control flow graph of each function to a file in VCG format. The |
| file name is made by appending @file{.vcg} to the source file name. Note |
| that if the file contains more than one function, the generated file cannot |
| be used directly by VCG@. You will need to cut and paste each function's |
| graph into its own separate file first. |
| |
| @item ch |
| @opindex fdump-tree-ch |
| Dump each function after copying loop headers. The file name is made by |
| appending @file{.ch} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item ssa |
| @opindex fdump-tree-ssa |
| Dump SSA related information to a file. The file name is made by appending |
| @file{.ssa} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item salias |
| @opindex fdump-tree-salias |
| Dump structure aliasing variable information to a file. This file name |
| is made by appending @file{.salias} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item alias |
| @opindex fdump-tree-alias |
| Dump aliasing information for each function. The file name is made by |
| appending @file{.alias} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item ccp |
| @opindex fdump-tree-ccp |
| Dump each function after CCP@. The file name is made by appending |
| @file{.ccp} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item storeccp |
| @opindex fdump-tree-storeccp |
| Dump each function after STORE-CCP. The file name is made by appending |
| @file{.storeccp} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item pre |
| @opindex fdump-tree-pre |
| Dump trees after partial redundancy elimination. The file name is made |
| by appending @file{.pre} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item fre |
| @opindex fdump-tree-fre |
| Dump trees after full redundancy elimination. The file name is made |
| by appending @file{.fre} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item copyprop |
| @opindex fdump-tree-copyprop |
| Dump trees after copy propagation. The file name is made |
| by appending @file{.copyprop} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item store_copyprop |
| @opindex fdump-tree-store_copyprop |
| Dump trees after store copy-propagation. The file name is made |
| by appending @file{.store_copyprop} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item dce |
| @opindex fdump-tree-dce |
| Dump each function after dead code elimination. The file name is made by |
| appending @file{.dce} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item mudflap |
| @opindex fdump-tree-mudflap |
| Dump each function after adding mudflap instrumentation. The file name is |
| made by appending @file{.mudflap} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item sra |
| @opindex fdump-tree-sra |
| Dump each function after performing scalar replacement of aggregates. The |
| file name is made by appending @file{.sra} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item sink |
| @opindex fdump-tree-sink |
| Dump each function after performing code sinking. The file name is made |
| by appending @file{.sink} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item dom |
| @opindex fdump-tree-dom |
| Dump each function after applying dominator tree optimizations. The file |
| name is made by appending @file{.dom} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item dse |
| @opindex fdump-tree-dse |
| Dump each function after applying dead store elimination. The file |
| name is made by appending @file{.dse} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item phiopt |
| @opindex fdump-tree-phiopt |
| Dump each function after optimizing PHI nodes into straightline code. The file |
| name is made by appending @file{.phiopt} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item forwprop |
| @opindex fdump-tree-forwprop |
| Dump each function after forward propagating single use variables. The file |
| name is made by appending @file{.forwprop} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item copyrename |
| @opindex fdump-tree-copyrename |
| Dump each function after applying the copy rename optimization. The file |
| name is made by appending @file{.copyrename} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item nrv |
| @opindex fdump-tree-nrv |
| Dump each function after applying the named return value optimization on |
| generic trees. The file name is made by appending @file{.nrv} to the source |
| file name. |
| |
| @item vect |
| @opindex fdump-tree-vect |
| Dump each function after applying vectorization of loops. The file name is |
| made by appending @file{.vect} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item vrp |
| @opindex fdump-tree-vrp |
| Dump each function after Value Range Propagation (VRP). The file name |
| is made by appending @file{.vrp} to the source file name. |
| |
| @item all |
| @opindex fdump-tree-all |
| Enable all the available tree dumps with the flags provided in this option. |
| @end table |
| |
| @item -ftree-vectorizer-verbose=@var{n} |
| @opindex ftree-vectorizer-verbose |
| This option controls the amount of debugging output the vectorizer prints. |
| This information is written to standard error, unless |
| @option{-fdump-tree-all} or @option{-fdump-tree-vect} is specified, |
| in which case it is output to the usual dump listing file, @file{.vect}. |
| For @var{n}=0 no diagnostic information is reported. |
| If @var{n}=1 the vectorizer reports each loop that got vectorized, |
| and the total number of loops that got vectorized. |
| If @var{n}=2 the vectorizer also reports non-vectorized loops that passed |
| the first analysis phase (vect_analyze_loop_form) - i.e. countable, |
| inner-most, single-bb, single-entry/exit loops. This is the same verbosity |
| level that @option{-fdump-tree-vect-stats} uses. |
| Higher verbosity levels mean either more information dumped for each |
| reported loop, or same amount of information reported for more loops: |
| If @var{n}=3, alignment related information is added to the reports. |
| If @var{n}=4, data-references related information (e.g. memory dependences, |
| memory access-patterns) is added to the reports. |
| If @var{n}=5, the vectorizer reports also non-vectorized inner-most loops |
| that did not pass the first analysis phase (i.e. may not be countable, or |
| may have complicated control-flow). |
| If @var{n}=6, the vectorizer reports also non-vectorized nested loops. |
| For @var{n}=7, all the information the vectorizer generates during its |
| analysis and transformation is reported. This is the same verbosity level |
| that @option{-fdump-tree-vect-details} uses. |
| |
| @item -frandom-seed=@var{string} |
| @opindex frandom-string |
| This option provides a seed that GCC uses when it would otherwise use |
| random numbers. It is used to generate certain symbol names |
| that have to be different in every compiled file. It is also used to |
| place unique stamps in coverage data files and the object files that |
| produce them. You can use the @option{-frandom-seed} option to produce |
| reproducibly identical object files. |
| |
| The @var{string} should be different for every file you compile. |
| |
| @item -fsched-verbose=@var{n} |
| @opindex fsched-verbose |
| On targets that use instruction scheduling, this option controls the |
| amount of debugging output the scheduler prints. This information is |
| written to standard error, unless @option{-dS} or @option{-dR} is |
| specified, in which case it is output to the usual dump |
| listing file, @file{.sched} or @file{.sched2} respectively. However |
| for @var{n} greater than nine, the output is always printed to standard |
| error. |
| |
| For @var{n} greater than zero, @option{-fsched-verbose} outputs the |
| same information as @option{-dRS}. For @var{n} greater than one, it |
| also output basic block probabilities, detailed ready list information |
| and unit/insn info. For @var{n} greater than two, it includes RTL |
| at abort point, control-flow and regions info. And for @var{n} over |
| four, @option{-fsched-verbose} also includes dependence info. |
| |
| @item -save-temps |
| @opindex save-temps |
| Store the usual ``temporary'' intermediate files permanently; place them |
| in the current directory and name them based on the source file. Thus, |
| compiling @file{foo.c} with @samp{-c -save-temps} would produce files |
| @file{foo.i} and @file{foo.s}, as well as @file{foo.o}. This creates a |
| preprocessed @file{foo.i} output file even though the compiler now |
| normally uses an integrated preprocessor. |
| |
| When used in combination with the @option{-x} command line option, |
| @option{-save-temps} is sensible enough to avoid over writing an |
| input source file with the same extension as an intermediate file. |
| The corresponding intermediate file may be obtained by renaming the |
| source file before using @option{-save-temps}. |
| |
| @c LLVM LOCAL begin |
| @item -mllvm @var{string} |
| @opindex mllvm |
| This option provides a way to supply llvm optimization and code |
| generation debugging options to LLVM component directly. This option |
| is intended for compiler developers, who are investigating LLVM |
| bugs, not end users. |
| @c LLVM LOCAL end |
| |
| @item -time |
| @opindex time |
| Report the CPU time taken by each subprocess in the compilation |
| sequence. For C source files, this is the compiler proper and assembler |
| (plus the linker if linking is done). The output looks like this: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| # cc1 0.12 0.01 |
| # as 0.00 0.01 |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| The first number on each line is the ``user time'', that is time spent |
| executing the program itself. The second number is ``system time'', |
| time spent executing operating system routines on behalf of the program. |
| Both numbers are in seconds. |
| |
| @item -fvar-tracking |
| @opindex fvar-tracking |
| Run variable tracking pass. It computes where variables are stored at each |
| position in code. Better debugging information is then generated |
| (if the debugging information format supports this information). |
| |
| It is enabled by default when compiling with optimization (@option{-Os}, |
| @c APPLE LOCAL -Oz |
| @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY), ...), debugging information (@option{-g}) and |
| the debug info format supports it. |
| |
| @item -print-file-name=@var{library} |
| @opindex print-file-name |
| Print the full absolute name of the library file @var{library} that |
| would be used when linking---and don't do anything else. With this |
| option, GCC does not compile or link anything; it just prints the |
| file name. |
| |
| @item -print-multi-directory |
| @opindex print-multi-directory |
| Print the directory name corresponding to the multilib selected by any |
| other switches present in the command line. This directory is supposed |
| to exist in @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}. |
| |
| @item -print-multi-lib |
| @opindex print-multi-lib |
| Print the mapping from multilib directory names to compiler switches |
| that enable them. The directory name is separated from the switches by |
| @samp{;}, and each switch starts with an @samp{@@} instead of the |
| @samp{-}, without spaces between multiple switches. This is supposed to |
| ease shell-processing. |
| |
| @item -print-prog-name=@var{program} |
| @opindex print-prog-name |
| Like @option{-print-file-name}, but searches for a program such as @samp{cpp}. |
| |
| @item -print-libgcc-file-name |
| @opindex print-libgcc-file-name |
| Same as @option{-print-file-name=libgcc.a}. |
| |
| This is useful when you use @option{-nostdlib} or @option{-nodefaultlibs} |
| but you do want to link with @file{libgcc.a}. You can do |
| |
| @smallexample |
| gcc -nostdlib @var{files}@dots{} `gcc -print-libgcc-file-name` |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item -print-search-dirs |
| @opindex print-search-dirs |
| Print the name of the configured installation directory and a list of |
| program and library directories @command{gcc} will search---and don't do anything else. |
| |
| This is useful when @command{gcc} prints the error message |
| @samp{installation problem, cannot exec cpp0: No such file or directory}. |
| To resolve this you either need to put @file{cpp0} and the other compiler |
| components where @command{gcc} expects to find them, or you can set the environment |
| variable @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX} to the directory where you installed them. |
| Don't forget the trailing @samp{/}. |
| @xref{Environment Variables}. |
| |
| @item -dumpmachine |
| @opindex dumpmachine |
| Print the compiler's target machine (for example, |
| @samp{i686-pc-linux-gnu})---and don't do anything else. |
| |
| @item -dumpversion |
| @opindex dumpversion |
| Print the compiler version (for example, @samp{3.0})---and don't do |
| anything else. |
| |
| @item -dumpspecs |
| @opindex dumpspecs |
| Print the compiler's built-in specs---and don't do anything else. (This |
| is used when GCC itself is being built.) @xref{Spec Files}. |
| |
| @item -feliminate-unused-debug-types |
| @opindex feliminate-unused-debug-types |
| Normally, when producing DWARF2 output, GCC will emit debugging |
| information for all types declared in a compilation |
| unit, regardless of whether or not they are actually used |
| in that compilation unit. Sometimes this is useful, such as |
| if, in the debugger, you want to cast a value to a type that is |
| not actually used in your program (but is declared). More often, |
| however, this results in a significant amount of wasted space. |
| With this option, GCC will avoid producing debug symbol output |
| for types that are nowhere used in the source file being compiled. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Optimize Options |
| @section Options That Control Optimization |
| @cindex optimize options |
| @cindex options, optimization |
| |
| These options control various sorts of optimizations. |
| |
| Without any optimization option, the compiler's goal is to reduce the |
| cost of compilation and to make debugging produce the expected |
| results. Statements are independent: if you stop the program with a |
| breakpoint between statements, you can then assign a new value to any |
| variable or change the program counter to any other statement in the |
| function and get exactly the results you would expect from the source |
| code. |
| |
| Turning on optimization flags makes the compiler attempt to improve |
| the performance and/or code size at the expense of compilation time |
| and possibly the ability to debug the program. |
| |
| The compiler performs optimization based on the knowledge it has of |
| the program. Optimization levels @option{-O} and above, in |
| particular, enable @emph{unit-at-a-time} mode, which allows the |
| compiler to consider information gained from later functions in |
| the file when compiling a function. Compiling multiple files at |
| once to a single output file in @emph{unit-at-a-time} mode allows |
| the compiler to use information gained from all of the files when |
| compiling each of them. |
| |
| Not all optimizations are controlled directly by a flag. Only |
| optimizations that have a flag are listed. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -O |
| @itemx -O1 |
| @opindex O |
| @opindex O1 |
| Optimize. Optimizing compilation takes somewhat more time, and a lot |
| more memory for a large function. |
| |
| With @option{-O}, the compiler tries to reduce code size and execution |
| time, without performing any optimizations that take a great deal of |
| compilation time. |
| |
| @option{-O} turns on the following optimization flags: |
| @gccoptlist{-fdefer-pop @gol |
| -fdelayed-branch @gol |
| -fguess-branch-probability @gol |
| -fcprop-registers @gol |
| -fif-conversion @gol |
| -fif-conversion2 @gol |
| -ftree-ccp @gol |
| -ftree-dce @gol |
| -ftree-dominator-opts @gol |
| -ftree-dse @gol |
| -ftree-ter @gol |
| -ftree-lrs @gol |
| -ftree-sra @gol |
| -ftree-copyrename @gol |
| -ftree-fre @gol |
| -ftree-ch @gol |
| -funit-at-a-time @gol |
| -fmerge-constants} |
| |
| @option{-O} also turns on @option{-fomit-frame-pointer} on machines |
| where doing so does not interfere with debugging. |
| |
| @item -O2 |
| @opindex O2 |
| Optimize even more. GCC performs nearly all supported optimizations |
| that do not involve a space-speed tradeoff. The compiler does not |
| perform loop unrolling or function inlining when you specify @option{-O2}. |
| As compared to @option{-O}, this option increases both compilation time |
| and the performance of the generated code. |
| |
| @option{-O2} turns on all optimization flags specified by @option{-O}. It |
| also turns on the following optimization flags: |
| @gccoptlist{-fthread-jumps @gol |
| -fcrossjumping @gol |
| -foptimize-sibling-calls @gol |
| -fcse-follow-jumps -fcse-skip-blocks @gol |
| -fgcse -fgcse-lm @gol |
| -fexpensive-optimizations @gol |
| -frerun-cse-after-loop @gol |
| -fcaller-saves @gol |
| -fpeephole2 @gol |
| -fschedule-insns -fschedule-insns2 @gol |
| -fsched-interblock -fsched-spec @gol |
| -fregmove @gol |
| -fstrict-aliasing -fstrict-overflow @gol |
| -fdelete-null-pointer-checks @gol |
| -freorder-blocks -freorder-functions @gol |
| -falign-functions -falign-jumps @gol |
| -falign-loops -falign-labels @gol |
| -ftree-vrp @gol |
| -ftree-pre} |
| |
| Please note the warning under @option{-fgcse} about |
| invoking @option{-O2} on programs that use computed gotos. |
| |
| @option{-O2} doesn't turn on @option{-ftree-vrp} for the Ada compiler. |
| This option must be explicitly specified on the command line to be |
| enabled for the Ada compiler. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin optimization |
| In Apple's version of GCC, @option{-fstrict-aliasing}, |
| @option{-freorder-blocks}, and @option{-fsched-interblock} |
| are disabled by default when optimizing. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end optimization |
| |
| @item -O3 |
| @opindex O3 |
| Optimize yet more. @option{-O3} turns on all optimizations specified by |
| @option{-O2} and also turns on the @option{-finline-functions}, |
| @option{-funswitch-loops} and @option{-fgcse-after-reload} options. |
| |
| @c LLVM LOCAL begin |
| @item -flto |
| @opindex flto |
| Enable LLVM Link Time Optimization. |
| |
| @item -O4 |
| @opindex O4 |
| Enable LLVM Link Time Optimization. @option{-O4} turns on all LLVM compile |
| time optimizations specified by @option{-O2}. |
| @c LLVM LOCAL end |
| |
| @item -O0 |
| @opindex O0 |
| Do not optimize. This is the default. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -fast or -fastf or -fastcp |
| @item -fast |
| @opindex fast |
| Optimize for maximum performance. @option{-fast} changes the overall optimization |
| strategy of GCC in order to produce the fastest possible running code for PPC7450 |
| and G5 architectures. By default, @option{-fast} optimizes for G5. Programs |
| optimized for G5 will not run on PPC7450. To optimize for PPC7450, add |
| @option{-mcpu=7450} on command line. |
| |
| @option{-fast} currently enables the following optimization flags (for G5 and PPC7450). |
| These flags may change in the future. You cannot override any of these options if you use |
| @option{-fast} except by setting @option{-mcpu=7450} (or @option{-fPIC}, see below). |
| |
| @gccoptlist{-O3 |
| -falign-loops-max-skip=15 |
| -falign-jumps-max-skip=15 |
| -falign-loops=16 |
| -falign-jumps=16 |
| -falign-functions=16 |
| -malign-natural (except when -fastf is specified) |
| -ffast-math |
| -fstrict-aliasing |
| -funroll-loops |
| -ftree-loop-linear |
| -ftree-loop-memset |
| -mcpu=G5 |
| -mpowerpc-gpopt |
| -mtune=G5 (unless -mtune=G4 is specified). |
| -fsched-interblock |
| -fgcse-sm |
| -mpowerpc64} |
| |
| To build shared libraries with @option{-fast}, specify @option{-fPIC} |
| on the command line as @option{-fast} turns on @option{-mdynamic-no-pic} |
| otherwise. |
| |
| Important notes: @option{-ffast-math} results in code that is not necessarily |
| IEEE-compliant. @option{-fstrict-aliasing} is highly likely to break |
| non-standard-compliant programs. @option{-malign-natural} only works properly if |
| the entire program is compiled with it, and none of the standard headers/libraries |
| contain any code that changes alignment when this option is used. |
| |
| On Intel target, @option{-fast} currently enables the following optimization flags: |
| |
| @gccoptlist{-O3 |
| -fomit-frame-pointer |
| -fstrict-aliasing |
| -momit-leaf-frame-pointer |
| -fno-tree-pre |
| -falign-loops} |
| |
| All choices of flags enabled by @option{-fast} are subject to change without notice. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -fast or -fastf or -fastcp |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4231761 -Oz |
| @item -Os |
| @opindex Os |
| Optimize for size, but not at the expense of speed. |
| @option{-Os} enables all @option{-O2} optimizations that |
| do not typically increase code size. However, instructions |
| are chosen for best performance, regardless of size. |
| To optimize solely for size on Darwin, use @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| The following options are set for @option{-O2}, but are disabled under @option{-Os}: |
| @gccoptlist{-falign-functions -falign-jumps -falign-loops @gol |
| -falign-labels -freorder-blocks -freorder-blocks-and-partition @gol |
| -fprefetch-loop-arrays -ftree-vect-loop-version} |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4200438 |
| When optimizing with @option{-Os} or @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY) on |
| Darwin, any function up to 30 ``estimated insns'' in size will be |
| considered for inlining. When compiling C and Objective-C sourcefiles with |
| @option{-Os} or @option{-Oz} on Darwin, functions explictly marked |
| with the @code{inline} keyword up to 450 ``estimated insns'' in size |
| will be considered for inlining. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4200438 |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin Disable string insns with -Os on Darwin (radar 3509006) |
| When compiling for Apple POWERPC targets, @option{-Os} and |
| @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY) disable use of the string instructions even though they |
| would usually be smaller, because the kernel can't emulate them |
| correctly in some rare cases. This behavior is not portable to any |
| other gcc environment, and will not affect most programs at all. If |
| you really want the string instructions, use -mstring. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end Disable string insns with -Os on Darwin (radar 3509006) |
| |
| @item -Oz |
| @opindex Oz |
| (APPLE ONLY) Optimize for size, regardless of performance. |
| @option{-Oz} enables the same optimization flags that @option{-Os} |
| uses, but @option{-Oz} also enables other optimizations intended solely |
| to reduce code size. In particular, instructions that encode into |
| fewer bytes are preferred over longer instructions that execute in |
| fewer cycles. @option{-Oz} on Darwin is very similar to @option{-Os} |
| in FSF distributions of GCC. @option{-Oz} employs the same inlining |
| limits and avoids string instructions just like @option{-Os}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4231761 -Oz |
| |
| If you use multiple @option{-O} options, with or without level numbers, |
| the last such option is the one that is effective. |
| @end table |
| |
| Options of the form @option{-f@var{flag}} specify machine-independent |
| flags. Most flags have both positive and negative forms; the negative |
| form of @option{-ffoo} would be @option{-fno-foo}. In the table |
| below, only one of the forms is listed---the one you typically will |
| use. You can figure out the other form by either removing @samp{no-} |
| or adding it. |
| |
| The following options control specific optimizations. They are either |
| activated by @option{-O} options or are related to ones that are. You |
| can use the following flags in the rare cases when ``fine-tuning'' of |
| optimizations to be performed is desired. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -fno-default-inline |
| @opindex fno-default-inline |
| Do not make member functions inline by default merely because they are |
| defined inside the class scope (C++ only). Otherwise, when you specify |
| @w{@option{-O}}, member functions defined inside class scope are compiled |
| inline by default; i.e., you don't need to add @samp{inline} in front of |
| the member function name. |
| |
| @item -fno-defer-pop |
| @opindex fno-defer-pop |
| Always pop the arguments to each function call as soon as that function |
| returns. For machines which must pop arguments after a function call, |
| the compiler normally lets arguments accumulate on the stack for several |
| function calls and pops them all at once. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4231761 -Oz |
| Disabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, |
| @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4231761 -Oz |
| |
| @item -fforce-mem |
| @opindex fforce-mem |
| Force memory operands to be copied into registers before doing |
| arithmetic on them. This produces better code by making all memory |
| references potential common subexpressions. When they are not common |
| subexpressions, instruction combination should eliminate the separate |
| register-load. This option is now a nop and will be removed in 4.3. |
| |
| @item -fforce-addr |
| @opindex fforce-addr |
| Force memory address constants to be copied into registers before |
| doing arithmetic on them. |
| |
| @item -fomit-frame-pointer |
| @opindex fomit-frame-pointer |
| Don't keep the frame pointer in a register for functions that |
| don't need one. This avoids the instructions to save, set up and |
| restore frame pointers; it also makes an extra register available |
| in many functions. @strong{It also makes debugging impossible on |
| some machines.} |
| |
| On some machines, such as the VAX, this flag has no effect, because |
| the standard calling sequence automatically handles the frame pointer |
| and nothing is saved by pretending it doesn't exist. The |
| machine-description macro @code{FRAME_POINTER_REQUIRED} controls |
| whether a target machine supports this flag. @xref{Registers,,Register |
| Usage, gccint, GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Internals}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -foptimize-sibling-calls |
| @opindex foptimize-sibling-calls |
| Optimize sibling and tail recursive calls. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fno-inline |
| @opindex fno-inline |
| Don't pay attention to the @code{inline} keyword. Normally this option |
| is used to keep the compiler from expanding any functions inline. |
| Note that if you are not optimizing, no functions can be expanded inline. |
| |
| @item -finline-functions |
| @opindex finline-functions |
| Integrate all simple functions into their callers. The compiler |
| heuristically decides which functions are simple enough to be worth |
| integrating in this way. |
| |
| If all calls to a given function are integrated, and the function is |
| declared @code{static}, then the function is normally not output as |
| assembler code in its own right. |
| |
| Enabled at level @option{-O3}. |
| |
| @item -finline-functions-called-once |
| @opindex finline-functions-called-once |
| Consider all @code{static} functions called once for inlining into their |
| caller even if they are not marked @code{inline}. If a call to a given |
| function is integrated, then the function is not output as assembler code |
| in its own right. |
| |
| Enabled if @option{-funit-at-a-time} is enabled. |
| |
| @item -fearly-inlining |
| @opindex fearly-inlining |
| Inline functions marked by @code{always_inline} and functions whose body seems |
| smaller than the function call overhead early before doing |
| @option{-fprofile-generate} instrumentation and real inlining pass. Doing so |
| makes profiling significantly cheaper and usually inlining faster on programs |
| having large chains of nested wrapper functions. |
| |
| Enabled by default. |
| |
| @item -finline-limit=@var{n} |
| @opindex finline-limit |
| By default, GCC limits the size of functions that can be inlined. This flag |
| allows the control of this limit for functions that are explicitly marked as |
| inline (i.e., marked with the inline keyword or defined within the class |
| definition in c++). @var{n} is the size of functions that can be inlined in |
| number of pseudo instructions (not counting parameter handling). The default |
| value of @var{n} is 600. |
| Increasing this value can result in more inlined code at |
| the cost of compilation time and memory consumption. Decreasing usually makes |
| the compilation faster and less code will be inlined (which presumably |
| means slower programs). This option is particularly useful for programs that |
| use inlining heavily such as those based on recursive templates with C++. |
| |
| Inlining is actually controlled by a number of parameters, which may be |
| specified individually by using @option{--param @var{name}=@var{value}}. |
| The @option{-finline-limit=@var{n}} option sets some of these parameters |
| as follows: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item max-inline-insns-single |
| is set to @var{n}/2. |
| @item max-inline-insns-auto |
| is set to @var{n}/2. |
| @item min-inline-insns |
| is set to 130 or @var{n}/4, whichever is smaller. |
| @item max-inline-insns-rtl |
| is set to @var{n}. |
| @end table |
| |
| See below for a documentation of the individual |
| parameters controlling inlining. |
| |
| @emph{Note:} pseudo instruction represents, in this particular context, an |
| abstract measurement of function's size. In no way does it represent a count |
| of assembly instructions and as such its exact meaning might change from one |
| release to an another. |
| @c LLVM LOCAL begin |
| This option has no effect in llvm-gcc. The always_inline and noinline |
| parameters are honored, but none of the other inlining parameters have any |
| effect; there is no specific user control on the amount of inlining done. The |
| compiler will do less inlining at -O2 or -Os than at -O3. |
| @c LLVM LOCAL end |
| |
| @item -fkeep-inline-functions |
| @opindex fkeep-inline-functions |
| In C, emit @code{static} functions that are declared @code{inline} |
| into the object file, even if the function has been inlined into all |
| of its callers. This switch does not affect functions using the |
| @code{extern inline} extension in GNU C@. In C++, emit any and all |
| inline functions into the object file. |
| |
| @item -fkeep-static-consts |
| @opindex fkeep-static-consts |
| Emit variables declared @code{static const} when optimization isn't turned |
| on, even if the variables aren't referenced. |
| |
| GCC enables this option by default. If you want to force the compiler to |
| check if the variable was referenced, regardless of whether or not |
| optimization is turned on, use the @option{-fno-keep-static-consts} option. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin ARM conditionally disable local RA |
| @item -flocal-alloc |
| (APPLE ONLY) Enable the local (intra-basic-block) register allocator. |
| |
| GCC enables this option by default. If you want to force the compiler to |
| supress register allocation within a basic block, use the |
| @option{-fno-local-alloc} option. This option cannot be disabled with |
| @option{-O0}, for correctness reasons. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end ARM conditionally disable local RA |
| |
| @item -fmerge-constants |
| Attempt to merge identical constants (string constants and floating point |
| constants) across compilation units. |
| |
| This option is the default for optimized compilation if the assembler and |
| linker support it. Use @option{-fno-merge-constants} to inhibit this |
| behavior. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fmerge-all-constants |
| Attempt to merge identical constants and identical variables. |
| |
| This option implies @option{-fmerge-constants}. In addition to |
| @option{-fmerge-constants} this considers e.g.@: even constant initialized |
| arrays or initialized constant variables with integral or floating point |
| types. Languages like C or C++ require each non-automatic variable to |
| have distinct location, so using this option will result in non-conforming |
| behavior. |
| |
| @item -fmodulo-sched |
| @opindex fmodulo-sched |
| Perform swing modulo scheduling immediately before the first scheduling |
| pass. This pass looks at innermost loops and reorders their |
| instructions by overlapping different iterations. |
| |
| @item -fno-branch-count-reg |
| @opindex fno-branch-count-reg |
| Do not use ``decrement and branch'' instructions on a count register, |
| but instead generate a sequence of instructions that decrement a |
| register, compare it against zero, then branch based upon the result. |
| This option is only meaningful on architectures that support such |
| instructions, which include x86, PowerPC, IA-64 and S/390. |
| |
| The default is @option{-fbranch-count-reg}. |
| |
| @item -fno-function-cse |
| @opindex fno-function-cse |
| Do not put function addresses in registers; make each instruction that |
| calls a constant function contain the function's address explicitly. |
| |
| This option results in less efficient code, but some strange hacks |
| that alter the assembler output may be confused by the optimizations |
| performed when this option is not used. |
| |
| The default is @option{-ffunction-cse} |
| |
| @item -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss |
| @opindex fno-zero-initialized-in-bss |
| If the target supports a BSS section, GCC by default puts variables that |
| are initialized to zero into BSS@. This can save space in the resulting |
| code. |
| |
| This option turns off this behavior because some programs explicitly |
| rely on variables going to the data section. E.g., so that the |
| resulting executable can find the beginning of that section and/or make |
| assumptions based on that. |
| |
| The default is @option{-fzero-initialized-in-bss}. |
| |
| @item -fbounds-check |
| @opindex fbounds-check |
| For front-ends that support it, generate additional code to check that |
| indices used to access arrays are within the declared range. This is |
| currently only supported by the Java and Fortran front-ends, where |
| this option defaults to true and false respectively. |
| |
| @item -fmudflap -fmudflapth -fmudflapir |
| @opindex fmudflap |
| @opindex fmudflapth |
| @opindex fmudflapir |
| @cindex bounds checking |
| @cindex mudflap |
| For front-ends that support it (C and C++), instrument all risky |
| pointer/array dereferencing operations, some standard library |
| string/heap functions, and some other associated constructs with |
| range/validity tests. Modules so instrumented should be immune to |
| buffer overflows, invalid heap use, and some other classes of C/C++ |
| programming errors. The instrumentation relies on a separate runtime |
| library (@file{libmudflap}), which will be linked into a program if |
| @option{-fmudflap} is given at link time. Run-time behavior of the |
| instrumented program is controlled by the @env{MUDFLAP_OPTIONS} |
| environment variable. See @code{env MUDFLAP_OPTIONS=-help a.out} |
| for its options. |
| |
| Use @option{-fmudflapth} instead of @option{-fmudflap} to compile and to |
| link if your program is multi-threaded. Use @option{-fmudflapir}, in |
| addition to @option{-fmudflap} or @option{-fmudflapth}, if |
| instrumentation should ignore pointer reads. This produces less |
| instrumentation (and therefore faster execution) and still provides |
| some protection against outright memory corrupting writes, but allows |
| erroneously read data to propagate within a program. |
| |
| @item -fthread-jumps |
| @opindex fthread-jumps |
| Perform optimizations where we check to see if a jump branches to a |
| location where another comparison subsumed by the first is found. If |
| so, the first branch is redirected to either the destination of the |
| second branch or a point immediately following it, depending on whether |
| the condition is known to be true or false. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fcse-follow-jumps |
| @opindex fcse-follow-jumps |
| In common subexpression elimination, scan through jump instructions |
| when the target of the jump is not reached by any other path. For |
| example, when CSE encounters an @code{if} statement with an |
| @code{else} clause, CSE will follow the jump when the condition |
| tested is false. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fcse-skip-blocks |
| @opindex fcse-skip-blocks |
| This is similar to @option{-fcse-follow-jumps}, but causes CSE to |
| follow jumps which conditionally skip over blocks. When CSE |
| encounters a simple @code{if} statement with no else clause, |
| @option{-fcse-skip-blocks} causes CSE to follow the jump around the |
| body of the @code{if}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -frerun-cse-after-loop |
| @opindex frerun-cse-after-loop |
| Re-run common subexpression elimination after loop optimizations has been |
| performed. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fgcse |
| @opindex fgcse |
| Perform a global common subexpression elimination pass. |
| This pass also performs global constant and copy propagation. |
| |
| @emph{Note:} When compiling a program using computed gotos, a GCC |
| extension, you may get better runtime performance if you disable |
| the global common subexpression elimination pass by adding |
| @option{-fno-gcse} to the command line. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fgcse-lm |
| @opindex fgcse-lm |
| When @option{-fgcse-lm} is enabled, global common subexpression elimination will |
| attempt to move loads which are only killed by stores into themselves. This |
| allows a loop containing a load/store sequence to be changed to a load outside |
| the loop, and a copy/store within the loop. |
| |
| Enabled by default when gcse is enabled. |
| |
| @item -fgcse-sm |
| @opindex fgcse-sm |
| When @option{-fgcse-sm} is enabled, a store motion pass is run after |
| global common subexpression elimination. This pass will attempt to move |
| stores out of loops. When used in conjunction with @option{-fgcse-lm}, |
| loops containing a load/store sequence can be changed to a load before |
| the loop and a store after the loop. |
| |
| Not enabled at any optimization level. |
| |
| @item -fgcse-las |
| @opindex fgcse-las |
| When @option{-fgcse-las} is enabled, the global common subexpression |
| elimination pass eliminates redundant loads that come after stores to the |
| same memory location (both partial and full redundancies). |
| |
| Not enabled at any optimization level. |
| |
| @item -fgcse-after-reload |
| @opindex fgcse-after-reload |
| When @option{-fgcse-after-reload} is enabled, a redundant load elimination |
| pass is performed after reload. The purpose of this pass is to cleanup |
| redundant spilling. |
| |
| @item -funsafe-loop-optimizations |
| @opindex funsafe-loop-optimizations |
| If given, the loop optimizer will assume that loop indices do not |
| overflow, and that the loops with nontrivial exit condition are not |
| infinite. This enables a wider range of loop optimizations even if |
| the loop optimizer itself cannot prove that these assumptions are valid. |
| Using @option{-Wunsafe-loop-optimizations}, the compiler will warn you |
| if it finds this kind of loop. |
| |
| @item -fcrossjumping |
| @opindex crossjumping |
| Perform cross-jumping transformation. This transformation unifies equivalent code and save code size. The |
| resulting code may or may not perform better than without cross-jumping. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fif-conversion |
| @opindex if-conversion |
| Attempt to transform conditional jumps into branch-less equivalents. This |
| include use of conditional moves, min, max, set flags and abs instructions, and |
| some tricks doable by standard arithmetics. The use of conditional execution |
| on chips where it is available is controlled by @code{if-conversion2}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fif-conversion2 |
| @opindex if-conversion2 |
| Use conditional execution (where available) to transform conditional jumps into |
| branch-less equivalents. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fdelete-null-pointer-checks |
| @opindex fdelete-null-pointer-checks |
| Use global dataflow analysis to identify and eliminate useless checks |
| for null pointers. The compiler assumes that dereferencing a null |
| pointer would have halted the program. If a pointer is checked after |
| it has already been dereferenced, it cannot be null. |
| |
| In some environments, this assumption is not true, and programs can |
| safely dereference null pointers. Use |
| @option{-fno-delete-null-pointer-checks} to disable this optimization |
| for programs which depend on that behavior. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fexpensive-optimizations |
| @opindex fexpensive-optimizations |
| Perform a number of minor optimizations that are relatively expensive. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -foptimize-register-move |
| @itemx -fregmove |
| @opindex foptimize-register-move |
| @opindex fregmove |
| Attempt to reassign register numbers in move instructions and as |
| operands of other simple instructions in order to maximize the amount of |
| register tying. This is especially helpful on machines with two-operand |
| instructions. |
| |
| Note @option{-fregmove} and @option{-foptimize-register-move} are the same |
| optimization. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fdelayed-branch |
| @opindex fdelayed-branch |
| If supported for the target machine, attempt to reorder instructions |
| to exploit instruction slots available after delayed branch |
| instructions. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fschedule-insns |
| @opindex fschedule-insns |
| If supported for the target machine, attempt to reorder instructions to |
| eliminate execution stalls due to required data being unavailable. This |
| helps machines that have slow floating point or memory load instructions |
| by allowing other instructions to be issued until the result of the load |
| or floating point instruction is required. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4231761 5591571 |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} for PPC targets; |
| ignored for x86 targets (APPLE ONLY). |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4231761 5591571 |
| |
| @item -fschedule-insns2 |
| @opindex fschedule-insns2 |
| Similar to @option{-fschedule-insns}, but requests an additional pass of |
| instruction scheduling after register allocation has been done. This is |
| especially useful on machines with a relatively small number of |
| registers and where memory load instructions take more than one cycle. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4231761 5591571 |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} for PPC targets; |
| ignored for x86 targets (APPLE ONLY). |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4231761 5591571 |
| |
| @item -fno-sched-interblock |
| @opindex fno-sched-interblock |
| Don't schedule instructions across basic blocks. This is normally |
| enabled by default when scheduling before register allocation, i.e.@: |
| with @option{-fschedule-insns} or at @option{-O2} or higher. |
| |
| @item -fno-sched-spec |
| @opindex fno-sched-spec |
| Don't allow speculative motion of non-load instructions. This is normally |
| enabled by default when scheduling before register allocation, i.e.@: |
| with @option{-fschedule-insns} or at @option{-O2} or higher. |
| |
| @item -fsched-spec-load |
| @opindex fsched-spec-load |
| Allow speculative motion of some load instructions. This only makes |
| sense when scheduling before register allocation, i.e.@: with |
| @option{-fschedule-insns} or at @option{-O2} or higher. |
| |
| @item -fsched-spec-load-dangerous |
| @opindex fsched-spec-load-dangerous |
| Allow speculative motion of more load instructions. This only makes |
| sense when scheduling before register allocation, i.e.@: with |
| @option{-fschedule-insns} or at @option{-O2} or higher. |
| |
| @item -fsched-stalled-insns=@var{n} |
| @opindex fsched-stalled-insns |
| Define how many insns (if any) can be moved prematurely from the queue |
| of stalled insns into the ready list, during the second scheduling pass. |
| |
| @item -fsched-stalled-insns-dep=@var{n} |
| @opindex fsched-stalled-insns-dep |
| Define how many insn groups (cycles) will be examined for a dependency |
| on a stalled insn that is candidate for premature removal from the queue |
| of stalled insns. Has an effect only during the second scheduling pass, |
| and only if @option{-fsched-stalled-insns} is used and its value is not zero. |
| |
| @item -fsched2-use-superblocks |
| @opindex fsched2-use-superblocks |
| When scheduling after register allocation, do use superblock scheduling |
| algorithm. Superblock scheduling allows motion across basic block boundaries |
| resulting on faster schedules. This option is experimental, as not all machine |
| descriptions used by GCC model the CPU closely enough to avoid unreliable |
| results from the algorithm. |
| |
| This only makes sense when scheduling after register allocation, i.e.@: with |
| @option{-fschedule-insns2} or at @option{-O2} or higher. |
| |
| @item -fsched2-use-traces |
| @opindex fsched2-use-traces |
| Use @option{-fsched2-use-superblocks} algorithm when scheduling after register |
| allocation and additionally perform code duplication in order to increase the |
| size of superblocks using tracer pass. See @option{-ftracer} for details on |
| trace formation. |
| |
| This mode should produce faster but significantly longer programs. Also |
| without @option{-fbranch-probabilities} the traces constructed may not |
| match the reality and hurt the performance. This only makes |
| sense when scheduling after register allocation, i.e.@: with |
| @option{-fschedule-insns2} or at @option{-O2} or higher. |
| |
| @item -fsee |
| @opindex fsee |
| Eliminates redundant extension instructions and move the non redundant |
| ones to optimal placement using LCM. |
| |
| @item -freschedule-modulo-scheduled-loops |
| @opindex fscheduling-in-modulo-scheduled-loops |
| The modulo scheduling comes before the traditional scheduling, if a loop was modulo scheduled |
| we may want to prevent the later scheduling passes from changing its schedule, we use this |
| option to control that. |
| |
| @item -fcaller-saves |
| @opindex fcaller-saves |
| Enable values to be allocated in registers that will be clobbered by |
| function calls, by emitting extra instructions to save and restore the |
| registers around such calls. Such allocation is done only when it |
| seems to result in better code than would otherwise be produced. |
| |
| This option is always enabled by default on certain machines, usually |
| those which have no call-preserved registers to use instead. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -ftree-pre |
| Perform Partial Redundancy Elimination (PRE) on trees. This flag is |
| enabled by default at @option{-O2} and @option{-O3}. |
| |
| @item -ftree-fre |
| Perform Full Redundancy Elimination (FRE) on trees. The difference |
| between FRE and PRE is that FRE only considers expressions |
| that are computed on all paths leading to the redundant computation. |
| This analysis faster than PRE, though it exposes fewer redundancies. |
| This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-copy-prop |
| Perform copy propagation on trees. This pass eliminates unnecessary |
| copy operations. This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O} and |
| higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-store-copy-prop |
| Perform copy propagation of memory loads and stores. This pass |
| eliminates unnecessary copy operations in memory references |
| (structures, global variables, arrays, etc). This flag is enabled by |
| default at @option{-O2} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-salias |
| Perform structural alias analysis on trees. This flag |
| is enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -fipa-pta |
| Perform interprocedural pointer analysis. |
| |
| @item -ftree-sink |
| Perform forward store motion on trees. This flag is |
| enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-ccp |
| Perform sparse conditional constant propagation (CCP) on trees. This |
| pass only operates on local scalar variables and is enabled by default |
| at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-store-ccp |
| Perform sparse conditional constant propagation (CCP) on trees. This |
| pass operates on both local scalar variables and memory stores and |
| loads (global variables, structures, arrays, etc). This flag is |
| enabled by default at @option{-O2} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-dce |
| Perform dead code elimination (DCE) on trees. This flag is enabled by |
| default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-dominator-opts |
| Perform a variety of simple scalar cleanups (constant/copy |
| propagation, redundancy elimination, range propagation and expression |
| simplification) based on a dominator tree traversal. This also |
| performs jump threading (to reduce jumps to jumps). This flag is |
| enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-ch |
| Perform loop header copying on trees. This is beneficial since it increases |
| effectiveness of code motion optimizations. It also saves one jump. This flag |
| is enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. It is not enabled |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| for @option{-Os} or @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY), since it usually increases code size. |
| |
| @item -ftree-loop-optimize |
| Perform loop optimizations on trees. This flag is enabled by default |
| at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-loop-linear |
| Perform linear loop transformations on tree. This flag can improve cache |
| performance and allow further loop optimizations to take place. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin buggy opt 4420531 3950497 3984937 4013797 |
| This flag is known to have bugs that cause incorrect code to be generated in |
| some rare cases. Note this flag is included in -fast. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end buggy opt 4420531 3950497 3984937 4013797 |
| |
| @item -ftree-loop-im |
| Perform loop invariant motion on trees. This pass moves only invariants that |
| would be hard to handle at RTL level (function calls, operations that expand to |
| nontrivial sequences of insns). With @option{-funswitch-loops} it also moves |
| operands of conditions that are invariant out of the loop, so that we can use |
| just trivial invariantness analysis in loop unswitching. The pass also includes |
| store motion. |
| |
| @item -ftree-loop-ivcanon |
| Create a canonical counter for number of iterations in the loop for that |
| determining number of iterations requires complicated analysis. Later |
| optimizations then may determine the number easily. Useful especially |
| in connection with unrolling. |
| |
| @item -fivopts |
| Perform induction variable optimizations (strength reduction, induction |
| variable merging and induction variable elimination) on trees. |
| |
| @item -ftree-sra |
| Perform scalar replacement of aggregates. This pass replaces structure |
| references with scalars to prevent committing structures to memory too |
| early. This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-copyrename |
| Perform copy renaming on trees. This pass attempts to rename compiler |
| temporaries to other variables at copy locations, usually resulting in |
| variable names which more closely resemble the original variables. This flag |
| is enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-ter |
| Perform temporary expression replacement during the SSA->normal phase. Single |
| use/single def temporaries are replaced at their use location with their |
| defining expression. This results in non-GIMPLE code, but gives the expanders |
| much more complex trees to work on resulting in better RTL generation. This is |
| enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-lrs |
| Perform live range splitting during the SSA->normal phase. Distinct live |
| ranges of a variable are split into unique variables, allowing for better |
| optimization later. This is enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher. |
| |
| @item -ftree-vectorize |
| Perform loop vectorization on trees. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin optimization |
| In Apple's version of GCC, @option{-fstrict-aliasing} is enabled by default |
| when loop vectorization is enabled. See @option{-fstrict-aliasing} document |
| for more information. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end optimization |
| |
| @item -ftree-vect-loop-version |
| @opindex ftree-vect-loop-version |
| Perform loop versioning when doing loop vectorization on trees. When a loop |
| appears to be vectorizable except that data alignment or data dependence cannot |
| be determined at compile time then vectorized and non-vectorized versions of |
| the loop are generated along with runtime checks for alignment or dependence |
| to control which version is executed. This option is enabled by default |
| except at level @option{-Os} where it is disabled. |
| |
| @item -ftree-vrp |
| Perform Value Range Propagation on trees. This is similar to the |
| constant propagation pass, but instead of values, ranges of values are |
| propagated. This allows the optimizers to remove unnecessary range |
| checks like array bound checks and null pointer checks. This is |
| enabled by default at @option{-O2} and higher. Null pointer check |
| elimination is only done if @option{-fdelete-null-pointer-checks} is |
| enabled. |
| |
| @item -ftracer |
| @opindex ftracer |
| Perform tail duplication to enlarge superblock size. This transformation |
| simplifies the control flow of the function allowing other optimizations to do |
| better job. |
| |
| @item -funroll-loops |
| @opindex funroll-loops |
| Unroll loops whose number of iterations can be determined at compile |
| time or upon entry to the loop. @option{-funroll-loops} implies |
| @option{-frerun-cse-after-loop}. This option makes code larger, |
| and may or may not make it run faster. |
| |
| @item -funroll-all-loops |
| @opindex funroll-all-loops |
| Unroll all loops, even if their number of iterations is uncertain when |
| the loop is entered. This usually makes programs run more slowly. |
| @option{-funroll-all-loops} implies the same options as |
| @option{-funroll-loops}, |
| |
| @item -fsplit-ivs-in-unroller |
| @opindex fsplit-ivs-in-unroller |
| Enables expressing of values of induction variables in later iterations |
| of the unrolled loop using the value in the first iteration. This breaks |
| long dependency chains, thus improving efficiency of the scheduling passes. |
| |
| Combination of @option{-fweb} and CSE is often sufficient to obtain the |
| same effect. However in cases the loop body is more complicated than |
| a single basic block, this is not reliable. It also does not work at all |
| on some of the architectures due to restrictions in the CSE pass. |
| |
| This optimization is enabled by default. |
| |
| @item -fvariable-expansion-in-unroller |
| @opindex fvariable-expansion-in-unroller |
| With this option, the compiler will create multiple copies of some |
| local variables when unrolling a loop which can result in superior code. |
| |
| @item -fprefetch-loop-arrays |
| @opindex fprefetch-loop-arrays |
| If supported by the target machine, generate instructions to prefetch |
| memory to improve the performance of loops that access large arrays. |
| |
| This option may generate better or worse code; results are highly |
| dependent on the structure of loops within the source code. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Disabled at levels @option{-Os} and @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fno-peephole |
| @itemx -fno-peephole2 |
| @opindex fno-peephole |
| @opindex fno-peephole2 |
| Disable any machine-specific peephole optimizations. The difference |
| between @option{-fno-peephole} and @option{-fno-peephole2} is in how they |
| are implemented in the compiler; some targets use one, some use the |
| other, a few use both. |
| |
| @option{-fpeephole} is enabled by default. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| @option{-fpeephole2} enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fno-guess-branch-probability |
| @opindex fno-guess-branch-probability |
| Do not guess branch probabilities using heuristics. |
| |
| GCC will use heuristics to guess branch probabilities if they are |
| not provided by profiling feedback (@option{-fprofile-arcs}). These |
| heuristics are based on the control flow graph. If some branch probabilities |
| are specified by @samp{__builtin_expect}, then the heuristics will be |
| used to guess branch probabilities for the rest of the control flow graph, |
| taking the @samp{__builtin_expect} info into account. The interactions |
| between the heuristics and @samp{__builtin_expect} can be complex, and in |
| some cases, it may be useful to disable the heuristics so that the effects |
| of @samp{__builtin_expect} are easier to understand. |
| |
| The default is @option{-fguess-branch-probability} at levels |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -freorder-blocks |
| @opindex freorder-blocks |
| Reorder basic blocks in the compiled function in order to reduce number of |
| taken branches and improve code locality. |
| |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}. |
| |
| @item -freorder-blocks-and-partition |
| @opindex freorder-blocks-and-partition |
| In addition to reordering basic blocks in the compiled function, in order |
| to reduce number of taken branches, partitions hot and cold basic blocks |
| into separate sections of the assembly and .o files, to improve |
| paging and cache locality performance. |
| |
| This optimization is automatically turned off in the presence of |
| exception handling, for linkonce sections, for functions with a user-defined |
| section attribute and on any architecture that does not support named |
| sections. |
| |
| @item -freorder-functions |
| @opindex freorder-functions |
| Reorder functions in the object file in order to |
| improve code locality. This is implemented by using special |
| subsections @code{.text.hot} for most frequently executed functions and |
| @code{.text.unlikely} for unlikely executed functions. Reordering is done by |
| the linker so object file format must support named sections and linker must |
| place them in a reasonable way. |
| |
| Also profile feedback must be available in to make this option effective. See |
| @option{-fprofile-arcs} for details. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fstrict-aliasing |
| @opindex fstrict-aliasing |
| Allows the compiler to assume the strictest aliasing rules applicable to |
| the language being compiled. For C (and C++), this activates |
| optimizations based on the type of expressions. In particular, an |
| object of one type is assumed never to reside at the same address as an |
| object of a different type, unless the types are almost the same. For |
| example, an @code{unsigned int} can alias an @code{int}, but not a |
| @code{void*} or a @code{double}. A character type may alias any other |
| type. |
| |
| Pay special attention to code like this: |
| @smallexample |
| union a_union @{ |
| int i; |
| double d; |
| @}; |
| |
| int f() @{ |
| a_union t; |
| t.d = 3.0; |
| return t.i; |
| @} |
| @end smallexample |
| The practice of reading from a different union member than the one most |
| recently written to (called ``type-punning'') is common. Even with |
| @option{-fstrict-aliasing}, type-punning is allowed, provided the memory |
| is accessed through the union type. So, the code above will work as |
| expected. However, this code might not: |
| @smallexample |
| int f() @{ |
| a_union t; |
| int* ip; |
| t.d = 3.0; |
| ip = &t.i; |
| return *ip; |
| @} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| Every language that wishes to perform language-specific alias analysis |
| should define a function that computes, given an @code{tree} |
| node, an alias set for the node. Nodes in different alias sets are not |
| allowed to alias. For an example, see the C front-end function |
| @code{c_get_alias_set}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -fstrict-overflow |
| @opindex fstrict-overflow |
| Allow the compiler to assume strict signed overflow rules, depending |
| on the language being compiled. For C (and C++) this means that |
| overflow when doing arithmetic with signed numbers is undefined, which |
| means that the compiler may assume that it will not happen. This |
| permits various optimizations. For example, the compiler will assume |
| that an expression like @code{i + 10 > i} will always be true for |
| signed @code{i}. This assumption is only valid if signed overflow is |
| undefined, as the expression is false if @code{i + 10} overflows when |
| using twos complement arithmetic. When this option is in effect any |
| attempt to determine whether an operation on signed numbers will |
| overflow must be written carefully to not actually involve overflow. |
| |
| See also the @option{-fwrapv} option. Using @option{-fwrapv} means |
| that signed overflow is fully defined: it wraps. When |
| @option{-fwrapv} is used, there is no difference between |
| @option{-fstrict-overflow} and @option{-fno-strict-overflow}. With |
| @option{-fwrapv} certain types of overflow are permitted. For |
| example, if the compiler gets an overflow when doing arithmetic on |
| constants, the overflowed value can still be used with |
| @option{-fwrapv}, but not otherwise. |
| |
| The @option{-fstrict-overflow} option is enabled at levels |
| @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}. |
| |
| @item -falign-functions |
| @itemx -falign-functions=@var{n} |
| @opindex falign-functions |
| Align the start of functions to the next power-of-two greater than |
| @var{n}, skipping up to @var{n} bytes. For instance, |
| @option{-falign-functions=32} aligns functions to the next 32-byte |
| boundary, but @option{-falign-functions=24} would align to the next |
| 32-byte boundary only if this can be done by skipping 23 bytes or less. |
| |
| @option{-fno-align-functions} and @option{-falign-functions=1} are |
| equivalent and mean that functions will not be aligned. |
| |
| Some assemblers only support this flag when @var{n} is a power of two; |
| in that case, it is rounded up. |
| |
| If @var{n} is not specified or is zero, use a machine-dependent default. |
| |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}. |
| |
| @item -falign-labels |
| @itemx -falign-labels=@var{n} |
| @opindex falign-labels |
| Align all branch targets to a power-of-two boundary, skipping up to |
| @var{n} bytes like @option{-falign-functions}. This option can easily |
| make code slower, because it must insert dummy operations for when the |
| branch target is reached in the usual flow of the code. |
| |
| @option{-fno-align-labels} and @option{-falign-labels=1} are |
| equivalent and mean that labels will not be aligned. |
| |
| If @option{-falign-loops} or @option{-falign-jumps} are applicable and |
| are greater than this value, then their values are used instead. |
| |
| If @var{n} is not specified or is zero, use a machine-dependent default |
| which is very likely to be @samp{1}, meaning no alignment. |
| |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -falign-loops-max-skip |
| @item -falign-loops-max-skip |
| @item -falign-loops-max-skip=@var{n} |
| @opindex falign-loops-max-skip |
| Align loops to a power-of-two boundary, but do not skip more than |
| @var{n} bytes to do so. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -falign-loops-max-skip |
| |
| @item -falign-loops |
| @itemx -falign-loops=@var{n} |
| @opindex falign-loops |
| Align loops to a power-of-two boundary, skipping up to @var{n} bytes |
| like @option{-falign-functions}. The hope is that the loop will be |
| executed many times, which will make up for any execution of the dummy |
| operations. |
| |
| @option{-fno-align-loops} and @option{-falign-loops=1} are |
| equivalent and mean that loops will not be aligned. |
| |
| If @var{n} is not specified or is zero, use a machine-dependent default. |
| |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}. |
| |
| @item -falign-jumps |
| @itemx -falign-jumps=@var{n} |
| @opindex falign-jumps |
| Align branch targets to a power-of-two boundary, for branch targets |
| where the targets can only be reached by jumping, skipping up to @var{n} |
| bytes like @option{-falign-functions}. In this case, no dummy operations |
| need be executed. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin -falign-jumps-max-skip |
| @item -falign-jumps-max-skip |
| @itemx -falign-jumps-max-skip=@var{n} |
| @opindex falign-jump-max-skips |
| Align branch targets to a power-of-two boundary, but do not skip more than |
| @var{n} bytes to do so. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end -falign-jumps-max-skip |
| |
| @option{-fno-align-jumps} and @option{-falign-jumps=1} are |
| equivalent and mean that loops will not be aligned. |
| |
| If @var{n} is not specified or is zero, use a machine-dependent default. |
| |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}. |
| |
| @item -funit-at-a-time |
| @opindex funit-at-a-time |
| Parse the whole compilation unit before starting to produce code. |
| This allows some extra optimizations to take place but consumes |
| more memory (in general). There are some compatibility issues |
| with @emph{unit-at-a-time} mode: |
| @itemize @bullet |
| @item |
| enabling @emph{unit-at-a-time} mode may change the order |
| in which functions, variables, and top-level @code{asm} statements |
| are emitted, and will likely break code relying on some particular |
| ordering. The majority of such top-level @code{asm} statements, |
| though, can be replaced by @code{section} attributes. The |
| @option{fno-toplevel-reorder} option may be used to keep the ordering |
| used in the input file, at the cost of some optimizations. |
| |
| @item |
| @emph{unit-at-a-time} mode removes unreferenced static variables |
| and functions. This may result in undefined references |
| when an @code{asm} statement refers directly to variables or functions |
| that are otherwise unused. In that case either the variable/function |
| shall be listed as an operand of the @code{asm} statement operand or, |
| in the case of top-level @code{asm} statements the attribute @code{used} |
| shall be used on the declaration. |
| |
| @item |
| Static functions now can use non-standard passing conventions that |
| may break @code{asm} statements calling functions directly. Again, |
| attribute @code{used} will prevent this behavior. |
| @end itemize |
| |
| As a temporary workaround, @option{-fno-unit-at-a-time} can be used, |
| but this scheme may not be supported by future releases of GCC@. |
| |
| Enabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}. |
| |
| @item -fno-toplevel-reorder |
| Do not reorder top-level functions, variables, and @code{asm} |
| statements. Output them in the same order that they appear in the |
| input file. When this option is used, unreferenced static variables |
| will not be removed. This option is intended to support existing code |
| which relies on a particular ordering. For new code, it is better to |
| use attributes. |
| |
| @item -fweb |
| @opindex fweb |
| Constructs webs as commonly used for register allocation purposes and assign |
| each web individual pseudo register. This allows the register allocation pass |
| to operate on pseudos directly, but also strengthens several other optimization |
| passes, such as CSE, loop optimizer and trivial dead code remover. It can, |
| however, make debugging impossible, since variables will no longer stay in a |
| ``home register''. |
| |
| Enabled by default with @option{-funroll-loops}. |
| |
| @item -fwhole-program |
| @opindex fwhole-program |
| Assume that the current compilation unit represents whole program being |
| compiled. All public functions and variables with the exception of @code{main} |
| and those merged by attribute @code{externally_visible} become static functions |
| and in a affect gets more aggressively optimized by interprocedural optimizers. |
| While this option is equivalent to proper use of @code{static} keyword for |
| programs consisting of single file, in combination with option |
| @option{--combine} this flag can be used to compile most of smaller scale C |
| programs since the functions and variables become local for the whole combined |
| compilation unit, not for the single source file itself. |
| |
| |
| @item -fno-cprop-registers |
| @opindex fno-cprop-registers |
| After register allocation and post-register allocation instruction splitting, |
| we perform a copy-propagation pass to try to reduce scheduling dependencies |
| and occasionally eliminate the copy. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4231761 -Oz |
| Disabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}, |
| @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4231761 -Oz |
| |
| @item -fprofile-generate |
| @opindex fprofile-generate |
| |
| Enable options usually used for instrumenting application to produce |
| profile useful for later recompilation with profile feedback based |
| optimization. You must use @option{-fprofile-generate} both when |
| compiling and when linking your program. |
| |
| The following options are enabled: @code{-fprofile-arcs}, @code{-fprofile-values}, @code{-fvpt}. |
| |
| @item -fprofile-use |
| @opindex fprofile-use |
| Enable profile feedback directed optimizations, and optimizations |
| generally profitable only with profile feedback available. |
| |
| The following options are enabled: @code{-fbranch-probabilities}, @code{-fvpt}, |
| @code{-funroll-loops}, @code{-fpeel-loops}, @code{-ftracer} |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| The following options control compiler behavior regarding floating |
| point arithmetic. These options trade off between speed and |
| correctness. All must be specifically enabled. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -ffloat-store |
| @opindex ffloat-store |
| Do not store floating point variables in registers, and inhibit other |
| options that might change whether a floating point value is taken from a |
| register or memory. |
| |
| @cindex floating point precision |
| This option prevents undesirable excess precision on machines such as |
| the 68000 where the floating registers (of the 68881) keep more |
| precision than a @code{double} is supposed to have. Similarly for the |
| x86 architecture. For most programs, the excess precision does only |
| good, but a few programs rely on the precise definition of IEEE floating |
| point. Use @option{-ffloat-store} for such programs, after modifying |
| them to store all pertinent intermediate computations into variables. |
| |
| @item -ffast-math |
| @opindex ffast-math |
| Sets @option{-fno-math-errno}, @option{-funsafe-math-optimizations}, @* |
| @option{-fno-trapping-math}, @option{-ffinite-math-only}, |
| @option{-fno-rounding-math}, @option{-fno-signaling-nans} |
| and @option{fcx-limited-range}. |
| |
| This option causes the preprocessor macro @code{__FAST_MATH__} to be defined. |
| |
| This option should never be turned on by any @option{-O} option since |
| it can result in incorrect output for programs which depend on |
| an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications for |
| math functions. |
| |
| @item -fno-math-errno |
| @opindex fno-math-errno |
| Do not set ERRNO after calling math functions that are executed |
| with a single instruction, e.g., sqrt. A program that relies on |
| IEEE exceptions for math error handling may want to use this flag |
| for speed while maintaining IEEE arithmetic compatibility. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin disable math-errno |
| @ignore |
| This option should never be turned on by any @option{-O} option since |
| it can result in incorrect output for programs which depend on |
| an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications for |
| math functions. |
| |
| The default is @option{-fmath-errno}. |
| @end ignore |
| (APPLE ONLY) The Darwin math libraries never set errno, so there is |
| no point in having the compiler generate code that assumes they |
| might. Therefore, the default is @option{-fno-math-errno} on Darwin. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end disable math-errno |
| |
| On Darwin systems, the math library never sets @code{errno}. There is therefore |
| no reason for the compiler to consider the possibility that it might, |
| and @option{-fno-math-errno} is the default. |
| |
| @item -funsafe-math-optimizations |
| @opindex funsafe-math-optimizations |
| Allow optimizations for floating-point arithmetic that (a) assume |
| that arguments and results are valid and (b) may violate IEEE or |
| ANSI standards. When used at link-time, it may include libraries |
| or startup files that change the default FPU control word or other |
| similar optimizations. |
| |
| This option should never be turned on by any @option{-O} option since |
| it can result in incorrect output for programs which depend on |
| an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications for |
| math functions. |
| |
| The default is @option{-fno-unsafe-math-optimizations}. |
| |
| @item -ffinite-math-only |
| @opindex ffinite-math-only |
| Allow optimizations for floating-point arithmetic that assume |
| that arguments and results are not NaNs or +-Infs. |
| |
| This option should never be turned on by any @option{-O} option since |
| it can result in incorrect output for programs which depend on |
| an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications. |
| |
| The default is @option{-fno-finite-math-only}. |
| |
| @item -fno-trapping-math |
| @opindex fno-trapping-math |
| Compile code assuming that floating-point operations cannot generate |
| user-visible traps. These traps include division by zero, overflow, |
| underflow, inexact result and invalid operation. This option implies |
| @option{-fno-signaling-nans}. Setting this option may allow faster |
| code if one relies on ``non-stop'' IEEE arithmetic, for example. |
| |
| This option should never be turned on by any @option{-O} option since |
| it can result in incorrect output for programs which depend on |
| an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications for |
| math functions. |
| |
| The default is @option{-ftrapping-math}. |
| |
| @item -frounding-math |
| @opindex frounding-math |
| Disable transformations and optimizations that assume default floating |
| point rounding behavior. This is round-to-zero for all floating point |
| to integer conversions, and round-to-nearest for all other arithmetic |
| truncations. This option should be specified for programs that change |
| the FP rounding mode dynamically, or that may be executed with a |
| non-default rounding mode. This option disables constant folding of |
| floating point expressions at compile-time (which may be affected by |
| rounding mode) and arithmetic transformations that are unsafe in the |
| presence of sign-dependent rounding modes. |
| |
| The default is @option{-fno-rounding-math}. |
| |
| This option is experimental and does not currently guarantee to |
| disable all GCC optimizations that are affected by rounding mode. |
| Future versions of GCC may provide finer control of this setting |
| using C99's @code{FENV_ACCESS} pragma. This command line option |
| will be used to specify the default state for @code{FENV_ACCESS}. |
| |
| @item -frtl-abstract-sequences |
| @opindex frtl-abstract-sequences |
| It is a size optimization method. This option is to find identical |
| sequences of code, which can be turned into pseudo-procedures and |
| then replace all occurrences with calls to the newly created |
| subroutine. It is kind of an opposite of @option{-finline-functions}. |
| This optimization runs at RTL level. |
| |
| @item -fsignaling-nans |
| @opindex fsignaling-nans |
| Compile code assuming that IEEE signaling NaNs may generate user-visible |
| traps during floating-point operations. Setting this option disables |
| optimizations that may change the number of exceptions visible with |
| signaling NaNs. This option implies @option{-ftrapping-math}. |
| |
| This option causes the preprocessor macro @code{__SUPPORT_SNAN__} to |
| be defined. |
| |
| The default is @option{-fno-signaling-nans}. |
| |
| This option is experimental and does not currently guarantee to |
| disable all GCC optimizations that affect signaling NaN behavior. |
| |
| @item -fsingle-precision-constant |
| @opindex fsingle-precision-constant |
| Treat floating point constant as single precision constant instead of |
| implicitly converting it to double precision constant. |
| |
| @item -fcx-limited-range |
| @itemx -fno-cx-limited-range |
| @opindex fcx-limited-range |
| @opindex fno-cx-limited-range |
| When enabled, this option states that a range reduction step is not |
| needed when performing complex division. The default is |
| @option{-fno-cx-limited-range}, but is enabled by @option{-ffast-math}. |
| |
| This option controls the default setting of the ISO C99 |
| @code{CX_LIMITED_RANGE} pragma. Nevertheless, the option applies to |
| all languages. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| The following options control optimizations that may improve |
| performance, but are not enabled by any @option{-O} options. This |
| section includes experimental options that may produce broken code. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -fbranch-probabilities |
| @opindex fbranch-probabilities |
| After running a program compiled with @option{-fprofile-arcs} |
| (@pxref{Debugging Options,, Options for Debugging Your Program or |
| @command{gcc}}), you can compile it a second time using |
| @option{-fbranch-probabilities}, to improve optimizations based on |
| the number of times each branch was taken. When the program |
| compiled with @option{-fprofile-arcs} exits it saves arc execution |
| counts to a file called @file{@var{sourcename}.gcda} for each source |
| file The information in this data file is very dependent on the |
| structure of the generated code, so you must use the same source code |
| and the same optimization options for both compilations. |
| |
| With @option{-fbranch-probabilities}, GCC puts a |
| @samp{REG_BR_PROB} note on each @samp{JUMP_INSN} and @samp{CALL_INSN}. |
| These can be used to improve optimization. Currently, they are only |
| used in one place: in @file{reorg.c}, instead of guessing which path a |
| branch is mostly to take, the @samp{REG_BR_PROB} values are used to |
| exactly determine which path is taken more often. |
| |
| @item -fprofile-values |
| @opindex fprofile-values |
| If combined with @option{-fprofile-arcs}, it adds code so that some |
| data about values of expressions in the program is gathered. |
| |
| With @option{-fbranch-probabilities}, it reads back the data gathered |
| from profiling values of expressions and adds @samp{REG_VALUE_PROFILE} |
| notes to instructions for their later usage in optimizations. |
| |
| Enabled with @option{-fprofile-generate} and @option{-fprofile-use}. |
| |
| @item -fvpt |
| @opindex fvpt |
| If combined with @option{-fprofile-arcs}, it instructs the compiler to add |
| a code to gather information about values of expressions. |
| |
| With @option{-fbranch-probabilities}, it reads back the data gathered |
| and actually performs the optimizations based on them. |
| Currently the optimizations include specialization of division operation |
| using the knowledge about the value of the denominator. |
| |
| @item -frename-registers |
| @opindex frename-registers |
| Attempt to avoid false dependencies in scheduled code by making use |
| of registers left over after register allocation. This optimization |
| will most benefit processors with lots of registers. Depending on the |
| debug information format adopted by the target, however, it can |
| make debugging impossible, since variables will no longer stay in |
| a ``home register''. |
| |
| Enabled by default with @option{-funroll-loops}. |
| |
| @item -ftracer |
| @opindex ftracer |
| Perform tail duplication to enlarge superblock size. This transformation |
| simplifies the control flow of the function allowing other optimizations to do |
| better job. |
| |
| Enabled with @option{-fprofile-use}. |
| |
| @item -funroll-loops |
| @opindex funroll-loops |
| Unroll loops whose number of iterations can be determined at compile time or |
| upon entry to the loop. @option{-funroll-loops} implies |
| @option{-frerun-cse-after-loop}, @option{-fweb} and @option{-frename-registers}. |
| It also turns on complete loop peeling (i.e.@: complete removal of loops with |
| small constant number of iterations). This option makes code larger, and may |
| or may not make it run faster. |
| |
| Enabled with @option{-fprofile-use}. |
| |
| @item -funroll-all-loops |
| @opindex funroll-all-loops |
| Unroll all loops, even if their number of iterations is uncertain when |
| the loop is entered. This usually makes programs run more slowly. |
| @option{-funroll-all-loops} implies the same options as |
| @option{-funroll-loops}. |
| |
| @item -fpeel-loops |
| @opindex fpeel-loops |
| Peels the loops for that there is enough information that they do not |
| roll much (from profile feedback). It also turns on complete loop peeling |
| (i.e.@: complete removal of loops with small constant number of iterations). |
| |
| Enabled with @option{-fprofile-use}. |
| |
| @item -fmove-loop-invariants |
| @opindex fmove-loop-invariants |
| Enables the loop invariant motion pass in the RTL loop optimizer. Enabled |
| at level @option{-O1} |
| |
| @item -funswitch-loops |
| @opindex funswitch-loops |
| Move branches with loop invariant conditions out of the loop, with duplicates |
| of the loop on both branches (modified according to result of the condition). |
| |
| @item -ffunction-sections |
| @itemx -fdata-sections |
| @opindex ffunction-sections |
| @opindex fdata-sections |
| Place each function or data item into its own section in the output |
| file if the target supports arbitrary sections. The name of the |
| function or the name of the data item determines the section's name |
| in the output file. |
| |
| Use these options on systems where the linker can perform optimizations |
| to improve locality of reference in the instruction space. Most systems |
| using the ELF object format and SPARC processors running Solaris 2 have |
| linkers with such optimizations. AIX may have these optimizations in |
| the future. |
| |
| Only use these options when there are significant benefits from doing |
| so. When you specify these options, the assembler and linker will |
| create larger object and executable files and will also be slower. |
| You will not be able to use @code{gprof} on all systems if you |
| specify this option and you may have problems with debugging if |
| you specify both this option and @option{-g}. |
| |
| @item -fbranch-target-load-optimize |
| @opindex fbranch-target-load-optimize |
| Perform branch target register load optimization before prologue / epilogue |
| threading. |
| The use of target registers can typically be exposed only during reload, |
| thus hoisting loads out of loops and doing inter-block scheduling needs |
| a separate optimization pass. |
| |
| @item -fbranch-target-load-optimize2 |
| @opindex fbranch-target-load-optimize2 |
| Perform branch target register load optimization after prologue / epilogue |
| threading. |
| |
| @item -fbtr-bb-exclusive |
| @opindex fbtr-bb-exclusive |
| When performing branch target register load optimization, don't reuse |
| branch target registers in within any basic block. |
| |
| @item -fstack-protector |
| Emit extra code to check for buffer overflows, such as stack smashing |
| attacks. This is done by adding a guard variable to functions with |
| vulnerable objects. This includes functions that call alloca, and |
| functions with buffers larger than 8 bytes. The guards are initialized |
| when a function is entered and then checked when the function exits. |
| If a guard check fails, an error message is printed and the program exits. |
| |
| @item -fstack-protector-all |
| Like @option{-fstack-protector} except that all functions are protected. |
| |
| @item -fsection-anchors |
| @opindex fsection-anchors |
| Try to reduce the number of symbolic address calculations by using |
| shared ``anchor'' symbols to address nearby objects. This transformation |
| can help to reduce the number of GOT entries and GOT accesses on some |
| targets. |
| |
| For example, the implementation of the following function @code{foo}: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| static int a, b, c; |
| int foo (void) @{ return a + b + c; @} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| would usually calculate the addresses of all three variables, but if you |
| compile it with @option{-fsection-anchors}, it will access the variables |
| from a common anchor point instead. The effect is similar to the |
| following pseudocode (which isn't valid C): |
| |
| @smallexample |
| int foo (void) |
| @{ |
| register int *xr = &x; |
| return xr[&a - &x] + xr[&b - &x] + xr[&c - &x]; |
| @} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| Not all targets support this option. |
| |
| @item --param @var{name}=@var{value} |
| @opindex param |
| In some places, GCC uses various constants to control the amount of |
| optimization that is done. For example, GCC will not inline functions |
| that contain more that a certain number of instructions. You can |
| control some of these constants on the command-line using the |
| @option{--param} option. |
| |
| The names of specific parameters, and the meaning of the values, are |
| tied to the internals of the compiler, and are subject to change |
| without notice in future releases. |
| |
| In each case, the @var{value} is an integer. The allowable choices for |
| @var{name} are given in the following table: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item salias-max-implicit-fields |
| The maximum number of fields in a variable without direct |
| structure accesses for which structure aliasing will consider trying |
| to track each field. The default is 5 |
| |
| @item salias-max-array-elements |
| The maximum number of elements an array can have and its elements |
| still be tracked individually by structure aliasing. The default is 4 |
| |
| @item sra-max-structure-size |
| The maximum structure size, in bytes, at which the scalar replacement |
| of aggregates (SRA) optimization will perform block copies. The |
| default value, 0, implies that GCC will select the most appropriate |
| size itself. |
| |
| @item sra-field-structure-ratio |
| The threshold ratio (as a percentage) between instantiated fields and |
| the complete structure size. We say that if the ratio of the number |
| of bytes in instantiated fields to the number of bytes in the complete |
| structure exceeds this parameter, then block copies are not used. The |
| default is 75. |
| |
| @item max-crossjump-edges |
| The maximum number of incoming edges to consider for crossjumping. |
| The algorithm used by @option{-fcrossjumping} is @math{O(N^2)} in |
| the number of edges incoming to each block. Increasing values mean |
| more aggressive optimization, making the compile time increase with |
| probably small improvement in executable size. |
| |
| @item min-crossjump-insns |
| The minimum number of instructions which must be matched at the end |
| of two blocks before crossjumping will be performed on them. This |
| value is ignored in the case where all instructions in the block being |
| crossjumped from are matched. The default value is 5. |
| |
| @item max-grow-copy-bb-insns |
| The maximum code size expansion factor when copying basic blocks |
| instead of jumping. The expansion is relative to a jump instruction. |
| The default value is 8. |
| |
| @item max-goto-duplication-insns |
| The maximum number of instructions to duplicate to a block that jumps |
| to a computed goto. To avoid @math{O(N^2)} behavior in a number of |
| passes, GCC factors computed gotos early in the compilation process, |
| and unfactors them as late as possible. Only computed jumps at the |
| end of a basic blocks with no more than max-goto-duplication-insns are |
| unfactored. The default value is 8. |
| |
| @item max-delay-slot-insn-search |
| The maximum number of instructions to consider when looking for an |
| instruction to fill a delay slot. If more than this arbitrary number of |
| instructions is searched, the time savings from filling the delay slot |
| will be minimal so stop searching. Increasing values mean more |
| aggressive optimization, making the compile time increase with probably |
| small improvement in executable run time. |
| |
| @item max-delay-slot-live-search |
| When trying to fill delay slots, the maximum number of instructions to |
| consider when searching for a block with valid live register |
| information. Increasing this arbitrarily chosen value means more |
| aggressive optimization, increasing the compile time. This parameter |
| should be removed when the delay slot code is rewritten to maintain the |
| control-flow graph. |
| |
| @item max-gcse-memory |
| The approximate maximum amount of memory that will be allocated in |
| order to perform the global common subexpression elimination |
| optimization. If more memory than specified is required, the |
| optimization will not be done. |
| |
| @item max-gcse-passes |
| The maximum number of passes of GCSE to run. The default is 1. |
| |
| @item max-pending-list-length |
| The maximum number of pending dependencies scheduling will allow |
| before flushing the current state and starting over. Large functions |
| with few branches or calls can create excessively large lists which |
| needlessly consume memory and resources. |
| |
| @item max-inline-insns-single |
| Several parameters control the tree inliner used in gcc. |
| This number sets the maximum number of instructions (counted in GCC's |
| internal representation) in a single function that the tree inliner |
| will consider for inlining. This only affects functions declared |
| inline and methods implemented in a class declaration (C++). |
| The default value is 450. |
| |
| @item max-inline-insns-auto |
| When you use @option{-finline-functions} (included in @option{-O3}), |
| a lot of functions that would otherwise not be considered for inlining |
| by the compiler will be investigated. To those functions, a different |
| (more restrictive) limit compared to functions declared inline can |
| be applied. |
| The default value is 90. |
| |
| @item large-function-insns |
| The limit specifying really large functions. For functions larger than this |
| limit after inlining inlining is constrained by |
| @option{--param large-function-growth}. This parameter is useful primarily |
| to avoid extreme compilation time caused by non-linear algorithms used by the |
| backend. |
| This parameter is ignored when @option{-funit-at-a-time} is not used. |
| The default value is 2700. |
| |
| @item large-function-growth |
| Specifies maximal growth of large function caused by inlining in percents. |
| This parameter is ignored when @option{-funit-at-a-time} is not used. |
| The default value is 100 which limits large function growth to 2.0 times |
| the original size. |
| |
| @item large-unit-insns |
| The limit specifying large translation unit. Growth caused by inlining of |
| units larger than this limit is limited by @option{--param inline-unit-growth}. |
| For small units this might be too tight (consider unit consisting of function A |
| that is inline and B that just calls A three time. If B is small relative to |
| A, the growth of unit is 300\% and yet such inlining is very sane. For very |
| large units consisting of small inlininable functions however the overall unit |
| growth limit is needed to avoid exponential explosion of code size. Thus for |
| smaller units, the size is increased to @option{--param large-unit-insns} |
| before applying @option{--param inline-unit-growth}. The default is 10000 |
| |
| @item inline-unit-growth |
| Specifies maximal overall growth of the compilation unit caused by inlining. |
| This parameter is ignored when @option{-funit-at-a-time} is not used. |
| The default value is 50 which limits unit growth to 1.5 times the original |
| size. |
| |
| @item max-inline-insns-recursive |
| @itemx max-inline-insns-recursive-auto |
| Specifies maximum number of instructions out-of-line copy of self recursive inline |
| function can grow into by performing recursive inlining. |
| |
| For functions declared inline @option{--param max-inline-insns-recursive} is |
| taken into account. For function not declared inline, recursive inlining |
| happens only when @option{-finline-functions} (included in @option{-O3}) is |
| enabled and @option{--param max-inline-insns-recursive-auto} is used. The |
| default value is 450. |
| |
| @item max-inline-recursive-depth |
| @itemx max-inline-recursive-depth-auto |
| Specifies maximum recursion depth used by the recursive inlining. |
| |
| For functions declared inline @option{--param max-inline-recursive-depth} is |
| taken into account. For function not declared inline, recursive inlining |
| happens only when @option{-finline-functions} (included in @option{-O3}) is |
| enabled and @option{--param max-inline-recursive-depth-auto} is used. The |
| default value is 450. |
| |
| @item min-inline-recursive-probability |
| Recursive inlining is profitable only for function having deep recursion |
| in average and can hurt for function having little recursion depth by |
| increasing the prologue size or complexity of function body to other |
| optimizers. |
| |
| When profile feedback is available (see @option{-fprofile-generate}) the actual |
| recursion depth can be guessed from probability that function will recurse via |
| given call expression. This parameter limits inlining only to call expression |
| whose probability exceeds given threshold (in percents). The default value is |
| 10. |
| |
| @item inline-call-cost |
| Specify cost of call instruction relative to simple arithmetics operations |
| (having cost of 1). Increasing this cost disqualifies inlining of non-leaf |
| functions and at the same time increases size of leaf function that is believed to |
| reduce function size by being inlined. In effect it increases amount of |
| inlining for code having large abstraction penalty (many functions that just |
| pass the arguments to other functions) and decrease inlining for code with low |
| abstraction penalty. The default value is 16. |
| |
| @item max-unrolled-insns |
| The maximum number of instructions that a loop should have if that loop |
| is unrolled, and if the loop is unrolled, it determines how many times |
| the loop code is unrolled. |
| |
| @item max-average-unrolled-insns |
| The maximum number of instructions biased by probabilities of their execution |
| that a loop should have if that loop is unrolled, and if the loop is unrolled, |
| it determines how many times the loop code is unrolled. |
| |
| @item max-unroll-times |
| The maximum number of unrollings of a single loop. |
| |
| @item max-peeled-insns |
| The maximum number of instructions that a loop should have if that loop |
| is peeled, and if the loop is peeled, it determines how many times |
| the loop code is peeled. |
| |
| @item max-peel-times |
| The maximum number of peelings of a single loop. |
| |
| @item max-completely-peeled-insns |
| The maximum number of insns of a completely peeled loop. |
| |
| @item max-completely-peel-times |
| The maximum number of iterations of a loop to be suitable for complete peeling. |
| |
| @item max-unswitch-insns |
| The maximum number of insns of an unswitched loop. |
| |
| @item max-unswitch-level |
| The maximum number of branches unswitched in a single loop. |
| |
| @item lim-expensive |
| The minimum cost of an expensive expression in the loop invariant motion. |
| |
| @item iv-consider-all-candidates-bound |
| Bound on number of candidates for induction variables below that |
| all candidates are considered for each use in induction variable |
| optimizations. Only the most relevant candidates are considered |
| if there are more candidates, to avoid quadratic time complexity. |
| |
| @item iv-max-considered-uses |
| The induction variable optimizations give up on loops that contain more |
| induction variable uses. |
| |
| @item iv-always-prune-cand-set-bound |
| If number of candidates in the set is smaller than this value, |
| we always try to remove unnecessary ivs from the set during its |
| optimization when a new iv is added to the set. |
| |
| @item scev-max-expr-size |
| Bound on size of expressions used in the scalar evolutions analyzer. |
| Large expressions slow the analyzer. |
| |
| @item vect-max-version-checks |
| The maximum number of runtime checks that can be performed when doing |
| loop versioning in the vectorizer. See option ftree-vect-loop-version |
| for more information. |
| |
| @item max-iterations-to-track |
| |
| The maximum number of iterations of a loop the brute force algorithm |
| for analysis of # of iterations of the loop tries to evaluate. |
| |
| @item hot-bb-count-fraction |
| Select fraction of the maximal count of repetitions of basic block in program |
| given basic block needs to have to be considered hot. |
| |
| @item hot-bb-frequency-fraction |
| Select fraction of the maximal frequency of executions of basic block in |
| function given basic block needs to have to be considered hot |
| |
| @item max-predicted-iterations |
| The maximum number of loop iterations we predict statically. This is useful |
| in cases where function contain single loop with known bound and other loop |
| with unknown. We predict the known number of iterations correctly, while |
| the unknown number of iterations average to roughly 10. This means that the |
| loop without bounds would appear artificially cold relative to the other one. |
| |
| @item tracer-dynamic-coverage |
| @itemx tracer-dynamic-coverage-feedback |
| |
| This value is used to limit superblock formation once the given percentage of |
| executed instructions is covered. This limits unnecessary code size |
| expansion. |
| |
| The @option{tracer-dynamic-coverage-feedback} is used only when profile |
| feedback is available. The real profiles (as opposed to statically estimated |
| ones) are much less balanced allowing the threshold to be larger value. |
| |
| @item tracer-max-code-growth |
| Stop tail duplication once code growth has reached given percentage. This is |
| rather hokey argument, as most of the duplicates will be eliminated later in |
| cross jumping, so it may be set to much higher values than is the desired code |
| growth. |
| |
| @item tracer-min-branch-ratio |
| |
| Stop reverse growth when the reverse probability of best edge is less than this |
| threshold (in percent). |
| |
| @item tracer-min-branch-ratio |
| @itemx tracer-min-branch-ratio-feedback |
| |
| Stop forward growth if the best edge do have probability lower than this |
| threshold. |
| |
| Similarly to @option{tracer-dynamic-coverage} two values are present, one for |
| compilation for profile feedback and one for compilation without. The value |
| for compilation with profile feedback needs to be more conservative (higher) in |
| order to make tracer effective. |
| |
| @item max-cse-path-length |
| |
| Maximum number of basic blocks on path that cse considers. The default is 10. |
| |
| @item max-cse-insns |
| The maximum instructions CSE process before flushing. The default is 1000. |
| |
| @item global-var-threshold |
| |
| Counts the number of function calls (@var{n}) and the number of |
| call-clobbered variables (@var{v}). If @var{n}x@var{v} is larger than this limit, a |
| single artificial variable will be created to represent all the |
| call-clobbered variables at function call sites. This artificial |
| variable will then be made to alias every call-clobbered variable. |
| (done as @code{int * size_t} on the host machine; beware overflow). |
| |
| @item max-aliased-vops |
| |
| Maximum number of virtual operands allowed to represent aliases |
| before triggering the alias grouping heuristic. Alias grouping |
| reduces compile times and memory consumption needed for aliasing at |
| the expense of precision loss in alias information. |
| |
| @item ggc-min-expand |
| |
| GCC uses a garbage collector to manage its own memory allocation. This |
| parameter specifies the minimum percentage by which the garbage |
| collector's heap should be allowed to expand between collections. |
| Tuning this may improve compilation speed; it has no effect on code |
| generation. |
| |
| The default is 30% + 70% * (RAM/1GB) with an upper bound of 100% when |
| RAM >= 1GB@. If @code{getrlimit} is available, the notion of "RAM" is |
| the smallest of actual RAM and @code{RLIMIT_DATA} or @code{RLIMIT_AS}. If |
| GCC is not able to calculate RAM on a particular platform, the lower |
| bound of 30% is used. Setting this parameter and |
| @option{ggc-min-heapsize} to zero causes a full collection to occur at |
| every opportunity. This is extremely slow, but can be useful for |
| debugging. |
| |
| @item ggc-min-heapsize |
| |
| Minimum size of the garbage collector's heap before it begins bothering |
| to collect garbage. The first collection occurs after the heap expands |
| by @option{ggc-min-expand}% beyond @option{ggc-min-heapsize}. Again, |
| tuning this may improve compilation speed, and has no effect on code |
| generation. |
| |
| The default is the smaller of RAM/8, RLIMIT_RSS, or a limit which |
| tries to ensure that RLIMIT_DATA or RLIMIT_AS are not exceeded, but |
| with a lower bound of 4096 (four megabytes) and an upper bound of |
| 131072 (128 megabytes). If GCC is not able to calculate RAM on a |
| particular platform, the lower bound is used. Setting this parameter |
| very large effectively disables garbage collection. Setting this |
| parameter and @option{ggc-min-expand} to zero causes a full collection |
| to occur at every opportunity. |
| |
| @item max-reload-search-insns |
| The maximum number of instruction reload should look backward for equivalent |
| register. Increasing values mean more aggressive optimization, making the |
| compile time increase with probably slightly better performance. The default |
| value is 100. |
| |
| @item max-cselib-memory-locations |
| The maximum number of memory locations cselib should take into account. |
| Increasing values mean more aggressive optimization, making the compile time |
| increase with probably slightly better performance. The default value is 500. |
| |
| @item max-flow-memory-locations |
| Similar as @option{max-cselib-memory-locations} but for dataflow liveness. |
| The default value is 100. |
| |
| @item reorder-blocks-duplicate |
| @itemx reorder-blocks-duplicate-feedback |
| |
| Used by basic block reordering pass to decide whether to use unconditional |
| branch or duplicate the code on its destination. Code is duplicated when its |
| estimated size is smaller than this value multiplied by the estimated size of |
| unconditional jump in the hot spots of the program. |
| |
| The @option{reorder-block-duplicate-feedback} is used only when profile |
| feedback is available and may be set to higher values than |
| @option{reorder-block-duplicate} since information about the hot spots is more |
| accurate. |
| |
| @item max-sched-ready-insns |
| The maximum number of instructions ready to be issued the scheduler should |
| consider at any given time during the first scheduling pass. Increasing |
| values mean more thorough searches, making the compilation time increase |
| with probably little benefit. The default value is 100. |
| |
| @item max-sched-region-blocks |
| The maximum number of blocks in a region to be considered for |
| interblock scheduling. The default value is 10. |
| |
| @item max-sched-region-insns |
| The maximum number of insns in a region to be considered for |
| interblock scheduling. The default value is 100. |
| |
| @item min-spec-prob |
| The minimum probability (in percents) of reaching a source block |
| for interblock speculative scheduling. The default value is 40. |
| |
| @item max-sched-extend-regions-iters |
| The maximum number of iterations through CFG to extend regions. |
| 0 - disable region extension, |
| N - do at most N iterations. |
| The default value is 0. |
| |
| @item max-sched-insn-conflict-delay |
| The maximum conflict delay for an insn to be considered for speculative motion. |
| The default value is 3. |
| |
| @item sched-spec-prob-cutoff |
| The minimal probability of speculation success (in percents), so that |
| speculative insn will be scheduled. |
| The default value is 40. |
| |
| @item max-last-value-rtl |
| |
| The maximum size measured as number of RTLs that can be recorded in an expression |
| in combiner for a pseudo register as last known value of that register. The default |
| is 10000. |
| |
| @item integer-share-limit |
| Small integer constants can use a shared data structure, reducing the |
| compiler's memory usage and increasing its speed. This sets the maximum |
| value of a shared integer constant's. The default value is 256. |
| |
| @item min-virtual-mappings |
| Specifies the minimum number of virtual mappings in the incremental |
| SSA updater that should be registered to trigger the virtual mappings |
| heuristic defined by virtual-mappings-ratio. The default value is |
| 100. |
| |
| @item virtual-mappings-ratio |
| If the number of virtual mappings is virtual-mappings-ratio bigger |
| than the number of virtual symbols to be updated, then the incremental |
| SSA updater switches to a full update for those symbols. The default |
| ratio is 3. |
| |
| @item ssp-buffer-size |
| The minimum size of buffers (i.e. arrays) that will receive stack smashing |
| protection when @option{-fstack-protection} is used. |
| |
| @item max-jump-thread-duplication-stmts |
| Maximum number of statements allowed in a block that needs to be |
| duplicated when threading jumps. |
| |
| @item max-fields-for-field-sensitive |
| Maximum number of fields in a structure we will treat in |
| a field sensitive manner during pointer analysis. |
| |
| @end table |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Preprocessor Options |
| @section Options Controlling the Preprocessor |
| @cindex preprocessor options |
| @cindex options, preprocessor |
| |
| These options control the C preprocessor, which is run on each C source |
| file before actual compilation. |
| |
| If you use the @option{-E} option, nothing is done except preprocessing. |
| Some of these options make sense only together with @option{-E} because |
| they cause the preprocessor output to be unsuitable for actual |
| compilation. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @c APPLE LOCAL pod error 6089368 |
| @item -Wp,@var{option} |
| @opindex Wp |
| You can use @option{-Wp,@var{option}} to bypass the compiler driver |
| and pass @var{option} directly through to the preprocessor. If |
| @var{option} contains commas, it is split into multiple options at the |
| commas. However, many options are modified, translated or interpreted |
| by the compiler driver before being passed to the preprocessor, and |
| @option{-Wp} forcibly bypasses this phase. The preprocessor's direct |
| interface is undocumented and subject to change, so whenever possible |
| you should avoid using @option{-Wp} and let the driver handle the |
| options instead. |
| |
| @item -Xpreprocessor @var{option} |
| @opindex preprocessor |
| Pass @var{option} as an option to the preprocessor. You can use this to |
| supply system-specific preprocessor options which GCC does not know how to |
| recognize. |
| |
| If you want to pass an option that takes an argument, you must use |
| @option{-Xpreprocessor} twice, once for the option and once for the argument. |
| @end table |
| |
| @include cppopts.texi |
| |
| @node Assembler Options |
| @section Passing Options to the Assembler |
| |
| @c prevent bad page break with this line |
| You can pass options to the assembler. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -Wa,@var{option} |
| @opindex Wa |
| Pass @var{option} as an option to the assembler. If @var{option} |
| contains commas, it is split into multiple options at the commas. |
| |
| @item -Xassembler @var{option} |
| @opindex Xassembler |
| Pass @var{option} as an option to the assembler. You can use this to |
| supply system-specific assembler options which GCC does not know how to |
| recognize. |
| |
| If you want to pass an option that takes an argument, you must use |
| @option{-Xassembler} twice, once for the option and once for the argument. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Link Options |
| @section Options for Linking |
| @cindex link options |
| @cindex options, linking |
| |
| These options come into play when the compiler links object files into |
| an executable output file. They are meaningless if the compiler is |
| not doing a link step. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin linker flags |
| In addition to the options listed below, Apple's GCC also accepts and |
| passes nearly all of the options defined by the linker @samp{ld} and by |
| the library tool @samp{libtool}. Common options include |
| @samp{-framework}, @samp{-dynamic}, @samp{-bundle}, |
| @samp{-flat_namespace}, and so forth. See the ld and libtool man pages |
| for further details. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end linker flags |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @cindex file names |
| @item @var{object-file-name} |
| A file name that does not end in a special recognized suffix is |
| considered to name an object file or library. (Object files are |
| distinguished from libraries by the linker according to the file |
| contents.) If linking is done, these object files are used as input |
| to the linker. |
| |
| @item -c |
| @itemx -S |
| @itemx -E |
| @opindex c |
| @opindex S |
| @opindex E |
| If any of these options is used, then the linker is not run, and |
| object file names should not be used as arguments. @xref{Overall |
| Options}. |
| |
| @cindex Libraries |
| @item -l@var{library} |
| @itemx -l @var{library} |
| @opindex l |
| Search the library named @var{library} when linking. (The second |
| alternative with the library as a separate argument is only for |
| POSIX compliance and is not recommended.) |
| |
| It makes a difference where in the command you write this option; the |
| linker searches and processes libraries and object files in the order they |
| are specified. Thus, @samp{foo.o -lz bar.o} searches library @samp{z} |
| after file @file{foo.o} but before @file{bar.o}. If @file{bar.o} refers |
| to functions in @samp{z}, those functions may not be loaded. |
| |
| The linker searches a standard list of directories for the library, |
| which is actually a file named @file{lib@var{library}.a}. The linker |
| then uses this file as if it had been specified precisely by name. |
| |
| The directories searched include several standard system directories |
| plus any that you specify with @option{-L}. |
| |
| Normally the files found this way are library files---archive files |
| whose members are object files. The linker handles an archive file by |
| scanning through it for members which define symbols that have so far |
| been referenced but not defined. But if the file that is found is an |
| ordinary object file, it is linked in the usual fashion. The only |
| difference between using an @option{-l} option and specifying a file name |
| is that @option{-l} surrounds @var{library} with @samp{lib} and @samp{.a} |
| and searches several directories. |
| |
| @item -lobjc |
| @opindex lobjc |
| You need this special case of the @option{-l} option in order to |
| link an Objective-C or Objective-C++ program. |
| |
| @item -nostartfiles |
| @opindex nostartfiles |
| Do not use the standard system startup files when linking. |
| The standard system libraries are used normally, unless @option{-nostdlib} |
| or @option{-nodefaultlibs} is used. |
| |
| @item -nodefaultlibs |
| @opindex nodefaultlibs |
| Do not use the standard system libraries when linking. |
| Only the libraries you specify will be passed to the linker. |
| The standard startup files are used normally, unless @option{-nostartfiles} |
| is used. The compiler may generate calls to @code{memcmp}, |
| @code{memset}, @code{memcpy} and @code{memmove}. |
| These entries are usually resolved by entries in |
| libc. These entry points should be supplied through some other |
| mechanism when this option is specified. |
| |
| @item -nostdlib |
| @opindex nostdlib |
| Do not use the standard system startup files or libraries when linking. |
| No startup files and only the libraries you specify will be passed to |
| the linker. The compiler may generate calls to @code{memcmp}, @code{memset}, |
| @code{memcpy} and @code{memmove}. |
| These entries are usually resolved by entries in |
| libc. These entry points should be supplied through some other |
| mechanism when this option is specified. |
| |
| @cindex @option{-lgcc}, use with @option{-nostdlib} |
| @cindex @option{-nostdlib} and unresolved references |
| @cindex unresolved references and @option{-nostdlib} |
| @cindex @option{-lgcc}, use with @option{-nodefaultlibs} |
| @cindex @option{-nodefaultlibs} and unresolved references |
| @cindex unresolved references and @option{-nodefaultlibs} |
| One of the standard libraries bypassed by @option{-nostdlib} and |
| @option{-nodefaultlibs} is @file{libgcc.a}, a library of internal subroutines |
| that GCC uses to overcome shortcomings of particular machines, or special |
| needs for some languages. |
| (@xref{Interface,,Interfacing to GCC Output,gccint,GNU Compiler |
| Collection (GCC) Internals}, |
| for more discussion of @file{libgcc.a}.) |
| In most cases, you need @file{libgcc.a} even when you want to avoid |
| other standard libraries. In other words, when you specify @option{-nostdlib} |
| or @option{-nodefaultlibs} you should usually specify @option{-lgcc} as well. |
| This ensures that you have no unresolved references to internal GCC |
| library subroutines. (For example, @samp{__main}, used to ensure C++ |
| constructors will be called; @pxref{Collect2,,@code{collect2}, gccint, |
| GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Internals}.) |
| |
| @item -pie |
| @opindex pie |
| Produce a position independent executable on targets which support it. |
| For predictable results, you must also specify the same set of options |
| that were used to generate code (@option{-fpie}, @option{-fPIE}, |
| or model suboptions) when you specify this option. |
| |
| @item -rdynamic |
| @opindex rdynamic |
| Pass the flag @option{-export-dynamic} to the ELF linker, on targets |
| that support it. This instructs the linker to add all symbols, not |
| only used ones, to the dynamic symbol table. This option is needed |
| for some uses of @code{dlopen} or to allow obtaining backtraces |
| from within a program. |
| |
| @item -s |
| @opindex s |
| Remove all symbol table and relocation information from the executable. |
| |
| @item -static |
| @opindex static |
| On systems that support dynamic linking, this prevents linking with the shared |
| libraries. On other systems, this option has no effect. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin manual |
| This option will not work on Mac OS X unless all libraries (including |
| @file{libgcc.a}) have also been compiled with @option{-static}. Since |
| neither a static version of libSystem.dylib nor crt0.o are provided, this |
| option is not useful to most people. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end manual |
| |
| @item -shared |
| @opindex shared |
| Produce a shared object which can then be linked with other objects to |
| form an executable. Not all systems support this option. For predictable |
| results, you must also specify the same set of options that were used to |
| generate code (@option{-fpic}, @option{-fPIC}, or model suboptions) |
| when you specify this option.@footnote{On some systems, @samp{gcc -shared} |
| needs to build supplementary stub code for constructors to work. On |
| multi-libbed systems, @samp{gcc -shared} must select the correct support |
| libraries to link against. Failing to supply the correct flags may lead |
| to subtle defects. Supplying them in cases where they are not necessary |
| is innocuous.} |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin manual |
| This option is not supported on Mac OS X. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end manual |
| |
| @item -shared-libgcc |
| @itemx -static-libgcc |
| @opindex shared-libgcc |
| @opindex static-libgcc |
| On systems that provide @file{libgcc} as a shared library, these options |
| force the use of either the shared or static version respectively. |
| If no shared version of @file{libgcc} was built when the compiler was |
| configured, these options have no effect. |
| |
| There are several situations in which an application should use the |
| shared @file{libgcc} instead of the static version. The most common |
| of these is when the application wishes to throw and catch exceptions |
| across different shared libraries. In that case, each of the libraries |
| as well as the application itself should use the shared @file{libgcc}. |
| |
| Therefore, the G++ and GCJ drivers automatically add |
| @option{-shared-libgcc} whenever you build a shared library or a main |
| executable, because C++ and Java programs typically use exceptions, so |
| this is the right thing to do. |
| |
| If, instead, you use the GCC driver to create shared libraries, you may |
| find that they will not always be linked with the shared @file{libgcc}. |
| If GCC finds, at its configuration time, that you have a non-GNU linker |
| or a GNU linker that does not support option @option{--eh-frame-hdr}, |
| it will link the shared version of @file{libgcc} into shared libraries |
| by default. Otherwise, it will take advantage of the linker and optimize |
| away the linking with the shared version of @file{libgcc}, linking with |
| the static version of libgcc by default. This allows exceptions to |
| propagate through such shared libraries, without incurring relocation |
| costs at library load time. |
| |
| However, if a library or main executable is supposed to throw or catch |
| exceptions, you must link it using the G++ or GCJ driver, as appropriate |
| for the languages used in the program, or using the option |
| @option{-shared-libgcc}, such that it is linked with the shared |
| @file{libgcc}. |
| |
| @item -symbolic |
| @opindex symbolic |
| Bind references to global symbols when building a shared object. Warn |
| about any unresolved references (unless overridden by the link editor |
| option @samp{-Xlinker -z -Xlinker defs}). Only a few systems support |
| this option. |
| |
| @item -Xlinker @var{option} |
| @opindex Xlinker |
| Pass @var{option} as an option to the linker. You can use this to |
| supply system-specific linker options which GCC does not know how to |
| recognize. |
| |
| If you want to pass an option that takes an argument, you must use |
| @option{-Xlinker} twice, once for the option and once for the argument. |
| For example, to pass @option{-assert definitions}, you must write |
| @samp{-Xlinker -assert -Xlinker definitions}. It does not work to write |
| @option{-Xlinker "-assert definitions"}, because this passes the entire |
| string as a single argument, which is not what the linker expects. |
| |
| @item -Wl,@var{option} |
| @opindex Wl |
| Pass @var{option} as an option to the linker. If @var{option} contains |
| commas, it is split into multiple options at the commas. |
| |
| @item -u @var{symbol} |
| @opindex u |
| Pretend the symbol @var{symbol} is undefined, to force linking of |
| library modules to define it. You can use @option{-u} multiple times with |
| different symbols to force loading of additional library modules. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Directory Options |
| @section Options for Directory Search |
| @cindex directory options |
| @cindex options, directory search |
| @cindex search path |
| |
| These options specify directories to search for header files, for |
| libraries and for parts of the compiler: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -I@var{dir} |
| @opindex I |
| Add the directory @var{dir} to the head of the list of directories to be |
| searched for header files. This can be used to override a system header |
| file, substituting your own version, since these directories are |
| searched before the system header file directories. However, you should |
| not use this option to add directories that contain vendor-supplied |
| system header files (use @option{-isystem} for that). If you use more than |
| one @option{-I} option, the directories are scanned in left-to-right |
| order; the standard system directories come after. |
| |
| If a standard system include directory, or a directory specified with |
| @option{-isystem}, is also specified with @option{-I}, the @option{-I} |
| option will be ignored. The directory will still be searched but as a |
| system directory at its normal position in the system include chain. |
| This is to ensure that GCC's procedure to fix buggy system headers and |
| the ordering for the include_next directive are not inadvertently changed. |
| If you really need to change the search order for system directories, |
| use the @option{-nostdinc} and/or @option{-isystem} options. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin ARM iwithsysroot 4917039 |
| The option @option{-iwithsysroot} (APPLE ONLY), if specified with an |
| absolute path, will prepend the system root directory (if applicable) to |
| the path and add it to the beginning of the system search paths. If |
| specified with a relative path, @option{-iwithsysroot} will behave |
| identically to @option{-isystem}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end ARM iwithsysroot 4917039 |
| |
| @item -iquote@var{dir} |
| @opindex iquote |
| Add the directory @var{dir} to the head of the list of directories to |
| be searched for header files only for the case of @samp{#include |
| "@var{file}"}; they are not searched for @samp{#include <@var{file}>}, |
| otherwise just like @option{-I}. |
| |
| @item -L@var{dir} |
| @opindex L |
| Add directory @var{dir} to the list of directories to be searched |
| for @option{-l}. |
| |
| @item -B@var{prefix} |
| @opindex B |
| This option specifies where to find the executables, libraries, |
| include files, and data files of the compiler itself. |
| |
| The compiler driver program runs one or more of the subprograms |
| @file{cpp}, @file{cc1}, @file{as} and @file{ld}. It tries |
| @var{prefix} as a prefix for each program it tries to run, both with and |
| without @samp{@var{machine}/@var{version}/} (@pxref{Target Options}). |
| |
| For each subprogram to be run, the compiler driver first tries the |
| @option{-B} prefix, if any. If that name is not found, or if @option{-B} |
| was not specified, the driver tries two standard prefixes, which are |
| @file{/usr/lib/gcc/} and @file{/usr/local/lib/gcc/}. If neither of |
| those results in a file name that is found, the unmodified program |
| name is searched for using the directories specified in your |
| @env{PATH} environment variable. |
| |
| The compiler will check to see if the path provided by the @option{-B} |
| refers to a directory, and if necessary it will add a directory |
| separator character at the end of the path. |
| |
| @option{-B} prefixes that effectively specify directory names also apply |
| to libraries in the linker, because the compiler translates these |
| options into @option{-L} options for the linker. They also apply to |
| includes files in the preprocessor, because the compiler translates these |
| options into @option{-isystem} options for the preprocessor. In this case, |
| the compiler appends @samp{include} to the prefix. |
| |
| The run-time support file @file{libgcc.a} can also be searched for using |
| the @option{-B} prefix, if needed. If it is not found there, the two |
| standard prefixes above are tried, and that is all. The file is left |
| out of the link if it is not found by those means. |
| |
| Another way to specify a prefix much like the @option{-B} prefix is to use |
| the environment variable @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}. @xref{Environment |
| Variables}. |
| |
| As a special kludge, if the path provided by @option{-B} is |
| @file{[dir/]stage@var{N}/}, where @var{N} is a number in the range 0 to |
| 9, then it will be replaced by @file{[dir/]include}. This is to help |
| with boot-strapping the compiler. |
| |
| @item -specs=@var{file} |
| @opindex specs |
| Process @var{file} after the compiler reads in the standard @file{specs} |
| file, in order to override the defaults that the @file{gcc} driver |
| program uses when determining what switches to pass to @file{cc1}, |
| @file{cc1plus}, @file{as}, @file{ld}, etc. More than one |
| @option{-specs=@var{file}} can be specified on the command line, and they |
| are processed in order, from left to right. |
| |
| @item --sysroot=@var{dir} |
| @opindex sysroot |
| Use @var{dir} as the logical root directory for headers and libraries. |
| For example, if the compiler would normally search for headers in |
| @file{/usr/include} and libraries in @file{/usr/lib}, it will instead |
| search @file{@var{dir}/usr/include} and @file{@var{dir}/usr/lib}. |
| |
| With Apple's version of GCC, this option is effectively replaced by |
| @option{-isysroot}, which you should use instead of @option{--sysroot}. |
| For other (non-Apple) versions of GCC, |
| if you use both this option and the @option{-isysroot} option, then |
| the @option{--sysroot} option will apply to libraries, but the |
| @option{-isysroot} option will apply to header files. |
| |
| The GNU linker (beginning with version 2.16) has the necessary support |
| for this option. If your linker does not support this option, the |
| header file aspect of @option{--sysroot} will still work, but the |
| library aspect will not. |
| |
| @item -I- |
| @opindex I- |
| This option has been deprecated. Please use @option{-iquote} instead for |
| @option{-I} directories before the @option{-I-} and remove the @option{-I-}. |
| Any directories you specify with @option{-I} options before the @option{-I-} |
| option are searched only for the case of @samp{#include "@var{file}"}; |
| they are not searched for @samp{#include <@var{file}>}. |
| |
| If additional directories are specified with @option{-I} options after |
| the @option{-I-}, these directories are searched for all @samp{#include} |
| directives. (Ordinarily @emph{all} @option{-I} directories are used |
| this way.) |
| |
| In addition, the @option{-I-} option inhibits the use of the current |
| directory (where the current input file came from) as the first search |
| directory for @samp{#include "@var{file}"}. There is no way to |
| override this effect of @option{-I-}. With @option{-I.} you can specify |
| searching the directory which was current when the compiler was |
| invoked. That is not exactly the same as what the preprocessor does |
| by default, but it is often satisfactory. |
| |
| @option{-I-} does not inhibit the use of the standard system directories |
| for header files. Thus, @option{-I-} and @option{-nostdinc} are |
| independent. |
| @end table |
| |
| @c man end |
| |
| @node Spec Files |
| @section Specifying subprocesses and the switches to pass to them |
| @cindex Spec Files |
| |
| @command{gcc} is a driver program. It performs its job by invoking a |
| sequence of other programs to do the work of compiling, assembling and |
| linking. GCC interprets its command-line parameters and uses these to |
| deduce which programs it should invoke, and which command-line options |
| it ought to place on their command lines. This behavior is controlled |
| by @dfn{spec strings}. In most cases there is one spec string for each |
| program that GCC can invoke, but a few programs have multiple spec |
| strings to control their behavior. The spec strings built into GCC can |
| be overridden by using the @option{-specs=} command-line switch to specify |
| a spec file. |
| |
| @dfn{Spec files} are plaintext files that are used to construct spec |
| strings. They consist of a sequence of directives separated by blank |
| lines. The type of directive is determined by the first non-whitespace |
| character on the line and it can be one of the following: |
| |
| @table @code |
| @item %@var{command} |
| Issues a @var{command} to the spec file processor. The commands that can |
| appear here are: |
| |
| @table @code |
| @item %include <@var{file}> |
| @cindex %include |
| Search for @var{file} and insert its text at the current point in the |
| specs file. |
| |
| @item %include_noerr <@var{file}> |
| @cindex %include_noerr |
| Just like @samp{%include}, but do not generate an error message if the include |
| file cannot be found. |
| |
| @item %rename @var{old_name} @var{new_name} |
| @cindex %rename |
| Rename the spec string @var{old_name} to @var{new_name}. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @item *[@var{spec_name}]: |
| This tells the compiler to create, override or delete the named spec |
| string. All lines after this directive up to the next directive or |
| blank line are considered to be the text for the spec string. If this |
| results in an empty string then the spec will be deleted. (Or, if the |
| spec did not exist, then nothing will happened.) Otherwise, if the spec |
| does not currently exist a new spec will be created. If the spec does |
| exist then its contents will be overridden by the text of this |
| directive, unless the first character of that text is the @samp{+} |
| character, in which case the text will be appended to the spec. |
| |
| @item [@var{suffix}]: |
| Creates a new @samp{[@var{suffix}] spec} pair. All lines after this directive |
| and up to the next directive or blank line are considered to make up the |
| spec string for the indicated suffix. When the compiler encounters an |
| input file with the named suffix, it will processes the spec string in |
| order to work out how to compile that file. For example: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| .ZZ: |
| z-compile -input %i |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| This says that any input file whose name ends in @samp{.ZZ} should be |
| passed to the program @samp{z-compile}, which should be invoked with the |
| command-line switch @option{-input} and with the result of performing the |
| @samp{%i} substitution. (See below.) |
| |
| As an alternative to providing a spec string, the text that follows a |
| suffix directive can be one of the following: |
| |
| @table @code |
| @item @@@var{language} |
| This says that the suffix is an alias for a known @var{language}. This is |
| similar to using the @option{-x} command-line switch to GCC to specify a |
| language explicitly. For example: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| .ZZ: |
| @@c++ |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| Says that .ZZ files are, in fact, C++ source files. |
| |
| @item #@var{name} |
| This causes an error messages saying: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| @var{name} compiler not installed on this system. |
| @end smallexample |
| @end table |
| |
| GCC already has an extensive list of suffixes built into it. |
| This directive will add an entry to the end of the list of suffixes, but |
| since the list is searched from the end backwards, it is effectively |
| possible to override earlier entries using this technique. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| GCC has the following spec strings built into it. Spec files can |
| override these strings or create their own. Note that individual |
| targets can also add their own spec strings to this list. |
| |
| @smallexample |
| asm Options to pass to the assembler |
| asm_final Options to pass to the assembler post-processor |
| cpp Options to pass to the C preprocessor |
| cc1 Options to pass to the C compiler |
| cc1plus Options to pass to the C++ compiler |
| endfile Object files to include at the end of the link |
| link Options to pass to the linker |
| lib Libraries to include on the command line to the linker |
| libgcc Decides which GCC support library to pass to the linker |
| linker Sets the name of the linker |
| predefines Defines to be passed to the C preprocessor |
| signed_char Defines to pass to CPP to say whether @code{char} is signed |
| by default |
| startfile Object files to include at the start of the link |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| Here is a small example of a spec file: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| %rename lib old_lib |
| |
| *lib: |
| --start-group -lgcc -lc -leval1 --end-group %(old_lib) |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| This example renames the spec called @samp{lib} to @samp{old_lib} and |
| then overrides the previous definition of @samp{lib} with a new one. |
| The new definition adds in some extra command-line options before |
| including the text of the old definition. |
| |
| @dfn{Spec strings} are a list of command-line options to be passed to their |
| corresponding program. In addition, the spec strings can contain |
| @samp{%}-prefixed sequences to substitute variable text or to |
| conditionally insert text into the command line. Using these constructs |
| it is possible to generate quite complex command lines. |
| |
| Here is a table of all defined @samp{%}-sequences for spec |
| strings. Note that spaces are not generated automatically around the |
| results of expanding these sequences. Therefore you can concatenate them |
| together or combine them with constant text in a single argument. |
| |
| @table @code |
| @item %% |
| Substitute one @samp{%} into the program name or argument. |
| |
| @item %i |
| Substitute the name of the input file being processed. |
| |
| @item %b |
| Substitute the basename of the input file being processed. |
| This is the substring up to (and not including) the last period |
| and not including the directory. |
| |
| @item %B |
| This is the same as @samp{%b}, but include the file suffix (text after |
| the last period). |
| |
| @item %d |
| Marks the argument containing or following the @samp{%d} as a |
| temporary file name, so that that file will be deleted if GCC exits |
| successfully. Unlike @samp{%g}, this contributes no text to the |
| argument. |
| |
| @item %g@var{suffix} |
| Substitute a file name that has suffix @var{suffix} and is chosen |
| once per compilation, and mark the argument in the same way as |
| @samp{%d}. To reduce exposure to denial-of-service attacks, the file |
| name is now chosen in a way that is hard to predict even when previously |
| chosen file names are known. For example, @samp{%g.s @dots{} %g.o @dots{} %g.s} |
| might turn into @samp{ccUVUUAU.s ccXYAXZ12.o ccUVUUAU.s}. @var{suffix} matches |
| the regexp @samp{[.A-Za-z]*} or the special string @samp{%O}, which is |
| treated exactly as if @samp{%O} had been preprocessed. Previously, @samp{%g} |
| was simply substituted with a file name chosen once per compilation, |
| without regard to any appended suffix (which was therefore treated |
| just like ordinary text), making such attacks more likely to succeed. |
| |
| @item %u@var{suffix} |
| Like @samp{%g}, but generates a new temporary file name even if |
| @samp{%u@var{suffix}} was already seen. |
| |
| @item %U@var{suffix} |
| Substitutes the last file name generated with @samp{%u@var{suffix}}, generating a |
| new one if there is no such last file name. In the absence of any |
| @samp{%u@var{suffix}}, this is just like @samp{%g@var{suffix}}, except they don't share |
| the same suffix @emph{space}, so @samp{%g.s @dots{} %U.s @dots{} %g.s @dots{} %U.s} |
| would involve the generation of two distinct file names, one |
| for each @samp{%g.s} and another for each @samp{%U.s}. Previously, @samp{%U} was |
| simply substituted with a file name chosen for the previous @samp{%u}, |
| without regard to any appended suffix. |
| |
| @item %j@var{suffix} |
| Substitutes the name of the @code{HOST_BIT_BUCKET}, if any, and if it is |
| writable, and if save-temps is off; otherwise, substitute the name |
| of a temporary file, just like @samp{%u}. This temporary file is not |
| meant for communication between processes, but rather as a junk |
| disposal mechanism. |
| |
| @item %|@var{suffix} |
| @itemx %m@var{suffix} |
| Like @samp{%g}, except if @option{-pipe} is in effect. In that case |
| @samp{%|} substitutes a single dash and @samp{%m} substitutes nothing at |
| all. These are the two most common ways to instruct a program that it |
| should read from standard input or write to standard output. If you |
| need something more elaborate you can use an @samp{%@{pipe:@code{X}@}} |
| construct: see for example @file{f/lang-specs.h}. |
| |
| @item %.@var{SUFFIX} |
| Substitutes @var{.SUFFIX} for the suffixes of a matched switch's args |
| when it is subsequently output with @samp{%*}. @var{SUFFIX} is |
| terminated by the next space or %. |
| |
| @item %w |
| Marks the argument containing or following the @samp{%w} as the |
| designated output file of this compilation. This puts the argument |
| into the sequence of arguments that @samp{%o} will substitute later. |
| |
| @item %o |
| Substitutes the names of all the output files, with spaces |
| automatically placed around them. You should write spaces |
| around the @samp{%o} as well or the results are undefined. |
| @samp{%o} is for use in the specs for running the linker. |
| Input files whose names have no recognized suffix are not compiled |
| at all, but they are included among the output files, so they will |
| be linked. |
| |
| @item %O |
| Substitutes the suffix for object files. Note that this is |
| handled specially when it immediately follows @samp{%g, %u, or %U}, |
| because of the need for those to form complete file names. The |
| handling is such that @samp{%O} is treated exactly as if it had already |
| been substituted, except that @samp{%g, %u, and %U} do not currently |
| support additional @var{suffix} characters following @samp{%O} as they would |
| following, for example, @samp{.o}. |
| |
| @item %p |
| Substitutes the standard macro predefinitions for the |
| current target machine. Use this when running @code{cpp}. |
| |
| @item %P |
| Like @samp{%p}, but puts @samp{__} before and after the name of each |
| predefined macro, except for macros that start with @samp{__} or with |
| @samp{_@var{L}}, where @var{L} is an uppercase letter. This is for ISO |
| C@. |
| |
| @item %I |
| Substitute any of @option{-iprefix} (made from @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}), |
| @option{-isysroot} (made from @env{TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT}), |
| @option{-isystem} (made from @env{COMPILER_PATH} and @option{-B} options) |
| and @option{-imultilib} as necessary. |
| |
| @item %s |
| Current argument is the name of a library or startup file of some sort. |
| Search for that file in a standard list of directories and substitute |
| the full name found. |
| |
| @item %e@var{str} |
| Print @var{str} as an error message. @var{str} is terminated by a newline. |
| Use this when inconsistent options are detected. |
| |
| @item %(@var{name}) |
| Substitute the contents of spec string @var{name} at this point. |
| |
| @item %[@var{name}] |
| Like @samp{%(@dots{})} but put @samp{__} around @option{-D} arguments. |
| |
| @item %x@{@var{option}@} |
| Accumulate an option for @samp{%X}. |
| |
| @item %X |
| Output the accumulated linker options specified by @option{-Wl} or a @samp{%x} |
| spec string. |
| |
| @item %Y |
| Output the accumulated assembler options specified by @option{-Wa}. |
| |
| @item %Z |
| Output the accumulated preprocessor options specified by @option{-Wp}. |
| |
| @item %a |
| Process the @code{asm} spec. This is used to compute the |
| switches to be passed to the assembler. |
| |
| @item %A |
| Process the @code{asm_final} spec. This is a spec string for |
| passing switches to an assembler post-processor, if such a program is |
| needed. |
| |
| @item %l |
| Process the @code{link} spec. This is the spec for computing the |
| command line passed to the linker. Typically it will make use of the |
| @samp{%L %G %S %D and %E} sequences. |
| |
| @item %D |
| Dump out a @option{-L} option for each directory that GCC believes might |
| contain startup files. If the target supports multilibs then the |
| current multilib directory will be prepended to each of these paths. |
| |
| @item %L |
| Process the @code{lib} spec. This is a spec string for deciding which |
| libraries should be included on the command line to the linker. |
| |
| @item %G |
| Process the @code{libgcc} spec. This is a spec string for deciding |
| which GCC support library should be included on the command line to the linker. |
| |
| @item %S |
| Process the @code{startfile} spec. This is a spec for deciding which |
| object files should be the first ones passed to the linker. Typically |
| this might be a file named @file{crt0.o}. |
| |
| @item %E |
| Process the @code{endfile} spec. This is a spec string that specifies |
| the last object files that will be passed to the linker. |
| |
| @item %C |
| Process the @code{cpp} spec. This is used to construct the arguments |
| to be passed to the C preprocessor. |
| |
| @item %1 |
| Process the @code{cc1} spec. This is used to construct the options to be |
| passed to the actual C compiler (@samp{cc1}). |
| |
| @item %2 |
| Process the @code{cc1plus} spec. This is used to construct the options to be |
| passed to the actual C++ compiler (@samp{cc1plus}). |
| |
| @item %* |
| Substitute the variable part of a matched option. See below. |
| Note that each comma in the substituted string is replaced by |
| a single space. |
| |
| @item %<@code{S} |
| Remove all occurrences of @code{-S} from the command line. Note---this |
| command is position dependent. @samp{%} commands in the spec string |
| before this one will see @code{-S}, @samp{%} commands in the spec string |
| after this one will not. |
| |
| @item %:@var{function}(@var{args}) |
| Call the named function @var{function}, passing it @var{args}. |
| @var{args} is first processed as a nested spec string, then split |
| into an argument vector in the usual fashion. The function returns |
| a string which is processed as if it had appeared literally as part |
| of the current spec. |
| |
| The following built-in spec functions are provided: |
| |
| @table @code |
| @item @code{if-exists} |
| The @code{if-exists} spec function takes one argument, an absolute |
| pathname to a file. If the file exists, @code{if-exists} returns the |
| pathname. Here is a small example of its usage: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| *startfile: |
| crt0%O%s %:if-exists(crti%O%s) crtbegin%O%s |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item @code{if-exists-else} |
| The @code{if-exists-else} spec function is similar to the @code{if-exists} |
| spec function, except that it takes two arguments. The first argument is |
| an absolute pathname to a file. If the file exists, @code{if-exists-else} |
| returns the pathname. If it does not exist, it returns the second argument. |
| This way, @code{if-exists-else} can be used to select one file or another, |
| based on the existence of the first. Here is a small example of its usage: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| *startfile: |
| crt0%O%s %:if-exists(crti%O%s) \ |
| %:if-exists-else(crtbeginT%O%s crtbegin%O%s) |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item @code{replace-outfile} |
| The @code{replace-outfile} spec function takes two arguments. It looks for the |
| first argument in the outfiles array and replaces it with the second argument. Here |
| is a small example of its usage: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| %@{fgnu-runtime:%:replace-outfile(-lobjc -lobjc-gnu)@} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @item %@{@code{S}@} |
| Substitutes the @code{-S} switch, if that switch was given to GCC@. |
| If that switch was not specified, this substitutes nothing. Note that |
| the leading dash is omitted when specifying this option, and it is |
| automatically inserted if the substitution is performed. Thus the spec |
| string @samp{%@{foo@}} would match the command-line option @option{-foo} |
| and would output the command line option @option{-foo}. |
| |
| @item %W@{@code{S}@} |
| Like %@{@code{S}@} but mark last argument supplied within as a file to be |
| deleted on failure. |
| |
| @item %@{@code{S}*@} |
| Substitutes all the switches specified to GCC whose names start |
| with @code{-S}, but which also take an argument. This is used for |
| switches like @option{-o}, @option{-D}, @option{-I}, etc. |
| GCC considers @option{-o foo} as being |
| one switch whose names starts with @samp{o}. %@{o*@} would substitute this |
| text, including the space. Thus two arguments would be generated. |
| |
| @item %@{@code{S}*&@code{T}*@} |
| Like %@{@code{S}*@}, but preserve order of @code{S} and @code{T} options |
| (the order of @code{S} and @code{T} in the spec is not significant). |
| There can be any number of ampersand-separated variables; for each the |
| wild card is optional. Useful for CPP as @samp{%@{D*&U*&A*@}}. |
| |
| @item %@{@code{S}:@code{X}@} |
| Substitutes @code{X}, if the @samp{-S} switch was given to GCC@. |
| |
| @item %@{!@code{S}:@code{X}@} |
| Substitutes @code{X}, if the @samp{-S} switch was @emph{not} given to GCC@. |
| |
| @item %@{@code{S}*:@code{X}@} |
| Substitutes @code{X} if one or more switches whose names start with |
| @code{-S} are specified to GCC@. Normally @code{X} is substituted only |
| once, no matter how many such switches appeared. However, if @code{%*} |
| appears somewhere in @code{X}, then @code{X} will be substituted once |
| for each matching switch, with the @code{%*} replaced by the part of |
| that switch that matched the @code{*}. |
| |
| @item %@{.@code{S}:@code{X}@} |
| Substitutes @code{X}, if processing a file with suffix @code{S}. |
| |
| @item %@{!.@code{S}:@code{X}@} |
| Substitutes @code{X}, if @emph{not} processing a file with suffix @code{S}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline 2007-03-13 5040758 |
| @item %@{,@code{S}:@code{X}@} |
| Substitutes @code{X}, if processing a file for language @code{S}. |
| |
| @item %@{!,@code{S}:@code{X}@} |
| Substitutes @code{X}, if not processing a file for language @code{S}. |
| |
| @item %@{@code{S}|@code{P}:@code{X}@} |
| Substitutes @code{X} if either @code{-S} or @code{-P} was given to |
| GCC@. This may be combined with @samp{!}, @samp{.}, @samp{,}, and |
| @code{*} sequences as well, although they have a stronger binding than |
| the @samp{|}. If @code{%*} appears in @code{X}, all of the |
| alternatives must be starred, and only the first matching alternative |
| is substituted. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline 2007-03-13 5040758 |
| For example, a spec string like this: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| %@{.c:-foo@} %@{!.c:-bar@} %@{.c|d:-baz@} %@{!.c|d:-boggle@} |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| will output the following command-line options from the following input |
| command-line options: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| fred.c -foo -baz |
| jim.d -bar -boggle |
| -d fred.c -foo -baz -boggle |
| -d jim.d -bar -baz -boggle |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @item %@{S:X; T:Y; :D@} |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline 2007-03-13 5040758 |
| If @code{S} was given to GCC, substitutes @code{X}; else if @code{T} was |
| given to GCC, substitutes @code{Y}; else substitutes @code{D}. There can |
| be as many clauses as you need. This may be combined with @code{.}, |
| @code{,}, @code{!}, @code{|}, and @code{*} as needed. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline 2007-03-13 5040758 |
| |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| The conditional text @code{X} in a %@{@code{S}:@code{X}@} or similar |
| construct may contain other nested @samp{%} constructs or spaces, or |
| even newlines. They are processed as usual, as described above. |
| Trailing white space in @code{X} is ignored. White space may also |
| appear anywhere on the left side of the colon in these constructs, |
| except between @code{.} or @code{*} and the corresponding word. |
| |
| The @option{-O}, @option{-f}, @option{-m}, and @option{-W} switches are |
| handled specifically in these constructs. If another value of |
| @option{-O} or the negated form of a @option{-f}, @option{-m}, or |
| @option{-W} switch is found later in the command line, the earlier |
| switch value is ignored, except with @{@code{S}*@} where @code{S} is |
| just one letter, which passes all matching options. |
| |
| The character @samp{|} at the beginning of the predicate text is used to |
| indicate that a command should be piped to the following command, but |
| only if @option{-pipe} is specified. |
| |
| It is built into GCC which switches take arguments and which do not. |
| (You might think it would be useful to generalize this to allow each |
| compiler's spec to say which switches take arguments. But this cannot |
| be done in a consistent fashion. GCC cannot even decide which input |
| files have been specified without knowing which switches take arguments, |
| and it must know which input files to compile in order to tell which |
| compilers to run). |
| |
| GCC also knows implicitly that arguments starting in @option{-l} are to be |
| treated as compiler output files, and passed to the linker in their |
| proper position among the other output files. |
| |
| @c man begin OPTIONS |
| |
| @node Target Options |
| @section Specifying Target Machine and Compiler Version |
| @cindex target options |
| @cindex cross compiling |
| @cindex specifying machine version |
| @cindex specifying compiler version and target machine |
| @cindex compiler version, specifying |
| @cindex target machine, specifying |
| |
| The usual way to run GCC is to run the executable called @file{gcc}, or |
| @file{<machine>-gcc} when cross-compiling, or |
| @file{<machine>-gcc-<version>} to run a version other than the one that |
| was installed last. Sometimes this is inconvenient, so GCC provides |
| options that will switch to another cross-compiler or version. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -b @var{machine} |
| @opindex b |
| The argument @var{machine} specifies the target machine for compilation. |
| |
| The value to use for @var{machine} is the same as was specified as the |
| machine type when configuring GCC as a cross-compiler. For |
| example, if a cross-compiler was configured with @samp{configure |
| arm-elf}, meaning to compile for an arm processor with elf binaries, |
| then you would specify @option{-b arm-elf} to run that cross compiler. |
| Because there are other options beginning with @option{-b}, the |
| configuration must contain a hyphen. |
| |
| @item -V @var{version} |
| @opindex V |
| The argument @var{version} specifies which version of GCC to run. |
| This is useful when multiple versions are installed. For example, |
| @var{version} might be @samp{4.0}, meaning to run GCC version 4.0. |
| @end table |
| |
| The @option{-V} and @option{-b} options work by running the |
| @file{<machine>-gcc-<version>} executable, so there's no real reason to |
| use them if you can just run that directly. |
| |
| @node Submodel Options |
| @section Hardware Models and Configurations |
| @cindex submodel options |
| @cindex specifying hardware config |
| @cindex hardware models and configurations, specifying |
| @cindex machine dependent options |
| |
| Earlier we discussed the standard option @option{-b} which chooses among |
| different installed compilers for completely different target |
| machines, such as VAX vs.@: 68000 vs.@: 80386. |
| |
| In addition, each of these target machine types can have its own |
| special options, starting with @samp{-m}, to choose among various |
| hardware models or configurations---for example, 68010 vs 68020, |
| floating coprocessor or none. A single installed version of the |
| compiler can compile for any model or configuration, according to the |
| options specified. |
| |
| Some configurations of the compiler also support additional special |
| options, usually for compatibility with other compilers on the same |
| platform. |
| |
| @c This list is ordered alphanumerically by subsection name. |
| @c It should be the same order and spelling as these options are listed |
| @c in Machine Dependent Options |
| |
| @menu |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| * ARC Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ARM prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| * ARM Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ARM prune man page |
| @ignore |
| * AVR Options:: |
| * Blackfin Options:: |
| * CRIS Options:: |
| * CRX Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| * Darwin Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| * DEC Alpha Options:: |
| * DEC Alpha/VMS Options:: |
| * FRV Options:: |
| * GNU/Linux Options:: |
| * H8/300 Options:: |
| * HPPA Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| * i386 and x86-64 Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| * IA-64 Options:: |
| * M32C Options:: |
| * M32R/D Options:: |
| * M680x0 Options:: |
| * M68hc1x Options:: |
| * MCore Options:: |
| * MIPS Options:: |
| * MMIX Options:: |
| * MN10300 Options:: |
| * MT Options:: |
| * PDP-11 Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| * PowerPC Options:: |
| * RS/6000 and PowerPC Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| * S/390 and zSeries Options:: |
| * Score Options:: |
| * SH Options:: |
| * SPARC Options:: |
| * System V Options:: |
| * TMS320C3x/C4x Options:: |
| * V850 Options:: |
| * VAX Options:: |
| * x86-64 Options:: |
| * Xstormy16 Options:: |
| * Xtensa Options:: |
| * zSeries Options:: |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| @end menu |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @node ARC Options |
| @subsection ARC Options |
| @cindex ARC Options |
| |
| These options are defined for ARC implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -EL |
| @opindex EL |
| Compile code for little endian mode. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -EB |
| @opindex EB |
| Compile code for big endian mode. |
| |
| @item -mmangle-cpu |
| @opindex mmangle-cpu |
| Prepend the name of the cpu to all public symbol names. |
| In multiple-processor systems, there are many ARC variants with different |
| instruction and register set characteristics. This flag prevents code |
| compiled for one cpu to be linked with code compiled for another. |
| No facility exists for handling variants that are ``almost identical''. |
| This is an all or nothing option. |
| |
| @item -mcpu=@var{cpu} |
| @opindex mcpu |
| Compile code for ARC variant @var{cpu}. |
| Which variants are supported depend on the configuration. |
| All variants support @option{-mcpu=base}, this is the default. |
| |
| @item -mtext=@var{text-section} |
| @itemx -mdata=@var{data-section} |
| @itemx -mrodata=@var{readonly-data-section} |
| @opindex mtext |
| @opindex mdata |
| @opindex mrodata |
| Put functions, data, and readonly data in @var{text-section}, |
| @var{data-section}, and @var{readonly-data-section} respectively |
| by default. This can be overridden with the @code{section} attribute. |
| @xref{Variable Attributes}. |
| |
| @end table |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ARM prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @node ARM Options |
| @subsection ARM Options |
| @cindex ARM options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) |
| architectures: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mabi=@var{name} |
| @opindex mabi |
| Generate code for the specified ABI@. Permissible values are: @samp{apcs-gnu}, |
| @samp{atpcs}, @samp{aapcs}, @samp{aapcs-linux} and @samp{iwmmxt}. |
| |
| @item -mapcs-frame |
| @opindex mapcs-frame |
| Generate a stack frame that is compliant with the ARM Procedure Call |
| Standard for all functions, even if this is not strictly necessary for |
| correct execution of the code. Specifying @option{-fomit-frame-pointer} |
| with this option will cause the stack frames not to be generated for |
| leaf functions. The default is @option{-mno-apcs-frame}. |
| |
| @item -mapcs |
| @opindex mapcs |
| This is a synonym for @option{-mapcs-frame}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL We already have ignore running -- do not do this one --bowdidge |
| @c @ignore |
| @c not currently implemented |
| @item -mapcs-stack-check |
| @opindex mapcs-stack-check |
| Generate code to check the amount of stack space available upon entry to |
| every function (that actually uses some stack space). If there is |
| insufficient space available then either the function |
| @samp{__rt_stkovf_split_small} or @samp{__rt_stkovf_split_big} will be |
| called, depending upon the amount of stack space required. The run time |
| system is required to provide these functions. The default is |
| @option{-mno-apcs-stack-check}, since this produces smaller code. |
| |
| @c not currently implemented |
| @item -mapcs-float |
| @opindex mapcs-float |
| Pass floating point arguments using the float point registers. This is |
| one of the variants of the APCS@. This option is recommended if the |
| target hardware has a floating point unit or if a lot of floating point |
| arithmetic is going to be performed by the code. The default is |
| @option{-mno-apcs-float}, since integer only code is slightly increased in |
| size if @option{-mapcs-float} is used. |
| |
| @c not currently implemented |
| @item -mapcs-reentrant |
| @opindex mapcs-reentrant |
| Generate reentrant, position independent code. The default is |
| @option{-mno-apcs-reentrant}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL We already have ignore running -- do not do this one --bowdidge |
| @c @end ignore |
| |
| @item -mthumb-interwork |
| @opindex mthumb-interwork |
| Generate code which supports calling between the ARM and Thumb |
| instruction sets. Without this option the two instruction sets cannot |
| be reliably used inside one program. The default is |
| @option{-mno-thumb-interwork}, since slightly larger code is generated |
| when @option{-mthumb-interwork} is specified. |
| |
| @item -mno-sched-prolog |
| @opindex mno-sched-prolog |
| Prevent the reordering of instructions in the function prolog, or the |
| merging of those instruction with the instructions in the function's |
| body. This means that all functions will start with a recognizable set |
| of instructions (or in fact one of a choice from a small set of |
| different function prologues), and this information can be used to |
| locate the start if functions inside an executable piece of code. The |
| default is @option{-msched-prolog}. |
| |
| @item -mhard-float |
| @opindex mhard-float |
| Generate output containing floating point instructions. This is the |
| default. |
| |
| @item -msoft-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Generate output containing library calls for floating point. |
| @strong{Warning:} the requisite libraries are not available for all ARM |
| targets. Normally the facilities of the machine's usual C compiler are |
| used, but this cannot be done directly in cross-compilation. You must make |
| your own arrangements to provide suitable library functions for |
| cross-compilation. |
| |
| @option{-msoft-float} changes the calling convention in the output file; |
| therefore, it is only useful if you compile @emph{all} of a program with |
| this option. In particular, you need to compile @file{libgcc.a}, the |
| library that comes with GCC, with @option{-msoft-float} in order for |
| this to work. |
| |
| @item -mfloat-abi=@var{name} |
| @opindex mfloat-abi |
| Specifies which ABI to use for floating point values. Permissible values |
| are: @samp{soft}, @samp{softfp} and @samp{hard}. |
| |
| @samp{soft} and @samp{hard} are equivalent to @option{-msoft-float} |
| and @option{-mhard-float} respectively. @samp{softfp} allows the generation |
| of floating point instructions, but still uses the soft-float calling |
| conventions. |
| |
| @item -mlittle-endian |
| @opindex mlittle-endian |
| Generate code for a processor running in little-endian mode. This is |
| the default for all standard configurations. |
| |
| @item -mbig-endian |
| @opindex mbig-endian |
| Generate code for a processor running in big-endian mode; the default is |
| to compile code for a little-endian processor. |
| |
| @item -mwords-little-endian |
| @opindex mwords-little-endian |
| This option only applies when generating code for big-endian processors. |
| Generate code for a little-endian word order but a big-endian byte |
| order. That is, a byte order of the form @samp{32107654}. Note: this |
| option should only be used if you require compatibility with code for |
| big-endian ARM processors generated by versions of the compiler prior to |
| 2.8. |
| |
| @item -mcpu=@var{name} |
| @opindex mcpu |
| This specifies the name of the target ARM processor. GCC uses this name |
| to determine what kind of instructions it can emit when generating |
| assembly code. Permissible names are: @samp{arm2}, @samp{arm250}, |
| @samp{arm3}, @samp{arm6}, @samp{arm60}, @samp{arm600}, @samp{arm610}, |
| @samp{arm620}, @samp{arm7}, @samp{arm7m}, @samp{arm7d}, @samp{arm7dm}, |
| @samp{arm7di}, @samp{arm7dmi}, @samp{arm70}, @samp{arm700}, |
| @samp{arm700i}, @samp{arm710}, @samp{arm710c}, @samp{arm7100}, |
| @samp{arm7500}, @samp{arm7500fe}, @samp{arm7tdmi}, @samp{arm7tdmi-s}, |
| @samp{arm8}, @samp{strongarm}, @samp{strongarm110}, @samp{strongarm1100}, |
| @samp{arm8}, @samp{arm810}, @samp{arm9}, @samp{arm9e}, @samp{arm920}, |
| @samp{arm920t}, @samp{arm922t}, @samp{arm946e-s}, @samp{arm966e-s}, |
| @samp{arm968e-s}, @samp{arm926ej-s}, @samp{arm940t}, @samp{arm9tdmi}, |
| @samp{arm10tdmi}, @samp{arm1020t}, @samp{arm1026ej-s}, |
| @samp{arm10e}, @samp{arm1020e}, @samp{arm1022e}, |
| @samp{arm1136j-s}, @samp{arm1136jf-s}, @samp{mpcore}, @samp{mpcorenovfp}, |
| @samp{arm1176jz-s}, @samp{arm1176jzf-s}, @samp{xscale}, @samp{iwmmxt}, |
| @samp{ep9312}. |
| |
| @itemx -mtune=@var{name} |
| @opindex mtune |
| This option is very similar to the @option{-mcpu=} option, except that |
| instead of specifying the actual target processor type, and hence |
| restricting which instructions can be used, it specifies that GCC should |
| tune the performance of the code as if the target were of the type |
| specified in this option, but still choosing the instructions that it |
| will generate based on the cpu specified by a @option{-mcpu=} option. |
| For some ARM implementations better performance can be obtained by using |
| this option. |
| |
| @item -march=@var{name} |
| @opindex march |
| This specifies the name of the target ARM architecture. GCC uses this |
| name to determine what kind of instructions it can emit when generating |
| assembly code. This option can be used in conjunction with or instead |
| of the @option{-mcpu=} option. Permissible names are: @samp{armv2}, |
| @samp{armv2a}, @samp{armv3}, @samp{armv3m}, @samp{armv4}, @samp{armv4t}, |
| @samp{armv5}, @samp{armv5t}, @samp{armv5te}, @samp{armv6}, @samp{armv6j}, |
| @samp{iwmmxt}, @samp{ep9312}. |
| |
| @item -mfpu=@var{name} |
| @itemx -mfpe=@var{number} |
| @itemx -mfp=@var{number} |
| @opindex mfpu |
| @opindex mfpe |
| @opindex mfp |
| This specifies what floating point hardware (or hardware emulation) is |
| available on the target. Permissible names are: @samp{fpa}, @samp{fpe2}, |
| @samp{fpe3}, @samp{maverick}, @samp{vfp}. @option{-mfp} and @option{-mfpe} |
| are synonyms for @option{-mfpu}=@samp{fpe}@var{number}, for compatibility |
| with older versions of GCC@. |
| |
| If @option{-msoft-float} is specified this specifies the format of |
| floating point values. |
| |
| @item -mstructure-size-boundary=@var{n} |
| @opindex mstructure-size-boundary |
| The size of all structures and unions will be rounded up to a multiple |
| of the number of bits set by this option. Permissible values are 8, 32 |
| and 64. The default value varies for different toolchains. For the COFF |
| targeted toolchain the default value is 8. A value of 64 is only allowed |
| if the underlying ABI supports it. |
| |
| Specifying the larger number can produce faster, more efficient code, but |
| can also increase the size of the program. Different values are potentially |
| incompatible. Code compiled with one value cannot necessarily expect to |
| work with code or libraries compiled with another value, if they exchange |
| information using structures or unions. |
| |
| @item -mabort-on-noreturn |
| @opindex mabort-on-noreturn |
| Generate a call to the function @code{abort} at the end of a |
| @code{noreturn} function. It will be executed if the function tries to |
| return. |
| |
| @item -mlong-calls |
| @itemx -mno-long-calls |
| @opindex mlong-calls |
| @opindex mno-long-calls |
| Tells the compiler to perform function calls by first loading the |
| address of the function into a register and then performing a subroutine |
| call on this register. This switch is needed if the target function |
| will lie outside of the 64 megabyte addressing range of the offset based |
| version of subroutine call instruction. |
| |
| Even if this switch is enabled, not all function calls will be turned |
| into long calls. The heuristic is that static functions, functions |
| which have the @samp{short-call} attribute, functions that are inside |
| the scope of a @samp{#pragma no_long_calls} directive and functions whose |
| definitions have already been compiled within the current compilation |
| unit, will not be turned into long calls. The exception to this rule is |
| that weak function definitions, functions with the @samp{long-call} |
| attribute or the @samp{section} attribute, and functions that are within |
| the scope of a @samp{#pragma long_calls} directive, will always be |
| turned into long calls. |
| |
| This feature is not enabled by default. Specifying |
| @option{-mno-long-calls} will restore the default behavior, as will |
| placing the function calls within the scope of a @samp{#pragma |
| long_calls_off} directive. Note these switches have no effect on how |
| the compiler generates code to handle function calls via function |
| pointers. |
| |
| @item -mnop-fun-dllimport |
| @opindex mnop-fun-dllimport |
| Disable support for the @code{dllimport} attribute. |
| |
| @item -msingle-pic-base |
| @opindex msingle-pic-base |
| Treat the register used for PIC addressing as read-only, rather than |
| loading it in the prologue for each function. The run-time system is |
| responsible for initializing this register with an appropriate value |
| before execution begins. |
| |
| @item -mpic-register=@var{reg} |
| @opindex mpic-register |
| Specify the register to be used for PIC addressing. The default is R10 |
| unless stack-checking is enabled, when R9 is used. |
| |
| @item -mcirrus-fix-invalid-insns |
| @opindex mcirrus-fix-invalid-insns |
| @opindex mno-cirrus-fix-invalid-insns |
| Insert NOPs into the instruction stream to in order to work around |
| problems with invalid Maverick instruction combinations. This option |
| is only valid if the @option{-mcpu=ep9312} option has been used to |
| enable generation of instructions for the Cirrus Maverick floating |
| point co-processor. This option is not enabled by default, since the |
| problem is only present in older Maverick implementations. The default |
| can be re-enabled by use of the @option{-mno-cirrus-fix-invalid-insns} |
| switch. |
| |
| @item -mpoke-function-name |
| @opindex mpoke-function-name |
| Write the name of each function into the text section, directly |
| preceding the function prologue. The generated code is similar to this: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| t0 |
| .ascii "arm_poke_function_name", 0 |
| .align |
| t1 |
| .word 0xff000000 + (t1 - t0) |
| arm_poke_function_name |
| mov ip, sp |
| stmfd sp!, @{fp, ip, lr, pc@} |
| sub fp, ip, #4 |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| When performing a stack backtrace, code can inspect the value of |
| @code{pc} stored at @code{fp + 0}. If the trace function then looks at |
| location @code{pc - 12} and the top 8 bits are set, then we know that |
| there is a function name embedded immediately preceding this location |
| and has length @code{((pc[-3]) & 0xff000000)}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin v7 thumb is default |
| @item -mthumb |
| @opindex mthumb |
| Generate code for the 16-bit Thumb instruction set. For ARMv7, the default |
| is to use the THUMB2 instruction set. For all other architectures, the default |
| is to use the 32-bit ARM instruction set. The ARM instruction set may be |
| explicitly selected via @option{-mno-thumb} or @option{-marm}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end v7 thumb is default |
| |
| @item -mtpcs-frame |
| @opindex mtpcs-frame |
| Generate a stack frame that is compliant with the Thumb Procedure Call |
| Standard for all non-leaf functions. (A leaf function is one that does |
| not call any other functions.) The default is @option{-mno-tpcs-frame}. |
| |
| @item -mtpcs-leaf-frame |
| @opindex mtpcs-leaf-frame |
| Generate a stack frame that is compliant with the Thumb Procedure Call |
| Standard for all leaf functions. (A leaf function is one that does |
| not call any other functions.) The default is @option{-mno-apcs-leaf-frame}. |
| |
| @item -mcallee-super-interworking |
| @opindex mcallee-super-interworking |
| Gives all externally visible functions in the file being compiled an ARM |
| instruction set header which switches to Thumb mode before executing the |
| rest of the function. This allows these functions to be called from |
| non-interworking code. |
| |
| @item -mcaller-super-interworking |
| @opindex mcaller-super-interworking |
| Allows calls via function pointers (including virtual functions) to |
| execute correctly regardless of whether the target code has been |
| compiled for interworking or not. There is a small overhead in the cost |
| of executing a function pointer if this option is enabled. |
| |
| @item -mtp=@var{name} |
| @opindex mtp |
| Specify the access model for the thread local storage pointer. The valid |
| models are @option{soft}, which generates calls to @code{__aeabi_read_tp}, |
| @option{cp15}, which fetches the thread pointer from @code{cp15} directly |
| (supported in the arm6k architecture), and @option{auto}, which uses the |
| best available method for the selected processor. The default setting is |
| @option{auto}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5946347 ms_struct support |
| @item -mms-bitfields |
| @opindex mms-bitfields |
| Set the default structure layout to be compatible with the Microsoft |
| compiler standard. This is equivalent to adding an @code{ms_struct} |
| attribute to each structure and union tag definition. The default is |
| @option{mno-ms-bitfields}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5946347 ms_struct support |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL ARM prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @node AVR Options |
| @subsection AVR Options |
| @cindex AVR Options |
| |
| These options are defined for AVR implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mmcu=@var{mcu} |
| @opindex mmcu |
| Specify ATMEL AVR instruction set or MCU type. |
| |
| Instruction set avr1 is for the minimal AVR core, not supported by the C |
| compiler, only for assembler programs (MCU types: at90s1200, attiny10, |
| attiny11, attiny12, attiny15, attiny28). |
| |
| Instruction set avr2 (default) is for the classic AVR core with up to |
| 8K program memory space (MCU types: at90s2313, at90s2323, attiny22, |
| at90s2333, at90s2343, at90s4414, at90s4433, at90s4434, at90s8515, |
| at90c8534, at90s8535). |
| |
| Instruction set avr3 is for the classic AVR core with up to 128K program |
| memory space (MCU types: atmega103, atmega603, at43usb320, at76c711). |
| |
| Instruction set avr4 is for the enhanced AVR core with up to 8K program |
| memory space (MCU types: atmega8, atmega83, atmega85). |
| |
| Instruction set avr5 is for the enhanced AVR core with up to 128K program |
| memory space (MCU types: atmega16, atmega161, atmega163, atmega32, atmega323, |
| atmega64, atmega128, at43usb355, at94k). |
| |
| @item -msize |
| @opindex msize |
| Output instruction sizes to the asm file. |
| |
| @item -minit-stack=@var{N} |
| @opindex minit-stack |
| Specify the initial stack address, which may be a symbol or numeric value, |
| @samp{__stack} is the default. |
| |
| @item -mno-interrupts |
| @opindex mno-interrupts |
| Generated code is not compatible with hardware interrupts. |
| Code size will be smaller. |
| |
| @item -mcall-prologues |
| @opindex mcall-prologues |
| Functions prologues/epilogues expanded as call to appropriate |
| subroutines. Code size will be smaller. |
| |
| @item -mno-tablejump |
| @opindex mno-tablejump |
| Do not generate tablejump insns which sometimes increase code size. |
| |
| @item -mtiny-stack |
| @opindex mtiny-stack |
| Change only the low 8 bits of the stack pointer. |
| |
| @item -mint8 |
| @opindex mint8 |
| Assume int to be 8 bit integer. This affects the sizes of all types: A |
| char will be 1 byte, an int will be 1 byte, an long will be 2 bytes |
| and long long will be 4 bytes. Please note that this option does not |
| comply to the C standards, but it will provide you with smaller code |
| size. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Blackfin Options |
| @subsection Blackfin Options |
| @cindex Blackfin Options |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -momit-leaf-frame-pointer |
| @opindex momit-leaf-frame-pointer |
| Don't keep the frame pointer in a register for leaf functions. This |
| avoids the instructions to save, set up and restore frame pointers and |
| makes an extra register available in leaf functions. The option |
| @option{-fomit-frame-pointer} removes the frame pointer for all functions |
| which might make debugging harder. |
| |
| @item -mspecld-anomaly |
| @opindex mspecld-anomaly |
| When enabled, the compiler will ensure that the generated code does not |
| contain speculative loads after jump instructions. This option is enabled |
| by default. |
| |
| @item -mno-specld-anomaly |
| @opindex mno-specld-anomaly |
| Don't generate extra code to prevent speculative loads from occurring. |
| |
| @item -mcsync-anomaly |
| @opindex mcsync-anomaly |
| When enabled, the compiler will ensure that the generated code does not |
| contain CSYNC or SSYNC instructions too soon after conditional branches. |
| This option is enabled by default. |
| |
| @item -mno-csync-anomaly |
| @opindex mno-csync-anomaly |
| Don't generate extra code to prevent CSYNC or SSYNC instructions from |
| occurring too soon after a conditional branch. |
| |
| @item -mlow-64k |
| @opindex mlow-64k |
| When enabled, the compiler is free to take advantage of the knowledge that |
| the entire program fits into the low 64k of memory. |
| |
| @item -mno-low-64k |
| @opindex mno-low-64k |
| Assume that the program is arbitrarily large. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mid-shared-library |
| @opindex mid-shared-library |
| Generate code that supports shared libraries via the library ID method. |
| This allows for execute in place and shared libraries in an environment |
| without virtual memory management. This option implies @option{-fPIC}. |
| |
| @item -mno-id-shared-library |
| @opindex mno-id-shared-library |
| Generate code that doesn't assume ID based shared libraries are being used. |
| This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mshared-library-id=n |
| @opindex mshared-library-id |
| Specified the identification number of the ID based shared library being |
| compiled. Specifying a value of 0 will generate more compact code, specifying |
| other values will force the allocation of that number to the current |
| library but is no more space or time efficient than omitting this option. |
| |
| @item -mlong-calls |
| @itemx -mno-long-calls |
| @opindex mlong-calls |
| @opindex mno-long-calls |
| Tells the compiler to perform function calls by first loading the |
| address of the function into a register and then performing a subroutine |
| call on this register. This switch is needed if the target function |
| will lie outside of the 24 bit addressing range of the offset based |
| version of subroutine call instruction. |
| |
| This feature is not enabled by default. Specifying |
| @option{-mno-long-calls} will restore the default behavior. Note these |
| switches have no effect on how the compiler generates code to handle |
| function calls via function pointers. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node CRIS Options |
| @subsection CRIS Options |
| @cindex CRIS Options |
| |
| These options are defined specifically for the CRIS ports. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -march=@var{architecture-type} |
| @itemx -mcpu=@var{architecture-type} |
| @opindex march |
| @opindex mcpu |
| Generate code for the specified architecture. The choices for |
| @var{architecture-type} are @samp{v3}, @samp{v8} and @samp{v10} for |
| respectively ETRAX@w{ }4, ETRAX@w{ }100, and ETRAX@w{ }100@w{ }LX@. |
| Default is @samp{v0} except for cris-axis-linux-gnu, where the default is |
| @samp{v10}. |
| |
| @item -mtune=@var{architecture-type} |
| @opindex mtune |
| Tune to @var{architecture-type} everything applicable about the generated |
| code, except for the ABI and the set of available instructions. The |
| choices for @var{architecture-type} are the same as for |
| @option{-march=@var{architecture-type}}. |
| |
| @item -mmax-stack-frame=@var{n} |
| @opindex mmax-stack-frame |
| Warn when the stack frame of a function exceeds @var{n} bytes. |
| |
| @item -melinux-stacksize=@var{n} |
| @opindex melinux-stacksize |
| Only available with the @samp{cris-axis-aout} target. Arranges for |
| indications in the program to the kernel loader that the stack of the |
| program should be set to @var{n} bytes. |
| |
| @item -metrax4 |
| @itemx -metrax100 |
| @opindex metrax4 |
| @opindex metrax100 |
| The options @option{-metrax4} and @option{-metrax100} are synonyms for |
| @option{-march=v3} and @option{-march=v8} respectively. |
| |
| @item -mmul-bug-workaround |
| @itemx -mno-mul-bug-workaround |
| @opindex mmul-bug-workaround |
| @opindex mno-mul-bug-workaround |
| Work around a bug in the @code{muls} and @code{mulu} instructions for CPU |
| models where it applies. This option is active by default. |
| |
| @item -mpdebug |
| @opindex mpdebug |
| Enable CRIS-specific verbose debug-related information in the assembly |
| code. This option also has the effect to turn off the @samp{#NO_APP} |
| formatted-code indicator to the assembler at the beginning of the |
| assembly file. |
| |
| @item -mcc-init |
| @opindex mcc-init |
| Do not use condition-code results from previous instruction; always emit |
| compare and test instructions before use of condition codes. |
| |
| @item -mno-side-effects |
| @opindex mno-side-effects |
| Do not emit instructions with side-effects in addressing modes other than |
| post-increment. |
| |
| @item -mstack-align |
| @itemx -mno-stack-align |
| @itemx -mdata-align |
| @itemx -mno-data-align |
| @itemx -mconst-align |
| @itemx -mno-const-align |
| @opindex mstack-align |
| @opindex mno-stack-align |
| @opindex mdata-align |
| @opindex mno-data-align |
| @opindex mconst-align |
| @opindex mno-const-align |
| These options (no-options) arranges (eliminate arrangements) for the |
| stack-frame, individual data and constants to be aligned for the maximum |
| single data access size for the chosen CPU model. The default is to |
| arrange for 32-bit alignment. ABI details such as structure layout are |
| not affected by these options. |
| |
| @item -m32-bit |
| @itemx -m16-bit |
| @itemx -m8-bit |
| @opindex m32-bit |
| @opindex m16-bit |
| @opindex m8-bit |
| Similar to the stack- data- and const-align options above, these options |
| arrange for stack-frame, writable data and constants to all be 32-bit, |
| 16-bit or 8-bit aligned. The default is 32-bit alignment. |
| |
| @item -mno-prologue-epilogue |
| @itemx -mprologue-epilogue |
| @opindex mno-prologue-epilogue |
| @opindex mprologue-epilogue |
| With @option{-mno-prologue-epilogue}, the normal function prologue and |
| epilogue that sets up the stack-frame are omitted and no return |
| instructions or return sequences are generated in the code. Use this |
| option only together with visual inspection of the compiled code: no |
| warnings or errors are generated when call-saved registers must be saved, |
| or storage for local variable needs to be allocated. |
| |
| @item -mno-gotplt |
| @itemx -mgotplt |
| @opindex mno-gotplt |
| @opindex mgotplt |
| With @option{-fpic} and @option{-fPIC}, don't generate (do generate) |
| instruction sequences that load addresses for functions from the PLT part |
| of the GOT rather than (traditional on other architectures) calls to the |
| PLT@. The default is @option{-mgotplt}. |
| |
| @item -maout |
| @opindex maout |
| Legacy no-op option only recognized with the cris-axis-aout target. |
| |
| @item -melf |
| @opindex melf |
| Legacy no-op option only recognized with the cris-axis-elf and |
| cris-axis-linux-gnu targets. |
| |
| @item -melinux |
| @opindex melinux |
| Only recognized with the cris-axis-aout target, where it selects a |
| GNU/linux-like multilib, include files and instruction set for |
| @option{-march=v8}. |
| |
| @item -mlinux |
| @opindex mlinux |
| Legacy no-op option only recognized with the cris-axis-linux-gnu target. |
| |
| @item -sim |
| @opindex sim |
| This option, recognized for the cris-axis-aout and cris-axis-elf arranges |
| to link with input-output functions from a simulator library. Code, |
| initialized data and zero-initialized data are allocated consecutively. |
| |
| @item -sim2 |
| @opindex sim2 |
| Like @option{-sim}, but pass linker options to locate initialized data at |
| 0x40000000 and zero-initialized data at 0x80000000. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node CRX Options |
| @subsection CRX Options |
| @cindex CRX Options |
| |
| These options are defined specifically for the CRX ports. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| |
| @item -mmac |
| @opindex mmac |
| Enable the use of multiply-accumulate instructions. Disabled by default. |
| |
| @item -mpush-args |
| @opindex mpush-args |
| Push instructions will be used to pass outgoing arguments when functions |
| are called. Enabled by default. |
| @end table |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @node Darwin Options |
| @subsection Darwin Options |
| @cindex Darwin options |
| |
| These options are defined for all architectures running the Darwin operating |
| system. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL universal |
| FSF GCC on Darwin does not create ``universal'' object files; it will create |
| an object file for the single architecture that it was built to |
| @c APPLE LOCAL universal |
| target. Apple's GCC on Darwin does create ``universal'' files if multiple |
| @option{-arch} options are used; it does so by running the compiler or |
| linker multiple times and joining the results together with |
| @file{lipo}. |
| |
| The subtype of the file created (like @samp{ppc7400} or @samp{ppc970} or |
| @samp{i686}) is determined by the flags that specify the ISA |
| that GCC is targetting, like @option{-mcpu} or @option{-march}. The |
| @option{-force_cpusubtype_ALL} option can be used to override this. |
| |
| The Darwin tools vary in their behavior when presented with an ISA |
| mismatch. The assembler, @file{as}, will only permit instructions to |
| be used that are valid for the subtype of the file it is generating, |
| so you cannot put 64-bit instructions in an @samp{ppc750} object file. |
| The linker for shared libraries, @file{/usr/bin/libtool}, will fail |
| and print an error if asked to create a shared library with a less |
| restrictive subtype than its input files (for instance, trying to put |
| a @samp{ppc970} object file in a @samp{ppc7400} library). The linker |
| for executables, @file{ld}, will quietly give the executable the most |
| restrictive subtype of any of its input files. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -F@var{dir} |
| @opindex F |
| Add the framework directory @var{dir} to the head of the list of |
| directories to be searched for header files. These directories are |
| interleaved with those specified by @option{-I} options and are |
| scanned in a left-to-right order. |
| |
| A framework directory is a directory with frameworks in it. A |
| framework is a directory with a @samp{"Headers"} and/or |
| @samp{"PrivateHeaders"} directory contained directly in it that ends |
| in @samp{".framework"}. The name of a framework is the name of this |
| directory excluding the @samp{".framework"}. Headers associated with |
| the framework are found in one of those two directories, with |
| @samp{"Headers"} being searched first. A subframework is a framework |
| directory that is in a framework's @samp{"Frameworks"} directory. |
| Includes of subframework headers can only appear in a header of a |
| framework that contains the subframework, or in a sibling subframework |
| header. Two subframeworks are siblings if they occur in the same |
| framework. A subframework should not have the same name as a |
| framework, a warning will be issued if this is violated. Currently a |
| subframework cannot have subframeworks, in the future, the mechanism |
| may be extended to support this. The standard frameworks can be found |
| in @samp{"/System/Library/Frameworks"} and |
| @samp{"/Library/Frameworks"}. An example include looks like |
| @code{#include <Framework/header.h>}, where @samp{Framework} denotes |
| the name of the framework and header.h is found in the |
| @samp{"PrivateHeaders"} or @samp{"Headers"} directory. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin iframework for 4.3 4094959 |
| @item -iframework@var{dir} |
| @opindex iframework |
| Like @option{-F} except the directory is a treated as a system |
| directory. The main effect is to not warn about constructs contained |
| within header files found via @var{dir}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end iframework for 4.3 4094959 |
| |
| @item -gused |
| @opindex gused |
| Emit debugging information for symbols that are used. For STABS |
| debugging format, this enables @option{-feliminate-unused-debug-symbols}. |
| This is by default ON@. |
| |
| @item -gfull |
| @opindex gfull |
| Emit debugging information for all symbols and types. |
| |
| @item -mmacosx-version-min=@var{version} |
| The earliest version of MacOS X that this executable will run on |
| is @var{version}. Typical values of @var{version} include @code{10.1}, |
| @code{10.2}, and @code{10.3.9}. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin ARM 5905142 |
| This value can also be set with the @env{MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} |
| environment variable. If both the command-line option is specified |
| and the environment variable is set, the command-line option will |
| take precedence. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end ARM 5905142 |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline 2007-06-14 5235474 |
| If the compiler was built to use the system's headers by default, |
| then the default for this option is the system version on which the |
| compiler is running, otherwise the default is to make choices which |
| are compatible with as many systems and code bases as possible. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline 2007-06-14 5235474 |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin ARM 5905142 |
| This value is not set by default for ARM targets. |
| |
| @item -miphoneos-version-min=@var{version} |
| The earliest version of iPhone OS that this executable will run on |
| is @var{version}. |
| |
| This value can also be set with the @env{IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} |
| environment variable. If both the command-line option is specified |
| and the environment variable is set, the command-line option will |
| take precedence. |
| |
| On ARM targets, if not specified by the command-line option or |
| environment variable, this value defaults to 2.0. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end ARM 5905142 |
| |
| @item -mkernel |
| @opindex mkernel |
| Enable kernel development mode. The @option{-mkernel} option sets |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 5731065 |
| @option{-static}, @option{-fno-common}, @option{-fno-builtin}, @option{-fno-cxa-atexit}, |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 5628030 |
| @option{-fno-exceptions}, @option{-fno-non-call-exceptions}, @option{-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables}, |
| @option{-fapple-kext}, @option{-fno-weak} and @option{-fno-rtti} where |
| applicable. This mode also sets @option{-mno-altivec}, |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5731065 6268204 |
| @option{-msoft-float} and @option{-mlong-branch} for PowerPC targets, |
| @option{-mno-red-zone} on x86_64, and @option{-mlong-branch} for ARM |
| targets. Of these, only -msoft-float can be changed which is useful in |
| a kext that wishes to use the hardware floating point unit. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5731065 6268204 |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin kext weak_import 5935650 |
| @option{-dynamic} can be used to override the effects of -static on |
| the assembler to enable the use of weak_import. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end kext weak_import 5935650 |
| |
| @item -mone-byte-bool |
| @opindex mone-byte-bool |
| Override the defaults for @samp{bool} so that @samp{sizeof(bool)==1}. |
| By default @samp{sizeof(bool)} is @samp{4} when compiling for |
| Darwin/PowerPC and @samp{1} when compiling for Darwin/x86, so this |
| option has no effect on x86. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} The @option{-mone-byte-bool} switch causes GCC |
| to generate code that is not binary compatible with code generated |
| without that switch. Using this switch may require recompiling all |
| other modules in a program, including system libraries. Use this |
| switch to conform to a non-default data model. |
| |
| @item -mfix-and-continue |
| @itemx -ffix-and-continue |
| @itemx -findirect-data |
| @opindex mfix-and-continue |
| @opindex ffix-and-continue |
| @opindex findirect-data |
| Generate code suitable for fast turn around development. Needed to |
| enable gdb to dynamically load @code{.o} files into already running |
| programs. @option{-findirect-data} and @option{-ffix-and-continue} |
| are provided for backwards compatibility. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL KEXT |
| @item -fapple-kext |
| @c APPLE LOCAL KEXT indirect-virtual-calls --sts |
| @itemx -findirect-virtual-calls |
| @c APPLE LOCAL KEXT terminated-vtables |
| @itemx -fterminated-vtables |
| @c APPLE LOCAL KEXT |
| @opindex fapple-kext |
| @c APPLE LOCAL KEXT indirect-virtual-calls --sts |
| @opindex findirect-virtual-calls |
| @c APPLE LOCAL KEXT terminated-vtables |
| @opindex fterminated-vtables |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin KEXT |
| Alter vtables, destructors, and other implementation details to more |
| closely resemble the GCC 2.95 ABI for PowerPC and 32-bit i386. This |
| is to make kernel extensions loadable by Darwin kernels, and is |
| required to build any Darwin kernel extension. In addition, virtual |
| calls are not made directly, instead, code is generated to always go |
| through the virtual table, as virtual tables can be patched by the |
| kernel module loader. Vtables are altered by adding a zero word at |
| the end of every vtable. @option{-findirect-virtual-calls} and |
| @option{-fterminated-vtables} are accepted for backwards compatibility |
| but will be removed in the future. Additionally implies |
| most of @option{-mkernel} except for @option{-msoft-float} and |
| @option{-mlong-branch} for PowerPC targets. (APPLE ONLY) |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end KEXT |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin pascal strings |
| @item -mpascal-strings |
| Allow Pascal-style string literals to be constructed. This option |
| implies @option{-Wpointer-sign} so that conversions between |
| Pascal-style strings and C-style strings are warned about. (APPLE |
| ONLY) |
| |
| @xref{Pascal Strings,,Constructing String Literals with a Pascal-style |
| Length Byte}, for more information on the syntax and semantics of Pascal |
| string literals. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end pascal strings |
| |
| @item -all_load |
| @opindex all_load |
| Loads all members of static archive libraries. |
| See man ld(1) for more information. |
| |
| @item -arch_errors_fatal |
| @opindex arch_errors_fatal |
| Cause the errors having to do with files that have the wrong architecture |
| to be fatal. |
| |
| @item -bind_at_load |
| @opindex bind_at_load |
| Causes the output file to be marked such that the dynamic linker will |
| bind all undefined references when the file is loaded or launched. |
| |
| @item -bundle |
| @opindex bundle |
| Produce a Mach-o bundle format file. |
| See man ld(1) for more information. |
| |
| @item -bundle_loader @var{executable} |
| @opindex bundle_loader |
| This option specifies the @var{executable} that will be loading the build |
| output file being linked. See man ld(1) for more information. |
| |
| @item -dynamiclib |
| @opindex dynamiclib |
| When passed this option, GCC will produce a dynamic library instead of |
| an executable when linking, using the Darwin @file{libtool} command. |
| |
| @item -force_cpusubtype_ALL |
| @opindex force_cpusubtype_ALL |
| This causes GCC's output file to have the @var{ALL} subtype, instead of |
| one controlled by the @option{-mcpu} or @option{-march} option. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 7519550 force local |
| @item -force_load @var{library_name} |
| @opindex force_load |
| Loads all members of named static archive library. |
| See man ld(1) for more information. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 7519550 force local |
| |
| @item -allowable_client @var{client_name} |
| @itemx -client_name |
| @itemx -compatibility_version |
| @itemx -current_version |
| @itemx -dead_strip |
| @itemx -dependency-file |
| @itemx -dylib_file |
| @itemx -dylinker_install_name |
| @itemx -dynamic |
| @itemx -exported_symbols_list |
| @itemx -filelist |
| @itemx -flat_namespace |
| @itemx -force_flat_namespace |
| @itemx -headerpad_max_install_names |
| @itemx -image_base |
| @itemx -init |
| @itemx -install_name |
| @itemx -keep_private_externs |
| @itemx -multi_module |
| @itemx -multiply_defined |
| @itemx -multiply_defined_unused |
| @itemx -noall_load |
| @itemx -no_dead_strip_inits_and_terms |
| @itemx -nofixprebinding |
| @itemx -nomultidefs |
| @itemx -noprebind |
| @itemx -noseglinkedit |
| @itemx -pagezero_size |
| @itemx -prebind |
| @itemx -prebind_all_twolevel_modules |
| @itemx -private_bundle |
| @itemx -read_only_relocs |
| @itemx -sectalign |
| @itemx -sectobjectsymbols |
| @itemx -whyload |
| @itemx -seg1addr |
| @itemx -sectcreate |
| @itemx -sectobjectsymbols |
| @itemx -sectorder |
| @itemx -segaddr |
| @itemx -segs_read_only_addr |
| @itemx -segs_read_write_addr |
| @itemx -seg_addr_table |
| @itemx -seg_addr_table_filename |
| @itemx -seglinkedit |
| @itemx -segprot |
| @itemx -segs_read_only_addr |
| @itemx -segs_read_write_addr |
| @itemx -single_module |
| @itemx -static |
| @itemx -sub_library |
| @itemx -sub_umbrella |
| @itemx -twolevel_namespace |
| @itemx -umbrella |
| @itemx -undefined |
| @itemx -unexported_symbols_list |
| @itemx -weak_reference_mismatches |
| @itemx -whatsloaded |
| |
| @opindex allowable_client |
| @opindex client_name |
| @opindex compatibility_version |
| @opindex current_version |
| @opindex dead_strip |
| @opindex dependency-file |
| @opindex dylib_file |
| @opindex dylinker_install_name |
| @opindex dynamic |
| @opindex exported_symbols_list |
| @opindex filelist |
| @opindex flat_namespace |
| @opindex force_flat_namespace |
| @opindex headerpad_max_install_names |
| @opindex image_base |
| @opindex init |
| @opindex install_name |
| @opindex keep_private_externs |
| @opindex multi_module |
| @opindex multiply_defined |
| @opindex multiply_defined_unused |
| @opindex noall_load |
| @opindex no_dead_strip_inits_and_terms |
| @opindex nofixprebinding |
| @opindex nomultidefs |
| @opindex noprebind |
| @opindex noseglinkedit |
| @opindex pagezero_size |
| @opindex prebind |
| @opindex prebind_all_twolevel_modules |
| @opindex private_bundle |
| @opindex read_only_relocs |
| @opindex sectalign |
| @opindex sectobjectsymbols |
| @opindex whyload |
| @opindex seg1addr |
| @opindex sectcreate |
| @opindex sectobjectsymbols |
| @opindex sectorder |
| @opindex segaddr |
| @opindex segs_read_only_addr |
| @opindex segs_read_write_addr |
| @opindex seg_addr_table |
| @opindex seg_addr_table_filename |
| @opindex seglinkedit |
| @opindex segprot |
| @opindex segs_read_only_addr |
| @opindex segs_read_write_addr |
| @opindex single_module |
| @opindex static |
| @opindex sub_library |
| @opindex sub_umbrella |
| @opindex twolevel_namespace |
| @opindex umbrella |
| @opindex undefined |
| @opindex unexported_symbols_list |
| @opindex weak_reference_mismatches |
| @opindex whatsloaded |
| |
| These options are passed to the Darwin linker. The Darwin linker man page |
| describes them in detail. |
| @end table |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @node DEC Alpha Options |
| @subsection DEC Alpha Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for the DEC Alpha implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mno-soft-float |
| @itemx -msoft-float |
| @opindex mno-soft-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Use (do not use) the hardware floating-point instructions for |
| floating-point operations. When @option{-msoft-float} is specified, |
| functions in @file{libgcc.a} will be used to perform floating-point |
| operations. Unless they are replaced by routines that emulate the |
| floating-point operations, or compiled in such a way as to call such |
| emulations routines, these routines will issue floating-point |
| operations. If you are compiling for an Alpha without floating-point |
| operations, you must ensure that the library is built so as not to call |
| them. |
| |
| Note that Alpha implementations without floating-point operations are |
| required to have floating-point registers. |
| |
| @item -mfp-reg |
| @itemx -mno-fp-regs |
| @opindex mfp-reg |
| @opindex mno-fp-regs |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) the floating-point register set. |
| @option{-mno-fp-regs} implies @option{-msoft-float}. If the floating-point |
| register set is not used, floating point operands are passed in integer |
| registers as if they were integers and floating-point results are passed |
| in @code{$0} instead of @code{$f0}. This is a non-standard calling sequence, |
| so any function with a floating-point argument or return value called by code |
| compiled with @option{-mno-fp-regs} must also be compiled with that |
| option. |
| |
| A typical use of this option is building a kernel that does not use, |
| and hence need not save and restore, any floating-point registers. |
| |
| @item -mieee |
| @opindex mieee |
| The Alpha architecture implements floating-point hardware optimized for |
| maximum performance. It is mostly compliant with the IEEE floating |
| point standard. However, for full compliance, software assistance is |
| required. This option generates code fully IEEE compliant code |
| @emph{except} that the @var{inexact-flag} is not maintained (see below). |
| If this option is turned on, the preprocessor macro @code{_IEEE_FP} is |
| defined during compilation. The resulting code is less efficient but is |
| able to correctly support denormalized numbers and exceptional IEEE |
| values such as not-a-number and plus/minus infinity. Other Alpha |
| compilers call this option @option{-ieee_with_no_inexact}. |
| |
| @item -mieee-with-inexact |
| @opindex mieee-with-inexact |
| This is like @option{-mieee} except the generated code also maintains |
| the IEEE @var{inexact-flag}. Turning on this option causes the |
| generated code to implement fully-compliant IEEE math. In addition to |
| @code{_IEEE_FP}, @code{_IEEE_FP_EXACT} is defined as a preprocessor |
| macro. On some Alpha implementations the resulting code may execute |
| significantly slower than the code generated by default. Since there is |
| very little code that depends on the @var{inexact-flag}, you should |
| normally not specify this option. Other Alpha compilers call this |
| option @option{-ieee_with_inexact}. |
| |
| @item -mfp-trap-mode=@var{trap-mode} |
| @opindex mfp-trap-mode |
| This option controls what floating-point related traps are enabled. |
| Other Alpha compilers call this option @option{-fptm @var{trap-mode}}. |
| The trap mode can be set to one of four values: |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item n |
| This is the default (normal) setting. The only traps that are enabled |
| are the ones that cannot be disabled in software (e.g., division by zero |
| trap). |
| |
| @item u |
| In addition to the traps enabled by @samp{n}, underflow traps are enabled |
| as well. |
| |
| @item su |
| Like @samp{u}, but the instructions are marked to be safe for software |
| completion (see Alpha architecture manual for details). |
| |
| @item sui |
| Like @samp{su}, but inexact traps are enabled as well. |
| @end table |
| |
| @item -mfp-rounding-mode=@var{rounding-mode} |
| @opindex mfp-rounding-mode |
| Selects the IEEE rounding mode. Other Alpha compilers call this option |
| @option{-fprm @var{rounding-mode}}. The @var{rounding-mode} can be one |
| of: |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item n |
| Normal IEEE rounding mode. Floating point numbers are rounded towards |
| the nearest machine number or towards the even machine number in case |
| of a tie. |
| |
| @item m |
| Round towards minus infinity. |
| |
| @item c |
| Chopped rounding mode. Floating point numbers are rounded towards zero. |
| |
| @item d |
| Dynamic rounding mode. A field in the floating point control register |
| (@var{fpcr}, see Alpha architecture reference manual) controls the |
| rounding mode in effect. The C library initializes this register for |
| rounding towards plus infinity. Thus, unless your program modifies the |
| @var{fpcr}, @samp{d} corresponds to round towards plus infinity. |
| @end table |
| |
| @item -mtrap-precision=@var{trap-precision} |
| @opindex mtrap-precision |
| In the Alpha architecture, floating point traps are imprecise. This |
| means without software assistance it is impossible to recover from a |
| floating trap and program execution normally needs to be terminated. |
| GCC can generate code that can assist operating system trap handlers |
| in determining the exact location that caused a floating point trap. |
| Depending on the requirements of an application, different levels of |
| precisions can be selected: |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item p |
| Program precision. This option is the default and means a trap handler |
| can only identify which program caused a floating point exception. |
| |
| @item f |
| Function precision. The trap handler can determine the function that |
| caused a floating point exception. |
| |
| @item i |
| Instruction precision. The trap handler can determine the exact |
| instruction that caused a floating point exception. |
| @end table |
| |
| Other Alpha compilers provide the equivalent options called |
| @option{-scope_safe} and @option{-resumption_safe}. |
| |
| @item -mieee-conformant |
| @opindex mieee-conformant |
| This option marks the generated code as IEEE conformant. You must not |
| use this option unless you also specify @option{-mtrap-precision=i} and either |
| @option{-mfp-trap-mode=su} or @option{-mfp-trap-mode=sui}. Its only effect |
| is to emit the line @samp{.eflag 48} in the function prologue of the |
| generated assembly file. Under DEC Unix, this has the effect that |
| IEEE-conformant math library routines will be linked in. |
| |
| @item -mbuild-constants |
| @opindex mbuild-constants |
| Normally GCC examines a 32- or 64-bit integer constant to |
| see if it can construct it from smaller constants in two or three |
| instructions. If it cannot, it will output the constant as a literal and |
| generate code to load it from the data segment at runtime. |
| |
| Use this option to require GCC to construct @emph{all} integer constants |
| using code, even if it takes more instructions (the maximum is six). |
| |
| You would typically use this option to build a shared library dynamic |
| loader. Itself a shared library, it must relocate itself in memory |
| before it can find the variables and constants in its own data segment. |
| |
| @item -malpha-as |
| @itemx -mgas |
| @opindex malpha-as |
| @opindex mgas |
| Select whether to generate code to be assembled by the vendor-supplied |
| assembler (@option{-malpha-as}) or by the GNU assembler @option{-mgas}. |
| |
| @item -mbwx |
| @itemx -mno-bwx |
| @itemx -mcix |
| @itemx -mno-cix |
| @itemx -mfix |
| @itemx -mno-fix |
| @itemx -mmax |
| @itemx -mno-max |
| @opindex mbwx |
| @opindex mno-bwx |
| @opindex mcix |
| @opindex mno-cix |
| @opindex mfix |
| @opindex mno-fix |
| @opindex mmax |
| @opindex mno-max |
| Indicate whether GCC should generate code to use the optional BWX, |
| CIX, FIX and MAX instruction sets. The default is to use the instruction |
| sets supported by the CPU type specified via @option{-mcpu=} option or that |
| of the CPU on which GCC was built if none was specified. |
| |
| @item -mfloat-vax |
| @itemx -mfloat-ieee |
| @opindex mfloat-vax |
| @opindex mfloat-ieee |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) VAX F and G floating point |
| arithmetic instead of IEEE single and double precision. |
| |
| @item -mexplicit-relocs |
| @itemx -mno-explicit-relocs |
| @opindex mexplicit-relocs |
| @opindex mno-explicit-relocs |
| Older Alpha assemblers provided no way to generate symbol relocations |
| except via assembler macros. Use of these macros does not allow |
| optimal instruction scheduling. GNU binutils as of version 2.12 |
| supports a new syntax that allows the compiler to explicitly mark |
| which relocations should apply to which instructions. This option |
| is mostly useful for debugging, as GCC detects the capabilities of |
| the assembler when it is built and sets the default accordingly. |
| |
| @item -msmall-data |
| @itemx -mlarge-data |
| @opindex msmall-data |
| @opindex mlarge-data |
| When @option{-mexplicit-relocs} is in effect, static data is |
| accessed via @dfn{gp-relative} relocations. When @option{-msmall-data} |
| is used, objects 8 bytes long or smaller are placed in a @dfn{small data area} |
| (the @code{.sdata} and @code{.sbss} sections) and are accessed via |
| 16-bit relocations off of the @code{$gp} register. This limits the |
| size of the small data area to 64KB, but allows the variables to be |
| directly accessed via a single instruction. |
| |
| The default is @option{-mlarge-data}. With this option the data area |
| is limited to just below 2GB@. Programs that require more than 2GB of |
| data must use @code{malloc} or @code{mmap} to allocate the data in the |
| heap instead of in the program's data segment. |
| |
| When generating code for shared libraries, @option{-fpic} implies |
| @option{-msmall-data} and @option{-fPIC} implies @option{-mlarge-data}. |
| |
| @item -msmall-text |
| @itemx -mlarge-text |
| @opindex msmall-text |
| @opindex mlarge-text |
| When @option{-msmall-text} is used, the compiler assumes that the |
| code of the entire program (or shared library) fits in 4MB, and is |
| thus reachable with a branch instruction. When @option{-msmall-data} |
| is used, the compiler can assume that all local symbols share the |
| same @code{$gp} value, and thus reduce the number of instructions |
| required for a function call from 4 to 1. |
| |
| The default is @option{-mlarge-text}. |
| |
| @item -mcpu=@var{cpu_type} |
| @opindex mcpu |
| Set the instruction set and instruction scheduling parameters for |
| machine type @var{cpu_type}. You can specify either the @samp{EV} |
| style name or the corresponding chip number. GCC supports scheduling |
| parameters for the EV4, EV5 and EV6 family of processors and will |
| choose the default values for the instruction set from the processor |
| you specify. If you do not specify a processor type, GCC will default |
| to the processor on which the compiler was built. |
| |
| Supported values for @var{cpu_type} are |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item ev4 |
| @itemx ev45 |
| @itemx 21064 |
| Schedules as an EV4 and has no instruction set extensions. |
| |
| @item ev5 |
| @itemx 21164 |
| Schedules as an EV5 and has no instruction set extensions. |
| |
| @item ev56 |
| @itemx 21164a |
| Schedules as an EV5 and supports the BWX extension. |
| |
| @item pca56 |
| @itemx 21164pc |
| @itemx 21164PC |
| Schedules as an EV5 and supports the BWX and MAX extensions. |
| |
| @item ev6 |
| @itemx 21264 |
| Schedules as an EV6 and supports the BWX, FIX, and MAX extensions. |
| |
| @item ev67 |
| @itemx 21264a |
| Schedules as an EV6 and supports the BWX, CIX, FIX, and MAX extensions. |
| @end table |
| |
| @item -mtune=@var{cpu_type} |
| @opindex mtune |
| Set only the instruction scheduling parameters for machine type |
| @var{cpu_type}. The instruction set is not changed. |
| |
| @item -mmemory-latency=@var{time} |
| @opindex mmemory-latency |
| Sets the latency the scheduler should assume for typical memory |
| references as seen by the application. This number is highly |
| dependent on the memory access patterns used by the application |
| and the size of the external cache on the machine. |
| |
| Valid options for @var{time} are |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item @var{number} |
| A decimal number representing clock cycles. |
| |
| @item L1 |
| @itemx L2 |
| @itemx L3 |
| @itemx main |
| The compiler contains estimates of the number of clock cycles for |
| ``typical'' EV4 & EV5 hardware for the Level 1, 2 & 3 caches |
| (also called Dcache, Scache, and Bcache), as well as to main memory. |
| Note that L3 is only valid for EV5. |
| |
| @end table |
| @end table |
| |
| @node DEC Alpha/VMS Options |
| @subsection DEC Alpha/VMS Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for the DEC Alpha/VMS implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mvms-return-codes |
| @opindex mvms-return-codes |
| Return VMS condition codes from main. The default is to return POSIX |
| style condition (e.g.@ error) codes. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node FRV Options |
| @subsection FRV Options |
| @cindex FRV Options |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mgpr-32 |
| @opindex mgpr-32 |
| |
| Only use the first 32 general purpose registers. |
| |
| @item -mgpr-64 |
| @opindex mgpr-64 |
| |
| Use all 64 general purpose registers. |
| |
| @item -mfpr-32 |
| @opindex mfpr-32 |
| |
| Use only the first 32 floating point registers. |
| |
| @item -mfpr-64 |
| @opindex mfpr-64 |
| |
| Use all 64 floating point registers |
| |
| @item -mhard-float |
| @opindex mhard-float |
| |
| Use hardware instructions for floating point operations. |
| |
| @item -msoft-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| |
| Use library routines for floating point operations. |
| |
| @item -malloc-cc |
| @opindex malloc-cc |
| |
| Dynamically allocate condition code registers. |
| |
| @item -mfixed-cc |
| @opindex mfixed-cc |
| |
| Do not try to dynamically allocate condition code registers, only |
| use @code{icc0} and @code{fcc0}. |
| |
| @item -mdword |
| @opindex mdword |
| |
| Change ABI to use double word insns. |
| |
| @item -mno-dword |
| @opindex mno-dword |
| |
| Do not use double word instructions. |
| |
| @item -mdouble |
| @opindex mdouble |
| |
| Use floating point double instructions. |
| |
| @item -mno-double |
| @opindex mno-double |
| |
| Do not use floating point double instructions. |
| |
| @item -mmedia |
| @opindex mmedia |
| |
| Use media instructions. |
| |
| @item -mno-media |
| @opindex mno-media |
| |
| Do not use media instructions. |
| |
| @item -mmuladd |
| @opindex mmuladd |
| |
| Use multiply and add/subtract instructions. |
| |
| @item -mno-muladd |
| @opindex mno-muladd |
| |
| Do not use multiply and add/subtract instructions. |
| |
| @item -mfdpic |
| @opindex mfdpic |
| |
| Select the FDPIC ABI, that uses function descriptors to represent |
| pointers to functions. Without any PIC/PIE-related options, it |
| implies @option{-fPIE}. With @option{-fpic} or @option{-fpie}, it |
| assumes GOT entries and small data are within a 12-bit range from the |
| GOT base address; with @option{-fPIC} or @option{-fPIE}, GOT offsets |
| are computed with 32 bits. |
| |
| @item -minline-plt |
| @opindex minline-plt |
| |
| Enable inlining of PLT entries in function calls to functions that are |
| not known to bind locally. It has no effect without @option{-mfdpic}. |
| It's enabled by default if optimizing for speed and compiling for |
| shared libraries (i.e., @option{-fPIC} or @option{-fpic}), or when an |
| optimization option such as @option{-O3} or above is present in the |
| command line. |
| |
| @item -mTLS |
| @opindex TLS |
| |
| Assume a large TLS segment when generating thread-local code. |
| |
| @item -mtls |
| @opindex tls |
| |
| Do not assume a large TLS segment when generating thread-local code. |
| |
| @item -mgprel-ro |
| @opindex mgprel-ro |
| |
| Enable the use of @code{GPREL} relocations in the FDPIC ABI for data |
| that is known to be in read-only sections. It's enabled by default, |
| except for @option{-fpic} or @option{-fpie}: even though it may help |
| make the global offset table smaller, it trades 1 instruction for 4. |
| With @option{-fPIC} or @option{-fPIE}, it trades 3 instructions for 4, |
| one of which may be shared by multiple symbols, and it avoids the need |
| for a GOT entry for the referenced symbol, so it's more likely to be a |
| win. If it is not, @option{-mno-gprel-ro} can be used to disable it. |
| |
| @item -multilib-library-pic |
| @opindex multilib-library-pic |
| |
| Link with the (library, not FD) pic libraries. It's implied by |
| @option{-mlibrary-pic}, as well as by @option{-fPIC} and |
| @option{-fpic} without @option{-mfdpic}. You should never have to use |
| it explicitly. |
| |
| @item -mlinked-fp |
| @opindex mlinked-fp |
| |
| Follow the EABI requirement of always creating a frame pointer whenever |
| a stack frame is allocated. This option is enabled by default and can |
| be disabled with @option{-mno-linked-fp}. |
| |
| @item -mlong-calls |
| @opindex mlong-calls |
| |
| Use indirect addressing to call functions outside the current |
| compilation unit. This allows the functions to be placed anywhere |
| within the 32-bit address space. |
| |
| @item -malign-labels |
| @opindex malign-labels |
| |
| Try to align labels to an 8-byte boundary by inserting nops into the |
| previous packet. This option only has an effect when VLIW packing |
| is enabled. It doesn't create new packets; it merely adds nops to |
| existing ones. |
| |
| @item -mlibrary-pic |
| @opindex mlibrary-pic |
| |
| Generate position-independent EABI code. |
| |
| @item -macc-4 |
| @opindex macc-4 |
| |
| Use only the first four media accumulator registers. |
| |
| @item -macc-8 |
| @opindex macc-8 |
| |
| Use all eight media accumulator registers. |
| |
| @item -mpack |
| @opindex mpack |
| |
| Pack VLIW instructions. |
| |
| @item -mno-pack |
| @opindex mno-pack |
| |
| Do not pack VLIW instructions. |
| |
| @item -mno-eflags |
| @opindex mno-eflags |
| |
| Do not mark ABI switches in e_flags. |
| |
| @item -mcond-move |
| @opindex mcond-move |
| |
| Enable the use of conditional-move instructions (default). |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mno-cond-move |
| @opindex mno-cond-move |
| |
| Disable the use of conditional-move instructions. |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mscc |
| @opindex mscc |
| |
| Enable the use of conditional set instructions (default). |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mno-scc |
| @opindex mno-scc |
| |
| Disable the use of conditional set instructions. |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mcond-exec |
| @opindex mcond-exec |
| |
| Enable the use of conditional execution (default). |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mno-cond-exec |
| @opindex mno-cond-exec |
| |
| Disable the use of conditional execution. |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mvliw-branch |
| @opindex mvliw-branch |
| |
| Run a pass to pack branches into VLIW instructions (default). |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mno-vliw-branch |
| @opindex mno-vliw-branch |
| |
| Do not run a pass to pack branches into VLIW instructions. |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mmulti-cond-exec |
| @opindex mmulti-cond-exec |
| |
| Enable optimization of @code{&&} and @code{||} in conditional execution |
| (default). |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mno-multi-cond-exec |
| @opindex mno-multi-cond-exec |
| |
| Disable optimization of @code{&&} and @code{||} in conditional execution. |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mnested-cond-exec |
| @opindex mnested-cond-exec |
| |
| Enable nested conditional execution optimizations (default). |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -mno-nested-cond-exec |
| @opindex mno-nested-cond-exec |
| |
| Disable nested conditional execution optimizations. |
| |
| This switch is mainly for debugging the compiler and will likely be removed |
| in a future version. |
| |
| @item -moptimize-membar |
| @opindex moptimize-membar |
| |
| This switch removes redundant @code{membar} instructions from the |
| compiler generated code. It is enabled by default. |
| |
| @item -mno-optimize-membar |
| @opindex mno-optimize-membar |
| |
| This switch disables the automatic removal of redundant @code{membar} |
| instructions from the generated code. |
| |
| @item -mtomcat-stats |
| @opindex mtomcat-stats |
| |
| Cause gas to print out tomcat statistics. |
| |
| @item -mcpu=@var{cpu} |
| @opindex mcpu |
| |
| Select the processor type for which to generate code. Possible values are |
| @samp{frv}, @samp{fr550}, @samp{tomcat}, @samp{fr500}, @samp{fr450}, |
| @samp{fr405}, @samp{fr400}, @samp{fr300} and @samp{simple}. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node GNU/Linux Options |
| @subsection GNU/Linux Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for GNU/Linux targets: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mglibc |
| @opindex mglibc |
| Use the GNU C library instead of uClibc. This is the default except |
| on @samp{*-*-linux-*uclibc*} targets. |
| |
| @item -muclibc |
| @opindex muclibc |
| Use uClibc instead of the GNU C library. This is the default on |
| @samp{*-*-linux-*uclibc*} targets. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node H8/300 Options |
| @subsection H8/300 Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for the H8/300 implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mrelax |
| @opindex mrelax |
| Shorten some address references at link time, when possible; uses the |
| linker option @option{-relax}. @xref{H8/300,, @code{ld} and the H8/300, |
| ld, Using ld}, for a fuller description. |
| |
| @item -mh |
| @opindex mh |
| Generate code for the H8/300H@. |
| |
| @item -ms |
| @opindex ms |
| Generate code for the H8S@. |
| |
| @item -mn |
| @opindex mn |
| Generate code for the H8S and H8/300H in the normal mode. This switch |
| must be used either with @option{-mh} or @option{-ms}. |
| |
| @item -ms2600 |
| @opindex ms2600 |
| Generate code for the H8S/2600. This switch must be used with @option{-ms}. |
| |
| @item -mint32 |
| @opindex mint32 |
| Make @code{int} data 32 bits by default. |
| |
| @item -malign-300 |
| @opindex malign-300 |
| On the H8/300H and H8S, use the same alignment rules as for the H8/300. |
| The default for the H8/300H and H8S is to align longs and floats on 4 |
| byte boundaries. |
| @option{-malign-300} causes them to be aligned on 2 byte boundaries. |
| This option has no effect on the H8/300. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node HPPA Options |
| @subsection HPPA Options |
| @cindex HPPA Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for the HPPA family of computers: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -march=@var{architecture-type} |
| @opindex march |
| Generate code for the specified architecture. The choices for |
| @var{architecture-type} are @samp{1.0} for PA 1.0, @samp{1.1} for PA |
| 1.1, and @samp{2.0} for PA 2.0 processors. Refer to |
| @file{/usr/lib/sched.models} on an HP-UX system to determine the proper |
| architecture option for your machine. Code compiled for lower numbered |
| architectures will run on higher numbered architectures, but not the |
| other way around. |
| |
| @item -mpa-risc-1-0 |
| @itemx -mpa-risc-1-1 |
| @itemx -mpa-risc-2-0 |
| @opindex mpa-risc-1-0 |
| @opindex mpa-risc-1-1 |
| @opindex mpa-risc-2-0 |
| Synonyms for @option{-march=1.0}, @option{-march=1.1}, and @option{-march=2.0} respectively. |
| |
| @item -mbig-switch |
| @opindex mbig-switch |
| Generate code suitable for big switch tables. Use this option only if |
| the assembler/linker complain about out of range branches within a switch |
| table. |
| |
| @item -mjump-in-delay |
| @opindex mjump-in-delay |
| Fill delay slots of function calls with unconditional jump instructions |
| by modifying the return pointer for the function call to be the target |
| of the conditional jump. |
| |
| @item -mdisable-fpregs |
| @opindex mdisable-fpregs |
| Prevent floating point registers from being used in any manner. This is |
| necessary for compiling kernels which perform lazy context switching of |
| floating point registers. If you use this option and attempt to perform |
| floating point operations, the compiler will abort. |
| |
| @item -mdisable-indexing |
| @opindex mdisable-indexing |
| Prevent the compiler from using indexing address modes. This avoids some |
| rather obscure problems when compiling MIG generated code under MACH@. |
| |
| @item -mno-space-regs |
| @opindex mno-space-regs |
| Generate code that assumes the target has no space registers. This allows |
| GCC to generate faster indirect calls and use unscaled index address modes. |
| |
| Such code is suitable for level 0 PA systems and kernels. |
| |
| @item -mfast-indirect-calls |
| @opindex mfast-indirect-calls |
| Generate code that assumes calls never cross space boundaries. This |
| allows GCC to emit code which performs faster indirect calls. |
| |
| This option will not work in the presence of shared libraries or nested |
| functions. |
| |
| @item -mfixed-range=@var{register-range} |
| @opindex mfixed-range |
| Generate code treating the given register range as fixed registers. |
| A fixed register is one that the register allocator can not use. This is |
| useful when compiling kernel code. A register range is specified as |
| two registers separated by a dash. Multiple register ranges can be |
| specified separated by a comma. |
| |
| @item -mlong-load-store |
| @opindex mlong-load-store |
| Generate 3-instruction load and store sequences as sometimes required by |
| the HP-UX 10 linker. This is equivalent to the @samp{+k} option to |
| the HP compilers. |
| |
| @item -mportable-runtime |
| @opindex mportable-runtime |
| Use the portable calling conventions proposed by HP for ELF systems. |
| |
| @item -mgas |
| @opindex mgas |
| Enable the use of assembler directives only GAS understands. |
| |
| @item -mschedule=@var{cpu-type} |
| @opindex mschedule |
| Schedule code according to the constraints for the machine type |
| @var{cpu-type}. The choices for @var{cpu-type} are @samp{700} |
| @samp{7100}, @samp{7100LC}, @samp{7200}, @samp{7300} and @samp{8000}. Refer |
| to @file{/usr/lib/sched.models} on an HP-UX system to determine the |
| proper scheduling option for your machine. The default scheduling is |
| @samp{8000}. |
| |
| @item -mlinker-opt |
| @opindex mlinker-opt |
| Enable the optimization pass in the HP-UX linker. Note this makes symbolic |
| debugging impossible. It also triggers a bug in the HP-UX 8 and HP-UX 9 |
| linkers in which they give bogus error messages when linking some programs. |
| |
| @item -msoft-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Generate output containing library calls for floating point. |
| @strong{Warning:} the requisite libraries are not available for all HPPA |
| targets. Normally the facilities of the machine's usual C compiler are |
| used, but this cannot be done directly in cross-compilation. You must make |
| your own arrangements to provide suitable library functions for |
| cross-compilation. The embedded target @samp{hppa1.1-*-pro} |
| does provide software floating point support. |
| |
| @option{-msoft-float} changes the calling convention in the output file; |
| therefore, it is only useful if you compile @emph{all} of a program with |
| this option. In particular, you need to compile @file{libgcc.a}, the |
| library that comes with GCC, with @option{-msoft-float} in order for |
| this to work. |
| |
| @item -msio |
| @opindex msio |
| Generate the predefine, @code{_SIO}, for server IO@. The default is |
| @option{-mwsio}. This generates the predefines, @code{__hp9000s700}, |
| @code{__hp9000s700__} and @code{_WSIO}, for workstation IO@. These |
| options are available under HP-UX and HI-UX@. |
| |
| @item -mgnu-ld |
| @opindex gnu-ld |
| Use GNU ld specific options. This passes @option{-shared} to ld when |
| building a shared library. It is the default when GCC is configured, |
| explicitly or implicitly, with the GNU linker. This option does not |
| have any affect on which ld is called, it only changes what parameters |
| are passed to that ld. The ld that is called is determined by the |
| @option{--with-ld} configure option, GCC's program search path, and |
| finally by the user's @env{PATH}. The linker used by GCC can be printed |
| using @samp{which `gcc -print-prog-name=ld`}. This option is only available |
| on the 64 bit HP-UX GCC, i.e. configured with @samp{hppa*64*-*-hpux*}. |
| |
| @item -mhp-ld |
| @opindex hp-ld |
| Use HP ld specific options. This passes @option{-b} to ld when building |
| a shared library and passes @option{+Accept TypeMismatch} to ld on all |
| links. It is the default when GCC is configured, explicitly or |
| implicitly, with the HP linker. This option does not have any affect on |
| which ld is called, it only changes what parameters are passed to that |
| ld. The ld that is called is determined by the @option{--with-ld} |
| configure option, GCC's program search path, and finally by the user's |
| @env{PATH}. The linker used by GCC can be printed using @samp{which |
| `gcc -print-prog-name=ld`}. This option is only available on the 64 bit |
| HP-UX GCC, i.e. configured with @samp{hppa*64*-*-hpux*}. |
| |
| @item -mlong-calls |
| @opindex mno-long-calls |
| Generate code that uses long call sequences. This ensures that a call |
| is always able to reach linker generated stubs. The default is to generate |
| long calls only when the distance from the call site to the beginning |
| of the function or translation unit, as the case may be, exceeds a |
| predefined limit set by the branch type being used. The limits for |
| normal calls are 7,600,000 and 240,000 bytes, respectively for the |
| PA 2.0 and PA 1.X architectures. Sibcalls are always limited at |
| 240,000 bytes. |
| |
| Distances are measured from the beginning of functions when using the |
| @option{-ffunction-sections} option, or when using the @option{-mgas} |
| and @option{-mno-portable-runtime} options together under HP-UX with |
| the SOM linker. |
| |
| It is normally not desirable to use this option as it will degrade |
| performance. However, it may be useful in large applications, |
| particularly when partial linking is used to build the application. |
| |
| The types of long calls used depends on the capabilities of the |
| assembler and linker, and the type of code being generated. The |
| impact on systems that support long absolute calls, and long pic |
| symbol-difference or pc-relative calls should be relatively small. |
| However, an indirect call is used on 32-bit ELF systems in pic code |
| and it is quite long. |
| |
| @item -munix=@var{unix-std} |
| @opindex march |
| Generate compiler predefines and select a startfile for the specified |
| UNIX standard. The choices for @var{unix-std} are @samp{93}, @samp{95} |
| and @samp{98}. @samp{93} is supported on all HP-UX versions. @samp{95} |
| is available on HP-UX 10.10 and later. @samp{98} is available on HP-UX |
| 11.11 and later. The default values are @samp{93} for HP-UX 10.00, |
| @samp{95} for HP-UX 10.10 though to 11.00, and @samp{98} for HP-UX 11.11 |
| and later. |
| |
| @option{-munix=93} provides the same predefines as GCC 3.3 and 3.4. |
| @option{-munix=95} provides additional predefines for @code{XOPEN_UNIX} |
| and @code{_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED}, and the startfile @file{unix95.o}. |
| @option{-munix=98} provides additional predefines for @code{_XOPEN_UNIX}, |
| @code{_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED}, @code{_INCLUDE__STDC_A1_SOURCE} and |
| @code{_INCLUDE_XOPEN_SOURCE_500}, and the startfile @file{unix98.o}. |
| |
| It is @emph{important} to note that this option changes the interfaces |
| for various library routines. It also affects the operational behavior |
| of the C library. Thus, @emph{extreme} care is needed in using this |
| option. |
| |
| Library code that is intended to operate with more than one UNIX |
| standard must test, set and restore the variable @var{__xpg4_extended_mask} |
| as appropriate. Most GNU software doesn't provide this capability. |
| |
| @item -nolibdld |
| @opindex nolibdld |
| Suppress the generation of link options to search libdld.sl when the |
| @option{-static} option is specified on HP-UX 10 and later. |
| |
| @item -static |
| @opindex static |
| The HP-UX implementation of setlocale in libc has a dependency on |
| libdld.sl. There isn't an archive version of libdld.sl. Thus, |
| when the @option{-static} option is specified, special link options |
| are needed to resolve this dependency. |
| |
| On HP-UX 10 and later, the GCC driver adds the necessary options to |
| link with libdld.sl when the @option{-static} option is specified. |
| This causes the resulting binary to be dynamic. On the 64-bit port, |
| the linkers generate dynamic binaries by default in any case. The |
| @option{-nolibdld} option can be used to prevent the GCC driver from |
| adding these link options. |
| |
| @item -threads |
| @opindex threads |
| Add support for multithreading with the @dfn{dce thread} library |
| under HP-UX@. This option sets flags for both the preprocessor and |
| linker. |
| @end table |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @node i386 and x86-64 Options |
| @subsection Intel 386 and AMD x86-64 Options |
| @cindex i386 Options |
| @cindex x86-64 Options |
| @cindex Intel 386 Options |
| @cindex AMD x86-64 Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for the i386 and x86-64 family of |
| computers: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mtune=@var{cpu-type} |
| @opindex mtune |
| Tune to @var{cpu-type} everything applicable about the generated code, except |
| for the ABI and the set of available instructions. The choices for |
| @var{cpu-type} are: |
| @table @emph |
| @item generic |
| Produce code optimized for the most common IA32/AMD64/EM64T processors. |
| If you know the CPU on which your code will run, then you should use |
| the corresponding @option{-mtune} option instead of |
| @option{-mtune=generic}. But, if you do not know exactly what CPU users |
| of your application will have, then you should use this option. |
| |
| As new processors are deployed in the marketplace, the behavior of this |
| option will change. Therefore, if you upgrade to a newer version of |
| GCC, the code generated option will change to reflect the processors |
| that were most common when that version of GCC was released. |
| |
| There is no @option{-march=generic} option because @option{-march} |
| indicates the instruction set the compiler can use, and there is no |
| generic instruction set applicable to all processors. In contrast, |
| @option{-mtune} indicates the processor (or, in this case, collection of |
| processors) for which the code is optimized. |
| @item native |
| This selects the CPU to tune for at compilation time by determining |
| the processor type of the compiling machine. Using @option{-mtune=native} |
| will produce code optimized for the local machine under the constraints |
| of the selected instruction set. Using @option{-march=native} will |
| enable all instruction subsets supported by the local machine (hence |
| the result might not run on different machines). |
| @item i386 |
| Original Intel's i386 CPU@. |
| @item i486 |
| Intel's i486 CPU@. (No scheduling is implemented for this chip.) |
| @item i586, pentium |
| Intel Pentium CPU with no MMX support. |
| @item pentium-mmx |
| Intel PentiumMMX CPU based on Pentium core with MMX instruction set support. |
| @item pentiumpro |
| Intel PentiumPro CPU@. |
| @item i686 |
| Same as @code{generic}, but when used as @code{march} option, PentiumPro |
| instruction set will be used, so the code will run on all i686 family chips. |
| @item pentium2 |
| Intel Pentium2 CPU based on PentiumPro core with MMX instruction set support. |
| @item pentium3, pentium3m |
| Intel Pentium3 CPU based on PentiumPro core with MMX and SSE instruction set |
| support. |
| @item pentium-m |
| Low power version of Intel Pentium3 CPU with MMX, SSE and SSE2 instruction set |
| support. Used by Centrino notebooks. |
| @item pentium4, pentium4m |
| Intel Pentium4 CPU with MMX, SSE and SSE2 instruction set support. |
| @item prescott |
| Improved version of Intel Pentium4 CPU with MMX, SSE, SSE2 and SSE3 instruction |
| set support. |
| @item nocona |
| Improved version of Intel Pentium4 CPU with 64-bit extensions, MMX, SSE, |
| SSE2 and SSE3 instruction set support. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline |
| @item core2 |
| Intel Core2 CPU with 64-bit extensions, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 and SSSE3 |
| instruction set support. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline |
| @item k6 |
| AMD K6 CPU with MMX instruction set support. |
| @item k6-2, k6-3 |
| Improved versions of AMD K6 CPU with MMX and 3dNOW! instruction set support. |
| @item athlon, athlon-tbird |
| AMD Athlon CPU with MMX, 3dNOW!, enhanced 3dNOW! and SSE prefetch instructions |
| support. |
| @item athlon-4, athlon-xp, athlon-mp |
| Improved AMD Athlon CPU with MMX, 3dNOW!, enhanced 3dNOW! and full SSE |
| instruction set support. |
| @item k8, opteron, athlon64, athlon-fx |
| AMD K8 core based CPUs with x86-64 instruction set support. (This supersets |
| MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3dNOW!, enhanced 3dNOW! and 64-bit instruction set extensions.) |
| @item winchip-c6 |
| IDT Winchip C6 CPU, dealt in same way as i486 with additional MMX instruction |
| set support. |
| @item winchip2 |
| IDT Winchip2 CPU, dealt in same way as i486 with additional MMX and 3dNOW! |
| instruction set support. |
| @item c3 |
| Via C3 CPU with MMX and 3dNOW! instruction set support. (No scheduling is |
| implemented for this chip.) |
| @item c3-2 |
| Via C3-2 CPU with MMX and SSE instruction set support. (No scheduling is |
| implemented for this chip.) |
| @end table |
| |
| While picking a specific @var{cpu-type} will schedule things appropriately |
| for that particular chip, the compiler will not generate any code that |
| does not run on the i386 without the @option{-march=@var{cpu-type}} option |
| being used. |
| |
| @item -march=@var{cpu-type} |
| @opindex march |
| Generate instructions for the machine type @var{cpu-type}. The choices |
| for @var{cpu-type} are the same as for @option{-mtune}. Moreover, |
| specifying @option{-march=@var{cpu-type}} implies @option{-mtune=@var{cpu-type}}. |
| |
| @item -mcpu=@var{cpu-type} |
| @opindex mcpu |
| A deprecated synonym for @option{-mtune}. |
| |
| @item -m386 |
| @itemx -m486 |
| @itemx -mpentium |
| @itemx -mpentiumpro |
| @opindex m386 |
| @opindex m486 |
| @opindex mpentium |
| @opindex mpentiumpro |
| These options are synonyms for @option{-mtune=i386}, @option{-mtune=i486}, |
| @option{-mtune=pentium}, and @option{-mtune=pentiumpro} respectively. |
| These synonyms are deprecated. |
| |
| @item -mfpmath=@var{unit} |
| @opindex march |
| Generate floating point arithmetics for selected unit @var{unit}. The choices |
| for @var{unit} are: |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item 387 |
| Use the standard 387 floating point coprocessor present majority of chips and |
| emulated otherwise. Code compiled with this option will run almost everywhere. |
| The temporary results are computed in 80bit precision instead of precision |
| specified by the type resulting in slightly different results compared to most |
| of other chips. See @option{-ffloat-store} for more detailed description. |
| |
| This is the default choice for i386 compiler. |
| |
| @item sse |
| Use scalar floating point instructions present in the SSE instruction set. |
| This instruction set is supported by Pentium3 and newer chips, in the AMD line |
| by Athlon-4, Athlon-xp and Athlon-mp chips. The earlier version of SSE |
| instruction set supports only single precision arithmetics, thus the double and |
| extended precision arithmetics is still done using 387. Later version, present |
| only in Pentium4 and the future AMD x86-64 chips supports double precision |
| arithmetics too. |
| |
| For the i386 compiler, you need to use @option{-march=@var{cpu-type}}, @option{-msse} |
| or @option{-msse2} switches to enable SSE extensions and make this option |
| effective. For the x86-64 compiler, these extensions are enabled by default. |
| |
| The resulting code should be considerably faster in the majority of cases and avoid |
| the numerical instability problems of 387 code, but may break some existing |
| code that expects temporaries to be 80bit. |
| |
| This is the default choice for the x86-64 compiler. |
| |
| @item sse,387 |
| Attempt to utilize both instruction sets at once. This effectively double the |
| amount of available registers and on chips with separate execution units for |
| 387 and SSE the execution resources too. Use this option with care, as it is |
| still experimental, because the GCC register allocator does not model separate |
| functional units well resulting in instable performance. |
| @end table |
| |
| @item -masm=@var{dialect} |
| @opindex masm=@var{dialect} |
| Output asm instructions using selected @var{dialect}. Supported |
| choices are @samp{intel} or @samp{att} (the default one). Darwin does |
| not support @samp{intel}. |
| |
| @item -mieee-fp |
| @itemx -mno-ieee-fp |
| @opindex mieee-fp |
| @opindex mno-ieee-fp |
| Control whether or not the compiler uses IEEE floating point |
| comparisons. These handle correctly the case where the result of a |
| comparison is unordered. |
| |
| @item -msoft-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Generate output containing library calls for floating point. |
| @strong{Warning:} the requisite libraries are not part of GCC@. |
| Normally the facilities of the machine's usual C compiler are used, but |
| this can't be done directly in cross-compilation. You must make your |
| own arrangements to provide suitable library functions for |
| cross-compilation. |
| |
| On machines where a function returns floating point results in the 80387 |
| register stack, some floating point opcodes may be emitted even if |
| @option{-msoft-float} is used. |
| |
| @item -mno-fp-ret-in-387 |
| @opindex mno-fp-ret-in-387 |
| Do not use the FPU registers for return values of functions. |
| |
| The usual calling convention has functions return values of types |
| @code{float} and @code{double} in an FPU register, even if there |
| is no FPU@. The idea is that the operating system should emulate |
| an FPU@. |
| |
| The option @option{-mno-fp-ret-in-387} causes such values to be returned |
| in ordinary CPU registers instead. |
| |
| @item -mno-fancy-math-387 |
| @opindex mno-fancy-math-387 |
| Some 387 emulators do not support the @code{sin}, @code{cos} and |
| @code{sqrt} instructions for the 387. Specify this option to avoid |
| generating those instructions. This option is the default on FreeBSD, |
| OpenBSD and NetBSD@. This option is overridden when @option{-march} |
| indicates that the target cpu will always have an FPU and so the |
| instruction will not need emulation. As of revision 2.6.1, these |
| instructions are not generated unless you also use the |
| @option{-funsafe-math-optimizations} switch. |
| |
| @item -malign-double |
| @itemx -mno-align-double |
| @opindex malign-double |
| @opindex mno-align-double |
| Control whether GCC aligns @code{double}, @code{long double}, and |
| @code{long long} variables on a two word boundary or a one word |
| boundary. Aligning @code{double} variables on a two word boundary will |
| produce code that runs somewhat faster on a @samp{Pentium} at the |
| expense of more memory. |
| |
| On x86-64, @option{-malign-double} is enabled by default. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} if you use the @option{-malign-double} switch, |
| structures containing the above types will be aligned differently than |
| the published application binary interface specifications for the 386 |
| and will not be binary compatible with structures in code compiled |
| without that switch. |
| |
| @item -m96bit-long-double |
| @itemx -m128bit-long-double |
| @opindex m96bit-long-double |
| @opindex m128bit-long-double |
| These switches control the size of @code{long double} type. The i386 |
| application binary interface specifies the size to be 96 bits, |
| so @option{-m96bit-long-double} is the default in 32 bit mode. |
| |
| Modern architectures (Pentium and newer) would prefer @code{long double} |
| to be aligned to an 8 or 16 byte boundary. In arrays or structures |
| conforming to the ABI, this would not be possible. So specifying a |
| @option{-m128bit-long-double} will align @code{long double} |
| to a 16 byte boundary by padding the @code{long double} with an additional |
| 32 bit zero. |
| |
| In the x86-64 compiler, @option{-m128bit-long-double} is the default choice as |
| its ABI specifies that @code{long double} is to be aligned on 16 byte boundary. |
| |
| Notice that neither of these options enable any extra precision over the x87 |
| standard of 80 bits for a @code{long double}. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} if you override the default value for your target ABI, the |
| structures and arrays containing @code{long double} variables will change |
| their size as well as function calling convention for function taking |
| @code{long double} will be modified. Hence they will not be binary |
| compatible with arrays or structures in code compiled without that switch. |
| |
| @item -mmlarge-data-threshold=@var{number} |
| @opindex mlarge-data-threshold=@var{number} |
| When @option{-mcmodel=medium} is specified, the data greater than |
| @var{threshold} are placed in large data section. This value must be the |
| same across all object linked into the binary and defaults to 65535. |
| |
| @item -msvr3-shlib |
| @itemx -mno-svr3-shlib |
| @opindex msvr3-shlib |
| @opindex mno-svr3-shlib |
| Control whether GCC places uninitialized local variables into the |
| @code{bss} or @code{data} segments. @option{-msvr3-shlib} places them |
| into @code{bss}. These options are meaningful only on System V Release 3. |
| |
| @item -mrtd |
| @opindex mrtd |
| Use a different function-calling convention, in which functions that |
| take a fixed number of arguments return with the @code{ret} @var{num} |
| instruction, which pops their arguments while returning. This saves one |
| instruction in the caller since there is no need to pop the arguments |
| there. |
| |
| You can specify that an individual function is called with this calling |
| sequence with the function attribute @samp{stdcall}. You can also |
| override the @option{-mrtd} option by using the function attribute |
| @samp{cdecl}. @xref{Function Attributes}. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} this calling convention is incompatible with the one |
| normally used on Unix, so you cannot use it if you need to call |
| libraries compiled with the Unix compiler. |
| |
| Also, you must provide function prototypes for all functions that |
| take variable numbers of arguments (including @code{printf}); |
| otherwise incorrect code will be generated for calls to those |
| functions. |
| |
| In addition, seriously incorrect code will result if you call a |
| function with too many arguments. (Normally, extra arguments are |
| harmlessly ignored.) |
| |
| @item -mregparm=@var{num} |
| @opindex mregparm |
| Control how many registers are used to pass integer arguments. By |
| default, no registers are used to pass arguments, and at most 3 |
| registers can be used. You can control this behavior for a specific |
| function by using the function attribute @samp{regparm}. |
| @xref{Function Attributes}. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} if you use this switch, and |
| @var{num} is nonzero, then you must build all modules with the same |
| value, including any libraries. This includes the system libraries and |
| startup modules. |
| |
| @item -msseregparm |
| @opindex msseregparm |
| Use SSE register passing conventions for float and double arguments |
| and return values. You can control this behavior for a specific |
| function by using the function attribute @samp{sseregparm}. |
| @xref{Function Attributes}. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} if you use this switch then you must build all |
| modules with the same value, including any libraries. This includes |
| the system libraries and startup modules. |
| |
| @item -mstackrealign |
| @opindex mstackrealign |
| Realign the stack at entry. On the Intel x86, the |
| @option{-mstackrealign} option will generate an alternate prologue and |
| epilogue that realigns the runtime stack. This supports mixing legacy |
| codes that keep a 4-byte aligned stack with modern codes that keep a |
| 16-byte stack for SSE compatibility. The alternate prologue and |
| epilogue are slower and bigger than the regular ones, and the |
| alternate prologue requires an extra scratch register; this lowers the |
| number of registers available if used in conjunction with the |
| @code{regparm} attribute. The @option{-mstackrealign} option is |
| incompatible with the nested function prologue; this is considered a |
| hard error. See also the attribute @code{force_align_arg_pointer}, |
| applicable to individual functions. |
| |
| @item -mpreferred-stack-boundary=@var{num} |
| @opindex mpreferred-stack-boundary |
| Attempt to keep the stack boundary aligned to a 2 raised to @var{num} |
| byte boundary. If @option{-mpreferred-stack-boundary} is not specified, |
| the default is 4 (16 bytes or 128 bits). |
| |
| On Pentium and PentiumPro, @code{double} and @code{long double} values |
| should be aligned to an 8 byte boundary (see @option{-malign-double}) or |
| suffer significant run time performance penalties. On Pentium III, the |
| Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE) data type @code{__m128} may not work |
| properly if it is not 16 byte aligned. |
| |
| To ensure proper alignment of this values on the stack, the stack boundary |
| must be as aligned as that required by any value stored on the stack. |
| Further, every function must be generated such that it keeps the stack |
| aligned. Thus calling a function compiled with a higher preferred |
| stack boundary from a function compiled with a lower preferred stack |
| boundary will most likely misalign the stack. It is recommended that |
| libraries that use callbacks always use the default setting. |
| |
| This extra alignment does consume extra stack space, and generally |
| increases code size. Code that is sensitive to stack space usage, such |
| as embedded systems and operating system kernels, may want to reduce the |
| preferred alignment to @option{-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2}. |
| |
| @item -mmmx |
| @itemx -mno-mmx |
| @item -msse |
| @itemx -mno-sse |
| @item -msse2 |
| @itemx -mno-sse2 |
| @item -msse3 |
| @itemx -mno-sse3 |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin mainline |
| @item -mssse3 |
| @itemx -mno-ssse3 |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end mainline |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5612787 sse4 |
| @item -msse4.1 |
| @itemx -mno-sse4.1 |
| @item -msse4.2 |
| @itemx -mno-sse4.2 |
| @item -msse4 |
| @itemx -mno-sse4 |
| @item -msse4a |
| @item -mno-sse4a |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5612787 sse4 |
| @item -m3dnow |
| @itemx -mno-3dnow |
| @opindex mmmx |
| @opindex mno-mmx |
| @opindex msse |
| @opindex mno-sse |
| @opindex m3dnow |
| @opindex mno-3dnow |
| These switches enable or disable the use of instructions in the MMX, |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5612787 sse4 |
| SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, 3Dnow, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, and SSE4A extended |
| instruction sets. These extensions are |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5612787 sse4 |
| also available as built-in functions: see @ref{X86 Built-in Functions}, |
| for details of the functions enabled and disabled by these switches. |
| |
| To have SSE/SSE2 instructions generated automatically from floating-point |
| code (as opposed to 387 instructions), see @option{-mfpmath=sse}. |
| |
| These options will enable GCC to use these extended instructions in |
| generated code, even without @option{-mfpmath=sse}. Applications which |
| perform runtime CPU detection must compile separate files for each |
| supported architecture, using the appropriate flags. In particular, |
| the file containing the CPU detection code should be compiled without |
| these options. |
| |
| @item -mpush-args |
| @itemx -mno-push-args |
| @opindex mpush-args |
| @opindex mno-push-args |
| Use PUSH operations to store outgoing parameters. This method is shorter |
| and usually equally fast as method using SUB/MOV operations and is enabled |
| by default. In some cases disabling it may improve performance because of |
| improved scheduling and reduced dependencies. |
| |
| @item -maccumulate-outgoing-args |
| @opindex maccumulate-outgoing-args |
| If enabled, the maximum amount of space required for outgoing arguments will be |
| computed in the function prologue. This is faster on most modern CPUs |
| because of reduced dependencies, improved scheduling and reduced stack usage |
| when preferred stack boundary is not equal to 2. The drawback is a notable |
| increase in code size. This switch implies @option{-mno-push-args}. |
| |
| @item -mthreads |
| @opindex mthreads |
| Support thread-safe exception handling on @samp{Mingw32}. Code that relies |
| on thread-safe exception handling must compile and link all code with the |
| @option{-mthreads} option. When compiling, @option{-mthreads} defines |
| @option{-D_MT}; when linking, it links in a special thread helper library |
| @option{-lmingwthrd} which cleans up per thread exception handling data. |
| |
| @item -mno-align-stringops |
| @opindex mno-align-stringops |
| Do not align destination of inlined string operations. This switch reduces |
| code size and improves performance in case the destination is already aligned, |
| but GCC doesn't know about it. |
| |
| @item -minline-all-stringops |
| @opindex minline-all-stringops |
| By default GCC inlines string operations only when destination is known to be |
| aligned at least to 4 byte boundary. This enables more inlining, increase code |
| size, but may improve performance of code that depends on fast memcpy, strlen |
| and memset for short lengths. |
| |
| @item -momit-leaf-frame-pointer |
| @opindex momit-leaf-frame-pointer |
| Don't keep the frame pointer in a register for leaf functions. This |
| avoids the instructions to save, set up and restore frame pointers and |
| makes an extra register available in leaf functions. The option |
| @option{-fomit-frame-pointer} removes the frame pointer for all functions |
| which might make debugging harder. |
| |
| @item -mtls-direct-seg-refs |
| @itemx -mno-tls-direct-seg-refs |
| @opindex mtls-direct-seg-refs |
| Controls whether TLS variables may be accessed with offsets from the |
| TLS segment register (@code{%gs} for 32-bit, @code{%fs} for 64-bit), |
| or whether the thread base pointer must be added. Whether or not this |
| is legal depends on the operating system, and whether it maps the |
| segment to cover the entire TLS area. |
| |
| For systems that use GNU libc, the default is on. |
| @end table |
| |
| These @samp{-m} switches are supported in addition to the above |
| on AMD x86-64 processors in 64-bit environments. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -m32 |
| @itemx -m64 |
| @opindex m32 |
| @opindex m64 |
| Generate code for a 32-bit or 64-bit environment. |
| The 32-bit environment sets int, long and pointer to 32 bits and |
| generates code that runs on any i386 system. |
| The 64-bit environment sets int to 32 bits and long and pointer |
| to 64 bits and generates code for AMD's x86-64 architecture. For |
| darwin only the -m64 option turns off the @option{-fno-pic} and |
| @option{-mdynamic-no-pic} options. |
| |
| @item -mno-red-zone |
| @opindex no-red-zone |
| Do not use a so called red zone for x86-64 code. The red zone is mandated |
| by the x86-64 ABI, it is a 128-byte area beyond the location of the |
| stack pointer that will not be modified by signal or interrupt handlers |
| and therefore can be used for temporary data without adjusting the stack |
| pointer. The flag @option{-mno-red-zone} disables this red zone. |
| |
| @item -mcmodel=small |
| @opindex mcmodel=small |
| Generate code for the small code model: the program and its symbols must |
| be linked in the lower 2 GB of the address space. Pointers are 64 bits. |
| Programs can be statically or dynamically linked. This is the default |
| code model. |
| |
| @item -mcmodel=kernel |
| @opindex mcmodel=kernel |
| Generate code for the kernel code model. The kernel runs in the |
| negative 2 GB of the address space. |
| This model has to be used for Linux kernel code. |
| |
| @item -mcmodel=medium |
| @opindex mcmodel=medium |
| Generate code for the medium model: The program is linked in the lower 2 |
| GB of the address space but symbols can be located anywhere in the |
| address space. Programs can be statically or dynamically linked, but |
| building of shared libraries are not supported with the medium model. |
| |
| @item -mcmodel=large |
| @opindex mcmodel=large |
| Generate code for the large model: This model makes no assumptions |
| about addresses and sizes of sections. Currently GCC does not implement |
| this model. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5946347 ms_struct support |
| @item -mms-bitfields |
| @opindex mms-bitfields |
| Set the default structure layout to be compatible with the Microsoft |
| compiler standard. This is equivalent to adding an @code{ms_struct} |
| attribute to each structure and union tag definition. The default is |
| @option{mno-ms-bitfields}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5946347 ms_struct support |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @node IA-64 Options |
| @subsection IA-64 Options |
| @cindex IA-64 Options |
| |
| These are the @samp{-m} options defined for the Intel IA-64 architecture. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mbig-endian |
| @opindex mbig-endian |
| Generate code for a big endian target. This is the default for HP-UX@. |
| |
| @item -mlittle-endian |
| @opindex mlittle-endian |
| Generate code for a little endian target. This is the default for AIX5 |
| and GNU/Linux. |
| |
| @item -mgnu-as |
| @itemx -mno-gnu-as |
| @opindex mgnu-as |
| @opindex mno-gnu-as |
| Generate (or don't) code for the GNU assembler. This is the default. |
| @c Also, this is the default if the configure option @option{--with-gnu-as} |
| @c is used. |
| |
| @item -mgnu-ld |
| @itemx -mno-gnu-ld |
| @opindex mgnu-ld |
| @opindex mno-gnu-ld |
| Generate (or don't) code for the GNU linker. This is the default. |
| @c Also, this is the default if the configure option @option{--with-gnu-ld} |
| @c is used. |
| |
| @item -mno-pic |
| @opindex mno-pic |
| Generate code that does not use a global pointer register. The result |
| is not position independent code, and violates the IA-64 ABI@. |
| |
| @item -mvolatile-asm-stop |
| @itemx -mno-volatile-asm-stop |
| @opindex mvolatile-asm-stop |
| @opindex mno-volatile-asm-stop |
| Generate (or don't) a stop bit immediately before and after volatile asm |
| statements. |
| |
| @item -mregister-names |
| @itemx -mno-register-names |
| @opindex mregister-names |
| @opindex mno-register-names |
| Generate (or don't) @samp{in}, @samp{loc}, and @samp{out} register names for |
| the stacked registers. This may make assembler output more readable. |
| |
| @item -mno-sdata |
| @itemx -msdata |
| @opindex mno-sdata |
| @opindex msdata |
| Disable (or enable) optimizations that use the small data section. This may |
| be useful for working around optimizer bugs. |
| |
| @item -mconstant-gp |
| @opindex mconstant-gp |
| Generate code that uses a single constant global pointer value. This is |
| useful when compiling kernel code. |
| |
| @item -mauto-pic |
| @opindex mauto-pic |
| Generate code that is self-relocatable. This implies @option{-mconstant-gp}. |
| This is useful when compiling firmware code. |
| |
| @item -minline-float-divide-min-latency |
| @opindex minline-float-divide-min-latency |
| Generate code for inline divides of floating point values |
| using the minimum latency algorithm. |
| |
| @item -minline-float-divide-max-throughput |
| @opindex minline-float-divide-max-throughput |
| Generate code for inline divides of floating point values |
| using the maximum throughput algorithm. |
| |
| @item -minline-int-divide-min-latency |
| @opindex minline-int-divide-min-latency |
| Generate code for inline divides of integer values |
| using the minimum latency algorithm. |
| |
| @item -minline-int-divide-max-throughput |
| @opindex minline-int-divide-max-throughput |
| Generate code for inline divides of integer values |
| using the maximum throughput algorithm. |
| |
| @item -minline-sqrt-min-latency |
| @opindex minline-sqrt-min-latency |
| Generate code for inline square roots |
| using the minimum latency algorithm. |
| |
| @item -minline-sqrt-max-throughput |
| @opindex minline-sqrt-max-throughput |
| Generate code for inline square roots |
| using the maximum throughput algorithm. |
| |
| @item -mno-dwarf2-asm |
| @itemx -mdwarf2-asm |
| @opindex mno-dwarf2-asm |
| @opindex mdwarf2-asm |
| Don't (or do) generate assembler code for the DWARF2 line number debugging |
| info. This may be useful when not using the GNU assembler. |
| |
| @item -mearly-stop-bits |
| @itemx -mno-early-stop-bits |
| @opindex mearly-stop-bits |
| @opindex mno-early-stop-bits |
| Allow stop bits to be placed earlier than immediately preceding the |
| instruction that triggered the stop bit. This can improve instruction |
| scheduling, but does not always do so. |
| |
| @item -mfixed-range=@var{register-range} |
| @opindex mfixed-range |
| Generate code treating the given register range as fixed registers. |
| A fixed register is one that the register allocator can not use. This is |
| useful when compiling kernel code. A register range is specified as |
| two registers separated by a dash. Multiple register ranges can be |
| specified separated by a comma. |
| |
| @item -mtls-size=@var{tls-size} |
| @opindex mtls-size |
| Specify bit size of immediate TLS offsets. Valid values are 14, 22, and |
| 64. |
| |
| @item -mtune=@var{cpu-type} |
| @opindex mtune |
| Tune the instruction scheduling for a particular CPU, Valid values are |
| itanium, itanium1, merced, itanium2, and mckinley. |
| |
| @item -mt |
| @itemx -pthread |
| @opindex mt |
| @opindex pthread |
| Add support for multithreading using the POSIX threads library. This |
| option sets flags for both the preprocessor and linker. It does |
| not affect the thread safety of object code produced by the compiler or |
| that of libraries supplied with it. These are HP-UX specific flags. |
| |
| @item -milp32 |
| @itemx -mlp64 |
| @opindex milp32 |
| @opindex mlp64 |
| Generate code for a 32-bit or 64-bit environment. |
| The 32-bit environment sets int, long and pointer to 32 bits. |
| The 64-bit environment sets int to 32 bits and long and pointer |
| to 64 bits. These are HP-UX specific flags. |
| |
| @item -mno-sched-br-data-spec |
| @itemx -msched-br-data-spec |
| @opindex mno-sched-br-data-spec |
| @opindex msched-br-data-spec |
| (Dis/En)able data speculative scheduling before reload. |
| This will result in generation of the ld.a instructions and |
| the corresponding check instructions (ld.c / chk.a). |
| The default is 'disable'. |
| |
| @item -msched-ar-data-spec |
| @itemx -mno-sched-ar-data-spec |
| @opindex msched-ar-data-spec |
| @opindex mno-sched-ar-data-spec |
| (En/Dis)able data speculative scheduling after reload. |
| This will result in generation of the ld.a instructions and |
| the corresponding check instructions (ld.c / chk.a). |
| The default is 'enable'. |
| |
| @item -mno-sched-control-spec |
| @itemx -msched-control-spec |
| @opindex mno-sched-control-spec |
| @opindex msched-control-spec |
| (Dis/En)able control speculative scheduling. This feature is |
| available only during region scheduling (i.e. before reload). |
| This will result in generation of the ld.s instructions and |
| the corresponding check instructions chk.s . |
| The default is 'disable'. |
| |
| @item -msched-br-in-data-spec |
| @itemx -mno-sched-br-in-data-spec |
| @opindex msched-br-in-data-spec |
| @opindex mno-sched-br-in-data-spec |
| (En/Dis)able speculative scheduling of the instructions that |
| are dependent on the data speculative loads before reload. |
| This is effective only with @option{-msched-br-data-spec} enabled. |
| The default is 'enable'. |
| |
| @item -msched-ar-in-data-spec |
| @itemx -mno-sched-ar-in-data-spec |
| @opindex msched-ar-in-data-spec |
| @opindex mno-sched-ar-in-data-spec |
| (En/Dis)able speculative scheduling of the instructions that |
| are dependent on the data speculative loads after reload. |
| This is effective only with @option{-msched-ar-data-spec} enabled. |
| The default is 'enable'. |
| |
| @item -msched-in-control-spec |
| @itemx -mno-sched-in-control-spec |
| @opindex msched-in-control-spec |
| @opindex mno-sched-in-control-spec |
| (En/Dis)able speculative scheduling of the instructions that |
| are dependent on the control speculative loads. |
| This is effective only with @option{-msched-control-spec} enabled. |
| The default is 'enable'. |
| |
| @item -msched-ldc |
| @itemx -mno-sched-ldc |
| @opindex msched-ldc |
| @opindex mno-sched-ldc |
| (En/Dis)able use of simple data speculation checks ld.c . |
| If disabled, only chk.a instructions will be emitted to check |
| data speculative loads. |
| The default is 'enable'. |
| |
| @item -mno-sched-control-ldc |
| @itemx -msched-control-ldc |
| @opindex mno-sched-control-ldc |
| @opindex msched-control-ldc |
| (Dis/En)able use of ld.c instructions to check control speculative loads. |
| If enabled, in case of control speculative load with no speculatively |
| scheduled dependent instructions this load will be emitted as ld.sa and |
| ld.c will be used to check it. |
| The default is 'disable'. |
| |
| @item -mno-sched-spec-verbose |
| @itemx -msched-spec-verbose |
| @opindex mno-sched-spec-verbose |
| @opindex msched-spec-verbose |
| (Dis/En)able printing of the information about speculative motions. |
| |
| @item -mno-sched-prefer-non-data-spec-insns |
| @itemx -msched-prefer-non-data-spec-insns |
| @opindex mno-sched-prefer-non-data-spec-insns |
| @opindex msched-prefer-non-data-spec-insns |
| If enabled, data speculative instructions will be chosen for schedule |
| only if there are no other choices at the moment. This will make |
| the use of the data speculation much more conservative. |
| The default is 'disable'. |
| |
| @item -mno-sched-prefer-non-control-spec-insns |
| @itemx -msched-prefer-non-control-spec-insns |
| @opindex mno-sched-prefer-non-control-spec-insns |
| @opindex msched-prefer-non-control-spec-insns |
| If enabled, control speculative instructions will be chosen for schedule |
| only if there are no other choices at the moment. This will make |
| the use of the control speculation much more conservative. |
| The default is 'disable'. |
| |
| @item -mno-sched-count-spec-in-critical-path |
| @itemx -msched-count-spec-in-critical-path |
| @opindex mno-sched-count-spec-in-critical-path |
| @opindex msched-count-spec-in-critical-path |
| If enabled, speculative dependencies will be considered during |
| computation of the instructions priorities. This will make the use of the |
| speculation a bit more conservative. |
| The default is 'disable'. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node M32C Options |
| @subsection M32C Options |
| @cindex M32C options |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mcpu=@var{name} |
| @opindex mcpu= |
| Select the CPU for which code is generated. @var{name} may be one of |
| @samp{r8c} for the R8C/Tiny series, @samp{m16c} for the M16C (up to |
| /60) series, @samp{m32cm} for the M16C/80 series, or @samp{m32c} for |
| the M32C/80 series. |
| |
| @item -msim |
| @opindex msim |
| Specifies that the program will be run on the simulator. This causes |
| an alternate runtime library to be linked in which supports, for |
| example, file I/O. You must not use this option when generating |
| programs that will run on real hardware; you must provide your own |
| runtime library for whatever I/O functions are needed. |
| |
| @item -memregs=@var{number} |
| @opindex memregs= |
| Specifies the number of memory-based pseudo-registers GCC will use |
| during code generation. These pseudo-registers will be used like real |
| registers, so there is a tradeoff between GCC's ability to fit the |
| code into available registers, and the performance penalty of using |
| memory instead of registers. Note that all modules in a program must |
| be compiled with the same value for this option. Because of that, you |
| must not use this option with the default runtime libraries gcc |
| builds. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node M32R/D Options |
| @subsection M32R/D Options |
| @cindex M32R/D options |
| |
| These @option{-m} options are defined for Renesas M32R/D architectures: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -m32r2 |
| @opindex m32r2 |
| Generate code for the M32R/2@. |
| |
| @item -m32rx |
| @opindex m32rx |
| Generate code for the M32R/X@. |
| |
| @item -m32r |
| @opindex m32r |
| Generate code for the M32R@. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mmodel=small |
| @opindex mmodel=small |
| Assume all objects live in the lower 16MB of memory (so that their addresses |
| can be loaded with the @code{ld24} instruction), and assume all subroutines |
| are reachable with the @code{bl} instruction. |
| This is the default. |
| |
| The addressability of a particular object can be set with the |
| @code{model} attribute. |
| |
| @item -mmodel=medium |
| @opindex mmodel=medium |
| Assume objects may be anywhere in the 32-bit address space (the compiler |
| will generate @code{seth/add3} instructions to load their addresses), and |
| assume all subroutines are reachable with the @code{bl} instruction. |
| |
| @item -mmodel=large |
| @opindex mmodel=large |
| Assume objects may be anywhere in the 32-bit address space (the compiler |
| will generate @code{seth/add3} instructions to load their addresses), and |
| assume subroutines may not be reachable with the @code{bl} instruction |
| (the compiler will generate the much slower @code{seth/add3/jl} |
| instruction sequence). |
| |
| @item -msdata=none |
| @opindex msdata=none |
| Disable use of the small data area. Variables will be put into |
| one of @samp{.data}, @samp{bss}, or @samp{.rodata} (unless the |
| @code{section} attribute has been specified). |
| This is the default. |
| |
| The small data area consists of sections @samp{.sdata} and @samp{.sbss}. |
| Objects may be explicitly put in the small data area with the |
| @code{section} attribute using one of these sections. |
| |
| @item -msdata=sdata |
| @opindex msdata=sdata |
| Put small global and static data in the small data area, but do not |
| generate special code to reference them. |
| |
| @item -msdata=use |
| @opindex msdata=use |
| Put small global and static data in the small data area, and generate |
| special instructions to reference them. |
| |
| @item -G @var{num} |
| @opindex G |
| @cindex smaller data references |
| Put global and static objects less than or equal to @var{num} bytes |
| into the small data or bss sections instead of the normal data or bss |
| sections. The default value of @var{num} is 8. |
| The @option{-msdata} option must be set to one of @samp{sdata} or @samp{use} |
| for this option to have any effect. |
| |
| All modules should be compiled with the same @option{-G @var{num}} value. |
| Compiling with different values of @var{num} may or may not work; if it |
| doesn't the linker will give an error message---incorrect code will not be |
| generated. |
| |
| @item -mdebug |
| @opindex mdebug |
| Makes the M32R specific code in the compiler display some statistics |
| that might help in debugging programs. |
| |
| @item -malign-loops |
| @opindex malign-loops |
| Align all loops to a 32-byte boundary. |
| |
| @item -mno-align-loops |
| @opindex mno-align-loops |
| Do not enforce a 32-byte alignment for loops. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -missue-rate=@var{number} |
| @opindex missue-rate=@var{number} |
| Issue @var{number} instructions per cycle. @var{number} can only be 1 |
| or 2. |
| |
| @item -mbranch-cost=@var{number} |
| @opindex mbranch-cost=@var{number} |
| @var{number} can only be 1 or 2. If it is 1 then branches will be |
| preferred over conditional code, if it is 2, then the opposite will |
| apply. |
| |
| @item -mflush-trap=@var{number} |
| @opindex mflush-trap=@var{number} |
| Specifies the trap number to use to flush the cache. The default is |
| 12. Valid numbers are between 0 and 15 inclusive. |
| |
| @item -mno-flush-trap |
| @opindex mno-flush-trap |
| Specifies that the cache cannot be flushed by using a trap. |
| |
| @item -mflush-func=@var{name} |
| @opindex mflush-func=@var{name} |
| Specifies the name of the operating system function to call to flush |
| the cache. The default is @emph{_flush_cache}, but a function call |
| will only be used if a trap is not available. |
| |
| @item -mno-flush-func |
| @opindex mno-flush-func |
| Indicates that there is no OS function for flushing the cache. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node M680x0 Options |
| @subsection M680x0 Options |
| @cindex M680x0 options |
| |
| These are the @samp{-m} options defined for the 68000 series. The default |
| values for these options depends on which style of 68000 was selected when |
| the compiler was configured; the defaults for the most common choices are |
| given below. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -m68000 |
| @itemx -mc68000 |
| @opindex m68000 |
| @opindex mc68000 |
| Generate output for a 68000. This is the default |
| when the compiler is configured for 68000-based systems. |
| |
| Use this option for microcontrollers with a 68000 or EC000 core, |
| including the 68008, 68302, 68306, 68307, 68322, 68328 and 68356. |
| |
| @item -m68020 |
| @itemx -mc68020 |
| @opindex m68020 |
| @opindex mc68020 |
| Generate output for a 68020. This is the default |
| when the compiler is configured for 68020-based systems. |
| |
| @item -m68881 |
| @opindex m68881 |
| Generate output containing 68881 instructions for floating point. |
| This is the default for most 68020 systems unless @option{--nfp} was |
| specified when the compiler was configured. |
| |
| @item -m68030 |
| @opindex m68030 |
| Generate output for a 68030. This is the default when the compiler is |
| configured for 68030-based systems. |
| |
| @item -m68040 |
| @opindex m68040 |
| Generate output for a 68040. This is the default when the compiler is |
| configured for 68040-based systems. |
| |
| This option inhibits the use of 68881/68882 instructions that have to be |
| emulated by software on the 68040. Use this option if your 68040 does not |
| have code to emulate those instructions. |
| |
| @item -m68060 |
| @opindex m68060 |
| Generate output for a 68060. This is the default when the compiler is |
| configured for 68060-based systems. |
| |
| This option inhibits the use of 68020 and 68881/68882 instructions that |
| have to be emulated by software on the 68060. Use this option if your 68060 |
| does not have code to emulate those instructions. |
| |
| @item -mcpu32 |
| @opindex mcpu32 |
| Generate output for a CPU32. This is the default |
| when the compiler is configured for CPU32-based systems. |
| |
| Use this option for microcontrollers with a |
| CPU32 or CPU32+ core, including the 68330, 68331, 68332, 68333, 68334, |
| 68336, 68340, 68341, 68349 and 68360. |
| |
| @item -m5200 |
| @opindex m5200 |
| Generate output for a 520X ``coldfire'' family cpu. This is the default |
| when the compiler is configured for 520X-based systems. |
| |
| Use this option for microcontroller with a 5200 core, including |
| the MCF5202, MCF5203, MCF5204 and MCF5202. |
| |
| @item -mcfv4e |
| @opindex mcfv4e |
| Generate output for a ColdFire V4e family cpu (e.g.@: 547x/548x). |
| This includes use of hardware floating point instructions. |
| |
| @item -m68020-40 |
| @opindex m68020-40 |
| Generate output for a 68040, without using any of the new instructions. |
| This results in code which can run relatively efficiently on either a |
| 68020/68881 or a 68030 or a 68040. The generated code does use the |
| 68881 instructions that are emulated on the 68040. |
| |
| @item -m68020-60 |
| @opindex m68020-60 |
| Generate output for a 68060, without using any of the new instructions. |
| This results in code which can run relatively efficiently on either a |
| 68020/68881 or a 68030 or a 68040. The generated code does use the |
| 68881 instructions that are emulated on the 68060. |
| |
| @item -msoft-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Generate output containing library calls for floating point. |
| @strong{Warning:} the requisite libraries are not available for all m68k |
| targets. Normally the facilities of the machine's usual C compiler are |
| used, but this can't be done directly in cross-compilation. You must |
| make your own arrangements to provide suitable library functions for |
| cross-compilation. The embedded targets @samp{m68k-*-aout} and |
| @samp{m68k-*-coff} do provide software floating point support. |
| |
| @item -mshort |
| @opindex mshort |
| Consider type @code{int} to be 16 bits wide, like @code{short int}. |
| Additionally, parameters passed on the stack are also aligned to a |
| 16-bit boundary even on targets whose API mandates promotion to 32-bit. |
| |
| @item -mnobitfield |
| @opindex mnobitfield |
| Do not use the bit-field instructions. The @option{-m68000}, @option{-mcpu32} |
| and @option{-m5200} options imply @w{@option{-mnobitfield}}. |
| |
| @item -mbitfield |
| @opindex mbitfield |
| Do use the bit-field instructions. The @option{-m68020} option implies |
| @option{-mbitfield}. This is the default if you use a configuration |
| designed for a 68020. |
| |
| @item -mrtd |
| @opindex mrtd |
| Use a different function-calling convention, in which functions |
| that take a fixed number of arguments return with the @code{rtd} |
| instruction, which pops their arguments while returning. This |
| saves one instruction in the caller since there is no need to pop |
| the arguments there. |
| |
| This calling convention is incompatible with the one normally |
| used on Unix, so you cannot use it if you need to call libraries |
| compiled with the Unix compiler. |
| |
| Also, you must provide function prototypes for all functions that |
| take variable numbers of arguments (including @code{printf}); |
| otherwise incorrect code will be generated for calls to those |
| functions. |
| |
| In addition, seriously incorrect code will result if you call a |
| function with too many arguments. (Normally, extra arguments are |
| harmlessly ignored.) |
| |
| The @code{rtd} instruction is supported by the 68010, 68020, 68030, |
| 68040, 68060 and CPU32 processors, but not by the 68000 or 5200. |
| |
| @item -malign-int |
| @itemx -mno-align-int |
| @opindex malign-int |
| @opindex mno-align-int |
| Control whether GCC aligns @code{int}, @code{long}, @code{long long}, |
| @code{float}, @code{double}, and @code{long double} variables on a 32-bit |
| boundary (@option{-malign-int}) or a 16-bit boundary (@option{-mno-align-int}). |
| Aligning variables on 32-bit boundaries produces code that runs somewhat |
| faster on processors with 32-bit busses at the expense of more memory. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} if you use the @option{-malign-int} switch, GCC will |
| align structures containing the above types differently than |
| most published application binary interface specifications for the m68k. |
| |
| @item -mpcrel |
| @opindex mpcrel |
| Use the pc-relative addressing mode of the 68000 directly, instead of |
| using a global offset table. At present, this option implies @option{-fpic}, |
| allowing at most a 16-bit offset for pc-relative addressing. @option{-fPIC} is |
| not presently supported with @option{-mpcrel}, though this could be supported for |
| 68020 and higher processors. |
| |
| @item -mno-strict-align |
| @itemx -mstrict-align |
| @opindex mno-strict-align |
| @opindex mstrict-align |
| Do not (do) assume that unaligned memory references will be handled by |
| the system. |
| |
| @item -msep-data |
| Generate code that allows the data segment to be located in a different |
| area of memory from the text segment. This allows for execute in place in |
| an environment without virtual memory management. This option implies |
| @option{-fPIC}. |
| |
| @item -mno-sep-data |
| Generate code that assumes that the data segment follows the text segment. |
| This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mid-shared-library |
| Generate code that supports shared libraries via the library ID method. |
| This allows for execute in place and shared libraries in an environment |
| without virtual memory management. This option implies @option{-fPIC}. |
| |
| @item -mno-id-shared-library |
| Generate code that doesn't assume ID based shared libraries are being used. |
| This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mshared-library-id=n |
| Specified the identification number of the ID based shared library being |
| compiled. Specifying a value of 0 will generate more compact code, specifying |
| other values will force the allocation of that number to the current |
| library but is no more space or time efficient than omitting this option. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node M68hc1x Options |
| @subsection M68hc1x Options |
| @cindex M68hc1x options |
| |
| These are the @samp{-m} options defined for the 68hc11 and 68hc12 |
| microcontrollers. The default values for these options depends on |
| which style of microcontroller was selected when the compiler was configured; |
| the defaults for the most common choices are given below. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -m6811 |
| @itemx -m68hc11 |
| @opindex m6811 |
| @opindex m68hc11 |
| Generate output for a 68HC11. This is the default |
| when the compiler is configured for 68HC11-based systems. |
| |
| @item -m6812 |
| @itemx -m68hc12 |
| @opindex m6812 |
| @opindex m68hc12 |
| Generate output for a 68HC12. This is the default |
| when the compiler is configured for 68HC12-based systems. |
| |
| @item -m68S12 |
| @itemx -m68hcs12 |
| @opindex m68S12 |
| @opindex m68hcs12 |
| Generate output for a 68HCS12. |
| |
| @item -mauto-incdec |
| @opindex mauto-incdec |
| Enable the use of 68HC12 pre and post auto-increment and auto-decrement |
| addressing modes. |
| |
| @item -minmax |
| @itemx -nominmax |
| @opindex minmax |
| @opindex mnominmax |
| Enable the use of 68HC12 min and max instructions. |
| |
| @item -mlong-calls |
| @itemx -mno-long-calls |
| @opindex mlong-calls |
| @opindex mno-long-calls |
| Treat all calls as being far away (near). If calls are assumed to be |
| far away, the compiler will use the @code{call} instruction to |
| call a function and the @code{rtc} instruction for returning. |
| |
| @item -mshort |
| @opindex mshort |
| Consider type @code{int} to be 16 bits wide, like @code{short int}. |
| |
| @item -msoft-reg-count=@var{count} |
| @opindex msoft-reg-count |
| Specify the number of pseudo-soft registers which are used for the |
| code generation. The maximum number is 32. Using more pseudo-soft |
| register may or may not result in better code depending on the program. |
| The default is 4 for 68HC11 and 2 for 68HC12. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node MCore Options |
| @subsection MCore Options |
| @cindex MCore options |
| |
| These are the @samp{-m} options defined for the Motorola M*Core |
| processors. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| |
| @item -mhardlit |
| @itemx -mno-hardlit |
| @opindex mhardlit |
| @opindex mno-hardlit |
| Inline constants into the code stream if it can be done in two |
| instructions or less. |
| |
| @item -mdiv |
| @itemx -mno-div |
| @opindex mdiv |
| @opindex mno-div |
| Use the divide instruction. (Enabled by default). |
| |
| @item -mrelax-immediate |
| @itemx -mno-relax-immediate |
| @opindex mrelax-immediate |
| @opindex mno-relax-immediate |
| Allow arbitrary sized immediates in bit operations. |
| |
| @item -mwide-bitfields |
| @itemx -mno-wide-bitfields |
| @opindex mwide-bitfields |
| @opindex mno-wide-bitfields |
| Always treat bit-fields as int-sized. |
| |
| @item -m4byte-functions |
| @itemx -mno-4byte-functions |
| @opindex m4byte-functions |
| @opindex mno-4byte-functions |
| Force all functions to be aligned to a four byte boundary. |
| |
| @item -mcallgraph-data |
| @itemx -mno-callgraph-data |
| @opindex mcallgraph-data |
| @opindex mno-callgraph-data |
| Emit callgraph information. |
| |
| @item -mslow-bytes |
| @itemx -mno-slow-bytes |
| @opindex mslow-bytes |
| @opindex mno-slow-bytes |
| Prefer word access when reading byte quantities. |
| |
| @item -mlittle-endian |
| @itemx -mbig-endian |
| @opindex mlittle-endian |
| @opindex mbig-endian |
| Generate code for a little endian target. |
| |
| @item -m210 |
| @itemx -m340 |
| @opindex m210 |
| @opindex m340 |
| Generate code for the 210 processor. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node MIPS Options |
| @subsection MIPS Options |
| @cindex MIPS options |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| |
| @item -EB |
| @opindex EB |
| Generate big-endian code. |
| |
| @item -EL |
| @opindex EL |
| Generate little-endian code. This is the default for @samp{mips*el-*-*} |
| configurations. |
| |
| @item -march=@var{arch} |
| @opindex march |
| Generate code that will run on @var{arch}, which can be the name of a |
| generic MIPS ISA, or the name of a particular processor. |
| The ISA names are: |
| @samp{mips1}, @samp{mips2}, @samp{mips3}, @samp{mips4}, |
| @samp{mips32}, @samp{mips32r2}, and @samp{mips64}. |
| The processor names are: |
| @samp{4kc}, @samp{4km}, @samp{4kp}, |
| @samp{5kc}, @samp{5kf}, |
| @samp{20kc}, |
| @samp{24k}, @samp{24kc}, @samp{24kf}, @samp{24kx}, |
| @samp{m4k}, |
| @samp{orion}, |
| @samp{r2000}, @samp{r3000}, @samp{r3900}, @samp{r4000}, @samp{r4400}, |
| @samp{r4600}, @samp{r4650}, @samp{r6000}, @samp{r8000}, |
| @samp{rm7000}, @samp{rm9000}, |
| @samp{sb1}, |
| @samp{sr71000}, |
| @samp{vr4100}, @samp{vr4111}, @samp{vr4120}, @samp{vr4130}, @samp{vr4300}, |
| @samp{vr5000}, @samp{vr5400} and @samp{vr5500}. |
| The special value @samp{from-abi} selects the |
| most compatible architecture for the selected ABI (that is, |
| @samp{mips1} for 32-bit ABIs and @samp{mips3} for 64-bit ABIs)@. |
| |
| In processor names, a final @samp{000} can be abbreviated as @samp{k} |
| (for example, @samp{-march=r2k}). Prefixes are optional, and |
| @samp{vr} may be written @samp{r}. |
| |
| GCC defines two macros based on the value of this option. The first |
| is @samp{_MIPS_ARCH}, which gives the name of target architecture, as |
| a string. The second has the form @samp{_MIPS_ARCH_@var{foo}}, |
| where @var{foo} is the capitalized value of @samp{_MIPS_ARCH}@. |
| For example, @samp{-march=r2000} will set @samp{_MIPS_ARCH} |
| to @samp{"r2000"} and define the macro @samp{_MIPS_ARCH_R2000}. |
| |
| Note that the @samp{_MIPS_ARCH} macro uses the processor names given |
| above. In other words, it will have the full prefix and will not |
| abbreviate @samp{000} as @samp{k}. In the case of @samp{from-abi}, |
| the macro names the resolved architecture (either @samp{"mips1"} or |
| @samp{"mips3"}). It names the default architecture when no |
| @option{-march} option is given. |
| |
| @item -mtune=@var{arch} |
| @opindex mtune |
| Optimize for @var{arch}. Among other things, this option controls |
| the way instructions are scheduled, and the perceived cost of arithmetic |
| operations. The list of @var{arch} values is the same as for |
| @option{-march}. |
| |
| When this option is not used, GCC will optimize for the processor |
| specified by @option{-march}. By using @option{-march} and |
| @option{-mtune} together, it is possible to generate code that will |
| run on a family of processors, but optimize the code for one |
| particular member of that family. |
| |
| @samp{-mtune} defines the macros @samp{_MIPS_TUNE} and |
| @samp{_MIPS_TUNE_@var{foo}}, which work in the same way as the |
| @samp{-march} ones described above. |
| |
| @item -mips1 |
| @opindex mips1 |
| Equivalent to @samp{-march=mips1}. |
| |
| @item -mips2 |
| @opindex mips2 |
| Equivalent to @samp{-march=mips2}. |
| |
| @item -mips3 |
| @opindex mips3 |
| Equivalent to @samp{-march=mips3}. |
| |
| @item -mips4 |
| @opindex mips4 |
| Equivalent to @samp{-march=mips4}. |
| |
| @item -mips32 |
| @opindex mips32 |
| Equivalent to @samp{-march=mips32}. |
| |
| @item -mips32r2 |
| @opindex mips32r2 |
| Equivalent to @samp{-march=mips32r2}. |
| |
| @item -mips64 |
| @opindex mips64 |
| Equivalent to @samp{-march=mips64}. |
| |
| @item -mips16 |
| @itemx -mno-mips16 |
| @opindex mips16 |
| @opindex mno-mips16 |
| Generate (do not generate) MIPS16 code. If GCC is targetting a |
| MIPS32 or MIPS64 architecture, it will make use of the MIPS16e ASE@. |
| |
| @item -mabi=32 |
| @itemx -mabi=o64 |
| @itemx -mabi=n32 |
| @itemx -mabi=64 |
| @itemx -mabi=eabi |
| @opindex mabi=32 |
| @opindex mabi=o64 |
| @opindex mabi=n32 |
| @opindex mabi=64 |
| @opindex mabi=eabi |
| Generate code for the given ABI@. |
| |
| Note that the EABI has a 32-bit and a 64-bit variant. GCC normally |
| generates 64-bit code when you select a 64-bit architecture, but you |
| can use @option{-mgp32} to get 32-bit code instead. |
| |
| For information about the O64 ABI, see |
| @w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/mipso64-abi.html}}. |
| |
| @item -mabicalls |
| @itemx -mno-abicalls |
| @opindex mabicalls |
| @opindex mno-abicalls |
| Generate (do not generate) code that is suitable for SVR4-style |
| dynamic objects. @option{-mabicalls} is the default for SVR4-based |
| systems. |
| |
| @item -mshared |
| @itemx -mno-shared |
| Generate (do not generate) code that is fully position-independent, |
| and that can therefore be linked into shared libraries. This option |
| only affects @option{-mabicalls}. |
| |
| All @option{-mabicalls} code has traditionally been position-independent, |
| regardless of options like @option{-fPIC} and @option{-fpic}. However, |
| as an extension, the GNU toolchain allows executables to use absolute |
| accesses for locally-binding symbols. It can also use shorter GP |
| initialization sequences and generate direct calls to locally-defined |
| functions. This mode is selected by @option{-mno-shared}. |
| |
| @option{-mno-shared} depends on binutils 2.16 or higher and generates |
| objects that can only be linked by the GNU linker. However, the option |
| does not affect the ABI of the final executable; it only affects the ABI |
| of relocatable objects. Using @option{-mno-shared} will generally make |
| executables both smaller and quicker. |
| |
| @option{-mshared} is the default. |
| |
| @item -mxgot |
| @itemx -mno-xgot |
| @opindex mxgot |
| @opindex mno-xgot |
| Lift (do not lift) the usual restrictions on the size of the global |
| offset table. |
| |
| GCC normally uses a single instruction to load values from the GOT@. |
| While this is relatively efficient, it will only work if the GOT |
| is smaller than about 64k. Anything larger will cause the linker |
| to report an error such as: |
| |
| @cindex relocation truncated to fit (MIPS) |
| @smallexample |
| relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16 foobar |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| If this happens, you should recompile your code with @option{-mxgot}. |
| It should then work with very large GOTs, although it will also be |
| less efficient, since it will take three instructions to fetch the |
| value of a global symbol. |
| |
| Note that some linkers can create multiple GOTs. If you have such a |
| linker, you should only need to use @option{-mxgot} when a single object |
| file accesses more than 64k's worth of GOT entries. Very few do. |
| |
| These options have no effect unless GCC is generating position |
| independent code. |
| |
| @item -mgp32 |
| @opindex mgp32 |
| Assume that general-purpose registers are 32 bits wide. |
| |
| @item -mgp64 |
| @opindex mgp64 |
| Assume that general-purpose registers are 64 bits wide. |
| |
| @item -mfp32 |
| @opindex mfp32 |
| Assume that floating-point registers are 32 bits wide. |
| |
| @item -mfp64 |
| @opindex mfp64 |
| Assume that floating-point registers are 64 bits wide. |
| |
| @item -mhard-float |
| @opindex mhard-float |
| Use floating-point coprocessor instructions. |
| |
| @item -msoft-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Do not use floating-point coprocessor instructions. Implement |
| floating-point calculations using library calls instead. |
| |
| @item -msingle-float |
| @opindex msingle-float |
| Assume that the floating-point coprocessor only supports single-precision |
| operations. |
| |
| @itemx -mdouble-float |
| @opindex mdouble-float |
| Assume that the floating-point coprocessor supports double-precision |
| operations. This is the default. |
| |
| @itemx -mdsp |
| @itemx -mno-dsp |
| @opindex mdsp |
| @opindex mno-dsp |
| Use (do not use) the MIPS DSP ASE. @xref{MIPS DSP Built-in Functions}. |
| |
| @itemx -mpaired-single |
| @itemx -mno-paired-single |
| @opindex mpaired-single |
| @opindex mno-paired-single |
| Use (do not use) paired-single floating-point instructions. |
| @xref{MIPS Paired-Single Support}. This option can only be used |
| when generating 64-bit code and requires hardware floating-point |
| support to be enabled. |
| |
| @itemx -mips3d |
| @itemx -mno-mips3d |
| @opindex mips3d |
| @opindex mno-mips3d |
| Use (do not use) the MIPS-3D ASE@. @xref{MIPS-3D Built-in Functions}. |
| The option @option{-mips3d} implies @option{-mpaired-single}. |
| |
| @item -mlong64 |
| @opindex mlong64 |
| Force @code{long} types to be 64 bits wide. See @option{-mlong32} for |
| an explanation of the default and the way that the pointer size is |
| determined. |
| |
| @item -mlong32 |
| @opindex mlong32 |
| Force @code{long}, @code{int}, and pointer types to be 32 bits wide. |
| |
| The default size of @code{int}s, @code{long}s and pointers depends on |
| the ABI@. All the supported ABIs use 32-bit @code{int}s. The n64 ABI |
| uses 64-bit @code{long}s, as does the 64-bit EABI; the others use |
| 32-bit @code{long}s. Pointers are the same size as @code{long}s, |
| or the same size as integer registers, whichever is smaller. |
| |
| @item -msym32 |
| @itemx -mno-sym32 |
| @opindex msym32 |
| @opindex mno-sym32 |
| Assume (do not assume) that all symbols have 32-bit values, regardless |
| of the selected ABI@. This option is useful in combination with |
| @option{-mabi=64} and @option{-mno-abicalls} because it allows GCC |
| to generate shorter and faster references to symbolic addresses. |
| |
| @item -G @var{num} |
| @opindex G |
| @cindex smaller data references (MIPS) |
| @cindex gp-relative references (MIPS) |
| Put global and static items less than or equal to @var{num} bytes into |
| the small data or bss section instead of the normal data or bss section. |
| This allows the data to be accessed using a single instruction. |
| |
| All modules should be compiled with the same @option{-G @var{num}} |
| value. |
| |
| @item -membedded-data |
| @itemx -mno-embedded-data |
| @opindex membedded-data |
| @opindex mno-embedded-data |
| Allocate variables to the read-only data section first if possible, then |
| next in the small data section if possible, otherwise in data. This gives |
| slightly slower code than the default, but reduces the amount of RAM required |
| when executing, and thus may be preferred for some embedded systems. |
| |
| @item -muninit-const-in-rodata |
| @itemx -mno-uninit-const-in-rodata |
| @opindex muninit-const-in-rodata |
| @opindex mno-uninit-const-in-rodata |
| Put uninitialized @code{const} variables in the read-only data section. |
| This option is only meaningful in conjunction with @option{-membedded-data}. |
| |
| @item -msplit-addresses |
| @itemx -mno-split-addresses |
| @opindex msplit-addresses |
| @opindex mno-split-addresses |
| Enable (disable) use of the @code{%hi()} and @code{%lo()} assembler |
| relocation operators. This option has been superseded by |
| @option{-mexplicit-relocs} but is retained for backwards compatibility. |
| |
| @item -mexplicit-relocs |
| @itemx -mno-explicit-relocs |
| @opindex mexplicit-relocs |
| @opindex mno-explicit-relocs |
| Use (do not use) assembler relocation operators when dealing with symbolic |
| addresses. The alternative, selected by @option{-mno-explicit-relocs}, |
| is to use assembler macros instead. |
| |
| @option{-mexplicit-relocs} is the default if GCC was configured |
| to use an assembler that supports relocation operators. |
| |
| @item -mcheck-zero-division |
| @itemx -mno-check-zero-division |
| @opindex mcheck-zero-division |
| @opindex mno-check-zero-division |
| Trap (do not trap) on integer division by zero. The default is |
| @option{-mcheck-zero-division}. |
| |
| @item -mdivide-traps |
| @itemx -mdivide-breaks |
| @opindex mdivide-traps |
| @opindex mdivide-breaks |
| MIPS systems check for division by zero by generating either a |
| conditional trap or a break instruction. Using traps results in |
| smaller code, but is only supported on MIPS II and later. Also, some |
| versions of the Linux kernel have a bug that prevents trap from |
| generating the proper signal (@code{SIGFPE}). Use @option{-mdivide-traps} to |
| allow conditional traps on architectures that support them and |
| @option{-mdivide-breaks} to force the use of breaks. |
| |
| The default is usually @option{-mdivide-traps}, but this can be |
| overridden at configure time using @option{--with-divide=breaks}. |
| Divide-by-zero checks can be completely disabled using |
| @option{-mno-check-zero-division}. |
| |
| @item -mmemcpy |
| @itemx -mno-memcpy |
| @opindex mmemcpy |
| @opindex mno-memcpy |
| Force (do not force) the use of @code{memcpy()} for non-trivial block |
| moves. The default is @option{-mno-memcpy}, which allows GCC to inline |
| most constant-sized copies. |
| |
| @item -mlong-calls |
| @itemx -mno-long-calls |
| @opindex mlong-calls |
| @opindex mno-long-calls |
| Disable (do not disable) use of the @code{jal} instruction. Calling |
| functions using @code{jal} is more efficient but requires the caller |
| and callee to be in the same 256 megabyte segment. |
| |
| This option has no effect on abicalls code. The default is |
| @option{-mno-long-calls}. |
| |
| @item -mmad |
| @itemx -mno-mad |
| @opindex mmad |
| @opindex mno-mad |
| Enable (disable) use of the @code{mad}, @code{madu} and @code{mul} |
| instructions, as provided by the R4650 ISA@. |
| |
| @item -mfused-madd |
| @itemx -mno-fused-madd |
| @opindex mfused-madd |
| @opindex mno-fused-madd |
| Enable (disable) use of the floating point multiply-accumulate |
| instructions, when they are available. The default is |
| @option{-mfused-madd}. |
| |
| When multiply-accumulate instructions are used, the intermediate |
| product is calculated to infinite precision and is not subject to |
| the FCSR Flush to Zero bit. This may be undesirable in some |
| circumstances. |
| |
| @item -nocpp |
| @opindex nocpp |
| Tell the MIPS assembler to not run its preprocessor over user |
| assembler files (with a @samp{.s} suffix) when assembling them. |
| |
| @item -mfix-r4000 |
| @itemx -mno-fix-r4000 |
| @opindex mfix-r4000 |
| @opindex mno-fix-r4000 |
| Work around certain R4000 CPU errata: |
| @itemize @minus |
| @item |
| A double-word or a variable shift may give an incorrect result if executed |
| immediately after starting an integer division. |
| @item |
| A double-word or a variable shift may give an incorrect result if executed |
| while an integer multiplication is in progress. |
| @item |
| An integer division may give an incorrect result if started in a delay slot |
| of a taken branch or a jump. |
| @end itemize |
| |
| @item -mfix-r4400 |
| @itemx -mno-fix-r4400 |
| @opindex mfix-r4400 |
| @opindex mno-fix-r4400 |
| Work around certain R4400 CPU errata: |
| @itemize @minus |
| @item |
| A double-word or a variable shift may give an incorrect result if executed |
| immediately after starting an integer division. |
| @end itemize |
| |
| @item -mfix-vr4120 |
| @itemx -mno-fix-vr4120 |
| @opindex mfix-vr4120 |
| Work around certain VR4120 errata: |
| @itemize @minus |
| @item |
| @code{dmultu} does not always produce the correct result. |
| @item |
| @code{div} and @code{ddiv} do not always produce the correct result if one |
| of the operands is negative. |
| @end itemize |
| The workarounds for the division errata rely on special functions in |
| @file{libgcc.a}. At present, these functions are only provided by |
| the @code{mips64vr*-elf} configurations. |
| |
| Other VR4120 errata require a nop to be inserted between certain pairs of |
| instructions. These errata are handled by the assembler, not by GCC itself. |
| |
| @item -mfix-vr4130 |
| @opindex mfix-vr4130 |
| Work around the VR4130 @code{mflo}/@code{mfhi} errata. The |
| workarounds are implemented by the assembler rather than by GCC, |
| although GCC will avoid using @code{mflo} and @code{mfhi} if the |
| VR4130 @code{macc}, @code{macchi}, @code{dmacc} and @code{dmacchi} |
| instructions are available instead. |
| |
| @item -mfix-sb1 |
| @itemx -mno-fix-sb1 |
| @opindex mfix-sb1 |
| Work around certain SB-1 CPU core errata. |
| (This flag currently works around the SB-1 revision 2 |
| ``F1'' and ``F2'' floating point errata.) |
| |
| @item -mflush-func=@var{func} |
| @itemx -mno-flush-func |
| @opindex mflush-func |
| Specifies the function to call to flush the I and D caches, or to not |
| call any such function. If called, the function must take the same |
| arguments as the common @code{_flush_func()}, that is, the address of the |
| memory range for which the cache is being flushed, the size of the |
| memory range, and the number 3 (to flush both caches). The default |
| depends on the target GCC was configured for, but commonly is either |
| @samp{_flush_func} or @samp{__cpu_flush}. |
| |
| @item -mbranch-likely |
| @itemx -mno-branch-likely |
| @opindex mbranch-likely |
| @opindex mno-branch-likely |
| Enable or disable use of Branch Likely instructions, regardless of the |
| default for the selected architecture. By default, Branch Likely |
| instructions may be generated if they are supported by the selected |
| architecture. An exception is for the MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures |
| and processors which implement those architectures; for those, Branch |
| Likely instructions will not be generated by default because the MIPS32 |
| and MIPS64 architectures specifically deprecate their use. |
| |
| @item -mfp-exceptions |
| @itemx -mno-fp-exceptions |
| @opindex mfp-exceptions |
| Specifies whether FP exceptions are enabled. This affects how we schedule |
| FP instructions for some processors. The default is that FP exceptions are |
| enabled. |
| |
| For instance, on the SB-1, if FP exceptions are disabled, and we are emitting |
| 64-bit code, then we can use both FP pipes. Otherwise, we can only use one |
| FP pipe. |
| |
| @item -mvr4130-align |
| @itemx -mno-vr4130-align |
| @opindex mvr4130-align |
| The VR4130 pipeline is two-way superscalar, but can only issue two |
| instructions together if the first one is 8-byte aligned. When this |
| option is enabled, GCC will align pairs of instructions that it |
| thinks should execute in parallel. |
| |
| This option only has an effect when optimizing for the VR4130. |
| It normally makes code faster, but at the expense of making it bigger. |
| It is enabled by default at optimization level @option{-O3}. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node MMIX Options |
| @subsection MMIX Options |
| @cindex MMIX Options |
| |
| These options are defined for the MMIX: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mlibfuncs |
| @itemx -mno-libfuncs |
| @opindex mlibfuncs |
| @opindex mno-libfuncs |
| Specify that intrinsic library functions are being compiled, passing all |
| values in registers, no matter the size. |
| |
| @item -mepsilon |
| @itemx -mno-epsilon |
| @opindex mepsilon |
| @opindex mno-epsilon |
| Generate floating-point comparison instructions that compare with respect |
| to the @code{rE} epsilon register. |
| |
| @item -mabi=mmixware |
| @itemx -mabi=gnu |
| @opindex mabi-mmixware |
| @opindex mabi=gnu |
| Generate code that passes function parameters and return values that (in |
| the called function) are seen as registers @code{$0} and up, as opposed to |
| the GNU ABI which uses global registers @code{$231} and up. |
| |
| @item -mzero-extend |
| @itemx -mno-zero-extend |
| @opindex mzero-extend |
| @opindex mno-zero-extend |
| When reading data from memory in sizes shorter than 64 bits, use (do not |
| use) zero-extending load instructions by default, rather than |
| sign-extending ones. |
| |
| @item -mknuthdiv |
| @itemx -mno-knuthdiv |
| @opindex mknuthdiv |
| @opindex mno-knuthdiv |
| Make the result of a division yielding a remainder have the same sign as |
| the divisor. With the default, @option{-mno-knuthdiv}, the sign of the |
| remainder follows the sign of the dividend. Both methods are |
| arithmetically valid, the latter being almost exclusively used. |
| |
| @item -mtoplevel-symbols |
| @itemx -mno-toplevel-symbols |
| @opindex mtoplevel-symbols |
| @opindex mno-toplevel-symbols |
| Prepend (do not prepend) a @samp{:} to all global symbols, so the assembly |
| code can be used with the @code{PREFIX} assembly directive. |
| |
| @item -melf |
| @opindex melf |
| Generate an executable in the ELF format, rather than the default |
| @samp{mmo} format used by the @command{mmix} simulator. |
| |
| @item -mbranch-predict |
| @itemx -mno-branch-predict |
| @opindex mbranch-predict |
| @opindex mno-branch-predict |
| Use (do not use) the probable-branch instructions, when static branch |
| prediction indicates a probable branch. |
| |
| @item -mbase-addresses |
| @itemx -mno-base-addresses |
| @opindex mbase-addresses |
| @opindex mno-base-addresses |
| Generate (do not generate) code that uses @emph{base addresses}. Using a |
| base address automatically generates a request (handled by the assembler |
| and the linker) for a constant to be set up in a global register. The |
| register is used for one or more base address requests within the range 0 |
| to 255 from the value held in the register. The generally leads to short |
| and fast code, but the number of different data items that can be |
| addressed is limited. This means that a program that uses lots of static |
| data may require @option{-mno-base-addresses}. |
| |
| @item -msingle-exit |
| @itemx -mno-single-exit |
| @opindex msingle-exit |
| @opindex mno-single-exit |
| Force (do not force) generated code to have a single exit point in each |
| function. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node MN10300 Options |
| @subsection MN10300 Options |
| @cindex MN10300 options |
| |
| These @option{-m} options are defined for Matsushita MN10300 architectures: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mmult-bug |
| @opindex mmult-bug |
| Generate code to avoid bugs in the multiply instructions for the MN10300 |
| processors. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mno-mult-bug |
| @opindex mno-mult-bug |
| Do not generate code to avoid bugs in the multiply instructions for the |
| MN10300 processors. |
| |
| @item -mam33 |
| @opindex mam33 |
| Generate code which uses features specific to the AM33 processor. |
| |
| @item -mno-am33 |
| @opindex mno-am33 |
| Do not generate code which uses features specific to the AM33 processor. This |
| is the default. |
| |
| @item -mreturn-pointer-on-d0 |
| @opindex mreturn-pointer-on-d0 |
| When generating a function which returns a pointer, return the pointer |
| in both @code{a0} and @code{d0}. Otherwise, the pointer is returned |
| only in a0, and attempts to call such functions without a prototype |
| would result in errors. Note that this option is on by default; use |
| @option{-mno-return-pointer-on-d0} to disable it. |
| |
| @item -mno-crt0 |
| @opindex mno-crt0 |
| Do not link in the C run-time initialization object file. |
| |
| @item -mrelax |
| @opindex mrelax |
| Indicate to the linker that it should perform a relaxation optimization pass |
| to shorten branches, calls and absolute memory addresses. This option only |
| has an effect when used on the command line for the final link step. |
| |
| This option makes symbolic debugging impossible. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node MT Options |
| @subsection MT Options |
| @cindex MT options |
| |
| These @option{-m} options are defined for Morpho MT architectures: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| |
| @item -march=@var{cpu-type} |
| @opindex march |
| Generate code that will run on @var{cpu-type}, which is the name of a system |
| representing a certain processor type. Possible values for |
| @var{cpu-type} are @samp{ms1-64-001}, @samp{ms1-16-002}, |
| @samp{ms1-16-003} and @samp{ms2}. |
| |
| When this option is not used, the default is @option{-march=ms1-16-002}. |
| |
| @item -mbacc |
| @opindex mbacc |
| Use byte loads and stores when generating code. |
| |
| @item -mno-bacc |
| @opindex mno-bacc |
| Do not use byte loads and stores when generating code. |
| |
| @item -msim |
| @opindex msim |
| Use simulator runtime |
| |
| @item -mno-crt0 |
| @opindex mno-crt0 |
| Do not link in the C run-time initialization object file |
| @file{crti.o}. Other run-time initialization and termination files |
| such as @file{startup.o} and @file{exit.o} are still included on the |
| linker command line. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node PDP-11 Options |
| @subsection PDP-11 Options |
| @cindex PDP-11 Options |
| |
| These options are defined for the PDP-11: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mfpu |
| @opindex mfpu |
| Use hardware FPP floating point. This is the default. (FIS floating |
| point on the PDP-11/40 is not supported.) |
| |
| @item -msoft-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Do not use hardware floating point. |
| |
| @item -mac0 |
| @opindex mac0 |
| Return floating-point results in ac0 (fr0 in Unix assembler syntax). |
| |
| @item -mno-ac0 |
| @opindex mno-ac0 |
| Return floating-point results in memory. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -m40 |
| @opindex m40 |
| Generate code for a PDP-11/40. |
| |
| @item -m45 |
| @opindex m45 |
| Generate code for a PDP-11/45. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -m10 |
| @opindex m10 |
| Generate code for a PDP-11/10. |
| |
| @item -mbcopy-builtin |
| @opindex bcopy-builtin |
| Use inline @code{movmemhi} patterns for copying memory. This is the |
| default. |
| |
| @item -mbcopy |
| @opindex mbcopy |
| Do not use inline @code{movmemhi} patterns for copying memory. |
| |
| @item -mint16 |
| @itemx -mno-int32 |
| @opindex mint16 |
| @opindex mno-int32 |
| Use 16-bit @code{int}. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mint32 |
| @itemx -mno-int16 |
| @opindex mint32 |
| @opindex mno-int16 |
| Use 32-bit @code{int}. |
| |
| @item -mfloat64 |
| @itemx -mno-float32 |
| @opindex mfloat64 |
| @opindex mno-float32 |
| Use 64-bit @code{float}. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mfloat32 |
| @itemx -mno-float64 |
| @opindex mfloat32 |
| @opindex mno-float64 |
| Use 32-bit @code{float}. |
| |
| @item -mabshi |
| @opindex mabshi |
| Use @code{abshi2} pattern. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mno-abshi |
| @opindex mno-abshi |
| Do not use @code{abshi2} pattern. |
| |
| @item -mbranch-expensive |
| @opindex mbranch-expensive |
| Pretend that branches are expensive. This is for experimenting with |
| code generation only. |
| |
| @item -mbranch-cheap |
| @opindex mbranch-cheap |
| Do not pretend that branches are expensive. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -msplit |
| @opindex msplit |
| Generate code for a system with split I&D@. |
| |
| @item -mno-split |
| @opindex mno-split |
| Generate code for a system without split I&D@. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -munix-asm |
| @opindex munix-asm |
| Use Unix assembler syntax. This is the default when configured for |
| @samp{pdp11-*-bsd}. |
| |
| @item -mdec-asm |
| @opindex mdec-asm |
| Use DEC assembler syntax. This is the default when configured for any |
| PDP-11 target other than @samp{pdp11-*-bsd}. |
| @end table |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @node PowerPC Options |
| @subsection PowerPC Options |
| @cindex PowerPC options |
| |
| These are listed under @xref{RS/6000 and PowerPC Options}. |
| |
| @node RS/6000 and PowerPC Options |
| @subsection IBM RS/6000 and PowerPC Options |
| @cindex RS/6000 and PowerPC Options |
| @cindex IBM RS/6000 and PowerPC Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for the IBM RS/6000 and PowerPC: |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mpower |
| @itemx -mno-power |
| @itemx -mpower2 |
| @itemx -mno-power2 |
| @itemx -mpowerpc |
| @itemx -mno-powerpc |
| @itemx -mpowerpc-gpopt |
| @itemx -mno-powerpc-gpopt |
| @itemx -mpowerpc-gfxopt |
| @itemx -mno-powerpc-gfxopt |
| @itemx -mpowerpc64 |
| @itemx -mno-powerpc64 |
| @itemx -mmfcrf |
| @itemx -mno-mfcrf |
| @itemx -mpopcntb |
| @itemx -mno-popcntb |
| @itemx -mfprnd |
| @itemx -mno-fprnd |
| @opindex mpower |
| @opindex mno-power |
| @opindex mpower2 |
| @opindex mno-power2 |
| @opindex mpowerpc |
| @opindex mno-powerpc |
| @opindex mpowerpc-gpopt |
| @opindex mno-powerpc-gpopt |
| @opindex mpowerpc-gfxopt |
| @opindex mno-powerpc-gfxopt |
| @opindex mpowerpc64 |
| @opindex mno-powerpc64 |
| @opindex mmfcrf |
| @opindex mno-mfcrf |
| @opindex mpopcntb |
| @opindex mno-popcntb |
| @opindex mfprnd |
| @opindex mno-fprnd |
| GCC supports two related instruction set architectures for the |
| RS/6000 and PowerPC@. The @dfn{POWER} instruction set are those |
| instructions supported by the @samp{rios} chip set used in the original |
| RS/6000 systems and the @dfn{PowerPC} instruction set is the |
| architecture of the Freescale MPC5xx, MPC6xx, MPC8xx microprocessors, and |
| the IBM 4xx, 6xx, and follow-on microprocessors. |
| |
| Neither architecture is a subset of the other. However there is a |
| large common subset of instructions supported by both. An MQ |
| register is included in processors supporting the POWER architecture. |
| |
| You use these options to specify which instructions are available on the |
| processor you are using. The default value of these options is |
| determined when configuring GCC@. Specifying the |
| @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} overrides the specification of these |
| options. We recommend you use the @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} option |
| rather than the options listed above. |
| |
| The @option{-mpower} option allows GCC to generate instructions that |
| are found only in the POWER architecture and to use the MQ register. |
| Specifying @option{-mpower2} implies @option{-power} and also allows GCC |
| to generate instructions that are present in the POWER2 architecture but |
| not the original POWER architecture. |
| |
| The @option{-mpowerpc} option allows GCC to generate instructions that |
| are found only in the 32-bit subset of the PowerPC architecture. |
| Specifying @option{-mpowerpc-gpopt} implies @option{-mpowerpc} and also allows |
| GCC to use the optional PowerPC architecture instructions in the |
| General Purpose group, including floating-point square root. Specifying |
| @option{-mpowerpc-gfxopt} implies @option{-mpowerpc} and also allows GCC to |
| use the optional PowerPC architecture instructions in the Graphics |
| group, including floating-point select. |
| |
| The @option{-mmfcrf} option allows GCC to generate the move from |
| condition register field instruction implemented on the POWER4 |
| processor and other processors that support the PowerPC V2.01 |
| architecture. |
| The @option{-mpopcntb} option allows GCC to generate the popcount and |
| double precision FP reciprocal estimate instruction implemented on the |
| POWER5 processor and other processors that support the PowerPC V2.02 |
| architecture. |
| The @option{-mfprnd} option allows GCC to generate the FP round to |
| integer instructions implemented on the POWER5+ processor and other |
| processors that support the PowerPC V2.03 architecture. |
| |
| The @option{-mpowerpc64} option allows GCC to generate the additional |
| 64-bit instructions that are found in the full PowerPC64 architecture |
| and to treat GPRs as 64-bit, doubleword quantities. GCC defaults to |
| @option{-mno-powerpc64}. |
| |
| If you specify both @option{-mno-power} and @option{-mno-powerpc}, GCC |
| will use only the instructions in the common subset of both |
| architectures plus some special AIX common-mode calls, and will not use |
| the MQ register. Specifying both @option{-mpower} and @option{-mpowerpc} |
| permits GCC to use any instruction from either architecture and to |
| allow use of the MQ register; specify this for the Motorola MPC601. |
| |
| @item -mnew-mnemonics |
| @itemx -mold-mnemonics |
| @opindex mnew-mnemonics |
| @opindex mold-mnemonics |
| Select which mnemonics to use in the generated assembler code. With |
| @option{-mnew-mnemonics}, GCC uses the assembler mnemonics defined for |
| the PowerPC architecture. With @option{-mold-mnemonics} it uses the |
| assembler mnemonics defined for the POWER architecture. Instructions |
| defined in only one architecture have only one mnemonic; GCC uses that |
| mnemonic irrespective of which of these options is specified. |
| |
| GCC defaults to the mnemonics appropriate for the architecture in |
| use. Specifying @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} sometimes overrides the |
| value of these option. Unless you are building a cross-compiler, you |
| should normally not specify either @option{-mnew-mnemonics} or |
| @option{-mold-mnemonics}, but should instead accept the default. |
| |
| @item -mcpu=@var{cpu_type} |
| @opindex mcpu |
| Set architecture type, register usage, choice of mnemonics, and |
| instruction scheduling parameters for machine type @var{cpu_type}. |
| Supported values for @var{cpu_type} are @samp{401}, @samp{403}, |
| @samp{405}, @samp{405fp}, @samp{440}, @samp{440fp}, @samp{505}, |
| @samp{601}, @samp{602}, @samp{603}, @samp{603e}, @samp{604}, |
| @samp{604e}, @samp{620}, @samp{630}, @samp{740}, @samp{7400}, |
| @samp{7450}, @samp{750}, @samp{801}, @samp{821}, @samp{823}, |
| @samp{860}, @samp{970}, @samp{8540}, @samp{ec603e}, @samp{G3}, |
| @samp{G4}, @samp{G5}, @samp{power}, @samp{power2}, @samp{power3}, |
| @samp{power4}, @samp{power5}, @samp{power5+}, @samp{power6}, |
| @samp{common}, @samp{powerpc}, @samp{powerpc64}, |
| @samp{rios}, @samp{rios1}, @samp{rios2}, @samp{rsc}, and @samp{rs64}. |
| |
| @option{-mcpu=common} selects a completely generic processor. Code |
| generated under this option will run on any POWER or PowerPC processor. |
| GCC will use only the instructions in the common subset of both |
| architectures, and will not use the MQ register. GCC assumes a generic |
| processor model for scheduling purposes. |
| |
| @option{-mcpu=power}, @option{-mcpu=power2}, @option{-mcpu=powerpc}, and |
| @option{-mcpu=powerpc64} specify generic POWER, POWER2, pure 32-bit |
| PowerPC (i.e., not MPC601), and 64-bit PowerPC architecture machine |
| types, with an appropriate, generic processor model assumed for |
| scheduling purposes. |
| |
| The other options specify a specific processor. Code generated under |
| those options will run best on that processor, and may not run at all on |
| others. |
| |
| The @option{-mcpu} options automatically enable or disable the |
| following options: @option{-maltivec}, @option{-mfprnd}, |
| @option{-mhard-float}, @option{-mmfcrf}, @option{-mmultiple}, |
| @option{-mnew-mnemonics}, @option{-mpopcntb}, @option{-mpower}, |
| @option{-mpower2}, @option{-mpowerpc64}, @option{-mpowerpc-gpopt}, |
| @option{-mpowerpc-gfxopt}, @option{-mstring}, @option{-mmulhw}, @option{-mdlmzb}. |
| The particular options |
| set for any particular CPU will vary between compiler versions, |
| depending on what setting seems to produce optimal code for that CPU; |
| it doesn't necessarily reflect the actual hardware's capabilities. If |
| you wish to set an individual option to a particular value, you may |
| specify it after the @option{-mcpu} option, like @samp{-mcpu=970 |
| -mno-altivec}. |
| |
| On AIX, the @option{-maltivec} and @option{-mpowerpc64} options are |
| not enabled or disabled by the @option{-mcpu} option at present because |
| AIX does not have full support for these options. You may still |
| enable or disable them individually if you're sure it'll work in your |
| environment. |
| |
| @item -mtune=@var{cpu_type} |
| @opindex mtune |
| Set the instruction scheduling parameters for machine type |
| @var{cpu_type}, but do not set the architecture type, register usage, or |
| choice of mnemonics, as @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} would. The same |
| values for @var{cpu_type} are used for @option{-mtune} as for |
| @option{-mcpu}. If both are specified, the code generated will use the |
| architecture, registers, and mnemonics set by @option{-mcpu}, but the |
| scheduling parameters set by @option{-mtune}. |
| |
| @item -mswdiv |
| @itemx -mno-swdiv |
| @opindex mswdiv |
| @opindex mno-swdiv |
| Generate code to compute division as reciprocal estimate and iterative |
| refinement, creating opportunities for increased throughput. This |
| feature requires: optional PowerPC Graphics instruction set for single |
| precision and FRE instruction for double precision, assuming divides |
| cannot generate user-visible traps, and the domain values not include |
| Infinities, denormals or zero denominator. |
| |
| @item -maltivec |
| @itemx -mno-altivec |
| @opindex maltivec |
| @opindex mno-altivec |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) AltiVec instructions, and also |
| enable the use of built-in functions that allow more direct access to |
| the AltiVec instruction set. You may also need to set |
| @option{-mabi=altivec} to adjust the current ABI with AltiVec ABI |
| enhancements. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin AltiVec |
| @item -mpim-altivec |
| @itemx -mno-pim-altivec |
| @opindex mpim-altivec |
| @opindex mno-pim-altivec |
| Enable (or disable) built-in compiler support for the syntactic extensions as |
| well as operations and predicates defined in the Motorola AltiVec |
| Technology Programming Interface Manual (PIM). This includes the |
| recognition of @code{vector} and @code{pixel} as (context-dependent) |
| keywords, the definition of built-in functions such as @code{vec_add}, |
| and the use of parenthesized comma expression as AltiVec literals. |
| Note that unlike the option @option{-maltivec}, the extension does not require |
| the inclusion of any special header files; if @code{<altivec.h>} is included, |
| a warning will be issued and the contents of the header will be |
| ignored. The preprocessor shall provide an @code{__APPLE_ALTIVEC__} |
| manifest constant when @option{-mpim-altivec} is specified. (APPLE ONLY) |
| |
| In addition, the @option{-mpim-altivec} option disables the inlining of |
| functions containing AltiVec instructions into functions that do not make |
| use of the vector unit. Certain other optimizations, such as inline |
| vectorization of @code{memset} and @code{memcpy} calls, are also disabled. |
| These adjustments make it possible to compile programs whose use of AltiVec |
| instructions is preceded by a run-time check for the presence of AltiVec |
| functionality, and that can therefore be made to run on G3 processors. |
| Note that all of these optimizations may be re-enabled by supplying |
| the @option{-maltivec} option, or an @option{-mcpu} option specifying |
| a processor that supports AltiVec instructions. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end AltiVec |
| |
| @item -mvrsave |
| @item -mno-vrsave |
| @opindex mvrsave |
| @opindex mno-vrsave |
| Generate VRSAVE instructions when generating AltiVec code. |
| |
| @item -msecure-plt |
| @opindex msecure-plt |
| Generate code that allows ld and ld.so to build executables and shared |
| libraries with non-exec .plt and .got sections. This is a PowerPC |
| 32-bit SYSV ABI option. |
| |
| @item -mbss-plt |
| @opindex mbss-plt |
| Generate code that uses a BSS .plt section that ld.so fills in, and |
| requires .plt and .got sections that are both writable and executable. |
| This is a PowerPC 32-bit SYSV ABI option. |
| |
| @item -misel |
| @itemx -mno-isel |
| @opindex misel |
| @opindex mno-isel |
| This switch enables or disables the generation of ISEL instructions. |
| |
| @item -misel=@var{yes/no} |
| This switch has been deprecated. Use @option{-misel} and |
| @option{-mno-isel} instead. |
| |
| @item -mspe |
| @itemx -mno-spe |
| @opindex mspe |
| @opindex mno-spe |
| This switch enables or disables the generation of SPE simd |
| instructions. |
| |
| @item -mspe=@var{yes/no} |
| This option has been deprecated. Use @option{-mspe} and |
| @option{-mno-spe} instead. |
| |
| @item -mfloat-gprs=@var{yes/single/double/no} |
| @itemx -mfloat-gprs |
| @opindex mfloat-gprs |
| This switch enables or disables the generation of floating point |
| operations on the general purpose registers for architectures that |
| support it. |
| |
| The argument @var{yes} or @var{single} enables the use of |
| single-precision floating point operations. |
| |
| The argument @var{double} enables the use of single and |
| double-precision floating point operations. |
| |
| The argument @var{no} disables floating point operations on the |
| general purpose registers. |
| |
| This option is currently only available on the MPC854x. |
| |
| @item -m32 |
| @itemx -m64 |
| @opindex m32 |
| @opindex m64 |
| Generate code for 32-bit or 64-bit environments of Darwin and SVR4 |
| targets (including GNU/Linux). The 32-bit environment sets int, long |
| and pointer to 32 bits and generates code that runs on any PowerPC |
| variant. The 64-bit environment sets int to 32 bits and long and |
| pointer to 64 bits, and generates code for PowerPC64, as for |
| @option{-mpowerpc64}. |
| |
| @item -mfull-toc |
| @itemx -mno-fp-in-toc |
| @itemx -mno-sum-in-toc |
| @itemx -mminimal-toc |
| @opindex mfull-toc |
| @opindex mno-fp-in-toc |
| @opindex mno-sum-in-toc |
| @opindex mminimal-toc |
| Modify generation of the TOC (Table Of Contents), which is created for |
| every executable file. The @option{-mfull-toc} option is selected by |
| default. In that case, GCC will allocate at least one TOC entry for |
| each unique non-automatic variable reference in your program. GCC |
| will also place floating-point constants in the TOC@. However, only |
| 16,384 entries are available in the TOC@. |
| |
| If you receive a linker error message that saying you have overflowed |
| the available TOC space, you can reduce the amount of TOC space used |
| with the @option{-mno-fp-in-toc} and @option{-mno-sum-in-toc} options. |
| @option{-mno-fp-in-toc} prevents GCC from putting floating-point |
| constants in the TOC and @option{-mno-sum-in-toc} forces GCC to |
| generate code to calculate the sum of an address and a constant at |
| run-time instead of putting that sum into the TOC@. You may specify one |
| or both of these options. Each causes GCC to produce very slightly |
| slower and larger code at the expense of conserving TOC space. |
| |
| If you still run out of space in the TOC even when you specify both of |
| these options, specify @option{-mminimal-toc} instead. This option causes |
| GCC to make only one TOC entry for every file. When you specify this |
| option, GCC will produce code that is slower and larger but which |
| uses extremely little TOC space. You may wish to use this option |
| only on files that contain less frequently executed code. |
| |
| @item -maix64 |
| @itemx -maix32 |
| @opindex maix64 |
| @opindex maix32 |
| Enable 64-bit AIX ABI and calling convention: 64-bit pointers, 64-bit |
| @code{long} type, and the infrastructure needed to support them. |
| Specifying @option{-maix64} implies @option{-mpowerpc64} and |
| @option{-mpowerpc}, while @option{-maix32} disables the 64-bit ABI and |
| implies @option{-mno-powerpc64}. GCC defaults to @option{-maix32}. |
| |
| @item -mxl-compat |
| @itemx -mno-xl-compat |
| @opindex mxl-compat |
| @opindex mno-xl-compat |
| Produce code that conforms more closely to IBM XL compiler semantics |
| when using AIX-compatible ABI. Pass floating-point arguments to |
| prototyped functions beyond the register save area (RSA) on the stack |
| in addition to argument FPRs. Do not assume that most significant |
| double in 128-bit long double value is properly rounded when comparing |
| values and converting to double. Use XL symbol names for long double |
| support routines. |
| |
| The AIX calling convention was extended but not initially documented to |
| handle an obscure K&R C case of calling a function that takes the |
| address of its arguments with fewer arguments than declared. IBM XL |
| compilers access floating point arguments which do not fit in the |
| RSA from the stack when a subroutine is compiled without |
| optimization. Because always storing floating-point arguments on the |
| stack is inefficient and rarely needed, this option is not enabled by |
| default and only is necessary when calling subroutines compiled by IBM |
| XL compilers without optimization. |
| |
| @item -mpe |
| @opindex mpe |
| Support @dfn{IBM RS/6000 SP} @dfn{Parallel Environment} (PE)@. Link an |
| application written to use message passing with special startup code to |
| enable the application to run. The system must have PE installed in the |
| standard location (@file{/usr/lpp/ppe.poe/}), or the @file{specs} file |
| must be overridden with the @option{-specs=} option to specify the |
| appropriate directory location. The Parallel Environment does not |
| support threads, so the @option{-mpe} option and the @option{-pthread} |
| option are incompatible. |
| |
| @item -malign-natural |
| @itemx -malign-power |
| @opindex malign-natural |
| @opindex malign-power |
| On AIX, 32-bit Darwin, and 64-bit PowerPC GNU/Linux, the option |
| @option{-malign-natural} overrides the ABI-defined alignment of larger |
| types, such as floating-point doubles, on their natural size-based boundary. |
| The option @option{-malign-power} instructs GCC to follow the ABI-specified |
| alignment rules. GCC defaults to the standard alignment defined in the ABI@. |
| |
| On 64-bit Darwin, natural alignment is the default, and @option{-malign-power} |
| is not supported. |
| |
| @item -msoft-float |
| @itemx -mhard-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| @opindex mhard-float |
| Generate code that does not use (uses) the floating-point register set. |
| Software floating point emulation is provided if you use the |
| @option{-msoft-float} option, and pass the option to GCC when linking. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin describe actual behavior 3888787 |
| (APPLE ONLY) While the -msoft-float option is supported, the libraries that |
| do the floating point emulation are not shipped on Apple PowerPCs, with the |
| effect that the emulation does not work. However, the option |
| may be useful for a different reason. Normally the compiler can use floating |
| point registers in contexts where you might not expect it, for example, to |
| copy data from one memory location to another. The -msoft-float option will |
| prevent it from doing this. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end describe actual behavior 3888787 |
| |
| @item -mmultiple |
| @itemx -mno-multiple |
| @opindex mmultiple |
| @opindex mno-multiple |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) the load multiple word |
| instructions and the store multiple word instructions. These |
| instructions are generated by default on POWER systems, and not |
| generated on PowerPC systems. Do not use @option{-mmultiple} on little |
| endian PowerPC systems, since those instructions do not work when the |
| processor is in little endian mode. The exceptions are PPC740 and |
| PPC750 which permit the instructions usage in little endian mode. |
| |
| @item -mstring |
| @itemx -mno-string |
| @opindex mstring |
| @opindex mno-string |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) the load string instructions |
| and the store string word instructions to save multiple registers and |
| do small block moves. These instructions are generated by default on |
| POWER systems, and not generated on PowerPC systems. Do not use |
| @option{-mstring} on little endian PowerPC systems, since those |
| instructions do not work when the processor is in little endian mode. |
| The exceptions are PPC740 and PPC750 which permit the instructions |
| usage in little endian mode. |
| |
| @item -mupdate |
| @itemx -mno-update |
| @opindex mupdate |
| @opindex mno-update |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) the load or store instructions |
| that update the base register to the address of the calculated memory |
| location. These instructions are generated by default. If you use |
| @option{-mno-update}, there is a small window between the time that the |
| stack pointer is updated and the address of the previous frame is |
| stored, which means code that walks the stack frame across interrupts or |
| signals may get corrupted data. |
| |
| @item -mfused-madd |
| @itemx -mno-fused-madd |
| @opindex mfused-madd |
| @opindex mno-fused-madd |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) the floating point multiply and |
| accumulate instructions. These instructions are generated by default if |
| hardware floating is used. |
| |
| @item -mmulhw |
| @itemx -mno-mulhw |
| @opindex mmulhw |
| @opindex mno-mulhw |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) the half-word multiply and |
| multiply-accumulate instructions on the IBM 405 and 440 processors. |
| These instructions are generated by default when targetting those |
| processors. |
| |
| @item -mdlmzb |
| @itemx -mno-dlmzb |
| @opindex mdlmzb |
| @opindex mno-dlmzb |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) the string-search @samp{dlmzb} |
| instruction on the IBM 405 and 440 processors. This instruction is |
| generated by default when targetting those processors. |
| |
| @item -mno-bit-align |
| @itemx -mbit-align |
| @opindex mno-bit-align |
| @opindex mbit-align |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do not (do) force structures |
| and unions that contain bit-fields to be aligned to the base type of the |
| bit-field. |
| |
| For example, by default a structure containing nothing but 8 |
| @code{unsigned} bit-fields of length 1 would be aligned to a 4 byte |
| boundary and have a size of 4 bytes. By using @option{-mno-bit-align}, |
| the structure would be aligned to a 1 byte boundary and be one byte in |
| size. |
| |
| @item -mno-strict-align |
| @itemx -mstrict-align |
| @opindex mno-strict-align |
| @opindex mstrict-align |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do not (do) assume that |
| unaligned memory references will be handled by the system. |
| |
| @item -mrelocatable |
| @itemx -mno-relocatable |
| @opindex mrelocatable |
| @opindex mno-relocatable |
| On embedded PowerPC systems generate code that allows (does not allow) |
| the program to be relocated to a different address at runtime. If you |
| use @option{-mrelocatable} on any module, all objects linked together must |
| be compiled with @option{-mrelocatable} or @option{-mrelocatable-lib}. |
| |
| @item -mrelocatable-lib |
| @itemx -mno-relocatable-lib |
| @opindex mrelocatable-lib |
| @opindex mno-relocatable-lib |
| On embedded PowerPC systems generate code that allows (does not allow) |
| the program to be relocated to a different address at runtime. Modules |
| compiled with @option{-mrelocatable-lib} can be linked with either modules |
| compiled without @option{-mrelocatable} and @option{-mrelocatable-lib} or |
| with modules compiled with the @option{-mrelocatable} options. |
| |
| @item -mno-toc |
| @itemx -mtoc |
| @opindex mno-toc |
| @opindex mtoc |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do not (do) assume that |
| register 2 contains a pointer to a global area pointing to the addresses |
| used in the program. |
| |
| @item -mlittle |
| @itemx -mlittle-endian |
| @opindex mlittle |
| @opindex mlittle-endian |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the |
| processor in little endian mode. The @option{-mlittle-endian} option is |
| the same as @option{-mlittle}. |
| |
| @item -mbig |
| @itemx -mbig-endian |
| @opindex mbig |
| @opindex mbig-endian |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the |
| processor in big endian mode. The @option{-mbig-endian} option is |
| the same as @option{-mbig}. |
| |
| @item -mdynamic-no-pic |
| @opindex mdynamic-no-pic |
| On Darwin and Mac OS X systems, compile code so that it is not |
| relocatable, but that its external references are relocatable. The |
| resulting code is suitable for applications, but not shared |
| libraries. |
| |
| @item -mprioritize-restricted-insns=@var{priority} |
| @opindex mprioritize-restricted-insns |
| This option controls the priority that is assigned to |
| dispatch-slot restricted instructions during the second scheduling |
| pass. The argument @var{priority} takes the value @var{0/1/2} to assign |
| @var{no/highest/second-highest} priority to dispatch slot restricted |
| instructions. |
| |
| @item -msched-costly-dep=@var{dependence_type} |
| @opindex msched-costly-dep |
| This option controls which dependences are considered costly |
| by the target during instruction scheduling. The argument |
| @var{dependence_type} takes one of the following values: |
| @var{no}: no dependence is costly, |
| @var{all}: all dependences are costly, |
| @var{true_store_to_load}: a true dependence from store to load is costly, |
| @var{store_to_load}: any dependence from store to load is costly, |
| @var{number}: any dependence which latency >= @var{number} is costly. |
| |
| @item -minsert-sched-nops=@var{scheme} |
| @opindex minsert-sched-nops |
| This option controls which nop insertion scheme will be used during |
| the second scheduling pass. The argument @var{scheme} takes one of the |
| following values: |
| @var{no}: Don't insert nops. |
| @var{pad}: Pad with nops any dispatch group which has vacant issue slots, |
| according to the scheduler's grouping. |
| @var{regroup_exact}: Insert nops to force costly dependent insns into |
| separate groups. Insert exactly as many nops as needed to force an insn |
| to a new group, according to the estimated processor grouping. |
| @var{number}: Insert nops to force costly dependent insns into |
| separate groups. Insert @var{number} nops to force an insn to a new group. |
| |
| @item -mcall-sysv |
| @opindex mcall-sysv |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code using calling |
| conventions that adheres to the March 1995 draft of the System V |
| Application Binary Interface, PowerPC processor supplement. This is the |
| default unless you configured GCC using @samp{powerpc-*-eabiaix}. |
| |
| @item -mcall-sysv-eabi |
| @opindex mcall-sysv-eabi |
| Specify both @option{-mcall-sysv} and @option{-meabi} options. |
| |
| @item -mcall-sysv-noeabi |
| @opindex mcall-sysv-noeabi |
| Specify both @option{-mcall-sysv} and @option{-mno-eabi} options. |
| |
| @item -mcall-solaris |
| @opindex mcall-solaris |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the Solaris |
| operating system. |
| |
| @item -mcall-linux |
| @opindex mcall-linux |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the |
| Linux-based GNU system. |
| |
| @item -mcall-gnu |
| @opindex mcall-gnu |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the |
| Hurd-based GNU system. |
| |
| @item -mcall-netbsd |
| @opindex mcall-netbsd |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the |
| NetBSD operating system. |
| |
| @item -maix-struct-return |
| @opindex maix-struct-return |
| Return all structures in memory (as specified by the AIX ABI)@. |
| |
| @item -msvr4-struct-return |
| @opindex msvr4-struct-return |
| Return structures smaller than 8 bytes in registers (as specified by the |
| SVR4 ABI)@. |
| |
| @item -mabi=@var{abi-type} |
| @opindex mabi |
| Extend the current ABI with a particular extension, or remove such extension. |
| Valid values are @var{altivec}, @var{no-altivec}, @var{spe}, |
| @var{no-spe}, @var{ibmlongdouble}, @var{ieeelongdouble}@. |
| |
| @item -mabi=spe |
| @opindex mabi=spe |
| Extend the current ABI with SPE ABI extensions. This does not change |
| the default ABI, instead it adds the SPE ABI extensions to the current |
| ABI@. |
| |
| @item -mabi=no-spe |
| @opindex mabi=no-spe |
| Disable Booke SPE ABI extensions for the current ABI@. |
| |
| @item -mabi=ibmlongdouble |
| @opindex mabi=ibmlongdouble |
| Change the current ABI to use IBM extended precision long double. |
| This is a PowerPC 32-bit SYSV ABI option. |
| |
| @item -mabi=ieeelongdouble |
| @opindex mabi=ieeelongdouble |
| Change the current ABI to use IEEE extended precision long double. |
| This is a PowerPC 32-bit Linux ABI option. |
| |
| @item -mprototype |
| @itemx -mno-prototype |
| @opindex mprototype |
| @opindex mno-prototype |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems assume that all calls to |
| variable argument functions are properly prototyped. Otherwise, the |
| compiler must insert an instruction before every non prototyped call to |
| set or clear bit 6 of the condition code register (@var{CR}) to |
| indicate whether floating point values were passed in the floating point |
| registers in case the function takes a variable arguments. With |
| @option{-mprototype}, only calls to prototyped variable argument functions |
| will set or clear the bit. |
| |
| @item -msim |
| @opindex msim |
| On embedded PowerPC systems, assume that the startup module is called |
| @file{sim-crt0.o} and that the standard C libraries are @file{libsim.a} and |
| @file{libc.a}. This is the default for @samp{powerpc-*-eabisim}. |
| configurations. |
| |
| @item -mmvme |
| @opindex mmvme |
| On embedded PowerPC systems, assume that the startup module is called |
| @file{crt0.o} and the standard C libraries are @file{libmvme.a} and |
| @file{libc.a}. |
| |
| @item -mads |
| @opindex mads |
| On embedded PowerPC systems, assume that the startup module is called |
| @file{crt0.o} and the standard C libraries are @file{libads.a} and |
| @file{libc.a}. |
| |
| @item -myellowknife |
| @opindex myellowknife |
| On embedded PowerPC systems, assume that the startup module is called |
| @file{crt0.o} and the standard C libraries are @file{libyk.a} and |
| @file{libc.a}. |
| |
| @item -mvxworks |
| @opindex mvxworks |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, specify that you are |
| compiling for a VxWorks system. |
| |
| @item -mwindiss |
| @opindex mwindiss |
| Specify that you are compiling for the WindISS simulation environment. |
| |
| @item -memb |
| @opindex memb |
| On embedded PowerPC systems, set the @var{PPC_EMB} bit in the ELF flags |
| header to indicate that @samp{eabi} extended relocations are used. |
| |
| @item -meabi |
| @itemx -mno-eabi |
| @opindex meabi |
| @opindex mno-eabi |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do (do not) adhere to the |
| Embedded Applications Binary Interface (eabi) which is a set of |
| modifications to the System V.4 specifications. Selecting @option{-meabi} |
| means that the stack is aligned to an 8 byte boundary, a function |
| @code{__eabi} is called to from @code{main} to set up the eabi |
| environment, and the @option{-msdata} option can use both @code{r2} and |
| @code{r13} to point to two separate small data areas. Selecting |
| @option{-mno-eabi} means that the stack is aligned to a 16 byte boundary, |
| do not call an initialization function from @code{main}, and the |
| @option{-msdata} option will only use @code{r13} to point to a single |
| small data area. The @option{-meabi} option is on by default if you |
| configured GCC using one of the @samp{powerpc*-*-eabi*} options. |
| |
| @item -msdata=eabi |
| @opindex msdata=eabi |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, put small initialized |
| @code{const} global and static data in the @samp{.sdata2} section, which |
| is pointed to by register @code{r2}. Put small initialized |
| non-@code{const} global and static data in the @samp{.sdata} section, |
| which is pointed to by register @code{r13}. Put small uninitialized |
| global and static data in the @samp{.sbss} section, which is adjacent to |
| the @samp{.sdata} section. The @option{-msdata=eabi} option is |
| incompatible with the @option{-mrelocatable} option. The |
| @option{-msdata=eabi} option also sets the @option{-memb} option. |
| |
| @item -msdata=sysv |
| @opindex msdata=sysv |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, put small global and static |
| data in the @samp{.sdata} section, which is pointed to by register |
| @code{r13}. Put small uninitialized global and static data in the |
| @samp{.sbss} section, which is adjacent to the @samp{.sdata} section. |
| The @option{-msdata=sysv} option is incompatible with the |
| @option{-mrelocatable} option. |
| |
| @item -msdata=default |
| @itemx -msdata |
| @opindex msdata=default |
| @opindex msdata |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, if @option{-meabi} is used, |
| compile code the same as @option{-msdata=eabi}, otherwise compile code the |
| same as @option{-msdata=sysv}. |
| |
| @item -msdata-data |
| @opindex msdata-data |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, put small global |
| data in the @samp{.sdata} section. Put small uninitialized global |
| data in the @samp{.sbss} section. Do not use register @code{r13} |
| to address small data however. This is the default behavior unless |
| other @option{-msdata} options are used. |
| |
| @item -msdata=none |
| @itemx -mno-sdata |
| @opindex msdata=none |
| @opindex mno-sdata |
| On embedded PowerPC systems, put all initialized global and static data |
| in the @samp{.data} section, and all uninitialized data in the |
| @samp{.bss} section. |
| |
| @item -G @var{num} |
| @opindex G |
| @cindex smaller data references (PowerPC) |
| @cindex .sdata/.sdata2 references (PowerPC) |
| On embedded PowerPC systems, put global and static items less than or |
| equal to @var{num} bytes into the small data or bss sections instead of |
| the normal data or bss section. By default, @var{num} is 8. The |
| @option{-G @var{num}} switch is also passed to the linker. |
| All modules should be compiled with the same @option{-G @var{num}} value. |
| |
| @item -mregnames |
| @itemx -mno-regnames |
| @opindex mregnames |
| @opindex mno-regnames |
| On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do (do not) emit register |
| names in the assembly language output using symbolic forms. |
| |
| @item -mlongcall |
| @itemx -mno-longcall |
| @opindex mlongcall |
| @opindex mno-longcall |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4222119 |
| @itemx -mlong-branch |
| @itemx -mno-long-branch |
| @opindex mlong-branch |
| @opindex mno-long-branch |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4222119 |
| By default assume that all calls are far away so that a longer more |
| expensive calling sequence is required. This is required for calls |
| further than 32 megabytes (33,554,432 bytes) from the current location. |
| A short call will be generated if the compiler knows |
| the call cannot be that far away. This setting can be overridden by |
| the @code{shortcall} function attribute, or by @code{#pragma |
| longcall(0)}. |
| |
| Some linkers are capable of detecting out-of-range calls and generating |
| glue code on the fly. On these systems, long calls are unnecessary and |
| generate slower code. As of this writing, the AIX linker can do this, |
| as can the GNU linker for PowerPC/64. It is planned to add this feature |
| to the GNU linker for 32-bit PowerPC systems as well. |
| |
| On Darwin/PPC systems, @code{#pragma longcall} will generate ``jbsr |
| callee, L42'', plus a ``branch island'' (glue code). The two target |
| addresses represent the callee and the ``branch island''. The |
| Darwin/PPC linker will prefer the first address and generate a ``bl |
| callee'' if the PPC ``bl'' instruction will reach the callee directly; |
| otherwise, the linker will generate ``bl L42'' to call the ``branch |
| island''. The ``branch island'' is appended to the body of the |
| calling function; it computes the full 32-bit address of the callee |
| and jumps to it. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 4222119 |
| On Mach-O (Darwin) systems, @option{-mlongcall} directs the compiler |
| emit to the glue for every direct call, and the Darwin linker decides |
| whether to use or discard it. @option{-mlong-branch} is a synonym for |
| @option{-mlongcall}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 4222119 |
| |
| In the future, we may cause GCC to ignore all longcall specifications |
| when the linker is known to generate glue. |
| |
| @item -pthread |
| @opindex pthread |
| Adds support for multithreading with the @dfn{pthreads} library. |
| This option sets flags for both the preprocessor and linker. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin 5946347 ms_struct support |
| @item -mms-bitfields |
| @opindex mms-bitfields |
| Set the default structure layout to be compatible with the Microsoft |
| compiler standard. This is equivalent to adding an @code{ms_struct} |
| attribute to each structure and union tag definition. The default is |
| @option{mno-ms-bitfields}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end 5946347 ms_struct support |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @ignore |
| @node S/390 and zSeries Options |
| @subsection S/390 and zSeries Options |
| @cindex S/390 and zSeries Options |
| |
| These are the @samp{-m} options defined for the S/390 and zSeries architecture. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mhard-float |
| @itemx -msoft-float |
| @opindex mhard-float |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Use (do not use) the hardware floating-point instructions and registers |
| for floating-point operations. When @option{-msoft-float} is specified, |
| functions in @file{libgcc.a} will be used to perform floating-point |
| operations. When @option{-mhard-float} is specified, the compiler |
| generates IEEE floating-point instructions. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mlong-double-64 |
| @itemx -mlong-double-128 |
| @opindex mlong-double-64 |
| @opindex mlong-double-128 |
| These switches control the size of @code{long double} type. A size |
| of 64bit makes the @code{long double} type equivalent to the @code{double} |
| type. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mbackchain |
| @itemx -mno-backchain |
| @opindex mbackchain |
| @opindex mno-backchain |
| Store (do not store) the address of the caller's frame as backchain pointer |
| into the callee's stack frame. |
| A backchain may be needed to allow debugging using tools that do not understand |
| DWARF-2 call frame information. |
| When @option{-mno-packed-stack} is in effect, the backchain pointer is stored |
| at the bottom of the stack frame; when @option{-mpacked-stack} is in effect, |
| the backchain is placed into the topmost word of the 96/160 byte register |
| save area. |
| |
| In general, code compiled with @option{-mbackchain} is call-compatible with |
| code compiled with @option{-mmo-backchain}; however, use of the backchain |
| for debugging purposes usually requires that the whole binary is built with |
| @option{-mbackchain}. Note that the combination of @option{-mbackchain}, |
| @option{-mpacked-stack} and @option{-mhard-float} is not supported. In order |
| to build a linux kernel use @option{-msoft-float}. |
| |
| The default is to not maintain the backchain. |
| |
| @item -mpacked-stack |
| @item -mno-packed-stack |
| @opindex mpacked-stack |
| @opindex mno-packed-stack |
| Use (do not use) the packed stack layout. When @option{-mno-packed-stack} is |
| specified, the compiler uses the all fields of the 96/160 byte register save |
| area only for their default purpose; unused fields still take up stack space. |
| When @option{-mpacked-stack} is specified, register save slots are densely |
| packed at the top of the register save area; unused space is reused for other |
| purposes, allowing for more efficient use of the available stack space. |
| However, when @option{-mbackchain} is also in effect, the topmost word of |
| the save area is always used to store the backchain, and the return address |
| register is always saved two words below the backchain. |
| |
| As long as the stack frame backchain is not used, code generated with |
| @option{-mpacked-stack} is call-compatible with code generated with |
| @option{-mno-packed-stack}. Note that some non-FSF releases of GCC 2.95 for |
| S/390 or zSeries generated code that uses the stack frame backchain at run |
| time, not just for debugging purposes. Such code is not call-compatible |
| with code compiled with @option{-mpacked-stack}. Also, note that the |
| combination of @option{-mbackchain}, |
| @option{-mpacked-stack} and @option{-mhard-float} is not supported. In order |
| to build a linux kernel use @option{-msoft-float}. |
| |
| The default is to not use the packed stack layout. |
| |
| @item -msmall-exec |
| @itemx -mno-small-exec |
| @opindex msmall-exec |
| @opindex mno-small-exec |
| Generate (or do not generate) code using the @code{bras} instruction |
| to do subroutine calls. |
| This only works reliably if the total executable size does not |
| exceed 64k. The default is to use the @code{basr} instruction instead, |
| which does not have this limitation. |
| |
| @item -m64 |
| @itemx -m31 |
| @opindex m64 |
| @opindex m31 |
| When @option{-m31} is specified, generate code compliant to the |
| GNU/Linux for S/390 ABI@. When @option{-m64} is specified, generate |
| code compliant to the GNU/Linux for zSeries ABI@. This allows GCC in |
| particular to generate 64-bit instructions. For the @samp{s390} |
| targets, the default is @option{-m31}, while the @samp{s390x} |
| targets default to @option{-m64}. |
| |
| @item -mzarch |
| @itemx -mesa |
| @opindex mzarch |
| @opindex mesa |
| When @option{-mzarch} is specified, generate code using the |
| instructions available on z/Architecture. |
| When @option{-mesa} is specified, generate code using the |
| instructions available on ESA/390. Note that @option{-mesa} is |
| not possible with @option{-m64}. |
| When generating code compliant to the GNU/Linux for S/390 ABI, |
| the default is @option{-mesa}. When generating code compliant |
| to the GNU/Linux for zSeries ABI, the default is @option{-mzarch}. |
| |
| @item -mmvcle |
| @itemx -mno-mvcle |
| @opindex mmvcle |
| @opindex mno-mvcle |
| Generate (or do not generate) code using the @code{mvcle} instruction |
| to perform block moves. When @option{-mno-mvcle} is specified, |
| use a @code{mvc} loop instead. This is the default unless optimizing for |
| size. |
| |
| @item -mdebug |
| @itemx -mno-debug |
| @opindex mdebug |
| @opindex mno-debug |
| Print (or do not print) additional debug information when compiling. |
| The default is to not print debug information. |
| |
| @item -march=@var{cpu-type} |
| @opindex march |
| Generate code that will run on @var{cpu-type}, which is the name of a system |
| representing a certain processor type. Possible values for |
| @var{cpu-type} are @samp{g5}, @samp{g6}, @samp{z900}, and @samp{z990}. |
| When generating code using the instructions available on z/Architecture, |
| the default is @option{-march=z900}. Otherwise, the default is |
| @option{-march=g5}. |
| |
| @item -mtune=@var{cpu-type} |
| @opindex mtune |
| Tune to @var{cpu-type} everything applicable about the generated code, |
| except for the ABI and the set of available instructions. |
| The list of @var{cpu-type} values is the same as for @option{-march}. |
| The default is the value used for @option{-march}. |
| |
| @item -mtpf-trace |
| @itemx -mno-tpf-trace |
| @opindex mtpf-trace |
| @opindex mno-tpf-trace |
| Generate code that adds (does not add) in TPF OS specific branches to trace |
| routines in the operating system. This option is off by default, even |
| when compiling for the TPF OS@. |
| |
| @item -mfused-madd |
| @itemx -mno-fused-madd |
| @opindex mfused-madd |
| @opindex mno-fused-madd |
| Generate code that uses (does not use) the floating point multiply and |
| accumulate instructions. These instructions are generated by default if |
| hardware floating point is used. |
| |
| @item -mwarn-framesize=@var{framesize} |
| @opindex mwarn-framesize |
| Emit a warning if the current function exceeds the given frame size. Because |
| this is a compile time check it doesn't need to be a real problem when the program |
| runs. It is intended to identify functions which most probably cause |
| a stack overflow. It is useful to be used in an environment with limited stack |
| size e.g.@: the linux kernel. |
| |
| @item -mwarn-dynamicstack |
| @opindex mwarn-dynamicstack |
| Emit a warning if the function calls alloca or uses dynamically |
| sized arrays. This is generally a bad idea with a limited stack size. |
| |
| @item -mstack-guard=@var{stack-guard} |
| @item -mstack-size=@var{stack-size} |
| @opindex mstack-guard |
| @opindex mstack-size |
| These arguments always have to be used in conjunction. If they are present the s390 |
| back end emits additional instructions in the function prologue which trigger a trap |
| if the stack size is @var{stack-guard} bytes above the @var{stack-size} |
| (remember that the stack on s390 grows downward). These options are intended to |
| be used to help debugging stack overflow problems. The additionally emitted code |
| causes only little overhead and hence can also be used in production like systems |
| without greater performance degradation. The given values have to be exact |
| powers of 2 and @var{stack-size} has to be greater than @var{stack-guard} without |
| exceeding 64k. |
| In order to be efficient the extra code makes the assumption that the stack starts |
| at an address aligned to the value given by @var{stack-size}. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Score Options |
| @subsection Score Options |
| @cindex Score Options |
| |
| These options are defined for Score implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -meb |
| @opindex meb |
| Compile code for big endian mode. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mel |
| @opindex mel |
| Compile code for little endian mode. |
| |
| @item -mnhwloop |
| @opindex mnhwloop |
| Disable generate bcnz instruction. |
| |
| @item -muls |
| @opindex muls |
| Enable generate unaligned load and store instruction. |
| |
| @item -mmac |
| @opindex mmac |
| Enable the use of multiply-accumulate instructions. Disabled by default. |
| |
| @item -mscore5 |
| @opindex mscore5 |
| Specify the SCORE5 as the target architecture. |
| |
| @item -mscore5u |
| @opindex mscore5u |
| Specify the SCORE5U of the target architecture. |
| |
| @item -mscore7 |
| @opindex mscore7 |
| Specify the SCORE7 as the target architecture. This is the default. |
| |
| @item -mscore7d |
| @opindex mscore7d |
| Specify the SCORE7D as the target architecture. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node SH Options |
| @subsection SH Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for the SH implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -m1 |
| @opindex m1 |
| Generate code for the SH1. |
| |
| @item -m2 |
| @opindex m2 |
| Generate code for the SH2. |
| |
| @item -m2e |
| Generate code for the SH2e. |
| |
| @item -m3 |
| @opindex m3 |
| Generate code for the SH3. |
| |
| @item -m3e |
| @opindex m3e |
| Generate code for the SH3e. |
| |
| @item -m4-nofpu |
| @opindex m4-nofpu |
| Generate code for the SH4 without a floating-point unit. |
| |
| @item -m4-single-only |
| @opindex m4-single-only |
| Generate code for the SH4 with a floating-point unit that only |
| supports single-precision arithmetic. |
| |
| @item -m4-single |
| @opindex m4-single |
| Generate code for the SH4 assuming the floating-point unit is in |
| single-precision mode by default. |
| |
| @item -m4 |
| @opindex m4 |
| Generate code for the SH4. |
| |
| @item -m4a-nofpu |
| @opindex m4a-nofpu |
| Generate code for the SH4al-dsp, or for a SH4a in such a way that the |
| floating-point unit is not used. |
| |
| @item -m4a-single-only |
| @opindex m4a-single-only |
| Generate code for the SH4a, in such a way that no double-precision |
| floating point operations are used. |
| |
| @item -m4a-single |
| @opindex m4a-single |
| Generate code for the SH4a assuming the floating-point unit is in |
| single-precision mode by default. |
| |
| @item -m4a |
| @opindex m4a |
| Generate code for the SH4a. |
| |
| @item -m4al |
| @opindex m4al |
| Same as @option{-m4a-nofpu}, except that it implicitly passes |
| @option{-dsp} to the assembler. GCC doesn't generate any DSP |
| instructions at the moment. |
| |
| @item -mb |
| @opindex mb |
| Compile code for the processor in big endian mode. |
| |
| @item -ml |
| @opindex ml |
| Compile code for the processor in little endian mode. |
| |
| @item -mdalign |
| @opindex mdalign |
| Align doubles at 64-bit boundaries. Note that this changes the calling |
| conventions, and thus some functions from the standard C library will |
| not work unless you recompile it first with @option{-mdalign}. |
| |
| @item -mrelax |
| @opindex mrelax |
| Shorten some address references at link time, when possible; uses the |
| linker option @option{-relax}. |
| |
| @item -mbigtable |
| @opindex mbigtable |
| Use 32-bit offsets in @code{switch} tables. The default is to use |
| 16-bit offsets. |
| |
| @item -mfmovd |
| @opindex mfmovd |
| Enable the use of the instruction @code{fmovd}. |
| |
| @item -mhitachi |
| @opindex mhitachi |
| Comply with the calling conventions defined by Renesas. |
| |
| @item -mrenesas |
| @opindex mhitachi |
| Comply with the calling conventions defined by Renesas. |
| |
| @item -mno-renesas |
| @opindex mhitachi |
| Comply with the calling conventions defined for GCC before the Renesas |
| conventions were available. This option is the default for all |
| targets of the SH toolchain except for @samp{sh-symbianelf}. |
| |
| @item -mnomacsave |
| @opindex mnomacsave |
| Mark the @code{MAC} register as call-clobbered, even if |
| @option{-mhitachi} is given. |
| |
| @item -mieee |
| @opindex mieee |
| Increase IEEE-compliance of floating-point code. |
| At the moment, this is equivalent to @option{-fno-finite-math-only}. |
| When generating 16 bit SH opcodes, getting IEEE-conforming results for |
| comparisons of NANs / infinities incurs extra overhead in every |
| floating point comparison, therefore the default is set to |
| @option{-ffinite-math-only}. |
| |
| @item -misize |
| @opindex misize |
| Dump instruction size and location in the assembly code. |
| |
| @item -mpadstruct |
| @opindex mpadstruct |
| This option is deprecated. It pads structures to multiple of 4 bytes, |
| which is incompatible with the SH ABI@. |
| |
| @item -mspace |
| @opindex mspace |
| @c APPLE LOCAL 4231761 -Oz |
| Optimize for space instead of speed. Implied by @option{-Os} and @option{-Oz} (APPLE ONLY). |
| |
| @item -mprefergot |
| @opindex mprefergot |
| When generating position-independent code, emit function calls using |
| the Global Offset Table instead of the Procedure Linkage Table. |
| |
| @item -musermode |
| @opindex musermode |
| Generate a library function call to invalidate instruction cache |
| entries, after fixing up a trampoline. This library function call |
| doesn't assume it can write to the whole memory address space. This |
| is the default when the target is @code{sh-*-linux*}. |
| |
| @item -multcost=@var{number} |
| @opindex multcost=@var{number} |
| Set the cost to assume for a multiply insn. |
| |
| @item -mdiv=@var{strategy} |
| @opindex mdiv=@var{strategy} |
| Set the division strategy to use for SHmedia code. @var{strategy} must be |
| one of: call, call2, fp, inv, inv:minlat, inv20u, inv20l, inv:call, |
| inv:call2, inv:fp . |
| "fp" performs the operation in floating point. This has a very high latency, |
| but needs only a few instructions, so it might be a good choice if |
| your code has enough easily exploitable ILP to allow the compiler to |
| schedule the floating point instructions together with other instructions. |
| Division by zero causes a floating point exception. |
| "inv" uses integer operations to calculate the inverse of the divisor, |
| and then multiplies the dividend with the inverse. This strategy allows |
| cse and hoisting of the inverse calculation. Division by zero calculates |
| an unspecified result, but does not trap. |
| "inv:minlat" is a variant of "inv" where if no cse / hoisting opportunities |
| have been found, or if the entire operation has been hoisted to the same |
| place, the last stages of the inverse calculation are intertwined with the |
| final multiply to reduce the overall latency, at the expense of using a few |
| more instructions, and thus offering fewer scheduling opportunities with |
| other code. |
| "call" calls a library function that usually implements the inv:minlat |
| strategy. |
| This gives high code density for m5-*media-nofpu compilations. |
| "call2" uses a different entry point of the same library function, where it |
| assumes that a pointer to a lookup table has already been set up, which |
| exposes the pointer load to cse / code hoisting optimizations. |
| "inv:call", "inv:call2" and "inv:fp" all use the "inv" algorithm for initial |
| code generation, but if the code stays unoptimized, revert to the "call", |
| "call2", or "fp" strategies, respectively. Note that the |
| potentially-trapping side effect of division by zero is carried by a |
| separate instruction, so it is possible that all the integer instructions |
| are hoisted out, but the marker for the side effect stays where it is. |
| A recombination to fp operations or a call is not possible in that case. |
| "inv20u" and "inv20l" are variants of the "inv:minlat" strategy. In the case |
| that the inverse calculation was nor separated from the multiply, they speed |
| up division where the dividend fits into 20 bits (plus sign where applicable), |
| by inserting a test to skip a number of operations in this case; this test |
| slows down the case of larger dividends. inv20u assumes the case of a such |
| a small dividend to be unlikely, and inv20l assumes it to be likely. |
| |
| @item -mdivsi3_libfunc=@var{name} |
| @opindex mdivsi3_libfunc=@var{name} |
| Set the name of the library function used for 32 bit signed division to |
| @var{name}. This only affect the name used in the call and inv:call |
| division strategies, and the compiler will still expect the same |
| sets of input/output/clobbered registers as if this option was not present. |
| |
| @item -madjust-unroll |
| @opindex madjust-unroll |
| Throttle unrolling to avoid thrashing target registers. |
| This option only has an effect if the gcc code base supports the |
| TARGET_ADJUST_UNROLL_MAX target hook. |
| |
| @item -mindexed-addressing |
| @opindex mindexed-addressing |
| Enable the use of the indexed addressing mode for SHmedia32/SHcompact. |
| This is only safe if the hardware and/or OS implement 32 bit wrap-around |
| semantics for the indexed addressing mode. The architecture allows the |
| implementation of processors with 64 bit MMU, which the OS could use to |
| get 32 bit addressing, but since no current hardware implementation supports |
| this or any other way to make the indexed addressing mode safe to use in |
| the 32 bit ABI, the default is -mno-indexed-addressing. |
| |
| @item -mgettrcost=@var{number} |
| @opindex mgettrcost=@var{number} |
| Set the cost assumed for the gettr instruction to @var{number}. |
| The default is 2 if @option{-mpt-fixed} is in effect, 100 otherwise. |
| |
| @item -mpt-fixed |
| @opindex mpt-fixed |
| Assume pt* instructions won't trap. This will generally generate better |
| scheduled code, but is unsafe on current hardware. The current architecture |
| definition says that ptabs and ptrel trap when the target anded with 3 is 3. |
| This has the unintentional effect of making it unsafe to schedule ptabs / |
| ptrel before a branch, or hoist it out of a loop. For example, |
| __do_global_ctors, a part of libgcc that runs constructors at program |
| startup, calls functions in a list which is delimited by -1. With the |
| -mpt-fixed option, the ptabs will be done before testing against -1. |
| That means that all the constructors will be run a bit quicker, but when |
| the loop comes to the end of the list, the program crashes because ptabs |
| loads -1 into a target register. Since this option is unsafe for any |
| hardware implementing the current architecture specification, the default |
| is -mno-pt-fixed. Unless the user specifies a specific cost with |
| @option{-mgettrcost}, -mno-pt-fixed also implies @option{-mgettrcost=100}; |
| this deters register allocation using target registers for storing |
| ordinary integers. |
| |
| @item -minvalid-symbols |
| @opindex minvalid-symbols |
| Assume symbols might be invalid. Ordinary function symbols generated by |
| the compiler will always be valid to load with movi/shori/ptabs or |
| movi/shori/ptrel, but with assembler and/or linker tricks it is possible |
| to generate symbols that will cause ptabs / ptrel to trap. |
| This option is only meaningful when @option{-mno-pt-fixed} is in effect. |
| It will then prevent cross-basic-block cse, hoisting and most scheduling |
| of symbol loads. The default is @option{-mno-invalid-symbols}. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node SPARC Options |
| @subsection SPARC Options |
| @cindex SPARC options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are supported on the SPARC: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mno-app-regs |
| @itemx -mapp-regs |
| @opindex mno-app-regs |
| @opindex mapp-regs |
| Specify @option{-mapp-regs} to generate output using the global registers |
| 2 through 4, which the SPARC SVR4 ABI reserves for applications. This |
| is the default. |
| |
| To be fully SVR4 ABI compliant at the cost of some performance loss, |
| specify @option{-mno-app-regs}. You should compile libraries and system |
| software with this option. |
| |
| @item -mfpu |
| @itemx -mhard-float |
| @opindex mfpu |
| @opindex mhard-float |
| Generate output containing floating point instructions. This is the |
| default. |
| |
| @item -mno-fpu |
| @itemx -msoft-float |
| @opindex mno-fpu |
| @opindex msoft-float |
| Generate output containing library calls for floating point. |
| @strong{Warning:} the requisite libraries are not available for all SPARC |
| targets. Normally the facilities of the machine's usual C compiler are |
| used, but this cannot be done directly in cross-compilation. You must make |
| your own arrangements to provide suitable library functions for |
| cross-compilation. The embedded targets @samp{sparc-*-aout} and |
| @samp{sparclite-*-*} do provide software floating point support. |
| |
| @option{-msoft-float} changes the calling convention in the output file; |
| therefore, it is only useful if you compile @emph{all} of a program with |
| this option. In particular, you need to compile @file{libgcc.a}, the |
| library that comes with GCC, with @option{-msoft-float} in order for |
| this to work. |
| |
| @item -mhard-quad-float |
| @opindex mhard-quad-float |
| Generate output containing quad-word (long double) floating point |
| instructions. |
| |
| @item -msoft-quad-float |
| @opindex msoft-quad-float |
| Generate output containing library calls for quad-word (long double) |
| floating point instructions. The functions called are those specified |
| in the SPARC ABI@. This is the default. |
| |
| As of this writing, there are no SPARC implementations that have hardware |
| support for the quad-word floating point instructions. They all invoke |
| a trap handler for one of these instructions, and then the trap handler |
| emulates the effect of the instruction. Because of the trap handler overhead, |
| this is much slower than calling the ABI library routines. Thus the |
| @option{-msoft-quad-float} option is the default. |
| |
| @item -mno-unaligned-doubles |
| @itemx -munaligned-doubles |
| @opindex mno-unaligned-doubles |
| @opindex munaligned-doubles |
| Assume that doubles have 8 byte alignment. This is the default. |
| |
| With @option{-munaligned-doubles}, GCC assumes that doubles have 8 byte |
| alignment only if they are contained in another type, or if they have an |
| absolute address. Otherwise, it assumes they have 4 byte alignment. |
| Specifying this option avoids some rare compatibility problems with code |
| generated by other compilers. It is not the default because it results |
| in a performance loss, especially for floating point code. |
| |
| @item -mno-faster-structs |
| @itemx -mfaster-structs |
| @opindex mno-faster-structs |
| @opindex mfaster-structs |
| With @option{-mfaster-structs}, the compiler assumes that structures |
| should have 8 byte alignment. This enables the use of pairs of |
| @code{ldd} and @code{std} instructions for copies in structure |
| assignment, in place of twice as many @code{ld} and @code{st} pairs. |
| However, the use of this changed alignment directly violates the SPARC |
| ABI@. Thus, it's intended only for use on targets where the developer |
| acknowledges that their resulting code will not be directly in line with |
| the rules of the ABI@. |
| |
| @item -mimpure-text |
| @opindex mimpure-text |
| @option{-mimpure-text}, used in addition to @option{-shared}, tells |
| the compiler to not pass @option{-z text} to the linker when linking a |
| shared object. Using this option, you can link position-dependent |
| code into a shared object. |
| |
| @option{-mimpure-text} suppresses the ``relocations remain against |
| allocatable but non-writable sections'' linker error message. |
| However, the necessary relocations will trigger copy-on-write, and the |
| shared object is not actually shared across processes. Instead of |
| using @option{-mimpure-text}, you should compile all source code with |
| @option{-fpic} or @option{-fPIC}. |
| |
| This option is only available on SunOS and Solaris. |
| |
| @item -mcpu=@var{cpu_type} |
| @opindex mcpu |
| Set the instruction set, register set, and instruction scheduling parameters |
| for machine type @var{cpu_type}. Supported values for @var{cpu_type} are |
| @samp{v7}, @samp{cypress}, @samp{v8}, @samp{supersparc}, @samp{sparclite}, |
| @samp{f930}, @samp{f934}, @samp{hypersparc}, @samp{sparclite86x}, |
| @samp{sparclet}, @samp{tsc701}, @samp{v9}, @samp{ultrasparc}, |
| @samp{ultrasparc3}, and @samp{niagara}. |
| |
| Default instruction scheduling parameters are used for values that select |
| an architecture and not an implementation. These are @samp{v7}, @samp{v8}, |
| @samp{sparclite}, @samp{sparclet}, @samp{v9}. |
| |
| Here is a list of each supported architecture and their supported |
| implementations. |
| |
| @smallexample |
| v7: cypress |
| v8: supersparc, hypersparc |
| sparclite: f930, f934, sparclite86x |
| sparclet: tsc701 |
| v9: ultrasparc, ultrasparc3, niagara |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| By default (unless configured otherwise), GCC generates code for the V7 |
| variant of the SPARC architecture. With @option{-mcpu=cypress}, the compiler |
| additionally optimizes it for the Cypress CY7C602 chip, as used in the |
| SPARCStation/SPARCServer 3xx series. This is also appropriate for the older |
| SPARCStation 1, 2, IPX etc. |
| |
| With @option{-mcpu=v8}, GCC generates code for the V8 variant of the SPARC |
| architecture. The only difference from V7 code is that the compiler emits |
| the integer multiply and integer divide instructions which exist in SPARC-V8 |
| but not in SPARC-V7. With @option{-mcpu=supersparc}, the compiler additionally |
| optimizes it for the SuperSPARC chip, as used in the SPARCStation 10, 1000 and |
| 2000 series. |
| |
| With @option{-mcpu=sparclite}, GCC generates code for the SPARClite variant of |
| the SPARC architecture. This adds the integer multiply, integer divide step |
| and scan (@code{ffs}) instructions which exist in SPARClite but not in SPARC-V7. |
| With @option{-mcpu=f930}, the compiler additionally optimizes it for the |
| Fujitsu MB86930 chip, which is the original SPARClite, with no FPU@. With |
| @option{-mcpu=f934}, the compiler additionally optimizes it for the Fujitsu |
| MB86934 chip, which is the more recent SPARClite with FPU@. |
| |
| With @option{-mcpu=sparclet}, GCC generates code for the SPARClet variant of |
| the SPARC architecture. This adds the integer multiply, multiply/accumulate, |
| integer divide step and scan (@code{ffs}) instructions which exist in SPARClet |
| but not in SPARC-V7. With @option{-mcpu=tsc701}, the compiler additionally |
| optimizes it for the TEMIC SPARClet chip. |
| |
| With @option{-mcpu=v9}, GCC generates code for the V9 variant of the SPARC |
| architecture. This adds 64-bit integer and floating-point move instructions, |
| 3 additional floating-point condition code registers and conditional move |
| instructions. With @option{-mcpu=ultrasparc}, the compiler additionally |
| optimizes it for the Sun UltraSPARC I/II/IIi chips. With |
| @option{-mcpu=ultrasparc3}, the compiler additionally optimizes it for the |
| Sun UltraSPARC III/III+/IIIi/IIIi+/IV/IV+ chips. With |
| @option{-mcpu=niagara}, the compiler additionally optimizes it for |
| Sun UltraSPARC T1 chips. |
| |
| @item -mtune=@var{cpu_type} |
| @opindex mtune |
| Set the instruction scheduling parameters for machine type |
| @var{cpu_type}, but do not set the instruction set or register set that the |
| option @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} would. |
| |
| The same values for @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} can be used for |
| @option{-mtune=@var{cpu_type}}, but the only useful values are those |
| that select a particular cpu implementation. Those are @samp{cypress}, |
| @samp{supersparc}, @samp{hypersparc}, @samp{f930}, @samp{f934}, |
| @samp{sparclite86x}, @samp{tsc701}, @samp{ultrasparc}, |
| @samp{ultrasparc3}, and @samp{niagara}. |
| |
| @item -mv8plus |
| @itemx -mno-v8plus |
| @opindex mv8plus |
| @opindex mno-v8plus |
| With @option{-mv8plus}, GCC generates code for the SPARC-V8+ ABI@. The |
| difference from the V8 ABI is that the global and out registers are |
| considered 64-bit wide. This is enabled by default on Solaris in 32-bit |
| mode for all SPARC-V9 processors. |
| |
| @item -mvis |
| @itemx -mno-vis |
| @opindex mvis |
| @opindex mno-vis |
| With @option{-mvis}, GCC generates code that takes advantage of the UltraSPARC |
| Visual Instruction Set extensions. The default is @option{-mno-vis}. |
| @end table |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are supported in addition to the above |
| on SPARC-V9 processors in 64-bit environments: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mlittle-endian |
| @opindex mlittle-endian |
| Generate code for a processor running in little-endian mode. It is only |
| available for a few configurations and most notably not on Solaris and Linux. |
| |
| @item -m32 |
| @itemx -m64 |
| @opindex m32 |
| @opindex m64 |
| Generate code for a 32-bit or 64-bit environment. |
| The 32-bit environment sets int, long and pointer to 32 bits. |
| The 64-bit environment sets int to 32 bits and long and pointer |
| to 64 bits. |
| |
| @item -mcmodel=medlow |
| @opindex mcmodel=medlow |
| Generate code for the Medium/Low code model: 64-bit addresses, programs |
| must be linked in the low 32 bits of memory. Programs can be statically |
| or dynamically linked. |
| |
| @item -mcmodel=medmid |
| @opindex mcmodel=medmid |
| Generate code for the Medium/Middle code model: 64-bit addresses, programs |
| must be linked in the low 44 bits of memory, the text and data segments must |
| be less than 2GB in size and the data segment must be located within 2GB of |
| the text segment. |
| |
| @item -mcmodel=medany |
| @opindex mcmodel=medany |
| Generate code for the Medium/Anywhere code model: 64-bit addresses, programs |
| may be linked anywhere in memory, the text and data segments must be less |
| than 2GB in size and the data segment must be located within 2GB of the |
| text segment. |
| |
| @item -mcmodel=embmedany |
| @opindex mcmodel=embmedany |
| Generate code for the Medium/Anywhere code model for embedded systems: |
| 64-bit addresses, the text and data segments must be less than 2GB in |
| size, both starting anywhere in memory (determined at link time). The |
| global register %g4 points to the base of the data segment. Programs |
| are statically linked and PIC is not supported. |
| |
| @item -mstack-bias |
| @itemx -mno-stack-bias |
| @opindex mstack-bias |
| @opindex mno-stack-bias |
| With @option{-mstack-bias}, GCC assumes that the stack pointer, and |
| frame pointer if present, are offset by @minus{}2047 which must be added back |
| when making stack frame references. This is the default in 64-bit mode. |
| Otherwise, assume no such offset is present. |
| @end table |
| |
| These switches are supported in addition to the above on Solaris: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -threads |
| @opindex threads |
| Add support for multithreading using the Solaris threads library. This |
| option sets flags for both the preprocessor and linker. This option does |
| not affect the thread safety of object code produced by the compiler or |
| that of libraries supplied with it. |
| |
| @item -pthreads |
| @opindex pthreads |
| Add support for multithreading using the POSIX threads library. This |
| option sets flags for both the preprocessor and linker. This option does |
| not affect the thread safety of object code produced by the compiler or |
| that of libraries supplied with it. |
| |
| @item -pthread |
| @opindex pthread |
| This is a synonym for @option{-pthreads}. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node System V Options |
| @subsection Options for System V |
| |
| These additional options are available on System V Release 4 for |
| compatibility with other compilers on those systems: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -G |
| @opindex G |
| Create a shared object. |
| It is recommended that @option{-symbolic} or @option{-shared} be used instead. |
| |
| @item -Qy |
| @opindex Qy |
| Identify the versions of each tool used by the compiler, in a |
| @code{.ident} assembler directive in the output. |
| |
| @item -Qn |
| @opindex Qn |
| Refrain from adding @code{.ident} directives to the output file (this is |
| the default). |
| |
| @item -YP,@var{dirs} |
| @opindex YP |
| Search the directories @var{dirs}, and no others, for libraries |
| specified with @option{-l}. |
| |
| @item -Ym,@var{dir} |
| @opindex Ym |
| Look in the directory @var{dir} to find the M4 preprocessor. |
| The assembler uses this option. |
| @c This is supposed to go with a -Yd for predefined M4 macro files, but |
| @c the generic assembler that comes with Solaris takes just -Ym. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node TMS320C3x/C4x Options |
| @subsection TMS320C3x/C4x Options |
| @cindex TMS320C3x/C4x Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for TMS320C3x/C4x implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| |
| @item -mcpu=@var{cpu_type} |
| @opindex mcpu |
| Set the instruction set, register set, and instruction scheduling |
| parameters for machine type @var{cpu_type}. Supported values for |
| @var{cpu_type} are @samp{c30}, @samp{c31}, @samp{c32}, @samp{c40}, and |
| @samp{c44}. The default is @samp{c40} to generate code for the |
| TMS320C40. |
| |
| @item -mbig-memory |
| @itemx -mbig |
| @itemx -msmall-memory |
| @itemx -msmall |
| @opindex mbig-memory |
| @opindex mbig |
| @opindex msmall-memory |
| @opindex msmall |
| Generates code for the big or small memory model. The small memory |
| model assumed that all data fits into one 64K word page. At run-time |
| the data page (DP) register must be set to point to the 64K page |
| containing the .bss and .data program sections. The big memory model is |
| the default and requires reloading of the DP register for every direct |
| memory access. |
| |
| @item -mbk |
| @itemx -mno-bk |
| @opindex mbk |
| @opindex mno-bk |
| Allow (disallow) allocation of general integer operands into the block |
| count register BK@. |
| |
| @item -mdb |
| @itemx -mno-db |
| @opindex mdb |
| @opindex mno-db |
| Enable (disable) generation of code using decrement and branch, |
| DBcond(D), instructions. This is enabled by default for the C4x. To be |
| on the safe side, this is disabled for the C3x, since the maximum |
| iteration count on the C3x is @math{2^{23} + 1} (but who iterates loops more than |
| @math{2^{23}} times on the C3x?). Note that GCC will try to reverse a loop so |
| that it can utilize the decrement and branch instruction, but will give |
| up if there is more than one memory reference in the loop. Thus a loop |
| where the loop counter is decremented can generate slightly more |
| efficient code, in cases where the RPTB instruction cannot be utilized. |
| |
| @item -mdp-isr-reload |
| @itemx -mparanoid |
| @opindex mdp-isr-reload |
| @opindex mparanoid |
| Force the DP register to be saved on entry to an interrupt service |
| routine (ISR), reloaded to point to the data section, and restored on |
| exit from the ISR@. This should not be required unless someone has |
| violated the small memory model by modifying the DP register, say within |
| an object library. |
| |
| @item -mmpyi |
| @itemx -mno-mpyi |
| @opindex mmpyi |
| @opindex mno-mpyi |
| For the C3x use the 24-bit MPYI instruction for integer multiplies |
| instead of a library call to guarantee 32-bit results. Note that if one |
| of the operands is a constant, then the multiplication will be performed |
| using shifts and adds. If the @option{-mmpyi} option is not specified for the C3x, |
| then squaring operations are performed inline instead of a library call. |
| |
| @item -mfast-fix |
| @itemx -mno-fast-fix |
| @opindex mfast-fix |
| @opindex mno-fast-fix |
| The C3x/C4x FIX instruction to convert a floating point value to an |
| integer value chooses the nearest integer less than or equal to the |
| floating point value rather than to the nearest integer. Thus if the |
| floating point number is negative, the result will be incorrectly |
| truncated an additional code is necessary to detect and correct this |
| case. This option can be used to disable generation of the additional |
| code required to correct the result. |
| |
| @item -mrptb |
| @itemx -mno-rptb |
| @opindex mrptb |
| @opindex mno-rptb |
| Enable (disable) generation of repeat block sequences using the RPTB |
| instruction for zero overhead looping. The RPTB construct is only used |
| for innermost loops that do not call functions or jump across the loop |
| boundaries. There is no advantage having nested RPTB loops due to the |
| overhead required to save and restore the RC, RS, and RE registers. |
| This is enabled by default with @option{-O2}. |
| |
| @item -mrpts=@var{count} |
| @itemx -mno-rpts |
| @opindex mrpts |
| @opindex mno-rpts |
| Enable (disable) the use of the single instruction repeat instruction |
| RPTS@. If a repeat block contains a single instruction, and the loop |
| count can be guaranteed to be less than the value @var{count}, GCC will |
| emit a RPTS instruction instead of a RPTB@. If no value is specified, |
| then a RPTS will be emitted even if the loop count cannot be determined |
| at compile time. Note that the repeated instruction following RPTS does |
| not have to be reloaded from memory each iteration, thus freeing up the |
| CPU buses for operands. However, since interrupts are blocked by this |
| instruction, it is disabled by default. |
| |
| @item -mloop-unsigned |
| @itemx -mno-loop-unsigned |
| @opindex mloop-unsigned |
| @opindex mno-loop-unsigned |
| The maximum iteration count when using RPTS and RPTB (and DB on the C40) |
| is @math{2^{31} + 1} since these instructions test if the iteration count is |
| negative to terminate the loop. If the iteration count is unsigned |
| there is a possibility than the @math{2^{31} + 1} maximum iteration count may be |
| exceeded. This switch allows an unsigned iteration count. |
| |
| @item -mti |
| @opindex mti |
| Try to emit an assembler syntax that the TI assembler (asm30) is happy |
| with. This also enforces compatibility with the API employed by the TI |
| C3x C compiler. For example, long doubles are passed as structures |
| rather than in floating point registers. |
| |
| @item -mregparm |
| @itemx -mmemparm |
| @opindex mregparm |
| @opindex mmemparm |
| Generate code that uses registers (stack) for passing arguments to functions. |
| By default, arguments are passed in registers where possible rather |
| than by pushing arguments on to the stack. |
| |
| @item -mparallel-insns |
| @itemx -mno-parallel-insns |
| @opindex mparallel-insns |
| @opindex mno-parallel-insns |
| Allow the generation of parallel instructions. This is enabled by |
| default with @option{-O2}. |
| |
| @item -mparallel-mpy |
| @itemx -mno-parallel-mpy |
| @opindex mparallel-mpy |
| @opindex mno-parallel-mpy |
| Allow the generation of MPY||ADD and MPY||SUB parallel instructions, |
| provided @option{-mparallel-insns} is also specified. These instructions have |
| tight register constraints which can pessimize the code generation |
| of large functions. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node V850 Options |
| @subsection V850 Options |
| @cindex V850 Options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for V850 implementations: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mlong-calls |
| @itemx -mno-long-calls |
| @opindex mlong-calls |
| @opindex mno-long-calls |
| Treat all calls as being far away (near). If calls are assumed to be |
| far away, the compiler will always load the functions address up into a |
| register, and call indirect through the pointer. |
| |
| @item -mno-ep |
| @itemx -mep |
| @opindex mno-ep |
| @opindex mep |
| Do not optimize (do optimize) basic blocks that use the same index |
| pointer 4 or more times to copy pointer into the @code{ep} register, and |
| use the shorter @code{sld} and @code{sst} instructions. The @option{-mep} |
| option is on by default if you optimize. |
| |
| @item -mno-prolog-function |
| @itemx -mprolog-function |
| @opindex mno-prolog-function |
| @opindex mprolog-function |
| Do not use (do use) external functions to save and restore registers |
| at the prologue and epilogue of a function. The external functions |
| are slower, but use less code space if more than one function saves |
| the same number of registers. The @option{-mprolog-function} option |
| is on by default if you optimize. |
| |
| @item -mspace |
| @opindex mspace |
| Try to make the code as small as possible. At present, this just turns |
| on the @option{-mep} and @option{-mprolog-function} options. |
| |
| @item -mtda=@var{n} |
| @opindex mtda |
| Put static or global variables whose size is @var{n} bytes or less into |
| the tiny data area that register @code{ep} points to. The tiny data |
| area can hold up to 256 bytes in total (128 bytes for byte references). |
| |
| @item -msda=@var{n} |
| @opindex msda |
| Put static or global variables whose size is @var{n} bytes or less into |
| the small data area that register @code{gp} points to. The small data |
| area can hold up to 64 kilobytes. |
| |
| @item -mzda=@var{n} |
| @opindex mzda |
| Put static or global variables whose size is @var{n} bytes or less into |
| the first 32 kilobytes of memory. |
| |
| @item -mv850 |
| @opindex mv850 |
| Specify that the target processor is the V850. |
| |
| @item -mbig-switch |
| @opindex mbig-switch |
| Generate code suitable for big switch tables. Use this option only if |
| the assembler/linker complain about out of range branches within a switch |
| table. |
| |
| @item -mapp-regs |
| @opindex mapp-regs |
| This option will cause r2 and r5 to be used in the code generated by |
| the compiler. This setting is the default. |
| |
| @item -mno-app-regs |
| @opindex mno-app-regs |
| This option will cause r2 and r5 to be treated as fixed registers. |
| |
| @item -mv850e1 |
| @opindex mv850e1 |
| Specify that the target processor is the V850E1. The preprocessor |
| constants @samp{__v850e1__} and @samp{__v850e__} will be defined if |
| this option is used. |
| |
| @item -mv850e |
| @opindex mv850e |
| Specify that the target processor is the V850E@. The preprocessor |
| constant @samp{__v850e__} will be defined if this option is used. |
| |
| If neither @option{-mv850} nor @option{-mv850e} nor @option{-mv850e1} |
| are defined then a default target processor will be chosen and the |
| relevant @samp{__v850*__} preprocessor constant will be defined. |
| |
| The preprocessor constants @samp{__v850} and @samp{__v851__} are always |
| defined, regardless of which processor variant is the target. |
| |
| @item -mdisable-callt |
| @opindex mdisable-callt |
| This option will suppress generation of the CALLT instruction for the |
| v850e and v850e1 flavors of the v850 architecture. The default is |
| @option{-mno-disable-callt} which allows the CALLT instruction to be used. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @node VAX Options |
| @subsection VAX Options |
| @cindex VAX options |
| |
| These @samp{-m} options are defined for the VAX: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -munix |
| @opindex munix |
| Do not output certain jump instructions (@code{aobleq} and so on) |
| that the Unix assembler for the VAX cannot handle across long |
| ranges. |
| |
| @item -mgnu |
| @opindex mgnu |
| Do output those jump instructions, on the assumption that you |
| will assemble with the GNU assembler. |
| |
| @item -mg |
| @opindex mg |
| Output code for g-format floating point numbers instead of d-format. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node x86-64 Options |
| @subsection x86-64 Options |
| @cindex x86-64 options |
| |
| These are listed under @xref{i386 and x86-64 Options}. |
| |
| @node Xstormy16 Options |
| @subsection Xstormy16 Options |
| @cindex Xstormy16 Options |
| |
| These options are defined for Xstormy16: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -msim |
| @opindex msim |
| Choose startup files and linker script suitable for the simulator. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node Xtensa Options |
| @subsection Xtensa Options |
| @cindex Xtensa Options |
| |
| These options are supported for Xtensa targets: |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -mconst16 |
| @itemx -mno-const16 |
| @opindex mconst16 |
| @opindex mno-const16 |
| Enable or disable use of @code{CONST16} instructions for loading |
| constant values. The @code{CONST16} instruction is currently not a |
| standard option from Tensilica. When enabled, @code{CONST16} |
| instructions are always used in place of the standard @code{L32R} |
| instructions. The use of @code{CONST16} is enabled by default only if |
| the @code{L32R} instruction is not available. |
| |
| @item -mfused-madd |
| @itemx -mno-fused-madd |
| @opindex mfused-madd |
| @opindex mno-fused-madd |
| Enable or disable use of fused multiply/add and multiply/subtract |
| instructions in the floating-point option. This has no effect if the |
| floating-point option is not also enabled. Disabling fused multiply/add |
| and multiply/subtract instructions forces the compiler to use separate |
| instructions for the multiply and add/subtract operations. This may be |
| desirable in some cases where strict IEEE 754-compliant results are |
| required: the fused multiply add/subtract instructions do not round the |
| intermediate result, thereby producing results with @emph{more} bits of |
| precision than specified by the IEEE standard. Disabling fused multiply |
| add/subtract instructions also ensures that the program output is not |
| sensitive to the compiler's ability to combine multiply and add/subtract |
| operations. |
| |
| @item -mtext-section-literals |
| @itemx -mno-text-section-literals |
| @opindex mtext-section-literals |
| @opindex mno-text-section-literals |
| Control the treatment of literal pools. The default is |
| @option{-mno-text-section-literals}, which places literals in a separate |
| section in the output file. This allows the literal pool to be placed |
| in a data RAM/ROM, and it also allows the linker to combine literal |
| pools from separate object files to remove redundant literals and |
| improve code size. With @option{-mtext-section-literals}, the literals |
| are interspersed in the text section in order to keep them as close as |
| possible to their references. This may be necessary for large assembly |
| files. |
| |
| @item -mtarget-align |
| @itemx -mno-target-align |
| @opindex mtarget-align |
| @opindex mno-target-align |
| When this option is enabled, GCC instructs the assembler to |
| automatically align instructions to reduce branch penalties at the |
| expense of some code density. The assembler attempts to widen density |
| instructions to align branch targets and the instructions following call |
| instructions. If there are not enough preceding safe density |
| instructions to align a target, no widening will be performed. The |
| default is @option{-mtarget-align}. These options do not affect the |
| treatment of auto-aligned instructions like @code{LOOP}, which the |
| assembler will always align, either by widening density instructions or |
| by inserting no-op instructions. |
| |
| @item -mlongcalls |
| @itemx -mno-longcalls |
| @opindex mlongcalls |
| @opindex mno-longcalls |
| When this option is enabled, GCC instructs the assembler to translate |
| direct calls to indirect calls unless it can determine that the target |
| of a direct call is in the range allowed by the call instruction. This |
| translation typically occurs for calls to functions in other source |
| files. Specifically, the assembler translates a direct @code{CALL} |
| instruction into an @code{L32R} followed by a @code{CALLX} instruction. |
| The default is @option{-mno-longcalls}. This option should be used in |
| programs where the call target can potentially be out of range. This |
| option is implemented in the assembler, not the compiler, so the |
| assembly code generated by GCC will still show direct call |
| instructions---look at the disassembled object code to see the actual |
| instructions. Note that the assembler will use an indirect call for |
| every cross-file call, not just those that really will be out of range. |
| @end table |
| |
| @node zSeries Options |
| @subsection zSeries Options |
| @cindex zSeries options |
| |
| These are listed under @xref{S/390 and zSeries Options}. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @node Code Gen Options |
| @section Options for Code Generation Conventions |
| @cindex code generation conventions |
| @cindex options, code generation |
| @cindex run-time options |
| |
| These machine-independent options control the interface conventions |
| used in code generation. |
| |
| Most of them have both positive and negative forms; the negative form |
| of @option{-ffoo} would be @option{-fno-foo}. In the table below, only |
| one of the forms is listed---the one which is not the default. You |
| can figure out the other form by either removing @samp{no-} or adding |
| it. |
| |
| @table @gcctabopt |
| @item -fbounds-check |
| @opindex fbounds-check |
| For front-ends that support it, generate additional code to check that |
| indices used to access arrays are within the declared range. This is |
| currently only supported by the Java and Fortran front-ends, where |
| this option defaults to true and false respectively. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page 5547358 |
| @ignore |
| @item -ftrapv |
| @opindex ftrapv |
| This option generates traps for signed overflow on addition, subtraction, |
| multiplication operations. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL prune man page 5547358 |
| @end ignore |
| |
| @item -fwrapv |
| @opindex fwrapv |
| This option instructs the compiler to assume that signed arithmetic |
| overflow of addition, subtraction and multiplication wraps around |
| using twos-complement representation. This flag enables some optimizations |
| and disables others. This option is enabled by default for the Java |
| front-end, as required by the Java language specification. |
| |
| @item -fexceptions |
| @opindex fexceptions |
| Enable exception handling. Generates extra code needed to propagate |
| exceptions. For some targets, this implies GCC will generate frame |
| unwind information for all functions, which can produce significant data |
| size overhead, although it does not affect execution. If you do not |
| specify this option, GCC will enable it by default for languages like |
| C++ which normally require exception handling, and disable it for |
| languages like C that do not normally require it. However, you may need |
| to enable this option when compiling C code that needs to interoperate |
| properly with exception handlers written in C++. You may also wish to |
| disable this option if you are compiling older C++ programs that don't |
| use exception handling. |
| |
| @item -fnon-call-exceptions |
| @opindex fnon-call-exceptions |
| Generate code that allows trapping instructions to throw exceptions. |
| Note that this requires platform-specific runtime support that does |
| not exist everywhere. Moreover, it only allows @emph{trapping} |
| instructions to throw exceptions, i.e.@: memory references or floating |
| point instructions. It does not allow exceptions to be thrown from |
| arbitrary signal handlers such as @code{SIGALRM}. |
| |
| @item -funwind-tables |
| @opindex funwind-tables |
| Similar to @option{-fexceptions}, except that it will just generate any needed |
| static data, but will not affect the generated code in any other way. |
| You will normally not enable this option; instead, a language processor |
| that needs this handling would enable it on your behalf. |
| |
| @item -fasynchronous-unwind-tables |
| @opindex fasynchronous-unwind-tables |
| Generate unwind table in dwarf2 format, if supported by target machine. The |
| table is exact at each instruction boundary, so it can be used for stack |
| unwinding from asynchronous events (such as debugger or garbage collector). |
| |
| @item -fpcc-struct-return |
| @opindex fpcc-struct-return |
| Return ``short'' @code{struct} and @code{union} values in memory like |
| longer ones, rather than in registers. This convention is less |
| efficient, but it has the advantage of allowing intercallability between |
| GCC-compiled files and files compiled with other compilers, particularly |
| the Portable C Compiler (pcc). |
| |
| The precise convention for returning structures in memory depends |
| on the target configuration macros. |
| |
| Short structures and unions are those whose size and alignment match |
| that of some integer type. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} code compiled with the @option{-fpcc-struct-return} |
| switch is not binary compatible with code compiled with the |
| @option{-freg-struct-return} switch. |
| Use it to conform to a non-default application binary interface. |
| |
| @item -freg-struct-return |
| @opindex freg-struct-return |
| Return @code{struct} and @code{union} values in registers when possible. |
| This is more efficient for small structures than |
| @option{-fpcc-struct-return}. |
| |
| If you specify neither @option{-fpcc-struct-return} nor |
| @option{-freg-struct-return}, GCC defaults to whichever convention is |
| standard for the target. If there is no standard convention, GCC |
| defaults to @option{-fpcc-struct-return}, except on targets where GCC is |
| the principal compiler. In those cases, we can choose the standard, and |
| we chose the more efficient register return alternative. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} code compiled with the @option{-freg-struct-return} |
| switch is not binary compatible with code compiled with the |
| @option{-fpcc-struct-return} switch. |
| Use it to conform to a non-default application binary interface. |
| |
| @item -fshort-enums |
| @opindex fshort-enums |
| Allocate to an @code{enum} type only as many bytes as it needs for the |
| declared range of possible values. Specifically, the @code{enum} type |
| will be equivalent to the smallest integer type which has enough room. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} the @option{-fshort-enums} switch causes GCC to generate |
| code that is not binary compatible with code generated without that switch. |
| Use it to conform to a non-default application binary interface. |
| |
| @item -fshort-double |
| @opindex fshort-double |
| Use the same size for @code{double} as for @code{float}. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} the @option{-fshort-double} switch causes GCC to generate |
| code that is not binary compatible with code generated without that switch. |
| Use it to conform to a non-default application binary interface. |
| |
| @item -fshort-wchar |
| @opindex fshort-wchar |
| Override the underlying type for @samp{wchar_t} to be @samp{short |
| unsigned int} instead of the default for the target. This option is |
| useful for building programs to run under WINE@. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} the @option{-fshort-wchar} switch causes GCC to generate |
| code that is not binary compatible with code generated without that switch. |
| Use it to conform to a non-default application binary interface. |
| |
| @item -fno-common |
| @opindex fno-common |
| In C, allocate even uninitialized global variables in the data section of the |
| object file, rather than generating them as common blocks. This has the |
| effect that if the same variable is declared (without @code{extern}) in |
| two different compilations, you will get an error when you link them. |
| The only reason this might be useful is if you wish to verify that the |
| program will work on other systems which always work this way. |
| |
| @item -fno-ident |
| @opindex fno-ident |
| Ignore the @samp{#ident} directive. |
| |
| @item -finhibit-size-directive |
| @opindex finhibit-size-directive |
| Don't output a @code{.size} assembler directive, or anything else that |
| would cause trouble if the function is split in the middle, and the |
| two halves are placed at locations far apart in memory. This option is |
| used when compiling @file{crtstuff.c}; you should not need to use it |
| for anything else. |
| |
| @item -fverbose-asm |
| @opindex fverbose-asm |
| Put extra commentary information in the generated assembly code to |
| make it more readable. This option is generally only of use to those |
| who actually need to read the generated assembly code (perhaps while |
| debugging the compiler itself). |
| |
| @option{-fno-verbose-asm}, the default, causes the |
| extra information to be omitted and is useful when comparing two assembler |
| files. |
| |
| @item -fpic |
| @opindex fpic |
| @cindex global offset table |
| @cindex PIC |
| Generate position-independent code (PIC) suitable for use in a shared |
| library, if supported for the target machine. Such code accesses all |
| constant addresses through a global offset table (GOT)@. The dynamic |
| loader resolves the GOT entries when the program starts (the dynamic |
| loader is not part of GCC; it is part of the operating system). If |
| the GOT size for the linked executable exceeds a machine-specific |
| maximum size, you get an error message from the linker indicating that |
| @option{-fpic} does not work; in that case, recompile with @option{-fPIC} |
| instead. (These maximums are 8k on the SPARC and 32k |
| on the m68k and RS/6000. The 386 has no such limit.) |
| |
| Position-independent code requires special support, and therefore works |
| only on certain machines. For the 386, GCC supports PIC for System V |
| but not for the Sun 386i. Code generated for the IBM RS/6000 is always |
| position-independent. |
| |
| When this flag is set, the macros @code{__pic__} and @code{__PIC__} |
| are defined to 1. |
| |
| @item -fPIC |
| @opindex fPIC |
| If supported for the target machine, emit position-independent code, |
| suitable for dynamic linking and avoiding any limit on the size of the |
| global offset table. This option makes a difference on the m68k, |
| PowerPC and SPARC@. |
| |
| Position-independent code requires special support, and therefore works |
| only on certain machines. |
| |
| When this flag is set, the macros @code{__pic__} and @code{__PIC__} |
| are defined to 2. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin manual |
| @option{-fPIC} is the default on Darwin and Mac OS X. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end manual |
| |
| @item -fpie |
| @itemx -fPIE |
| @opindex fpie |
| @opindex fPIE |
| These options are similar to @option{-fpic} and @option{-fPIC}, but |
| generated position independent code can be only linked into executables. |
| Usually these options are used when @option{-pie} GCC option will be |
| used during linking. |
| |
| @item -fno-jump-tables |
| @opindex fno-jump-tables |
| Do not use jump tables for switch statements even where it would be |
| more efficient than other code generation strategies. This option is |
| of use in conjunction with @option{-fpic} or @option{-fPIC} for |
| building code which forms part of a dynamic linker and cannot |
| reference the address of a jump table. On some targets, jump tables |
| do not require a GOT and this option is not needed. |
| |
| @item -ffixed-@var{reg} |
| @opindex ffixed |
| Treat the register named @var{reg} as a fixed register; generated code |
| should never refer to it (except perhaps as a stack pointer, frame |
| pointer or in some other fixed role). |
| |
| @var{reg} must be the name of a register. The register names accepted |
| are machine-specific and are defined in the @code{REGISTER_NAMES} |
| macro in the machine description macro file. |
| |
| This flag does not have a negative form, because it specifies a |
| three-way choice. |
| |
| @item -fcall-used-@var{reg} |
| @opindex fcall-used |
| Treat the register named @var{reg} as an allocable register that is |
| clobbered by function calls. It may be allocated for temporaries or |
| variables that do not live across a call. Functions compiled this way |
| will not save and restore the register @var{reg}. |
| |
| It is an error to used this flag with the frame pointer or stack pointer. |
| Use of this flag for other registers that have fixed pervasive roles in |
| the machine's execution model will produce disastrous results. |
| |
| This flag does not have a negative form, because it specifies a |
| three-way choice. |
| |
| @item -fcall-saved-@var{reg} |
| @opindex fcall-saved |
| Treat the register named @var{reg} as an allocable register saved by |
| functions. It may be allocated even for temporaries or variables that |
| live across a call. Functions compiled this way will save and restore |
| the register @var{reg} if they use it. |
| |
| It is an error to used this flag with the frame pointer or stack pointer. |
| Use of this flag for other registers that have fixed pervasive roles in |
| the machine's execution model will produce disastrous results. |
| |
| A different sort of disaster will result from the use of this flag for |
| a register in which function values may be returned. |
| |
| This flag does not have a negative form, because it specifies a |
| three-way choice. |
| |
| @item -fpack-struct[=@var{n}] |
| @opindex fpack-struct |
| Without a value specified, pack all structure members together without |
| holes. When a value is specified (which must be a small power of two), pack |
| structure members according to this value, representing the maximum |
| alignment (that is, objects with default alignment requirements larger than |
| this will be output potentially unaligned at the next fitting location. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} the @option{-fpack-struct} switch causes GCC to generate |
| code that is not binary compatible with code generated without that switch. |
| Additionally, it makes the code suboptimal. |
| Use it to conform to a non-default application binary interface. |
| |
| @item -finstrument-functions |
| @opindex finstrument-functions |
| Generate instrumentation calls for entry and exit to functions. Just |
| after function entry and just before function exit, the following |
| profiling functions will be called with the address of the current |
| function and its call site. (On some platforms, |
| @code{__builtin_return_address} does not work beyond the current |
| function, so the call site information may not be available to the |
| profiling functions otherwise.) |
| |
| @smallexample |
| void __cyg_profile_func_enter (void *this_fn, |
| void *call_site); |
| void __cyg_profile_func_exit (void *this_fn, |
| void *call_site); |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| The first argument is the address of the start of the current function, |
| which may be looked up exactly in the symbol table. |
| |
| This instrumentation is also done for functions expanded inline in other |
| functions. The profiling calls will indicate where, conceptually, the |
| inline function is entered and exited. This means that addressable |
| versions of such functions must be available. If all your uses of a |
| function are expanded inline, this may mean an additional expansion of |
| code size. If you use @samp{extern inline} in your C code, an |
| addressable version of such functions must be provided. (This is |
| normally the case anyways, but if you get lucky and the optimizer always |
| expands the functions inline, you might have gotten away without |
| providing static copies.) |
| |
| A function may be given the attribute @code{no_instrument_function}, in |
| which case this instrumentation will not be done. This can be used, for |
| example, for the profiling functions listed above, high-priority |
| interrupt routines, and any functions from which the profiling functions |
| cannot safely be called (perhaps signal handlers, if the profiling |
| routines generate output or allocate memory). |
| |
| @item -fstack-check |
| @opindex fstack-check |
| Generate code to verify that you do not go beyond the boundary of the |
| stack. You should specify this flag if you are running in an |
| environment with multiple threads, but only rarely need to specify it in |
| a single-threaded environment since stack overflow is automatically |
| detected on nearly all systems if there is only one stack. |
| |
| Note that this switch does not actually cause checking to be done; the |
| operating system must do that. The switch causes generation of code |
| to ensure that the operating system sees the stack being extended. |
| |
| @item -fstack-limit-register=@var{reg} |
| @itemx -fstack-limit-symbol=@var{sym} |
| @itemx -fno-stack-limit |
| @opindex fstack-limit-register |
| @opindex fstack-limit-symbol |
| @opindex fno-stack-limit |
| Generate code to ensure that the stack does not grow beyond a certain value, |
| either the value of a register or the address of a symbol. If the stack |
| would grow beyond the value, a signal is raised. For most targets, |
| the signal is raised before the stack overruns the boundary, so |
| it is possible to catch the signal without taking special precautions. |
| |
| For instance, if the stack starts at absolute address @samp{0x80000000} |
| and grows downwards, you can use the flags |
| @option{-fstack-limit-symbol=__stack_limit} and |
| @option{-Wl,--defsym,__stack_limit=0x7ffe0000} to enforce a stack limit |
| of 128KB@. Note that this may only work with the GNU linker. |
| |
| @cindex aliasing of parameters |
| @cindex parameters, aliased |
| @item -fargument-alias |
| @itemx -fargument-noalias |
| @itemx -fargument-noalias-global |
| @itemx -fargument-noalias-anything |
| @opindex fargument-alias |
| @opindex fargument-noalias |
| @opindex fargument-noalias-global |
| @opindex fargument-noalias-anything |
| Specify the possible relationships among parameters and between |
| parameters and global data. |
| |
| @option{-fargument-alias} specifies that arguments (parameters) may |
| alias each other and may alias global storage.@* |
| @option{-fargument-noalias} specifies that arguments do not alias |
| each other, but may alias global storage.@* |
| @option{-fargument-noalias-global} specifies that arguments do not |
| alias each other and do not alias global storage. |
| @option{-fargument-noalias-anything} specifies that arguments do not |
| alias any other storage. |
| |
| Each language will automatically use whatever option is required by |
| the language standard. You should not need to use these options yourself. |
| |
| @item -fleading-underscore |
| @opindex fleading-underscore |
| This option and its counterpart, @option{-fno-leading-underscore}, forcibly |
| change the way C symbols are represented in the object file. One use |
| is to help link with legacy assembly code. |
| |
| @strong{Warning:} the @option{-fleading-underscore} switch causes GCC to |
| generate code that is not binary compatible with code generated without that |
| switch. Use it to conform to a non-default application binary interface. |
| Not all targets provide complete support for this switch. |
| |
| @item -ftls-model=@var{model} |
| Alter the thread-local storage model to be used (@pxref{Thread-Local}). |
| The @var{model} argument should be one of @code{global-dynamic}, |
| @code{local-dynamic}, @code{initial-exec} or @code{local-exec}. |
| |
| The default without @option{-fpic} is @code{initial-exec}; with |
| @option{-fpic} the default is @code{global-dynamic}. |
| |
| @item -fvisibility=@var{default|internal|hidden|protected} |
| @opindex fvisibility |
| Set the default ELF image symbol visibility to the specified option---all |
| symbols will be marked with this unless overridden within the code. |
| Using this feature can very substantially improve linking and |
| load times of shared object libraries, produce more optimized |
| code, provide near-perfect API export and prevent symbol clashes. |
| It is @strong{strongly} recommended that you use this in any shared objects |
| you distribute. |
| |
| Despite the nomenclature, @code{default} always means public ie; |
| available to be linked against from outside the shared object. |
| @code{protected} and @code{internal} are pretty useless in real-world |
| usage so the only other commonly used option will be @code{hidden}. |
| The default if @option{-fvisibility} isn't specified is |
| @code{default}, i.e., make every |
| symbol public---this causes the same behavior as previous versions of |
| GCC@. |
| |
| A good explanation of the benefits offered by ensuring ELF |
| symbols have the correct visibility is given by ``How To Write |
| Shared Libraries'' by Ulrich Drepper (which can be found at |
| @w{@uref{http://people.redhat.com/~drepper/}})---however a superior |
| solution made possible by this option to marking things hidden when |
| the default is public is to make the default hidden and mark things |
| public. This is the norm with DLL's on Windows and with @option{-fvisibility=hidden} |
| and @code{__attribute__ ((visibility("default")))} instead of |
| @code{__declspec(dllexport)} you get almost identical semantics with |
| identical syntax. This is a great boon to those working with |
| cross-platform projects. |
| |
| For those adding visibility support to existing code, you may find |
| @samp{#pragma GCC visibility} of use. This works by you enclosing |
| the declarations you wish to set visibility for with (for example) |
| @samp{#pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)} and |
| @samp{#pragma GCC visibility pop}. |
| Bear in mind that symbol visibility should be viewed @strong{as |
| part of the API interface contract} and thus all new code should |
| always specify visibility when it is not the default ie; declarations |
| only for use within the local DSO should @strong{always} be marked explicitly |
| as hidden as so to avoid PLT indirection overheads---making this |
| abundantly clear also aids readability and self-documentation of the code. |
| Note that due to ISO C++ specification requirements, operator new and |
| operator delete must always be of default visibility. |
| |
| Be aware that headers from outside your project, in particular system |
| headers and headers from any other library you use, may not be |
| expecting to be compiled with visibility other than the default. You |
| may need to explicitly say @samp{#pragma GCC visibility push(default)} |
| before including any such headers. |
| |
| @samp{extern} declarations are not affected by @samp{-fvisibility}, so |
| a lot of code can be recompiled with @samp{-fvisibility=hidden} with |
| no modifications. However, this means that calls to @samp{extern} |
| functions with no explicit visibility will use the PLT, so it is more |
| effective to use @samp{__attribute ((visibility))} and/or |
| @samp{#pragma GCC visibility} to tell the compiler which @samp{extern} |
| declarations should be treated as hidden. |
| |
| Note that @samp{-fvisibility} does affect C++ vague linkage |
| entities. This means that, for instance, an exception class that will |
| be thrown between DSOs must be explicitly marked with default |
| visibility so that the @samp{type_info} nodes will be unified between |
| the DSOs. |
| |
| An overview of these techniques, their benefits and how to use them |
| is at @w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Visibility}}. |
| |
| @end table |
| |
| @c man end |
| |
| @node Environment Variables |
| @section Environment Variables Affecting GCC |
| @cindex environment variables |
| |
| @c man begin ENVIRONMENT |
| This section describes several environment variables that affect how GCC |
| operates. Some of them work by specifying directories or prefixes to use |
| when searching for various kinds of files. Some are used to specify other |
| aspects of the compilation environment. |
| |
| Note that you can also specify places to search using options such as |
| @option{-B}, @option{-I} and @option{-L} (@pxref{Directory Options}). These |
| take precedence over places specified using environment variables, which |
| in turn take precedence over those specified by the configuration of GCC@. |
| @xref{Driver,, Controlling the Compilation Driver @file{gcc}, gccint, |
| GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Internals}. |
| |
| @table @env |
| @item LANG |
| @itemx LC_CTYPE |
| @c @itemx LC_COLLATE |
| @itemx LC_MESSAGES |
| @c @itemx LC_MONETARY |
| @c @itemx LC_NUMERIC |
| @c @itemx LC_TIME |
| @itemx LC_ALL |
| @findex LANG |
| @findex LC_CTYPE |
| @c @findex LC_COLLATE |
| @findex LC_MESSAGES |
| @c @findex LC_MONETARY |
| @c @findex LC_NUMERIC |
| @c @findex LC_TIME |
| @findex LC_ALL |
| @cindex locale |
| These environment variables control the way that GCC uses |
| localization information that allow GCC to work with different |
| national conventions. GCC inspects the locale categories |
| @env{LC_CTYPE} and @env{LC_MESSAGES} if it has been configured to do |
| so. These locale categories can be set to any value supported by your |
| installation. A typical value is @samp{en_GB.UTF-8} for English in the United |
| Kingdom encoded in UTF-8. |
| |
| The @env{LC_CTYPE} environment variable specifies character |
| classification. GCC uses it to determine the character boundaries in |
| a string; this is needed for some multibyte encodings that contain quote |
| and escape characters that would otherwise be interpreted as a string |
| end or escape. |
| |
| The @env{LC_MESSAGES} environment variable specifies the language to |
| use in diagnostic messages. |
| |
| If the @env{LC_ALL} environment variable is set, it overrides the value |
| of @env{LC_CTYPE} and @env{LC_MESSAGES}; otherwise, @env{LC_CTYPE} |
| and @env{LC_MESSAGES} default to the value of the @env{LANG} |
| environment variable. If none of these variables are set, GCC |
| defaults to traditional C English behavior. |
| |
| @item TMPDIR |
| @findex TMPDIR |
| If @env{TMPDIR} is set, it specifies the directory to use for temporary |
| files. GCC uses temporary files to hold the output of one stage of |
| compilation which is to be used as input to the next stage: for example, |
| the output of the preprocessor, which is the input to the compiler |
| proper. |
| |
| @item GCC_EXEC_PREFIX |
| @findex GCC_EXEC_PREFIX |
| If @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX} is set, it specifies a prefix to use in the |
| names of the subprograms executed by the compiler. No slash is added |
| when this prefix is combined with the name of a subprogram, but you can |
| specify a prefix that ends with a slash if you wish. |
| |
| If @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX} is not set, GCC will attempt to figure out |
| an appropriate prefix to use based on the pathname it was invoked with. |
| |
| If GCC cannot find the subprogram using the specified prefix, it |
| tries looking in the usual places for the subprogram. |
| |
| The default value of @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX} is |
| @file{@var{prefix}/lib/gcc/} where @var{prefix} is the value |
| of @code{prefix} when you ran the @file{configure} script. |
| |
| Other prefixes specified with @option{-B} take precedence over this prefix. |
| |
| This prefix is also used for finding files such as @file{crt0.o} that are |
| used for linking. |
| |
| In addition, the prefix is used in an unusual way in finding the |
| directories to search for header files. For each of the standard |
| directories whose name normally begins with @samp{/usr/local/lib/gcc} |
| (more precisely, with the value of @env{GCC_INCLUDE_DIR}), GCC tries |
| replacing that beginning with the specified prefix to produce an |
| alternate directory name. Thus, with @option{-Bfoo/}, GCC will search |
| @file{foo/bar} where it would normally search @file{/usr/local/lib/bar}. |
| These alternate directories are searched first; the standard directories |
| come next. |
| |
| @item COMPILER_PATH |
| @findex COMPILER_PATH |
| The value of @env{COMPILER_PATH} is a colon-separated list of |
| directories, much like @env{PATH}. GCC tries the directories thus |
| specified when searching for subprograms, if it can't find the |
| subprograms using @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}. |
| |
| @item LIBRARY_PATH |
| @findex LIBRARY_PATH |
| The value of @env{LIBRARY_PATH} is a colon-separated list of |
| directories, much like @env{PATH}. When configured as a native compiler, |
| GCC tries the directories thus specified when searching for special |
| linker files, if it can't find them using @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}. Linking |
| using GCC also uses these directories when searching for ordinary |
| libraries for the @option{-l} option (but directories specified with |
| @option{-L} come first). |
| |
| @item LANG |
| @findex LANG |
| @cindex locale definition |
| This variable is used to pass locale information to the compiler. One way in |
| which this information is used is to determine the character set to be used |
| when character literals, string literals and comments are parsed in C and C++. |
| When the compiler is configured to allow multibyte characters, |
| the following values for @env{LANG} are recognized: |
| |
| @table @samp |
| @item C-JIS |
| Recognize JIS characters. |
| @item C-SJIS |
| Recognize SJIS characters. |
| @item C-EUCJP |
| Recognize EUCJP characters. |
| @end table |
| |
| If @env{LANG} is not defined, or if it has some other value, then the |
| compiler will use mblen and mbtowc as defined by the default locale to |
| recognize and translate multibyte characters. |
| |
| @c APPLE LOCAL begin ARM 5905142 |
| @item MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET |
| @itemx IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET |
| These variables are used to set the target OS version, as described |
| for command-line options @option{-mmacosx-version-min} and |
| @option{-miphoneos-version-min}. Only one OS version can be specified |
| per architecture, with @env{MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} taking precedence |
| on non-ARM targets and @env{IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} taking |
| precedence on ARM targets. |
| |
| If either command-line option @option{-mmacosx-version-min} or |
| @option{-miphoneos-version-min} is specified, both of these |
| environment variables are ignored. |
| @c APPLE LOCAL end ARM 5905142 |
| @end table |
| |
| @noindent |
| Some additional environments variables affect the behavior of the |
| preprocessor. |
| |
| @include cppenv.texi |
| |
| @c man end |
| |
| @node Precompiled Headers |
| @section Using Precompiled Headers |
| @cindex precompiled headers |
| @cindex speed of compilation |
| |
| Often large projects have many header files that are included in every |
| source file. The time the compiler takes to process these header files |
| over and over again can account for nearly all of the time required to |
| build the project. To make builds faster, GCC allows users to |
| `precompile' a header file; then, if builds can use the precompiled |
| header file they will be much faster. |
| |
| To create a precompiled header file, simply compile it as you would any |
| other file, if necessary using the @option{-x} option to make the driver |
| treat it as a C or C++ header file. You will probably want to use a |
| tool like @command{make} to keep the precompiled header up-to-date when |
| the headers it contains change. |
| |
| A precompiled header file will be searched for when @code{#include} is |
| seen in the compilation. As it searches for the included file |
| (@pxref{Search Path,,Search Path,cpp,The C Preprocessor}) the |
| compiler looks for a precompiled header in each directory just before it |
| looks for the include file in that directory. The name searched for is |
| the name specified in the @code{#include} with @samp{.gch} appended. If |
| the precompiled header file can't be used, it is ignored. |
| |
| For instance, if you have @code{#include "all.h"}, and you have |
| @file{all.h.gch} in the same directory as @file{all.h}, then the |
| precompiled header file will be used if possible, and the original |
| header will be used otherwise. |
| |
| Alternatively, you might decide to put the precompiled header file in a |
| directory and use @option{-I} to ensure that directory is searched |
| before (or instead of) the directory containing the original header. |
| Then, if you want to check that the precompiled header file is always |
| used, you can put a file of the same name as the original header in this |
| directory containing an @code{#error} command. |
| |
| This also works with @option{-include}. So yet another way to use |
| precompiled headers, good for projects not designed with precompiled |
| header files in mind, is to simply take most of the header files used by |
| a project, include them from another header file, precompile that header |
| file, and @option{-include} the precompiled header. If the header files |
| have guards against multiple inclusion, they will be skipped because |
| they've already been included (in the precompiled header). |
| |
| If you need to precompile the same header file for different |
| languages, targets, or compiler options, you can instead make a |
| @emph{directory} named like @file{all.h.gch}, and put each precompiled |
| header in the directory, perhaps using @option{-o}. It doesn't matter |
| what you call the files in the directory, every precompiled header in |
| the directory will be considered. The first precompiled header |
| encountered in the directory that is valid for this compilation will |
| be used; they're searched in no particular order. |
| |
| There are many other possibilities, limited only by your imagination, |
| good sense, and the constraints of your build system. |
| |
| A precompiled header file can be used only when these conditions apply: |
| |
| @itemize |
| @item |
| Only one precompiled header can be used in a particular compilation. |
| |
| @item |
| A precompiled header can't be used once the first C token is seen. You |
| can have preprocessor directives before a precompiled header; you can |
| even include a precompiled header from inside another header, so long as |
| there are no C tokens before the @code{#include}. |
| |
| @item |
| The precompiled header file must be produced for the same language as |
| the current compilation. You can't use a C precompiled header for a C++ |
| compilation. |
| |
| @item |
| The precompiled header file must have been produced by the same compiler |
| binary as the current compilation is using. |
| |
| @item |
| Any macros defined before the precompiled header is included must |
| either be defined in the same way as when the precompiled header was |
| generated, or must not affect the precompiled header, which usually |
| means that they don't appear in the precompiled header at all. |
| |
| The @option{-D} option is one way to define a macro before a |
| precompiled header is included; using a @code{#define} can also do it. |
| There are also some options that define macros implicitly, like |
| @option{-O} and @option{-Wdeprecated}; the same rule applies to macros |
| defined this way. |
| |
| @item If debugging information is output when using the precompiled |
| header, using @option{-g} or similar, the same kind of debugging information |
| must have been output when building the precompiled header. However, |
| a precompiled header built using @option{-g} can be used in a compilation |
| when no debugging information is being output. |
| |
| @item The same @option{-m} options must generally be used when building |
| and using the precompiled header. @xref{Submodel Options}, |
| for any cases where this rule is relaxed. |
| |
| @item Each of the following options must be the same when building and using |
| the precompiled header: |
| |
| @gccoptlist{-fexceptions -funit-at-a-time} |
| |
| @item |
| Some other command-line options starting with @option{-f}, |
| @option{-p}, or @option{-O} must be defined in the same way as when |
| the precompiled header was generated. At present, it's not clear |
| which options are safe to change and which are not; the safest choice |
| is to use exactly the same options when generating and using the |
| precompiled header. The following are known to be safe: |
| |
| @gccoptlist{-fmessage-length= -fpreprocessed |
| -fsched-interblock -fsched-spec -fsched-spec-load -fsched-spec-load-dangerous |
| -fsched-verbose=<number> -fschedule-insns -fvisibility= |
| -pedantic-errors} |
| |
| @end itemize |
| |
| For all of these except the last, the compiler will automatically |
| ignore the precompiled header if the conditions aren't met. If you |
| find an option combination that doesn't work and doesn't cause the |
| precompiled header to be ignored, please consider filing a bug report, |
| see @ref{Bugs}. |
| |
| If you do use differing options when generating and using the |
| precompiled header, the actual behavior will be a mixture of the |
| behavior for the options. For instance, if you use @option{-g} to |
| generate the precompiled header but not when using it, you may or may |
| not get debugging information for routines in the precompiled header. |
| |
| @node Running Protoize |
| @section Running Protoize |
| |
| The program @code{protoize} is an optional part of GCC@. You can use |
| it to add prototypes to a program, thus converting the program to ISO |
| C in one respect. The companion program @code{unprotoize} does the |
| reverse: it removes argument types from any prototypes that are found. |
| |
| When you run these programs, you must specify a set of source files as |
| command line arguments. The conversion programs start out by compiling |
| these files to see what functions they define. The information gathered |
| about a file @var{foo} is saved in a file named @file{@var{foo}.X}. |
| |
| After scanning comes actual conversion. The specified files are all |
| eligible to be converted; any files they include (whether sources or |
| just headers) are eligible as well. |
| |
| But not all the eligible files are converted. By default, |
| @code{protoize} and @code{unprotoize} convert only source and header |
| files in the current directory. You can specify additional directories |
| whose files should be converted with the @option{-d @var{directory}} |
| option. You can also specify particular files to exclude with the |
| @option{-x @var{file}} option. A file is converted if it is eligible, its |
| directory name matches one of the specified directory names, and its |
| name within the directory has not been excluded. |
| |
| Basic conversion with @code{protoize} consists of rewriting most |
| function definitions and function declarations to specify the types of |
| the arguments. The only ones not rewritten are those for varargs |
| functions. |
| |
| @code{protoize} optionally inserts prototype declarations at the |
| beginning of the source file, to make them available for any calls that |
| precede the function's definition. Or it can insert prototype |
| declarations with block scope in the blocks where undeclared functions |
| are called. |
| |
| Basic conversion with @code{unprotoize} consists of rewriting most |
| function declarations to remove any argument types, and rewriting |
| function definitions to the old-style pre-ISO form. |
| |
| Both conversion programs print a warning for any function declaration or |
| definition that they can't convert. You can suppress these warnings |
| with @option{-q}. |
| |
| The output from @code{protoize} or @code{unprotoize} replaces the |
| original source file. The original file is renamed to a name ending |
| with @samp{.save} (for DOS, the saved filename ends in @samp{.sav} |
| without the original @samp{.c} suffix). If the @samp{.save} (@samp{.sav} |
| for DOS) file already exists, then the source file is simply discarded. |
| |
| @code{protoize} and @code{unprotoize} both depend on GCC itself to |
| scan the program and collect information about the functions it uses. |
| So neither of these programs will work until GCC is installed. |
| |
| Here is a table of the options you can use with @code{protoize} and |
| @code{unprotoize}. Each option works with both programs unless |
| otherwise stated. |
| |
| @table @code |
| @item -B @var{directory} |
| Look for the file @file{SYSCALLS.c.X} in @var{directory}, instead of the |
| usual directory (normally @file{/usr/local/lib}). This file contains |
| prototype information about standard system functions. This option |
| applies only to @code{protoize}. |
| |
| @item -c @var{compilation-options} |
| Use @var{compilation-options} as the options when running @command{gcc} to |
| produce the @samp{.X} files. The special option @option{-aux-info} is |
| always passed in addition, to tell @command{gcc} to write a @samp{.X} file. |
| |
| Note that the compilation options must be given as a single argument to |
| @code{protoize} or @code{unprotoize}. If you want to specify several |
| @command{gcc} options, you must quote the entire set of compilation options |
| to make them a single word in the shell. |
| |
| There are certain @command{gcc} arguments that you cannot use, because they |
| would produce the wrong kind of output. These include @option{-g}, |
| @option{-O}, @option{-c}, @option{-S}, and @option{-o} If you include these in |
| the @var{compilation-options}, they are ignored. |
| |
| @item -C |
| Rename files to end in @samp{.C} (@samp{.cc} for DOS-based file |
| systems) instead of @samp{.c}. This is convenient if you are converting |
| a C program to C++. This option applies only to @code{protoize}. |
| |
| @item -g |
| Add explicit global declarations. This means inserting explicit |
| declarations at the beginning of each source file for each function |
| that is called in the file and was not declared. These declarations |
| precede the first function definition that contains a call to an |
| undeclared function. This option applies only to @code{protoize}. |
| |
| @item -i @var{string} |
| Indent old-style parameter declarations with the string @var{string}. |
| This option applies only to @code{protoize}. |
| |
| @code{unprotoize} converts prototyped function definitions to old-style |
| function definitions, where the arguments are declared between the |
| argument list and the initial @samp{@{}. By default, @code{unprotoize} |
| uses five spaces as the indentation. If you want to indent with just |
| one space instead, use @option{-i " "}. |
| |
| @item -k |
| Keep the @samp{.X} files. Normally, they are deleted after conversion |
| is finished. |
| |
| @item -l |
| Add explicit local declarations. @code{protoize} with @option{-l} inserts |
| a prototype declaration for each function in each block which calls the |
| function without any declaration. This option applies only to |
| @code{protoize}. |
| |
| @item -n |
| Make no real changes. This mode just prints information about the conversions |
| that would have been done without @option{-n}. |
| |
| @item -N |
| Make no @samp{.save} files. The original files are simply deleted. |
| Use this option with caution. |
| |
| @item -p @var{program} |
| Use the program @var{program} as the compiler. Normally, the name |
| @file{gcc} is used. |
| |
| @item -q |
| Work quietly. Most warnings are suppressed. |
| |
| @item -v |
| Print the version number, just like @option{-v} for @command{gcc}. |
| @end table |
| |
| If you need special compiler options to compile one of your program's |
| source files, then you should generate that file's @samp{.X} file |
| specially, by running @command{gcc} on that source file with the |
| appropriate options and the option @option{-aux-info}. Then run |
| @code{protoize} on the entire set of files. @code{protoize} will use |
| the existing @samp{.X} file because it is newer than the source file. |
| For example: |
| |
| @smallexample |
| gcc -Dfoo=bar file1.c -aux-info file1.X |
| protoize *.c |
| @end smallexample |
| |
| @noindent |
| You need to include the special files along with the rest in the |
| @code{protoize} command, even though their @samp{.X} files already |
| exist, because otherwise they won't get converted. |
| |
| @xref{Protoize Caveats}, for more information on how to use |
| @code{protoize} successfully. |