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1 ; Options for the language- and target-independent parts of the compiler.
2
3 ; Copyright (C) 2003-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 ;
5 ; This file is part of GCC.
6 ;
7 ; GCC is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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10 ; version.
11 ;
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15 ; for more details.
16 ;
17 ; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 ; along with GCC; see the file COPYING3. If not see
19 ; <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
20
21 ; See the GCC internals manual (options.texi) for a description of this file's format.
22
23 ; Please try to keep this file in ASCII collating order.
24
25 Variable
26 int target_flags
27
28 Variable
29 int optimize
30
31 Variable
32 int optimize_size
33
34 Variable
35 int optimize_debug
36
37 ; Not used directly to control optimizations, only to save -Ofast
38 ; setting for "optimize" attributes.
39 Variable
40 int optimize_fast
41
42 ; True if this is the lto front end. This is used to disable gimple
43 ; generation and lowering passes that are normally run on the output
44 ; of a front end. These passes must be bypassed for lto since they
45 ; have already been done before the gimple was written.
46 Variable
47 bool in_lto_p = false
48
49 ; 0 means straightforward implementation of complex divide acceptable.
50 ; 1 means wide ranges of inputs must work for complex divide.
51 ; 2 means C99-like requirements for complex multiply and divide.
52 Variable
53 int flag_complex_method = 1
54
55 ; Nonzero if subexpressions must be evaluated from left-to-right.
56 Variable
57 int flag_evaluation_order = 0
58
59 ; Language specific warning pass for unused results.
60 Variable
61 bool flag_warn_unused_result = false
62
63 Variable
64 int *param_values
65
66 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for link-time optimization.
67 Variable
68 int flag_generate_lto
69
70 ; True to warn about any objects definitions whose size is larger
71 ; than N bytes. Also want about function definitions whose returned
72 ; values are larger than N bytes, where N is 'larger_than_size'.
73 Variable
74 bool warn_larger_than
75
76 Variable
77 HOST_WIDE_INT larger_than_size
78
79 ; True to warn about any function whose frame size is larger
80 ; than N bytes.
81 Variable
82 bool warn_frame_larger_than
83
84 Variable
85 HOST_WIDE_INT frame_larger_than_size
86
87 ; Nonzero means we should be saving declaration info into a .X file.
88 Variable
89 int flag_gen_aux_info = 0
90
91 ; Nonzero if we are compiling code for a shared library, zero for
92 ; executable.
93 Variable
94 int flag_shlib
95
96 ; These two are really VEC(char_p,heap) *.
97
98 Variable
99 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_functions
100
101 Variable
102 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_files
103
104 ; Generic structs (e.g. templates not explicitly specialized)
105 ; may not have a compilation unit associated with them, and so
106 ; may need to be treated differently from ordinary structs.
107 ;
108 ; Structs only handled by reference (indirectly), will also usually
109 ; not need as much debugging information.
110
111 Variable
112 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_ordinary[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
113
114 Variable
115 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_generic[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
116
117 ; True if we should exit after parsing options.
118 Variable
119 bool exit_after_options
120
121 ; Type(s) of debugging information we are producing (if any). See
122 ; flag-types.h for the definitions of the different possible types of
123 ; debugging information.
124 Variable
125 enum debug_info_type write_symbols = NO_DEBUG
126
127 ; Level of debugging information we are producing. See flag-types.h
128 ; for the definitions of the different possible levels.
129 Variable
130 enum debug_info_levels debug_info_level = DINFO_LEVEL_NONE
131
132 ; Nonzero means use GNU-only extensions in the generated symbolic
133 ; debugging information. Currently, this only has an effect when
134 ; write_symbols is set to DBX_DEBUG, XCOFF_DEBUG, or DWARF_DEBUG.
135 Variable
136 bool use_gnu_debug_info_extensions
137
138 ; Original value of maximum field alignment in bytes, specified via
139 ; -fpack-struct=<value>.
140 Variable
141 unsigned int initial_max_fld_align = TARGET_DEFAULT_PACK_STRUCT
142
143 ; Type of stack check.
144 Variable
145 enum stack_check_type flag_stack_check = NO_STACK_CHECK
146
147 ; True if stack usage information needs to be computed.
148 Variable
149 bool flag_stack_usage_info = false
150
151 ; -dA causes debug commentary information to be produced in
152 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable). This option
153 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
154 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
155 ; Currently, this switch is only used by dwarf2out.c; however, it is intended
156 ; to be a catchall for printing debug information in the assembler file.
157 Variable
158 int flag_debug_asm
159
160 ; -dP causes the rtl to be emitted as a comment in assembly.
161 Variable
162 int flag_dump_rtl_in_asm
163
164 ; Whether -da was passed (used only in handle_common_deferred_options).
165 Variable
166 bool flag_dump_all_passed
167
168 ; Other flags saying which kinds of debugging dump have been requested.
169
170 Variable
171 int rtl_dump_and_exit
172
173 Variable
174 int flag_print_asm_name
175
176 ; Name of top-level original source file (what was input to cpp).
177 ; This comes from the #-command at the beginning of the actual input.
178 ; If there isn't any there, then this is the cc1 input file name.
179 Variable
180 const char *main_input_filename
181
182 ; Pointer to base name in main_input_filename, with directories and a
183 ; single final extension removed, and the length of this base
184 ; name.
185
186 Variable
187 const char *main_input_basename
188
189 Variable
190 int main_input_baselength
191
192 ; Which options have been printed by --help.
193 Variable
194 char *help_printed
195
196 ; Which enums have been printed by --help. 0 = not printed, no
197 ; relevant options seen, 1 = relevant option seen, not yet printed, 2
198 ; = printed.
199 Variable
200 char *help_enum_printed
201
202 ; The number of columns for --help output.
203 Variable
204 unsigned int help_columns
205
206 ; Whether this options structure has been through finish_options
207 Variable
208 bool flag_opts_finished
209
210 ###
211 Driver
212
213 -assemble
214 Driver Alias(S)
215
216 -compile
217 Driver Alias(c)
218
219 -coverage
220 Driver Alias(coverage)
221
222 -debug
223 Common Alias(g)
224
225 -dump
226 Common Separate Alias(d)
227
228 -dump=
229 Common Joined Alias(d)
230
231 -dumpbase
232 Common Separate Alias(dumpbase)
233
234 -dumpdir
235 Common Separate Alias(dumpdir)
236
237 -entry
238 Driver Separate Alias(e)
239
240 -entry=
241 Driver Joined Alias(e)
242
243 -extra-warnings
244 Common Warning Alias(Wextra)
245
246 -for-assembler
247 Driver Separate Alias(Xassembler)
248
249 -for-assembler=
250 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xassembler)
251
252 -for-linker
253 Driver Separate Alias(Xlinker)
254
255 -for-linker=
256 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xlinker)
257
258 -force-link
259 Driver Separate Alias(u)
260
261 -force-link=
262 Driver Joined Alias(u)
263
264 -help
265 Common Driver Var(help_flag)
266 Display this information
267
268 -help=
269 Common Driver Report Joined
270 --help=<class> Display descriptions of a specific class of options. <class> is one or more of optimizers, target, warnings, undocumented, params
271
272 -language
273 Driver Separate Alias(x)
274
275 -language=
276 Driver Joined Alias(x)
277
278 -library-directory
279 Driver Separate Alias(L)
280
281 -library-directory=
282 Driver Joined Alias(L)
283
284 -no-canonical-prefixes
285 Driver Alias(no-canonical-prefixes)
286
287 -no-standard-libraries
288 Driver Alias(nostdlib)
289
290 -no-sysroot-suffix
291 Driver Var(no_sysroot_suffix)
292
293 -no-warnings
294 Common Alias(w)
295
296 -optimize
297 Common Alias(O)
298
299 -output
300 Common Driver Separate Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
301
302 -output=
303 Common Driver Joined Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
304
305 -pass-exit-codes
306 Driver Alias(pass-exit-codes)
307
308 -pedantic
309 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
310
311 -pedantic-errors
312 Common Alias(pedantic-errors)
313
314 -pie
315 Driver Alias(pie)
316
317 -pipe
318 Driver Alias(pipe)
319
320 -prefix
321 Driver Separate Alias(B)
322
323 -prefix=
324 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(B)
325
326 -preprocess
327 Driver Alias(E)
328
329 -print-file-name
330 Driver Separate Alias(print-file-name=)
331
332 -print-file-name=
333 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-file-name=)
334
335 -print-libgcc-file-name
336 Driver Alias(print-libgcc-file-name)
337
338 -print-multi-directory
339 Driver Alias(print-multi-directory)
340
341 -print-multi-lib
342 Driver Alias(print-multi-lib)
343
344 -print-multi-os-directory
345 Driver Alias(print-multi-os-directory)
346
347 -print-multiarch
348 Driver Alias(print-multiarch)
349
350 -print-prog-name
351 Driver Separate Alias(print-prog-name=)
352
353 -print-prog-name=
354 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-prog-name=)
355
356 -print-search-dirs
357 Driver Alias(print-search-dirs)
358
359 -print-sysroot
360 Driver Alias(print-sysroot)
361
362 -print-sysroot-headers-suffix
363 Driver Alias(print-sysroot-headers-suffix)
364
365 -profile
366 Common Alias(p)
367
368 -save-temps
369 Driver Alias(save-temps)
370
371 -shared
372 Driver Alias(shared)
373
374 -specs
375 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
376
377 -specs=
378 Driver Joined Alias(specs=)
379
380 -static
381 Driver Alias(static)
382
383 -symbolic
384 Driver Alias(symbolic)
385
386 -target-help
387 Common Driver
388 Alias for --help=target
389
390 -time
391 Driver Alias(time)
392
393 -verbose
394 Driver Alias(v)
395
396 ;; The driver used to convert options such as --help into forms such
397 ;; as -fhelp; the following four entries are for compatibility with
398 ;; any direct uses of those (undocumented) -f forms
399 fhelp
400 Common Driver Alias(-help)
401
402 fhelp=
403 Common Driver Joined Alias(-help=)
404
405 ftarget-help
406 Common Driver Alias(-target-help)
407
408 fversion
409 Common Driver Alias(-version)
410
411 -param
412 Common Separate
413 --param <param>=<value> Set parameter <param> to value. See below for a complete list of parameters
414
415 -param=
416 Common Joined Alias(-param)
417
418 -sysroot
419 Driver Separate Alias(-sysroot=)
420
421 -sysroot=
422 Driver JoinedOrMissing
423
424 -version
425 Common Driver
426
427 B
428 Driver Joined Separate
429
430 E
431 Driver
432
433 L
434 Driver Joined Separate
435
436 N
437 Driver
438
439 O
440 Common JoinedOrMissing Optimization
441 -O<number> Set optimization level to <number>
442
443 Os
444 Common Optimization
445 Optimize for space rather than speed
446
447 Ofast
448 Common Optimization
449 Optimize for speed disregarding exact standards compliance
450
451 Og
452 Common Optimization
453 Optimize for debugging experience rather than speed or size
454
455 Q
456 Driver
457
458 Qn
459 Driver Negative(Qy)
460
461 Qy
462 Driver Negative(Qn)
463
464 R
465 Driver Joined Separate
466
467 S
468 Driver
469
470 T
471 Driver Joined Separate
472
473 Tbss
474 Driver Separate
475
476 Tbss=
477 Driver Joined
478
479 Tdata
480 Driver Separate
481
482 Tdata=
483 Driver Joined
484
485 Ttext
486 Driver Separate
487
488 Ttext=
489 Driver Joined
490
491 W
492 Common RejectNegative Warning Alias(Wextra)
493 This switch is deprecated; use -Wextra instead
494
495 Wa,
496 Driver JoinedOrMissing
497
498 Wl,
499 Driver JoinedOrMissing
500
501 Wp,
502 Driver JoinedOrMissing
503
504 Waggregate-return
505 Common Var(warn_aggregate_return) Warning
506 Warn about returning structures, unions or arrays
507
508 Waggressive-loop-optimizations
509 Common Var(warn_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Init(1) Warning
510 Warn if a loop with constant number of iterations triggers undefined behavior
511
512 Warray-bounds
513 Common Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning
514 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds
515
516 Wattributes
517 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
518 Warn about inappropriate attribute usage
519
520 Wcast-align
521 Common Var(warn_cast_align) Warning
522 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment
523
524 Wcpp
525 Common Var(warn_cpp) Init(1) Warning
526 Warn when a #warning directive is encountered
527
528 Wdeprecated-declarations
529 Common Var(warn_deprecated_decl) Init(1) Warning
530 Warn about uses of __attribute__((deprecated)) declarations
531
532 Wdisabled-optimization
533 Common Var(warn_disabled_optimization) Warning
534 Warn when an optimization pass is disabled
535
536 Werror
537 Common Var(warnings_are_errors)
538 Treat all warnings as errors
539
540 Werror=
541 Common Joined
542 Treat specified warning as error
543
544 Wextra
545 Common Var(extra_warnings) Warning
546 Print extra (possibly unwanted) warnings
547
548 Wfatal-errors
549 Common Var(flag_fatal_errors)
550 Exit on the first error occurred
551
552 Wframe-larger-than=
553 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
554 -Wframe-larger-than=<number> Warn if a function's stack frame requires more than <number> bytes
555
556 Wfree-nonheap-object
557 Common Var(warn_free_nonheap_object) Init(1) Warning
558 Warn when attempting to free a non-heap object
559
560 Winline
561 Common Var(warn_inline) Warning
562 Warn when an inlined function cannot be inlined
563
564 Winvalid-memory-model
565 Common Var(warn_invalid_memory_model) Init(1) Warning
566 Warn when an atomic memory model parameter is known to be outside the valid range.
567
568 Wlarger-than-
569 Common RejectNegative Joined Warning Undocumented Alias(Wlarger-than=)
570
571 Wlarger-than=
572 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning
573 -Wlarger-than=<number> Warn if an object is larger than <number> bytes
574
575 Wunsafe-loop-optimizations
576 Common Var(warn_unsafe_loop_optimizations) Warning
577 Warn if the loop cannot be optimized due to nontrivial assumptions.
578
579 Wmissing-noreturn
580 Common Alias(Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn)
581
582 Woverflow
583 Common Var(warn_overflow) Init(1) Warning
584 Warn about overflow in arithmetic expressions
585
586 Wpacked
587 Common Var(warn_packed) Warning
588 Warn when the packed attribute has no effect on struct layout
589
590 Wpadded
591 Common Var(warn_padded) Warning
592 Warn when padding is required to align structure members
593
594 Wpedantic
595 Common Var(pedantic) Warning
596 Issue warnings needed for strict compliance to the standard
597
598 Wshadow
599 Common Var(warn_shadow) Warning
600 Warn when one local variable shadows another
601
602 Wstack-protector
603 Common Var(warn_stack_protect) Warning
604 Warn when not issuing stack smashing protection for some reason
605
606 Wstack-usage=
607 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_stack_usage) Init(-1) Warning
608 Warn if stack usage might be larger than specified amount
609
610 Wstrict-aliasing
611 Common Warning
612 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules
613
614 Wstrict-aliasing=
615 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_aliasing) Warning
616 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules
617
618 Wstrict-overflow
619 Common Warning
620 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined
621
622 Wstrict-overflow=
623 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_overflow) Warning
624 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined
625
626 Wsuggest-attribute=const
627 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_const) Warning
628 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((const))
629
630 Wsuggest-attribute=pure
631 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_pure) Warning
632 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((pure))
633
634 Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn
635 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_noreturn) Warning
636 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((noreturn))
637
638 Wsystem-headers
639 Common Var(warn_system_headers) Warning
640 Do not suppress warnings from system headers
641
642 Wtrampolines
643 Common Var(warn_trampolines) Warning
644 Warn whenever a trampoline is generated
645
646 Wtype-limits
647 Common Var(warn_type_limits) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
648 Warn if a comparison is always true or always false due to the limited range of the data type
649
650 Wuninitialized
651 Common Var(warn_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
652 Warn about uninitialized automatic variables
653
654 Wmaybe-uninitialized
655 Common Var(warn_maybe_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wuninitialized)
656 Warn about maybe uninitialized automatic variables
657
658 Wunreachable-code
659 Common Ignore
660 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
661
662 Wunused
663 Common Var(warn_unused) Init(0) Warning
664 Enable all -Wunused- warnings
665
666 Wunused-but-set-parameter
667 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
668 Warn when a function parameter is only set, otherwise unused
669
670 Wunused-but-set-variable
671 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
672 Warn when a variable is only set, otherwise unused
673
674 Wunused-function
675 Common Var(warn_unused_function) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
676 Warn when a function is unused
677
678 Wunused-label
679 Common Var(warn_unused_label) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
680 Warn when a label is unused
681
682 Wunused-parameter
683 Common Var(warn_unused_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
684 Warn when a function parameter is unused
685
686 Wunused-value
687 Common Var(warn_unused_value) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
688 Warn when an expression value is unused
689
690 Wunused-variable
691 Common Var(warn_unused_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
692 Warn when a variable is unused
693
694 Wcoverage-mismatch
695 Common Var(warn_coverage_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
696 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not match
697
698 Wvector-operation-performance
699 Common Var(warn_vector_operation_performance) Warning
700 Warn when a vector operation is compiled outside the SIMD
701
702 Xassembler
703 Driver Separate
704
705 Xlinker
706 Driver Separate
707
708 Xpreprocessor
709 Driver Separate
710
711 Z
712 Driver
713
714 aux-info
715 Common Separate Var(aux_info_file_name)
716 -aux-info <file> Emit declaration information into <file>
717
718 aux-info=
719 Common Joined Alias(aux-info)
720
721 auxbase
722 Common Separate RejectDriver Var(aux_base_name)
723
724 auxbase-strip
725 Common Separate RejectDriver
726
727 coverage
728 Driver
729
730 c
731 Driver
732
733 d
734 Common Joined
735 -d<letters> Enable dumps from specific passes of the compiler
736
737 dumpbase
738 Common Separate Var(dump_base_name)
739 -dumpbase <file> Set the file basename to be used for dumps
740
741 dumpdir
742 Common Separate Var(dump_dir_name)
743 -dumpdir <dir> Set the directory name to be used for dumps
744
745 dumpmachine
746 Driver
747
748 dumpspecs
749 Driver
750
751 dumpversion
752 Driver
753
754 e
755 Driver Joined Separate
756
757 ; This option has historically been passed down to the linker by an
758 ; accident of a %{e*} spec, so ensure it continues to be passed down
759 ; as a single option. The supported option for this purpose is
760 ; -rdynamic. See PR 47390.
761 export-dynamic
762 Driver Undocumented
763
764 ; The version of the C++ ABI in use. The following values are allowed:
765 ;
766 ; 0: The version of the ABI believed most conformant with the C++ ABI
767 ; specification. This ABI may change as bugs are discovered and fixed.
768 ; Therefore, 0 will not necessarily indicate the same ABI in different
769 ; versions of G++.
770 ;
771 ; 1: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.2.
772 ;
773 ; 2: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.4 (and current default).
774 ;
775 ; 3: The version of the ABI that fixes the missing underscore
776 ; in template non-type arguments of pointer type.
777 ;
778 ; 4: The version of the ABI that introduces unambiguous mangling of
779 ; vector types. First selectable in G++ 4.5.
780 ;
781 ; 5: The version of the ABI that ignores attribute const/noreturn
782 ; in function pointer mangling, and corrects mangling of decltype and
783 ; function parameters used in other parameters and the return type.
784 ; First selectable in G++ 4.6.
785 ;
786 ; 6: The version of the ABI that doesn't promote scoped enums to int and
787 ; changes the mangling of template argument packs, const/static_cast,
788 ; prefix ++ and --, and a class scope function used as a template
789 ; argument.
790 ; First selectable in G++ 4.7.
791 ;
792 ; 7: The version of the ABI that treats nullptr_t as a builtin type and
793 ; corrects the mangling of lambdas in default argument scope.
794 ; First selectable in G++ 4.8.
795 ;
796 ; 8: The version of the ABI that corrects the substitution behavior of
797 ; function types with function-cv-qualifiers.
798 ; First selectable in G++ 4.9.
799 ;
800 ; Additional positive integers will be assigned as new versions of
801 ; the ABI become the default version of the ABI.
802 fabi-version=
803 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_abi_version) Init(2)
804
805 faggressive-loop-optimizations
806 Common Report Var(flag_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Optimization Init(1)
807 Aggressively optimize loops using language constraints
808
809 falign-functions
810 Common Report Var(align_functions,0) Optimization UInteger
811 Align the start of functions
812
813 falign-functions=
814 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_functions)
815
816 falign-jumps
817 Common Report Var(align_jumps,0) Optimization UInteger
818 Align labels which are only reached by jumping
819
820 falign-jumps=
821 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_jumps)
822
823 falign-labels
824 Common Report Var(align_labels,0) Optimization UInteger
825 Align all labels
826
827 falign-labels=
828 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_labels)
829
830 falign-loops
831 Common Report Var(align_loops,0) Optimization UInteger
832 Align the start of loops
833
834 falign-loops=
835 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_loops)
836
837 fargument-alias
838 Common Ignore
839 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
840
841 fargument-noalias
842 Common Ignore
843 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
844
845 fargument-noalias-global
846 Common Ignore
847 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
848
849 fargument-noalias-anything
850 Common Ignore
851 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
852
853 fsanitize=address
854 Common Report Var(flag_asan)
855 Enable AddressSanitizer, a memory error detector
856
857 fsanitize=thread
858 Common Report Var(flag_tsan)
859 Enable ThreadSanitizer, a data race detector
860
861 fasynchronous-unwind-tables
862 Common Report Var(flag_asynchronous_unwind_tables) Optimization
863 Generate unwind tables that are exact at each instruction boundary
864
865 fauto-inc-dec
866 Common Report Var(flag_auto_inc_dec) Init(1)
867 Generate auto-inc/dec instructions
868
869 ; -fcheck-bounds causes gcc to generate array bounds checks.
870 ; For C, C++ and ObjC: defaults off.
871 ; For Java: defaults to on.
872 ; For Fortran: defaults to off.
873 fbounds-check
874 Common Report Var(flag_bounds_check)
875 Generate code to check bounds before indexing arrays
876
877 fbranch-count-reg
878 Common Report Var(flag_branch_on_count_reg) Init(1) Optimization
879 Replace add, compare, branch with branch on count register
880
881 fbranch-probabilities
882 Common Report Var(flag_branch_probabilities) Optimization
883 Use profiling information for branch probabilities
884
885 fbranch-target-load-optimize
886 Common Report Var(flag_branch_target_load_optimize) Optimization
887 Perform branch target load optimization before prologue / epilogue threading
888
889 fbranch-target-load-optimize2
890 Common Report Var(flag_branch_target_load_optimize2) Optimization
891 Perform branch target load optimization after prologue / epilogue threading
892
893 fbtr-bb-exclusive
894 Common Report Var(flag_btr_bb_exclusive) Optimization
895 Restrict target load migration not to re-use registers in any basic block
896
897 fcall-saved-
898 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
899 -fcall-saved-<register> Mark <register> as being preserved across functions
900
901 fcall-used-
902 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
903 -fcall-used-<register> Mark <register> as being corrupted by function calls
904
905 ; Nonzero for -fcaller-saves: allocate values in regs that need to
906 ; be saved across function calls, if that produces overall better code.
907 ; Optional now, so people can test it.
908 fcaller-saves
909 Common Report Var(flag_caller_saves) Optimization
910 Save registers around function calls
911
912 fcheck-data-deps
913 Common Report Var(flag_check_data_deps)
914 Compare the results of several data dependence analyzers.
915
916 fcombine-stack-adjustments
917 Common Report Var(flag_combine_stack_adjustments) Optimization
918 Looks for opportunities to reduce stack adjustments and stack references.
919
920 fcommon
921 Common Report Var(flag_no_common,0) Optimization
922 Do not put uninitialized globals in the common section
923
924 fcompare-debug
925 Driver
926 ; Converted by the driver to -fcompare-debug= options.
927
928 fcompare-debug=
929 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug_opt)
930 -fcompare-debug[=<opts>] Compile with and without e.g. -gtoggle, and compare the final-insns dump
931
932 fcompare-debug-second
933 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug)
934 Run only the second compilation of -fcompare-debug
935
936 fcompare-elim
937 Common Report Var(flag_compare_elim_after_reload) Optimization
938 Perform comparison elimination after register allocation has finished
939
940 fconserve-stack
941 Common Var(flag_conserve_stack) Optimization
942 Do not perform optimizations increasing noticeably stack usage
943
944 fcprop-registers
945 Common Report Var(flag_cprop_registers) Optimization
946 Perform a register copy-propagation optimization pass
947
948 fcrossjumping
949 Common Report Var(flag_crossjumping) Optimization
950 Perform cross-jumping optimization
951
952 fcse-follow-jumps
953 Common Report Var(flag_cse_follow_jumps) Optimization
954 When running CSE, follow jumps to their targets
955
956 fcse-skip-blocks
957 Common Ignore
958 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
959
960 fcx-limited-range
961 Common Report Var(flag_cx_limited_range) Optimization SetByCombined
962 Omit range reduction step when performing complex division
963
964 fcx-fortran-rules
965 Common Report Var(flag_cx_fortran_rules) Optimization
966 Complex multiplication and division follow Fortran rules
967
968 fdata-sections
969 Common Report Var(flag_data_sections) Optimization
970 Place data items into their own section
971
972 fdbg-cnt-list
973 Common Report Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
974 List all available debugging counters with their limits and counts.
975
976 fdbg-cnt=
977 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
978 -fdbg-cnt=<counter>:<limit>[,<counter>:<limit>,...] Set the debug counter limit.
979
980 fdebug-prefix-map=
981 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
982 Map one directory name to another in debug information
983
984 fdebug-types-section
985 Common Report Var(flag_debug_types_section) Init(0)
986 Output .debug_types section when using DWARF v4 debuginfo.
987
988 ; Nonzero for -fdefer-pop: don't pop args after each function call
989 ; instead save them up to pop many calls' args with one insns.
990 fdefer-pop
991 Common Report Var(flag_defer_pop) Optimization
992 Defer popping functions args from stack until later
993
994 fdelayed-branch
995 Common Report Var(flag_delayed_branch) Optimization
996 Attempt to fill delay slots of branch instructions
997
998 fdelete-dead-exceptions
999 Common Report Var(flag_delete_dead_exceptions) Init(0)
1000 Delete dead instructions that may throw exceptions
1001
1002 fdelete-null-pointer-checks
1003 Common Report Var(flag_delete_null_pointer_checks) Init(1) Optimization
1004 Delete useless null pointer checks
1005
1006 fdevirtualize
1007 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize) Optimization
1008 Try to convert virtual calls to direct ones.
1009
1010 fdiagnostics-show-location=
1011 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule)
1012 -fdiagnostics-show-location=[once|every-line] How often to emit source location at the beginning of line-wrapped diagnostics
1013
1014 ; Required for these enum values.
1015 SourceInclude
1016 pretty-print.h
1017
1018 Enum
1019 Name(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) Type(int)
1020
1021 EnumValue
1022 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(once) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_ONCE)
1023
1024 EnumValue
1025 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(every-line) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_EVERY_LINE)
1026
1027 fdiagnostics-show-caret
1028 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_caret) Init(1)
1029 Show the source line with a caret indicating the column
1030
1031 fdiagnostics-color
1032 Common Alias(fdiagnostics-color=,always,never)
1033 ;
1034
1035 fdiagnostics-color=
1036 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostic_color_rule)
1037 -fdiagnostics-color=[never|always|auto] Colorize diagnostics
1038
1039 ; Required for these enum values.
1040 SourceInclude
1041 diagnostic-color.h
1042
1043 Enum
1044 Name(diagnostic_color_rule) Type(int)
1045
1046 EnumValue
1047 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1048
1049 EnumValue
1050 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_YES)
1051
1052 EnumValue
1053 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(auto) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_AUTO)
1054
1055 fdiagnostics-show-option
1056 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_option) Init(1)
1057 Amend appropriate diagnostic messages with the command line option that controls them
1058
1059 fdisable-
1060 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1061 -fdisable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 disables an optimization pass
1062
1063 fenable-
1064 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1065 -fenable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 enables an optimization pass
1066
1067 fdump-
1068 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1069 -fdump-<type> Dump various compiler internals to a file
1070
1071 fdump-final-insns
1072 Driver RejectNegative
1073
1074 fdump-final-insns=
1075 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_final_insns)
1076 -fdump-final-insns=filename Dump to filename the insns at the end of translation
1077
1078 fdump-go-spec=
1079 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_go_spec)
1080 -fdump-go-spec=filename Write all declarations to file as Go code
1081
1082 fdump-noaddr
1083 Common Report Var(flag_dump_noaddr)
1084 Suppress output of addresses in debugging dumps
1085
1086 fdump-passes
1087 Common Var(flag_dump_passes) Init(0)
1088 Dump optimization passes
1089
1090 fdump-unnumbered
1091 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered)
1092 Suppress output of instruction numbers, line number notes and addresses in debugging dumps
1093
1094 fdump-unnumbered-links
1095 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered_links)
1096 Suppress output of previous and next insn numbers in debugging dumps
1097
1098 fdwarf2-cfi-asm
1099 Common Report Var(flag_dwarf2_cfi_asm) Init(HAVE_GAS_CFI_DIRECTIVE)
1100 Enable CFI tables via GAS assembler directives.
1101
1102 fearly-inlining
1103 Common Report Var(flag_early_inlining) Init(1) Optimization
1104 Perform early inlining
1105
1106 feliminate-dwarf2-dups
1107 Common Report Var(flag_eliminate_dwarf2_dups)
1108 Perform DWARF2 duplicate elimination
1109
1110 fipa-sra
1111 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_sra) Init(0) Optimization
1112 Perform interprocedural reduction of aggregates
1113
1114 feliminate-unused-debug-symbols
1115 Common Report Var(flag_debug_only_used_symbols)
1116 Perform unused type elimination in debug info
1117
1118 feliminate-unused-debug-types
1119 Common Report Var(flag_eliminate_unused_debug_types) Init(1)
1120 Perform unused type elimination in debug info
1121
1122 femit-class-debug-always
1123 Common Report Var(flag_emit_class_debug_always) Init(0)
1124 Do not suppress C++ class debug information.
1125
1126 fexceptions
1127 Common Report Var(flag_exceptions) Optimization
1128 Enable exception handling
1129
1130 fexpensive-optimizations
1131 Common Report Var(flag_expensive_optimizations) Optimization
1132 Perform a number of minor, expensive optimizations
1133
1134 fexcess-precision=
1135 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(excess_precision) Var(flag_excess_precision_cmdline) Init(EXCESS_PRECISION_DEFAULT)
1136 -fexcess-precision=[fast|standard] Specify handling of excess floating-point precision
1137
1138 Enum
1139 Name(excess_precision) Type(enum excess_precision) UnknownError(unknown excess precision style %qs)
1140
1141 EnumValue
1142 Enum(excess_precision) String(fast) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_FAST)
1143
1144 EnumValue
1145 Enum(excess_precision) String(standard) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_STANDARD)
1146
1147 ffast-math
1148 Common
1149
1150 ffat-lto-objects
1151 Common Var(flag_fat_lto_objects) Init(1)
1152 Output lto objects containing both the intermediate language and binary output.
1153
1154 ffinite-math-only
1155 Common Report Var(flag_finite_math_only) Optimization SetByCombined
1156 Assume no NaNs or infinities are generated
1157
1158 ffixed-
1159 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1160 -ffixed-<register> Mark <register> as being unavailable to the compiler
1161
1162 ffloat-store
1163 Common Report Var(flag_float_store) Optimization
1164 Don't allocate floats and doubles in extended-precision registers
1165
1166 fforce-addr
1167 Common Ignore
1168 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1169
1170 fforward-propagate
1171 Common Report Var(flag_forward_propagate) Optimization
1172 Perform a forward propagation pass on RTL
1173
1174 ffp-contract=
1175 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(fp_contract_mode) Var(flag_fp_contract_mode) Init(FP_CONTRACT_FAST)
1176 -ffp-contract=[off|on|fast] Perform floating-point expression contraction.
1177
1178 Enum
1179 Name(fp_contract_mode) Type(enum fp_contract_mode) UnknownError(unknown floating point contraction style %qs)
1180
1181 EnumValue
1182 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(off) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1183
1184 ; Not implemented, fall back to conservative FP_CONTRACT_OFF.
1185 EnumValue
1186 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(on) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1187
1188 EnumValue
1189 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(fast) Value(FP_CONTRACT_FAST)
1190
1191 ; Nonzero means don't put addresses of constant functions in registers.
1192 ; Used for compiling the Unix kernel, where strange substitutions are
1193 ; done on the assembly output.
1194 ffunction-cse
1195 Common Report Var(flag_no_function_cse,0)
1196 Allow function addresses to be held in registers
1197
1198 ffunction-sections
1199 Common Report Var(flag_function_sections)
1200 Place each function into its own section
1201
1202 fgcse
1203 Common Report Var(flag_gcse) Optimization
1204 Perform global common subexpression elimination
1205
1206 fgcse-lm
1207 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_lm) Init(1) Optimization
1208 Perform enhanced load motion during global common subexpression elimination
1209
1210 fgcse-sm
1211 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_sm) Init(0) Optimization
1212 Perform store motion after global common subexpression elimination
1213
1214 fgcse-las
1215 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_las) Init(0) Optimization
1216 Perform redundant load after store elimination in global common subexpression
1217 elimination
1218
1219 fgcse-after-reload
1220 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_after_reload) Optimization
1221 Perform global common subexpression elimination after register allocation
1222 has finished
1223
1224 ; This option is not documented yet as its semantics will change.
1225 fgraphite
1226 Common Report Var(flag_graphite)
1227 Enable in and out of Graphite representation
1228
1229 fgraphite-identity
1230 Common Report Var(flag_graphite_identity) Optimization
1231 Enable Graphite Identity transformation
1232
1233 fhoist-adjacent-loads
1234 Common Report Var(flag_hoist_adjacent_loads) Optimization
1235 Enable hoisting adjacent loads to encourage generating conditional move
1236 instructions
1237
1238 floop-parallelize-all
1239 Common Report Var(flag_loop_parallelize_all) Optimization
1240 Mark all loops as parallel
1241
1242 floop-strip-mine
1243 Common Report Var(flag_loop_strip_mine) Optimization
1244 Enable Loop Strip Mining transformation
1245
1246 floop-interchange
1247 Common Report Var(flag_loop_interchange) Optimization
1248 Enable Loop Interchange transformation
1249
1250 floop-block
1251 Common Report Var(flag_loop_block) Optimization
1252 Enable Loop Blocking transformation
1253
1254 fgnu-tm
1255 Common Report Var(flag_tm)
1256 Enable support for GNU transactional memory
1257
1258 floop-flatten
1259 Common Ignore
1260 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1261
1262 floop-nest-optimize
1263 Common Report Var(flag_loop_optimize_isl) Optimization
1264 Enable the ISL based loop nest optimizer
1265
1266 fstrict-volatile-bitfields
1267 Common Report Var(flag_strict_volatile_bitfields) Init(-1)
1268 Force bitfield accesses to match their type width
1269
1270 fguess-branch-probability
1271 Common Report Var(flag_guess_branch_prob) Optimization
1272 Enable guessing of branch probabilities
1273
1274 ; Nonzero means ignore `#ident' directives. 0 means handle them.
1275 ; Generate position-independent code for executables if possible
1276 ; On SVR4 targets, it also controls whether or not to emit a
1277 ; string identifying the compiler.
1278 fident
1279 Common Report Var(flag_no_ident,0)
1280 Process #ident directives
1281
1282 fif-conversion
1283 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion) Optimization
1284 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to branchless equivalents
1285
1286 fif-conversion2
1287 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion2) Optimization
1288 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to conditional execution
1289
1290 fstack-reuse=
1291 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(stack_reuse_level) Var(flag_stack_reuse) Init(SR_ALL)
1292 -fstack-reuse=[all|named_vars|none] Set stack reuse level for local variables.
1293
1294 Enum
1295 Name(stack_reuse_level) Type(enum stack_reuse_level) UnknownError(unknown Stack Reuse Level %qs)
1296
1297 EnumValue
1298 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(all) Value(SR_ALL)
1299
1300 EnumValue
1301 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(named_vars) Value(SR_NAMED_VARS)
1302
1303 EnumValue
1304 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(none) Value(SR_NONE)
1305
1306 ftree-loop-if-convert
1307 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_if_convert) Init(-1) Optimization
1308 Convert conditional jumps in innermost loops to branchless equivalents
1309
1310 ftree-loop-if-convert-stores
1311 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_if_convert_stores) Optimization
1312 Also if-convert conditional jumps containing memory writes
1313
1314 ; -finhibit-size-directive inhibits output of .size for ELF.
1315 ; This is used only for compiling crtstuff.c,
1316 ; and it may be extended to other effects
1317 ; needed for crtstuff.c on other systems.
1318 finhibit-size-directive
1319 Common Report Var(flag_inhibit_size_directive)
1320 Do not generate .size directives
1321
1322 findirect-inlining
1323 Common Report Var(flag_indirect_inlining)
1324 Perform indirect inlining
1325
1326 ; General flag to enable inlining. Specifying -fno-inline will disable
1327 ; all inlining apart from always-inline functions.
1328 finline
1329 Common Report Var(flag_no_inline,0) Init(0) Optimization
1330 Enable inlining of function declared \"inline\", disabling disables all inlining
1331
1332 finline-small-functions
1333 Common Report Var(flag_inline_small_functions) Optimization
1334 Integrate functions into their callers when code size is known not to grow
1335
1336 finline-functions
1337 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions) Optimization
1338 Integrate functions not declared \"inline\" into their callers when profitable
1339
1340 finline-functions-called-once
1341 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions_called_once) Optimization
1342 Integrate functions only required by their single caller
1343
1344 finline-limit-
1345 Common RejectNegative Joined Alias(finline-limit=)
1346
1347 finline-limit=
1348 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1349 -finline-limit=<number> Limit the size of inlined functions to <number>
1350
1351 finline-atomics
1352 Common Report Var(flag_inline_atomics) Init(1) Optimization
1353 Inline __atomic operations when a lock free instruction sequence is available.
1354
1355 finstrument-functions
1356 Common Report Var(flag_instrument_function_entry_exit)
1357 Instrument function entry and exit with profiling calls
1358
1359 finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=
1360 Common RejectNegative Joined
1361 -finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=name,... Do not instrument listed functions
1362
1363 finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=
1364 Common RejectNegative Joined
1365 -finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=filename,... Do not instrument functions listed in files
1366
1367 fipa-cp
1368 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp) Optimization
1369 Perform Interprocedural constant propagation
1370
1371 fipa-cp-clone
1372 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp_clone) Optimization
1373 Perform cloning to make Interprocedural constant propagation stronger
1374
1375 fipa-profile
1376 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_profile) Init(0) Optimization
1377 Perform interprocedural profile propagation
1378
1379 fipa-pta
1380 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pta) Init(0) Optimization
1381 Perform interprocedural points-to analysis
1382
1383 fipa-pure-const
1384 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pure_const) Init(0) Optimization
1385 Discover pure and const functions
1386
1387 fipa-reference
1388 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_reference) Init(0) Optimization
1389 Discover readonly and non addressable static variables
1390
1391 fipa-matrix-reorg
1392 Common Ignore
1393 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1394
1395 fipa-struct-reorg
1396 Common Ignore
1397 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1398
1399 fira-algorithm=
1400 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_algorithm) Var(flag_ira_algorithm) Init(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB)
1401 -fira-algorithm=[CB|priority] Set the used IRA algorithm
1402
1403 Enum
1404 Name(ira_algorithm) Type(enum ira_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown IRA algorithm %qs)
1405
1406 EnumValue
1407 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(CB) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB)
1408
1409 EnumValue
1410 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(priority) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY)
1411
1412 fira-region=
1413 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_region) Var(flag_ira_region) Init(IRA_REGION_AUTODETECT)
1414 -fira-region=[one|all|mixed] Set regions for IRA
1415
1416 Enum
1417 Name(ira_region) Type(enum ira_region) UnknownError(unknown IRA region %qs)
1418
1419 EnumValue
1420 Enum(ira_region) String(one) Value(IRA_REGION_ONE)
1421
1422 EnumValue
1423 Enum(ira_region) String(all) Value(IRA_REGION_ALL)
1424
1425 EnumValue
1426 Enum(ira_region) String(mixed) Value(IRA_REGION_MIXED)
1427
1428 fira-hoist-pressure
1429 Common Report Var(flag_ira_hoist_pressure) Init(1) Optimization
1430 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1431 in RTL hoist optimizations.
1432
1433 fira-loop-pressure
1434 Common Report Var(flag_ira_loop_pressure)
1435 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1436 in RTL loop optimizations.
1437
1438 fira-share-save-slots
1439 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_save_slots) Init(1)
1440 Share slots for saving different hard registers.
1441
1442 fira-share-spill-slots
1443 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_spill_slots) Init(1)
1444 Share stack slots for spilled pseudo-registers.
1445
1446 fira-verbose=
1447 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(flag_ira_verbose) Init(5)
1448 -fira-verbose=<number> Control IRA's level of diagnostic messages.
1449
1450 fivopts
1451 Common Report Var(flag_ivopts) Init(1) Optimization
1452 Optimize induction variables on trees
1453
1454 fjump-tables
1455 Common Var(flag_jump_tables) Init(1) Optimization
1456 Use jump tables for sufficiently large switch statements
1457
1458 fkeep-inline-functions
1459 Common Report Var(flag_keep_inline_functions)
1460 Generate code for functions even if they are fully inlined
1461
1462 fkeep-static-consts
1463 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_consts) Init(1)
1464 Emit static const variables even if they are not used
1465
1466 fleading-underscore
1467 Common Report Var(flag_leading_underscore) Init(-1)
1468 Give external symbols a leading underscore
1469
1470 floop-optimize
1471 Common Ignore
1472 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1473
1474 flto
1475 Common
1476 Enable link-time optimization.
1477
1478 flto=
1479 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_lto)
1480 Link-time optimization with number of parallel jobs or jobserver.
1481
1482 flto-partition=1to1
1483 Common Var(flag_lto_partition_1to1)
1484 Partition symbols and vars at linktime based on object files they originate from
1485
1486 flto-partition=balanced
1487 Common Var(flag_lto_partition_balanced)
1488 Partition functions and vars at linktime into approximately same sized buckets
1489
1490 flto-partition=max
1491 Common Var(flag_lto_partition_max)
1492 Put every symbol into separate partition
1493
1494 flto-partition=none
1495 Common Var(flag_lto_partition_none)
1496 Disable partioning and streaming
1497
1498 ; The initial value of -1 comes from Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION in zlib.h.
1499 flto-compression-level=
1500 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lto_compression_level) Init(-1)
1501 -flto-compression-level=<number> Use zlib compression level <number> for IL
1502
1503 flto-report
1504 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report) Init(0)
1505 Report various link-time optimization statistics
1506
1507 fmath-errno
1508 Common Report Var(flag_errno_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
1509 Set errno after built-in math functions
1510
1511 fmax-errors=
1512 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_max_errors)
1513 -fmax-errors=<number> Maximum number of errors to report
1514
1515 fmem-report
1516 Common Report Var(mem_report)
1517 Report on permanent memory allocation
1518
1519 fmem-report-wpa
1520 Common Report Var(mem_report_wpa)
1521 Report on permanent memory allocation in WPA only
1522
1523 ; This will attempt to merge constant section constants, if 1 only
1524 ; string constants and constants from constant pool, if 2 also constant
1525 ; variables.
1526 fmerge-all-constants
1527 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,2) Init(1) Optimization
1528 Attempt to merge identical constants and constant variables
1529
1530 fmerge-constants
1531 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,1) Optimization
1532 Attempt to merge identical constants across compilation units
1533
1534 fmerge-debug-strings
1535 Common Report Var(flag_merge_debug_strings) Init(1)
1536 Attempt to merge identical debug strings across compilation units
1537
1538 fmessage-length=
1539 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1540 -fmessage-length=<number> Limit diagnostics to <number> characters per line. 0 suppresses line-wrapping
1541
1542 fmodulo-sched
1543 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched) Optimization
1544 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling before the first scheduling pass
1545
1546 fmodulo-sched-allow-regmoves
1547 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched_allow_regmoves)
1548 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling with register moves allowed
1549
1550 fmove-loop-invariants
1551 Common Report Var(flag_move_loop_invariants) Init(1) Optimization
1552 Move loop invariant computations out of loops
1553
1554 fdce
1555 Common Var(flag_dce) Init(1) Optimization
1556 Use the RTL dead code elimination pass
1557
1558 fdse
1559 Common Var(flag_dse) Init(1) Optimization
1560 Use the RTL dead store elimination pass
1561
1562 freschedule-modulo-scheduled-loops
1563 Common Report Var(flag_resched_modulo_sched) Optimization
1564 Enable/Disable the traditional scheduling in loops that already passed modulo scheduling
1565
1566 fnon-call-exceptions
1567 Common Report Var(flag_non_call_exceptions) Optimization
1568 Support synchronous non-call exceptions
1569
1570 fomit-frame-pointer
1571 Common Report Var(flag_omit_frame_pointer) Optimization
1572 When possible do not generate stack frames
1573
1574 fopt-info
1575 Common Report Var(flag_opt_info) Optimization
1576 Enable all optimization info dumps on stderr
1577
1578 fopt-info-
1579 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1580 -fopt-info[-<type>=filename] Dump compiler optimization details
1581
1582 foptimize-register-move
1583 Common Report Var(flag_regmove) Optimization
1584 Do the full register move optimization pass
1585
1586 foptimize-sibling-calls
1587 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_sibling_calls) Optimization
1588 Optimize sibling and tail recursive calls
1589
1590 fpartial-inlining
1591 Common Report Var(flag_partial_inlining)
1592 Perform partial inlining
1593
1594 fpre-ipa-mem-report
1595 Common Report Var(pre_ipa_mem_report)
1596 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization
1597
1598 fpost-ipa-mem-report
1599 Common Report Var(post_ipa_mem_report)
1600 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization
1601
1602 fpack-struct
1603 Common Report Var(flag_pack_struct) Optimization
1604 Pack structure members together without holes
1605
1606 fpack-struct=
1607 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
1608 -fpack-struct=<number> Set initial maximum structure member alignment
1609
1610 fpcc-struct-return
1611 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,1) Init(DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN)
1612 Return small aggregates in memory, not registers
1613
1614 fpeel-loops
1615 Common Report Var(flag_peel_loops) Optimization
1616 Perform loop peeling
1617
1618 fpeephole
1619 Common Report Var(flag_no_peephole,0) Optimization
1620 Enable machine specific peephole optimizations
1621
1622 fpeephole2
1623 Common Report Var(flag_peephole2) Optimization
1624 Enable an RTL peephole pass before sched2
1625
1626 fPIC
1627 Common Report Var(flag_pic,2) Negative(fPIE)
1628 Generate position-independent code if possible (large mode)
1629
1630 fPIE
1631 Common Report Var(flag_pie,2) Negative(fpic)
1632 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (large mode)
1633
1634 fpic
1635 Common Report Var(flag_pic,1) Negative(fpie)
1636 Generate position-independent code if possible (small mode)
1637
1638 fpie
1639 Common Report Var(flag_pie,1) Negative(fPIC)
1640 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (small mode)
1641
1642 fplugin=
1643 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1644 Specify a plugin to load
1645
1646 fplugin-arg-
1647 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1648 -fplugin-arg-<name>-<key>[=<value>] Specify argument <key>=<value> for plugin <name>
1649
1650 fpredictive-commoning
1651 Common Report Var(flag_predictive_commoning) Optimization
1652 Run predictive commoning optimization.
1653
1654 fprefetch-loop-arrays
1655 Common Report Var(flag_prefetch_loop_arrays) Init(-1) Optimization
1656 Generate prefetch instructions, if available, for arrays in loops
1657
1658 fprofile
1659 Common Report Var(profile_flag)
1660 Enable basic program profiling code
1661
1662 fprofile-arcs
1663 Common Report Var(profile_arc_flag)
1664 Insert arc-based program profiling code
1665
1666 fprofile-dir=
1667 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_data_prefix)
1668 Set the top-level directory for storing the profile data.
1669 The default is 'pwd'.
1670
1671 fprofile-correction
1672 Common Report Var(flag_profile_correction)
1673 Enable correction of flow inconsistent profile data input
1674
1675 fprofile-generate
1676 Common
1677 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations
1678
1679 fprofile-generate=
1680 Common Joined RejectNegative
1681 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=
1682
1683 fprofile-use
1684 Common Var(flag_profile_use)
1685 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations
1686
1687 fprofile-use=
1688 Common Joined RejectNegative
1689 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=
1690
1691 fprofile-values
1692 Common Report Var(flag_profile_values)
1693 Insert code to profile values of expressions
1694
1695 fprofile-report
1696 Common Report Var(profile_report)
1697 Report on consistency of profile
1698
1699 frandom-seed
1700 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1701
1702 frandom-seed=
1703 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1704 -frandom-seed=<string> Make compile reproducible using <string>
1705
1706 ; This switch causes the command line that was used to create an
1707 ; object file to be recorded into the object file. The exact format
1708 ; of this recording is target and binary file format dependent.
1709 ; It is related to the -fverbose-asm switch, but that switch only
1710 ; records information in the assembler output file as comments, so
1711 ; they never reach the object file.
1712 frecord-gcc-switches
1713 Common Report Var(flag_record_gcc_switches)
1714 Record gcc command line switches in the object file.
1715
1716 freg-struct-return
1717 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,0) Optimization
1718 Return small aggregates in registers
1719
1720 fregmove
1721 Common Report Var(flag_regmove) Optimization
1722 Enables a register move optimization
1723
1724 frename-registers
1725 Common Report Var(flag_rename_registers) Init(2) Optimization
1726 Perform a register renaming optimization pass
1727
1728 freorder-blocks
1729 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks) Optimization
1730 Reorder basic blocks to improve code placement
1731
1732 freorder-blocks-and-partition
1733 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks_and_partition) Optimization
1734 Reorder basic blocks and partition into hot and cold sections
1735
1736 freorder-functions
1737 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_functions) Optimization
1738 Reorder functions to improve code placement
1739
1740 frerun-cse-after-loop
1741 Common Report Var(flag_rerun_cse_after_loop) Optimization
1742 Add a common subexpression elimination pass after loop optimizations
1743
1744 frerun-loop-opt
1745 Common Ignore
1746 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1747
1748 frounding-math
1749 Common Report Var(flag_rounding_math) Optimization SetByCombined
1750 Disable optimizations that assume default FP rounding behavior
1751
1752 fsched-interblock
1753 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_interblock) Init(1) Optimization
1754 Enable scheduling across basic blocks
1755
1756 fsched-pressure
1757 Common Report Var(flag_sched_pressure) Init(0) Optimization
1758 Enable register pressure sensitive insn scheduling
1759
1760 fsched-spec
1761 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative) Init(1) Optimization
1762 Allow speculative motion of non-loads
1763
1764 fsched-spec-load
1765 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load) Optimization
1766 Allow speculative motion of some loads
1767
1768 fsched-spec-load-dangerous
1769 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load_dangerous) Optimization
1770 Allow speculative motion of more loads
1771
1772 fsched-verbose=
1773 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(sched_verbose_param)
1774 -fsched-verbose=<number> Set the verbosity level of the scheduler
1775
1776 fsched2-use-superblocks
1777 Common Report Var(flag_sched2_use_superblocks) Optimization
1778 If scheduling post reload, do superblock scheduling
1779
1780 fsched2-use-traces
1781 Common Ignore
1782 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1783
1784 fschedule-insns
1785 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns) Optimization
1786 Reschedule instructions before register allocation
1787
1788 fschedule-insns2
1789 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns_after_reload) Optimization
1790 Reschedule instructions after register allocation
1791
1792 ; This flag should be on when a target implements non-trivial
1793 ; scheduling hooks, maybe saving some information for its own sake.
1794 ; On IA64, for example, this is used for correct bundling.
1795 fselective-scheduling
1796 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling) Optimization
1797 Schedule instructions using selective scheduling algorithm
1798
1799 fselective-scheduling2
1800 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling2) Optimization
1801 Run selective scheduling after reload
1802
1803 fsel-sched-pipelining
1804 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining) Init(0) Optimization
1805 Perform software pipelining of inner loops during selective scheduling
1806
1807 fsel-sched-pipelining-outer-loops
1808 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining_outer_loops) Init(0) Optimization
1809 Perform software pipelining of outer loops during selective scheduling
1810
1811 fsel-sched-reschedule-pipelined
1812 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_reschedule_pipelined) Init(0) Optimization
1813 Reschedule pipelined regions without pipelining
1814
1815 ; sched_stalled_insns means that insns can be moved prematurely from the queue
1816 ; of stalled insns into the ready list.
1817 fsched-stalled-insns
1818 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns) Optimization UInteger
1819 Allow premature scheduling of queued insns
1820
1821 fsched-stalled-insns=
1822 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1823 -fsched-stalled-insns=<number> Set number of queued insns that can be prematurely scheduled
1824
1825 ; sched_stalled_insns_dep controls how many recently scheduled cycles will
1826 ; be examined for a dependency on a stalled insn that is candidate for
1827 ; premature removal from the queue of stalled insns into the ready list (has
1828 ; an effect only if the flag 'sched_stalled_insns' is set).
1829 fsched-stalled-insns-dep
1830 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns_dep,1) Init(1) Optimization UInteger
1831 Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns
1832
1833 fsched-stalled-insns-dep=
1834 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1835 -fsched-stalled-insns-dep=<number> Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns
1836
1837 fsched-group-heuristic
1838 Common Report Var(flag_sched_group_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
1839 Enable the group heuristic in the scheduler
1840
1841 fsched-critical-path-heuristic
1842 Common Report Var(flag_sched_critical_path_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
1843 Enable the critical path heuristic in the scheduler
1844
1845 fsched-spec-insn-heuristic
1846 Common Report Var(flag_sched_spec_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
1847 Enable the speculative instruction heuristic in the scheduler
1848
1849 fsched-rank-heuristic
1850 Common Report Var(flag_sched_rank_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
1851 Enable the rank heuristic in the scheduler
1852
1853 fsched-last-insn-heuristic
1854 Common Report Var(flag_sched_last_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
1855 Enable the last instruction heuristic in the scheduler
1856
1857 fsched-dep-count-heuristic
1858 Common Report Var(flag_sched_dep_count_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
1859 Enable the dependent count heuristic in the scheduler
1860
1861 fsection-anchors
1862 Common Report Var(flag_section_anchors) Optimization
1863 Access data in the same section from shared anchor points
1864
1865 fsee
1866 Common Ignore
1867 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1868
1869 fzee
1870 Common Ignore
1871 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1872
1873 free
1874 Common Report Var(flag_ree) Init(0)
1875 Turn on Redundant Extensions Elimination pass.
1876
1877 fshow-column
1878 Common Report Var(flag_show_column) Init(1)
1879 Show column numbers in diagnostics, when available. Default on
1880
1881 fshrink-wrap
1882 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap) Optimization
1883 Emit function prologues only before parts of the function that need it,
1884 rather than at the top of the function.
1885
1886 fsignaling-nans
1887 Common Report Var(flag_signaling_nans) Optimization SetByCombined
1888 Disable optimizations observable by IEEE signaling NaNs
1889
1890 fsigned-zeros
1891 Common Report Var(flag_signed_zeros) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
1892 Disable floating point optimizations that ignore the IEEE signedness of zero
1893
1894 fsingle-precision-constant
1895 Common Report Var(flag_single_precision_constant) Optimization
1896 Convert floating point constants to single precision constants
1897
1898 fsplit-ivs-in-unroller
1899 Common Report Var(flag_split_ivs_in_unroller) Init(1) Optimization
1900 Split lifetimes of induction variables when loops are unrolled
1901
1902 fsplit-stack
1903 Common Report Var(flag_split_stack) Init(-1)
1904 Generate discontiguous stack frames
1905
1906 fsplit-wide-types
1907 Common Report Var(flag_split_wide_types) Optimization
1908 Split wide types into independent registers
1909
1910 fvariable-expansion-in-unroller
1911 Common Report Var(flag_variable_expansion_in_unroller) Optimization
1912 Apply variable expansion when loops are unrolled
1913
1914 fstack-check=
1915 Common Report RejectNegative Joined
1916 -fstack-check=[no|generic|specific] Insert stack checking code into the program
1917
1918 fstack-check
1919 Common Alias(fstack-check=, specific, no)
1920 Insert stack checking code into the program. Same as -fstack-check=specific
1921
1922 fstack-limit
1923 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1924
1925 fstack-limit-register=
1926 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1927 -fstack-limit-register=<register> Trap if the stack goes past <register>
1928
1929 fstack-limit-symbol=
1930 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1931 -fstack-limit-symbol=<name> Trap if the stack goes past symbol <name>
1932
1933 fstack-protector
1934 Common Report Var(flag_stack_protect, 1)
1935 Use propolice as a stack protection method
1936
1937 fstack-protector-all
1938 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 2)
1939 Use a stack protection method for every function
1940
1941 fstack-usage
1942 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_usage)
1943 Output stack usage information on a per-function basis
1944
1945 fstrength-reduce
1946 Common Ignore
1947 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1948
1949 ; Nonzero if we should do (language-dependent) alias analysis.
1950 ; Typically, this analysis will assume that expressions of certain
1951 ; types do not alias expressions of certain other types. Only used
1952 ; if alias analysis (in general) is enabled.
1953 fstrict-aliasing
1954 Common Report Var(flag_strict_aliasing) Optimization
1955 Assume strict aliasing rules apply
1956
1957 fstrict-overflow
1958 Common Report Var(flag_strict_overflow)
1959 Treat signed overflow as undefined
1960
1961 fsync-libcalls
1962 Common Report Var(flag_sync_libcalls) Init(1)
1963 Implement __atomic operations via libcalls to legacy __sync functions
1964
1965 fsyntax-only
1966 Common Report Var(flag_syntax_only)
1967 Check for syntax errors, then stop
1968
1969 ftest-coverage
1970 Common Report Var(flag_test_coverage)
1971 Create data files needed by \"gcov\"
1972
1973 fthread-jumps
1974 Common Report Var(flag_thread_jumps) Optimization
1975 Perform jump threading optimizations
1976
1977 ftime-report
1978 Common Report Var(time_report)
1979 Report the time taken by each compiler pass
1980
1981 ftls-model=
1982 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(tls_model) Var(flag_tls_default) Init(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
1983 -ftls-model=[global-dynamic|local-dynamic|initial-exec|local-exec] Set the default thread-local storage code generation model
1984
1985 Enum
1986 Name(tls_model) Type(enum tls_model) UnknownError(unknown TLS model %qs)
1987
1988 EnumValue
1989 Enum(tls_model) String(global-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
1990
1991 EnumValue
1992 Enum(tls_model) String(local-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_DYNAMIC)
1993
1994 EnumValue
1995 Enum(tls_model) String(initial-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_INITIAL_EXEC)
1996
1997 EnumValue
1998 Enum(tls_model) String(local-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_EXEC)
1999
2000 ftoplevel-reorder
2001 Common Report Var(flag_toplevel_reorder) Init(2) Optimization
2002 Reorder top level functions, variables, and asms
2003
2004 ftracer
2005 Common Report Var(flag_tracer)
2006 Perform superblock formation via tail duplication
2007
2008 ; Zero means that floating-point math operations cannot generate a
2009 ; (user-visible) trap. This is the case, for example, in nonstop
2010 ; IEEE 754 arithmetic.
2011 ftrapping-math
2012 Common Report Var(flag_trapping_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2013 Assume floating-point operations can trap
2014
2015 ftrapv
2016 Common Report Var(flag_trapv) Optimization
2017 Trap for signed overflow in addition, subtraction and multiplication
2018
2019 ftree-ccp
2020 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ccp) Optimization
2021 Enable SSA-CCP optimization on trees
2022
2023 ftree-bit-ccp
2024 Common Report Var(flag_tree_bit_ccp) Optimization
2025 Enable SSA-BIT-CCP optimization on trees
2026
2027 ftree-store-ccp
2028 Common Ignore
2029 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2030
2031 ftree-ch
2032 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ch) Optimization
2033 Enable loop header copying on trees
2034
2035 ftree-coalesce-inlined-vars
2036 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_coalesce_vars,1) Init(2) RejectNegative Optimization
2037 Enable coalescing of copy-related user variables that are inlined
2038
2039 ftree-coalesce-vars
2040 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_coalesce_vars,2) Optimization
2041 Enable coalescing of all copy-related user variables
2042
2043 ftree-copyrename
2044 Common Report Var(flag_tree_copyrename) Optimization
2045 Replace SSA temporaries with better names in copies
2046
2047 ftree-copy-prop
2048 Common Report Var(flag_tree_copy_prop) Optimization
2049 Enable copy propagation on trees
2050
2051 ftree-store-copy-prop
2052 Common Ignore
2053 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2054
2055 ftree-cselim
2056 Common Report Var(flag_tree_cselim) Init(2) Optimization
2057 Transform condition stores into unconditional ones
2058
2059 ftree-switch-conversion
2060 Common Report Var(flag_tree_switch_conversion) Optimization
2061 Perform conversions of switch initializations.
2062
2063 ftree-dce
2064 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dce) Optimization
2065 Enable SSA dead code elimination optimization on trees
2066
2067 ftree-dominator-opts
2068 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dom) Optimization
2069 Enable dominator optimizations
2070
2071 ftree-tail-merge
2072 Common Report Var(flag_tree_tail_merge) Optimization
2073 Enable tail merging on trees
2074
2075 ftree-dse
2076 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dse) Optimization
2077 Enable dead store elimination
2078
2079 ftree-forwprop
2080 Common Report Var(flag_tree_forwprop) Init(1) Optimization
2081 Enable forward propagation on trees
2082
2083 ftree-fre
2084 Common Report Var(flag_tree_fre) Optimization
2085 Enable Full Redundancy Elimination (FRE) on trees
2086
2087 foptimize-strlen
2088 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_strlen) Optimization
2089 Enable string length optimizations on trees
2090
2091 ftree-loop-distribution
2092 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribution) Optimization
2093 Enable loop distribution on trees
2094
2095 ftree-loop-distribute-patterns
2096 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribute_patterns) Optimization
2097 Enable loop distribution for patterns transformed into a library call
2098
2099 ftree-loop-im
2100 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_im) Init(1) Optimization
2101 Enable loop invariant motion on trees
2102
2103 ftree-loop-linear
2104 Common Alias(floop-interchange)
2105 Enable loop interchange transforms. Same as -floop-interchange
2106
2107 ftree-loop-ivcanon
2108 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_ivcanon) Init(1) Optimization
2109 Create canonical induction variables in loops
2110
2111 ftree-loop-optimize
2112 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_optimize) Init(1) Optimization
2113 Enable loop optimizations on tree level
2114
2115 ftree-parallelize-loops=
2116 Common Report Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_tree_parallelize_loops) Init(1)
2117 Enable automatic parallelization of loops
2118
2119 ftree-phiprop
2120 Common Report Var(flag_tree_phiprop) Init(1) Optimization
2121 Enable hoisting loads from conditional pointers.
2122
2123 ftree-pre
2124 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pre) Optimization
2125 Enable SSA-PRE optimization on trees
2126
2127 ftree-partial-pre
2128 Common Report Var(flag_tree_partial_pre) Optimization
2129 In SSA-PRE optimization on trees, enable partial-partial redundancy elimination
2130
2131 ftree-pta
2132 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pta) Init(1) Optimization
2133 Perform function-local points-to analysis on trees.
2134
2135 ftree-reassoc
2136 Common Report Var(flag_tree_reassoc) Init(1) Optimization
2137 Enable reassociation on tree level
2138
2139 ftree-salias
2140 Common Ignore
2141 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2142
2143 ftree-sink
2144 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sink) Optimization
2145 Enable SSA code sinking on trees
2146
2147 ftree-slsr
2148 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slsr) Optimization
2149 Perform straight-line strength reduction
2150
2151 ftree-sra
2152 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sra) Optimization
2153 Perform scalar replacement of aggregates
2154
2155 ftree-ter
2156 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ter) Optimization
2157 Replace temporary expressions in the SSA->normal pass
2158
2159 ftree-lrs
2160 Common Report Var(flag_tree_live_range_split) Optimization
2161 Perform live range splitting during the SSA->normal pass
2162
2163 ftree-vrp
2164 Common Report Var(flag_tree_vrp) Init(0) Optimization
2165 Perform Value Range Propagation on trees
2166
2167 funit-at-a-time
2168 Common Report Var(flag_unit_at_a_time) Init(1) Optimization
2169 Compile whole compilation unit at a time
2170
2171 funroll-loops
2172 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_loops) Optimization
2173 Perform loop unrolling when iteration count is known
2174
2175 funroll-all-loops
2176 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_all_loops) Optimization
2177 Perform loop unrolling for all loops
2178
2179 ; Nonzero means that loop optimizer may assume that the induction variables
2180 ; that control loops do not overflow and that the loops with nontrivial
2181 ; exit condition are not infinite
2182 funsafe-loop-optimizations
2183 Common Report Var(flag_unsafe_loop_optimizations) Optimization
2184 Allow loop optimizations to assume that the loops behave in normal way
2185
2186 fassociative-math
2187 Common Report Var(flag_associative_math) SetByCombined
2188 Allow optimization for floating-point arithmetic which may change the
2189 result of the operation due to rounding.
2190
2191 freciprocal-math
2192 Common Report Var(flag_reciprocal_math) SetByCombined
2193 Same as -fassociative-math for expressions which include division.
2194
2195 ; Nonzero means that unsafe floating-point math optimizations are allowed
2196 ; for the sake of speed. IEEE compliance is not guaranteed, and operations
2197 ; are allowed to assume that their arguments and results are "normal"
2198 ; (e.g., nonnegative for SQRT).
2199 funsafe-math-optimizations
2200 Common Report Var(flag_unsafe_math_optimizations) Optimization SetByCombined
2201 Allow math optimizations that may violate IEEE or ISO standards
2202
2203 funswitch-loops
2204 Common Report Var(flag_unswitch_loops) Optimization
2205 Perform loop unswitching
2206
2207 funwind-tables
2208 Common Report Var(flag_unwind_tables) Optimization
2209 Just generate unwind tables for exception handling
2210
2211 fuse-ld=bfd
2212 Common Negative(fuse-ld=gold)
2213 Use the bfd linker instead of the default linker
2214
2215 fuse-ld=gold
2216 Common Negative(fuse-ld=bfd)
2217 Use the gold linker instead of the default linker
2218
2219 fuse-linker-plugin
2220 Common Undocumented
2221
2222 ; Positive if we should track variables, negative if we should run
2223 ; the var-tracking pass only to discard debug annotations, zero if
2224 ; we're not to run it. When flag_var_tracking == 2 (AUTODETECT_VALUE) it
2225 ; will be set according to optimize, debug_info_level and debug_hooks
2226 ; in process_options ().
2227 fvar-tracking
2228 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking) Init(2) Optimization
2229 Perform variable tracking
2230
2231 ; Positive if we should track variables at assignments, negative if
2232 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2233 ; annotations. When flag_var_tracking_assignments ==
2234 ; AUTODETECT_VALUE it will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2235 fvar-tracking-assignments
2236 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments) Init(2) Optimization
2237 Perform variable tracking by annotating assignments
2238
2239 ; Nonzero if we should toggle flag_var_tracking_assignments after
2240 ; processing options and computing its default. */
2241 fvar-tracking-assignments-toggle
2242 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments_toggle) Optimization
2243 Toggle -fvar-tracking-assignments
2244
2245 ; Positive if we should track uninitialized variables, negative if
2246 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2247 ; annotations. When flag_var_tracking_uninit == AUTODETECT_VALUE it
2248 ; will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2249 fvar-tracking-uninit
2250 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_uninit) Optimization
2251 Perform variable tracking and also tag variables that are uninitialized
2252
2253 ftree-vectorize
2254 Common Report Var(flag_tree_vectorize) Optimization
2255 Enable loop vectorization on trees
2256
2257 ftree-vectorizer-verbose=
2258 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2259 -ftree-vectorizer-verbose=<number> This switch is deprecated. Use -fopt-info instead.
2260
2261 ftree-slp-vectorize
2262 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slp_vectorize) Init(2) Optimization
2263 Enable basic block vectorization (SLP) on trees
2264
2265 fvect-cost-model
2266 Common Report Var(flag_vect_cost_model) Optimization
2267 Enable use of cost model in vectorization
2268
2269 ftree-vect-loop-version
2270 Common Report Var(flag_tree_vect_loop_version) Init(1) Optimization
2271 Enable loop versioning when doing loop vectorization on trees
2272
2273 ftree-scev-cprop
2274 Common Report Var(flag_tree_scev_cprop) Init(1) Optimization
2275 Enable copy propagation of scalar-evolution information.
2276
2277 ; -fverbose-asm causes extra commentary information to be produced in
2278 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable). This option
2279 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
2280 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
2281 ; -fno-verbose-asm, the default, causes the extra information
2282 ; to not be added and is useful when comparing two assembler files.
2283 fverbose-asm
2284 Common Report Var(flag_verbose_asm)
2285 Add extra commentary to assembler output
2286
2287 fvisibility=
2288 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(symbol_visibility) Var(default_visibility) Init(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2289 -fvisibility=[default|internal|hidden|protected] Set the default symbol visibility
2290
2291 Enum
2292 Name(symbol_visibility) Type(enum symbol_visibility) UnknownError(unrecognized visibility value %qs)
2293
2294 EnumValue
2295 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(default) Value(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2296
2297 EnumValue
2298 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(internal) Value(VISIBILITY_INTERNAL)
2299
2300 EnumValue
2301 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(hidden) Value(VISIBILITY_HIDDEN)
2302
2303 EnumValue
2304 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(protected) Value(VISIBILITY_PROTECTED)
2305
2306 fvpt
2307 Common Report Var(flag_value_profile_transformations) Optimization
2308 Use expression value profiles in optimizations
2309
2310 fweb
2311 Common Report Var(flag_web) Init(2) Optimization
2312 Construct webs and split unrelated uses of single variable
2313
2314 ftree-builtin-call-dce
2315 Common Report Var(flag_tree_builtin_call_dce) Init(0) Optimization
2316 Enable conditional dead code elimination for builtin calls
2317
2318 fwhole-program
2319 Common Report Var(flag_whole_program) Init(0) Optimization
2320 Perform whole program optimizations
2321
2322 fwrapv
2323 Common Report Var(flag_wrapv) Optimization
2324 Assume signed arithmetic overflow wraps around
2325
2326 fzero-initialized-in-bss
2327 Common Report Var(flag_zero_initialized_in_bss) Init(1)
2328 Put zero initialized data in the bss section
2329
2330 g
2331 Common JoinedOrMissing
2332 Generate debug information in default format
2333
2334 gcoff
2335 Common JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf)
2336 Generate debug information in COFF format
2337
2338 gdwarf
2339 Common JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf-)
2340 Generate debug information in default version of DWARF format
2341
2342 gdwarf-
2343 Common Joined UInteger Var(dwarf_version) Init(4) Negative(gstabs)
2344 Generate debug information in DWARF v2 (or later) format
2345
2346 ggdb
2347 Common JoinedOrMissing
2348 Generate debug information in default extended format
2349
2350 gno-pubnames
2351 Common RejectNegative Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 0) Init(-1)
2352 Don't generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
2353
2354 gpubnames
2355 Common RejectNegative Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 1)
2356 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
2357
2358 gno-record-gcc-switches
2359 Common RejectNegative Var(dwarf_record_gcc_switches,0) Init(1)
2360 Don't record gcc command line switches in DWARF DW_AT_producer.
2361
2362 grecord-gcc-switches
2363 Common RejectNegative Var(dwarf_record_gcc_switches,1)
2364 Record gcc command line switches in DWARF DW_AT_producer.
2365
2366 gno-split-dwarf
2367 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(dwarf_split_debug_info,0) Init(0)
2368 Don't generate debug information in separate .dwo files
2369
2370 gsplit-dwarf
2371 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(dwarf_split_debug_info,1)
2372 Generate debug information in separate .dwo files
2373
2374 gstabs
2375 Common JoinedOrMissing Negative(gstabs+)
2376 Generate debug information in STABS format
2377
2378 gstabs+
2379 Common JoinedOrMissing Negative(gvms)
2380 Generate debug information in extended STABS format
2381
2382 gno-strict-dwarf
2383 Common RejectNegative Var(dwarf_strict,0) Init(0)
2384 Emit DWARF additions beyond selected version
2385
2386 gstrict-dwarf
2387 Common Report RejectNegative Var(dwarf_strict,1)
2388 Don't emit DWARF additions beyond selected version
2389
2390 gtoggle
2391 Common Report Var(flag_gtoggle)
2392 Toggle debug information generation
2393
2394 gvms
2395 Common JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff)
2396 Generate debug information in VMS format
2397
2398 gxcoff
2399 Common JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff+)
2400 Generate debug information in XCOFF format
2401
2402 gxcoff+
2403 Common JoinedOrMissing Negative(gcoff)
2404 Generate debug information in extended XCOFF format
2405
2406 h
2407 Driver Joined Separate
2408
2409 iplugindir=
2410 Common Joined Var(plugindir_string) Init(0)
2411 -iplugindir=<dir> Set <dir> to be the default plugin directory
2412
2413 imultiarch
2414 Common Joined Separate RejectDriver Var(imultiarch) Init(0)
2415 -imultiarch <dir> Set <dir> to be the multiarch include subdirectory
2416
2417 l
2418 Driver Joined Separate
2419
2420 n
2421 Driver
2422
2423 no-canonical-prefixes
2424 Driver
2425
2426 nodefaultlibs
2427 Driver
2428
2429 nostartfiles
2430 Driver
2431
2432 nostdlib
2433 Driver
2434
2435 o
2436 Common Driver Joined Separate Var(asm_file_name) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
2437 -o <file> Place output into <file>
2438
2439 p
2440 Common Var(profile_flag)
2441 Enable function profiling
2442
2443 pass-exit-codes
2444 Driver Var(pass_exit_codes)
2445
2446 pedantic
2447 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
2448
2449 pedantic-errors
2450 Common Var(flag_pedantic_errors)
2451 Like -pedantic but issue them as errors
2452
2453 pg
2454 Driver
2455
2456 pipe
2457 Driver Var(use_pipes)
2458
2459 print-file-name=
2460 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_file_name)
2461
2462 print-libgcc-file-name
2463 Driver
2464
2465 print-multi-directory
2466 Driver Var(print_multi_directory)
2467
2468 print-multi-lib
2469 Driver Var(print_multi_lib)
2470
2471 print-multi-os-directory
2472 Driver Var(print_multi_os_directory)
2473
2474 print-multiarch
2475 Driver Var(print_multiarch)
2476
2477 print-prog-name=
2478 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_prog_name)
2479
2480 print-search-dirs
2481 Driver Var(print_search_dirs)
2482
2483 print-sysroot
2484 Driver Var(print_sysroot)
2485
2486 print-sysroot-headers-suffix
2487 Driver Var(print_sysroot_headers_suffix)
2488
2489 quiet
2490 Common Var(quiet_flag) RejectDriver
2491 Do not display functions compiled or elapsed time
2492
2493 r
2494 Driver
2495
2496 s
2497 Driver
2498
2499 save-temps
2500 Driver
2501
2502 save-temps=
2503 Driver Joined
2504
2505 t
2506 Driver
2507
2508 time
2509 Driver Var(report_times)
2510
2511 time=
2512 Driver JoinedOrMissing
2513
2514 u
2515 Driver Joined Separate
2516
2517 undef
2518 Driver
2519 ; C option, but driver must not handle as "-u ndef".
2520
2521 v
2522 Common Driver Var(verbose_flag)
2523 Enable verbose output
2524
2525 version
2526 Common Var(version_flag) RejectDriver
2527 Display the compiler's version
2528
2529 w
2530 Common Var(inhibit_warnings)
2531 Suppress warnings
2532
2533 wrapper
2534 Driver Separate Var(wrapper_string)
2535
2536 x
2537 Driver Joined Separate
2538
2539 shared
2540 Driver RejectNegative Negative(pie)
2541 Create a shared library
2542
2543 shared-libgcc
2544 Driver
2545
2546 specs
2547 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
2548
2549 specs=
2550 Driver Joined
2551
2552 static
2553 Driver
2554
2555 static-libgcc
2556 Driver
2557
2558 static-libgfortran
2559 Driver
2560 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
2561
2562 static-libstdc++
2563 Driver
2564
2565 static-libgo
2566 Driver
2567 ; Documented for Go, but always accepted by driver.
2568
2569 static-libasan
2570 Driver
2571
2572 static-libtsan
2573 Driver
2574
2575 symbolic
2576 Driver
2577
2578 pie
2579 Driver RejectNegative Negative(shared)
2580 Create a position independent executable
2581
2582 z
2583 Driver Joined Separate
2584
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