From: Jason Merrill Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:12:17 +0000 (-0400) Subject: update X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1dc5fc4b353921c4cb3ae6da171af9c88c35d0aa;p=gcc.git update From-SVN: r22398 --- diff --git a/gcc/invoke.texi b/gcc/invoke.texi index 5ddb9c9ca82..7b2bd1fe7ae 100644 --- a/gcc/invoke.texi +++ b/gcc/invoke.texi @@ -102,13 +102,14 @@ in the following sections. @item C++ Language Options @xref{C++ Dialect Options,,Options Controlling C++ Dialect}. @smallexample --fall-virtual -fdollars-in-identifiers -felide-constructors --fenum-int-equiv -fexternal-templates -ffor-scope --fno-for-scope -fhandle-signatures -fhonor-std -fmemoize-lookups --fname-mangling-version-@var{n} -fno-default-inline --fno-gnu-keywords -fnonnull-objects -fguiding-decls --foperator-names -fno-optional-diags -fstrict-prototype -fthis-is-variable --ftemplate-depth-@var{n} -nostdinc++ -traditional +e@var{n} +-fno-access-control -fcheck-new -fconserve-space -fdollars-in-identifiers +-fno-elide-constructors -fexternal-templates -ffor-scope +-fno-for-scope -fno-gnu-keywords -fguiding-decls -fhandle-signatures +-fhonor-std -fhuge-objects -fno-implicit-templates -finit-priority +-fno-implement-inlines -fname-mangling-version-@var{n} -fno-default-inline +-foperator-names -fno-optional-diags -frepo -fstrict-prototype +-fsquangle -ftemplate-depth-@var{n} -fthis-is-variable -fvtable-thunks +-nostdinc++ @end smallexample @item Warning Options @@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ in the following sections. -Wno-non-template-friend -Wold-style-cast -Woverloaded-virtual -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wredundant-decls -Wreorder -Wreturn-type -Wshadow -Wsign-compare -Wstrict-prototypes --Wswitch -Wsynth -Wtemplate-debugging -Wtraditional +-Wswitch -Wsynth -Wtraditional -Wtrigraphs -Wundef -Wuninitialized -Wunused -Wwrite-strings -Wunknown-pragmas @end smallexample @@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ in the following sections. -fpcc-struct-return -fpic -fPIC -freg-struct-return -fshared-data -fshort-enums -fshort-double -fvolatile -fvolatile-global --fverbose-asm -fpack-struct -fstack-check +e0 +e1 +-fverbose-asm -fpack-struct -fstack-check -fargument-alias -fargument-noalias -fargument-noalias-global @end smallexample @@ -764,12 +765,6 @@ literal characters @samp{x} and @samp{a} respectively. Without @w{@samp{-traditional}}, @samp{\x} is a prefix for the hexadecimal representation of a character, and @samp{\a} produces a bell. -@item -In C++ programs, assignment to @code{this} is permitted with -@samp{-traditional}. (The option @samp{-fthis-is-variable} also has -this effect.) -@end itemize - You may wish to use @samp{-fno-builtin} as well as @samp{-traditional} if your program uses names that are normally GNU C builtin functions for other purposes of its own. @@ -908,11 +903,11 @@ regardless of what language your program is in. For example, you might compile a file @code{firstClass.C} like this: @example -g++ -g -felide-constructors -O -c firstClass.C +g++ -g -frepo -O -c firstClass.C @end example @noindent -In this example, only @samp{-felide-constructors} is an option meant +In this example, only @samp{-frepo} is an option meant only for C++ programs; you can use the other options with any language supported by GNU CC. @@ -923,24 +918,17 @@ Here is a list of options that are @emph{only} for compiling C++ programs: Turn off all access checking. This switch is mainly useful for working around bugs in the access control code. -@item -fall-virtual -Treat all possible member functions as virtual, implicitly. -All member functions (except for constructor functions and @code{new} or -@code{delete} member operators) are treated as virtual functions of the -class where they appear. - -This does not mean that all calls to these member functions will be made -through the internal table of virtual functions. Under some -circumstances, the compiler can determine that a call to a given virtual -function can be made directly; in these cases the calls are direct in -any case. - @item -fcheck-new Check that the pointer returned by @code{operator new} is non-null before attempting to modify the storage allocated. The current Working Paper requires that @code{operator new} never return a null pointer, so this check is normally unnecessary. +An alternative to using this option is to specify that your +@code{operator new} does not throw any exceptions; if you declare it +@samp{throw()}, g++ will check the return value. See also @samp{new +(nothrow)}. + @item -fconserve-space Put uninitialized or runtime-initialized global variables into the common segment, as C does. This saves space in the executable at the @@ -949,6 +937,9 @@ 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 -fdollars-in-identifiers Accept @samp{$} in identifiers. You can also explicitly prohibit use of @samp{$} with the option @samp{-fno-dollars-in-identifiers}. (GNU C allows @@ -956,10 +947,11 @@ Accept @samp{$} in identifiers. You can also explicitly prohibit use of Traditional C allowed the character @samp{$} to form part of identifiers. However, ANSI C and C++ forbid @samp{$} in identifiers. -@item -fenum-int-equiv -Anachronistically permit implicit conversion of @code{int} to -enumeration types. Current C++ allows conversion of @code{enum} to -@code{int}, but not the other way around. +@item -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 -fexternal-templates Cause template instantiations to obey @samp{#pragma interface} and @@ -1008,12 +1000,9 @@ be instantiated. This behavior reflects the C++ language prior to September 1996, when guiding declarations were removed. This option implies @samp{-fname-mangling-version-0}, and will not work -with other name mangling versions. - -@item -fno-implicit-templates -Never emit code for templates which are instantiated implicitly (i.e. by -use); only emit code for explicit instantiations. @xref{Template -Instantiation}, for more information. +with other name mangling versions. Like all options that change the +ABI, all C++ code, @emph{including libgcc.a} must be built with the same +setting of this option. @item -fhandle-signatures Recognize the @code{signature} and @code{sigof} keywords for specifying @@ -1031,12 +1020,18 @@ by default, ignore @code{namespace-declarations}, @item -fhuge-objects Support virtual function calls for objects that exceed the size representable by a @samp{short int}. Users should not use this flag by -default; if you need to use it, the compiler will tell you so. If you -compile any of your code with this flag, you must compile @emph{all} of -your code with this flag (including the C++ library, if you use it). +default; if you need to use it, the compiler will tell you so. This flag is not useful when compiling with -fvtable-thunks. +Like all options that change the ABI, all C++ code, @emph{including +libgcc} must be built with the same setting of this option. + +@item -fno-implicit-templates +Never emit code for templates which are instantiated implicitly (i.e. by +use); only emit code for explicit instantiations. @xref{Template +Instantiation}, for more information. + @item -finit-priority Support @samp{__attribute__ ((init_priority (n)))} for controlling the order of initialization of file-scope objects. On ELF targets, this @@ -1047,58 +1042,6 @@ 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 -fmemoize-lookups -@itemx -fsave-memoized -Use heuristics to compile faster. These heuristics are not enabled by -default, since they are only effective for certain input files. Other -input files compile more slowly. - -The first time the compiler must build a call to a member function (or -reference to a data member), it must (1) determine whether the class -implements member functions of that name; (2) resolve which member -function to call (which involves figuring out what sorts of type -conversions need to be made); and (3) check the visibility of the member -function to the caller. All of this adds up to slower compilation. -Normally, the second time a call is made to that member function (or -reference to that data member), it must go through the same lengthy -process again. This means that code like this: - -@smallexample -cout << "This " << p << " has " << n << " legs.\n"; -@end smallexample - -@noindent -makes six passes through all three steps. By using a software cache, a -``hit'' significantly reduces this cost. Unfortunately, using the cache -introduces another layer of mechanisms which must be implemented, and so -incurs its own overhead. @samp{-fmemoize-lookups} enables the software -cache. - -Because access privileges (visibility) to members and member functions -may differ from one function context to the next, G++ may need to flush -the cache. With the @samp{-fmemoize-lookups} flag, the cache is flushed -after every function that is compiled. The @samp{-fsave-memoized} flag -enables the same software cache, but when the compiler determines that -the context of the last function compiled would yield the same access -privileges of the next function to compile, it preserves the cache. -This is most helpful when defining many member functions for the same -class: with the exception of member functions which are friends of other -classes, each member function has exactly the same access privileges as -every other, and the cache need not be flushed. - -The code that implements these flags has rotted; you should probably -avoid using them. - -@item -fstrict-prototype -Within an @samp{extern "C"} linkage specification, treat a function -declaration with no arguments, such as @samp{int foo ();}, as declaring -the function to take no arguments. Normally, such a declaration means -that the function @code{foo} can take any combination of arguments, as -in C. @samp{-pedantic} implies @samp{-fstrict-prototype} unless -overridden with @samp{-fno-strict-prototype}. - -This flag no longer affects declarations with C++ linkage. - @item -fname-mangling-version-@var{n} Control the way in which names are mangled. Version 0 is compatible with versions of g++ before 2.8. Version 1 is the default. Version 1 @@ -1110,15 +1053,6 @@ given this declaration: template void foo(T t); @end example -@item -fno-nonnull-objects -Don't assume that a reference is initialized to refer to a valid object. -Although the current C++ Working Paper prohibits null references, some -old code may rely on them, and you can use @samp{-fno-nonnull-objects} -to turn on checking. - -At the moment, the compiler only does this checking for conversions to -virtual base classes. - @item -foperator-names Recognize the operator name keywords @code{and}, @code{bitand}, @code{bitor}, @code{compl}, @code{not}, @code{or} and @code{xor} as @@ -1135,6 +1069,19 @@ Enable automatic template instantiation. This option also implies @samp{-fno-implicit-templates}. @xref{Template Instantiation}, for more information. +@item -fstrict-prototype +Within an @samp{extern "C"} linkage specification, treat a function +declaration with no arguments, such as @samp{int foo ();}, as declaring +the function to take no arguments. Normally, such a declaration means +that the function @code{foo} can take any combination of arguments, as +in C. @samp{-pedantic} implies @samp{-fstrict-prototype} unless +overridden with @samp{-fno-strict-prototype}. + +Specifying this option will also suppress implicit declarations of +functions. + +This flag no longer affects declarations with C++ linkage. + @item -fsquangle @itemx -fno-squangle @samp{-fsquangle} will enable a compressed form of name mangling for @@ -1144,6 +1091,15 @@ short ID codes. This option also requires any C++ libraries being used to be compiled with this option as well. The compiler has this disabled (the equivalent of @samp{-fno-squangle}) by default. +Like all options that change the ABI, all C++ code, @emph{including +libgcc.a} must be built with the same setting of this option. + +@item -ftemplate-depth-@var{n} +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 -fthis-is-variable Permit assignment to @code{this}. The incorporation of user-defined free store management into C++ has made assignment to @samp{this} an @@ -1161,26 +1117,13 @@ offsets for adjusting the @samp{this} pointer at the call site. Newer implementations store a single pointer to a @samp{thunk} function which does any necessary adjustment and then calls the target function. -This option also enables a heuristic for controlling emission of -vtables; if a class has any non-inline virtual functions, the vtable -will be emitted in the translation unit containing the first one of -those. - -@item -ftemplate-depth-@var{n} -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. +Like all options that change the ABI, all C++ code, @emph{including +libgcc.a} must be built with the same setting of this option. @item -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.) - -@item -traditional -For C++ programs (in addition to the effects that apply to both C and -C++), this has the same effect as @samp{-fthis-is-variable}. -@xref{C Dialect Options,, Options Controlling C Dialect}. @end table In addition, these optimization, warning, and code generation options @@ -1189,23 +1132,19 @@ have meanings only for C++ programs: @table @code @item -fno-default-inline Do not assume @samp{inline} for functions defined inside a class scope. -@xref{Optimize Options,,Options That Control Optimization}. +@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 -Wno-non-template-friend @xref{Warning Options,,Options to Request or Suppress Warnings}. @item -Wold-style-cast @itemx -Woverloaded-virtual -@itemx -Wtemplate-debugging Warnings that apply only to C++ programs. @xref{Warning Options,,Options to Request or Suppress Warnings}. @item -Weffc++ Warn about violation of some style rules from Effective C++ by Scott Myers. - -@item +e@var{n} -Control how virtual function definitions are used, in a fashion -compatible with @code{cfront} 1.x. @xref{Code Gen Options,,Options for -Code Generation Conventions}. @end table @node Warning Options @@ -5986,24 +5925,6 @@ significant data size overhead, though it does not affect execution. This option is on by default for languages that support exception handling (such as C++), and off for those that don't (such as C). -@item +e0 -@itemx +e1 -Control whether virtual function definitions in classes are used to -generate code, or only to define interfaces for their callers. (C++ -only). - -These options are provided for compatibility with @code{cfront} 1.x -usage; the recommended alternative GNU C++ usage is in flux. @xref{C++ -Interface,,Declarations and Definitions in One Header}. - -With @samp{+e0}, virtual function definitions in classes are declared -@code{extern}; the declaration is used only as an interface -specification, not to generate code for the virtual functions (in this -compilation). - -With @samp{+e1}, G++ actually generates the code implementing virtual -functions defined in the code, and makes them publicly visible. - @cindex aliasing of parameters @cindex parameters, aliased @item -fargument-alias