Fix error when selecting number of memory pools
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1 ; Options for the language- and target-independent parts of the compiler.
3 ; Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ; This file is part of GCC.
7 ; GCC is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
8 ; the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
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10 ; version.
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15 ; for more details.
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18 ; along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
19 ; <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
21 ; See the GCC internals manual (options.texi) for a description of this file's format.
23 ; Please try to keep this file in ASCII collating order.
25 Variable
26 int target_flags
28 Variable
29 int optimize
31 Variable
32 int optimize_size
34 Variable
35 int optimize_debug
37 ; Not used directly to control optimizations, only to save -Ofast
38 ; setting for "optimize" attributes.
39 Variable
40 int optimize_fast
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
49 ; This variable is set to non-0 only by LTO front-end.  1 indicates that
50 ; the output produced will be used for incrmeental linking (thus weak symbols
51 ; can still be bound) and 2 indicates that the IL is going to be linked and
52 ; and output to LTO object file.
53 Variable
54 enum incremental_link flag_incremental_link = INCREMENTAL_LINK_NONE
56 ; 0 means straightforward implementation of complex divide acceptable.
57 ; 1 means wide ranges of inputs must work for complex divide.
58 ; 2 means C99-like requirements for complex multiply and divide.
59 Variable
60 int flag_complex_method = 1
62 ; Language specific warning pass for unused results.
63 Variable
64 bool flag_warn_unused_result = false
66 Variable
67 int *param_values
69 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for link-time optimization.
70 Variable
71 int flag_generate_lto
73 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for offload compilation.
74 Variable
75 int flag_generate_offload = 0
77 ; Nonzero means we should be saving declaration info into a .X file.
78 Variable
79 int flag_gen_aux_info = 0
81 ; Nonzero if we are compiling code for a shared library, zero for
82 ; executable.
83 Variable
84 int flag_shlib
86 ; These two are really VEC(char_p,heap) *.
88 Variable
89 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_functions
91 Variable
92 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_files
94 ; Generic structs (e.g. templates not explicitly specialized)
95 ; may not have a compilation unit associated with them, and so
96 ; may need to be treated differently from ordinary structs.
98 ; Structs only handled by reference (indirectly), will also usually
99 ; not need as much debugging information.
101 Variable
102 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_ordinary[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
104 Variable
105 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_generic[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
107 ; True if we should exit after parsing options.
108 Variable
109 bool exit_after_options
111 ; Type(s) of debugging information we are producing (if any).  See
112 ; flag-types.h for the definitions of the different possible types of
113 ; debugging information.
114 Variable
115 enum debug_info_type write_symbols = NO_DEBUG
117 ; Level of debugging information we are producing.  See flag-types.h
118 ; for the definitions of the different possible levels.
119 Variable
120 enum debug_info_levels debug_info_level = DINFO_LEVEL_NONE
122 ; Nonzero means use GNU-only extensions in the generated symbolic
123 ; debugging information.  Currently, this only has an effect when
124 ; write_symbols is set to DBX_DEBUG or XCOFF_DEBUG.
125 Variable
126 bool use_gnu_debug_info_extensions
128 ; Original value of maximum field alignment in bytes, specified via
129 ; -fpack-struct=<value>.
130 Variable
131 unsigned int initial_max_fld_align = TARGET_DEFAULT_PACK_STRUCT
133 ; Type of stack check.
134 Variable
135 enum stack_check_type flag_stack_check = NO_STACK_CHECK
137 ; True if stack usage information needs to be computed.
138 Variable
139 bool flag_stack_usage_info = false
141 ; -dA causes debug commentary information to be produced in
142 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable).  This option
143 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
144 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
145 ; Currently, this switch is only used by dwarf2out.c; however, it is intended
146 ; to be a catchall for printing debug information in the assembler file.
147 Variable
148 int flag_debug_asm
150 ; How many NOP insns to place at each function entry by default
151 Variable
152 HOST_WIDE_INT function_entry_patch_area_size
154 ; And how far the real asm entry point is into this area
155 Variable
156 HOST_WIDE_INT function_entry_patch_area_start
158 ; Balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF to emit.
159 Variable
160 enum dwarf_gnat_encodings gnat_encodings = DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_DEFAULT
162 ; -dP causes the rtl to be emitted as a comment in assembly.
163 Variable
164 int flag_dump_rtl_in_asm
166 ; Whether -da was passed (used only in handle_common_deferred_options).
167 Variable
168 bool flag_dump_all_passed
170 ; Other flags saying which kinds of debugging dump have been requested.
172 Variable
173 int rtl_dump_and_exit
175 Variable
176 int flag_print_asm_name
178 ; Name of top-level original source file (what was input to cpp).
179 ; This comes from the #-command at the beginning of the actual input.
180 ; If there isn't any there, then this is the cc1 input file name.
181 Variable
182 const char *main_input_filename
184 ; Pointer to base name in main_input_filename, with directories and a
185 ; single final extension removed, and the length of this base
186 ; name.
188 Variable
189 const char *main_input_basename
191 Variable
192 int main_input_baselength
194 ; Which options have been printed by --help.
195 Variable
196 char *help_printed
198 ; Which enums have been printed by --help.  0 = not printed, no
199 ; relevant options seen, 1 = relevant option seen, not yet printed, 2
200 ; = printed.
201 Variable
202 char *help_enum_printed
204 ; The number of columns for --help output.
205 Variable
206 unsigned int help_columns
208 ; Whether this options structure has been through finish_options
209 Variable
210 bool flag_opts_finished
212 ; What the sanitizer should instrument
213 Variable
214 unsigned int flag_sanitize
216 ; What sanitizers should recover from errors
217 Variable
218 unsigned int flag_sanitize_recover = (SANITIZE_UNDEFINED | SANITIZE_UNDEFINED_NONDEFAULT | SANITIZE_KERNEL_ADDRESS) & ~(SANITIZE_UNREACHABLE | SANITIZE_RETURN)
220 ; What the coverage sanitizers should instrument
221 Variable
222 unsigned int flag_sanitize_coverage
224 ; Flag whether a prefix has been added to dump_base_name
225 Variable
226 bool dump_base_name_prefixed = false
228 ; Flag whether HSA generation has been explicitely disabled
229 Variable
230 bool flag_disable_hsa = false
233 Driver
235 -assemble
236 Driver Alias(S)
238 -compile
239 Driver Alias(c)
241 -completion=
242 Common Driver Joined Undocumented
243 Provide bash completion for options starting with provided string.
245 -coverage
246 Driver Alias(coverage)
248 -debug
249 Common Alias(g)
251 -dump
252 Common Separate Alias(d)
254 -dump=
255 Common Joined Alias(d)
257 -dumpbase
258 Common Separate Alias(dumpbase)
260 -dumpdir
261 Common Separate Alias(dumpdir)
263 -entry
264 Driver Separate Alias(e)
266 -entry=
267 Driver Joined Alias(e)
269 -extra-warnings
270 Common Warning Alias(Wextra)
272 -for-assembler
273 Driver Separate Alias(Xassembler)
275 -for-assembler=
276 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xassembler)
278 -for-linker
279 Driver Separate Alias(Xlinker)
281 -for-linker=
282 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xlinker)
284 -force-link
285 Driver Separate Alias(u)
287 -force-link=
288 Driver Joined Alias(u)
290 -help
291 Common Driver Var(help_flag)
292 Display this information.
294 -help=
295 Common Driver Report Joined
296 --help=<class>  Display descriptions of a specific class of options.  <class> is one or more of optimizers, target, warnings, undocumented, params.
298 -language
299 Driver Separate Alias(x)
301 -language=
302 Driver Joined Alias(x)
304 -library-directory
305 Driver Separate Alias(L)
307 -library-directory=
308 Driver Joined Alias(L)
310 -no-canonical-prefixes
311 Driver Alias(no-canonical-prefixes)
313 -no-standard-libraries
314 Driver Alias(nostdlib)
316 -no-sysroot-suffix
317 Driver Var(no_sysroot_suffix)
319 -no-warnings
320 Common Alias(w)
322 -optimize
323 Common Alias(O)
325 -output
326 Common Driver Separate Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
328 -output=
329 Common Driver Joined Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
331 -pass-exit-codes
332 Driver Alias(pass-exit-codes)
334 -pedantic
335 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
337 -pedantic-errors
338 Common Alias(pedantic-errors)
340 -pie
341 Driver Alias(pie)
343 -static-pie
344 Driver Alias(static-pie)
346 -pipe
347 Driver Alias(pipe)
349 -prefix
350 Driver Separate Alias(B)
352 -prefix=
353 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(B)
355 -preprocess
356 Driver Alias(E)
358 -print-file-name
359 Driver Separate Alias(print-file-name=)
361 -print-file-name=
362 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-file-name=)
364 -print-libgcc-file-name
365 Driver Alias(print-libgcc-file-name)
367 -print-multi-directory
368 Driver Alias(print-multi-directory)
370 -print-multi-lib
371 Driver Alias(print-multi-lib)
373 -print-multi-os-directory
374 Driver Alias(print-multi-os-directory)
376 -print-multiarch
377 Driver Alias(print-multiarch)
379 -print-prog-name
380 Driver Separate Alias(print-prog-name=)
382 -print-prog-name=
383 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-prog-name=)
385 -print-search-dirs
386 Driver Alias(print-search-dirs)
388 -print-sysroot
389 Driver Alias(print-sysroot)
391 -print-sysroot-headers-suffix
392 Driver Alias(print-sysroot-headers-suffix)
394 -profile
395 Common Alias(p)
397 -save-temps
398 Driver Alias(save-temps)
400 -shared
401 Driver Alias(shared)
403 -specs
404 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
406 -specs=
407 Driver Joined Alias(specs=)
409 -static
410 Driver Alias(static)
412 -symbolic
413 Driver Alias(symbolic)
415 -target-help
416 Common Driver
417 Alias for --help=target.
419 -time
420 Driver Alias(time)
422 -verbose
423 Driver Alias(v)
425 ;; The driver used to convert options such as --help into forms such
426 ;; as -fhelp; the following four entries are for compatibility with
427 ;; any direct uses of those (undocumented) -f forms
428 fhelp
429 Common Driver Alias(-help)
431 fhelp=
432 Common Driver Joined Alias(-help=)
434 ftarget-help
435 Common Driver Alias(-target-help)
437 fversion
438 Common Driver Alias(-version)
440 -param
441 Common Separate
442 --param <param>=<value> Set parameter <param> to value.  See below for a complete list of parameters.
444 -param=
445 Common Joined Alias(-param)
447 -sysroot
448 Driver Separate Alias(-sysroot=)
450 -sysroot=
451 Driver JoinedOrMissing
453 -version
454 Common Driver
457 Driver Joined Separate
460 Driver
463 Driver Joined Separate
466 Driver
469 Common JoinedOrMissing Optimization
470 -O<number>      Set optimization level to <number>.
473 Common Optimization
474 Optimize for space rather than speed.
476 Ofast
477 Common Optimization
478 Optimize for speed disregarding exact standards compliance.
481 Common Optimization
482 Optimize for debugging experience rather than speed or size.
485 Driver
488 Driver Negative(Qy)
491 Driver Negative(Qn)
494 Driver Joined Separate
497 Driver
500 Driver Joined Separate
502 Tbss
503 Driver Separate
505 Tbss=
506 Driver Joined
508 Tdata
509 Driver Separate
511 Tdata=
512 Driver Joined
514 Ttext
515 Driver Separate
517 Ttext=
518 Driver Joined
521 Common RejectNegative Warning Alias(Wextra)
522 This switch is deprecated; use -Wextra instead.
525 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
528 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
531 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
533 Waggregate-return
534 Common Var(warn_aggregate_return) Warning
535 Warn about returning structures, unions or arrays.
537 Waggressive-loop-optimizations
538 Common Var(warn_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Init(1) Warning
539 Warn if a loop with constant number of iterations triggers undefined behavior.
541 Warray-bounds
542 Common Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning
543 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
545 Warray-bounds=
546 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
547 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
549 Wattributes
550 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
551 Warn about inappropriate attribute usage.
553 Wattribute-alias=
554 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_attribute_alias) Init(1) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
555 Warn about type safety and similar errors and mismatches in attribute alias and related.
557 Wno-attribute-alias
558 Common Alias(Wattribute_alias=, 0, 0) Warning
559 Disable -Wattribute-alias.
561 Wcannot-profile
562 Common Var(warn_cannot_profile) Init(1) Warning
563 Warn when profiling instrumentation was requested, but could not be applied to
564 a certain function.
566 Wcast-align
567 Common Var(warn_cast_align) Warning
568 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
570 Wcast-align=strict
571 Common Var(warn_cast_align,2) Warning
572 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
574 Wcpp
575 Common Var(warn_cpp) Init(1) Warning
576 Warn when a #warning directive is encountered.
578 Wattribute-warning
579 Common Var(warn_attribute_warning) Init(1) Warning
580 Warn about uses of __attribute__((warning)) declarations.
582 Wdeprecated-declarations
583 Common Var(warn_deprecated_decl) Init(1) Warning
584 Warn about uses of __attribute__((deprecated)) declarations.
586 Wdisabled-optimization
587 Common Var(warn_disabled_optimization) Warning
588 Warn when an optimization pass is disabled.
590 Werror
591 Common Var(warnings_are_errors)
592 Treat all warnings as errors.
594 Werror=
595 Common Joined
596 Treat specified warning as error.
598 Wextra
599 Common Var(extra_warnings) Warning
600 Print extra (possibly unwanted) warnings.
602 Wfatal-errors
603 Common Var(flag_fatal_errors)
604 Exit on the first error occurred.
606 Wframe-larger-than=
607 Common RejectNegative Joined Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Warning Var(warn_frame_larger_than_size) Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
608 -Wframe-larger-than=<byte-size> Warn if a function's stack frame requires in excess of <byte-size>.
610 Wfree-nonheap-object
611 Common Var(warn_free_nonheap_object) Init(1) Warning
612 Warn when attempting to free a non-heap object.
614 Whsa
615 Common Var(warn_hsa) Init(1) Warning
616 Warn when a function cannot be expanded to HSAIL.
618 Wimplicit-fallthrough
619 Common Alias(Wimplicit-fallthrough=,3,0) Warning
621 Wimplicit-fallthrough=
622 Common Var(warn_implicit_fallthrough) RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning IntegerRange(0, 5)
623 Warn when a switch case falls through.
625 Winline
626 Common Var(warn_inline) Warning
627 Warn when an inlined function cannot be inlined.
629 Winvalid-memory-model
630 Common Var(warn_invalid_memory_model) Init(1) Warning
631 Warn when an atomic memory model parameter is known to be outside the valid range.
633 Wlarger-than-
634 Common RejectNegative Joined Warning Undocumented Alias(Wlarger-than=)
636 Wlarger-than=
637 Common RejectNegative Joined Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Warning Var(warn_larger_than_size) Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
638 -Wlarger-than=<byte-size>       Warn if an object's size exceeds <byte-size>.
640 Wnonnull-compare
641 Var(warn_nonnull_compare) Warning
642 Warn if comparing pointer parameter with nonnull attribute with NULL.
644 Wnull-dereference
645 Common Var(warn_null_dereference) Warning
646 Warn if dereferencing a NULL pointer may lead to erroneous or undefined behavior.
648 Wunsafe-loop-optimizations
649 Common Ignore Warning
650 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
652 Wmissing-noreturn
653 Common Warning Alias(Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn)
655 Wodr
656 Common Var(warn_odr_violations) Init(1) Warning
657 Warn about some C++ One Definition Rule violations during link time optimization.
659 Woverflow
660 Common Var(warn_overflow) Init(1) Warning
661 Warn about overflow in arithmetic expressions.
663 Wlto-type-mismatch
664 Common Var(warn_lto_type_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
665 During link time optimization warn about mismatched types of global declarations.
667 Wpacked
668 Common Var(warn_packed) Warning
669 Warn when the packed attribute has no effect on struct layout.
671 Wpadded
672 Common Var(warn_padded) Warning
673 Warn when padding is required to align structure members.
675 Wpedantic
676 Common Var(pedantic) Init(0) Warning
677 Issue warnings needed for strict compliance to the standard.
679 Wreturn-local-addr
680 Common Var(warn_return_local_addr) Init(1) Warning
681 Warn about returning a pointer/reference to a local or temporary variable.
683 Wshadow
684 Common Var(warn_shadow) Warning
685 Warn when one variable shadows another.  Same as -Wshadow=global.
687 Wshadow=global
688 Common Warning Alias(Wshadow)
689 Warn when one variable shadows another (globally).
691 Wshadow=local
692 Common Var(warn_shadow_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow)
693 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter.
695 Wshadow-local
696 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=local)
698 Wshadow=compatible-local
699 Common Var(warn_shadow_compatible_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow=local)
700 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter of compatible type.
702 Wshadow-compatible-local
703 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=compatible-local)
705 Wstack-protector
706 Common Var(warn_stack_protect) Warning
707 Warn when not issuing stack smashing protection for some reason.
709 Wstack-usage=
710 Common Joined RejectNegative Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Var(warn_stack_usage) Warning Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
711 -Wstack-usage=<byte-size>       Warn if stack usage might exceed <byte-size>.
713 Wstrict-aliasing
714 Common Warning
715 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
717 Wstrict-aliasing=
718 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_aliasing) Warning
719 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
721 Wstrict-overflow
722 Common Warning
723 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
725 Wstrict-overflow=
726 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_overflow) Warning
727 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
729 Wsuggest-attribute=cold
730 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_cold) Warning
731 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((cold)).
733 Wsuggest-attribute=const
734 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_const) Warning
735 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((const)).
737 Wsuggest-attribute=pure
738 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_pure) Warning
739 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((pure)).
741 Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn
742 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_noreturn) Warning
743 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((noreturn)).
745 Wsuggest-attribute=malloc
746 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_malloc) Warning
747 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((malloc)).
749 Wsuggest-final-types
750 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_types) Warning
751 Warn about C++ polymorphic types where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
753 Wsuggest-final-methods
754 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_methods) Warning
755 Warn about C++ virtual methods where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
757 Wswitch-unreachable
758 Common Var(warn_switch_unreachable) Warning Init(1)
759 Warn about statements between switch's controlling expression and the first
760 case.
762 Wsystem-headers
763 Common Var(warn_system_headers) Warning
764 Do not suppress warnings from system headers.
766 Wtrampolines
767 Common Var(warn_trampolines) Warning
768 Warn whenever a trampoline is generated.
770 Wtype-limits
771 Common Var(warn_type_limits) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
772 Warn if a comparison is always true or always false due to the limited range of the data type.
774 Wuninitialized
775 Common Var(warn_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
776 Warn about uninitialized automatic variables.
778 Wmaybe-uninitialized
779 Common Var(warn_maybe_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wuninitialized)
780 Warn about maybe uninitialized automatic variables.
782 Wunreachable-code
783 Common Ignore Warning
784 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
786 Wunused
787 Common Var(warn_unused) Init(0) Warning
788 Enable all -Wunused- warnings.
790 Wunused-but-set-parameter
791 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
792 Warn when a function parameter is only set, otherwise unused.
794 Wunused-but-set-variable
795 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
796 Warn when a variable is only set, otherwise unused.
798 Wunused-function
799 Common Var(warn_unused_function) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
800 Warn when a function is unused.
802 Wunused-label
803 Common Var(warn_unused_label) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
804 Warn when a label is unused.
806 Wunused-parameter
807 Common Var(warn_unused_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
808 Warn when a function parameter is unused.
810 Wunused-value
811 Common Var(warn_unused_value) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
812 Warn when an expression value is unused.
814 Wunused-variable
815 Common Var(warn_unused_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
816 Warn when a variable is unused.
818 Wcoverage-mismatch
819 Common Var(warn_coverage_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
820 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not match.
822 Wmissing-profile
823 Common Var(warn_missing_profile) Init(1) Warning
824 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not exist.
826 Wvector-operation-performance
827 Common Var(warn_vector_operation_performance) Warning
828 Warn when a vector operation is compiled outside the SIMD.
830 Xassembler
831 Driver Separate
833 Xlinker
834 Driver Separate
836 Xpreprocessor
837 Driver Separate
840 Driver
842 aux-info
843 Common Separate Var(aux_info_file_name)
844 -aux-info <file>        Emit declaration information into <file>.
846 aux-info=
847 Common Joined Alias(aux-info)
849 auxbase
850 Common Separate RejectDriver Var(aux_base_name)
852 auxbase-strip
853 Common Separate RejectDriver
855 coverage
856 Driver
859 Driver
862 Common Joined
863 -d<letters>     Enable dumps from specific passes of the compiler.
865 dumpbase
866 Common Separate Var(dump_base_name)
867 -dumpbase <file>        Set the file basename to be used for dumps.
869 dumpdir
870 Common Separate Var(dump_dir_name)
871 -dumpdir <dir>  Set the directory name to be used for dumps.
873 dumpmachine
874 Driver
876 dumpspecs
877 Driver
879 dumpversion
880 Driver
882 dumpfullversion
883 Driver
886 Driver Joined Separate
888 ; This option has historically been passed down to the linker by an
889 ; accident of a %{e*} spec, so ensure it continues to be passed down
890 ; as a single option.  The supported option for this purpose is
891 ; -rdynamic.  See PR 47390.
892 export-dynamic
893 Driver Undocumented
895 ; The version of the C++ ABI in use.  The following values are allowed:
897 ; 0: The version of the ABI believed most conformant with the C++ ABI
898 ;    specification.  This ABI may change as bugs are discovered and fixed.
899 ;    Therefore, 0 will not necessarily indicate the same ABI in different
900 ;    versions of G++.
902 ; 1: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.2.  No longer selectable.
904 ; 2: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.4, and the default
905 ;    until GCC 4.9.
907 ; 3: The version of the ABI that fixes the missing underscore
908 ;    in template non-type arguments of pointer type.
910 ; 4: The version of the ABI that introduces unambiguous mangling of
911 ;    vector types.  First selectable in G++ 4.5.
913 ; 5: The version of the ABI that ignores attribute const/noreturn
914 ;    in function pointer mangling, and corrects mangling of decltype and
915 ;    function parameters used in other parameters and the return type.
916 ;    First selectable in G++ 4.6.
918 ; 6: The version of the ABI that doesn't promote scoped enums to int and
919 ;    changes the mangling of template argument packs, const/static_cast,
920 ;    prefix ++ and --, and a class scope function used as a template
921 ;    argument.
922 ;    First selectable in G++ 4.7.
924 ; 7: The version of the ABI that treats nullptr_t as a builtin type and
925 ;    corrects the mangling of lambdas in default argument scope.
926 ;    First selectable in G++ 4.8.
928 ; 8: The version of the ABI that corrects the substitution behavior of
929 ;    function types with function-cv-qualifiers.
930 ;    First selectable in G++ 4.9 and default in G++ 5.
932 ; 9: The version of the ABI that corrects the alignment of nullptr_t.
933 ;    First selectable and default in G++ 5.2.
935 ; 10: The version of the ABI that mangles attributes that affect type
936 ;     identity, such as ia32 calling convention attributes (stdcall, etc.)
937 ;     Default in G++ 6 (set in c_common_post_options).
939 ; 11: The version of the ABI that corrects mangling of sizeof... expressions
940 ;     and introduces new inheriting constructor handling.
941 ;     Default in G++ 7.
943 ; 12: Corrects the calling convention for classes with only deleted copy/move
944 ;     constructors and changes passing/returning of empty records.
945 ;     Default in G++ 8.1.
947 ; 13: Fixes the accidental change in 12 to the calling convention for classes
948 ;     with deleted copy constructor and trivial move constructor.
949 ;     Default in G++ 8.2.
951 ; Additional positive integers will be assigned as new versions of
952 ; the ABI become the default version of the ABI.
953 fabi-version=
954 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_abi_version) Init(0)
955 The version of the C++ ABI in use.
957 faggressive-loop-optimizations
958 Common Report Var(flag_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Optimization Init(1)
959 Aggressively optimize loops using language constraints.
961 falign-functions
962 Common Report Var(flag_align_functions) Optimization
963 Align the start of functions.
965 falign-functions=
966 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_functions) Optimization
968 flimit-function-alignment
969 Common Report Var(flag_limit_function_alignment) Optimization Init(0)
971 falign-jumps
972 Common Report Var(flag_align_jumps) Optimization
973 Align labels which are only reached by jumping.
975 falign-jumps=
976 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_jumps) Optimization
978 falign-labels
979 Common Report Var(flag_align_labels) Optimization
980 Align all labels.
982 falign-labels=
983 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_labels) Optimization
985 falign-loops
986 Common Report Var(flag_align_loops) Optimization
987 Align the start of loops.
989 falign-loops=
990 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_loops) Optimization
992 fargument-alias
993 Common Ignore
994 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
996 fargument-noalias
997 Common Ignore
998 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1000 fargument-noalias-global
1001 Common Ignore
1002 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1004 fargument-noalias-anything
1005 Common Ignore
1006 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1008 fsanitize=
1009 Common Driver Report Joined
1010 Select what to sanitize.
1012 fsanitize-coverage=
1013 Common Report Joined
1014 Select type of coverage sanitization.
1016 fasan-shadow-offset=
1017 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1018 -fasan-shadow-offset=<number>   Use custom shadow memory offset.
1020 fsanitize-sections=
1021 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1022 -fsanitize-sections=<sec1,sec2,...>     Sanitize global variables
1023 in user-defined sections.
1025 fsanitize-recover=
1026 Common Report Joined
1027 After diagnosing undefined behavior attempt to continue execution.
1029 fsanitize-recover
1030 Common Report
1031 This switch is deprecated; use -fsanitize-recover= instead.
1033 fsanitize-address-use-after-scope
1034 Common Driver Report Var(flag_sanitize_address_use_after_scope) Init(0)
1036 fsanitize-undefined-trap-on-error
1037 Common Driver Report Var(flag_sanitize_undefined_trap_on_error) Init(0)
1038 Use trap instead of a library function for undefined behavior sanitization.
1040 fasynchronous-unwind-tables
1041 Common Report Var(flag_asynchronous_unwind_tables) Optimization
1042 Generate unwind tables that are exact at each instruction boundary.
1044 fauto-inc-dec
1045 Common Report Var(flag_auto_inc_dec) Init(1) Optimization
1046 Generate auto-inc/dec instructions.
1048 fauto-profile
1049 Common Report Var(flag_auto_profile)
1050 Use sample profile information for call graph node weights. The default
1051 profile file is fbdata.afdo in 'pwd'.
1053 fauto-profile=
1054 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(auto_profile_file)
1055 Use sample profile information for call graph node weights. The profile
1056 file is specified in the argument.
1058 ; -fcheck-bounds causes gcc to generate array bounds checks.
1059 ; For C, C++ and ObjC: defaults off.
1060 ; For Java: defaults to on.
1061 ; For Fortran: defaults to off.
1062 fbounds-check
1063 Common Report Var(flag_bounds_check)
1064 Generate code to check bounds before indexing arrays.
1066 fbranch-count-reg
1067 Common Report Var(flag_branch_on_count_reg) Optimization
1068 Replace add, compare, branch with branch on count register.
1070 fbranch-probabilities
1071 Common Report Var(flag_branch_probabilities) Optimization
1072 Use profiling information for branch probabilities.
1074 fbranch-target-load-optimize
1075 Common Report Var(flag_branch_target_load_optimize) Optimization
1076 Perform branch target load optimization before prologue / epilogue threading.
1078 fbranch-target-load-optimize2
1079 Common Report Var(flag_branch_target_load_optimize2) Optimization
1080 Perform branch target load optimization after prologue / epilogue threading.
1082 fbtr-bb-exclusive
1083 Common Report Var(flag_btr_bb_exclusive) Optimization
1084 Restrict target load migration not to re-use registers in any basic block.
1086 fcall-saved-
1087 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1088 -fcall-saved-<register> Mark <register> as being preserved across functions.
1090 fcall-used-
1091 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1092 -fcall-used-<register>  Mark <register> as being corrupted by function calls.
1094 ; Nonzero for -fcaller-saves: allocate values in regs that need to
1095 ; be saved across function calls, if that produces overall better code.
1096 ; Optional now, so people can test it.
1097 fcaller-saves
1098 Common Report Var(flag_caller_saves) Optimization
1099 Save registers around function calls.
1101 fcheck-data-deps
1102 Common Ignore
1103 This switch is deprecated; do not use.
1105 fcheck-new
1106 Common Var(flag_check_new)
1107 Check the return value of new in C++.
1109 fchecking
1110 Common Var(flag_checking) Init(CHECKING_P ? ENABLE_EXTRA_CHECKING ? 2 : 1 : 0)
1111 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1113 fchecking=
1114 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_checking)
1115 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1117 fcode-hoisting
1118 Common Report Var(flag_code_hoisting) Optimization
1119 Enable code hoisting.
1121 fcombine-stack-adjustments
1122 Common Report Var(flag_combine_stack_adjustments) Optimization
1123 Looks for opportunities to reduce stack adjustments and stack references.
1125 fcommon
1126 Common Report Var(flag_no_common,0)
1127 Do not put uninitialized globals in the common section.
1129 fcompare-debug
1130 Driver
1131 ; Converted by the driver to -fcompare-debug= options.
1133 fcompare-debug=
1134 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug_opt)
1135 -fcompare-debug[=<opts>]        Compile with and without e.g. -gtoggle, and compare the final-insns dump.
1137 fcompare-debug-second
1138 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug)
1139 Run only the second compilation of -fcompare-debug.
1141 fcompare-elim
1142 Common Report Var(flag_compare_elim_after_reload) Optimization
1143 Perform comparison elimination after register allocation has finished.
1145 fconserve-stack
1146 Common Var(flag_conserve_stack) Optimization
1147 Do not perform optimizations increasing noticeably stack usage.
1149 fcprop-registers
1150 Common Report Var(flag_cprop_registers) Optimization
1151 Perform a register copy-propagation optimization pass.
1153 fcrossjumping
1154 Common Report Var(flag_crossjumping) Optimization
1155 Perform cross-jumping optimization.
1157 fcse-follow-jumps
1158 Common Report Var(flag_cse_follow_jumps) Optimization
1159 When running CSE, follow jumps to their targets.
1161 fcse-skip-blocks
1162 Common Ignore
1163 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1165 fcx-limited-range
1166 Common Report Var(flag_cx_limited_range) Optimization SetByCombined
1167 Omit range reduction step when performing complex division.
1169 fcx-fortran-rules
1170 Common Report Var(flag_cx_fortran_rules) Optimization
1171 Complex multiplication and division follow Fortran rules.
1173 fdata-sections
1174 Common Report Var(flag_data_sections)
1175 Place data items into their own section.
1177 fdbg-cnt-list
1178 Common Report Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1179 List all available debugging counters with their limits and counts.
1181 fdbg-cnt=
1182 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1183 -fdbg-cnt=<counter>[:<lower_limit>]:<upper_limit>[,<counter>:...]       Set the debug counter limit.
1185 fdebug-prefix-map=
1186 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1187 -fdebug-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in debug information.
1189 ffile-prefix-map=
1190 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1191 -ffile-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in compilation result.
1193 fdebug-types-section
1194 Common Report Var(flag_debug_types_section) Init(0)
1195 Output .debug_types section when using DWARF v4 debuginfo.
1197 ; Nonzero for -fdefer-pop: don't pop args after each function call
1198 ; instead save them up to pop many calls' args with one insns.
1199 fdefer-pop
1200 Common Report Var(flag_defer_pop) Optimization
1201 Defer popping functions args from stack until later.
1203 fdelayed-branch
1204 Common Report Var(flag_delayed_branch) Optimization
1205 Attempt to fill delay slots of branch instructions.
1207 fdelete-dead-exceptions
1208 Common Report Var(flag_delete_dead_exceptions) Init(0) Optimization
1209 Delete dead instructions that may throw exceptions.
1211 fdelete-null-pointer-checks
1212 Common Report Var(flag_delete_null_pointer_checks) Init(-1) Optimization
1213 Delete useless null pointer checks.
1215 fdevirtualize-at-ltrans
1216 Common Report Var(flag_ltrans_devirtualize)
1217 Stream extra data to support more aggressive devirtualization in LTO local transformation mode.
1219 fdevirtualize-speculatively
1220 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize_speculatively) Optimization
1221 Perform speculative devirtualization.
1223 fdevirtualize
1224 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize) Optimization
1225 Try to convert virtual calls to direct ones.
1227 fdiagnostics-show-location=
1228 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule)
1229 -fdiagnostics-show-location=[once|every-line]   How often to emit source location at the beginning of line-wrapped diagnostics.
1231 ; Required for these enum values.
1232 SourceInclude
1233 pretty-print.h
1235 Enum
1236 Name(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) Type(int)
1238 EnumValue
1239 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(once) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_ONCE)
1241 EnumValue
1242 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(every-line) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_EVERY_LINE)
1244 fdiagnostics-show-caret
1245 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_caret) Init(1)
1246 Show the source line with a caret indicating the column.
1248 fdiagnostics-show-labels
1249 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_labels) Init(1)
1250 Show labels annotating ranges of source code when showing source
1252 fdiagnostics-show-line-numbers
1253 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_line_numbers) Init(1)
1254 Show line numbers in the left margin when showing source
1256 fdiagnostics-color
1257 Common Alias(fdiagnostics-color=,always,never)
1260 fdiagnostics-color=
1261 Driver Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_color) Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1262 -fdiagnostics-color=[never|always|auto] Colorize diagnostics.
1264 ; Required for these enum values.
1265 SourceInclude
1266 diagnostic-color.h
1268 Enum
1269 Name(diagnostic_color_rule) Type(int)
1271 EnumValue
1272 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1274 EnumValue
1275 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_YES)
1277 EnumValue
1278 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(auto) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_AUTO)
1280 fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits
1281 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_parseable_fixits)
1282 Print fix-it hints in machine-readable form.
1284 fdiagnostics-generate-patch
1285 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_generate_patch)
1286 Print fix-it hints to stderr in unified diff format.
1288 fdiagnostics-show-option
1289 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_option) Init(1)
1290 Amend appropriate diagnostic messages with the command line option that controls them.
1292 fdiagnostics-minimum-margin-width=
1293 Common Joined UInteger Var(diagnostics_minimum_margin_width) Init(6)
1294 Set minimum width of left margin of source code when showing source
1296 fdisable-
1297 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1298 -fdisable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 disables an optimization pass.
1300 fenable-
1301 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1302 -fenable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 enables an optimization pass.
1304 fdump-
1305 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1306 -fdump-<type>   Dump various compiler internals to a file.
1308 fdump-final-insns
1309 Driver RejectNegative
1311 fdump-final-insns=
1312 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_final_insns)
1313 -fdump-final-insns=filename     Dump to filename the insns at the end of translation.
1315 fdump-go-spec=
1316 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_go_spec)
1317 -fdump-go-spec=filename Write all declarations to file as Go code.
1319 fdump-noaddr
1320 Common Report Var(flag_dump_noaddr)
1321 Suppress output of addresses in debugging dumps.
1323 freport-bug
1324 Common Driver Var(flag_report_bug)
1325 Collect and dump debug information into temporary file if ICE in C/C++
1326 compiler occurred.
1328 fdump-internal-locations
1329 Common Var(flag_dump_locations) Init(0)
1330 Dump detailed information on GCC's internal representation of source code locations.
1332 fdump-passes
1333 Common Var(flag_dump_passes) Init(0)
1334 Dump optimization passes.
1336 fdump-unnumbered
1337 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered)
1338 Suppress output of instruction numbers, line number notes and addresses in debugging dumps.
1340 fdump-unnumbered-links
1341 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered_links)
1342 Suppress output of previous and next insn numbers in debugging dumps.
1344 fdwarf2-cfi-asm
1345 Common Report Var(flag_dwarf2_cfi_asm) Init(HAVE_GAS_CFI_DIRECTIVE)
1346 Enable CFI tables via GAS assembler directives.
1348 fearly-inlining
1349 Common Report Var(flag_early_inlining) Init(1) Optimization
1350 Perform early inlining.
1352 feliminate-dwarf2-dups
1353 Common Ignore
1354 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1356 fipa-sra
1357 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_sra) Init(0) Optimization
1358 Perform interprocedural reduction of aggregates.
1360 feliminate-unused-debug-symbols
1361 Common Report Var(flag_debug_only_used_symbols)
1362 Perform unused symbol elimination in debug info.
1364 feliminate-unused-debug-types
1365 Common Report Var(flag_eliminate_unused_debug_types) Init(1)
1366 Perform unused type elimination in debug info.
1368 femit-class-debug-always
1369 Common Report Var(flag_emit_class_debug_always) Init(0)
1370 Do not suppress C++ class debug information.
1372 fexceptions
1373 Common Report Var(flag_exceptions) Optimization
1374 Enable exception handling.
1376 fexpensive-optimizations
1377 Common Report Var(flag_expensive_optimizations) Optimization
1378 Perform a number of minor, expensive optimizations.
1380 fexcess-precision=
1381 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(excess_precision) Var(flag_excess_precision_cmdline) Init(EXCESS_PRECISION_DEFAULT) SetByCombined
1382 -fexcess-precision=[fast|standard]      Specify handling of excess floating-point precision.
1384 Enum
1385 Name(excess_precision) Type(enum excess_precision) UnknownError(unknown excess precision style %qs)
1387 EnumValue
1388 Enum(excess_precision) String(fast) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_FAST)
1390 EnumValue
1391 Enum(excess_precision) String(standard) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_STANDARD)
1393 ; Whether we permit the extended set of values for FLT_EVAL_METHOD
1394 ; introduced in ISO/IEC TS 18661-3, or limit ourselves to those in C99/C11.
1395 fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=
1396 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) Var(flag_permitted_flt_eval_methods) Init(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_DEFAULT)
1397 -fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=[c11|ts-18661]     Specify which values of FLT_EVAL_METHOD are permitted.
1399 Enum
1400 Name(permitted_flt_eval_methods) Type(enum permitted_flt_eval_methods) UnknownError(unknown specification for the set of FLT_EVAL_METHOD values to permit %qs)
1402 EnumValue
1403 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(c11) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_C11)
1405 EnumValue
1406 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(ts-18661-3) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_TS_18661)
1408 ffast-math
1409 Common Optimization
1411 ffat-lto-objects
1412 Common Var(flag_fat_lto_objects)
1413 Output lto objects containing both the intermediate language and binary output.
1415 ffinite-math-only
1416 Common Report Var(flag_finite_math_only) Optimization SetByCombined
1417 Assume no NaNs or infinities are generated.
1419 ffixed-
1420 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1421 -ffixed-<register>      Mark <register> as being unavailable to the compiler.
1423 ffloat-store
1424 Common Report Var(flag_float_store) Optimization
1425 Don't allocate floats and doubles in extended-precision registers.
1427 fforce-addr
1428 Common Ignore
1429 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1431 fforward-propagate
1432 Common Report Var(flag_forward_propagate) Optimization
1433 Perform a forward propagation pass on RTL.
1435 ffp-contract=
1436 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(fp_contract_mode) Var(flag_fp_contract_mode) Init(FP_CONTRACT_FAST) Optimization
1437 -ffp-contract=[off|on|fast]     Perform floating-point expression contraction.
1439 Enum
1440 Name(fp_contract_mode) Type(enum fp_contract_mode) UnknownError(unknown floating point contraction style %qs)
1442 EnumValue
1443 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(off) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1445 ; Not implemented, fall back to conservative FP_CONTRACT_OFF.
1446 EnumValue
1447 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(on) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1449 EnumValue
1450 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(fast) Value(FP_CONTRACT_FAST)
1452 ffp-int-builtin-inexact
1453 Common Report Var(flag_fp_int_builtin_inexact) Init(1) Optimization
1454 Allow built-in functions ceil, floor, round, trunc to raise \"inexact\" exceptions.
1456 ; Nonzero means don't put addresses of constant functions in registers.
1457 ; Used for compiling the Unix kernel, where strange substitutions are
1458 ; done on the assembly output.
1459 ffunction-cse
1460 Common Report Var(flag_no_function_cse,0) Optimization
1461 Allow function addresses to be held in registers.
1463 ffunction-sections
1464 Common Report Var(flag_function_sections)
1465 Place each function into its own section.
1467 fgcse
1468 Common Report Var(flag_gcse) Optimization
1469 Perform global common subexpression elimination.
1471 fgcse-lm
1472 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_lm) Init(1) Optimization
1473 Perform enhanced load motion during global common subexpression elimination.
1475 fgcse-sm
1476 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_sm) Init(0) Optimization
1477 Perform store motion after global common subexpression elimination.
1479 fgcse-las
1480 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_las) Init(0) Optimization
1481 Perform redundant load after store elimination in global common subexpression
1482 elimination.
1484 fgcse-after-reload
1485 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_after_reload) Optimization
1486 Perform global common subexpression elimination after register allocation has
1487 finished.
1489 Enum
1490 Name(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Type(int)
1492 EnumValue
1493 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(all) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_ALL)
1495 EnumValue
1496 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(gdb) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_GDB)
1498 EnumValue
1499 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(minimal) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_MINIMAL)
1501 fgnat-encodings=
1502 Common Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Joined RejectNegative Report Undocumented Var(gnat_encodings)
1503 -fgnat-encodings=[all|gdb|minimal]      Select the balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF emitted in the debug information
1505 ; This option is not documented yet as its semantics will change.
1506 fgraphite
1507 Common Report Var(flag_graphite) Optimization
1508 Enable in and out of Graphite representation.
1510 fgraphite-identity
1511 Common Report Var(flag_graphite_identity) Optimization
1512 Enable Graphite Identity transformation.
1514 fhoist-adjacent-loads
1515 Common Report Var(flag_hoist_adjacent_loads) Optimization
1516 Enable hoisting adjacent loads to encourage generating conditional move
1517 instructions.
1519 fkeep-gc-roots-live
1520 Common Undocumented Report Var(flag_keep_gc_roots_live) Optimization
1521 ; Always keep a pointer to a live memory block
1523 floop-parallelize-all
1524 Common Report Var(flag_loop_parallelize_all) Optimization
1525 Mark all loops as parallel.
1527 floop-strip-mine
1528 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1529 Enable loop nest transforms.  Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1531 floop-interchange
1532 Common Report Var(flag_loop_interchange) Optimization
1533 Enable loop interchange on trees.
1535 floop-block
1536 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1537 Enable loop nest transforms.  Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1539 floop-unroll-and-jam
1540 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_jam) Optimization
1541 Perform unroll-and-jam on loops.
1543 fgnu-tm
1544 Common Report Var(flag_tm)
1545 Enable support for GNU transactional memory.
1547 fgnu-unique
1548 Common Report Var(flag_gnu_unique) Init(1)
1549 Use STB_GNU_UNIQUE if supported by the assembler.
1551 floop-flatten
1552 Common Ignore
1553 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1555 floop-nest-optimize
1556 Common Report Var(flag_loop_nest_optimize) Optimization
1557 Enable the loop nest optimizer.
1559 fstrict-volatile-bitfields
1560 Common Report Var(flag_strict_volatile_bitfields) Init(-1) Optimization
1561 Force bitfield accesses to match their type width.
1563 fstore-merging
1564 Common Report Var(flag_store_merging) Optimization
1565 Merge adjacent stores.
1567 fguess-branch-probability
1568 Common Report Var(flag_guess_branch_prob) Optimization
1569 Enable guessing of branch probabilities.
1571 ; Nonzero means ignore `#ident' directives.  0 means handle them.
1572 ; Generate position-independent code for executables if possible
1573 ; On SVR4 targets, it also controls whether or not to emit a
1574 ; string identifying the compiler.
1575 fident
1576 Common Report Var(flag_no_ident,0)
1577 Process #ident directives.
1579 fif-conversion
1580 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion) Optimization
1581 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to branchless equivalents.
1583 fif-conversion2
1584 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion2) Optimization
1585 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to conditional execution.
1587 fstack-reuse=
1588 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(stack_reuse_level) Var(flag_stack_reuse) Init(SR_ALL) Optimization
1589 -fstack-reuse=[all|named_vars|none]     Set stack reuse level for local variables.
1591 Enum
1592 Name(stack_reuse_level) Type(enum stack_reuse_level) UnknownError(unknown Stack Reuse Level %qs)
1594 EnumValue
1595 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(all) Value(SR_ALL)
1597 EnumValue
1598 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(named_vars) Value(SR_NAMED_VARS)
1600 EnumValue
1601 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(none) Value(SR_NONE)
1603 ftree-loop-if-convert
1604 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_if_convert) Init(-1) Optimization
1605 Convert conditional jumps in innermost loops to branchless equivalents.
1607 ftree-loop-if-convert-stores
1608 Common Ignore
1609 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1611 ; -finhibit-size-directive inhibits output of .size for ELF.
1612 ; This is used only for compiling crtstuff.c,
1613 ; and it may be extended to other effects
1614 ; needed for crtstuff.c on other systems.
1615 finhibit-size-directive
1616 Common Report Var(flag_inhibit_size_directive)
1617 Do not generate .size directives.
1619 findirect-inlining
1620 Common Report Var(flag_indirect_inlining) Optimization
1621 Perform indirect inlining.
1623 ; General flag to enable inlining.  Specifying -fno-inline will disable
1624 ; all inlining apart from always-inline functions.
1625 finline
1626 Common Report Var(flag_no_inline,0) Init(0) Optimization
1627 Enable inlining of function declared \"inline\", disabling disables all inlining.
1629 finline-small-functions
1630 Common Report Var(flag_inline_small_functions) Optimization
1631 Integrate functions into their callers when code size is known not to grow.
1633 finline-functions
1634 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions) Optimization
1635 Integrate functions not declared \"inline\" into their callers when profitable.
1637 finline-functions-called-once
1638 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions_called_once) Optimization
1639 Integrate functions only required by their single caller.
1641 finline-limit-
1642 Common RejectNegative Joined Alias(finline-limit=)
1644 finline-limit=
1645 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1646 -finline-limit=<number> Limit the size of inlined functions to <number>.
1648 finline-atomics
1649 Common Report Var(flag_inline_atomics) Init(1) Optimization
1650 Inline __atomic operations when a lock free instruction sequence is available.
1652 fcf-protection
1653 Common RejectNegative Alias(fcf-protection=,full)
1655 fcf-protection=
1656 Common Report Joined RejectNegative Enum(cf_protection_level) Var(flag_cf_protection) Init(CF_NONE)
1657 -fcf-protection=[full|branch|return|none]       Instrument functions with checks to verify jump/call/return control-flow transfer
1658 instructions have valid targets.
1660 Enum
1661 Name(cf_protection_level) Type(enum cf_protection_level) UnknownError(unknown Control-Flow Protection Level %qs)
1663 EnumValue
1664 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(full) Value(CF_FULL)
1666 EnumValue
1667 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(branch) Value(CF_BRANCH)
1669 EnumValue
1670 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(return) Value(CF_RETURN)
1672 EnumValue
1673 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(none) Value(CF_NONE)
1675 finstrument-functions
1676 Common Report Var(flag_instrument_function_entry_exit)
1677 Instrument function entry and exit with profiling calls.
1679 finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=
1680 Common RejectNegative Joined
1681 -finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=name,...  Do not instrument listed functions.
1683 finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=
1684 Common RejectNegative Joined
1685 -finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=filename,...  Do not instrument functions listed in files.
1687 fipa-cp
1688 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp) Optimization
1689 Perform interprocedural constant propagation.
1691 fipa-cp-clone
1692 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp_clone) Optimization
1693 Perform cloning to make Interprocedural constant propagation stronger.
1695 fipa-cp-alignment
1696 Common Ignore
1697 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1699 fipa-bit-cp
1700 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_bit_cp) Optimization
1701 Perform interprocedural bitwise constant propagation.
1703 fipa-profile
1704 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_profile) Init(0) Optimization
1705 Perform interprocedural profile propagation.
1707 fipa-pta
1708 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pta) Init(0) Optimization
1709 Perform interprocedural points-to analysis.
1711 fipa-pure-const
1712 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pure_const) Init(0) Optimization
1713 Discover pure and const functions.
1715 fipa-icf
1716 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf) Optimization
1717 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions and read-only variables.
1719 fipa-icf-functions
1720 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf_functions) Optimization
1721 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions.
1723 fipa-icf-variables
1724 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf_variables) Optimization
1725 Perform Identical Code Folding for variables.
1727 fipa-reference
1728 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_reference) Init(0) Optimization
1729 Discover read-only and non addressable static variables.
1731 fipa-reference-addressable
1732 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_reference_addressable) Init(0) Optimization
1733 Discover read-only, write-only and non-addressable static variables.
1735 fipa-stack-alignment
1736 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_stack_alignment) Init(1) Optimization
1737 Reduce stack alignment on call sites if possible.
1739 fipa-matrix-reorg
1740 Common Ignore
1741 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1743 fipa-struct-reorg
1744 Common Ignore
1745 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1747 fipa-vrp
1748 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_vrp) Optimization
1749 Perform IPA Value Range Propagation.
1751 fira-algorithm=
1752 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_algorithm) Var(flag_ira_algorithm) Init(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB) Optimization
1753 -fira-algorithm=[CB|priority]   Set the used IRA algorithm.
1755 Enum
1756 Name(ira_algorithm) Type(enum ira_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown IRA algorithm %qs)
1758 EnumValue
1759 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(CB) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB)
1761 EnumValue
1762 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(priority) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY)
1764 fira-region=
1765 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_region) Var(flag_ira_region) Init(IRA_REGION_AUTODETECT) Optimization
1766 -fira-region=[one|all|mixed]    Set regions for IRA.
1768 Enum
1769 Name(ira_region) Type(enum ira_region) UnknownError(unknown IRA region %qs)
1771 EnumValue
1772 Enum(ira_region) String(one) Value(IRA_REGION_ONE)
1774 EnumValue
1775 Enum(ira_region) String(all) Value(IRA_REGION_ALL)
1777 EnumValue
1778 Enum(ira_region) String(mixed) Value(IRA_REGION_MIXED)
1780 fira-hoist-pressure
1781 Common Report Var(flag_ira_hoist_pressure) Init(1) Optimization
1782 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1783 in RTL hoist optimizations.
1785 fira-loop-pressure
1786 Common Report Var(flag_ira_loop_pressure) Optimization
1787 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1788 in RTL loop optimizations.
1790 fira-share-save-slots
1791 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_save_slots) Init(1) Optimization
1792 Share slots for saving different hard registers.
1794 fira-share-spill-slots
1795 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_spill_slots) Init(1) Optimization
1796 Share stack slots for spilled pseudo-registers.
1798 fira-verbose=
1799 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(flag_ira_verbose) Init(5)
1800 -fira-verbose=<number>  Control IRA's level of diagnostic messages.
1802 fivopts
1803 Common Report Var(flag_ivopts) Init(1) Optimization
1804 Optimize induction variables on trees.
1806 fjump-tables
1807 Common Var(flag_jump_tables) Init(1) Optimization
1808 Use jump tables for sufficiently large switch statements.
1810 fkeep-inline-functions
1811 Common Report Var(flag_keep_inline_functions)
1812 Generate code for functions even if they are fully inlined.
1814 fkeep-static-functions
1815 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_functions)
1816 Generate code for static functions even if they are never called.
1818 fkeep-static-consts
1819 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_consts) Init(1)
1820 Emit static const variables even if they are not used.
1822 fleading-underscore
1823 Common Report Var(flag_leading_underscore) Init(-1)
1824 Give external symbols a leading underscore.
1826 floop-optimize
1827 Common Ignore
1828 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1830 flra-remat
1831 Common Report Var(flag_lra_remat) Optimization
1832 Do CFG-sensitive rematerialization in LRA.
1834 flto
1835 Common
1836 Enable link-time optimization.
1838 flto=
1839 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_lto)
1840 Link-time optimization with number of parallel jobs or jobserver.
1842 Enum
1843 Name(lto_partition_model) Type(enum lto_partition_model) UnknownError(unknown LTO partitioning model %qs)
1845 EnumValue
1846 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(none) Value(LTO_PARTITION_NONE)
1848 EnumValue
1849 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(one) Value(LTO_PARTITION_ONE)
1851 EnumValue
1852 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(balanced) Value(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
1854 EnumValue
1855 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(1to1) Value(LTO_PARTITION_1TO1)
1857 EnumValue
1858 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(max) Value(LTO_PARTITION_MAX)
1860 flto-partition=
1861 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(lto_partition_model) Var(flag_lto_partition) Init(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
1862 Specify the algorithm to partition symbols and vars at linktime.
1864 ; The initial value of -1 comes from Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION in zlib.h.
1865 flto-compression-level=
1866 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lto_compression_level) Init(-1) IntegerRange(0, 9)
1867 -flto-compression-level=<number>        Use zlib compression level <number> for IL.
1869 flto-odr-type-merging
1870 Common Report Var(flag_lto_odr_type_mering) Init(1)
1871 Merge C++ types using One Definition Rule.
1873 flto-report
1874 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report) Init(0)
1875 Report various link-time optimization statistics.
1877 flto-report-wpa
1878 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report_wpa) Init(0)
1879 Report various link-time optimization statistics for WPA only.
1881 fmath-errno
1882 Common Report Var(flag_errno_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
1883 Set errno after built-in math functions.
1885 fmax-errors=
1886 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_max_errors)
1887 -fmax-errors=<number>   Maximum number of errors to report.
1889 fmem-report
1890 Common Report Var(mem_report)
1891 Report on permanent memory allocation.
1893 fmem-report-wpa
1894 Common Report Var(mem_report_wpa)
1895 Report on permanent memory allocation in WPA only.
1897 ; This will attempt to merge constant section constants, if 1 only
1898 ; string constants and constants from constant pool, if 2 also constant
1899 ; variables.
1900 fmerge-all-constants
1901 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,2) Init(1)
1902 Attempt to merge identical constants and constant variables.
1904 fmerge-constants
1905 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,1)
1906 Attempt to merge identical constants across compilation units.
1908 fmerge-debug-strings
1909 Common Report Var(flag_merge_debug_strings) Init(1)
1910 Attempt to merge identical debug strings across compilation units.
1912 fmessage-length=
1913 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1914 -fmessage-length=<number>       Limit diagnostics to <number> characters per line.  0 suppresses line-wrapping.
1916 fmodulo-sched
1917 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched) Optimization
1918 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling before the first scheduling pass.
1920 fmodulo-sched-allow-regmoves
1921 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched_allow_regmoves) Optimization
1922 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling with register moves allowed.
1924 fmove-loop-invariants
1925 Common Report Var(flag_move_loop_invariants) Optimization
1926 Move loop invariant computations out of loops.
1928 fdce
1929 Common Var(flag_dce) Init(1) Optimization
1930 Use the RTL dead code elimination pass.
1932 fdse
1933 Common Var(flag_dse) Init(1) Optimization
1934 Use the RTL dead store elimination pass.
1936 freschedule-modulo-scheduled-loops
1937 Common Report Var(flag_resched_modulo_sched) Optimization
1938 Enable/Disable the traditional scheduling in loops that already passed modulo scheduling.
1940 fnon-call-exceptions
1941 Common Report Var(flag_non_call_exceptions) Optimization
1942 Support synchronous non-call exceptions.
1944 foffload=
1945 Common Driver Joined MissingArgError(options or targets missing after %qs)
1946 -foffload=<targets>=<options>  Specify offloading targets and options for them.
1948 foffload-abi=
1949 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(offload_abi) Var(flag_offload_abi) Init(OFFLOAD_ABI_UNSET)
1950 -foffload-abi=[lp64|ilp32]     Set the ABI to use in an offload compiler.
1952 Enum
1953 Name(offload_abi) Type(enum offload_abi) UnknownError(unknown offload ABI %qs)
1955 EnumValue
1956 Enum(offload_abi) String(ilp32) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_ILP32)
1958 EnumValue
1959 Enum(offload_abi) String(lp64) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_LP64)
1961 fomit-frame-pointer
1962 Common Report Var(flag_omit_frame_pointer) Optimization
1963 When possible do not generate stack frames.
1965 fopt-info
1966 Common Report Var(flag_opt_info) Optimization
1967 Enable all optimization info dumps on stderr.
1969 fopt-info-
1970 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1971 -fopt-info[-<type>=filename]    Dump compiler optimization details.
1973 fsave-optimization-record
1974 Common Report Var(flag_save_optimization_record) Optimization
1975 Write a SRCFILE.opt-record.json file detailing what optimizations were performed.
1977 foptimize-register-move
1978 Common Ignore
1979 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1981 foptimize-sibling-calls
1982 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_sibling_calls) Optimization
1983 Optimize sibling and tail recursive calls.
1985 fpartial-inlining
1986 Common Report Var(flag_partial_inlining) Optimization
1987 Perform partial inlining.
1989 fpre-ipa-mem-report
1990 Common Report Var(pre_ipa_mem_report)
1991 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
1993 fpost-ipa-mem-report
1994 Common Report Var(post_ipa_mem_report)
1995 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
1997 fpack-struct
1998 Common Report Var(flag_pack_struct) Optimization
1999 Pack structure members together without holes.
2001 fpack-struct=
2002 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2003 -fpack-struct=<number>  Set initial maximum structure member alignment.
2005 fpcc-struct-return
2006 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,1) Init(DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN)
2007 Return small aggregates in memory, not registers.
2009 fpeel-loops
2010 Common Report Var(flag_peel_loops) Optimization
2011 Perform loop peeling.
2013 fpeephole
2014 Common Report Var(flag_no_peephole,0) Optimization
2015 Enable machine specific peephole optimizations.
2017 fpeephole2
2018 Common Report Var(flag_peephole2) Optimization
2019 Enable an RTL peephole pass before sched2.
2021 fPIC
2022 Common Report Var(flag_pic,2) Negative(fPIE) Init(-1)
2023 Generate position-independent code if possible (large mode).
2025 fPIE
2026 Common Report Var(flag_pie,2) Negative(fpic) Init(-1)
2027 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (large mode).
2029 fpic
2030 Common Report Var(flag_pic,1) Negative(fpie) Init(-1)
2031 Generate position-independent code if possible (small mode).
2033 fpie
2034 Common Report Var(flag_pie,1) Negative(fPIC) Init(-1)
2035 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (small mode).
2037 fplt
2038 Common Report Var(flag_plt) Init(1) Optimization
2039 Use PLT for PIC calls (-fno-plt: load the address from GOT at call site).
2041 fplugin=
2042 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2043 Specify a plugin to load.
2045 fplugin-arg-
2046 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2047 -fplugin-arg-<name>-<key>[=<value>]     Specify argument <key>=<value> for plugin <name>.
2049 fpredictive-commoning
2050 Common Report Var(flag_predictive_commoning) Optimization
2051 Run predictive commoning optimization.
2053 fprefetch-loop-arrays
2054 Common Report Var(flag_prefetch_loop_arrays) Init(-1) Optimization
2055 Generate prefetch instructions, if available, for arrays in loops.
2057 fprofile
2058 Common Report Var(profile_flag)
2059 Enable basic program profiling code.
2061 fprofile-abs-path
2062 Common Report Var(profile_abs_path_flag)
2063 Generate absolute source path names for gcov.
2065 fprofile-arcs
2066 Common Report Var(profile_arc_flag)
2067 Insert arc-based program profiling code.
2069 fprofile-dir=
2070 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_data_prefix)
2071 Set the top-level directory for storing the profile data.
2072 The default is 'pwd'.
2074 fprofile-correction
2075 Common Report Var(flag_profile_correction)
2076 Enable correction of flow inconsistent profile data input.
2078 fprofile-update=
2079 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(profile_update) Var(flag_profile_update) Init(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2080 -fprofile-update=[single|atomic|prefer-atomic]  Set the profile update method.
2082 fprofile-filter-files=
2083 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_profile_filter_files)
2084 Instrument only functions from files where names match any regular expression (separated by a semi-colon).
2086 fprofile-exclude-files=
2087 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_profile_exclude_files)
2088 Instrument only functions from files where names do not match all the regular expressions (separated by a semi-colon).
2090 Enum
2091 Name(profile_update) Type(enum profile_update) UnknownError(unknown profile update method %qs)
2093 EnumValue
2094 Enum(profile_update) String(single) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2096 EnumValue
2097 Enum(profile_update) String(atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_ATOMIC)
2099 EnumValue
2100 Enum(profile_update) String(prefer-atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_PREFER_ATOMIC)
2102 fprofile-generate
2103 Common
2104 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations.
2106 fprofile-generate=
2107 Common Joined RejectNegative
2108 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2110 fprofile-use
2111 Common Var(flag_profile_use)
2112 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations.
2114 fprofile-use=
2115 Common Joined RejectNegative
2116 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2118 fprofile-values
2119 Common Report Var(flag_profile_values)
2120 Insert code to profile values of expressions.
2122 fprofile-report
2123 Common Report Var(profile_report)
2124 Report on consistency of profile.
2126 fprofile-reorder-functions
2127 Common Report Var(flag_profile_reorder_functions)
2128 Enable function reordering that improves code placement.
2130 fpatchable-function-entry=
2131 Common Joined Optimization
2132 Insert NOP instructions at each function entry.
2134 frandom-seed
2135 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2137 frandom-seed=
2138 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2139 -frandom-seed=<string>  Make compile reproducible using <string>.
2141 ; This switch causes the command line that was used to create an
2142 ; object file to be recorded into the object file.  The exact format
2143 ; of this recording is target and binary file format dependent.
2144 ; It is related to the -fverbose-asm switch, but that switch only
2145 ; records information in the assembler output file as comments, so
2146 ; they never reach the object file.
2147 frecord-gcc-switches
2148 Common Report Var(flag_record_gcc_switches)
2149 Record gcc command line switches in the object file.
2151 freg-struct-return
2152 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,0) Optimization
2153 Return small aggregates in registers.
2155 fregmove
2156 Common Ignore
2157 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2159 flifetime-dse
2160 Common Report Var(flag_lifetime_dse,2) Init(2) Optimization
2161 Tell DSE that the storage for a C++ object is dead when the constructor
2162 starts and when the destructor finishes.
2164 flifetime-dse=
2165 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lifetime_dse) Optimization IntegerRange(0, 2)
2167 flive-range-shrinkage
2168 Common Report Var(flag_live_range_shrinkage) Init(0) Optimization
2169 Relief of register pressure through live range shrinkage.
2171 frename-registers
2172 Common Report Var(flag_rename_registers) Init(2) Optimization
2173 Perform a register renaming optimization pass.
2175 fschedule-fusion
2176 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_fusion) Init(2) Optimization
2177 Perform a target dependent instruction fusion optimization pass.
2179 freorder-blocks
2180 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks) Optimization
2181 Reorder basic blocks to improve code placement.
2183 freorder-blocks-algorithm=
2184 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Var(flag_reorder_blocks_algorithm) Init(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE) Optimization
2185 -freorder-blocks-algorithm=[simple|stc] Set the used basic block reordering algorithm.
2187 Enum
2188 Name(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Type(enum reorder_blocks_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown basic block reordering algorithm %qs)
2190 EnumValue
2191 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(simple) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE)
2193 EnumValue
2194 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(stc) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_STC)
2196 freorder-blocks-and-partition
2197 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks_and_partition) Optimization
2198 Reorder basic blocks and partition into hot and cold sections.
2200 freorder-functions
2201 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_functions) Optimization
2202 Reorder functions to improve code placement.
2204 frerun-cse-after-loop
2205 Common Report Var(flag_rerun_cse_after_loop) Optimization
2206 Add a common subexpression elimination pass after loop optimizations.
2208 frerun-loop-opt
2209 Common Ignore
2210 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2212 frounding-math
2213 Common Report Var(flag_rounding_math) Optimization SetByCombined
2214 Disable optimizations that assume default FP rounding behavior.
2216 fsched-interblock
2217 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_interblock) Init(1) Optimization
2218 Enable scheduling across basic blocks.
2220 fsched-pressure
2221 Common Report Var(flag_sched_pressure) Init(0) Optimization
2222 Enable register pressure sensitive insn scheduling.
2224 fsched-spec
2225 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative) Init(1) Optimization
2226 Allow speculative motion of non-loads.
2228 fsched-spec-load
2229 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load) Optimization
2230 Allow speculative motion of some loads.
2232 fsched-spec-load-dangerous
2233 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load_dangerous) Optimization
2234 Allow speculative motion of more loads.
2236 fsched-verbose=
2237 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(sched_verbose_param) Init(1)
2238 -fsched-verbose=<number>        Set the verbosity level of the scheduler.
2240 fsched2-use-superblocks
2241 Common Report Var(flag_sched2_use_superblocks) Optimization
2242 If scheduling post reload, do superblock scheduling.
2244 fsched2-use-traces
2245 Common Ignore
2246 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2248 fschedule-insns
2249 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns) Optimization
2250 Reschedule instructions before register allocation.
2252 fschedule-insns2
2253 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns_after_reload) Optimization
2254 Reschedule instructions after register allocation.
2256 ; This flag should be on when a target implements non-trivial
2257 ; scheduling hooks, maybe saving some information for its own sake.
2258 ; On IA64, for example, this is used for correct bundling.
2259 fselective-scheduling
2260 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling) Optimization
2261 Schedule instructions using selective scheduling algorithm.
2263 fselective-scheduling2
2264 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling2) Optimization
2265 Run selective scheduling after reload.
2267 fself-test=
2268 Common Undocumented Joined Var(flag_self_test)
2269 Run self-tests, using the given path to locate test files.
2271 fsel-sched-pipelining
2272 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining) Init(0) Optimization
2273 Perform software pipelining of inner loops during selective scheduling.
2275 fsel-sched-pipelining-outer-loops
2276 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining_outer_loops) Init(0) Optimization
2277 Perform software pipelining of outer loops during selective scheduling.
2279 fsel-sched-reschedule-pipelined
2280 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_reschedule_pipelined) Init(0) Optimization
2281 Reschedule pipelined regions without pipelining.
2283 fsemantic-interposition
2284 Common Report Var(flag_semantic_interposition) Init(1)
2285 Allow interposing function (or variables) by ones with different semantics (or initializer) respectively by dynamic linker.
2287 ; sched_stalled_insns means that insns can be moved prematurely from the queue
2288 ; of stalled insns into the ready list.
2289 fsched-stalled-insns
2290 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns) Optimization UInteger
2291 Allow premature scheduling of queued insns.
2293 fsched-stalled-insns=
2294 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2295 -fsched-stalled-insns=<number>  Set number of queued insns that can be prematurely scheduled.
2297 ; sched_stalled_insns_dep controls how many recently scheduled cycles will
2298 ; be examined for a dependency on a stalled insn that is candidate for
2299 ; premature removal from the queue of stalled insns into the ready list (has
2300 ; an effect only if the flag 'sched_stalled_insns' is set).
2301 fsched-stalled-insns-dep
2302 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns_dep,1) Init(1) Optimization UInteger
2303 Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2305 fsched-stalled-insns-dep=
2306 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2307 -fsched-stalled-insns-dep=<number>      Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2309 fsched-group-heuristic
2310 Common Report Var(flag_sched_group_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2311 Enable the group heuristic in the scheduler.
2313 fsched-critical-path-heuristic
2314 Common Report Var(flag_sched_critical_path_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2315 Enable the critical path heuristic in the scheduler.
2317 fsched-spec-insn-heuristic
2318 Common Report Var(flag_sched_spec_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2319 Enable the speculative instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2321 fsched-rank-heuristic
2322 Common Report Var(flag_sched_rank_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2323 Enable the rank heuristic in the scheduler.
2325 fsched-last-insn-heuristic
2326 Common Report Var(flag_sched_last_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2327 Enable the last instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2329 fsched-dep-count-heuristic
2330 Common Report Var(flag_sched_dep_count_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2331 Enable the dependent count heuristic in the scheduler.
2333 fsection-anchors
2334 Common Report Var(flag_section_anchors) Optimization
2335 Access data in the same section from shared anchor points.
2337 fsee
2338 Common Ignore
2339 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2341 fzee
2342 Common Ignore
2343 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2345 free
2346 Common Report Var(flag_ree) Init(0)
2347 Turn on Redundant Extensions Elimination pass.
2349 fshow-column
2350 Common Report Var(flag_show_column) Init(1)
2351 Show column numbers in diagnostics, when available.  Default on.
2353 fshrink-wrap
2354 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap) Optimization
2355 Emit function prologues only before parts of the function that need it,
2356 rather than at the top of the function.
2358 fshrink-wrap-separate
2359 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap_separate) Init(1) Optimization
2360 Shrink-wrap parts of the prologue and epilogue separately.
2362 fsignaling-nans
2363 Common Report Var(flag_signaling_nans) Optimization SetByCombined
2364 Disable optimizations observable by IEEE signaling NaNs.
2366 fsigned-zeros
2367 Common Report Var(flag_signed_zeros) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2368 Disable floating point optimizations that ignore the IEEE signedness of zero.
2370 fsingle-precision-constant
2371 Common Report Var(flag_single_precision_constant) Optimization
2372 Convert floating point constants to single precision constants.
2374 fsplit-ivs-in-unroller
2375 Common Report Var(flag_split_ivs_in_unroller) Init(1) Optimization
2376 Split lifetimes of induction variables when loops are unrolled.
2378 fsplit-stack
2379 Common Report Var(flag_split_stack) Init(-1)
2380 Generate discontiguous stack frames.
2382 fsplit-wide-types
2383 Common Report Var(flag_split_wide_types) Optimization
2384 Split wide types into independent registers.
2386 fssa-backprop
2387 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_backprop) Init(1) Optimization
2388 Enable backward propagation of use properties at the SSA level.
2390 fssa-phiopt
2391 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_phiopt) Optimization
2392 Optimize conditional patterns using SSA PHI nodes.
2394 fstdarg-opt
2395 Common Report Var(flag_stdarg_opt) Init(1) Optimization
2396 Optimize amount of stdarg registers saved to stack at start of function.
2398 fvariable-expansion-in-unroller
2399 Common Report Var(flag_variable_expansion_in_unroller) Optimization
2400 Apply variable expansion when loops are unrolled.
2402 fstack-check=
2403 Common Report RejectNegative Joined Optimization
2404 -fstack-check=[no|generic|specific]     Insert stack checking code into the program.
2406 fstack-check
2407 Common Alias(fstack-check=, specific, no)
2408 Insert stack checking code into the program.  Same as -fstack-check=specific.
2410 fstack-clash-protection
2411 Common Report Var(flag_stack_clash_protection) Optimization
2412 Insert code to probe each page of stack space as it is allocated to protect
2413 from stack-clash style attacks.
2415 fstack-limit
2416 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2418 fstack-limit-register=
2419 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2420 -fstack-limit-register=<register>       Trap if the stack goes past <register>.
2422 fstack-limit-symbol=
2423 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2424 -fstack-limit-symbol=<name>     Trap if the stack goes past symbol <name>.
2426 fstack-protector
2427 Common Report Var(flag_stack_protect, 1) Init(-1) Optimization
2428 Use propolice as a stack protection method.
2430 fstack-protector-all
2431 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 2) Init(-1) Optimization
2432 Use a stack protection method for every function.
2434 fstack-protector-strong
2435 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 3) Init(-1) Optimization
2436 Use a smart stack protection method for certain functions.
2438 fstack-protector-explicit
2439 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 4) Optimization
2440 Use stack protection method only for functions with the stack_protect attribute.
2442 fstack-usage
2443 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_usage)
2444 Output stack usage information on a per-function basis.
2446 fstrength-reduce
2447 Common Ignore
2448 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2450 ; Nonzero if we should do (language-dependent) alias analysis.
2451 ; Typically, this analysis will assume that expressions of certain
2452 ; types do not alias expressions of certain other types.  Only used
2453 ; if alias analysis (in general) is enabled.
2454 fstrict-aliasing
2455 Common Report Var(flag_strict_aliasing) Optimization
2456 Assume strict aliasing rules apply.
2458 fstrict-overflow
2459 Common Report
2460 Treat signed overflow as undefined.  Negated as -fwrapv -fwrapv-pointer.
2462 fsync-libcalls
2463 Common Report Var(flag_sync_libcalls) Init(1)
2464 Implement __atomic operations via libcalls to legacy __sync functions.
2466 fsyntax-only
2467 Common Report Var(flag_syntax_only)
2468 Check for syntax errors, then stop.
2470 ftest-coverage
2471 Common Report Var(flag_test_coverage)
2472 Create data files needed by \"gcov\".
2474 fthread-jumps
2475 Common Report Var(flag_thread_jumps) Optimization
2476 Perform jump threading optimizations.
2478 ftime-report
2479 Common Report Var(time_report)
2480 Report the time taken by each compiler pass.
2482 ftime-report-details
2483 Common Report Var(time_report_details)
2484 Record times taken by sub-phases separately.
2486 ftls-model=
2487 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(tls_model) Var(flag_tls_default) Init(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2488 -ftls-model=[global-dynamic|local-dynamic|initial-exec|local-exec]      Set the default thread-local storage code generation model.
2490 Enum
2491 Name(tls_model) Type(enum tls_model) UnknownError(unknown TLS model %qs)
2493 EnumValue
2494 Enum(tls_model) String(global-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2496 EnumValue
2497 Enum(tls_model) String(local-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_DYNAMIC)
2499 EnumValue
2500 Enum(tls_model) String(initial-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_INITIAL_EXEC)
2502 EnumValue
2503 Enum(tls_model) String(local-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_EXEC)
2505 ftoplevel-reorder
2506 Common Report Var(flag_toplevel_reorder) Init(2)
2507 Reorder top level functions, variables, and asms.
2509 ftracer
2510 Common Report Var(flag_tracer) Optimization
2511 Perform superblock formation via tail duplication.
2513 ftrampolines
2514 Common Report Var(flag_trampolines) Init(0)
2515 For targets that normally need trampolines for nested functions, always
2516 generate them instead of using descriptors.
2518 ; Zero means that floating-point math operations cannot generate a
2519 ; (user-visible) trap.  This is the case, for example, in nonstop
2520 ; IEEE 754 arithmetic.
2521 ftrapping-math
2522 Common Report Var(flag_trapping_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2523 Assume floating-point operations can trap.
2525 ftrapv
2526 Common Report Var(flag_trapv) Optimization
2527 Trap for signed overflow in addition, subtraction and multiplication.
2529 ftree-ccp
2530 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ccp) Optimization
2531 Enable SSA-CCP optimization on trees.
2533 ftree-bit-ccp
2534 Common Report Var(flag_tree_bit_ccp) Optimization
2535 Enable SSA-BIT-CCP optimization on trees.
2537 ftree-store-ccp
2538 Common Ignore
2539 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2541 ftree-ch
2542 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ch) Optimization
2543 Enable loop header copying on trees.
2545 ftree-coalesce-inlined-vars
2546 Common Ignore RejectNegative
2547 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2549 ftree-coalesce-vars
2550 Common Report Var(flag_tree_coalesce_vars) Optimization
2551 Enable SSA coalescing of user variables.
2553 ftree-copyrename
2554 Common Ignore
2555 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2557 ftree-copy-prop
2558 Common Report Var(flag_tree_copy_prop) Optimization
2559 Enable copy propagation on trees.
2561 ftree-store-copy-prop
2562 Common Ignore
2563 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2565 ftree-cselim
2566 Common Report Var(flag_tree_cselim) Init(2) Optimization
2567 Transform condition stores into unconditional ones.
2569 ftree-switch-conversion
2570 Common Report Var(flag_tree_switch_conversion) Optimization
2571 Perform conversions of switch initializations.
2573 ftree-dce
2574 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dce) Optimization
2575 Enable SSA dead code elimination optimization on trees.
2577 ftree-dominator-opts
2578 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dom) Optimization
2579 Enable dominator optimizations.
2581 ftree-tail-merge
2582 Common Report Var(flag_tree_tail_merge) Optimization
2583 Enable tail merging on trees.
2585 ftree-dse
2586 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dse) Optimization
2587 Enable dead store elimination.
2589 ftree-forwprop
2590 Common Report Var(flag_tree_forwprop) Init(1) Optimization
2591 Enable forward propagation on trees.
2593 ftree-fre
2594 Common Report Var(flag_tree_fre) Optimization
2595 Enable Full Redundancy Elimination (FRE) on trees.
2597 foptimize-strlen
2598 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_strlen) Optimization
2599 Enable string length optimizations on trees.
2601 fisolate-erroneous-paths-dereference
2602 Common Report Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_dereference) Optimization
2603 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to
2604 dereferencing a null pointer.  Isolate those paths from the main control
2605 flow and turn the statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
2607 fisolate-erroneous-paths-attribute
2608 Common Report Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_attribute) Optimization
2609 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to a null value
2610 being used in a way forbidden by a returns_nonnull or nonnull
2611 attribute.  Isolate those paths from the main control flow and turn the
2612 statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
2614 ftree-loop-distribution
2615 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribution) Optimization
2616 Enable loop distribution on trees.
2618 ftree-loop-distribute-patterns
2619 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribute_patterns) Optimization
2620 Enable loop distribution for patterns transformed into a library call.
2622 ftree-loop-im
2623 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_im) Init(1) Optimization
2624 Enable loop invariant motion on trees.
2626 ftree-loop-linear
2627 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
2628 Enable loop nest transforms.  Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
2630 ftree-loop-ivcanon
2631 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_ivcanon) Init(1) Optimization
2632 Create canonical induction variables in loops.
2634 ftree-loop-optimize
2635 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_optimize) Init(1) Optimization
2636 Enable loop optimizations on tree level.
2638 ftree-parallelize-loops=
2639 Common Report Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_tree_parallelize_loops) Init(1) Optimization
2640 -ftree-parallelize-loops=<number>       Enable automatic parallelization of loops.
2642 ftree-phiprop
2643 Common Report Var(flag_tree_phiprop) Init(1) Optimization
2644 Enable hoisting loads from conditional pointers.
2646 ftree-pre
2647 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pre) Optimization
2648 Enable SSA-PRE optimization on trees.
2650 ftree-partial-pre
2651 Common Report Var(flag_tree_partial_pre) Optimization
2652 In SSA-PRE optimization on trees, enable partial-partial redundancy elimination.
2654 ftree-pta
2655 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pta) Optimization
2656 Perform function-local points-to analysis on trees.
2658 ftree-reassoc
2659 Common Report Var(flag_tree_reassoc) Init(1) Optimization
2660 Enable reassociation on tree level.
2662 ftree-salias
2663 Common Ignore
2664 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2666 ftree-sink
2667 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sink) Optimization
2668 Enable SSA code sinking on trees.
2670 ftree-slsr
2671 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slsr) Optimization
2672 Perform straight-line strength reduction.
2674 ftree-sra
2675 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sra) Optimization
2676 Perform scalar replacement of aggregates.
2678 ftree-ter
2679 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ter) Optimization
2680 Replace temporary expressions in the SSA->normal pass.
2682 ftree-lrs
2683 Common Report Var(flag_tree_live_range_split) Optimization
2684 Perform live range splitting during the SSA->normal pass.
2686 ftree-vrp
2687 Common Report Var(flag_tree_vrp) Init(0) Optimization
2688 Perform Value Range Propagation on trees.
2690 fsplit-paths
2691 Common Report Var(flag_split_paths) Init(0) Optimization
2692 Split paths leading to loop backedges.
2694 funconstrained-commons
2695 Common Var(flag_unconstrained_commons) Optimization
2696 Assume common declarations may be overridden with ones with a larger
2697 trailing array.
2699 funit-at-a-time
2700 Common Report Var(flag_unit_at_a_time) Init(1)
2701 Compile whole compilation unit at a time.
2703 funroll-loops
2704 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_loops) Optimization
2705 Perform loop unrolling when iteration count is known.
2707 funroll-all-loops
2708 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_all_loops) Optimization
2709 Perform loop unrolling for all loops.
2711 ; Nonzero means that loop optimizer may assume that the induction variables
2712 ; that control loops do not overflow and that the loops with nontrivial
2713 ; exit condition are not infinite
2714 funsafe-loop-optimizations
2715 Common Ignore
2716 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2718 fassociative-math
2719 Common Report Var(flag_associative_math) SetByCombined Optimization
2720 Allow optimization for floating-point arithmetic which may change the
2721 result of the operation due to rounding.
2723 freciprocal-math
2724 Common Report Var(flag_reciprocal_math) SetByCombined Optimization
2725 Same as -fassociative-math for expressions which include division.
2727 ; Nonzero means that unsafe floating-point math optimizations are allowed
2728 ; for the sake of speed.  IEEE compliance is not guaranteed, and operations
2729 ; are allowed to assume that their arguments and results are "normal"
2730 ; (e.g., nonnegative for SQRT).
2731 funsafe-math-optimizations
2732 Common Report Var(flag_unsafe_math_optimizations) Optimization SetByCombined
2733 Allow math optimizations that may violate IEEE or ISO standards.
2735 funswitch-loops
2736 Common Report Var(flag_unswitch_loops) Optimization
2737 Perform loop unswitching.
2739 fsplit-loops
2740 Common Report Var(flag_split_loops) Optimization
2741 Perform loop splitting.
2743 funwind-tables
2744 Common Report Var(flag_unwind_tables) Optimization
2745 Just generate unwind tables for exception handling.
2747 fuse-ld=bfd
2748 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=gold)
2749 Use the bfd linker instead of the default linker.
2751 fuse-ld=gold
2752 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=bfd)
2753 Use the gold linker instead of the default linker.
2755 fuse-ld=lld
2756 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=lld)
2757 Use the lld LLVM linker instead of the default linker.
2759 fuse-linker-plugin
2760 Common Undocumented Var(flag_use_linker_plugin)
2762 ; Positive if we should track variables, negative if we should run
2763 ; the var-tracking pass only to discard debug annotations, zero if
2764 ; we're not to run it.  When flag_var_tracking == 2 (AUTODETECT_VALUE) it
2765 ; will be set according to optimize, debug_info_level and debug_hooks
2766 ; in process_options ().
2767 fvar-tracking
2768 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking) Init(2) PerFunction
2769 Perform variable tracking.
2771 ; Positive if we should track variables at assignments, negative if
2772 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2773 ; annotations.  When flag_var_tracking_assignments ==
2774 ; AUTODETECT_VALUE it will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2775 fvar-tracking-assignments
2776 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments) Init(2) PerFunction
2777 Perform variable tracking by annotating assignments.
2779 ; Nonzero if we should toggle flag_var_tracking_assignments after
2780 ; processing options and computing its default.  */
2781 fvar-tracking-assignments-toggle
2782 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments_toggle) PerFunction
2783 Toggle -fvar-tracking-assignments.
2785 ; Positive if we should track uninitialized variables, negative if
2786 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2787 ; annotations.  When flag_var_tracking_uninit == AUTODETECT_VALUE it
2788 ; will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2789 fvar-tracking-uninit
2790 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_uninit) PerFunction
2791 Perform variable tracking and also tag variables that are uninitialized.
2793 ; Alias to enable both -ftree-loop-vectorize and -ftree-slp-vectorize.
2794 ftree-vectorize
2795 Common Report Optimization
2796 Enable vectorization on trees.
2798 ftree-vectorizer-verbose=
2799 Common Joined RejectNegative Ignore
2800 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2802 ftree-loop-vectorize
2803 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
2804 Enable loop vectorization on trees.
2806 ftree-slp-vectorize
2807 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slp_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
2808 Enable basic block vectorization (SLP) on trees.
2810 fvect-cost-model=
2811 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_vect_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_DEFAULT) Optimization
2812 -fvect-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap]     Specifies the cost model for vectorization.
2814 fsimd-cost-model=
2815 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_simd_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED) Optimization
2816 -fsimd-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap]     Specifies the vectorization cost model for code marked with a simd directive.
2818 Enum
2819 Name(vect_cost_model) Type(enum vect_cost_model) UnknownError(unknown vectorizer cost model %qs)
2821 EnumValue
2822 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(unlimited) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED)
2824 EnumValue
2825 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(dynamic) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_DYNAMIC)
2827 EnumValue
2828 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(cheap) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_CHEAP)
2830 fvect-cost-model
2831 Common Alias(fvect-cost-model=,dynamic,unlimited)
2832 Enables the dynamic vectorizer cost model.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2834 ftree-vect-loop-version
2835 Common Ignore
2836 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2838 ftree-scev-cprop
2839 Common Report Var(flag_tree_scev_cprop) Init(1) Optimization
2840 Enable copy propagation of scalar-evolution information.
2842 ; -fverbose-asm causes extra commentary information to be produced in
2843 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable).  This option
2844 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
2845 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
2846 ; -fno-verbose-asm, the default, causes the extra information
2847 ; to not be added and is useful when comparing two assembler files.
2848 fverbose-asm
2849 Common Report Var(flag_verbose_asm)
2850 Add extra commentary to assembler output.
2852 fvisibility=
2853 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(symbol_visibility) Var(default_visibility) Init(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2854 -fvisibility=[default|internal|hidden|protected]        Set the default symbol visibility.
2856 Enum
2857 Name(symbol_visibility) Type(enum symbol_visibility) UnknownError(unrecognized visibility value %qs)
2859 EnumValue
2860 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(default) Value(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2862 EnumValue
2863 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(internal) Value(VISIBILITY_INTERNAL)
2865 EnumValue
2866 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(hidden) Value(VISIBILITY_HIDDEN)
2868 EnumValue
2869 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(protected) Value(VISIBILITY_PROTECTED)
2871 fvtable-verify=
2872 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vtv_priority) Var(flag_vtable_verify) Init(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
2873 Validate vtable pointers before using them.
2875 Enum
2876 Name(vtv_priority) Type(enum vtv_priority) UnknownError(unknown vtable verify initialization priority %qs)
2878 EnumValue
2879 Enum(vtv_priority) String(none) Value(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
2881 EnumValue
2882 Enum(vtv_priority) String(std) Value(VTV_STANDARD_PRIORITY)
2884 EnumValue
2885 Enum(vtv_priority) String(preinit) Value(VTV_PREINIT_PRIORITY)
2887 fvtv-counts
2888 Common Var(flag_vtv_counts)
2889 Output vtable verification counters.
2891 fvtv-debug
2892 Common Var(flag_vtv_debug)
2893 Output vtable verification pointer sets information.
2895 fvpt
2896 Common Report Var(flag_value_profile_transformations) Optimization
2897 Use expression value profiles in optimizations.
2899 fweb
2900 Common Report Var(flag_web) Init(2) Optimization
2901 Construct webs and split unrelated uses of single variable.
2903 ftree-builtin-call-dce
2904 Common Report Var(flag_tree_builtin_call_dce) Init(0) Optimization
2905 Enable conditional dead code elimination for builtin calls.
2907 fwhole-program
2908 Common Report Var(flag_whole_program) Init(0)
2909 Perform whole program optimizations.
2911 fwrapv-pointer
2912 Common Report Var(flag_wrapv_pointer) Optimization
2913 Assume pointer overflow wraps around.
2915 fwrapv
2916 Common Report Var(flag_wrapv) Optimization
2917 Assume signed arithmetic overflow wraps around.
2919 fzero-initialized-in-bss
2920 Common Report Var(flag_zero_initialized_in_bss) Init(1)
2921 Put zero initialized data in the bss section.
2924 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
2925 Generate debug information in default format.
2927 gas-loc-support
2928 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_loc_support) Init(2)
2929 Assume assembler support for (DWARF2+) .loc directives
2931 gas-locview-support
2932 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_locview_support) Init(2)
2933 Assume assembler support for view in (DWARF2+) .loc directives
2935 gcoff
2936 Common Driver Deprecated
2937 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2939 gcoff1
2940 Common Driver Deprecated
2941 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2943 gcoff2
2944 Common Driver Deprecated
2945 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2947 gcoff3
2948 Common Driver Deprecated
2949 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2951 gcolumn-info
2952 Common Driver Var(debug_column_info,1) Init(1)
2953 Record DW_AT_decl_column and DW_AT_call_column in DWARF.
2955 gdwarf
2956 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf-)
2957 Generate debug information in default version of DWARF format.
2959 gdwarf-
2960 Common Driver Joined UInteger Var(dwarf_version) Init(4) Negative(gstabs)
2961 Generate debug information in DWARF v2 (or later) format.
2963 ggdb
2964 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing
2965 Generate debug information in default extended format.
2967 ginline-points
2968 Common Driver Var(debug_inline_points) Init(2)
2969 Generate extended entry point information for inlined functions
2971 ginternal-reset-location-views
2972 Common Driver Var(debug_internal_reset_location_views) Init(2)
2973 Compute locview reset points based on insn length estimates
2975 gno-
2976 RejectNegative Joined Undocumented
2977 ; Catch the gno- prefix, so it doesn't backtrack to g<level>.
2979 gno-pubnames
2980 Common Driver Negative(gpubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 0) Init(-1)
2981 Don't generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
2983 gpubnames
2984 Common Driver Negative(ggnu-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 1)
2985 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
2987 ggnu-pubnames
2988 Common Driver Negative(gno-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 2)
2989 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections with GNU extensions.
2991 grecord-gcc-switches
2992 Common Driver Var(dwarf_record_gcc_switches) Init(1)
2993 Record gcc command line switches in DWARF DW_AT_producer.
2995 gsplit-dwarf
2996 Common Driver Var(dwarf_split_debug_info) Init(0)
2997 Generate debug information in separate .dwo files.
2999 gstabs
3000 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gstabs+)
3001 Generate debug information in STABS format.
3003 gstabs+
3004 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gvms)
3005 Generate debug information in extended STABS format.
3007 gstatement-frontiers
3008 Common Driver Var(debug_nonbind_markers_p) Init(2)
3009 Emit progressive recommended breakpoint locations.
3011 gstrict-dwarf
3012 Common Driver Report Var(dwarf_strict) Init(0)
3013 Don't emit DWARF additions beyond selected version.
3015 gdescribe-dies
3016 Common Driver Report Var(flag_describe_dies) Init(0)
3017 Add description attributes to some DWARF DIEs that have no name attribute.
3019 gtoggle
3020 Common Driver Report Var(flag_gtoggle)
3021 Toggle debug information generation.
3023 gvariable-location-views
3024 Common Driver Var(debug_variable_location_views, 1) Init(2)
3025 Augment variable location lists with progressive views.
3027 gvariable-location-views=incompat5
3028 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(debug_variable_location_views, -1) Init(2)
3030 gvms
3031 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff)
3032 Generate debug information in VMS format.
3034 gxcoff
3035 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff+)
3036 Generate debug information in XCOFF format.
3038 gxcoff+
3039 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf)
3040 Generate debug information in extended XCOFF format.
3042 Enum
3043 Name(compressed_debug_sections) Type(int)
3045 ; Since -gz= is completely handled in specs, the values aren't used and we
3046 ; assign arbitrary constants.
3047 EnumValue
3048 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(none) Value(0)
3050 EnumValue
3051 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib) Value(1)
3053 EnumValue
3054 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib-gnu) Value(2)
3057 Common Driver
3058 Generate compressed debug sections.
3061 Common Driver RejectNegative Joined Enum(compressed_debug_sections)
3062 -gz=<format>    Generate compressed debug sections in format <format>.
3065 Driver Joined Separate
3067 iplugindir=
3068 Common Joined Var(plugindir_string) Init(0)
3069 -iplugindir=<dir>       Set <dir> to be the default plugin directory.
3071 imultiarch
3072 Common Joined Separate RejectDriver Var(imultiarch) Init(0)
3073 -imultiarch <dir>       Set <dir> to be the multiarch include subdirectory.
3076 Driver Joined Separate
3079 Driver
3081 no-canonical-prefixes
3082 Driver
3084 nodefaultlibs
3085 Driver
3087 nostartfiles
3088 Driver
3090 nolibc
3091 Driver
3093 nostdlib
3094 Driver
3097 Common Driver Joined Separate Var(asm_file_name) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
3098 -o <file>       Place output into <file>.
3101 Common Var(profile_flag)
3102 Enable function profiling.
3104 pass-exit-codes
3105 Driver Var(pass_exit_codes)
3107 pedantic
3108 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
3110 pedantic-errors
3111 Common Var(flag_pedantic_errors)
3112 Like -pedantic but issue them as errors.
3115 Driver
3117 pipe
3118 Driver Var(use_pipes)
3120 print-file-name=
3121 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_file_name)
3123 print-libgcc-file-name
3124 Driver
3126 print-multi-directory
3127 Driver Var(print_multi_directory)
3129 print-multi-lib
3130 Driver Var(print_multi_lib)
3132 print-multi-os-directory
3133 Driver Var(print_multi_os_directory)
3135 print-multiarch
3136 Driver Var(print_multiarch)
3138 print-prog-name=
3139 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_prog_name)
3141 print-search-dirs
3142 Driver Var(print_search_dirs)
3144 print-sysroot
3145 Driver Var(print_sysroot)
3147 print-sysroot-headers-suffix
3148 Driver Var(print_sysroot_headers_suffix)
3150 quiet
3151 Common Var(quiet_flag) RejectDriver
3152 Do not display functions compiled or elapsed time.
3155 Driver
3158 Driver
3160 save-temps
3161 Driver
3163 save-temps=
3164 Driver Joined
3167 Driver
3169 time
3170 Driver Var(report_times)
3172 time=
3173 Driver JoinedOrMissing
3176 Driver Joined Separate
3178 undef
3179 Driver
3180 ; C option, but driver must not handle as "-u ndef".
3183 Common Driver Var(verbose_flag)
3184 Enable verbose output.
3186 version
3187 Common Var(version_flag) RejectDriver
3188 Display the compiler's version.
3191 Common Var(inhibit_warnings)
3192 Suppress warnings.
3194 wrapper
3195 Driver Separate Var(wrapper_string)
3198 Driver Joined Separate
3200 shared
3201 Driver RejectNegative Negative(static-pie)
3202 Create a shared library.
3204 shared-libgcc
3205 Driver
3207 specs
3208 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
3210 specs=
3211 Driver Joined
3213 static
3214 Driver
3216 static-libgcc
3217 Driver
3219 static-libgfortran
3220 Driver
3221 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
3223 static-libstdc++
3224 Driver
3226 static-libgo
3227 Driver
3228 ; Documented for Go, but always accepted by driver.
3230 static-libasan
3231 Driver
3233 static-libtsan
3234 Driver
3236 static-liblsan
3237 Driver
3239 static-libubsan
3240 Driver
3242 symbolic
3243 Driver
3245 no-pie
3246 Driver RejectNegative Negative(shared)
3247 Don't create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3250 Driver RejectNegative Negative(no-pie)
3251 Create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3253 static-pie
3254 Driver RejectNegative Negative(pie)
3255 Create a static position independent executable.
3258 Driver Joined Separate
3260 fipa-ra
3261 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_ra) Optimization
3262 Use caller save register across calls if possible.
3264 ; This comment is to ensure we retain the blank line above.