1 ; Options for the language- and target-independent parts of the compiler.
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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.
37 ; Not used directly to control optimizations, only to save -Ofast
38 ; setting for "optimize" attributes.
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.
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).
53 int flag_incremental_link = 0
55 ; 0 means straightforward implementation of complex divide acceptable.
56 ; 1 means wide ranges of inputs must work for complex divide.
57 ; 2 means C99-like requirements for complex multiply and divide.
59 int flag_complex_method = 1
61 ; Language specific warning pass for unused results.
63 bool flag_warn_unused_result = false
68 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for link-time optimization.
72 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for offload compilation.
74 int flag_generate_offload = 0
76 ; True to warn about any objects definitions whose size is larger
77 ; than N bytes. Also want about function definitions whose returned
78 ; values are larger than N bytes, where N is 'larger_than_size'.
83 HOST_WIDE_INT larger_than_size
85 ; True to warn about any function whose frame size is larger
88 bool warn_frame_larger_than
91 HOST_WIDE_INT frame_larger_than_size
93 ; Nonzero means we should be saving declaration info into a .X file.
95 int flag_gen_aux_info = 0
97 ; Nonzero if we are compiling code for a shared library, zero for
102 ; These two are really VEC(char_p,heap) *.
105 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_functions
108 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_files
110 ; Generic structs (e.g. templates not explicitly specialized)
111 ; may not have a compilation unit associated with them, and so
112 ; may need to be treated differently from ordinary structs.
114 ; Structs only handled by reference (indirectly), will also usually
115 ; not need as much debugging information.
118 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_ordinary[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
121 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_generic[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
123 ; True if we should exit after parsing options.
125 bool exit_after_options
127 ; Type(s) of debugging information we are producing (if any). See
128 ; flag-types.h for the definitions of the different possible types of
129 ; debugging information.
131 enum debug_info_type write_symbols = NO_DEBUG
133 ; Level of debugging information we are producing. See flag-types.h
134 ; for the definitions of the different possible levels.
136 enum debug_info_levels debug_info_level = DINFO_LEVEL_NONE
138 ; Nonzero means use GNU-only extensions in the generated symbolic
139 ; debugging information. Currently, this only has an effect when
140 ; write_symbols is set to DBX_DEBUG, XCOFF_DEBUG, or DWARF_DEBUG.
142 bool use_gnu_debug_info_extensions
144 ; Original value of maximum field alignment in bytes, specified via
145 ; -fpack-struct=<value>.
147 unsigned int initial_max_fld_align = TARGET_DEFAULT_PACK_STRUCT
149 ; Type of stack check.
151 enum stack_check_type flag_stack_check = NO_STACK_CHECK
153 ; True if stack usage information needs to be computed.
155 bool flag_stack_usage_info = false
157 ; -dA causes debug commentary information to be produced in
158 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable). This option
159 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
160 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
161 ; Currently, this switch is only used by dwarf2out.c; however, it is intended
162 ; to be a catchall for printing debug information in the assembler file.
166 ; How many NOP insns to place at each function entry by default
168 HOST_WIDE_INT function_entry_patch_area_size
170 ; And how far the real asm entry point is into this area
172 HOST_WIDE_INT function_entry_patch_area_start
174 ; Balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF to emit.
176 enum dwarf_gnat_encodings gnat_encodings = DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_DEFAULT
178 ; -dP causes the rtl to be emitted as a comment in assembly.
180 int flag_dump_rtl_in_asm
182 ; Whether -da was passed (used only in handle_common_deferred_options).
184 bool flag_dump_all_passed
186 ; Other flags saying which kinds of debugging dump have been requested.
189 int rtl_dump_and_exit
192 int flag_print_asm_name
194 ; Name of top-level original source file (what was input to cpp).
195 ; This comes from the #-command at the beginning of the actual input.
196 ; If there isn't any there, then this is the cc1 input file name.
198 const char *main_input_filename
200 ; Pointer to base name in main_input_filename, with directories and a
201 ; single final extension removed, and the length of this base
205 const char *main_input_basename
208 int main_input_baselength
210 ; Which options have been printed by --help.
214 ; Which enums have been printed by --help. 0 = not printed, no
215 ; relevant options seen, 1 = relevant option seen, not yet printed, 2
218 char *help_enum_printed
220 ; The number of columns for --help output.
222 unsigned int help_columns
224 ; Whether this options structure has been through finish_options
226 bool flag_opts_finished
228 ; What the sanitizer should instrument
230 unsigned int flag_sanitize
232 ; What sanitizers should recover from errors
234 unsigned int flag_sanitize_recover = (SANITIZE_UNDEFINED | SANITIZE_UNDEFINED_NONDEFAULT | SANITIZE_KERNEL_ADDRESS) & ~(SANITIZE_UNREACHABLE | SANITIZE_RETURN)
236 ; What the coverage sanitizers should instrument
238 unsigned int flag_sanitize_coverage
240 ; Flag whether a prefix has been added to dump_base_name
242 bool dump_base_name_prefixed = false
244 ; Flag whether HSA generation has been explicitely disabled
246 bool flag_disable_hsa = false
258 Driver Alias(coverage)
264 Common Separate Alias(d)
267 Common Joined Alias(d)
270 Common Separate Alias(dumpbase)
273 Common Separate Alias(dumpdir)
276 Driver Separate Alias(e)
279 Driver Joined Alias(e)
282 Common Warning Alias(Wextra)
285 Driver Separate Alias(Xassembler)
288 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xassembler)
291 Driver Separate Alias(Xlinker)
294 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xlinker)
297 Driver Separate Alias(u)
300 Driver Joined Alias(u)
303 Common Driver Var(help_flag)
304 Display this information.
307 Common Driver Report Joined
308 --help=<class> Display descriptions of a specific class of options. <class> is one or more of optimizers, target, warnings, undocumented, params.
311 Driver Separate Alias(x)
314 Driver Joined Alias(x)
317 Driver Separate Alias(L)
320 Driver Joined Alias(L)
322 -no-canonical-prefixes
323 Driver Alias(no-canonical-prefixes)
325 -no-standard-libraries
326 Driver Alias(nostdlib)
329 Driver Var(no_sysroot_suffix)
338 Common Driver Separate Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
341 Common Driver Joined Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
344 Driver Alias(pass-exit-codes)
347 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
350 Common Alias(pedantic-errors)
356 Driver Alias(static-pie)
362 Driver Separate Alias(B)
365 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(B)
371 Driver Separate Alias(print-file-name=)
374 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-file-name=)
376 -print-libgcc-file-name
377 Driver Alias(print-libgcc-file-name)
379 -print-multi-directory
380 Driver Alias(print-multi-directory)
383 Driver Alias(print-multi-lib)
385 -print-multi-os-directory
386 Driver Alias(print-multi-os-directory)
389 Driver Alias(print-multiarch)
392 Driver Separate Alias(print-prog-name=)
395 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-prog-name=)
398 Driver Alias(print-search-dirs)
401 Driver Alias(print-sysroot)
403 -print-sysroot-headers-suffix
404 Driver Alias(print-sysroot-headers-suffix)
410 Driver Alias(save-temps)
416 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
419 Driver Joined Alias(specs=)
425 Driver Alias(symbolic)
429 Alias for --help=target.
437 ;; The driver used to convert options such as --help into forms such
438 ;; as -fhelp; the following four entries are for compatibility with
439 ;; any direct uses of those (undocumented) -f forms
441 Common Driver Alias(-help)
444 Common Driver Joined Alias(-help=)
447 Common Driver Alias(-target-help)
450 Common Driver Alias(-version)
454 --param <param>=<value> Set parameter <param> to value. See below for a complete list of parameters.
457 Common Joined Alias(-param)
460 Driver Separate Alias(-sysroot=)
463 Driver JoinedOrMissing
469 Driver Joined Separate
475 Driver Joined Separate
481 Common JoinedOrMissing Optimization
482 -O<number> Set optimization level to <number>.
486 Optimize for space rather than speed.
490 Optimize for speed disregarding exact standards compliance.
494 Optimize for debugging experience rather than speed or size.
506 Driver Joined Separate
512 Driver Joined Separate
533 Common RejectNegative Warning Alias(Wextra)
534 This switch is deprecated; use -Wextra instead.
537 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
540 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
543 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
546 Common Var(warn_aggregate_return) Warning
547 Warn about returning structures, unions or arrays.
549 Waggressive-loop-optimizations
550 Common Var(warn_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Init(1) Warning
551 Warn if a loop with constant number of iterations triggers undefined behavior.
554 Common Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning
555 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
558 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
559 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
562 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
563 Warn about inappropriate attribute usage.
566 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
567 Warn about type safety and similar errors in attribute alias and related.
570 Common Var(warn_cast_align) Warning
571 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
574 Common Var(warn_cast_align,2) Warning
575 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
578 Common Var(warn_cpp) Init(1) Warning
579 Warn when a #warning directive is encountered.
581 Wdeprecated-declarations
582 Common Var(warn_deprecated_decl) Init(1) Warning
583 Warn about uses of __attribute__((deprecated)) declarations.
585 Wdisabled-optimization
586 Common Var(warn_disabled_optimization) Warning
587 Warn when an optimization pass is disabled.
590 Common Var(warnings_are_errors)
591 Treat all warnings as errors.
595 Treat specified warning as error.
598 Common Var(extra_warnings) Warning
599 Print extra (possibly unwanted) warnings.
602 Common Var(flag_fatal_errors)
603 Exit on the first error occurred.
606 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning
607 -Wframe-larger-than=<number> Warn if a function's stack frame requires more than <number> bytes.
610 Common Var(warn_free_nonheap_object) Init(1) Warning
611 Warn when attempting to free a non-heap object.
614 Common Var(warn_hsa) Init(1) Warning
615 Warn when a function cannot be expanded to HSAIL.
617 Wimplicit-fallthrough
618 Common Alias(Wimplicit-fallthrough=,3,0) Warning
620 Wimplicit-fallthrough=
621 Common Var(warn_implicit_fallthrough) RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning IntegerRange(0, 5)
622 Warn when a switch case falls through.
625 Common Var(warn_inline) Warning
626 Warn when an inlined function cannot be inlined.
628 Winvalid-memory-model
629 Common Var(warn_invalid_memory_model) Init(1) Warning
630 Warn when an atomic memory model parameter is known to be outside the valid range.
633 Common RejectNegative Joined Warning Undocumented Alias(Wlarger-than=)
636 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning
637 -Wlarger-than=<number> Warn if an object is larger than <number> bytes.
640 Var(warn_nonnull_compare) Warning
641 Warn if comparing pointer parameter with nonnull attribute with NULL.
644 Common Var(warn_null_dereference) Warning
645 Warn if dereferencing a NULL pointer may lead to erroneous or undefined behavior.
647 Wunsafe-loop-optimizations
648 Common Var(warn_unsafe_loop_optimizations) Warning
649 Warn if the loop cannot be optimized due to nontrivial assumptions.
652 Common Warning Alias(Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn)
655 Common Var(warn_odr_violations) Init(1) Warning
656 Warn about some C++ One Definition Rule violations during link time optimization.
659 Common Var(warn_overflow) Init(1) Warning
660 Warn about overflow in arithmetic expressions.
663 Common Var(warn_lto_type_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
664 During link time optimization warn about mismatched types of global declarations.
667 Common Var(warn_packed) Warning
668 Warn when the packed attribute has no effect on struct layout.
671 Common Var(warn_padded) Warning
672 Warn when padding is required to align structure members.
675 Common Var(pedantic) Init(0) Warning
676 Issue warnings needed for strict compliance to the standard.
679 Common Var(warn_return_local_addr) Init(1) Warning
680 Warn about returning a pointer/reference to a local or temporary variable.
683 Common Var(warn_shadow) Warning
684 Warn when one variable shadows another. Same as -Wshadow=global.
687 Common Warning Alias(Wshadow)
688 Warn when one variable shadows another (globally).
691 Common Var(warn_shadow_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow)
692 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter.
695 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=local)
697 Wshadow=compatible-local
698 Common Var(warn_shadow_compatible_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow=local)
699 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter of compatible type.
701 Wshadow-compatible-local
702 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=compatible-local)
705 Common Var(warn_stack_protect) Warning
706 Warn when not issuing stack smashing protection for some reason.
709 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_stack_usage) Warning
710 -Wstack-usage=<number> Warn if stack usage might be larger than specified amount.
714 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
717 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_aliasing) Warning
718 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
722 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
725 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_overflow) Warning
726 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
728 Wsuggest-attribute=cold
729 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_cold) Warning
730 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((cold)).
732 Wsuggest-attribute=const
733 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_const) Warning
734 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((const)).
736 Wsuggest-attribute=pure
737 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_pure) Warning
738 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((pure)).
740 Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn
741 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_noreturn) Warning
742 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((noreturn)).
745 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_types) Warning
746 Warn about C++ polymorphic types where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
748 Wsuggest-final-methods
749 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_methods) Warning
750 Warn about C++ virtual methods where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
753 Common Var(warn_switch_unreachable) Warning Init(1)
754 Warn about statements between switch's controlling expression and the first
758 Common Var(warn_system_headers) Warning
759 Do not suppress warnings from system headers.
762 Common Var(warn_trampolines) Warning
763 Warn whenever a trampoline is generated.
766 Common Var(warn_type_limits) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
767 Warn if a comparison is always true or always false due to the limited range of the data type.
770 Common Var(warn_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
771 Warn about uninitialized automatic variables.
774 Common Var(warn_maybe_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wuninitialized)
775 Warn about maybe uninitialized automatic variables.
778 Common Ignore Warning
779 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
782 Common Var(warn_unused) Init(0) Warning
783 Enable all -Wunused- warnings.
785 Wunused-but-set-parameter
786 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
787 Warn when a function parameter is only set, otherwise unused.
789 Wunused-but-set-variable
790 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
791 Warn when a variable is only set, otherwise unused.
794 Common Var(warn_unused_function) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
795 Warn when a function is unused.
798 Common Var(warn_unused_label) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
799 Warn when a label is unused.
802 Common Var(warn_unused_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
803 Warn when a function parameter is unused.
806 Common Var(warn_unused_value) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
807 Warn when an expression value is unused.
810 Common Var(warn_unused_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
811 Warn when a variable is unused.
814 Common Var(warn_coverage_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
815 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not match.
817 Wvector-operation-performance
818 Common Var(warn_vector_operation_performance) Warning
819 Warn when a vector operation is compiled outside the SIMD.
834 Common Separate Var(aux_info_file_name)
835 -aux-info <file> Emit declaration information into <file>.
838 Common Joined Alias(aux-info)
841 Common Separate RejectDriver Var(aux_base_name)
844 Common Separate RejectDriver
854 -d<letters> Enable dumps from specific passes of the compiler.
857 Common Separate Var(dump_base_name)
858 -dumpbase <file> Set the file basename to be used for dumps.
861 Common Separate Var(dump_dir_name)
862 -dumpdir <dir> Set the directory name to be used for dumps.
877 Driver Joined Separate
879 ; This option has historically been passed down to the linker by an
880 ; accident of a %{e*} spec, so ensure it continues to be passed down
881 ; as a single option. The supported option for this purpose is
882 ; -rdynamic. See PR 47390.
886 ; The version of the C++ ABI in use. The following values are allowed:
888 ; 0: The version of the ABI believed most conformant with the C++ ABI
889 ; specification. This ABI may change as bugs are discovered and fixed.
890 ; Therefore, 0 will not necessarily indicate the same ABI in different
893 ; 1: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.2. No longer selectable.
895 ; 2: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.4, and the default
898 ; 3: The version of the ABI that fixes the missing underscore
899 ; in template non-type arguments of pointer type.
901 ; 4: The version of the ABI that introduces unambiguous mangling of
902 ; vector types. First selectable in G++ 4.5.
904 ; 5: The version of the ABI that ignores attribute const/noreturn
905 ; in function pointer mangling, and corrects mangling of decltype and
906 ; function parameters used in other parameters and the return type.
907 ; First selectable in G++ 4.6.
909 ; 6: The version of the ABI that doesn't promote scoped enums to int and
910 ; changes the mangling of template argument packs, const/static_cast,
911 ; prefix ++ and --, and a class scope function used as a template
913 ; First selectable in G++ 4.7.
915 ; 7: The version of the ABI that treats nullptr_t as a builtin type and
916 ; corrects the mangling of lambdas in default argument scope.
917 ; First selectable in G++ 4.8.
919 ; 8: The version of the ABI that corrects the substitution behavior of
920 ; function types with function-cv-qualifiers.
921 ; First selectable in G++ 4.9 and default in G++ 5.
923 ; 9: The version of the ABI that corrects the alignment of nullptr_t.
924 ; First selectable and default in G++ 5.2.
926 ; 10: The version of the ABI that mangles attributes that affect type
927 ; identity, such as ia32 calling convention attributes (stdcall, etc.)
928 ; Default in G++ 6 (set in c_common_post_options).
930 ; 11: The version of the ABI that corrects mangling of sizeof... expressions
931 ; and introduces new inheriting constructor handling.
934 ; 12: Corrects the calling convention for classes with only deleted copy/move
938 ; Additional positive integers will be assigned as new versions of
939 ; the ABI become the default version of the ABI.
941 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_abi_version) Init(0)
942 The version of the C++ ABI in use.
944 faggressive-loop-optimizations
945 Common Report Var(flag_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Optimization Init(1)
946 Aggressively optimize loops using language constraints.
949 Common Report Var(align_functions,0) Optimization UInteger
950 Align the start of functions.
953 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_functions)
955 flimit-function-alignment
956 Common Report Var(flag_limit_function_alignment) Optimization Init(0)
959 Common Report Var(align_jumps,0) Optimization UInteger
960 Align labels which are only reached by jumping.
963 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_jumps)
966 Common Report Var(align_labels,0) Optimization UInteger
970 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_labels)
973 Common Report Var(align_loops,0) Optimization UInteger
974 Align the start of loops.
977 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_loops)
981 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
985 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
987 fargument-noalias-global
989 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
991 fargument-noalias-anything
993 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
996 Common Driver Report Joined
997 Select what to sanitize.
1000 Common Report Joined
1001 Select what to coverage sanitize.
1003 fasan-shadow-offset=
1004 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1005 -fasan-shadow-offset=<number> Use custom shadow memory offset.
1008 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1009 -fsanitize-sections=<sec1,sec2,...> Sanitize global variables
1010 in user-defined sections.
1013 Common Report Joined
1014 After diagnosing undefined behavior attempt to continue execution.
1018 This switch is deprecated; use -fsanitize-recover= instead.
1020 fsanitize-address-use-after-scope
1021 Common Driver Report Var(flag_sanitize_address_use_after_scope) Init(0)
1023 fsanitize-undefined-trap-on-error
1024 Common Driver Report Var(flag_sanitize_undefined_trap_on_error) Init(0)
1025 Use trap instead of a library function for undefined behavior sanitization.
1027 fasynchronous-unwind-tables
1028 Common Report Var(flag_asynchronous_unwind_tables) Optimization
1029 Generate unwind tables that are exact at each instruction boundary.
1032 Common Report Var(flag_auto_inc_dec) Init(1) Optimization
1033 Generate auto-inc/dec instructions.
1036 Common Report Var(flag_auto_profile)
1037 Use sample profile information for call graph node weights. The default
1038 profile file is fbdata.afdo in 'pwd'.
1041 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(auto_profile_file)
1042 Use sample profile information for call graph node weights. The profile
1043 file is specified in the argument.
1045 ; -fcheck-bounds causes gcc to generate array bounds checks.
1046 ; For C, C++ and ObjC: defaults off.
1047 ; For Java: defaults to on.
1048 ; For Fortran: defaults to off.
1050 Common Report Var(flag_bounds_check)
1051 Generate code to check bounds before indexing arrays.
1054 Common Report Var(flag_branch_on_count_reg) Optimization
1055 Replace add, compare, branch with branch on count register.
1057 fbranch-probabilities
1058 Common Report Var(flag_branch_probabilities) Optimization
1059 Use profiling information for branch probabilities.
1061 fbranch-target-load-optimize
1062 Common Report Var(flag_branch_target_load_optimize) Optimization
1063 Perform branch target load optimization before prologue / epilogue threading.
1065 fbranch-target-load-optimize2
1066 Common Report Var(flag_branch_target_load_optimize2) Optimization
1067 Perform branch target load optimization after prologue / epilogue threading.
1070 Common Report Var(flag_btr_bb_exclusive) Optimization
1071 Restrict target load migration not to re-use registers in any basic block.
1074 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1075 -fcall-saved-<register> Mark <register> as being preserved across functions.
1078 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1079 -fcall-used-<register> Mark <register> as being corrupted by function calls.
1081 ; Nonzero for -fcaller-saves: allocate values in regs that need to
1082 ; be saved across function calls, if that produces overall better code.
1083 ; Optional now, so people can test it.
1085 Common Report Var(flag_caller_saves) Optimization
1086 Save registers around function calls.
1089 Common Report Var(flag_check_data_deps)
1090 This switch is deprecated; do not use.
1093 Common Var(flag_check_new)
1094 Check the return value of new in C++.
1097 Common Var(flag_checking) Init(CHECKING_P ? ENABLE_EXTRA_CHECKING ? 2 : 1 : 0)
1098 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1101 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_checking)
1102 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1105 Common Report Var(flag_code_hoisting) Optimization
1106 Enable code hoisting.
1108 fcombine-stack-adjustments
1109 Common Report Var(flag_combine_stack_adjustments) Optimization
1110 Looks for opportunities to reduce stack adjustments and stack references.
1113 Common Report Var(flag_no_common,0)
1114 Do not put uninitialized globals in the common section.
1118 ; Converted by the driver to -fcompare-debug= options.
1121 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug_opt)
1122 -fcompare-debug[=<opts>] Compile with and without e.g. -gtoggle, and compare the final-insns dump.
1124 fcompare-debug-second
1125 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug)
1126 Run only the second compilation of -fcompare-debug.
1129 Common Report Var(flag_compare_elim_after_reload) Optimization
1130 Perform comparison elimination after register allocation has finished.
1133 Common Var(flag_conserve_stack) Optimization
1134 Do not perform optimizations increasing noticeably stack usage.
1137 Common Report Var(flag_cprop_registers) Optimization
1138 Perform a register copy-propagation optimization pass.
1141 Common Report Var(flag_crossjumping) Optimization
1142 Perform cross-jumping optimization.
1145 Common Report Var(flag_cse_follow_jumps) Optimization
1146 When running CSE, follow jumps to their targets.
1150 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1153 Common Report Var(flag_cx_limited_range) Optimization SetByCombined
1154 Omit range reduction step when performing complex division.
1157 Common Report Var(flag_cx_fortran_rules) Optimization
1158 Complex multiplication and division follow Fortran rules.
1161 Common Report Var(flag_data_sections)
1162 Place data items into their own section.
1165 Common Report Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1166 List all available debugging counters with their limits and counts.
1169 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1170 -fdbg-cnt=<counter>:<limit>[,<counter>:<limit>,...] Set the debug counter limit.
1173 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1174 Map one directory name to another in debug information.
1176 fdebug-types-section
1177 Common Report Var(flag_debug_types_section) Init(0)
1178 Output .debug_types section when using DWARF v4 debuginfo.
1180 ; Nonzero for -fdefer-pop: don't pop args after each function call
1181 ; instead save them up to pop many calls' args with one insns.
1183 Common Report Var(flag_defer_pop) Optimization
1184 Defer popping functions args from stack until later.
1187 Common Report Var(flag_delayed_branch) Optimization
1188 Attempt to fill delay slots of branch instructions.
1190 fdelete-dead-exceptions
1191 Common Report Var(flag_delete_dead_exceptions) Init(0) Optimization
1192 Delete dead instructions that may throw exceptions.
1194 fdelete-null-pointer-checks
1195 Common Report Var(flag_delete_null_pointer_checks) Init(-1) Optimization
1196 Delete useless null pointer checks.
1198 fdevirtualize-at-ltrans
1199 Common Report Var(flag_ltrans_devirtualize)
1200 Stream extra data to support more aggressive devirtualization in LTO local transformation mode.
1202 fdevirtualize-speculatively
1203 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize_speculatively) Optimization
1204 Perform speculative devirtualization.
1207 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize) Optimization
1208 Try to convert virtual calls to direct ones.
1210 fdiagnostics-show-location=
1211 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule)
1212 -fdiagnostics-show-location=[once|every-line] How often to emit source location at the beginning of line-wrapped diagnostics.
1214 ; Required for these enum values.
1219 Name(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) Type(int)
1222 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(once) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_ONCE)
1225 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(every-line) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_EVERY_LINE)
1227 fdiagnostics-show-caret
1228 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_caret) Init(1)
1229 Show the source line with a caret indicating the column.
1232 Common Alias(fdiagnostics-color=,always,never)
1236 Driver Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_color) Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1237 -fdiagnostics-color=[never|always|auto] Colorize diagnostics.
1239 ; Required for these enum values.
1244 Name(diagnostic_color_rule) Type(int)
1247 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1250 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_YES)
1253 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(auto) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_AUTO)
1255 fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits
1256 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_parseable_fixits)
1257 Print fix-it hints in machine-readable form.
1259 fdiagnostics-generate-patch
1260 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_generate_patch)
1261 Print fix-it hints to stderr in unified diff format.
1263 fdiagnostics-show-option
1264 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_option) Init(1)
1265 Amend appropriate diagnostic messages with the command line option that controls them.
1268 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1269 -fdisable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 disables an optimization pass.
1272 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1273 -fenable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 enables an optimization pass.
1276 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1277 -fdump-<type> Dump various compiler internals to a file.
1280 Driver RejectNegative
1283 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_final_insns)
1284 -fdump-final-insns=filename Dump to filename the insns at the end of translation.
1287 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_go_spec)
1288 -fdump-go-spec=filename Write all declarations to file as Go code.
1291 Common Report Var(flag_dump_noaddr)
1292 Suppress output of addresses in debugging dumps.
1295 Common Driver Var(flag_report_bug)
1296 Collect and dump debug information into temporary file if ICE in C/C++
1299 fdump-internal-locations
1300 Common Var(flag_dump_locations) Init(0)
1301 Dump detailed information on GCC's internal representation of source code locations.
1304 Common Var(flag_dump_passes) Init(0)
1305 Dump optimization passes.
1308 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered)
1309 Suppress output of instruction numbers, line number notes and addresses in debugging dumps.
1311 fdump-unnumbered-links
1312 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered_links)
1313 Suppress output of previous and next insn numbers in debugging dumps.
1316 Common Report Var(flag_dwarf2_cfi_asm) Init(HAVE_GAS_CFI_DIRECTIVE)
1317 Enable CFI tables via GAS assembler directives.
1320 Common Report Var(flag_early_inlining) Init(1) Optimization
1321 Perform early inlining.
1323 feliminate-dwarf2-dups
1325 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1328 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_sra) Init(0) Optimization
1329 Perform interprocedural reduction of aggregates.
1331 feliminate-unused-debug-symbols
1332 Common Report Var(flag_debug_only_used_symbols)
1333 Perform unused symbol elimination in debug info.
1335 feliminate-unused-debug-types
1336 Common Report Var(flag_eliminate_unused_debug_types) Init(1)
1337 Perform unused type elimination in debug info.
1339 femit-class-debug-always
1340 Common Report Var(flag_emit_class_debug_always) Init(0)
1341 Do not suppress C++ class debug information.
1344 Common Report Var(flag_exceptions) Optimization
1345 Enable exception handling.
1347 fexpensive-optimizations
1348 Common Report Var(flag_expensive_optimizations) Optimization
1349 Perform a number of minor, expensive optimizations.
1352 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(excess_precision) Var(flag_excess_precision_cmdline) Init(EXCESS_PRECISION_DEFAULT) SetByCombined
1353 -fexcess-precision=[fast|standard] Specify handling of excess floating-point precision.
1356 Name(excess_precision) Type(enum excess_precision) UnknownError(unknown excess precision style %qs)
1359 Enum(excess_precision) String(fast) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_FAST)
1362 Enum(excess_precision) String(standard) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_STANDARD)
1364 ; Whether we permit the extended set of values for FLT_EVAL_METHOD
1365 ; introduced in ISO/IEC TS 18661-3, or limit ourselves to those in C99/C11.
1366 fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=
1367 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) Var(flag_permitted_flt_eval_methods) Init(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_DEFAULT)
1368 -fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=[c11|ts-18661] Specify which values of FLT_EVAL_METHOD are permitted.
1371 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)
1374 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(c11) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_C11)
1377 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(ts-18661-3) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_TS_18661)
1383 Common Var(flag_fat_lto_objects)
1384 Output lto objects containing both the intermediate language and binary output.
1387 Common Report Var(flag_finite_math_only) Optimization SetByCombined
1388 Assume no NaNs or infinities are generated.
1391 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1392 -ffixed-<register> Mark <register> as being unavailable to the compiler.
1395 Common Report Var(flag_float_store) Optimization
1396 Don't allocate floats and doubles in extended-precision registers.
1400 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1403 Common Report Var(flag_forward_propagate) Optimization
1404 Perform a forward propagation pass on RTL.
1407 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(fp_contract_mode) Var(flag_fp_contract_mode) Init(FP_CONTRACT_FAST) Optimization
1408 -ffp-contract=[off|on|fast] Perform floating-point expression contraction.
1411 Name(fp_contract_mode) Type(enum fp_contract_mode) UnknownError(unknown floating point contraction style %qs)
1414 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(off) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1416 ; Not implemented, fall back to conservative FP_CONTRACT_OFF.
1418 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(on) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1421 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(fast) Value(FP_CONTRACT_FAST)
1423 ffp-int-builtin-inexact
1424 Common Report Var(flag_fp_int_builtin_inexact) Init(1) Optimization
1425 Allow built-in functions ceil, floor, round, trunc to raise \"inexact\" exceptions.
1427 ; Nonzero means don't put addresses of constant functions in registers.
1428 ; Used for compiling the Unix kernel, where strange substitutions are
1429 ; done on the assembly output.
1431 Common Report Var(flag_no_function_cse,0) Optimization
1432 Allow function addresses to be held in registers.
1435 Common Report Var(flag_function_sections)
1436 Place each function into its own section.
1439 Common Report Var(flag_gcse) Optimization
1440 Perform global common subexpression elimination.
1443 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_lm) Init(1) Optimization
1444 Perform enhanced load motion during global common subexpression elimination.
1447 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_sm) Init(0) Optimization
1448 Perform store motion after global common subexpression elimination.
1451 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_las) Init(0) Optimization
1452 Perform redundant load after store elimination in global common subexpression
1456 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_after_reload) Optimization
1457 Perform global common subexpression elimination after register allocation has
1461 Name(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Type(int)
1464 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(all) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_ALL)
1467 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(gdb) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_GDB)
1470 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(minimal) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_MINIMAL)
1473 Common Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Joined RejectNegative Report Undocumented Var(gnat_encodings)
1474 -fgnat-encodings=[all|gdb|minimal] Select the balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF emitted in the debug information
1476 ; This option is not documented yet as its semantics will change.
1478 Common Report Var(flag_graphite) Optimization
1479 Enable in and out of Graphite representation.
1482 Common Report Var(flag_graphite_identity) Optimization
1483 Enable Graphite Identity transformation.
1485 fhoist-adjacent-loads
1486 Common Report Var(flag_hoist_adjacent_loads) Optimization
1487 Enable hoisting adjacent loads to encourage generating conditional move
1491 Common Undocumented Report Var(flag_keep_gc_roots_live) Optimization
1492 ; Always keep a pointer to a live memory block
1494 floop-parallelize-all
1495 Common Report Var(flag_loop_parallelize_all) Optimization
1496 Mark all loops as parallel.
1499 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1500 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1503 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1504 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1507 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1508 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1510 floop-unroll-and-jam
1511 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1512 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1515 Common Report Var(flag_tm)
1516 Enable support for GNU transactional memory.
1519 Common Report Var(flag_gnu_unique) Init(1)
1520 Use STB_GNU_UNIQUE if supported by the assembler.
1524 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1527 Common Report Var(flag_loop_nest_optimize) Optimization
1528 Enable the loop nest optimizer.
1530 fstrict-volatile-bitfields
1531 Common Report Var(flag_strict_volatile_bitfields) Init(-1) Optimization
1532 Force bitfield accesses to match their type width.
1535 Common Report Var(flag_store_merging) Optimization
1536 Merge adjacent stores.
1538 fguess-branch-probability
1539 Common Report Var(flag_guess_branch_prob) Optimization
1540 Enable guessing of branch probabilities.
1542 ; Nonzero means ignore `#ident' directives. 0 means handle them.
1543 ; Generate position-independent code for executables if possible
1544 ; On SVR4 targets, it also controls whether or not to emit a
1545 ; string identifying the compiler.
1547 Common Report Var(flag_no_ident,0)
1548 Process #ident directives.
1551 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion) Optimization
1552 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to branchless equivalents.
1555 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion2) Optimization
1556 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to conditional execution.
1559 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(stack_reuse_level) Var(flag_stack_reuse) Init(SR_ALL) Optimization
1560 -fstack-reuse=[all|named_vars|none] Set stack reuse level for local variables.
1563 Name(stack_reuse_level) Type(enum stack_reuse_level) UnknownError(unknown Stack Reuse Level %qs)
1566 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(all) Value(SR_ALL)
1569 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(named_vars) Value(SR_NAMED_VARS)
1572 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(none) Value(SR_NONE)
1574 ftree-loop-if-convert
1575 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_if_convert) Init(-1) Optimization
1576 Convert conditional jumps in innermost loops to branchless equivalents.
1578 ftree-loop-if-convert-stores
1580 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1582 ; -finhibit-size-directive inhibits output of .size for ELF.
1583 ; This is used only for compiling crtstuff.c,
1584 ; and it may be extended to other effects
1585 ; needed for crtstuff.c on other systems.
1586 finhibit-size-directive
1587 Common Report Var(flag_inhibit_size_directive)
1588 Do not generate .size directives.
1591 Common Report Var(flag_indirect_inlining) Optimization
1592 Perform indirect inlining.
1594 ; General flag to enable inlining. Specifying -fno-inline will disable
1595 ; all inlining apart from always-inline functions.
1597 Common Report Var(flag_no_inline,0) Init(0) Optimization
1598 Enable inlining of function declared \"inline\", disabling disables all inlining.
1600 finline-small-functions
1601 Common Report Var(flag_inline_small_functions) Optimization
1602 Integrate functions into their callers when code size is known not to grow.
1605 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions) Optimization
1606 Integrate functions not declared \"inline\" into their callers when profitable.
1608 finline-functions-called-once
1609 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions_called_once) Optimization
1610 Integrate functions only required by their single caller.
1613 Common RejectNegative Joined Alias(finline-limit=)
1616 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1617 -finline-limit=<number> Limit the size of inlined functions to <number>.
1620 Common Report Var(flag_inline_atomics) Init(1) Optimization
1621 Inline __atomic operations when a lock free instruction sequence is available.
1623 finstrument-functions
1624 Common Report Var(flag_instrument_function_entry_exit)
1625 Instrument function entry and exit with profiling calls.
1627 finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=
1628 Common RejectNegative Joined
1629 -finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=name,... Do not instrument listed functions.
1631 finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=
1632 Common RejectNegative Joined
1633 -finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=filename,... Do not instrument functions listed in files.
1636 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp) Optimization
1637 Perform interprocedural constant propagation.
1640 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp_clone) Optimization
1641 Perform cloning to make Interprocedural constant propagation stronger.
1645 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1648 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_bit_cp) Optimization
1649 Perform interprocedural bitwise constant propagation.
1652 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_profile) Init(0) Optimization
1653 Perform interprocedural profile propagation.
1656 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pta) Init(0) Optimization
1657 Perform interprocedural points-to analysis.
1660 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pure_const) Init(0) Optimization
1661 Discover pure and const functions.
1664 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf) Optimization
1665 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions and read-only variables.
1668 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf_functions) Optimization
1669 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions.
1672 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf_variables) Optimization
1673 Perform Identical Code Folding for variables.
1676 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_reference) Init(0) Optimization
1677 Discover readonly and non addressable static variables.
1681 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1685 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1688 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_vrp) Optimization
1689 Perform IPA Value Range Propagation.
1692 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_algorithm) Var(flag_ira_algorithm) Init(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB) Optimization
1693 -fira-algorithm=[CB|priority] Set the used IRA algorithm.
1696 Name(ira_algorithm) Type(enum ira_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown IRA algorithm %qs)
1699 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(CB) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB)
1702 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(priority) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY)
1705 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_region) Var(flag_ira_region) Init(IRA_REGION_AUTODETECT) Optimization
1706 -fira-region=[one|all|mixed] Set regions for IRA.
1709 Name(ira_region) Type(enum ira_region) UnknownError(unknown IRA region %qs)
1712 Enum(ira_region) String(one) Value(IRA_REGION_ONE)
1715 Enum(ira_region) String(all) Value(IRA_REGION_ALL)
1718 Enum(ira_region) String(mixed) Value(IRA_REGION_MIXED)
1721 Common Report Var(flag_ira_hoist_pressure) Init(1) Optimization
1722 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1723 in RTL hoist optimizations.
1726 Common Report Var(flag_ira_loop_pressure) Optimization
1727 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1728 in RTL loop optimizations.
1730 fira-share-save-slots
1731 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_save_slots) Init(1) Optimization
1732 Share slots for saving different hard registers.
1734 fira-share-spill-slots
1735 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_spill_slots) Init(1) Optimization
1736 Share stack slots for spilled pseudo-registers.
1739 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(flag_ira_verbose) Init(5)
1740 -fira-verbose=<number> Control IRA's level of diagnostic messages.
1743 Common Report Var(flag_ivopts) Init(1) Optimization
1744 Optimize induction variables on trees.
1747 Common Var(flag_jump_tables) Init(1) Optimization
1748 Use jump tables for sufficiently large switch statements.
1750 fkeep-inline-functions
1751 Common Report Var(flag_keep_inline_functions)
1752 Generate code for functions even if they are fully inlined.
1754 fkeep-static-functions
1755 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_functions)
1756 Generate code for static functions even if they are never called.
1759 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_consts) Init(1)
1760 Emit static const variables even if they are not used.
1763 Common Report Var(flag_leading_underscore) Init(-1)
1764 Give external symbols a leading underscore.
1768 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1771 Common Report Var(flag_lra_remat) Optimization
1772 Do CFG-sensitive rematerialization in LRA.
1776 Enable link-time optimization.
1779 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_lto)
1780 Link-time optimization with number of parallel jobs or jobserver.
1783 Name(lto_partition_model) Type(enum lto_partition_model) UnknownError(unknown LTO partitioning model %qs)
1786 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(none) Value(LTO_PARTITION_NONE)
1789 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(one) Value(LTO_PARTITION_ONE)
1792 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(balanced) Value(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
1795 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(1to1) Value(LTO_PARTITION_1TO1)
1798 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(max) Value(LTO_PARTITION_MAX)
1801 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(lto_partition_model) Var(flag_lto_partition) Init(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
1802 Specify the algorithm to partition symbols and vars at linktime.
1804 ; The initial value of -1 comes from Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION in zlib.h.
1805 flto-compression-level=
1806 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lto_compression_level) Init(-1) IntegerRange(0, 9)
1807 -flto-compression-level=<number> Use zlib compression level <number> for IL.
1809 flto-odr-type-merging
1810 Common Report Var(flag_lto_odr_type_mering) Init(1)
1811 Merge C++ types using One Definition Rule.
1814 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report) Init(0)
1815 Report various link-time optimization statistics.
1818 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report_wpa) Init(0)
1819 Report various link-time optimization statistics for WPA only.
1822 Common Report Var(flag_errno_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
1823 Set errno after built-in math functions.
1826 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_max_errors)
1827 -fmax-errors=<number> Maximum number of errors to report.
1830 Common Report Var(mem_report)
1831 Report on permanent memory allocation.
1834 Common Report Var(mem_report_wpa)
1835 Report on permanent memory allocation in WPA only.
1837 ; This will attempt to merge constant section constants, if 1 only
1838 ; string constants and constants from constant pool, if 2 also constant
1840 fmerge-all-constants
1841 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,2) Init(1)
1842 Attempt to merge identical constants and constant variables.
1845 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,1)
1846 Attempt to merge identical constants across compilation units.
1848 fmerge-debug-strings
1849 Common Report Var(flag_merge_debug_strings) Init(1)
1850 Attempt to merge identical debug strings across compilation units.
1853 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1854 -fmessage-length=<number> Limit diagnostics to <number> characters per line. 0 suppresses line-wrapping.
1857 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched) Optimization
1858 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling before the first scheduling pass.
1860 fmodulo-sched-allow-regmoves
1861 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched_allow_regmoves) Optimization
1862 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling with register moves allowed.
1864 fmove-loop-invariants
1865 Common Report Var(flag_move_loop_invariants) Optimization
1866 Move loop invariant computations out of loops.
1869 Common Var(flag_dce) Init(1) Optimization
1870 Use the RTL dead code elimination pass.
1873 Common Var(flag_dse) Init(1) Optimization
1874 Use the RTL dead store elimination pass.
1876 freschedule-modulo-scheduled-loops
1877 Common Report Var(flag_resched_modulo_sched) Optimization
1878 Enable/Disable the traditional scheduling in loops that already passed modulo scheduling.
1880 fnon-call-exceptions
1881 Common Report Var(flag_non_call_exceptions) Optimization
1882 Support synchronous non-call exceptions.
1885 Common Driver Joined MissingArgError(options or targets missing after %qs)
1886 -foffload=<targets>=<options> Specify offloading targets and options for them.
1889 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(offload_abi) Var(flag_offload_abi) Init(OFFLOAD_ABI_UNSET)
1890 -foffload-abi=[lp64|ilp32] Set the ABI to use in an offload compiler.
1893 Name(offload_abi) Type(enum offload_abi) UnknownError(unknown offload ABI %qs)
1896 Enum(offload_abi) String(ilp32) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_ILP32)
1899 Enum(offload_abi) String(lp64) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_LP64)
1902 Common Report Var(flag_omit_frame_pointer) Optimization
1903 When possible do not generate stack frames.
1906 Common Report Var(flag_opt_info) Optimization
1907 Enable all optimization info dumps on stderr.
1910 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1911 -fopt-info[-<type>=filename] Dump compiler optimization details.
1913 foptimize-register-move
1915 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1917 foptimize-sibling-calls
1918 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_sibling_calls) Optimization
1919 Optimize sibling and tail recursive calls.
1922 Common Report Var(flag_partial_inlining) Optimization
1923 Perform partial inlining.
1926 Common Report Var(pre_ipa_mem_report)
1927 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
1929 fpost-ipa-mem-report
1930 Common Report Var(post_ipa_mem_report)
1931 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
1934 Common Report Var(flag_pack_struct) Optimization
1935 Pack structure members together without holes.
1938 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
1939 -fpack-struct=<number> Set initial maximum structure member alignment.
1942 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,1) Init(DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN)
1943 Return small aggregates in memory, not registers.
1946 Common Report Var(flag_peel_loops) Optimization
1947 Perform loop peeling.
1950 Common Report Var(flag_no_peephole,0) Optimization
1951 Enable machine specific peephole optimizations.
1954 Common Report Var(flag_peephole2) Optimization
1955 Enable an RTL peephole pass before sched2.
1958 Common Report Var(flag_pic,2) Negative(fPIE) Init(-1)
1959 Generate position-independent code if possible (large mode).
1962 Common Report Var(flag_pie,2) Negative(fpic) Init(-1)
1963 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (large mode).
1966 Common Report Var(flag_pic,1) Negative(fpie) Init(-1)
1967 Generate position-independent code if possible (small mode).
1970 Common Report Var(flag_pie,1) Negative(fPIC) Init(-1)
1971 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (small mode).
1974 Common Report Var(flag_plt) Init(1) Optimization
1975 Use PLT for PIC calls (-fno-plt: load the address from GOT at call site).
1978 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1979 Specify a plugin to load.
1982 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1983 -fplugin-arg-<name>-<key>[=<value>] Specify argument <key>=<value> for plugin <name>.
1985 fpredictive-commoning
1986 Common Report Var(flag_predictive_commoning) Optimization
1987 Run predictive commoning optimization.
1989 fprefetch-loop-arrays
1990 Common Report Var(flag_prefetch_loop_arrays) Init(-1) Optimization
1991 Generate prefetch instructions, if available, for arrays in loops.
1994 Common Report Var(profile_flag)
1995 Enable basic program profiling code.
1998 Common Report Var(profile_abs_path_flag)
1999 Generate absolute source path names for gcov.
2002 Common Report Var(profile_arc_flag)
2003 Insert arc-based program profiling code.
2006 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_data_prefix)
2007 Set the top-level directory for storing the profile data.
2008 The default is 'pwd'.
2011 Common Report Var(flag_profile_correction)
2012 Enable correction of flow inconsistent profile data input.
2015 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(profile_update) Var(flag_profile_update) Init(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2016 -fprofile-update=[single|atomic|prefer-atomic] Set the profile update method.
2019 Name(profile_update) Type(enum profile_update) UnknownError(unknown profile update method %qs)
2022 Enum(profile_update) String(single) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2025 Enum(profile_update) String(atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_ATOMIC)
2028 Enum(profile_update) String(prefer-atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_PREFER_ATOMIC)
2032 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations.
2035 Common Joined RejectNegative
2036 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2039 Common Var(flag_profile_use)
2040 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations.
2043 Common Joined RejectNegative
2044 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2047 Common Report Var(flag_profile_values)
2048 Insert code to profile values of expressions.
2051 Common Report Var(profile_report)
2052 Report on consistency of profile.
2054 fprofile-reorder-functions
2055 Common Report Var(flag_profile_reorder_functions)
2056 Enable function reordering that improves code placement.
2058 fpatchable-function-entry=
2059 Common Joined Optimization
2060 Insert NOP instructions at each function entry.
2063 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2066 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2067 -frandom-seed=<string> Make compile reproducible using <string>.
2069 ; This switch causes the command line that was used to create an
2070 ; object file to be recorded into the object file. The exact format
2071 ; of this recording is target and binary file format dependent.
2072 ; It is related to the -fverbose-asm switch, but that switch only
2073 ; records information in the assembler output file as comments, so
2074 ; they never reach the object file.
2075 frecord-gcc-switches
2076 Common Report Var(flag_record_gcc_switches)
2077 Record gcc command line switches in the object file.
2080 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,0) Optimization
2081 Return small aggregates in registers.
2085 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2088 Common Report Var(flag_lifetime_dse,2) Init(2) Optimization
2089 Tell DSE that the storage for a C++ object is dead when the constructor
2090 starts and when the destructor finishes.
2093 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lifetime_dse) Optimization IntegerRange(0, 2)
2095 flive-range-shrinkage
2096 Common Report Var(flag_live_range_shrinkage) Init(0) Optimization
2097 Relief of register pressure through live range shrinkage.
2100 Common Report Var(flag_rename_registers) Init(2) Optimization
2101 Perform a register renaming optimization pass.
2104 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_fusion) Init(2) Optimization
2105 Perform a target dependent instruction fusion optimization pass.
2108 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks) Optimization
2109 Reorder basic blocks to improve code placement.
2111 freorder-blocks-algorithm=
2112 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Var(flag_reorder_blocks_algorithm) Init(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE) Optimization
2113 -freorder-blocks-algorithm=[simple|stc] Set the used basic block reordering algorithm.
2116 Name(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Type(enum reorder_blocks_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown basic block reordering algorithm %qs)
2119 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(simple) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE)
2122 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(stc) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_STC)
2124 freorder-blocks-and-partition
2125 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks_and_partition) Optimization
2126 Reorder basic blocks and partition into hot and cold sections.
2129 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_functions) Optimization
2130 Reorder functions to improve code placement.
2132 frerun-cse-after-loop
2133 Common Report Var(flag_rerun_cse_after_loop) Optimization
2134 Add a common subexpression elimination pass after loop optimizations.
2138 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2141 Common Report Var(flag_rounding_math) Optimization SetByCombined
2142 Disable optimizations that assume default FP rounding behavior.
2145 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_interblock) Init(1) Optimization
2146 Enable scheduling across basic blocks.
2149 Common Report Var(flag_sched_pressure) Init(0) Optimization
2150 Enable register pressure sensitive insn scheduling.
2153 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative) Init(1) Optimization
2154 Allow speculative motion of non-loads.
2157 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load) Optimization
2158 Allow speculative motion of some loads.
2160 fsched-spec-load-dangerous
2161 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load_dangerous) Optimization
2162 Allow speculative motion of more loads.
2165 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(sched_verbose_param) Init(1)
2166 -fsched-verbose=<number> Set the verbosity level of the scheduler.
2168 fsched2-use-superblocks
2169 Common Report Var(flag_sched2_use_superblocks) Optimization
2170 If scheduling post reload, do superblock scheduling.
2174 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2177 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns) Optimization
2178 Reschedule instructions before register allocation.
2181 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns_after_reload) Optimization
2182 Reschedule instructions after register allocation.
2184 ; This flag should be on when a target implements non-trivial
2185 ; scheduling hooks, maybe saving some information for its own sake.
2186 ; On IA64, for example, this is used for correct bundling.
2187 fselective-scheduling
2188 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling) Optimization
2189 Schedule instructions using selective scheduling algorithm.
2191 fselective-scheduling2
2192 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling2) Optimization
2193 Run selective scheduling after reload.
2196 Common Undocumented Joined Var(flag_self_test)
2197 Run self-tests, using the given path to locate test files.
2199 fsel-sched-pipelining
2200 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining) Init(0) Optimization
2201 Perform software pipelining of inner loops during selective scheduling.
2203 fsel-sched-pipelining-outer-loops
2204 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining_outer_loops) Init(0) Optimization
2205 Perform software pipelining of outer loops during selective scheduling.
2207 fsel-sched-reschedule-pipelined
2208 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_reschedule_pipelined) Init(0) Optimization
2209 Reschedule pipelined regions without pipelining.
2211 fsemantic-interposition
2212 Common Report Var(flag_semantic_interposition) Init(1)
2213 Allow interposing function (or variables) by ones with different semantics (or initializer) respectively by dynamic linker.
2215 ; sched_stalled_insns means that insns can be moved prematurely from the queue
2216 ; of stalled insns into the ready list.
2217 fsched-stalled-insns
2218 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns) Optimization UInteger
2219 Allow premature scheduling of queued insns.
2221 fsched-stalled-insns=
2222 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2223 -fsched-stalled-insns=<number> Set number of queued insns that can be prematurely scheduled.
2225 ; sched_stalled_insns_dep controls how many recently scheduled cycles will
2226 ; be examined for a dependency on a stalled insn that is candidate for
2227 ; premature removal from the queue of stalled insns into the ready list (has
2228 ; an effect only if the flag 'sched_stalled_insns' is set).
2229 fsched-stalled-insns-dep
2230 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns_dep,1) Init(1) Optimization UInteger
2231 Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2233 fsched-stalled-insns-dep=
2234 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2235 -fsched-stalled-insns-dep=<number> Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2237 fsched-group-heuristic
2238 Common Report Var(flag_sched_group_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2239 Enable the group heuristic in the scheduler.
2241 fsched-critical-path-heuristic
2242 Common Report Var(flag_sched_critical_path_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2243 Enable the critical path heuristic in the scheduler.
2245 fsched-spec-insn-heuristic
2246 Common Report Var(flag_sched_spec_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2247 Enable the speculative instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2249 fsched-rank-heuristic
2250 Common Report Var(flag_sched_rank_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2251 Enable the rank heuristic in the scheduler.
2253 fsched-last-insn-heuristic
2254 Common Report Var(flag_sched_last_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2255 Enable the last instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2257 fsched-dep-count-heuristic
2258 Common Report Var(flag_sched_dep_count_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2259 Enable the dependent count heuristic in the scheduler.
2262 Common Report Var(flag_section_anchors) Optimization
2263 Access data in the same section from shared anchor points.
2267 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2271 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2274 Common Report Var(flag_ree) Init(0)
2275 Turn on Redundant Extensions Elimination pass.
2278 Common Report Var(flag_show_column) Init(1)
2279 Show column numbers in diagnostics, when available. Default on.
2282 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap) Optimization
2283 Emit function prologues only before parts of the function that need it,
2284 rather than at the top of the function.
2286 fshrink-wrap-separate
2287 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap_separate) Init(1) Optimization
2288 Shrink-wrap parts of the prologue and epilogue separately.
2291 Common Report Var(flag_signaling_nans) Optimization SetByCombined
2292 Disable optimizations observable by IEEE signaling NaNs.
2295 Common Report Var(flag_signed_zeros) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2296 Disable floating point optimizations that ignore the IEEE signedness of zero.
2298 fsingle-precision-constant
2299 Common Report Var(flag_single_precision_constant) Optimization
2300 Convert floating point constants to single precision constants.
2302 fsplit-ivs-in-unroller
2303 Common Report Var(flag_split_ivs_in_unroller) Init(1) Optimization
2304 Split lifetimes of induction variables when loops are unrolled.
2307 Common Report Var(flag_split_stack) Init(-1)
2308 Generate discontiguous stack frames.
2311 Common Report Var(flag_split_wide_types) Optimization
2312 Split wide types into independent registers.
2315 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_backprop) Init(1) Optimization
2316 Enable backward propagation of use properties at the SSA level.
2319 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_phiopt) Optimization
2320 Optimize conditional patterns using SSA PHI nodes.
2323 Common Report Var(flag_stdarg_opt) Init(1) Optimization
2324 Optimize amount of stdarg registers saved to stack at start of function.
2326 fvariable-expansion-in-unroller
2327 Common Report Var(flag_variable_expansion_in_unroller) Optimization
2328 Apply variable expansion when loops are unrolled.
2331 Common Report RejectNegative Joined Optimization
2332 -fstack-check=[no|generic|specific] Insert stack checking code into the program.
2335 Common Alias(fstack-check=, specific, no)
2336 Insert stack checking code into the program. Same as -fstack-check=specific.
2338 fstack-clash-protection
2339 Common Report Var(flag_stack_clash_protection) Optimization
2340 Insert code to probe each page of stack space as it is allocated to protect
2341 from stack-clash style attacks.
2344 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2346 fstack-limit-register=
2347 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2348 -fstack-limit-register=<register> Trap if the stack goes past <register>.
2350 fstack-limit-symbol=
2351 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2352 -fstack-limit-symbol=<name> Trap if the stack goes past symbol <name>.
2355 Common Report Var(flag_stack_protect, 1) Init(-1) Optimization
2356 Use propolice as a stack protection method.
2358 fstack-protector-all
2359 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 2) Init(-1) Optimization
2360 Use a stack protection method for every function.
2362 fstack-protector-strong
2363 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 3) Init(-1) Optimization
2364 Use a smart stack protection method for certain functions.
2366 fstack-protector-explicit
2367 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 4) Optimization
2368 Use stack protection method only for functions with the stack_protect attribute.
2371 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_usage)
2372 Output stack usage information on a per-function basis.
2376 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2378 ; Nonzero if we should do (language-dependent) alias analysis.
2379 ; Typically, this analysis will assume that expressions of certain
2380 ; types do not alias expressions of certain other types. Only used
2381 ; if alias analysis (in general) is enabled.
2383 Common Report Var(flag_strict_aliasing) Optimization
2384 Assume strict aliasing rules apply.
2387 Common NegativeAlias Alias(fwrapv)
2388 Treat signed overflow as undefined. Negated as -fwrapv.
2391 Common Report Var(flag_sync_libcalls) Init(1)
2392 Implement __atomic operations via libcalls to legacy __sync functions.
2395 Common Report Var(flag_syntax_only)
2396 Check for syntax errors, then stop.
2399 Common Report Var(flag_test_coverage)
2400 Create data files needed by \"gcov\".
2403 Common Report Var(flag_thread_jumps) Optimization
2404 Perform jump threading optimizations.
2407 Common Report Var(time_report)
2408 Report the time taken by each compiler pass.
2410 ftime-report-details
2411 Common Report Var(time_report_details)
2412 Record times taken by sub-phases separately.
2415 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(tls_model) Var(flag_tls_default) Init(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2416 -ftls-model=[global-dynamic|local-dynamic|initial-exec|local-exec] Set the default thread-local storage code generation model.
2419 Name(tls_model) Type(enum tls_model) UnknownError(unknown TLS model %qs)
2422 Enum(tls_model) String(global-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2425 Enum(tls_model) String(local-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_DYNAMIC)
2428 Enum(tls_model) String(initial-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_INITIAL_EXEC)
2431 Enum(tls_model) String(local-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_EXEC)
2434 Common Report Var(flag_toplevel_reorder) Init(2)
2435 Reorder top level functions, variables, and asms.
2438 Common Report Var(flag_tracer) Optimization
2439 Perform superblock formation via tail duplication.
2442 Common Report Var(flag_trampolines) Init(0)
2443 For targets that normally need trampolines for nested functions, always
2444 generate them instead of using descriptors.
2446 ; Zero means that floating-point math operations cannot generate a
2447 ; (user-visible) trap. This is the case, for example, in nonstop
2448 ; IEEE 754 arithmetic.
2450 Common Report Var(flag_trapping_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2451 Assume floating-point operations can trap.
2454 Common Report Var(flag_trapv) Optimization
2455 Trap for signed overflow in addition, subtraction and multiplication.
2458 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ccp) Optimization
2459 Enable SSA-CCP optimization on trees.
2462 Common Report Var(flag_tree_bit_ccp) Optimization
2463 Enable SSA-BIT-CCP optimization on trees.
2467 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2470 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ch) Optimization
2471 Enable loop header copying on trees.
2473 ftree-coalesce-inlined-vars
2474 Common Ignore RejectNegative
2475 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2478 Common Report Var(flag_tree_coalesce_vars) Optimization
2479 Enable SSA coalescing of user variables.
2483 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2486 Common Report Var(flag_tree_copy_prop) Optimization
2487 Enable copy propagation on trees.
2489 ftree-store-copy-prop
2491 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2494 Common Report Var(flag_tree_cselim) Init(2) Optimization
2495 Transform condition stores into unconditional ones.
2497 ftree-switch-conversion
2498 Common Report Var(flag_tree_switch_conversion) Optimization
2499 Perform conversions of switch initializations.
2502 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dce) Optimization
2503 Enable SSA dead code elimination optimization on trees.
2505 ftree-dominator-opts
2506 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dom) Optimization
2507 Enable dominator optimizations.
2510 Common Report Var(flag_tree_tail_merge) Optimization
2511 Enable tail merging on trees.
2514 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dse) Optimization
2515 Enable dead store elimination.
2518 Common Report Var(flag_tree_forwprop) Init(1) Optimization
2519 Enable forward propagation on trees.
2522 Common Report Var(flag_tree_fre) Optimization
2523 Enable Full Redundancy Elimination (FRE) on trees.
2526 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_strlen) Optimization
2527 Enable string length optimizations on trees.
2529 fisolate-erroneous-paths-dereference
2530 Common Report Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_dereference) Optimization
2531 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to
2532 dereferencing a null pointer. Isolate those paths from the main control
2533 flow and turn the statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
2535 fisolate-erroneous-paths-attribute
2536 Common Report Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_attribute) Optimization
2537 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to a null value
2538 being used in a way forbidden by a returns_nonnull or nonnull
2539 attribute. Isolate those paths from the main control flow and turn the
2540 statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
2542 ftree-loop-distribution
2543 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribution) Optimization
2544 Enable loop distribution on trees.
2546 ftree-loop-distribute-patterns
2547 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribute_patterns) Optimization
2548 Enable loop distribution for patterns transformed into a library call.
2551 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_im) Init(1) Optimization
2552 Enable loop invariant motion on trees.
2555 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
2556 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
2559 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_ivcanon) Init(1) Optimization
2560 Create canonical induction variables in loops.
2563 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_optimize) Init(1) Optimization
2564 Enable loop optimizations on tree level.
2566 ftree-parallelize-loops=
2567 Common Report Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_tree_parallelize_loops) Init(1) Optimization
2568 -ftree-parallelize-loops=<number> Enable automatic parallelization of loops.
2571 Common Report Var(flag_tree_phiprop) Init(1) Optimization
2572 Enable hoisting loads from conditional pointers.
2575 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pre) Optimization
2576 Enable SSA-PRE optimization on trees.
2579 Common Report Var(flag_tree_partial_pre) Optimization
2580 In SSA-PRE optimization on trees, enable partial-partial redundancy elimination.
2583 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pta) Optimization
2584 Perform function-local points-to analysis on trees.
2587 Common Report Var(flag_tree_reassoc) Init(1) Optimization
2588 Enable reassociation on tree level.
2592 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2595 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sink) Optimization
2596 Enable SSA code sinking on trees.
2599 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slsr) Optimization
2600 Perform straight-line strength reduction.
2603 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sra) Optimization
2604 Perform scalar replacement of aggregates.
2607 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ter) Optimization
2608 Replace temporary expressions in the SSA->normal pass.
2611 Common Report Var(flag_tree_live_range_split) Optimization
2612 Perform live range splitting during the SSA->normal pass.
2615 Common Report Var(flag_tree_vrp) Init(0) Optimization
2616 Perform Value Range Propagation on trees.
2619 Common Report Var(flag_split_paths) Init(0) Optimization
2620 Split paths leading to loop backedges.
2622 funconstrained-commons
2623 Common Var(flag_unconstrained_commons) Optimization
2624 Assume common declarations may be overridden with ones with a larger
2628 Common Report Var(flag_unit_at_a_time) Init(1)
2629 Compile whole compilation unit at a time.
2632 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_loops) Optimization
2633 Perform loop unrolling when iteration count is known.
2636 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_all_loops) Optimization
2637 Perform loop unrolling for all loops.
2639 ; Nonzero means that loop optimizer may assume that the induction variables
2640 ; that control loops do not overflow and that the loops with nontrivial
2641 ; exit condition are not infinite
2642 funsafe-loop-optimizations
2644 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2647 Common Report Var(flag_associative_math) SetByCombined Optimization
2648 Allow optimization for floating-point arithmetic which may change the
2649 result of the operation due to rounding.
2652 Common Report Var(flag_reciprocal_math) SetByCombined Optimization
2653 Same as -fassociative-math for expressions which include division.
2655 ; Nonzero means that unsafe floating-point math optimizations are allowed
2656 ; for the sake of speed. IEEE compliance is not guaranteed, and operations
2657 ; are allowed to assume that their arguments and results are "normal"
2658 ; (e.g., nonnegative for SQRT).
2659 funsafe-math-optimizations
2660 Common Report Var(flag_unsafe_math_optimizations) Optimization SetByCombined
2661 Allow math optimizations that may violate IEEE or ISO standards.
2664 Common Report Var(flag_unswitch_loops) Optimization
2665 Perform loop unswitching.
2668 Common Report Var(flag_split_loops) Optimization
2669 Perform loop splitting.
2672 Common Report Var(flag_unwind_tables) Optimization
2673 Just generate unwind tables for exception handling.
2676 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=gold)
2677 Use the bfd linker instead of the default linker.
2680 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=bfd)
2681 Use the gold linker instead of the default linker.
2684 Common Undocumented Var(flag_use_linker_plugin)
2686 ; Positive if we should track variables, negative if we should run
2687 ; the var-tracking pass only to discard debug annotations, zero if
2688 ; we're not to run it. When flag_var_tracking == 2 (AUTODETECT_VALUE) it
2689 ; will be set according to optimize, debug_info_level and debug_hooks
2690 ; in process_options ().
2692 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking) Init(2) PerFunction
2693 Perform variable tracking.
2695 ; Positive if we should track variables at assignments, negative if
2696 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2697 ; annotations. When flag_var_tracking_assignments ==
2698 ; AUTODETECT_VALUE it will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2699 fvar-tracking-assignments
2700 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments) Init(2) PerFunction
2701 Perform variable tracking by annotating assignments.
2703 ; Nonzero if we should toggle flag_var_tracking_assignments after
2704 ; processing options and computing its default. */
2705 fvar-tracking-assignments-toggle
2706 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments_toggle) PerFunction
2707 Toggle -fvar-tracking-assignments.
2709 ; Positive if we should track uninitialized variables, negative if
2710 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2711 ; annotations. When flag_var_tracking_uninit == AUTODETECT_VALUE it
2712 ; will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2713 fvar-tracking-uninit
2714 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_uninit) PerFunction
2715 Perform variable tracking and also tag variables that are uninitialized.
2717 ; Alias to enable both -ftree-loop-vectorize and -ftree-slp-vectorize.
2719 Common Report Optimization
2720 Enable vectorization on trees.
2722 ftree-vectorizer-verbose=
2723 Common Joined RejectNegative Ignore
2724 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2726 ftree-loop-vectorize
2727 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
2728 Enable loop vectorization on trees.
2731 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slp_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
2732 Enable basic block vectorization (SLP) on trees.
2735 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_vect_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_DEFAULT) Optimization
2736 Specifies the cost model for vectorization.
2737 -fvect-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap] Specifies the cost model for vectorization.
2740 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_simd_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED) Optimization
2741 -fsimd-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap] Specifies the vectorization cost model for code marked with a simd directive.
2744 Name(vect_cost_model) Type(enum vect_cost_model) UnknownError(unknown vectorizer cost model %qs)
2747 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(unlimited) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED)
2750 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(dynamic) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_DYNAMIC)
2753 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(cheap) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_CHEAP)
2756 Common Alias(fvect-cost-model=,dynamic,unlimited)
2757 Enables the dynamic vectorizer cost model. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2759 ftree-vect-loop-version
2761 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2764 Common Report Var(flag_tree_scev_cprop) Init(1) Optimization
2765 Enable copy propagation of scalar-evolution information.
2767 ; -fverbose-asm causes extra commentary information to be produced in
2768 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable). This option
2769 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
2770 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
2771 ; -fno-verbose-asm, the default, causes the extra information
2772 ; to not be added and is useful when comparing two assembler files.
2774 Common Report Var(flag_verbose_asm)
2775 Add extra commentary to assembler output.
2778 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(symbol_visibility) Var(default_visibility) Init(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2779 -fvisibility=[default|internal|hidden|protected] Set the default symbol visibility.
2782 Name(symbol_visibility) Type(enum symbol_visibility) UnknownError(unrecognized visibility value %qs)
2785 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(default) Value(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2788 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(internal) Value(VISIBILITY_INTERNAL)
2791 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(hidden) Value(VISIBILITY_HIDDEN)
2794 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(protected) Value(VISIBILITY_PROTECTED)
2797 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vtv_priority) Var(flag_vtable_verify) Init(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
2798 Validate vtable pointers before using them.
2801 Name(vtv_priority) Type(enum vtv_priority) UnknownError(unknown vtable verify initialization priority %qs)
2804 Enum(vtv_priority) String(none) Value(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
2807 Enum(vtv_priority) String(std) Value(VTV_STANDARD_PRIORITY)
2810 Enum(vtv_priority) String(preinit) Value(VTV_PREINIT_PRIORITY)
2813 Common Var(flag_vtv_counts)
2814 Output vtable verification counters.
2817 Common Var(flag_vtv_debug)
2818 Output vtable verification pointer sets information.
2821 Common Report Var(flag_value_profile_transformations) Optimization
2822 Use expression value profiles in optimizations.
2825 Common Report Var(flag_web) Init(2) Optimization
2826 Construct webs and split unrelated uses of single variable.
2828 ftree-builtin-call-dce
2829 Common Report Var(flag_tree_builtin_call_dce) Init(0) Optimization
2830 Enable conditional dead code elimination for builtin calls.
2833 Common Report Var(flag_whole_program) Init(0)
2834 Perform whole program optimizations.
2837 Common Report Var(flag_wrapv) Optimization
2838 Assume signed arithmetic overflow wraps around.
2840 fzero-initialized-in-bss
2841 Common Report Var(flag_zero_initialized_in_bss) Init(1)
2842 Put zero initialized data in the bss section.
2845 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
2846 Generate debug information in default format.
2849 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf)
2850 Generate debug information in COFF format.
2853 Common Driver Var(debug_column_info,1) Init(0)
2854 Record DW_AT_decl_column and DW_AT_call_column in DWARF.
2857 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf-)
2858 Generate debug information in default version of DWARF format.
2861 Common Driver Joined UInteger Var(dwarf_version) Init(4) Negative(gstabs)
2862 Generate debug information in DWARF v2 (or later) format.
2865 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing
2866 Generate debug information in default extended format.
2869 RejectNegative Joined Undocumented
2870 ; Catch the gno- prefix, so it doesn't backtrack to g<level>.
2873 Common Driver Negative(gpubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 0) Init(-1)
2874 Don't generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
2877 Common Driver Negative(ggnu-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 1)
2878 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
2881 Common Driver Negative(gno-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 2)
2882 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections with GNU extensions.
2884 grecord-gcc-switches
2885 Common Driver Var(dwarf_record_gcc_switches) Init(1)
2886 Record gcc command line switches in DWARF DW_AT_producer.
2889 Common Driver Var(dwarf_split_debug_info) Init(0)
2890 Generate debug information in separate .dwo files.
2893 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gstabs+)
2894 Generate debug information in STABS format.
2897 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gvms)
2898 Generate debug information in extended STABS format.
2901 Common Driver Report Var(dwarf_strict) Init(0)
2902 Don't emit DWARF additions beyond selected version.
2905 Common Driver Report Var(flag_gtoggle)
2906 Toggle debug information generation.
2909 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff)
2910 Generate debug information in VMS format.
2913 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff+)
2914 Generate debug information in XCOFF format.
2917 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gcoff)
2918 Generate debug information in extended XCOFF format.
2921 Name(compressed_debug_sections) Type(int)
2923 ; Since -gz= is completely handled in specs, the values aren't used and we
2924 ; assign arbitrary constants.
2926 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(none) Value(0)
2929 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib) Value(1)
2932 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib-gnu) Value(2)
2936 Generate compressed debug sections.
2939 Common Driver RejectNegative Joined Enum(compressed_debug_sections)
2940 -gz=<format> Generate compressed debug sections in format <format>.
2943 Driver Joined Separate
2946 Common Joined Var(plugindir_string) Init(0)
2947 -iplugindir=<dir> Set <dir> to be the default plugin directory.
2950 Common Joined Separate RejectDriver Var(imultiarch) Init(0)
2951 -imultiarch <dir> Set <dir> to be the multiarch include subdirectory.
2954 Driver Joined Separate
2959 no-canonical-prefixes
2972 Common Driver Joined Separate Var(asm_file_name) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
2973 -o <file> Place output into <file>.
2976 Common Var(profile_flag)
2977 Enable function profiling.
2980 Driver Var(pass_exit_codes)
2983 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
2986 Common Var(flag_pedantic_errors)
2987 Like -pedantic but issue them as errors.
2993 Driver Var(use_pipes)
2996 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_file_name)
2998 print-libgcc-file-name
3001 print-multi-directory
3002 Driver Var(print_multi_directory)
3005 Driver Var(print_multi_lib)
3007 print-multi-os-directory
3008 Driver Var(print_multi_os_directory)
3011 Driver Var(print_multiarch)
3014 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_prog_name)
3017 Driver Var(print_search_dirs)
3020 Driver Var(print_sysroot)
3022 print-sysroot-headers-suffix
3023 Driver Var(print_sysroot_headers_suffix)
3026 Common Var(quiet_flag) RejectDriver
3027 Do not display functions compiled or elapsed time.
3045 Driver Var(report_times)
3048 Driver JoinedOrMissing
3051 Driver Joined Separate
3055 ; C option, but driver must not handle as "-u ndef".
3058 Common Driver Var(verbose_flag)
3059 Enable verbose output.
3062 Common Var(version_flag) RejectDriver
3063 Display the compiler's version.
3066 Common Var(inhibit_warnings)
3070 Driver Separate Var(wrapper_string)
3073 Driver Joined Separate
3076 Driver RejectNegative Negative(static-pie)
3077 Create a shared library.
3083 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
3096 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
3103 ; Documented for Go, but always accepted by driver.
3121 Driver RejectNegative Negative(shared)
3122 Don't create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3125 Driver RejectNegative Negative(no-pie)
3126 Create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3129 Driver RejectNegative Negative(pie)
3130 Create a static position independent executable.
3133 Driver Joined Separate
3136 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_ra) Optimization
3137 Use caller save register across calls if possible.
3139 ; This comment is to ensure we retain the blank line above.