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1 ; Options for the language- and target-independent parts of the compiler.
3 ; Copyright (C) 2003-2020 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
9 ; Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later
10 ; version.
12 ; GCC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
13 ; WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
14 ; FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
15 ; for more details.
17 ; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 ; along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
19 ; <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for link-time optimization.
67 Variable
68 int flag_generate_lto
70 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for offload compilation.
71 Variable
72 int flag_generate_offload = 0
74 ; Nonzero means we should be saving declaration info into a .X file.
75 Variable
76 int flag_gen_aux_info = 0
78 ; Nonzero if we are compiling code for a shared library, zero for
79 ; executable.
80 Variable
81 int flag_shlib
83 ; These two are really VEC(char_p,heap) *.
85 Variable
86 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_functions
88 Variable
89 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_files
91 ; Generic structs (e.g. templates not explicitly specialized)
92 ; may not have a compilation unit associated with them, and so
93 ; may need to be treated differently from ordinary structs.
95 ; Structs only handled by reference (indirectly), will also usually
96 ; not need as much debugging information.
98 Variable
99 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_ordinary[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
101 Variable
102 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_generic[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
104 ; True if we should exit after parsing options.
105 Variable
106 bool exit_after_options
108 ; Type(s) of debugging information we are producing (if any).  See
109 ; flag-types.h for the definitions of the different possible types of
110 ; debugging information.
111 Variable
112 enum debug_info_type write_symbols = NO_DEBUG
114 ; Level of debugging information we are producing.  See flag-types.h
115 ; for the definitions of the different possible levels.
116 Variable
117 enum debug_info_levels debug_info_level = DINFO_LEVEL_NONE
119 ; Nonzero means use GNU-only extensions in the generated symbolic
120 ; debugging information.  Currently, this only has an effect when
121 ; write_symbols is set to DBX_DEBUG or XCOFF_DEBUG.
122 Variable
123 bool use_gnu_debug_info_extensions
125 ; Original value of maximum field alignment in bytes, specified via
126 ; -fpack-struct=<value>.
127 Variable
128 unsigned int initial_max_fld_align = TARGET_DEFAULT_PACK_STRUCT
130 ; Type of stack check.
131 Variable
132 enum stack_check_type flag_stack_check = NO_STACK_CHECK
134 ; True if stack usage information needs to be computed.
135 Variable
136 bool flag_stack_usage_info = false
138 ; -dA causes debug commentary information to be produced in
139 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable).  This option
140 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
141 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
142 ; Currently, this switch is only used by dwarf2out.c; however, it is intended
143 ; to be a catchall for printing debug information in the assembler file.
144 Variable
145 int flag_debug_asm
147 ; How many NOP insns to place at each function entry by default
148 Variable
149 HOST_WIDE_INT function_entry_patch_area_size
151 ; And how far the real asm entry point is into this area
152 Variable
153 HOST_WIDE_INT function_entry_patch_area_start
155 ; Balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF to emit.
156 Variable
157 enum dwarf_gnat_encodings gnat_encodings = DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_DEFAULT
159 ; -dP causes the rtl to be emitted as a comment in assembly.
160 Variable
161 int flag_dump_rtl_in_asm
163 ; Whether -da was passed (used only in handle_common_deferred_options).
164 Variable
165 bool flag_dump_all_passed
167 ; Other flags saying which kinds of debugging dump have been requested.
169 Variable
170 int rtl_dump_and_exit
172 Variable
173 int flag_print_asm_name
175 ; Name of top-level original source file (what was input to cpp).
176 ; This comes from the #-command at the beginning of the actual input.
177 ; If there isn't any there, then this is the cc1 input file name.
178 Variable
179 const char *main_input_filename
181 ; Pointer to base name in main_input_filename, with directories and a
182 ; single final extension removed, and the length of this base
183 ; name.
185 Variable
186 const char *main_input_basename
188 Variable
189 int main_input_baselength
191 ; Which options have been printed by --help.
192 Variable
193 char *help_printed
195 ; Which enums have been printed by --help.  0 = not printed, no
196 ; relevant options seen, 1 = relevant option seen, not yet printed, 2
197 ; = printed.
198 Variable
199 char *help_enum_printed
201 ; The number of columns for --help output.
202 Variable
203 unsigned int help_columns
205 ; Whether this options structure has been through finish_options
206 Variable
207 bool flag_opts_finished
209 ; What the sanitizer should instrument
210 Variable
211 unsigned int flag_sanitize
213 ; What sanitizers should recover from errors
214 Variable
215 unsigned int flag_sanitize_recover = (SANITIZE_UNDEFINED | SANITIZE_UNDEFINED_NONDEFAULT | SANITIZE_KERNEL_ADDRESS) & ~(SANITIZE_UNREACHABLE | SANITIZE_RETURN)
217 ; What the coverage sanitizers should instrument
218 Variable
219 unsigned int flag_sanitize_coverage
221 ; Flag whether a prefix has been added to dump_base_name
222 Variable
223 bool dump_base_name_prefixed = false
225 ; Flag whether HSA generation has been explicitely disabled
226 Variable
227 bool flag_disable_hsa = false
230 Driver
232 -assemble
233 Driver Alias(S)
235 -compile
236 Driver Alias(c)
238 -completion=
239 Common Driver Joined Undocumented
240 Provide bash completion for options starting with provided string.
242 -coverage
243 Driver Alias(coverage)
245 -debug
246 Common Alias(g)
248 -dump
249 Common Separate Alias(d)
251 -dump=
252 Common Joined Alias(d)
254 -dumpbase
255 Common Separate Alias(dumpbase)
257 -dumpdir
258 Common Separate Alias(dumpdir)
260 -entry
261 Driver Separate Alias(e)
263 -entry=
264 Driver Joined Alias(e)
266 -extra-warnings
267 Common Warning Alias(Wextra)
269 -for-assembler
270 Driver Separate Alias(Xassembler)
272 -for-assembler=
273 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xassembler)
275 -for-linker
276 Driver Separate Alias(Xlinker)
278 -for-linker=
279 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xlinker)
281 -force-link
282 Driver Separate Alias(u)
284 -force-link=
285 Driver Joined Alias(u)
287 -help
288 Common Driver Var(help_flag)
289 Display this information.
291 -help=
292 Common Driver Report Joined
293 --help=<class>  Display descriptions of a specific class of options.  <class> is one or more of optimizers, target, warnings, undocumented, params.
295 -language
296 Driver Separate Alias(x)
298 -language=
299 Driver Joined Alias(x)
301 -library-directory
302 Driver Separate Alias(L)
304 -library-directory=
305 Driver Joined Alias(L)
307 -no-canonical-prefixes
308 Driver Alias(no-canonical-prefixes)
310 -no-standard-libraries
311 Driver Alias(nostdlib)
313 -no-sysroot-suffix
314 Driver Var(no_sysroot_suffix)
316 -no-warnings
317 Common Alias(w)
319 -optimize
320 Common Alias(O)
322 -output
323 Common Driver Separate Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
325 -output=
326 Common Driver Joined Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
328 -pass-exit-codes
329 Driver Alias(pass-exit-codes)
331 -pedantic
332 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
334 -pedantic-errors
335 Common Alias(pedantic-errors)
337 -pie
338 Driver Alias(pie)
340 -static-pie
341 Driver Alias(static-pie)
343 -pipe
344 Driver Alias(pipe)
346 -prefix
347 Driver Separate Alias(B)
349 -prefix=
350 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(B)
352 -preprocess
353 Driver Alias(E)
355 -print-file-name
356 Driver Separate Alias(print-file-name=)
358 -print-file-name=
359 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-file-name=)
361 -print-libgcc-file-name
362 Driver Alias(print-libgcc-file-name)
364 -print-multi-directory
365 Driver Alias(print-multi-directory)
367 -print-multi-lib
368 Driver Alias(print-multi-lib)
370 -print-multi-os-directory
371 Driver Alias(print-multi-os-directory)
373 -print-multiarch
374 Driver Alias(print-multiarch)
376 -print-prog-name
377 Driver Separate Alias(print-prog-name=)
379 -print-prog-name=
380 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-prog-name=)
382 -print-search-dirs
383 Driver Alias(print-search-dirs)
385 -print-sysroot
386 Driver Alias(print-sysroot)
388 -print-sysroot-headers-suffix
389 Driver Alias(print-sysroot-headers-suffix)
391 -profile
392 Common Alias(p)
394 -save-temps
395 Driver Alias(save-temps)
397 -shared
398 Driver Alias(shared)
400 -specs
401 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
403 -specs=
404 Driver Joined Alias(specs=)
406 -static
407 Driver Alias(static)
409 -symbolic
410 Driver Alias(symbolic)
412 -target-help
413 Common Driver
414 Alias for --help=target.
416 -time
417 Driver Alias(time)
419 -verbose
420 Driver Alias(v)
422 ;; The driver used to convert options such as --help into forms such
423 ;; as -fhelp; the following four entries are for compatibility with
424 ;; any direct uses of those (undocumented) -f forms
425 fhelp
426 Common Driver Alias(-help)
428 fhelp=
429 Common Driver Joined Alias(-help=)
431 ftarget-help
432 Common Driver Alias(-target-help)
434 fversion
435 Common Driver Alias(-version)
437 -sysroot
438 Driver Separate Alias(-sysroot=)
440 -sysroot=
441 Driver JoinedOrMissing
443 -version
444 Common Driver
447 Driver Joined Separate
450 Driver
453 Driver Joined Separate
456 Driver
459 Common JoinedOrMissing Optimization
460 -O<number>      Set optimization level to <number>.
463 Common Optimization
464 Optimize for space rather than speed.
466 Ofast
467 Common Optimization
468 Optimize for speed disregarding exact standards compliance.
471 Common Optimization
472 Optimize for debugging experience rather than speed or size.
475 Driver
478 Driver Negative(Qy)
481 Driver Negative(Qn)
484 Driver Joined Separate
487 Driver
490 Driver Joined Separate
492 Tbss
493 Driver Separate
495 Tbss=
496 Driver Joined
498 Tdata
499 Driver Separate
501 Tdata=
502 Driver Joined
504 Ttext
505 Driver Separate
507 Ttext=
508 Driver Joined
511 Common RejectNegative Warning Alias(Wextra)
512 This switch is deprecated; use -Wextra instead.
515 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
518 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
521 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
523 Waggregate-return
524 Common Var(warn_aggregate_return) Warning
525 Warn about returning structures, unions or arrays.
527 Waggressive-loop-optimizations
528 Common Var(warn_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Init(1) Warning
529 Warn if a loop with constant number of iterations triggers undefined behavior.
531 Warray-bounds
532 Common Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning
533 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
535 Warray-bounds=
536 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
537 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
539 Wattributes
540 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
541 Warn about inappropriate attribute usage.
543 Wattribute-alias
544 Common Alias(Wattribute_alias=, 1, 0) Warning
545 Warn about type safety and similar errors and mismatches in declarations with alias attributes.
547 Wattribute-alias=
548 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_attribute_alias) Init(1) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
549 Warn about type safety and similar errors and mismatches in declarations with alias attributes.
551 Wcannot-profile
552 Common Var(warn_cannot_profile) Init(1) Warning
553 Warn when profiling instrumentation was requested, but could not be applied to
554 a certain function.
556 Wcast-align
557 Common Var(warn_cast_align) Warning
558 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
560 Wcast-align=strict
561 Common Var(warn_cast_align,2) Warning
562 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
564 Wcpp
565 Common Var(warn_cpp) Init(1) Warning
566 Warn when a #warning directive is encountered.
568 Wattribute-warning
569 Common Var(warn_attribute_warning) Init(1) Warning
570 Warn about uses of __attribute__((warning)) declarations.
572 Wdeprecated
573 Common Var(warn_deprecated) Init(1) Warning
574 Warn if a deprecated compiler feature, class, method, or field is used.
576 Wdeprecated-declarations
577 Common Var(warn_deprecated_decl) Init(1) Warning
578 Warn about uses of __attribute__((deprecated)) declarations.
580 Wdisabled-optimization
581 Common Var(warn_disabled_optimization) Warning
582 Warn when an optimization pass is disabled.
584 Werror
585 Common Var(warnings_are_errors)
586 Treat all warnings as errors.
588 Werror=
589 Common Joined
590 Treat specified warning as error.
592 Wextra
593 Common Var(extra_warnings) Warning
594 Print extra (possibly unwanted) warnings.
596 Wfatal-errors
597 Common Var(flag_fatal_errors)
598 Exit on the first error occurred.
600 Wframe-larger-than=
601 Common RejectNegative Joined Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Warning Var(warn_frame_larger_than_size) Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
602 -Wframe-larger-than=<byte-size> Warn if a function's stack frame requires in excess of <byte-size>.
604 Wfree-nonheap-object
605 Common Var(warn_free_nonheap_object) Init(1) Warning
606 Warn when attempting to free a non-heap object.
608 Whsa
609 Common Var(warn_hsa) Init(1) Warning
610 Warn when a function cannot be expanded to HSAIL.
612 Wimplicit-fallthrough
613 Common Alias(Wimplicit-fallthrough=,3,0) Warning
615 Wimplicit-fallthrough=
616 Common Var(warn_implicit_fallthrough) RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning IntegerRange(0, 5)
617 Warn when a switch case falls through.
619 Winline
620 Common Var(warn_inline) Warning Optimization
621 Warn when an inlined function cannot be inlined.
623 Winvalid-memory-model
624 Common Var(warn_invalid_memory_model) Init(1) Warning
625 Warn when an atomic memory model parameter is known to be outside the valid range.
627 Wlarger-than-
628 Common RejectNegative Joined Warning Undocumented Alias(Wlarger-than=)
630 Wlarger-than=
631 Common RejectNegative Joined Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Warning Var(warn_larger_than_size) Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
632 -Wlarger-than=<byte-size>       Warn if an object's size exceeds <byte-size>.
634 Wnonnull-compare
635 Var(warn_nonnull_compare) Warning
636 Warn if comparing pointer parameter with nonnull attribute with NULL.
638 Wnull-dereference
639 Common Var(warn_null_dereference) Warning
640 Warn if dereferencing a NULL pointer may lead to erroneous or undefined behavior.
642 Wunsafe-loop-optimizations
643 Common Ignore Warning
644 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
646 Wmissing-noreturn
647 Common Warning Alias(Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn)
649 Wodr
650 Common Var(warn_odr_violations) Init(1) Warning
651 Warn about some C++ One Definition Rule violations during link time optimization.
653 Woverflow
654 Common Var(warn_overflow) Init(1) Warning
655 Warn about overflow in arithmetic expressions.
657 Wlto-type-mismatch
658 Common Var(warn_lto_type_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
659 During link time optimization warn about mismatched types of global declarations.
661 Wpacked
662 Common Var(warn_packed) Warning
663 Warn when the packed attribute has no effect on struct layout.
665 Wpadded
666 Common Var(warn_padded) Warning
667 Warn when padding is required to align structure members.
669 Wpedantic
670 Common Var(pedantic) Init(0) Warning
671 Issue warnings needed for strict compliance to the standard.
673 Wreturn-local-addr
674 Common Var(warn_return_local_addr) Init(1) Warning
675 Warn about returning a pointer/reference to a local or temporary variable.
677 Wshadow
678 Common Var(warn_shadow) Warning
679 Warn when one variable shadows another.  Same as -Wshadow=global.
681 Wshadow=global
682 Common Warning Alias(Wshadow)
683 Warn when one variable shadows another (globally).
685 Wshadow=local
686 Common Var(warn_shadow_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow)
687 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter.
689 Wshadow-local
690 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=local)
692 Wshadow=compatible-local
693 Common Var(warn_shadow_compatible_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow=local)
694 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter of compatible type.
696 Wshadow-compatible-local
697 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=compatible-local)
699 Wstack-protector
700 Common Var(warn_stack_protect) Warning
701 Warn when not issuing stack smashing protection for some reason.
703 Wstack-usage=
704 Common Joined RejectNegative Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Var(warn_stack_usage) Warning Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
705 -Wstack-usage=<byte-size>       Warn if stack usage might exceed <byte-size>.
707 Wstrict-aliasing
708 Common Warning
709 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
711 Wstrict-aliasing=
712 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_aliasing) Warning
713 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
715 Wstrict-overflow
716 Common Warning
717 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
719 Wstrict-overflow=
720 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_overflow) Warning
721 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
723 Wsuggest-attribute=cold
724 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_cold) Warning
725 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((cold)).
727 Wsuggest-attribute=const
728 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_const) Warning
729 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((const)).
731 Wsuggest-attribute=pure
732 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_pure) Warning
733 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((pure)).
735 Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn
736 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_noreturn) Warning
737 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((noreturn)).
739 Wsuggest-attribute=malloc
740 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_malloc) Warning
741 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((malloc)).
743 Wsuggest-final-types
744 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_types) Warning
745 Warn about C++ polymorphic types where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
747 Wsuggest-final-methods
748 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_methods) Warning
749 Warn about C++ virtual methods where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
751 Wswitch-unreachable
752 Common Var(warn_switch_unreachable) Warning Init(1)
753 Warn about statements between switch's controlling expression and the first
754 case.
756 Wsystem-headers
757 Common Var(warn_system_headers) Warning
758 Do not suppress warnings from system headers.
760 Wtrampolines
761 Common Var(warn_trampolines) Warning
762 Warn whenever a trampoline is generated.
764 Wtype-limits
765 Common Var(warn_type_limits) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
766 Warn if a comparison is always true or always false due to the limited range of the data type.
768 Wuninitialized
769 Common Var(warn_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
770 Warn about uninitialized automatic variables.
772 Wmaybe-uninitialized
773 Common Var(warn_maybe_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wuninitialized)
774 Warn about maybe uninitialized automatic variables.
776 Wunreachable-code
777 Common Ignore Warning
778 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
780 Wunused
781 Common Var(warn_unused) Init(0) Warning
782 Enable all -Wunused- warnings.
784 Wunused-but-set-parameter
785 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
786 Warn when a function parameter is only set, otherwise unused.
788 Wunused-but-set-variable
789 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
790 Warn when a variable is only set, otherwise unused.
792 Wunused-function
793 Common Var(warn_unused_function) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
794 Warn when a function is unused.
796 Wunused-label
797 Common Var(warn_unused_label) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
798 Warn when a label is unused.
800 Wunused-parameter
801 Common Var(warn_unused_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
802 Warn when a function parameter is unused.
804 Wunused-value
805 Common Var(warn_unused_value) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
806 Warn when an expression value is unused.
808 Wunused-variable
809 Common Var(warn_unused_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
810 Warn when a variable is unused.
812 Wcoverage-mismatch
813 Common Var(warn_coverage_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
814 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not match.
816 Wmissing-profile
817 Common Var(warn_missing_profile) Init(1) Warning
818 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not exist.
820 Wvector-operation-performance
821 Common Var(warn_vector_operation_performance) Warning
822 Warn when a vector operation is compiled outside the SIMD.
824 Xassembler
825 Driver Separate
827 Xlinker
828 Driver Separate
830 Xpreprocessor
831 Driver Separate
834 Driver
836 aux-info
837 Common Separate Var(aux_info_file_name)
838 -aux-info <file>        Emit declaration information into <file>.
840 aux-info=
841 Common Joined Alias(aux-info)
843 auxbase
844 Common Separate RejectDriver Var(aux_base_name)
846 auxbase-strip
847 Common Separate RejectDriver
849 coverage
850 Driver
853 Driver
856 Common Joined
857 -d<letters>     Enable dumps from specific passes of the compiler.
859 dumpbase
860 Common Separate Var(dump_base_name)
861 -dumpbase <file>        Set the file basename to be used for dumps.
863 dumpdir
864 Common Separate Var(dump_dir_name)
865 -dumpdir <dir>  Set the directory name to be used for dumps.
867 dumpmachine
868 Driver
870 dumpspecs
871 Driver
873 dumpversion
874 Driver
876 dumpfullversion
877 Driver
880 Driver Joined Separate
882 ; This option has historically been passed down to the linker by an
883 ; accident of a %{e*} spec, so ensure it continues to be passed down
884 ; as a single option.  The supported option for this purpose is
885 ; -rdynamic.  See PR 47390.
886 export-dynamic
887 Driver Undocumented
889 ; The version of the C++ ABI in use.  The following values are allowed:
891 ; 0: The version of the ABI believed most conformant with the C++ ABI
892 ;    specification.  This ABI may change as bugs are discovered and fixed.
893 ;    Therefore, 0 will not necessarily indicate the same ABI in different
894 ;    versions of G++.
896 ; 1: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.2.  No longer selectable.
898 ; 2: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.4, and the default
899 ;    until GCC 4.9.
901 ; 3: The version of the ABI that fixes the missing underscore
902 ;    in template non-type arguments of pointer type.
904 ; 4: The version of the ABI that introduces unambiguous mangling of
905 ;    vector types.  First selectable in G++ 4.5.
907 ; 5: The version of the ABI that ignores attribute const/noreturn
908 ;    in function pointer mangling, and corrects mangling of decltype and
909 ;    function parameters used in other parameters and the return type.
910 ;    First selectable in G++ 4.6.
912 ; 6: The version of the ABI that doesn't promote scoped enums to int and
913 ;    changes the mangling of template argument packs, const/static_cast,
914 ;    prefix ++ and --, and a class scope function used as a template
915 ;    argument.
916 ;    First selectable in G++ 4.7.
918 ; 7: The version of the ABI that treats nullptr_t as a builtin type and
919 ;    corrects the mangling of lambdas in default argument scope.
920 ;    First selectable in G++ 4.8.
922 ; 8: The version of the ABI that corrects the substitution behavior of
923 ;    function types with function-cv-qualifiers.
924 ;    First selectable in G++ 4.9 and default in G++ 5.
926 ; 9: The version of the ABI that corrects the alignment of nullptr_t.
927 ;    First selectable and default in G++ 5.2.
929 ; 10: The version of the ABI that mangles attributes that affect type
930 ;     identity, such as ia32 calling convention attributes (stdcall, etc.)
931 ;     Default in G++ 6 (set in c_common_post_options).
933 ; 11: The version of the ABI that corrects mangling of sizeof... expressions
934 ;     and introduces new inheriting constructor handling.
935 ;     Default in G++ 7.
937 ; 12: Corrects the calling convention for classes with only deleted copy/move
938 ;     constructors and changes passing/returning of empty records.
939 ;     Default in G++ 8.1.
941 ; 13: Fixes the accidental change in 12 to the calling convention for classes
942 ;     with deleted copy constructor and trivial move constructor.
943 ;     Default in G++ 8.2.
944 ; 14: Corrects the mangling of nullptr expression.
945 ;     Default in G++ 10.
947 ; Additional positive integers will be assigned as new versions of
948 ; the ABI become the default version of the ABI.
949 fabi-version=
950 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_abi_version) Init(0)
951 The version of the C++ ABI in use.
953 faggressive-loop-optimizations
954 Common Report Var(flag_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Optimization Init(1)
955 Aggressively optimize loops using language constraints.
957 falign-functions
958 Common Report Var(flag_align_functions) Optimization
959 Align the start of functions.
961 falign-functions=
962 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_functions) Optimization
964 flimit-function-alignment
965 Common Report Var(flag_limit_function_alignment) Optimization Init(0)
967 falign-jumps
968 Common Report Var(flag_align_jumps) Optimization
969 Align labels which are only reached by jumping.
971 falign-jumps=
972 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_jumps) Optimization
974 falign-labels
975 Common Report Var(flag_align_labels) Optimization
976 Align all labels.
978 falign-labels=
979 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_labels) Optimization
981 falign-loops
982 Common Report Var(flag_align_loops) Optimization
983 Align the start of loops.
985 falign-loops=
986 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_loops) Optimization
988 fallow-store-data-races
989 Common Report Var(flag_store_data_races) Optimization
990 Allow the compiler to introduce new data races on stores.
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 Ignore
1076 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1078 fbranch-target-load-optimize2
1079 Common Ignore
1080 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1082 fbtr-bb-exclusive
1083 Common Ignore
1084 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1086 fcallgraph-info
1087 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_callgraph_info) Init(NO_CALLGRAPH_INFO);
1088 Output callgraph information on a per-file basis.
1090 fcallgraph-info=
1091 Common Report RejectNegative Joined
1092 Output callgraph information on a per-file basis with decorations.
1094 fcall-saved-
1095 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1096 -fcall-saved-<register> Mark <register> as being preserved across functions.
1098 fcall-used-
1099 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1100 -fcall-used-<register>  Mark <register> as being corrupted by function calls.
1102 ; Nonzero for -fcaller-saves: allocate values in regs that need to
1103 ; be saved across function calls, if that produces overall better code.
1104 ; Optional now, so people can test it.
1105 fcaller-saves
1106 Common Report Var(flag_caller_saves) Optimization
1107 Save registers around function calls.
1109 fcheck-data-deps
1110 Common Ignore
1111 This switch is deprecated; do not use.
1113 fcheck-new
1114 Common Var(flag_check_new)
1115 Check the return value of new in C++.
1117 fchecking
1118 Common Var(flag_checking) Init(CHECKING_P ? ENABLE_EXTRA_CHECKING ? 2 : 1 : 0)
1119 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1121 fchecking=
1122 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_checking)
1123 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1125 fcode-hoisting
1126 Common Report Var(flag_code_hoisting) Optimization
1127 Enable code hoisting.
1129 fcombine-stack-adjustments
1130 Common Report Var(flag_combine_stack_adjustments) Optimization
1131 Looks for opportunities to reduce stack adjustments and stack references.
1133 fcommon
1134 Common Report Var(flag_no_common,0) Init(1)
1135 Put uninitialized globals in the common section.
1137 fcompare-debug
1138 Driver
1139 ; Converted by the driver to -fcompare-debug= options.
1141 fcompare-debug=
1142 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug_opt)
1143 -fcompare-debug[=<opts>]        Compile with and without e.g. -gtoggle, and compare the final-insns dump.
1145 fcompare-debug-second
1146 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug)
1147 Run only the second compilation of -fcompare-debug.
1149 fcompare-elim
1150 Common Report Var(flag_compare_elim_after_reload) Optimization
1151 Perform comparison elimination after register allocation has finished.
1153 fconserve-stack
1154 Common Var(flag_conserve_stack) Optimization
1155 Do not perform optimizations increasing noticeably stack usage.
1157 fcprop-registers
1158 Common Report Var(flag_cprop_registers) Optimization
1159 Perform a register copy-propagation optimization pass.
1161 fcrossjumping
1162 Common Report Var(flag_crossjumping) Optimization
1163 Perform cross-jumping optimization.
1165 fcse-follow-jumps
1166 Common Report Var(flag_cse_follow_jumps) Optimization
1167 When running CSE, follow jumps to their targets.
1169 fcse-skip-blocks
1170 Common Ignore
1171 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1173 fcx-limited-range
1174 Common Report Var(flag_cx_limited_range) Optimization SetByCombined
1175 Omit range reduction step when performing complex division.
1177 fcx-fortran-rules
1178 Common Report Var(flag_cx_fortran_rules) Optimization
1179 Complex multiplication and division follow Fortran rules.
1181 fdata-sections
1182 Common Report Var(flag_data_sections)
1183 Place data items into their own section.
1185 fdbg-cnt-list
1186 Common Report Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1187 List all available debugging counters with their limits and counts.
1189 fdbg-cnt=
1190 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1191 -fdbg-cnt=<counter>[:<lower_limit1>-]<upper_limit1>[:<lower_limit2>-<upper_limit2>:...][,<counter>:...] Set the debug counter limit.
1193 fdebug-prefix-map=
1194 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1195 -fdebug-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in debug information.
1197 ffile-prefix-map=
1198 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1199 -ffile-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in compilation result.
1201 fdebug-types-section
1202 Common Report Var(flag_debug_types_section) Init(0)
1203 Output .debug_types section when using DWARF v4 debuginfo.
1205 ; Nonzero for -fdefer-pop: don't pop args after each function call
1206 ; instead save them up to pop many calls' args with one insns.
1207 fdefer-pop
1208 Common Report Var(flag_defer_pop) Optimization
1209 Defer popping functions args from stack until later.
1211 fdelayed-branch
1212 Common Report Var(flag_delayed_branch) Optimization
1213 Attempt to fill delay slots of branch instructions.
1215 fdelete-dead-exceptions
1216 Common Report Var(flag_delete_dead_exceptions) Init(0) Optimization
1217 Delete dead instructions that may throw exceptions.
1219 fdelete-null-pointer-checks
1220 Common Report Var(flag_delete_null_pointer_checks) Init(-1) Optimization
1221 Delete useless null pointer checks.
1223 fdevirtualize-at-ltrans
1224 Common Report Var(flag_ltrans_devirtualize)
1225 Stream extra data to support more aggressive devirtualization in LTO local transformation mode.
1227 fdevirtualize-speculatively
1228 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize_speculatively) Optimization
1229 Perform speculative devirtualization.
1231 fdevirtualize
1232 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize) Optimization
1233 Try to convert virtual calls to direct ones.
1235 fdiagnostics-show-location=
1236 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule)
1237 -fdiagnostics-show-location=[once|every-line]   How often to emit source location at the beginning of line-wrapped diagnostics.
1239 ; Required for these enum values.
1240 SourceInclude
1241 pretty-print.h
1243 Enum
1244 Name(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) Type(int)
1246 EnumValue
1247 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(once) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_ONCE)
1249 EnumValue
1250 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(every-line) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_EVERY_LINE)
1252 fdiagnostics-show-caret
1253 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_caret) Init(1)
1254 Show the source line with a caret indicating the column.
1256 fdiagnostics-show-labels
1257 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_labels) Init(1)
1258 Show labels annotating ranges of source code when showing source.
1260 fdiagnostics-show-line-numbers
1261 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_line_numbers) Init(1)
1262 Show line numbers in the left margin when showing source.
1264 fdiagnostics-color
1265 Common Alias(fdiagnostics-color=,always,never)
1268 fdiagnostics-color=
1269 Driver Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_color) Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1270 -fdiagnostics-color=[never|always|auto] Colorize diagnostics.
1272 ; Required for these enum values.
1273 SourceInclude
1274 diagnostic-color.h
1276 Enum
1277 Name(diagnostic_color_rule) Type(int)
1279 EnumValue
1280 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1282 EnumValue
1283 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_YES)
1285 EnumValue
1286 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(auto) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_AUTO)
1288 fdiagnostics-urls=
1289 Driver Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_urls) Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_AUTO)
1290 -fdiagnostics-urls=[never|always|auto]  Embed URLs in diagnostics.
1292 ; Required for these enum values.
1293 SourceInclude
1294 diagnostic-url.h
1296 Enum
1297 Name(diagnostic_url_rule) Type(int)
1299 EnumValue
1300 Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_NO)
1302 EnumValue
1303 Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_YES)
1305 EnumValue
1306 Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) String(auto) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_AUTO)
1308 fdiagnostics-format=
1309 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostics_output_format)
1310 -fdiagnostics-format=[text|json] Select output format.
1312 ; Required for these enum values.
1313 SourceInclude
1314 diagnostic.h
1316 Enum
1317 Name(diagnostics_output_format) Type(int)
1319 EnumValue
1320 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(text) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_TEXT)
1322 EnumValue
1323 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(json) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON)
1325 fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits
1326 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_parseable_fixits)
1327 Print fix-it hints in machine-readable form.
1329 fdiagnostics-generate-patch
1330 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_generate_patch)
1331 Print fix-it hints to stderr in unified diff format.
1333 fdiagnostics-show-option
1334 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_option) Init(1)
1335 Amend appropriate diagnostic messages with the command line option that controls them.
1337 fdiagnostics-show-cwe
1338 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_cwe) Init(1)
1339 Print CWE identifiers for diagnostic messages, where available.
1341 fdiagnostics-minimum-margin-width=
1342 Common Joined UInteger Var(diagnostics_minimum_margin_width) Init(6)
1343 Set minimum width of left margin of source code when showing source.
1345 fdisable-
1346 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1347 -fdisable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 disables an optimization pass.
1349 fenable-
1350 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1351 -fenable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 enables an optimization pass.
1353 fdump-
1354 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1355 -fdump-<type>   Dump various compiler internals to a file.
1357 fdump-final-insns
1358 Driver RejectNegative
1360 fdump-final-insns=
1361 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_final_insns)
1362 -fdump-final-insns=filename     Dump to filename the insns at the end of translation.
1364 fdump-go-spec=
1365 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_go_spec)
1366 -fdump-go-spec=filename Write all declarations to file as Go code.
1368 fdump-noaddr
1369 Common Report Var(flag_dump_noaddr)
1370 Suppress output of addresses in debugging dumps.
1372 freport-bug
1373 Common Driver Var(flag_report_bug)
1374 Collect and dump debug information into temporary file if ICE in C/C++
1375 compiler occurred.
1377 fdump-internal-locations
1378 Common Var(flag_dump_locations) Init(0)
1379 Dump detailed information on GCC's internal representation of source code locations.
1381 fdump-passes
1382 Common Var(flag_dump_passes) Init(0)
1383 Dump optimization passes.
1385 fdump-unnumbered
1386 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered)
1387 Suppress output of instruction numbers, line number notes and addresses in debugging dumps.
1389 fdump-unnumbered-links
1390 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered_links)
1391 Suppress output of previous and next insn numbers in debugging dumps.
1393 fdwarf2-cfi-asm
1394 Common Report Var(flag_dwarf2_cfi_asm) Init(HAVE_GAS_CFI_DIRECTIVE)
1395 Enable CFI tables via GAS assembler directives.
1397 fearly-inlining
1398 Common Report Var(flag_early_inlining) Init(1) Optimization
1399 Perform early inlining.
1401 feliminate-dwarf2-dups
1402 Common Ignore
1403 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1405 fipa-sra
1406 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_sra) Init(0) Optimization
1407 Perform interprocedural reduction of aggregates.
1409 feliminate-unused-debug-symbols
1410 Common Report Var(flag_debug_only_used_symbols) Init(1)
1411 Perform unused symbol elimination in debug info.
1413 feliminate-unused-debug-types
1414 Common Report Var(flag_eliminate_unused_debug_types) Init(1)
1415 Perform unused type elimination in debug info.
1417 femit-class-debug-always
1418 Common Report Var(flag_emit_class_debug_always) Init(0)
1419 Do not suppress C++ class debug information.
1421 fexceptions
1422 Common Report Var(flag_exceptions) Optimization
1423 Enable exception handling.
1425 fexpensive-optimizations
1426 Common Report Var(flag_expensive_optimizations) Optimization
1427 Perform a number of minor, expensive optimizations.
1429 fexcess-precision=
1430 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(excess_precision) Var(flag_excess_precision) Init(EXCESS_PRECISION_DEFAULT) Optimization SetByCombined
1431 -fexcess-precision=[fast|standard]      Specify handling of excess floating-point precision.
1433 Enum
1434 Name(excess_precision) Type(enum excess_precision) UnknownError(unknown excess precision style %qs)
1436 EnumValue
1437 Enum(excess_precision) String(fast) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_FAST)
1439 EnumValue
1440 Enum(excess_precision) String(standard) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_STANDARD)
1442 ; Whether we permit the extended set of values for FLT_EVAL_METHOD
1443 ; introduced in ISO/IEC TS 18661-3, or limit ourselves to those in C99/C11.
1444 fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=
1445 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) Var(flag_permitted_flt_eval_methods) Init(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_DEFAULT)
1446 -fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=[c11|ts-18661]     Specify which values of FLT_EVAL_METHOD are permitted.
1448 Enum
1449 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)
1451 EnumValue
1452 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(c11) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_C11)
1454 EnumValue
1455 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(ts-18661-3) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_TS_18661)
1457 ffast-math
1458 Common Optimization
1460 ffat-lto-objects
1461 Common Var(flag_fat_lto_objects)
1462 Output lto objects containing both the intermediate language and binary output.
1464 ffinite-math-only
1465 Common Report Var(flag_finite_math_only) Optimization SetByCombined
1466 Assume no NaNs or infinities are generated.
1468 ffinite-loops
1469 Common Report Var(flag_finite_loops) Optimization
1470 Assume that loops with an exit will terminate and not loop indefinitely.
1472 ffixed-
1473 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1474 -ffixed-<register>      Mark <register> as being unavailable to the compiler.
1476 ffloat-store
1477 Common Report Var(flag_float_store) Optimization
1478 Don't allocate floats and doubles in extended-precision registers.
1480 fforce-addr
1481 Common Ignore
1482 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1484 fforward-propagate
1485 Common Report Var(flag_forward_propagate) Optimization
1486 Perform a forward propagation pass on RTL.
1488 ffp-contract=
1489 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(fp_contract_mode) Var(flag_fp_contract_mode) Init(FP_CONTRACT_FAST) Optimization
1490 -ffp-contract=[off|on|fast]     Perform floating-point expression contraction.
1492 Enum
1493 Name(fp_contract_mode) Type(enum fp_contract_mode) UnknownError(unknown floating point contraction style %qs)
1495 EnumValue
1496 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(off) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1498 ; Not implemented, fall back to conservative FP_CONTRACT_OFF.
1499 EnumValue
1500 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(on) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1502 EnumValue
1503 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(fast) Value(FP_CONTRACT_FAST)
1505 ffp-int-builtin-inexact
1506 Common Report Var(flag_fp_int_builtin_inexact) Init(1) Optimization
1507 Allow built-in functions ceil, floor, round, trunc to raise \"inexact\" exceptions.
1509 ; Nonzero means don't put addresses of constant functions in registers.
1510 ; Used for compiling the Unix kernel, where strange substitutions are
1511 ; done on the assembly output.
1512 ffunction-cse
1513 Common Report Var(flag_no_function_cse,0) Optimization
1514 Allow function addresses to be held in registers.
1516 ffunction-sections
1517 Common Report Var(flag_function_sections)
1518 Place each function into its own section.
1520 fgcse
1521 Common Report Var(flag_gcse) Optimization
1522 Perform global common subexpression elimination.
1524 fgcse-lm
1525 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_lm) Init(1) Optimization
1526 Perform enhanced load motion during global common subexpression elimination.
1528 fgcse-sm
1529 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_sm) Init(0) Optimization
1530 Perform store motion after global common subexpression elimination.
1532 fgcse-las
1533 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_las) Init(0) Optimization
1534 Perform redundant load after store elimination in global common subexpression
1535 elimination.
1537 fgcse-after-reload
1538 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_after_reload) Optimization
1539 Perform global common subexpression elimination after register allocation has
1540 finished.
1542 Enum
1543 Name(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Type(int)
1545 EnumValue
1546 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(all) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_ALL)
1548 EnumValue
1549 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(gdb) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_GDB)
1551 EnumValue
1552 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(minimal) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_MINIMAL)
1554 fgnat-encodings=
1555 Common Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Joined RejectNegative Report Undocumented Var(gnat_encodings)
1556 -fgnat-encodings=[all|gdb|minimal]      Select the balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF emitted in the debug information.
1558 ; This option is not documented yet as its semantics will change.
1559 fgraphite
1560 Common Report Var(flag_graphite) Optimization
1561 Enable in and out of Graphite representation.
1563 fgraphite-identity
1564 Common Report Var(flag_graphite_identity) Optimization
1565 Enable Graphite Identity transformation.
1567 fhoist-adjacent-loads
1568 Common Report Var(flag_hoist_adjacent_loads) Optimization
1569 Enable hoisting adjacent loads to encourage generating conditional move
1570 instructions.
1572 fkeep-gc-roots-live
1573 Common Undocumented Report Var(flag_keep_gc_roots_live) Optimization
1574 ; Always keep a pointer to a live memory block
1576 floop-parallelize-all
1577 Common Report Var(flag_loop_parallelize_all) Optimization
1578 Mark all loops as parallel.
1580 floop-strip-mine
1581 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1582 Enable loop nest transforms.  Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1584 floop-interchange
1585 Common Report Var(flag_loop_interchange) Optimization
1586 Enable loop interchange on trees.
1588 floop-block
1589 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1590 Enable loop nest transforms.  Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1592 floop-unroll-and-jam
1593 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_jam) Optimization
1594 Perform unroll-and-jam on loops.
1596 fgnu-tm
1597 Common Report Var(flag_tm)
1598 Enable support for GNU transactional memory.
1600 fgnu-unique
1601 Common Report Var(flag_gnu_unique) Init(1)
1602 Use STB_GNU_UNIQUE if supported by the assembler.
1604 floop-flatten
1605 Common Ignore
1606 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1608 floop-nest-optimize
1609 Common Report Var(flag_loop_nest_optimize) Optimization
1610 Enable the loop nest optimizer.
1612 fstrict-volatile-bitfields
1613 Common Report Var(flag_strict_volatile_bitfields) Init(-1) Optimization
1614 Force bitfield accesses to match their type width.
1616 fstore-merging
1617 Common Report Var(flag_store_merging) Optimization
1618 Merge adjacent stores.
1620 fguess-branch-probability
1621 Common Report Var(flag_guess_branch_prob) Optimization
1622 Enable guessing of branch probabilities.
1624 ; Nonzero means ignore `#ident' directives.  0 means handle them.
1625 ; Generate position-independent code for executables if possible
1626 ; On SVR4 targets, it also controls whether or not to emit a
1627 ; string identifying the compiler.
1628 fident
1629 Common Report Var(flag_no_ident,0)
1630 Process #ident directives.
1632 fif-conversion
1633 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion) Optimization
1634 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to branchless equivalents.
1636 fif-conversion2
1637 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion2) Optimization
1638 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to conditional execution.
1640 fstack-reuse=
1641 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(stack_reuse_level) Var(flag_stack_reuse) Init(SR_ALL) Optimization
1642 -fstack-reuse=[all|named_vars|none]     Set stack reuse level for local variables.
1644 Enum
1645 Name(stack_reuse_level) Type(enum stack_reuse_level) UnknownError(unknown Stack Reuse Level %qs)
1647 EnumValue
1648 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(all) Value(SR_ALL)
1650 EnumValue
1651 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(named_vars) Value(SR_NAMED_VARS)
1653 EnumValue
1654 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(none) Value(SR_NONE)
1656 ftree-loop-if-convert
1657 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_if_convert) Init(-1) Optimization
1658 Convert conditional jumps in innermost loops to branchless equivalents.
1660 ftree-loop-if-convert-stores
1661 Common Ignore
1662 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1664 ; -finhibit-size-directive inhibits output of .size for ELF.
1665 ; This is used only for compiling crtstuff.c,
1666 ; and it may be extended to other effects
1667 ; needed for crtstuff.c on other systems.
1668 finhibit-size-directive
1669 Common Report Var(flag_inhibit_size_directive)
1670 Do not generate .size directives.
1672 findirect-inlining
1673 Common Report Var(flag_indirect_inlining) Optimization
1674 Perform indirect inlining.
1676 ; General flag to enable inlining.  Specifying -fno-inline will disable
1677 ; all inlining apart from always-inline functions.
1678 finline
1679 Common Report Var(flag_no_inline,0) Init(0) Optimization
1680 Enable inlining of function declared \"inline\", disabling disables all inlining.
1682 finline-small-functions
1683 Common Report Var(flag_inline_small_functions) Optimization
1684 Integrate functions into their callers when code size is known not to grow.
1686 finline-functions
1687 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions) Optimization
1688 Integrate functions not declared \"inline\" into their callers when profitable.
1690 finline-functions-called-once
1691 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions_called_once) Optimization
1692 Integrate functions only required by their single caller.
1694 finline-limit-
1695 Common RejectNegative Joined Alias(finline-limit=)
1697 finline-limit=
1698 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1699 -finline-limit=<number> Limit the size of inlined functions to <number>.
1701 finline-atomics
1702 Common Report Var(flag_inline_atomics) Init(1) Optimization
1703 Inline __atomic operations when a lock free instruction sequence is available.
1705 fcf-protection
1706 Common RejectNegative Alias(fcf-protection=,full)
1708 fcf-protection=
1709 Common Report Joined RejectNegative Enum(cf_protection_level) Var(flag_cf_protection) Init(CF_NONE)
1710 -fcf-protection=[full|branch|return|none]       Instrument functions with checks to verify jump/call/return control-flow transfer
1711 instructions have valid targets.
1713 Enum
1714 Name(cf_protection_level) Type(enum cf_protection_level) UnknownError(unknown Control-Flow Protection Level %qs)
1716 EnumValue
1717 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(full) Value(CF_FULL)
1719 EnumValue
1720 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(branch) Value(CF_BRANCH)
1722 EnumValue
1723 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(return) Value(CF_RETURN)
1725 EnumValue
1726 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(none) Value(CF_NONE)
1728 finstrument-functions
1729 Common Report Var(flag_instrument_function_entry_exit)
1730 Instrument function entry and exit with profiling calls.
1732 finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=
1733 Common RejectNegative Joined
1734 -finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=name,...  Do not instrument listed functions.
1736 finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=
1737 Common RejectNegative Joined
1738 -finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=filename,...  Do not instrument functions listed in files.
1740 fipa-cp
1741 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp) Optimization
1742 Perform interprocedural constant propagation.
1744 fipa-cp-clone
1745 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp_clone) Optimization
1746 Perform cloning to make Interprocedural constant propagation stronger.
1748 fipa-cp-alignment
1749 Common Ignore
1750 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1752 fipa-bit-cp
1753 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_bit_cp) Optimization
1754 Perform interprocedural bitwise constant propagation.
1756 fipa-profile
1757 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_profile) Init(0) Optimization
1758 Perform interprocedural profile propagation.
1760 fipa-pta
1761 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pta) Init(0) Optimization
1762 Perform interprocedural points-to analysis.
1764 fipa-pure-const
1765 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pure_const) Init(0) Optimization
1766 Discover pure and const functions.
1768 fipa-icf
1769 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf) Optimization
1770 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions and read-only variables.
1772 fipa-icf-functions
1773 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf_functions) Optimization
1774 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions.
1776 fipa-icf-variables
1777 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf_variables) Optimization
1778 Perform Identical Code Folding for variables.
1780 fipa-reference
1781 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_reference) Init(0) Optimization
1782 Discover read-only and non addressable static variables.
1784 fipa-reference-addressable
1785 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_reference_addressable) Init(0) Optimization
1786 Discover read-only, write-only and non-addressable static variables.
1788 fipa-stack-alignment
1789 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_stack_alignment) Init(1) Optimization
1790 Reduce stack alignment on call sites if possible.
1792 fipa-matrix-reorg
1793 Common Ignore
1794 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1796 fipa-struct-reorg
1797 Common Ignore
1798 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1800 fipa-vrp
1801 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_vrp) Optimization
1802 Perform IPA Value Range Propagation.
1804 fira-algorithm=
1805 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_algorithm) Var(flag_ira_algorithm) Init(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB) Optimization
1806 -fira-algorithm=[CB|priority]   Set the used IRA algorithm.
1808 Enum
1809 Name(ira_algorithm) Type(enum ira_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown IRA algorithm %qs)
1811 EnumValue
1812 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(CB) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB)
1814 EnumValue
1815 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(priority) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY)
1817 fira-region=
1818 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_region) Var(flag_ira_region) Init(IRA_REGION_AUTODETECT) Optimization
1819 -fira-region=[one|all|mixed]    Set regions for IRA.
1821 Enum
1822 Name(ira_region) Type(enum ira_region) UnknownError(unknown IRA region %qs)
1824 EnumValue
1825 Enum(ira_region) String(one) Value(IRA_REGION_ONE)
1827 EnumValue
1828 Enum(ira_region) String(all) Value(IRA_REGION_ALL)
1830 EnumValue
1831 Enum(ira_region) String(mixed) Value(IRA_REGION_MIXED)
1833 fira-hoist-pressure
1834 Common Report Var(flag_ira_hoist_pressure) Init(1) Optimization
1835 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1836 in RTL hoist optimizations.
1838 fira-loop-pressure
1839 Common Report Var(flag_ira_loop_pressure) Optimization
1840 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1841 in RTL loop optimizations.
1843 fira-share-save-slots
1844 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_save_slots) Init(1) Optimization
1845 Share slots for saving different hard registers.
1847 fira-share-spill-slots
1848 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_spill_slots) Init(1) Optimization
1849 Share stack slots for spilled pseudo-registers.
1851 fira-verbose=
1852 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(flag_ira_verbose) Init(5)
1853 -fira-verbose=<number>  Control IRA's level of diagnostic messages.
1855 fivopts
1856 Common Report Var(flag_ivopts) Init(1) Optimization
1857 Optimize induction variables on trees.
1859 fjump-tables
1860 Common Var(flag_jump_tables) Init(1) Optimization
1861 Use jump tables for sufficiently large switch statements.
1863 fkeep-inline-functions
1864 Common Report Var(flag_keep_inline_functions)
1865 Generate code for functions even if they are fully inlined.
1867 fkeep-static-functions
1868 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_functions)
1869 Generate code for static functions even if they are never called.
1871 fkeep-static-consts
1872 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_consts) Init(1)
1873 Emit static const variables even if they are not used.
1875 fleading-underscore
1876 Common Report Var(flag_leading_underscore) Init(-1)
1877 Give external symbols a leading underscore.
1879 floop-optimize
1880 Common Ignore
1881 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1883 flra-remat
1884 Common Report Var(flag_lra_remat) Optimization
1885 Do CFG-sensitive rematerialization in LRA.
1887 flto
1888 Common
1889 Enable link-time optimization.
1891 flto=
1892 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_lto)
1893 Link-time optimization with number of parallel jobs or jobserver.
1895 Enum
1896 Name(lto_partition_model) Type(enum lto_partition_model) UnknownError(unknown LTO partitioning model %qs)
1898 EnumValue
1899 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(none) Value(LTO_PARTITION_NONE)
1901 EnumValue
1902 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(one) Value(LTO_PARTITION_ONE)
1904 EnumValue
1905 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(balanced) Value(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
1907 EnumValue
1908 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(1to1) Value(LTO_PARTITION_1TO1)
1910 EnumValue
1911 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(max) Value(LTO_PARTITION_MAX)
1913 flto-partition=
1914 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(lto_partition_model) Var(flag_lto_partition) Init(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
1915 Specify the algorithm to partition symbols and vars at linktime.
1917 ; The initial value of -1 comes from Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION in zlib.h.
1918 flto-compression-level=
1919 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lto_compression_level) Init(-1) IntegerRange(0, 19)
1920 -flto-compression-level=<number>        Use zlib/zstd compression level <number> for IL.
1922 flto-odr-type-merging
1923 Common Ignore
1924 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1926 flto-report
1927 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report) Init(0)
1928 Report various link-time optimization statistics.
1930 flto-report-wpa
1931 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report_wpa) Init(0)
1932 Report various link-time optimization statistics for WPA only.
1934 fmath-errno
1935 Common Report Var(flag_errno_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
1936 Set errno after built-in math functions.
1938 fmax-errors=
1939 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_max_errors)
1940 -fmax-errors=<number>   Maximum number of errors to report.
1942 fmem-report
1943 Common Report Var(mem_report)
1944 Report on permanent memory allocation.
1946 fmem-report-wpa
1947 Common Report Var(mem_report_wpa)
1948 Report on permanent memory allocation in WPA only.
1950 ; This will attempt to merge constant section constants, if 1 only
1951 ; string constants and constants from constant pool, if 2 also constant
1952 ; variables.
1953 fmerge-all-constants
1954 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,2) Init(1)
1955 Attempt to merge identical constants and constant variables.
1957 fmerge-constants
1958 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,1)
1959 Attempt to merge identical constants across compilation units.
1961 fmerge-debug-strings
1962 Common Report Var(flag_merge_debug_strings) Init(1)
1963 Attempt to merge identical debug strings across compilation units.
1965 fmessage-length=
1966 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1967 -fmessage-length=<number>       Limit diagnostics to <number> characters per line.  0 suppresses line-wrapping.
1969 fmodulo-sched
1970 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched) Optimization
1971 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling before the first scheduling pass.
1973 fmodulo-sched-allow-regmoves
1974 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched_allow_regmoves) Optimization
1975 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling with register moves allowed.
1977 fmove-loop-invariants
1978 Common Report Var(flag_move_loop_invariants) Optimization
1979 Move loop invariant computations out of loops.
1981 fdce
1982 Common Var(flag_dce) Init(1) Optimization
1983 Use the RTL dead code elimination pass.
1985 fdse
1986 Common Var(flag_dse) Init(0) Optimization
1987 Use the RTL dead store elimination pass.
1989 freschedule-modulo-scheduled-loops
1990 Common Report Var(flag_resched_modulo_sched) Optimization
1991 Enable/Disable the traditional scheduling in loops that already passed modulo scheduling.
1993 fnon-call-exceptions
1994 Common Report Var(flag_non_call_exceptions) Optimization
1995 Support synchronous non-call exceptions.
1997 foffload=
1998 Common Driver Joined MissingArgError(options or targets missing after %qs)
1999 -foffload=<targets>=<options>  Specify offloading targets and options for them.
2001 foffload-abi=
2002 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(offload_abi) Var(flag_offload_abi) Init(OFFLOAD_ABI_UNSET)
2003 -foffload-abi=[lp64|ilp32]     Set the ABI to use in an offload compiler.
2005 Enum
2006 Name(offload_abi) Type(enum offload_abi) UnknownError(unknown offload ABI %qs)
2008 EnumValue
2009 Enum(offload_abi) String(ilp32) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_ILP32)
2011 EnumValue
2012 Enum(offload_abi) String(lp64) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_LP64)
2014 fomit-frame-pointer
2015 Common Report Var(flag_omit_frame_pointer) Optimization
2016 When possible do not generate stack frames.
2018 fopt-info
2019 Common Report Var(flag_opt_info) Optimization
2020 Enable all optimization info dumps on stderr.
2022 fopt-info-
2023 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2024 -fopt-info[-<type>=filename]    Dump compiler optimization details.
2026 fsave-optimization-record
2027 Common Report Var(flag_save_optimization_record) Optimization
2028 Write a SRCFILE.opt-record.json file detailing what optimizations were performed.
2030 foptimize-register-move
2031 Common Ignore
2032 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2034 foptimize-sibling-calls
2035 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_sibling_calls) Optimization
2036 Optimize sibling and tail recursive calls.
2038 fpartial-inlining
2039 Common Report Var(flag_partial_inlining) Optimization
2040 Perform partial inlining.
2042 fpre-ipa-mem-report
2043 Common Report Var(pre_ipa_mem_report)
2044 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
2046 fpost-ipa-mem-report
2047 Common Report Var(post_ipa_mem_report)
2048 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
2050 fpack-struct
2051 Common Report Var(flag_pack_struct) Optimization
2052 Pack structure members together without holes.
2054 fpack-struct=
2055 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2056 -fpack-struct=<number>  Set initial maximum structure member alignment.
2058 fpcc-struct-return
2059 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,1) Init(DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN)
2060 Return small aggregates in memory, not registers.
2062 fpeel-loops
2063 Common Report Var(flag_peel_loops) Optimization
2064 Perform loop peeling.
2066 fpeephole
2067 Common Report Var(flag_no_peephole,0) Optimization
2068 Enable machine specific peephole optimizations.
2070 fpeephole2
2071 Common Report Var(flag_peephole2) Optimization
2072 Enable an RTL peephole pass before sched2.
2074 fPIC
2075 Common Report Var(flag_pic,2) Negative(fPIE) Init(-1)
2076 Generate position-independent code if possible (large mode).
2078 fPIE
2079 Common Report Var(flag_pie,2) Negative(fpic) Init(-1)
2080 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (large mode).
2082 fpic
2083 Common Report Var(flag_pic,1) Negative(fpie) Init(-1)
2084 Generate position-independent code if possible (small mode).
2086 fpie
2087 Common Report Var(flag_pie,1) Negative(fPIC) Init(-1)
2088 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (small mode).
2090 fplt
2091 Common Report Var(flag_plt) Init(1) Optimization
2092 Use PLT for PIC calls (-fno-plt: load the address from GOT at call site).
2094 fplugin=
2095 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2096 Specify a plugin to load.
2098 fplugin-arg-
2099 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2100 -fplugin-arg-<name>-<key>[=<value>]     Specify argument <key>=<value> for plugin <name>.
2102 fpredictive-commoning
2103 Common Report Var(flag_predictive_commoning) Optimization
2104 Run predictive commoning optimization.
2106 fprefetch-loop-arrays
2107 Common Report Var(flag_prefetch_loop_arrays) Init(-1) Optimization
2108 Generate prefetch instructions, if available, for arrays in loops.
2110 fprofile
2111 Common Report Var(profile_flag)
2112 Enable basic program profiling code.
2114 fprofile-abs-path
2115 Common Report Var(profile_abs_path_flag)
2116 Generate absolute source path names for gcov.
2118 fprofile-arcs
2119 Common Report Var(profile_arc_flag)
2120 Insert arc-based program profiling code.
2122 fprofile-dir=
2123 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_data_prefix)
2124 Set the top-level directory for storing the profile data.
2125 The default is 'pwd'.
2127 fprofile-note=
2128 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_note_location)
2129 Select the name for storing the profile note file.
2131 fprofile-correction
2132 Common Report Var(flag_profile_correction)
2133 Enable correction of flow inconsistent profile data input.
2135 fprofile-update=
2136 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(profile_update) Var(flag_profile_update) Init(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2137 -fprofile-update=[single|atomic|prefer-atomic]  Set the profile update method.
2139 fprofile-filter-files=
2140 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_profile_filter_files)
2141 Instrument only functions from files where names match any regular expression (separated by a semi-colon).
2143 fprofile-exclude-files=
2144 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_profile_exclude_files)
2145 Instrument only functions from files where names do not match all the regular expressions (separated by a semi-colon).
2147 Enum
2148 Name(profile_update) Type(enum profile_update) UnknownError(unknown profile update method %qs)
2150 EnumValue
2151 Enum(profile_update) String(single) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2153 EnumValue
2154 Enum(profile_update) String(atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_ATOMIC)
2156 EnumValue
2157 Enum(profile_update) String(prefer-atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_PREFER_ATOMIC)
2159 fprofile-generate
2160 Common
2161 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations.
2163 fprofile-generate=
2164 Common Joined RejectNegative
2165 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2167 fprofile-partial-training
2168 Common Report Var(flag_profile_partial_training) Optimization
2169 Do not assume that functions never executed during the train run are cold.
2171 fprofile-use
2172 Common Var(flag_profile_use)
2173 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations.
2175 fprofile-use=
2176 Common Joined RejectNegative
2177 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2179 fprofile-values
2180 Common Report Var(flag_profile_values)
2181 Insert code to profile values of expressions.
2183 fprofile-report
2184 Common Report Var(profile_report)
2185 Report on consistency of profile.
2187 fprofile-reorder-functions
2188 Common Report Var(flag_profile_reorder_functions) Optimization
2189 Enable function reordering that improves code placement.
2191 fpatchable-function-entry=
2192 Common Joined Optimization
2193 Insert NOP instructions at each function entry.
2195 frandom-seed
2196 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2198 frandom-seed=
2199 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2200 -frandom-seed=<string>  Make compile reproducible using <string>.
2202 ; This switch causes the command line that was used to create an
2203 ; object file to be recorded into the object file.  The exact format
2204 ; of this recording is target and binary file format dependent.
2205 ; It is related to the -fverbose-asm switch, but that switch only
2206 ; records information in the assembler output file as comments, so
2207 ; they never reach the object file.
2208 frecord-gcc-switches
2209 Common Report Var(flag_record_gcc_switches)
2210 Record gcc command line switches in the object file.
2212 freg-struct-return
2213 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,0) Optimization
2214 Return small aggregates in registers.
2216 fregmove
2217 Common Ignore
2218 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2220 flifetime-dse
2221 Common Report Var(flag_lifetime_dse,2) Init(2) Optimization
2222 Tell DSE that the storage for a C++ object is dead when the constructor
2223 starts and when the destructor finishes.
2225 flifetime-dse=
2226 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lifetime_dse) Optimization IntegerRange(0, 2)
2228 flive-patching
2229 Common RejectNegative Alias(flive-patching=,inline-clone) Optimization
2231 flive-patching=
2232 Common Report Joined RejectNegative Enum(live_patching_level) Var(flag_live_patching) Init(LIVE_PATCHING_NONE) Optimization
2233 -flive-patching=[inline-only-static|inline-clone]       Control IPA
2234 optimizations to provide a safe compilation for live-patching.  At the same
2235 time, provides multiple-level control on the enabled IPA optimizations.
2237 Enum
2238 Name(live_patching_level) Type(enum live_patching_level) UnknownError(unknown Live-Patching Level %qs)
2240 EnumValue
2241 Enum(live_patching_level) String(inline-only-static) Value(LIVE_PATCHING_INLINE_ONLY_STATIC)
2243 EnumValue
2244 Enum(live_patching_level) String(inline-clone) Value(LIVE_PATCHING_INLINE_CLONE)
2246 fallocation-dce
2247 Common Report Var(flag_allocation_dce) Init(1) Optimization
2248 Tell DCE to remove unused C++ allocations.
2250 flive-range-shrinkage
2251 Common Report Var(flag_live_range_shrinkage) Init(0) Optimization
2252 Relief of register pressure through live range shrinkage.
2254 frename-registers
2255 Common Report Var(flag_rename_registers) Init(2) Optimization
2256 Perform a register renaming optimization pass.
2258 fschedule-fusion
2259 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_fusion) Init(2) Optimization
2260 Perform a target dependent instruction fusion optimization pass.
2262 freorder-blocks
2263 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks) Optimization
2264 Reorder basic blocks to improve code placement.
2266 freorder-blocks-algorithm=
2267 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Var(flag_reorder_blocks_algorithm) Init(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE) Optimization
2268 -freorder-blocks-algorithm=[simple|stc] Set the used basic block reordering algorithm.
2270 Enum
2271 Name(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Type(enum reorder_blocks_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown basic block reordering algorithm %qs)
2273 EnumValue
2274 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(simple) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE)
2276 EnumValue
2277 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(stc) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_STC)
2279 freorder-blocks-and-partition
2280 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks_and_partition) Optimization
2281 Reorder basic blocks and partition into hot and cold sections.
2283 freorder-functions
2284 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_functions) Optimization
2285 Reorder functions to improve code placement.
2287 frerun-cse-after-loop
2288 Common Report Var(flag_rerun_cse_after_loop) Optimization
2289 Add a common subexpression elimination pass after loop optimizations.
2291 frerun-loop-opt
2292 Common Ignore
2293 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2295 frounding-math
2296 Common Report Var(flag_rounding_math) Optimization SetByCombined
2297 Disable optimizations that assume default FP rounding behavior.
2299 fsched-interblock
2300 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_interblock) Init(1) Optimization
2301 Enable scheduling across basic blocks.
2303 fsched-pressure
2304 Common Report Var(flag_sched_pressure) Init(0) Optimization
2305 Enable register pressure sensitive insn scheduling.
2307 fsched-spec
2308 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative) Init(1) Optimization
2309 Allow speculative motion of non-loads.
2311 fsched-spec-load
2312 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load) Optimization
2313 Allow speculative motion of some loads.
2315 fsched-spec-load-dangerous
2316 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load_dangerous) Optimization
2317 Allow speculative motion of more loads.
2319 fsched-verbose=
2320 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(sched_verbose_param) Init(1)
2321 -fsched-verbose=<number>        Set the verbosity level of the scheduler.
2323 fsched2-use-superblocks
2324 Common Report Var(flag_sched2_use_superblocks) Optimization
2325 If scheduling post reload, do superblock scheduling.
2327 fsched2-use-traces
2328 Common Ignore
2329 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2331 fschedule-insns
2332 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns) Optimization
2333 Reschedule instructions before register allocation.
2335 fschedule-insns2
2336 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns_after_reload) Optimization
2337 Reschedule instructions after register allocation.
2339 ; This flag should be on when a target implements non-trivial
2340 ; scheduling hooks, maybe saving some information for its own sake.
2341 ; On IA64, for example, this is used for correct bundling.
2342 fselective-scheduling
2343 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling) Optimization
2344 Schedule instructions using selective scheduling algorithm.
2346 fselective-scheduling2
2347 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling2) Optimization
2348 Run selective scheduling after reload.
2350 fself-test=
2351 Common Undocumented Joined Var(flag_self_test)
2352 Run self-tests, using the given path to locate test files.
2354 fsel-sched-pipelining
2355 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining) Init(0) Optimization
2356 Perform software pipelining of inner loops during selective scheduling.
2358 fsel-sched-pipelining-outer-loops
2359 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining_outer_loops) Init(0) Optimization
2360 Perform software pipelining of outer loops during selective scheduling.
2362 fsel-sched-reschedule-pipelined
2363 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_reschedule_pipelined) Init(0) Optimization
2364 Reschedule pipelined regions without pipelining.
2366 fsemantic-interposition
2367 Common Report Var(flag_semantic_interposition) Init(1)
2368 Allow interposing function (or variables) by ones with different semantics (or initializer) respectively by dynamic linker.
2370 ; sched_stalled_insns means that insns can be moved prematurely from the queue
2371 ; of stalled insns into the ready list.
2372 fsched-stalled-insns
2373 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns) Optimization UInteger
2374 Allow premature scheduling of queued insns.
2376 fsched-stalled-insns=
2377 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2378 -fsched-stalled-insns=<number>  Set number of queued insns that can be prematurely scheduled.
2380 ; sched_stalled_insns_dep controls how many recently scheduled cycles will
2381 ; be examined for a dependency on a stalled insn that is candidate for
2382 ; premature removal from the queue of stalled insns into the ready list (has
2383 ; an effect only if the flag 'sched_stalled_insns' is set).
2384 fsched-stalled-insns-dep
2385 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns_dep,1) Init(1) Optimization UInteger
2386 Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2388 fsched-stalled-insns-dep=
2389 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2390 -fsched-stalled-insns-dep=<number>      Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2392 fsched-group-heuristic
2393 Common Report Var(flag_sched_group_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2394 Enable the group heuristic in the scheduler.
2396 fsched-critical-path-heuristic
2397 Common Report Var(flag_sched_critical_path_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2398 Enable the critical path heuristic in the scheduler.
2400 fsched-spec-insn-heuristic
2401 Common Report Var(flag_sched_spec_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2402 Enable the speculative instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2404 fsched-rank-heuristic
2405 Common Report Var(flag_sched_rank_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2406 Enable the rank heuristic in the scheduler.
2408 fsched-last-insn-heuristic
2409 Common Report Var(flag_sched_last_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2410 Enable the last instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2412 fsched-dep-count-heuristic
2413 Common Report Var(flag_sched_dep_count_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2414 Enable the dependent count heuristic in the scheduler.
2416 fsection-anchors
2417 Common Report Var(flag_section_anchors) Optimization
2418 Access data in the same section from shared anchor points.
2420 fsee
2421 Common Ignore
2422 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2424 fzee
2425 Common Ignore
2426 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2428 free
2429 Common Report Var(flag_ree) Init(0) Optimization
2430 Turn on Redundant Extensions Elimination pass.
2432 fshow-column
2433 Common Report Var(flag_show_column) Init(1)
2434 Show column numbers in diagnostics, when available.  Default on.
2436 fshrink-wrap
2437 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap) Optimization
2438 Emit function prologues only before parts of the function that need it,
2439 rather than at the top of the function.
2441 fshrink-wrap-separate
2442 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap_separate) Init(1) Optimization
2443 Shrink-wrap parts of the prologue and epilogue separately.
2445 fsignaling-nans
2446 Common Report Var(flag_signaling_nans) Optimization SetByCombined
2447 Disable optimizations observable by IEEE signaling NaNs.
2449 fsigned-zeros
2450 Common Report Var(flag_signed_zeros) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2451 Disable floating point optimizations that ignore the IEEE signedness of zero.
2453 fsingle-precision-constant
2454 Common Report Var(flag_single_precision_constant) Optimization
2455 Convert floating point constants to single precision constants.
2457 fsplit-ivs-in-unroller
2458 Common Report Var(flag_split_ivs_in_unroller) Init(1) Optimization
2459 Split lifetimes of induction variables when loops are unrolled.
2461 fsplit-stack
2462 Common Report Var(flag_split_stack) Init(-1)
2463 Generate discontiguous stack frames.
2465 fsplit-wide-types
2466 Common Report Var(flag_split_wide_types) Optimization
2467 Split wide types into independent registers.
2469 fsplit-wide-types-early
2470 Common Report Var(flag_split_wide_types_early) Optimization
2471 Split wide types into independent registers earlier.
2473 fssa-backprop
2474 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_backprop) Init(1) Optimization
2475 Enable backward propagation of use properties at the SSA level.
2477 fssa-phiopt
2478 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_phiopt) Optimization
2479 Optimize conditional patterns using SSA PHI nodes.
2481 fstdarg-opt
2482 Common Report Var(flag_stdarg_opt) Init(1) Optimization
2483 Optimize amount of stdarg registers saved to stack at start of function.
2485 fvariable-expansion-in-unroller
2486 Common Report Var(flag_variable_expansion_in_unroller) Optimization
2487 Apply variable expansion when loops are unrolled.
2489 fstack-check=
2490 Common Report RejectNegative Joined Optimization
2491 -fstack-check=[no|generic|specific]     Insert stack checking code into the program.
2493 fstack-check
2494 Common Alias(fstack-check=, specific, no)
2495 Insert stack checking code into the program.  Same as -fstack-check=specific.
2497 fstack-clash-protection
2498 Common Report Var(flag_stack_clash_protection) Optimization
2499 Insert code to probe each page of stack space as it is allocated to protect
2500 from stack-clash style attacks.
2502 fstack-limit
2503 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2505 fstack-limit-register=
2506 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2507 -fstack-limit-register=<register>       Trap if the stack goes past <register>.
2509 fstack-limit-symbol=
2510 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2511 -fstack-limit-symbol=<name>     Trap if the stack goes past symbol <name>.
2513 fstack-protector
2514 Common Report Var(flag_stack_protect, 1) Init(-1) Optimization
2515 Use propolice as a stack protection method.
2517 fstack-protector-all
2518 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 2) Init(-1) Optimization
2519 Use a stack protection method for every function.
2521 fstack-protector-strong
2522 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 3) Init(-1) Optimization
2523 Use a smart stack protection method for certain functions.
2525 fstack-protector-explicit
2526 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 4) Optimization
2527 Use stack protection method only for functions with the stack_protect attribute.
2529 fstack-usage
2530 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_usage)
2531 Output stack usage information on a per-function basis.
2533 fstrength-reduce
2534 Common Ignore
2535 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2537 ; Nonzero if we should do (language-dependent) alias analysis.
2538 ; Typically, this analysis will assume that expressions of certain
2539 ; types do not alias expressions of certain other types.  Only used
2540 ; if alias analysis (in general) is enabled.
2541 fstrict-aliasing
2542 Common Report Var(flag_strict_aliasing) Optimization
2543 Assume strict aliasing rules apply.
2545 fstrict-overflow
2546 Common Report
2547 Treat signed overflow as undefined.  Negated as -fwrapv -fwrapv-pointer.
2549 fsync-libcalls
2550 Common Report Var(flag_sync_libcalls) Init(1)
2551 Implement __atomic operations via libcalls to legacy __sync functions.
2553 fsyntax-only
2554 Common Report Var(flag_syntax_only)
2555 Check for syntax errors, then stop.
2557 ftest-coverage
2558 Common Report Var(flag_test_coverage)
2559 Create data files needed by \"gcov\".
2561 fthread-jumps
2562 Common Report Var(flag_thread_jumps) Optimization
2563 Perform jump threading optimizations.
2565 ftime-report
2566 Common Report Var(time_report)
2567 Report the time taken by each compiler pass.
2569 ftime-report-details
2570 Common Report Var(time_report_details)
2571 Record times taken by sub-phases separately.
2573 ftls-model=
2574 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(tls_model) Var(flag_tls_default) Init(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2575 -ftls-model=[global-dynamic|local-dynamic|initial-exec|local-exec]      Set the default thread-local storage code generation model.
2577 Enum
2578 Name(tls_model) Type(enum tls_model) UnknownError(unknown TLS model %qs)
2580 EnumValue
2581 Enum(tls_model) String(global-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2583 EnumValue
2584 Enum(tls_model) String(local-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_DYNAMIC)
2586 EnumValue
2587 Enum(tls_model) String(initial-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_INITIAL_EXEC)
2589 EnumValue
2590 Enum(tls_model) String(local-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_EXEC)
2592 ftoplevel-reorder
2593 Common Report Var(flag_toplevel_reorder) Init(2) Optimization
2594 Reorder top level functions, variables, and asms.
2596 ftracer
2597 Common Report Var(flag_tracer) Optimization
2598 Perform superblock formation via tail duplication.
2600 ftrampolines
2601 Common Report Var(flag_trampolines) Init(0)
2602 For targets that normally need trampolines for nested functions, always
2603 generate them instead of using descriptors.
2605 ; Zero means that floating-point math operations cannot generate a
2606 ; (user-visible) trap.  This is the case, for example, in nonstop
2607 ; IEEE 754 arithmetic.
2608 ftrapping-math
2609 Common Report Var(flag_trapping_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2610 Assume floating-point operations can trap.
2612 ftrapv
2613 Common Report Var(flag_trapv) Optimization
2614 Trap for signed overflow in addition, subtraction and multiplication.
2616 ftree-ccp
2617 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ccp) Optimization
2618 Enable SSA-CCP optimization on trees.
2620 ftree-bit-ccp
2621 Common Report Var(flag_tree_bit_ccp) Optimization
2622 Enable SSA-BIT-CCP optimization on trees.
2624 ftree-store-ccp
2625 Common Ignore
2626 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2628 ftree-ch
2629 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ch) Optimization
2630 Enable loop header copying on trees.
2632 ftree-coalesce-inlined-vars
2633 Common Ignore RejectNegative
2634 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2636 ftree-coalesce-vars
2637 Common Report Var(flag_tree_coalesce_vars) Optimization
2638 Enable SSA coalescing of user variables.
2640 ftree-copyrename
2641 Common Ignore
2642 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2644 ftree-copy-prop
2645 Common Report Var(flag_tree_copy_prop) Optimization
2646 Enable copy propagation on trees.
2648 ftree-store-copy-prop
2649 Common Ignore
2650 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2652 ftree-cselim
2653 Common Report Var(flag_tree_cselim) Init(2) Optimization
2654 Transform condition stores into unconditional ones.
2656 ftree-switch-conversion
2657 Common Report Var(flag_tree_switch_conversion) Optimization
2658 Perform conversions of switch initializations.
2660 ftree-dce
2661 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dce) Optimization
2662 Enable SSA dead code elimination optimization on trees.
2664 ftree-dominator-opts
2665 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dom) Optimization
2666 Enable dominator optimizations.
2668 ftree-tail-merge
2669 Common Report Var(flag_tree_tail_merge) Optimization
2670 Enable tail merging on trees.
2672 ftree-dse
2673 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dse) Optimization
2674 Enable dead store elimination.
2676 ftree-forwprop
2677 Common Report Var(flag_tree_forwprop) Init(1) Optimization
2678 Enable forward propagation on trees.
2680 ftree-fre
2681 Common Report Var(flag_tree_fre) Optimization
2682 Enable Full Redundancy Elimination (FRE) on trees.
2684 foptimize-strlen
2685 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_strlen) Optimization
2686 Enable string length optimizations on trees.
2688 fisolate-erroneous-paths-dereference
2689 Common Report Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_dereference) Optimization
2690 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to
2691 dereferencing a null pointer.  Isolate those paths from the main control
2692 flow and turn the statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
2694 fisolate-erroneous-paths-attribute
2695 Common Report Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_attribute) Optimization
2696 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to a null value
2697 being used in a way forbidden by a returns_nonnull or nonnull
2698 attribute.  Isolate those paths from the main control flow and turn the
2699 statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
2701 ftree-loop-distribution
2702 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribution) Optimization
2703 Enable loop distribution on trees.
2705 ftree-loop-distribute-patterns
2706 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribute_patterns) Optimization
2707 Enable loop distribution for patterns transformed into a library call.
2709 ftree-loop-im
2710 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_im) Init(1) Optimization
2711 Enable loop invariant motion on trees.
2713 ftree-loop-linear
2714 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
2715 Enable loop nest transforms.  Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
2717 ftree-loop-ivcanon
2718 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_ivcanon) Init(1) Optimization
2719 Create canonical induction variables in loops.
2721 ftree-loop-optimize
2722 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_optimize) Init(1) Optimization
2723 Enable loop optimizations on tree level.
2725 ftree-parallelize-loops=
2726 Common Report Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_tree_parallelize_loops) Init(1) Optimization
2727 -ftree-parallelize-loops=<number>       Enable automatic parallelization of loops.
2729 ftree-phiprop
2730 Common Report Var(flag_tree_phiprop) Init(1) Optimization
2731 Enable hoisting loads from conditional pointers.
2733 ftree-pre
2734 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pre) Optimization
2735 Enable SSA-PRE optimization on trees.
2737 ftree-partial-pre
2738 Common Report Var(flag_tree_partial_pre) Optimization
2739 In SSA-PRE optimization on trees, enable partial-partial redundancy elimination.
2741 ftree-pta
2742 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pta) Optimization
2743 Perform function-local points-to analysis on trees.
2745 ftree-reassoc
2746 Common Report Var(flag_tree_reassoc) Init(1) Optimization
2747 Enable reassociation on tree level.
2749 ftree-salias
2750 Common Ignore
2751 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2753 ftree-sink
2754 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sink) Optimization
2755 Enable SSA code sinking on trees.
2757 ftree-slsr
2758 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slsr) Optimization
2759 Perform straight-line strength reduction.
2761 ftree-sra
2762 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sra) Optimization
2763 Perform scalar replacement of aggregates.
2765 ftree-ter
2766 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ter) Optimization
2767 Replace temporary expressions in the SSA->normal pass.
2769 ftree-lrs
2770 Common Report Var(flag_tree_live_range_split) Optimization
2771 Perform live range splitting during the SSA->normal pass.
2773 ftree-vrp
2774 Common Report Var(flag_tree_vrp) Init(0) Optimization
2775 Perform Value Range Propagation on trees.
2777 fsplit-paths
2778 Common Report Var(flag_split_paths) Init(0) Optimization
2779 Split paths leading to loop backedges.
2781 funconstrained-commons
2782 Common Var(flag_unconstrained_commons) Optimization
2783 Assume common declarations may be overridden with ones with a larger
2784 trailing array.
2786 funit-at-a-time
2787 Common Report Var(flag_unit_at_a_time) Init(1)
2788 Compile whole compilation unit at a time.
2790 funroll-loops
2791 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_loops) Optimization
2792 Perform loop unrolling when iteration count is known.
2794 funroll-all-loops
2795 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_all_loops) Optimization
2796 Perform loop unrolling for all loops.
2798 ; Nonzero means that loop optimizer may assume that the induction variables
2799 ; that control loops do not overflow and that the loops with nontrivial
2800 ; exit condition are not infinite
2801 funsafe-loop-optimizations
2802 Common Ignore
2803 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2805 fassociative-math
2806 Common Report Var(flag_associative_math) SetByCombined Optimization
2807 Allow optimization for floating-point arithmetic which may change the
2808 result of the operation due to rounding.
2810 freciprocal-math
2811 Common Report Var(flag_reciprocal_math) SetByCombined Optimization
2812 Same as -fassociative-math for expressions which include division.
2814 ; Nonzero means that unsafe floating-point math optimizations are allowed
2815 ; for the sake of speed.  IEEE compliance is not guaranteed, and operations
2816 ; are allowed to assume that their arguments and results are "normal"
2817 ; (e.g., nonnegative for SQRT).
2818 funsafe-math-optimizations
2819 Common Report Var(flag_unsafe_math_optimizations) Optimization SetByCombined
2820 Allow math optimizations that may violate IEEE or ISO standards.
2822 funswitch-loops
2823 Common Report Var(flag_unswitch_loops) Optimization
2824 Perform loop unswitching.
2826 fsplit-loops
2827 Common Report Var(flag_split_loops) Optimization
2828 Perform loop splitting.
2830 fversion-loops-for-strides
2831 Common Report Var(flag_version_loops_for_strides) Optimization
2832 Version loops based on whether indices have a stride of one.
2834 funwind-tables
2835 Common Report Var(flag_unwind_tables) Optimization
2836 Just generate unwind tables for exception handling.
2838 fuse-ld=bfd
2839 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=gold)
2840 Use the bfd linker instead of the default linker.
2842 fuse-ld=gold
2843 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=bfd)
2844 Use the gold linker instead of the default linker.
2846 fuse-ld=lld
2847 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=lld)
2848 Use the lld LLVM linker instead of the default linker.
2850 fuse-linker-plugin
2851 Common Undocumented Var(flag_use_linker_plugin)
2853 ; Positive if we should track variables, negative if we should run
2854 ; the var-tracking pass only to discard debug annotations, zero if
2855 ; we're not to run it.  When flag_var_tracking == 2 (AUTODETECT_VALUE) it
2856 ; will be set according to optimize, debug_info_level and debug_hooks
2857 ; in process_options ().
2858 fvar-tracking
2859 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking) Init(2) PerFunction
2860 Perform variable tracking.
2862 ; Positive if we should track variables at assignments, negative if
2863 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2864 ; annotations.  When flag_var_tracking_assignments ==
2865 ; AUTODETECT_VALUE it will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2866 fvar-tracking-assignments
2867 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments) Init(2) PerFunction
2868 Perform variable tracking by annotating assignments.
2870 ; Nonzero if we should toggle flag_var_tracking_assignments after
2871 ; processing options and computing its default.  */
2872 fvar-tracking-assignments-toggle
2873 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments_toggle) PerFunction
2874 Toggle -fvar-tracking-assignments.
2876 ; Positive if we should track uninitialized variables, negative if
2877 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2878 ; annotations.  When flag_var_tracking_uninit == AUTODETECT_VALUE it
2879 ; will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2880 fvar-tracking-uninit
2881 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_uninit) PerFunction
2882 Perform variable tracking and also tag variables that are uninitialized.
2884 ; Alias to enable both -ftree-loop-vectorize and -ftree-slp-vectorize.
2885 ftree-vectorize
2886 Common Report Optimization
2887 Enable vectorization on trees.
2889 ftree-vectorizer-verbose=
2890 Common Joined RejectNegative Ignore
2891 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2893 ftree-loop-vectorize
2894 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
2895 Enable loop vectorization on trees.
2897 ftree-slp-vectorize
2898 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slp_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
2899 Enable basic block vectorization (SLP) on trees.
2901 fvect-cost-model=
2902 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_vect_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_DEFAULT) Optimization
2903 -fvect-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap]     Specifies the cost model for vectorization.
2905 fsimd-cost-model=
2906 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_simd_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED) Optimization
2907 -fsimd-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap]     Specifies the vectorization cost model for code marked with a simd directive.
2909 Enum
2910 Name(vect_cost_model) Type(enum vect_cost_model) UnknownError(unknown vectorizer cost model %qs)
2912 EnumValue
2913 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(unlimited) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED)
2915 EnumValue
2916 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(dynamic) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_DYNAMIC)
2918 EnumValue
2919 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(cheap) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_CHEAP)
2921 fvect-cost-model
2922 Common Alias(fvect-cost-model=,dynamic,unlimited)
2923 Enables the dynamic vectorizer cost model.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2925 ftree-vect-loop-version
2926 Common Ignore
2927 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2929 ftree-scev-cprop
2930 Common Report Var(flag_tree_scev_cprop) Init(1) Optimization
2931 Enable copy propagation of scalar-evolution information.
2933 ; -fverbose-asm causes extra commentary information to be produced in
2934 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable).  This option
2935 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
2936 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
2937 ; -fno-verbose-asm, the default, causes the extra information
2938 ; to not be added and is useful when comparing two assembler files.
2939 fverbose-asm
2940 Common Report Var(flag_verbose_asm)
2941 Add extra commentary to assembler output.
2943 fvisibility=
2944 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(symbol_visibility) Var(default_visibility) Init(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2945 -fvisibility=[default|internal|hidden|protected]        Set the default symbol visibility.
2947 Enum
2948 Name(symbol_visibility) Type(enum symbol_visibility) UnknownError(unrecognized visibility value %qs)
2950 EnumValue
2951 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(default) Value(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2953 EnumValue
2954 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(internal) Value(VISIBILITY_INTERNAL)
2956 EnumValue
2957 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(hidden) Value(VISIBILITY_HIDDEN)
2959 EnumValue
2960 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(protected) Value(VISIBILITY_PROTECTED)
2962 fvtable-verify=
2963 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vtv_priority) Var(flag_vtable_verify) Init(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
2964 Validate vtable pointers before using them.
2966 Enum
2967 Name(vtv_priority) Type(enum vtv_priority) UnknownError(unknown vtable verify initialization priority %qs)
2969 EnumValue
2970 Enum(vtv_priority) String(none) Value(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
2972 EnumValue
2973 Enum(vtv_priority) String(std) Value(VTV_STANDARD_PRIORITY)
2975 EnumValue
2976 Enum(vtv_priority) String(preinit) Value(VTV_PREINIT_PRIORITY)
2978 fvtv-counts
2979 Common Var(flag_vtv_counts)
2980 Output vtable verification counters.
2982 fvtv-debug
2983 Common Var(flag_vtv_debug)
2984 Output vtable verification pointer sets information.
2986 fvpt
2987 Common Report Var(flag_value_profile_transformations) Optimization
2988 Use expression value profiles in optimizations.
2990 fweb
2991 Common Report Var(flag_web) Init(2) Optimization
2992 Construct webs and split unrelated uses of single variable.
2994 ftree-builtin-call-dce
2995 Common Report Var(flag_tree_builtin_call_dce) Init(0) Optimization
2996 Enable conditional dead code elimination for builtin calls.
2998 fwhole-program
2999 Common Report Var(flag_whole_program) Init(0)
3000 Perform whole program optimizations.
3002 fwrapv-pointer
3003 Common Report Var(flag_wrapv_pointer) Optimization
3004 Assume pointer overflow wraps around.
3006 fwrapv
3007 Common Report Var(flag_wrapv) Optimization
3008 Assume signed arithmetic overflow wraps around.
3010 fzero-initialized-in-bss
3011 Common Report Var(flag_zero_initialized_in_bss) Init(1)
3012 Put zero initialized data in the bss section.
3015 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
3016 Generate debug information in default format.
3018 gas-loc-support
3019 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_loc_support) Init(2)
3020 Assume assembler support for (DWARF2+) .loc directives.
3022 gas-locview-support
3023 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_locview_support) Init(2)
3024 Assume assembler support for view in (DWARF2+) .loc directives.
3026 gcoff
3027 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3028 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3030 gcoff1
3031 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3032 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3034 gcoff2
3035 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3036 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3038 gcoff3
3039 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3040 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3042 gcolumn-info
3043 Common Driver Var(debug_column_info,1) Init(1)
3044 Record DW_AT_decl_column and DW_AT_call_column in DWARF.
3046 gdwarf
3047 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf-)
3048 Generate debug information in default version of DWARF format.
3050 gdwarf-
3051 Common Driver Joined UInteger Var(dwarf_version) Init(4) Negative(gstabs)
3052 Generate debug information in DWARF v2 (or later) format.
3054 ggdb
3055 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing
3056 Generate debug information in default extended format.
3058 ginline-points
3059 Common Driver Var(debug_inline_points) Init(2)
3060 Generate extended entry point information for inlined functions.
3062 ginternal-reset-location-views
3063 Common Driver Var(debug_internal_reset_location_views) Init(2)
3064 Compute locview reset points based on insn length estimates.
3066 gno-
3067 RejectNegative Joined Undocumented
3068 ; Catch the gno- prefix, so it doesn't backtrack to g<level>.
3070 gno-pubnames
3071 Common Driver Negative(gpubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 0) Init(-1)
3072 Don't generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
3074 gpubnames
3075 Common Driver Negative(ggnu-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 1)
3076 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
3078 ggnu-pubnames
3079 Common Driver Negative(gno-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 2)
3080 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections with GNU extensions.
3082 grecord-gcc-switches
3083 Common Driver Var(dwarf_record_gcc_switches) Init(1)
3084 Record gcc command line switches in DWARF DW_AT_producer.
3086 gsplit-dwarf
3087 Common Driver Var(dwarf_split_debug_info) Init(0)
3088 Generate debug information in separate .dwo files.
3090 gstabs
3091 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gstabs+)
3092 Generate debug information in STABS format.
3094 gstabs+
3095 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gvms)
3096 Generate debug information in extended STABS format.
3098 gstatement-frontiers
3099 Common Driver Var(debug_nonbind_markers_p) Init(2)
3100 Emit progressive recommended breakpoint locations.
3102 gstrict-dwarf
3103 Common Driver Report Var(dwarf_strict) Init(0)
3104 Don't emit DWARF additions beyond selected version.
3106 gdescribe-dies
3107 Common Driver Report Var(flag_describe_dies) Init(0)
3108 Add description attributes to some DWARF DIEs that have no name attribute.
3110 gtoggle
3111 Common Driver Report Var(flag_gtoggle)
3112 Toggle debug information generation.
3114 gvariable-location-views
3115 Common Driver Var(debug_variable_location_views, 1) Init(2)
3116 Augment variable location lists with progressive views.
3118 gvariable-location-views=incompat5
3119 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(debug_variable_location_views, -1) Init(2)
3121 gvms
3122 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff)
3123 Generate debug information in VMS format.
3125 gxcoff
3126 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff+)
3127 Generate debug information in XCOFF format.
3129 gxcoff+
3130 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf)
3131 Generate debug information in extended XCOFF format.
3133 Enum
3134 Name(compressed_debug_sections) Type(int)
3136 ; Since -gz= is completely handled in specs, the values aren't used and we
3137 ; assign arbitrary constants.
3138 EnumValue
3139 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(none) Value(0)
3141 EnumValue
3142 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib) Value(1)
3144 EnumValue
3145 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib-gnu) Value(2)
3148 Common Driver
3149 Generate compressed debug sections.
3152 Common Driver RejectNegative Joined Enum(compressed_debug_sections)
3153 -gz=<format>    Generate compressed debug sections in format <format>.
3156 Driver Joined Separate
3158 iplugindir=
3159 Common Joined Var(plugindir_string) Init(0)
3160 -iplugindir=<dir>       Set <dir> to be the default plugin directory.
3162 imultiarch
3163 Common Joined Separate RejectDriver Var(imultiarch) Init(0)
3164 -imultiarch <dir>       Set <dir> to be the multiarch include subdirectory.
3167 Driver Joined Separate
3170 Driver
3172 no-canonical-prefixes
3173 Driver
3175 nodefaultlibs
3176 Driver
3178 nostartfiles
3179 Driver
3181 nolibc
3182 Driver
3184 nostdlib
3185 Driver
3188 Common Driver Joined Separate Var(asm_file_name) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
3189 -o <file>       Place output into <file>.
3192 Common Var(profile_flag)
3193 Enable function profiling.
3195 pass-exit-codes
3196 Driver Var(pass_exit_codes)
3198 pedantic
3199 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
3201 pedantic-errors
3202 Common Var(flag_pedantic_errors)
3203 Like -pedantic but issue them as errors.
3206 Driver
3208 pipe
3209 Driver Var(use_pipes)
3211 print-file-name=
3212 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_file_name)
3214 print-libgcc-file-name
3215 Driver
3217 print-multi-directory
3218 Driver Var(print_multi_directory)
3220 print-multi-lib
3221 Driver Var(print_multi_lib)
3223 print-multi-os-directory
3224 Driver Var(print_multi_os_directory)
3226 print-multiarch
3227 Driver Var(print_multiarch)
3229 print-prog-name=
3230 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_prog_name)
3232 print-search-dirs
3233 Driver Var(print_search_dirs)
3235 print-sysroot
3236 Driver Var(print_sysroot)
3238 print-sysroot-headers-suffix
3239 Driver Var(print_sysroot_headers_suffix)
3241 quiet
3242 Common Var(quiet_flag) RejectDriver
3243 Do not display functions compiled or elapsed time.
3246 Driver
3249 Driver
3251 save-temps
3252 Driver
3254 save-temps=
3255 Driver Joined
3258 Driver
3260 time
3261 Driver Var(report_times)
3263 time=
3264 Driver JoinedOrMissing
3267 Driver Joined Separate
3269 undef
3270 Driver
3271 ; C option, but driver must not handle as "-u ndef".
3274 Common Driver Var(verbose_flag)
3275 Enable verbose output.
3277 version
3278 Common Var(version_flag) RejectDriver
3279 Display the compiler's version.
3282 Common Var(inhibit_warnings)
3283 Suppress warnings.
3285 wrapper
3286 Driver Separate Var(wrapper_string)
3289 Driver Joined Separate
3291 shared
3292 Driver RejectNegative Negative(static-pie)
3293 Create a shared library.
3295 shared-libgcc
3296 Driver
3298 specs
3299 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
3301 specs=
3302 Driver Joined
3304 static
3305 Driver
3307 static-libgcc
3308 Driver
3310 static-libgfortran
3311 Driver
3312 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
3314 static-libstdc++
3315 Driver
3317 static-libgo
3318 Driver
3319 ; Documented for Go, but always accepted by driver.
3321 static-libasan
3322 Driver
3324 static-libtsan
3325 Driver
3327 static-liblsan
3328 Driver
3330 static-libubsan
3331 Driver
3333 symbolic
3334 Driver
3336 no-pie
3337 Driver RejectNegative Negative(shared)
3338 Don't create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3341 Driver RejectNegative Negative(no-pie)
3342 Create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3344 static-pie
3345 Driver RejectNegative Negative(pie)
3346 Create a static position independent executable.
3349 Driver Joined Separate
3351 fipa-ra
3352 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_ra) Optimization
3353 Use caller save register across calls if possible.
3355 ; This comment is to ensure we retain the blank line above.