1 ; Options for the language- and target-independent parts of the compiler.
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21 ; See the GCC internals manual (options.texi) for a description of this file's format.
23 ; Please try to keep this file in ASCII collating order.
37 ; Not used directly to control optimizations, only to save -Ofast
38 ; setting for "optimize" attributes.
42 ; True if this is the lto front end. This is used to disable gimple
43 ; generation and lowering passes that are normally run on the output
44 ; of a front end. These passes must be bypassed for lto since they
45 ; have already been done before the gimple was written.
49 ; This variable is set to non-0 only by LTO front-end. 1 indicates that
50 ; the output produced will be used for incrmeental linking (thus weak symbols
51 ; can still be bound) and 2 indicates that the IL is going to be linked and
52 ; and output to LTO object file.
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.
60 int flag_complex_method = 1
62 ; Language specific warning pass for unused results.
64 bool flag_warn_unused_result = false
69 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for link-time optimization.
73 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for offload compilation.
75 int flag_generate_offload = 0
77 ; True to warn about any objects definitions whose size is larger
78 ; than N bytes. Also want about function definitions whose returned
79 ; values are larger than N bytes, where N is 'larger_than_size'.
84 HOST_WIDE_INT larger_than_size
86 ; True to warn about any function whose frame size is larger
89 bool warn_frame_larger_than
92 HOST_WIDE_INT frame_larger_than_size
94 ; Nonzero means we should be saving declaration info into a .X file.
96 int flag_gen_aux_info = 0
98 ; Nonzero if we are compiling code for a shared library, zero for
103 ; These two are really VEC(char_p,heap) *.
106 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_functions
109 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_files
111 ; Generic structs (e.g. templates not explicitly specialized)
112 ; may not have a compilation unit associated with them, and so
113 ; may need to be treated differently from ordinary structs.
115 ; Structs only handled by reference (indirectly), will also usually
116 ; not need as much debugging information.
119 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_ordinary[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
122 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_generic[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
124 ; True if we should exit after parsing options.
126 bool exit_after_options
128 ; Type(s) of debugging information we are producing (if any). See
129 ; flag-types.h for the definitions of the different possible types of
130 ; debugging information.
132 enum debug_info_type write_symbols = NO_DEBUG
134 ; Level of debugging information we are producing. See flag-types.h
135 ; for the definitions of the different possible levels.
137 enum debug_info_levels debug_info_level = DINFO_LEVEL_NONE
139 ; Nonzero means use GNU-only extensions in the generated symbolic
140 ; debugging information. Currently, this only has an effect when
141 ; write_symbols is set to DBX_DEBUG or XCOFF_DEBUG.
143 bool use_gnu_debug_info_extensions
145 ; Original value of maximum field alignment in bytes, specified via
146 ; -fpack-struct=<value>.
148 unsigned int initial_max_fld_align = TARGET_DEFAULT_PACK_STRUCT
150 ; Type of stack check.
152 enum stack_check_type flag_stack_check = NO_STACK_CHECK
154 ; True if stack usage information needs to be computed.
156 bool flag_stack_usage_info = false
158 ; -dA causes debug commentary information to be produced in
159 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable). This option
160 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
161 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
162 ; Currently, this switch is only used by dwarf2out.c; however, it is intended
163 ; to be a catchall for printing debug information in the assembler file.
167 ; How many NOP insns to place at each function entry by default
169 HOST_WIDE_INT function_entry_patch_area_size
171 ; And how far the real asm entry point is into this area
173 HOST_WIDE_INT function_entry_patch_area_start
175 ; Balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF to emit.
177 enum dwarf_gnat_encodings gnat_encodings = DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_DEFAULT
179 ; -dP causes the rtl to be emitted as a comment in assembly.
181 int flag_dump_rtl_in_asm
183 ; Whether -da was passed (used only in handle_common_deferred_options).
185 bool flag_dump_all_passed
187 ; Other flags saying which kinds of debugging dump have been requested.
190 int rtl_dump_and_exit
193 int flag_print_asm_name
195 ; Name of top-level original source file (what was input to cpp).
196 ; This comes from the #-command at the beginning of the actual input.
197 ; If there isn't any there, then this is the cc1 input file name.
199 const char *main_input_filename
201 ; Pointer to base name in main_input_filename, with directories and a
202 ; single final extension removed, and the length of this base
206 const char *main_input_basename
209 int main_input_baselength
211 ; Which options have been printed by --help.
215 ; Which enums have been printed by --help. 0 = not printed, no
216 ; relevant options seen, 1 = relevant option seen, not yet printed, 2
219 char *help_enum_printed
221 ; The number of columns for --help output.
223 unsigned int help_columns
225 ; Whether this options structure has been through finish_options
227 bool flag_opts_finished
229 ; What the sanitizer should instrument
231 unsigned int flag_sanitize
233 ; What sanitizers should recover from errors
235 unsigned int flag_sanitize_recover = (SANITIZE_UNDEFINED | SANITIZE_UNDEFINED_NONDEFAULT | SANITIZE_KERNEL_ADDRESS) & ~(SANITIZE_UNREACHABLE | SANITIZE_RETURN)
237 ; What the coverage sanitizers should instrument
239 unsigned int flag_sanitize_coverage
241 ; Flag whether a prefix has been added to dump_base_name
243 bool dump_base_name_prefixed = false
245 ; Flag whether HSA generation has been explicitely disabled
247 bool flag_disable_hsa = false
259 Driver Alias(coverage)
265 Common Separate Alias(d)
268 Common Joined Alias(d)
271 Common Separate Alias(dumpbase)
274 Common Separate Alias(dumpdir)
277 Driver Separate Alias(e)
280 Driver Joined Alias(e)
283 Common Warning Alias(Wextra)
286 Driver Separate Alias(Xassembler)
289 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xassembler)
292 Driver Separate Alias(Xlinker)
295 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xlinker)
298 Driver Separate Alias(u)
301 Driver Joined Alias(u)
304 Common Driver Var(help_flag)
305 Display this information.
308 Common Driver Report Joined
309 --help=<class> Display descriptions of a specific class of options. <class> is one or more of optimizers, target, warnings, undocumented, params.
312 Driver Separate Alias(x)
315 Driver Joined Alias(x)
318 Driver Separate Alias(L)
321 Driver Joined Alias(L)
323 -no-canonical-prefixes
324 Driver Alias(no-canonical-prefixes)
326 -no-standard-libraries
327 Driver Alias(nostdlib)
330 Driver Var(no_sysroot_suffix)
339 Common Driver Separate Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
342 Common Driver Joined Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
345 Driver Alias(pass-exit-codes)
348 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
351 Common Alias(pedantic-errors)
357 Driver Alias(static-pie)
363 Driver Separate Alias(B)
366 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(B)
372 Driver Separate Alias(print-file-name=)
375 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-file-name=)
377 -print-libgcc-file-name
378 Driver Alias(print-libgcc-file-name)
380 -print-multi-directory
381 Driver Alias(print-multi-directory)
384 Driver Alias(print-multi-lib)
386 -print-multi-os-directory
387 Driver Alias(print-multi-os-directory)
390 Driver Alias(print-multiarch)
393 Driver Separate Alias(print-prog-name=)
396 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-prog-name=)
399 Driver Alias(print-search-dirs)
402 Driver Alias(print-sysroot)
404 -print-sysroot-headers-suffix
405 Driver Alias(print-sysroot-headers-suffix)
411 Driver Alias(save-temps)
417 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
420 Driver Joined Alias(specs=)
426 Driver Alias(symbolic)
430 Alias for --help=target.
438 ;; The driver used to convert options such as --help into forms such
439 ;; as -fhelp; the following four entries are for compatibility with
440 ;; any direct uses of those (undocumented) -f forms
442 Common Driver Alias(-help)
445 Common Driver Joined Alias(-help=)
448 Common Driver Alias(-target-help)
451 Common Driver Alias(-version)
455 --param <param>=<value> Set parameter <param> to value. See below for a complete list of parameters.
458 Common Joined Alias(-param)
461 Driver Separate Alias(-sysroot=)
464 Driver JoinedOrMissing
470 Driver Joined Separate
476 Driver Joined Separate
482 Common JoinedOrMissing Optimization
483 -O<number> Set optimization level to <number>.
487 Optimize for space rather than speed.
491 Optimize for speed disregarding exact standards compliance.
495 Optimize for debugging experience rather than speed or size.
507 Driver Joined Separate
513 Driver Joined Separate
534 Common RejectNegative Warning Alias(Wextra)
535 This switch is deprecated; use -Wextra instead.
538 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
541 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
544 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
547 Common Var(warn_aggregate_return) Warning
548 Warn about returning structures, unions or arrays.
550 Waggressive-loop-optimizations
551 Common Var(warn_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Init(1) Warning
552 Warn if a loop with constant number of iterations triggers undefined behavior.
555 Common Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning
556 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
559 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
560 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
563 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
564 Warn about inappropriate attribute usage.
567 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
568 Warn about type safety and similar errors in attribute alias and related.
571 Common Var(warn_cast_align) Warning
572 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
575 Common Var(warn_cast_align,2) Warning
576 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
579 Common Var(warn_cpp) Init(1) Warning
580 Warn when a #warning directive is encountered.
582 Wdeprecated-declarations
583 Common Var(warn_deprecated_decl) Init(1) Warning
584 Warn about uses of __attribute__((deprecated)) declarations.
586 Wdisabled-optimization
587 Common Var(warn_disabled_optimization) Warning
588 Warn when an optimization pass is disabled.
591 Common Var(warnings_are_errors)
592 Treat all warnings as errors.
596 Treat specified warning as error.
599 Common Var(extra_warnings) Warning
600 Print extra (possibly unwanted) warnings.
603 Common Var(flag_fatal_errors)
604 Exit on the first error occurred.
607 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning
608 -Wframe-larger-than=<number> Warn if a function's stack frame requires more than <number> bytes.
611 Common Var(warn_free_nonheap_object) Init(1) Warning
612 Warn when attempting to free a non-heap object.
615 Common Var(warn_hsa) Init(1) Warning
616 Warn when a function cannot be expanded to HSAIL.
618 Wimplicit-fallthrough
619 Common Alias(Wimplicit-fallthrough=,3,0) Warning
621 Wimplicit-fallthrough=
622 Common Var(warn_implicit_fallthrough) RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning IntegerRange(0, 5)
623 Warn when a switch case falls through.
626 Common Var(warn_inline) Warning
627 Warn when an inlined function cannot be inlined.
629 Winvalid-memory-model
630 Common Var(warn_invalid_memory_model) Init(1) Warning
631 Warn when an atomic memory model parameter is known to be outside the valid range.
634 Common RejectNegative Joined Warning Undocumented Alias(Wlarger-than=)
637 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning
638 -Wlarger-than=<number> Warn if an object is larger than <number> bytes.
641 Var(warn_nonnull_compare) Warning
642 Warn if comparing pointer parameter with nonnull attribute with NULL.
645 Common Var(warn_null_dereference) Warning
646 Warn if dereferencing a NULL pointer may lead to erroneous or undefined behavior.
648 Wunsafe-loop-optimizations
649 Common Var(warn_unsafe_loop_optimizations) Warning
650 Warn if the loop cannot be optimized due to nontrivial assumptions.
653 Common Warning Alias(Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn)
656 Common Var(warn_odr_violations) Init(1) Warning
657 Warn about some C++ One Definition Rule violations during link time optimization.
660 Common Var(warn_overflow) Init(1) Warning
661 Warn about overflow in arithmetic expressions.
664 Common Var(warn_lto_type_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
665 During link time optimization warn about mismatched types of global declarations.
668 Common Var(warn_packed) Warning
669 Warn when the packed attribute has no effect on struct layout.
672 Common Var(warn_padded) Warning
673 Warn when padding is required to align structure members.
676 Common Var(pedantic) Init(0) Warning
677 Issue warnings needed for strict compliance to the standard.
680 Common Var(warn_return_local_addr) Init(1) Warning
681 Warn about returning a pointer/reference to a local or temporary variable.
684 Common Var(warn_shadow) Warning
685 Warn when one variable shadows another. Same as -Wshadow=global.
688 Common Warning Alias(Wshadow)
689 Warn when one variable shadows another (globally).
692 Common Var(warn_shadow_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow)
693 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter.
696 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=local)
698 Wshadow=compatible-local
699 Common Var(warn_shadow_compatible_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow=local)
700 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter of compatible type.
702 Wshadow-compatible-local
703 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=compatible-local)
706 Common Var(warn_stack_protect) Warning
707 Warn when not issuing stack smashing protection for some reason.
710 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_stack_usage) Warning
711 -Wstack-usage=<number> Warn if stack usage might be larger than specified amount.
715 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
718 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_aliasing) Warning
719 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
723 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
726 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_overflow) Warning
727 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
729 Wsuggest-attribute=cold
730 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_cold) Warning
731 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((cold)).
733 Wsuggest-attribute=const
734 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_const) Warning
735 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((const)).
737 Wsuggest-attribute=pure
738 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_pure) Warning
739 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((pure)).
741 Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn
742 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_noreturn) Warning
743 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((noreturn)).
745 Wsuggest-attribute=malloc
746 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_malloc) Warning
747 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((malloc)).
750 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_types) Warning
751 Warn about C++ polymorphic types where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
753 Wsuggest-final-methods
754 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_methods) Warning
755 Warn about C++ virtual methods where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
758 Common Var(warn_switch_unreachable) Warning Init(1)
759 Warn about statements between switch's controlling expression and the first
763 Common Var(warn_system_headers) Warning
764 Do not suppress warnings from system headers.
767 Common Var(warn_trampolines) Warning
768 Warn whenever a trampoline is generated.
771 Common Var(warn_type_limits) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
772 Warn if a comparison is always true or always false due to the limited range of the data type.
775 Common Var(warn_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
776 Warn about uninitialized automatic variables.
779 Common Var(warn_maybe_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wuninitialized)
780 Warn about maybe uninitialized automatic variables.
783 Common Ignore Warning
784 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
787 Common Var(warn_unused) Init(0) Warning
788 Enable all -Wunused- warnings.
790 Wunused-but-set-parameter
791 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
792 Warn when a function parameter is only set, otherwise unused.
794 Wunused-but-set-variable
795 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
796 Warn when a variable is only set, otherwise unused.
799 Common Var(warn_unused_function) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
800 Warn when a function is unused.
803 Common Var(warn_unused_label) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
804 Warn when a label is unused.
807 Common Var(warn_unused_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
808 Warn when a function parameter is unused.
811 Common Var(warn_unused_value) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
812 Warn when an expression value is unused.
815 Common Var(warn_unused_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
816 Warn when a variable is unused.
819 Common Var(warn_coverage_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
820 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not match.
822 Wvector-operation-performance
823 Common Var(warn_vector_operation_performance) Warning
824 Warn when a vector operation is compiled outside the SIMD.
839 Common Separate Var(aux_info_file_name)
840 -aux-info <file> Emit declaration information into <file>.
843 Common Joined Alias(aux-info)
846 Common Separate RejectDriver Var(aux_base_name)
849 Common Separate RejectDriver
859 -d<letters> Enable dumps from specific passes of the compiler.
862 Common Separate Var(dump_base_name)
863 -dumpbase <file> Set the file basename to be used for dumps.
866 Common Separate Var(dump_dir_name)
867 -dumpdir <dir> Set the directory name to be used for dumps.
882 Driver Joined Separate
884 ; This option has historically been passed down to the linker by an
885 ; accident of a %{e*} spec, so ensure it continues to be passed down
886 ; as a single option. The supported option for this purpose is
887 ; -rdynamic. See PR 47390.
891 ; The version of the C++ ABI in use. The following values are allowed:
893 ; 0: The version of the ABI believed most conformant with the C++ ABI
894 ; specification. This ABI may change as bugs are discovered and fixed.
895 ; Therefore, 0 will not necessarily indicate the same ABI in different
898 ; 1: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.2. No longer selectable.
900 ; 2: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.4, and the default
903 ; 3: The version of the ABI that fixes the missing underscore
904 ; in template non-type arguments of pointer type.
906 ; 4: The version of the ABI that introduces unambiguous mangling of
907 ; vector types. First selectable in G++ 4.5.
909 ; 5: The version of the ABI that ignores attribute const/noreturn
910 ; in function pointer mangling, and corrects mangling of decltype and
911 ; function parameters used in other parameters and the return type.
912 ; First selectable in G++ 4.6.
914 ; 6: The version of the ABI that doesn't promote scoped enums to int and
915 ; changes the mangling of template argument packs, const/static_cast,
916 ; prefix ++ and --, and a class scope function used as a template
918 ; First selectable in G++ 4.7.
920 ; 7: The version of the ABI that treats nullptr_t as a builtin type and
921 ; corrects the mangling of lambdas in default argument scope.
922 ; First selectable in G++ 4.8.
924 ; 8: The version of the ABI that corrects the substitution behavior of
925 ; function types with function-cv-qualifiers.
926 ; First selectable in G++ 4.9 and default in G++ 5.
928 ; 9: The version of the ABI that corrects the alignment of nullptr_t.
929 ; First selectable and default in G++ 5.2.
931 ; 10: The version of the ABI that mangles attributes that affect type
932 ; identity, such as ia32 calling convention attributes (stdcall, etc.)
933 ; Default in G++ 6 (set in c_common_post_options).
935 ; 11: The version of the ABI that corrects mangling of sizeof... expressions
936 ; and introduces new inheriting constructor handling.
939 ; 12: Corrects the calling convention for classes with only deleted copy/move
940 ; constructors and changes passing/returning of empty records.
943 ; Additional positive integers will be assigned as new versions of
944 ; the ABI become the default version of the ABI.
946 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_abi_version) Init(0)
947 The version of the C++ ABI in use.
949 faggressive-loop-optimizations
950 Common Report Var(flag_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Optimization Init(1)
951 Aggressively optimize loops using language constraints.
954 Common Report Var(align_functions,0) Optimization UInteger
955 Align the start of functions.
958 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_functions) Optimization
960 flimit-function-alignment
961 Common Report Var(flag_limit_function_alignment) Optimization Init(0)
964 Common Report Var(align_jumps,0) Optimization UInteger
965 Align labels which are only reached by jumping.
968 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_jumps) Optimization
971 Common Report Var(align_labels,0) Optimization UInteger
975 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_labels) Optimization
978 Common Report Var(align_loops,0) Optimization UInteger
979 Align the start of loops.
982 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(align_loops) Optimization
986 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
990 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
992 fargument-noalias-global
994 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
996 fargument-noalias-anything
998 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1001 Common Driver Report Joined
1002 Select what to sanitize.
1005 Common Report Joined
1006 Select type of coverage sanitization.
1008 fasan-shadow-offset=
1009 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1010 -fasan-shadow-offset=<number> Use custom shadow memory offset.
1013 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1014 -fsanitize-sections=<sec1,sec2,...> Sanitize global variables
1015 in user-defined sections.
1018 Common Report Joined
1019 After diagnosing undefined behavior attempt to continue execution.
1023 This switch is deprecated; use -fsanitize-recover= instead.
1025 fsanitize-address-use-after-scope
1026 Common Driver Report Var(flag_sanitize_address_use_after_scope) Init(0)
1028 fsanitize-undefined-trap-on-error
1029 Common Driver Report Var(flag_sanitize_undefined_trap_on_error) Init(0)
1030 Use trap instead of a library function for undefined behavior sanitization.
1032 fasynchronous-unwind-tables
1033 Common Report Var(flag_asynchronous_unwind_tables) Optimization
1034 Generate unwind tables that are exact at each instruction boundary.
1037 Common Report Var(flag_auto_inc_dec) Init(1) Optimization
1038 Generate auto-inc/dec instructions.
1041 Common Report Var(flag_auto_profile)
1042 Use sample profile information for call graph node weights. The default
1043 profile file is fbdata.afdo in 'pwd'.
1046 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(auto_profile_file)
1047 Use sample profile information for call graph node weights. The profile
1048 file is specified in the argument.
1050 ; -fcheck-bounds causes gcc to generate array bounds checks.
1051 ; For C, C++ and ObjC: defaults off.
1052 ; For Java: defaults to on.
1053 ; For Fortran: defaults to off.
1055 Common Report Var(flag_bounds_check)
1056 Generate code to check bounds before indexing arrays.
1059 Common Report Var(flag_branch_on_count_reg) Optimization
1060 Replace add, compare, branch with branch on count register.
1062 fbranch-probabilities
1063 Common Report Var(flag_branch_probabilities) Optimization
1064 Use profiling information for branch probabilities.
1066 fbranch-target-load-optimize
1067 Common Report Var(flag_branch_target_load_optimize) Optimization
1068 Perform branch target load optimization before prologue / epilogue threading.
1070 fbranch-target-load-optimize2
1071 Common Report Var(flag_branch_target_load_optimize2) Optimization
1072 Perform branch target load optimization after prologue / epilogue threading.
1075 Common Report Var(flag_btr_bb_exclusive) Optimization
1076 Restrict target load migration not to re-use registers in any basic block.
1079 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1080 -fcall-saved-<register> Mark <register> as being preserved across functions.
1083 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1084 -fcall-used-<register> Mark <register> as being corrupted by function calls.
1086 ; Nonzero for -fcaller-saves: allocate values in regs that need to
1087 ; be saved across function calls, if that produces overall better code.
1088 ; Optional now, so people can test it.
1090 Common Report Var(flag_caller_saves) Optimization
1091 Save registers around function calls.
1094 Common Report Var(flag_check_data_deps)
1095 This switch is deprecated; do not use.
1098 Common Var(flag_check_new)
1099 Check the return value of new in C++.
1102 Common Var(flag_checking) Init(CHECKING_P ? ENABLE_EXTRA_CHECKING ? 2 : 1 : 0)
1103 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1106 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_checking)
1107 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1110 Common Report Var(flag_code_hoisting) Optimization
1111 Enable code hoisting.
1113 fcombine-stack-adjustments
1114 Common Report Var(flag_combine_stack_adjustments) Optimization
1115 Looks for opportunities to reduce stack adjustments and stack references.
1118 Common Report Var(flag_no_common,0)
1119 Do not put uninitialized globals in the common section.
1123 ; Converted by the driver to -fcompare-debug= options.
1126 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug_opt)
1127 -fcompare-debug[=<opts>] Compile with and without e.g. -gtoggle, and compare the final-insns dump.
1129 fcompare-debug-second
1130 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug)
1131 Run only the second compilation of -fcompare-debug.
1134 Common Report Var(flag_compare_elim_after_reload) Optimization
1135 Perform comparison elimination after register allocation has finished.
1138 Common Var(flag_conserve_stack) Optimization
1139 Do not perform optimizations increasing noticeably stack usage.
1142 Common Report Var(flag_cprop_registers) Optimization
1143 Perform a register copy-propagation optimization pass.
1146 Common Report Var(flag_crossjumping) Optimization
1147 Perform cross-jumping optimization.
1150 Common Report Var(flag_cse_follow_jumps) Optimization
1151 When running CSE, follow jumps to their targets.
1155 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1158 Common Report Var(flag_cx_limited_range) Optimization SetByCombined
1159 Omit range reduction step when performing complex division.
1162 Common Report Var(flag_cx_fortran_rules) Optimization
1163 Complex multiplication and division follow Fortran rules.
1166 Common Report Var(flag_data_sections)
1167 Place data items into their own section.
1170 Common Report Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1171 List all available debugging counters with their limits and counts.
1174 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1175 -fdbg-cnt=<counter>[:<lower_limit>]:<upper_limit>[,<counter>:...] Set the debug counter limit.
1178 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1179 -fdebug-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in debug information.
1182 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1183 -ffile-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in compilation result.
1185 fdebug-types-section
1186 Common Report Var(flag_debug_types_section) Init(0)
1187 Output .debug_types section when using DWARF v4 debuginfo.
1189 ; Nonzero for -fdefer-pop: don't pop args after each function call
1190 ; instead save them up to pop many calls' args with one insns.
1192 Common Report Var(flag_defer_pop) Optimization
1193 Defer popping functions args from stack until later.
1196 Common Report Var(flag_delayed_branch) Optimization
1197 Attempt to fill delay slots of branch instructions.
1199 fdelete-dead-exceptions
1200 Common Report Var(flag_delete_dead_exceptions) Init(0) Optimization
1201 Delete dead instructions that may throw exceptions.
1203 fdelete-null-pointer-checks
1204 Common Report Var(flag_delete_null_pointer_checks) Init(-1) Optimization
1205 Delete useless null pointer checks.
1207 fdevirtualize-at-ltrans
1208 Common Report Var(flag_ltrans_devirtualize)
1209 Stream extra data to support more aggressive devirtualization in LTO local transformation mode.
1211 fdevirtualize-speculatively
1212 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize_speculatively) Optimization
1213 Perform speculative devirtualization.
1216 Common Report Var(flag_devirtualize) Optimization
1217 Try to convert virtual calls to direct ones.
1219 fdiagnostics-show-location=
1220 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule)
1221 -fdiagnostics-show-location=[once|every-line] How often to emit source location at the beginning of line-wrapped diagnostics.
1223 ; Required for these enum values.
1228 Name(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) Type(int)
1231 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(once) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_ONCE)
1234 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(every-line) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_EVERY_LINE)
1236 fdiagnostics-show-caret
1237 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_caret) Init(1)
1238 Show the source line with a caret indicating the column.
1241 Common Alias(fdiagnostics-color=,always,never)
1245 Driver Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_color) Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1246 -fdiagnostics-color=[never|always|auto] Colorize diagnostics.
1248 ; Required for these enum values.
1253 Name(diagnostic_color_rule) Type(int)
1256 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1259 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_YES)
1262 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(auto) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_AUTO)
1264 fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits
1265 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_parseable_fixits)
1266 Print fix-it hints in machine-readable form.
1268 fdiagnostics-generate-patch
1269 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_generate_patch)
1270 Print fix-it hints to stderr in unified diff format.
1272 fdiagnostics-show-option
1273 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_option) Init(1)
1274 Amend appropriate diagnostic messages with the command line option that controls them.
1277 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1278 -fdisable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 disables an optimization pass.
1281 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1282 -fenable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 enables an optimization pass.
1285 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1286 -fdump-<type> Dump various compiler internals to a file.
1289 Driver RejectNegative
1292 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_final_insns)
1293 -fdump-final-insns=filename Dump to filename the insns at the end of translation.
1296 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_go_spec)
1297 -fdump-go-spec=filename Write all declarations to file as Go code.
1300 Common Report Var(flag_dump_noaddr)
1301 Suppress output of addresses in debugging dumps.
1304 Common Driver Var(flag_report_bug)
1305 Collect and dump debug information into temporary file if ICE in C/C++
1308 fdump-internal-locations
1309 Common Var(flag_dump_locations) Init(0)
1310 Dump detailed information on GCC's internal representation of source code locations.
1313 Common Var(flag_dump_passes) Init(0)
1314 Dump optimization passes.
1317 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered)
1318 Suppress output of instruction numbers, line number notes and addresses in debugging dumps.
1320 fdump-unnumbered-links
1321 Common Report Var(flag_dump_unnumbered_links)
1322 Suppress output of previous and next insn numbers in debugging dumps.
1325 Common Report Var(flag_dwarf2_cfi_asm) Init(HAVE_GAS_CFI_DIRECTIVE)
1326 Enable CFI tables via GAS assembler directives.
1329 Common Report Var(flag_early_inlining) Init(1) Optimization
1330 Perform early inlining.
1332 feliminate-dwarf2-dups
1334 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1337 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_sra) Init(0) Optimization
1338 Perform interprocedural reduction of aggregates.
1340 feliminate-unused-debug-symbols
1341 Common Report Var(flag_debug_only_used_symbols)
1342 Perform unused symbol elimination in debug info.
1344 feliminate-unused-debug-types
1345 Common Report Var(flag_eliminate_unused_debug_types) Init(1)
1346 Perform unused type elimination in debug info.
1348 femit-class-debug-always
1349 Common Report Var(flag_emit_class_debug_always) Init(0)
1350 Do not suppress C++ class debug information.
1353 Common Report Var(flag_exceptions) Optimization
1354 Enable exception handling.
1356 fexpensive-optimizations
1357 Common Report Var(flag_expensive_optimizations) Optimization
1358 Perform a number of minor, expensive optimizations.
1361 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(excess_precision) Var(flag_excess_precision_cmdline) Init(EXCESS_PRECISION_DEFAULT) SetByCombined
1362 -fexcess-precision=[fast|standard] Specify handling of excess floating-point precision.
1365 Name(excess_precision) Type(enum excess_precision) UnknownError(unknown excess precision style %qs)
1368 Enum(excess_precision) String(fast) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_FAST)
1371 Enum(excess_precision) String(standard) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_STANDARD)
1373 ; Whether we permit the extended set of values for FLT_EVAL_METHOD
1374 ; introduced in ISO/IEC TS 18661-3, or limit ourselves to those in C99/C11.
1375 fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=
1376 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) Var(flag_permitted_flt_eval_methods) Init(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_DEFAULT)
1377 -fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=[c11|ts-18661] Specify which values of FLT_EVAL_METHOD are permitted.
1380 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)
1383 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(c11) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_C11)
1386 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(ts-18661-3) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_TS_18661)
1392 Common Var(flag_fat_lto_objects)
1393 Output lto objects containing both the intermediate language and binary output.
1396 Common Report Var(flag_finite_math_only) Optimization SetByCombined
1397 Assume no NaNs or infinities are generated.
1400 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1401 -ffixed-<register> Mark <register> as being unavailable to the compiler.
1404 Common Report Var(flag_float_store) Optimization
1405 Don't allocate floats and doubles in extended-precision registers.
1409 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1412 Common Report Var(flag_forward_propagate) Optimization
1413 Perform a forward propagation pass on RTL.
1416 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(fp_contract_mode) Var(flag_fp_contract_mode) Init(FP_CONTRACT_FAST) Optimization
1417 -ffp-contract=[off|on|fast] Perform floating-point expression contraction.
1420 Name(fp_contract_mode) Type(enum fp_contract_mode) UnknownError(unknown floating point contraction style %qs)
1423 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(off) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1425 ; Not implemented, fall back to conservative FP_CONTRACT_OFF.
1427 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(on) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1430 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(fast) Value(FP_CONTRACT_FAST)
1432 ffp-int-builtin-inexact
1433 Common Report Var(flag_fp_int_builtin_inexact) Init(1) Optimization
1434 Allow built-in functions ceil, floor, round, trunc to raise \"inexact\" exceptions.
1436 ; Nonzero means don't put addresses of constant functions in registers.
1437 ; Used for compiling the Unix kernel, where strange substitutions are
1438 ; done on the assembly output.
1440 Common Report Var(flag_no_function_cse,0) Optimization
1441 Allow function addresses to be held in registers.
1444 Common Report Var(flag_function_sections)
1445 Place each function into its own section.
1448 Common Report Var(flag_gcse) Optimization
1449 Perform global common subexpression elimination.
1452 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_lm) Init(1) Optimization
1453 Perform enhanced load motion during global common subexpression elimination.
1456 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_sm) Init(0) Optimization
1457 Perform store motion after global common subexpression elimination.
1460 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_las) Init(0) Optimization
1461 Perform redundant load after store elimination in global common subexpression
1465 Common Report Var(flag_gcse_after_reload) Optimization
1466 Perform global common subexpression elimination after register allocation has
1470 Name(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Type(int)
1473 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(all) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_ALL)
1476 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(gdb) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_GDB)
1479 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(minimal) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_MINIMAL)
1482 Common Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Joined RejectNegative Report Undocumented Var(gnat_encodings)
1483 -fgnat-encodings=[all|gdb|minimal] Select the balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF emitted in the debug information
1485 ; This option is not documented yet as its semantics will change.
1487 Common Report Var(flag_graphite) Optimization
1488 Enable in and out of Graphite representation.
1491 Common Report Var(flag_graphite_identity) Optimization
1492 Enable Graphite Identity transformation.
1494 fhoist-adjacent-loads
1495 Common Report Var(flag_hoist_adjacent_loads) Optimization
1496 Enable hoisting adjacent loads to encourage generating conditional move
1500 Common Undocumented Report Var(flag_keep_gc_roots_live) Optimization
1501 ; Always keep a pointer to a live memory block
1503 floop-parallelize-all
1504 Common Report Var(flag_loop_parallelize_all) Optimization
1505 Mark all loops as parallel.
1508 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1509 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1512 Common Report Var(flag_loop_interchange) Optimization
1513 Enable loop interchange on trees.
1516 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1517 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1519 floop-unroll-and-jam
1520 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_jam) Optimization
1521 Perform unroll-and-jam on loops.
1524 Common Report Var(flag_tm)
1525 Enable support for GNU transactional memory.
1528 Common Report Var(flag_gnu_unique) Init(1)
1529 Use STB_GNU_UNIQUE if supported by the assembler.
1533 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1536 Common Report Var(flag_loop_nest_optimize) Optimization
1537 Enable the loop nest optimizer.
1539 fstrict-volatile-bitfields
1540 Common Report Var(flag_strict_volatile_bitfields) Init(-1) Optimization
1541 Force bitfield accesses to match their type width.
1544 Common Report Var(flag_store_merging) Optimization
1545 Merge adjacent stores.
1547 fguess-branch-probability
1548 Common Report Var(flag_guess_branch_prob) Optimization
1549 Enable guessing of branch probabilities.
1551 ; Nonzero means ignore `#ident' directives. 0 means handle them.
1552 ; Generate position-independent code for executables if possible
1553 ; On SVR4 targets, it also controls whether or not to emit a
1554 ; string identifying the compiler.
1556 Common Report Var(flag_no_ident,0)
1557 Process #ident directives.
1560 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion) Optimization
1561 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to branchless equivalents.
1564 Common Report Var(flag_if_conversion2) Optimization
1565 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to conditional execution.
1568 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(stack_reuse_level) Var(flag_stack_reuse) Init(SR_ALL) Optimization
1569 -fstack-reuse=[all|named_vars|none] Set stack reuse level for local variables.
1572 Name(stack_reuse_level) Type(enum stack_reuse_level) UnknownError(unknown Stack Reuse Level %qs)
1575 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(all) Value(SR_ALL)
1578 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(named_vars) Value(SR_NAMED_VARS)
1581 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(none) Value(SR_NONE)
1583 ftree-loop-if-convert
1584 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_if_convert) Init(-1) Optimization
1585 Convert conditional jumps in innermost loops to branchless equivalents.
1587 ftree-loop-if-convert-stores
1589 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1591 ; -finhibit-size-directive inhibits output of .size for ELF.
1592 ; This is used only for compiling crtstuff.c,
1593 ; and it may be extended to other effects
1594 ; needed for crtstuff.c on other systems.
1595 finhibit-size-directive
1596 Common Report Var(flag_inhibit_size_directive)
1597 Do not generate .size directives.
1600 Common Report Var(flag_indirect_inlining) Optimization
1601 Perform indirect inlining.
1603 ; General flag to enable inlining. Specifying -fno-inline will disable
1604 ; all inlining apart from always-inline functions.
1606 Common Report Var(flag_no_inline,0) Init(0) Optimization
1607 Enable inlining of function declared \"inline\", disabling disables all inlining.
1609 finline-small-functions
1610 Common Report Var(flag_inline_small_functions) Optimization
1611 Integrate functions into their callers when code size is known not to grow.
1614 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions) Optimization
1615 Integrate functions not declared \"inline\" into their callers when profitable.
1617 finline-functions-called-once
1618 Common Report Var(flag_inline_functions_called_once) Optimization
1619 Integrate functions only required by their single caller.
1622 Common RejectNegative Joined Alias(finline-limit=)
1625 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1626 -finline-limit=<number> Limit the size of inlined functions to <number>.
1629 Common Report Var(flag_inline_atomics) Init(1) Optimization
1630 Inline __atomic operations when a lock free instruction sequence is available.
1633 Common RejectNegative Alias(fcf-protection=,full)
1636 Common Report Joined RejectNegative Enum(cf_protection_level) Var(flag_cf_protection) Init(CF_NONE)
1637 -fcf-protection=[full|branch|return|none] Instrument functions with checks to verify jump/call/return control-flow transfer
1638 instructions have valid targets.
1641 Name(cf_protection_level) Type(enum cf_protection_level) UnknownError(unknown Control-Flow Protection Level %qs)
1644 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(full) Value(CF_FULL)
1647 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(branch) Value(CF_BRANCH)
1650 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(return) Value(CF_RETURN)
1653 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(none) Value(CF_NONE)
1655 finstrument-functions
1656 Common Report Var(flag_instrument_function_entry_exit)
1657 Instrument function entry and exit with profiling calls.
1659 finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=
1660 Common RejectNegative Joined
1661 -finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=name,... Do not instrument listed functions.
1663 finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=
1664 Common RejectNegative Joined
1665 -finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=filename,... Do not instrument functions listed in files.
1668 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp) Optimization
1669 Perform interprocedural constant propagation.
1672 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_cp_clone) Optimization
1673 Perform cloning to make Interprocedural constant propagation stronger.
1677 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1680 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_bit_cp) Optimization
1681 Perform interprocedural bitwise constant propagation.
1684 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_profile) Init(0) Optimization
1685 Perform interprocedural profile propagation.
1688 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pta) Init(0) Optimization
1689 Perform interprocedural points-to analysis.
1692 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_pure_const) Init(0) Optimization
1693 Discover pure and const functions.
1696 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf) Optimization
1697 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions and read-only variables.
1700 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf_functions) Optimization
1701 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions.
1704 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_icf_variables) Optimization
1705 Perform Identical Code Folding for variables.
1708 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_reference) Init(0) Optimization
1709 Discover readonly and non addressable static variables.
1713 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1717 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1720 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_vrp) Optimization
1721 Perform IPA Value Range Propagation.
1724 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_algorithm) Var(flag_ira_algorithm) Init(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB) Optimization
1725 -fira-algorithm=[CB|priority] Set the used IRA algorithm.
1728 Name(ira_algorithm) Type(enum ira_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown IRA algorithm %qs)
1731 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(CB) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB)
1734 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(priority) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY)
1737 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_region) Var(flag_ira_region) Init(IRA_REGION_AUTODETECT) Optimization
1738 -fira-region=[one|all|mixed] Set regions for IRA.
1741 Name(ira_region) Type(enum ira_region) UnknownError(unknown IRA region %qs)
1744 Enum(ira_region) String(one) Value(IRA_REGION_ONE)
1747 Enum(ira_region) String(all) Value(IRA_REGION_ALL)
1750 Enum(ira_region) String(mixed) Value(IRA_REGION_MIXED)
1753 Common Report Var(flag_ira_hoist_pressure) Init(1) Optimization
1754 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1755 in RTL hoist optimizations.
1758 Common Report Var(flag_ira_loop_pressure) Optimization
1759 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
1760 in RTL loop optimizations.
1762 fira-share-save-slots
1763 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_save_slots) Init(1) Optimization
1764 Share slots for saving different hard registers.
1766 fira-share-spill-slots
1767 Common Report Var(flag_ira_share_spill_slots) Init(1) Optimization
1768 Share stack slots for spilled pseudo-registers.
1771 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(flag_ira_verbose) Init(5)
1772 -fira-verbose=<number> Control IRA's level of diagnostic messages.
1775 Common Report Var(flag_ivopts) Init(1) Optimization
1776 Optimize induction variables on trees.
1779 Common Var(flag_jump_tables) Init(1) Optimization
1780 Use jump tables for sufficiently large switch statements.
1782 fkeep-inline-functions
1783 Common Report Var(flag_keep_inline_functions)
1784 Generate code for functions even if they are fully inlined.
1786 fkeep-static-functions
1787 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_functions)
1788 Generate code for static functions even if they are never called.
1791 Common Report Var(flag_keep_static_consts) Init(1)
1792 Emit static const variables even if they are not used.
1795 Common Report Var(flag_leading_underscore) Init(-1)
1796 Give external symbols a leading underscore.
1800 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1803 Common Report Var(flag_lra_remat) Optimization
1804 Do CFG-sensitive rematerialization in LRA.
1808 Enable link-time optimization.
1811 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_lto)
1812 Link-time optimization with number of parallel jobs or jobserver.
1815 Name(lto_partition_model) Type(enum lto_partition_model) UnknownError(unknown LTO partitioning model %qs)
1818 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(none) Value(LTO_PARTITION_NONE)
1821 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(one) Value(LTO_PARTITION_ONE)
1824 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(balanced) Value(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
1827 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(1to1) Value(LTO_PARTITION_1TO1)
1830 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(max) Value(LTO_PARTITION_MAX)
1833 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(lto_partition_model) Var(flag_lto_partition) Init(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
1834 Specify the algorithm to partition symbols and vars at linktime.
1836 ; The initial value of -1 comes from Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION in zlib.h.
1837 flto-compression-level=
1838 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lto_compression_level) Init(-1) IntegerRange(0, 9)
1839 -flto-compression-level=<number> Use zlib compression level <number> for IL.
1841 flto-odr-type-merging
1842 Common Report Var(flag_lto_odr_type_mering) Init(1)
1843 Merge C++ types using One Definition Rule.
1846 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report) Init(0)
1847 Report various link-time optimization statistics.
1850 Common Report Var(flag_lto_report_wpa) Init(0)
1851 Report various link-time optimization statistics for WPA only.
1854 Common Report Var(flag_errno_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
1855 Set errno after built-in math functions.
1858 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_max_errors)
1859 -fmax-errors=<number> Maximum number of errors to report.
1862 Common Report Var(mem_report)
1863 Report on permanent memory allocation.
1866 Common Report Var(mem_report_wpa)
1867 Report on permanent memory allocation in WPA only.
1869 ; This will attempt to merge constant section constants, if 1 only
1870 ; string constants and constants from constant pool, if 2 also constant
1872 fmerge-all-constants
1873 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,2) Init(1)
1874 Attempt to merge identical constants and constant variables.
1877 Common Report Var(flag_merge_constants,1)
1878 Attempt to merge identical constants across compilation units.
1880 fmerge-debug-strings
1881 Common Report Var(flag_merge_debug_strings) Init(1)
1882 Attempt to merge identical debug strings across compilation units.
1885 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1886 -fmessage-length=<number> Limit diagnostics to <number> characters per line. 0 suppresses line-wrapping.
1889 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched) Optimization
1890 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling before the first scheduling pass.
1892 fmodulo-sched-allow-regmoves
1893 Common Report Var(flag_modulo_sched_allow_regmoves) Optimization
1894 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling with register moves allowed.
1896 fmove-loop-invariants
1897 Common Report Var(flag_move_loop_invariants) Optimization
1898 Move loop invariant computations out of loops.
1901 Common Var(flag_dce) Init(1) Optimization
1902 Use the RTL dead code elimination pass.
1905 Common Var(flag_dse) Init(1) Optimization
1906 Use the RTL dead store elimination pass.
1908 freschedule-modulo-scheduled-loops
1909 Common Report Var(flag_resched_modulo_sched) Optimization
1910 Enable/Disable the traditional scheduling in loops that already passed modulo scheduling.
1912 fnon-call-exceptions
1913 Common Report Var(flag_non_call_exceptions) Optimization
1914 Support synchronous non-call exceptions.
1917 Common Driver Joined MissingArgError(options or targets missing after %qs)
1918 -foffload=<targets>=<options> Specify offloading targets and options for them.
1921 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(offload_abi) Var(flag_offload_abi) Init(OFFLOAD_ABI_UNSET)
1922 -foffload-abi=[lp64|ilp32] Set the ABI to use in an offload compiler.
1925 Name(offload_abi) Type(enum offload_abi) UnknownError(unknown offload ABI %qs)
1928 Enum(offload_abi) String(ilp32) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_ILP32)
1931 Enum(offload_abi) String(lp64) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_LP64)
1934 Common Report Var(flag_omit_frame_pointer) Optimization
1935 When possible do not generate stack frames.
1938 Common Report Var(flag_opt_info) Optimization
1939 Enable all optimization info dumps on stderr.
1942 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1943 -fopt-info[-<type>=filename] Dump compiler optimization details.
1945 foptimize-register-move
1947 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1949 foptimize-sibling-calls
1950 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_sibling_calls) Optimization
1951 Optimize sibling and tail recursive calls.
1954 Common Report Var(flag_partial_inlining) Optimization
1955 Perform partial inlining.
1958 Common Report Var(pre_ipa_mem_report)
1959 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
1961 fpost-ipa-mem-report
1962 Common Report Var(post_ipa_mem_report)
1963 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
1966 Common Report Var(flag_pack_struct) Optimization
1967 Pack structure members together without holes.
1970 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
1971 -fpack-struct=<number> Set initial maximum structure member alignment.
1974 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,1) Init(DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN)
1975 Return small aggregates in memory, not registers.
1978 Common Report Var(flag_peel_loops) Optimization
1979 Perform loop peeling.
1982 Common Report Var(flag_no_peephole,0) Optimization
1983 Enable machine specific peephole optimizations.
1986 Common Report Var(flag_peephole2) Optimization
1987 Enable an RTL peephole pass before sched2.
1990 Common Report Var(flag_pic,2) Negative(fPIE) Init(-1)
1991 Generate position-independent code if possible (large mode).
1994 Common Report Var(flag_pie,2) Negative(fpic) Init(-1)
1995 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (large mode).
1998 Common Report Var(flag_pic,1) Negative(fpie) Init(-1)
1999 Generate position-independent code if possible (small mode).
2002 Common Report Var(flag_pie,1) Negative(fPIC) Init(-1)
2003 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (small mode).
2006 Common Report Var(flag_plt) Init(1) Optimization
2007 Use PLT for PIC calls (-fno-plt: load the address from GOT at call site).
2010 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2011 Specify a plugin to load.
2014 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2015 -fplugin-arg-<name>-<key>[=<value>] Specify argument <key>=<value> for plugin <name>.
2017 fpredictive-commoning
2018 Common Report Var(flag_predictive_commoning) Optimization
2019 Run predictive commoning optimization.
2021 fprefetch-loop-arrays
2022 Common Report Var(flag_prefetch_loop_arrays) Init(-1) Optimization
2023 Generate prefetch instructions, if available, for arrays in loops.
2026 Common Report Var(profile_flag)
2027 Enable basic program profiling code.
2030 Common Report Var(profile_abs_path_flag)
2031 Generate absolute source path names for gcov.
2034 Common Report Var(profile_arc_flag)
2035 Insert arc-based program profiling code.
2038 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_data_prefix)
2039 Set the top-level directory for storing the profile data.
2040 The default is 'pwd'.
2043 Common Report Var(flag_profile_correction)
2044 Enable correction of flow inconsistent profile data input.
2047 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(profile_update) Var(flag_profile_update) Init(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2048 -fprofile-update=[single|atomic|prefer-atomic] Set the profile update method.
2051 Name(profile_update) Type(enum profile_update) UnknownError(unknown profile update method %qs)
2054 Enum(profile_update) String(single) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2057 Enum(profile_update) String(atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_ATOMIC)
2060 Enum(profile_update) String(prefer-atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_PREFER_ATOMIC)
2064 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations.
2067 Common Joined RejectNegative
2068 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2071 Common Var(flag_profile_use)
2072 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations.
2075 Common Joined RejectNegative
2076 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2079 Common Report Var(flag_profile_values)
2080 Insert code to profile values of expressions.
2083 Common Report Var(profile_report)
2084 Report on consistency of profile.
2086 fprofile-reorder-functions
2087 Common Report Var(flag_profile_reorder_functions)
2088 Enable function reordering that improves code placement.
2090 fpatchable-function-entry=
2091 Common Joined Optimization
2092 Insert NOP instructions at each function entry.
2095 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2098 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2099 -frandom-seed=<string> Make compile reproducible using <string>.
2101 ; This switch causes the command line that was used to create an
2102 ; object file to be recorded into the object file. The exact format
2103 ; of this recording is target and binary file format dependent.
2104 ; It is related to the -fverbose-asm switch, but that switch only
2105 ; records information in the assembler output file as comments, so
2106 ; they never reach the object file.
2107 frecord-gcc-switches
2108 Common Report Var(flag_record_gcc_switches)
2109 Record gcc command line switches in the object file.
2112 Common Report Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,0) Optimization
2113 Return small aggregates in registers.
2117 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2120 Common Report Var(flag_lifetime_dse,2) Init(2) Optimization
2121 Tell DSE that the storage for a C++ object is dead when the constructor
2122 starts and when the destructor finishes.
2125 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lifetime_dse) Optimization IntegerRange(0, 2)
2127 flive-range-shrinkage
2128 Common Report Var(flag_live_range_shrinkage) Init(0) Optimization
2129 Relief of register pressure through live range shrinkage.
2132 Common Report Var(flag_rename_registers) Init(2) Optimization
2133 Perform a register renaming optimization pass.
2136 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_fusion) Init(2) Optimization
2137 Perform a target dependent instruction fusion optimization pass.
2140 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks) Optimization
2141 Reorder basic blocks to improve code placement.
2143 freorder-blocks-algorithm=
2144 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Var(flag_reorder_blocks_algorithm) Init(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE) Optimization
2145 -freorder-blocks-algorithm=[simple|stc] Set the used basic block reordering algorithm.
2148 Name(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Type(enum reorder_blocks_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown basic block reordering algorithm %qs)
2151 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(simple) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE)
2154 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(stc) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_STC)
2156 freorder-blocks-and-partition
2157 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_blocks_and_partition) Optimization
2158 Reorder basic blocks and partition into hot and cold sections.
2161 Common Report Var(flag_reorder_functions) Optimization
2162 Reorder functions to improve code placement.
2164 frerun-cse-after-loop
2165 Common Report Var(flag_rerun_cse_after_loop) Optimization
2166 Add a common subexpression elimination pass after loop optimizations.
2170 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2173 Common Report Var(flag_rounding_math) Optimization SetByCombined
2174 Disable optimizations that assume default FP rounding behavior.
2177 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_interblock) Init(1) Optimization
2178 Enable scheduling across basic blocks.
2181 Common Report Var(flag_sched_pressure) Init(0) Optimization
2182 Enable register pressure sensitive insn scheduling.
2185 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative) Init(1) Optimization
2186 Allow speculative motion of non-loads.
2189 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load) Optimization
2190 Allow speculative motion of some loads.
2192 fsched-spec-load-dangerous
2193 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load_dangerous) Optimization
2194 Allow speculative motion of more loads.
2197 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(sched_verbose_param) Init(1)
2198 -fsched-verbose=<number> Set the verbosity level of the scheduler.
2200 fsched2-use-superblocks
2201 Common Report Var(flag_sched2_use_superblocks) Optimization
2202 If scheduling post reload, do superblock scheduling.
2206 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2209 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns) Optimization
2210 Reschedule instructions before register allocation.
2213 Common Report Var(flag_schedule_insns_after_reload) Optimization
2214 Reschedule instructions after register allocation.
2216 ; This flag should be on when a target implements non-trivial
2217 ; scheduling hooks, maybe saving some information for its own sake.
2218 ; On IA64, for example, this is used for correct bundling.
2219 fselective-scheduling
2220 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling) Optimization
2221 Schedule instructions using selective scheduling algorithm.
2223 fselective-scheduling2
2224 Common Report Var(flag_selective_scheduling2) Optimization
2225 Run selective scheduling after reload.
2228 Common Undocumented Joined Var(flag_self_test)
2229 Run self-tests, using the given path to locate test files.
2231 fsel-sched-pipelining
2232 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining) Init(0) Optimization
2233 Perform software pipelining of inner loops during selective scheduling.
2235 fsel-sched-pipelining-outer-loops
2236 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining_outer_loops) Init(0) Optimization
2237 Perform software pipelining of outer loops during selective scheduling.
2239 fsel-sched-reschedule-pipelined
2240 Common Report Var(flag_sel_sched_reschedule_pipelined) Init(0) Optimization
2241 Reschedule pipelined regions without pipelining.
2243 fsemantic-interposition
2244 Common Report Var(flag_semantic_interposition) Init(1)
2245 Allow interposing function (or variables) by ones with different semantics (or initializer) respectively by dynamic linker.
2247 ; sched_stalled_insns means that insns can be moved prematurely from the queue
2248 ; of stalled insns into the ready list.
2249 fsched-stalled-insns
2250 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns) Optimization UInteger
2251 Allow premature scheduling of queued insns.
2253 fsched-stalled-insns=
2254 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2255 -fsched-stalled-insns=<number> Set number of queued insns that can be prematurely scheduled.
2257 ; sched_stalled_insns_dep controls how many recently scheduled cycles will
2258 ; be examined for a dependency on a stalled insn that is candidate for
2259 ; premature removal from the queue of stalled insns into the ready list (has
2260 ; an effect only if the flag 'sched_stalled_insns' is set).
2261 fsched-stalled-insns-dep
2262 Common Report Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns_dep,1) Init(1) Optimization UInteger
2263 Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2265 fsched-stalled-insns-dep=
2266 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2267 -fsched-stalled-insns-dep=<number> Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2269 fsched-group-heuristic
2270 Common Report Var(flag_sched_group_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2271 Enable the group heuristic in the scheduler.
2273 fsched-critical-path-heuristic
2274 Common Report Var(flag_sched_critical_path_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2275 Enable the critical path heuristic in the scheduler.
2277 fsched-spec-insn-heuristic
2278 Common Report Var(flag_sched_spec_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2279 Enable the speculative instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2281 fsched-rank-heuristic
2282 Common Report Var(flag_sched_rank_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2283 Enable the rank heuristic in the scheduler.
2285 fsched-last-insn-heuristic
2286 Common Report Var(flag_sched_last_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2287 Enable the last instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2289 fsched-dep-count-heuristic
2290 Common Report Var(flag_sched_dep_count_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2291 Enable the dependent count heuristic in the scheduler.
2294 Common Report Var(flag_section_anchors) Optimization
2295 Access data in the same section from shared anchor points.
2299 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2303 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2306 Common Report Var(flag_ree) Init(0)
2307 Turn on Redundant Extensions Elimination pass.
2310 Common Report Var(flag_show_column) Init(1)
2311 Show column numbers in diagnostics, when available. Default on.
2314 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap) Optimization
2315 Emit function prologues only before parts of the function that need it,
2316 rather than at the top of the function.
2318 fshrink-wrap-separate
2319 Common Report Var(flag_shrink_wrap_separate) Init(1) Optimization
2320 Shrink-wrap parts of the prologue and epilogue separately.
2323 Common Report Var(flag_signaling_nans) Optimization SetByCombined
2324 Disable optimizations observable by IEEE signaling NaNs.
2327 Common Report Var(flag_signed_zeros) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2328 Disable floating point optimizations that ignore the IEEE signedness of zero.
2330 fsingle-precision-constant
2331 Common Report Var(flag_single_precision_constant) Optimization
2332 Convert floating point constants to single precision constants.
2334 fsplit-ivs-in-unroller
2335 Common Report Var(flag_split_ivs_in_unroller) Init(1) Optimization
2336 Split lifetimes of induction variables when loops are unrolled.
2339 Common Report Var(flag_split_stack) Init(-1)
2340 Generate discontiguous stack frames.
2343 Common Report Var(flag_split_wide_types) Optimization
2344 Split wide types into independent registers.
2347 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_backprop) Init(1) Optimization
2348 Enable backward propagation of use properties at the SSA level.
2351 Common Report Var(flag_ssa_phiopt) Optimization
2352 Optimize conditional patterns using SSA PHI nodes.
2355 Common Report Var(flag_stdarg_opt) Init(1) Optimization
2356 Optimize amount of stdarg registers saved to stack at start of function.
2358 fvariable-expansion-in-unroller
2359 Common Report Var(flag_variable_expansion_in_unroller) Optimization
2360 Apply variable expansion when loops are unrolled.
2363 Common Report RejectNegative Joined Optimization
2364 -fstack-check=[no|generic|specific] Insert stack checking code into the program.
2367 Common Alias(fstack-check=, specific, no)
2368 Insert stack checking code into the program. Same as -fstack-check=specific.
2370 fstack-clash-protection
2371 Common Report Var(flag_stack_clash_protection) Optimization
2372 Insert code to probe each page of stack space as it is allocated to protect
2373 from stack-clash style attacks.
2376 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2378 fstack-limit-register=
2379 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2380 -fstack-limit-register=<register> Trap if the stack goes past <register>.
2382 fstack-limit-symbol=
2383 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2384 -fstack-limit-symbol=<name> Trap if the stack goes past symbol <name>.
2387 Common Report Var(flag_stack_protect, 1) Init(-1) Optimization
2388 Use propolice as a stack protection method.
2390 fstack-protector-all
2391 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 2) Init(-1) Optimization
2392 Use a stack protection method for every function.
2394 fstack-protector-strong
2395 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 3) Init(-1) Optimization
2396 Use a smart stack protection method for certain functions.
2398 fstack-protector-explicit
2399 Common Report RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 4) Optimization
2400 Use stack protection method only for functions with the stack_protect attribute.
2403 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_usage)
2404 Output stack usage information on a per-function basis.
2408 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2410 ; Nonzero if we should do (language-dependent) alias analysis.
2411 ; Typically, this analysis will assume that expressions of certain
2412 ; types do not alias expressions of certain other types. Only used
2413 ; if alias analysis (in general) is enabled.
2415 Common Report Var(flag_strict_aliasing) Optimization
2416 Assume strict aliasing rules apply.
2420 Treat signed overflow as undefined. Negated as -fwrapv -fwrapv-pointer.
2423 Common Report Var(flag_sync_libcalls) Init(1)
2424 Implement __atomic operations via libcalls to legacy __sync functions.
2427 Common Report Var(flag_syntax_only)
2428 Check for syntax errors, then stop.
2431 Common Report Var(flag_test_coverage)
2432 Create data files needed by \"gcov\".
2435 Common Report Var(flag_thread_jumps) Optimization
2436 Perform jump threading optimizations.
2439 Common Report Var(time_report)
2440 Report the time taken by each compiler pass.
2442 ftime-report-details
2443 Common Report Var(time_report_details)
2444 Record times taken by sub-phases separately.
2447 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(tls_model) Var(flag_tls_default) Init(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2448 -ftls-model=[global-dynamic|local-dynamic|initial-exec|local-exec] Set the default thread-local storage code generation model.
2451 Name(tls_model) Type(enum tls_model) UnknownError(unknown TLS model %qs)
2454 Enum(tls_model) String(global-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2457 Enum(tls_model) String(local-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_DYNAMIC)
2460 Enum(tls_model) String(initial-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_INITIAL_EXEC)
2463 Enum(tls_model) String(local-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_EXEC)
2466 Common Report Var(flag_toplevel_reorder) Init(2)
2467 Reorder top level functions, variables, and asms.
2470 Common Report Var(flag_tracer) Optimization
2471 Perform superblock formation via tail duplication.
2474 Common Report Var(flag_trampolines) Init(0)
2475 For targets that normally need trampolines for nested functions, always
2476 generate them instead of using descriptors.
2478 ; Zero means that floating-point math operations cannot generate a
2479 ; (user-visible) trap. This is the case, for example, in nonstop
2480 ; IEEE 754 arithmetic.
2482 Common Report Var(flag_trapping_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2483 Assume floating-point operations can trap.
2486 Common Report Var(flag_trapv) Optimization
2487 Trap for signed overflow in addition, subtraction and multiplication.
2490 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ccp) Optimization
2491 Enable SSA-CCP optimization on trees.
2494 Common Report Var(flag_tree_bit_ccp) Optimization
2495 Enable SSA-BIT-CCP optimization on trees.
2499 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2502 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ch) Optimization
2503 Enable loop header copying on trees.
2505 ftree-coalesce-inlined-vars
2506 Common Ignore RejectNegative
2507 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2510 Common Report Var(flag_tree_coalesce_vars) Optimization
2511 Enable SSA coalescing of user variables.
2515 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2518 Common Report Var(flag_tree_copy_prop) Optimization
2519 Enable copy propagation on trees.
2521 ftree-store-copy-prop
2523 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2526 Common Report Var(flag_tree_cselim) Init(2) Optimization
2527 Transform condition stores into unconditional ones.
2529 ftree-switch-conversion
2530 Common Report Var(flag_tree_switch_conversion) Optimization
2531 Perform conversions of switch initializations.
2534 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dce) Optimization
2535 Enable SSA dead code elimination optimization on trees.
2537 ftree-dominator-opts
2538 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dom) Optimization
2539 Enable dominator optimizations.
2542 Common Report Var(flag_tree_tail_merge) Optimization
2543 Enable tail merging on trees.
2546 Common Report Var(flag_tree_dse) Optimization
2547 Enable dead store elimination.
2550 Common Report Var(flag_tree_forwprop) Init(1) Optimization
2551 Enable forward propagation on trees.
2554 Common Report Var(flag_tree_fre) Optimization
2555 Enable Full Redundancy Elimination (FRE) on trees.
2558 Common Report Var(flag_optimize_strlen) Optimization
2559 Enable string length optimizations on trees.
2561 fisolate-erroneous-paths-dereference
2562 Common Report Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_dereference) Optimization
2563 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to
2564 dereferencing a null pointer. Isolate those paths from the main control
2565 flow and turn the statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
2567 fisolate-erroneous-paths-attribute
2568 Common Report Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_attribute) Optimization
2569 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to a null value
2570 being used in a way forbidden by a returns_nonnull or nonnull
2571 attribute. Isolate those paths from the main control flow and turn the
2572 statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
2574 ftree-loop-distribution
2575 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribution) Optimization
2576 Enable loop distribution on trees.
2578 ftree-loop-distribute-patterns
2579 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_distribute_patterns) Optimization
2580 Enable loop distribution for patterns transformed into a library call.
2583 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_im) Init(1) Optimization
2584 Enable loop invariant motion on trees.
2587 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
2588 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
2591 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_ivcanon) Init(1) Optimization
2592 Create canonical induction variables in loops.
2595 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_optimize) Init(1) Optimization
2596 Enable loop optimizations on tree level.
2598 ftree-parallelize-loops=
2599 Common Report Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_tree_parallelize_loops) Init(1) Optimization
2600 -ftree-parallelize-loops=<number> Enable automatic parallelization of loops.
2603 Common Report Var(flag_tree_phiprop) Init(1) Optimization
2604 Enable hoisting loads from conditional pointers.
2607 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pre) Optimization
2608 Enable SSA-PRE optimization on trees.
2611 Common Report Var(flag_tree_partial_pre) Optimization
2612 In SSA-PRE optimization on trees, enable partial-partial redundancy elimination.
2615 Common Report Var(flag_tree_pta) Optimization
2616 Perform function-local points-to analysis on trees.
2619 Common Report Var(flag_tree_reassoc) Init(1) Optimization
2620 Enable reassociation on tree level.
2624 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2627 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sink) Optimization
2628 Enable SSA code sinking on trees.
2631 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slsr) Optimization
2632 Perform straight-line strength reduction.
2635 Common Report Var(flag_tree_sra) Optimization
2636 Perform scalar replacement of aggregates.
2639 Common Report Var(flag_tree_ter) Optimization
2640 Replace temporary expressions in the SSA->normal pass.
2643 Common Report Var(flag_tree_live_range_split) Optimization
2644 Perform live range splitting during the SSA->normal pass.
2647 Common Report Var(flag_tree_vrp) Init(0) Optimization
2648 Perform Value Range Propagation on trees.
2651 Common Report Var(flag_split_paths) Init(0) Optimization
2652 Split paths leading to loop backedges.
2654 funconstrained-commons
2655 Common Var(flag_unconstrained_commons) Optimization
2656 Assume common declarations may be overridden with ones with a larger
2660 Common Report Var(flag_unit_at_a_time) Init(1)
2661 Compile whole compilation unit at a time.
2664 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_loops) Optimization
2665 Perform loop unrolling when iteration count is known.
2668 Common Report Var(flag_unroll_all_loops) Optimization
2669 Perform loop unrolling for all loops.
2671 ; Nonzero means that loop optimizer may assume that the induction variables
2672 ; that control loops do not overflow and that the loops with nontrivial
2673 ; exit condition are not infinite
2674 funsafe-loop-optimizations
2676 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2679 Common Report Var(flag_associative_math) SetByCombined Optimization
2680 Allow optimization for floating-point arithmetic which may change the
2681 result of the operation due to rounding.
2684 Common Report Var(flag_reciprocal_math) SetByCombined Optimization
2685 Same as -fassociative-math for expressions which include division.
2687 ; Nonzero means that unsafe floating-point math optimizations are allowed
2688 ; for the sake of speed. IEEE compliance is not guaranteed, and operations
2689 ; are allowed to assume that their arguments and results are "normal"
2690 ; (e.g., nonnegative for SQRT).
2691 funsafe-math-optimizations
2692 Common Report Var(flag_unsafe_math_optimizations) Optimization SetByCombined
2693 Allow math optimizations that may violate IEEE or ISO standards.
2696 Common Report Var(flag_unswitch_loops) Optimization
2697 Perform loop unswitching.
2700 Common Report Var(flag_split_loops) Optimization
2701 Perform loop splitting.
2704 Common Report Var(flag_unwind_tables) Optimization
2705 Just generate unwind tables for exception handling.
2708 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=gold)
2709 Use the bfd linker instead of the default linker.
2712 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=bfd)
2713 Use the gold linker instead of the default linker.
2716 Common Undocumented Var(flag_use_linker_plugin)
2718 ; Positive if we should track variables, negative if we should run
2719 ; the var-tracking pass only to discard debug annotations, zero if
2720 ; we're not to run it. When flag_var_tracking == 2 (AUTODETECT_VALUE) it
2721 ; will be set according to optimize, debug_info_level and debug_hooks
2722 ; in process_options ().
2724 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking) Init(2) PerFunction
2725 Perform variable tracking.
2727 ; Positive if we should track variables at assignments, negative if
2728 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2729 ; annotations. When flag_var_tracking_assignments ==
2730 ; AUTODETECT_VALUE it will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2731 fvar-tracking-assignments
2732 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments) Init(2) PerFunction
2733 Perform variable tracking by annotating assignments.
2735 ; Nonzero if we should toggle flag_var_tracking_assignments after
2736 ; processing options and computing its default. */
2737 fvar-tracking-assignments-toggle
2738 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments_toggle) PerFunction
2739 Toggle -fvar-tracking-assignments.
2741 ; Positive if we should track uninitialized variables, negative if
2742 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
2743 ; annotations. When flag_var_tracking_uninit == AUTODETECT_VALUE it
2744 ; will be set according to flag_var_tracking.
2745 fvar-tracking-uninit
2746 Common Report Var(flag_var_tracking_uninit) PerFunction
2747 Perform variable tracking and also tag variables that are uninitialized.
2749 ; Alias to enable both -ftree-loop-vectorize and -ftree-slp-vectorize.
2751 Common Report Optimization
2752 Enable vectorization on trees.
2754 ftree-vectorizer-verbose=
2755 Common Joined RejectNegative Ignore
2756 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2758 ftree-loop-vectorize
2759 Common Report Var(flag_tree_loop_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
2760 Enable loop vectorization on trees.
2763 Common Report Var(flag_tree_slp_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
2764 Enable basic block vectorization (SLP) on trees.
2767 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_vect_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_DEFAULT) Optimization
2768 Specifies the cost model for vectorization.
2769 -fvect-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap] Specifies the cost model for vectorization.
2772 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_simd_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED) Optimization
2773 -fsimd-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap] Specifies the vectorization cost model for code marked with a simd directive.
2776 Name(vect_cost_model) Type(enum vect_cost_model) UnknownError(unknown vectorizer cost model %qs)
2779 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(unlimited) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED)
2782 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(dynamic) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_DYNAMIC)
2785 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(cheap) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_CHEAP)
2788 Common Alias(fvect-cost-model=,dynamic,unlimited)
2789 Enables the dynamic vectorizer cost model. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2791 ftree-vect-loop-version
2793 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2796 Common Report Var(flag_tree_scev_cprop) Init(1) Optimization
2797 Enable copy propagation of scalar-evolution information.
2799 ; -fverbose-asm causes extra commentary information to be produced in
2800 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable). This option
2801 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
2802 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
2803 ; -fno-verbose-asm, the default, causes the extra information
2804 ; to not be added and is useful when comparing two assembler files.
2806 Common Report Var(flag_verbose_asm)
2807 Add extra commentary to assembler output.
2810 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(symbol_visibility) Var(default_visibility) Init(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2811 -fvisibility=[default|internal|hidden|protected] Set the default symbol visibility.
2814 Name(symbol_visibility) Type(enum symbol_visibility) UnknownError(unrecognized visibility value %qs)
2817 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(default) Value(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
2820 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(internal) Value(VISIBILITY_INTERNAL)
2823 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(hidden) Value(VISIBILITY_HIDDEN)
2826 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(protected) Value(VISIBILITY_PROTECTED)
2829 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vtv_priority) Var(flag_vtable_verify) Init(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
2830 Validate vtable pointers before using them.
2833 Name(vtv_priority) Type(enum vtv_priority) UnknownError(unknown vtable verify initialization priority %qs)
2836 Enum(vtv_priority) String(none) Value(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
2839 Enum(vtv_priority) String(std) Value(VTV_STANDARD_PRIORITY)
2842 Enum(vtv_priority) String(preinit) Value(VTV_PREINIT_PRIORITY)
2845 Common Var(flag_vtv_counts)
2846 Output vtable verification counters.
2849 Common Var(flag_vtv_debug)
2850 Output vtable verification pointer sets information.
2853 Common Report Var(flag_value_profile_transformations) Optimization
2854 Use expression value profiles in optimizations.
2857 Common Report Var(flag_web) Init(2) Optimization
2858 Construct webs and split unrelated uses of single variable.
2860 ftree-builtin-call-dce
2861 Common Report Var(flag_tree_builtin_call_dce) Init(0) Optimization
2862 Enable conditional dead code elimination for builtin calls.
2865 Common Report Var(flag_whole_program) Init(0)
2866 Perform whole program optimizations.
2869 Common Report Var(flag_wrapv_pointer) Optimization
2870 Assume pointer overflow wraps around.
2873 Common Report Var(flag_wrapv) Optimization
2874 Assume signed arithmetic overflow wraps around.
2876 fzero-initialized-in-bss
2877 Common Report Var(flag_zero_initialized_in_bss) Init(1)
2878 Put zero initialized data in the bss section.
2881 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
2882 Generate debug information in default format.
2885 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_loc_support) Init(2)
2886 Assume assembler support for (DWARF2+) .loc directives
2889 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_locview_support) Init(2)
2890 Assume assembler support for view in (DWARF2+) .loc directives
2893 Common Driver Ignore Warn(switch %qs no longer supported)
2894 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2897 Common Driver Ignore Warn(switch %qs no longer supported)
2898 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2901 Common Driver Ignore Warn(switch %qs no longer supported)
2902 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2905 Common Driver Ignore Warn(switch %qs no longer supported)
2906 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2909 Common Driver Var(debug_column_info,1) Init(1)
2910 Record DW_AT_decl_column and DW_AT_call_column in DWARF.
2913 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf-)
2914 Generate debug information in default version of DWARF format.
2917 Common Driver Joined UInteger Var(dwarf_version) Init(4) Negative(gstabs)
2918 Generate debug information in DWARF v2 (or later) format.
2921 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing
2922 Generate debug information in default extended format.
2925 Common Driver Var(debug_inline_points) Init(2)
2926 Generate extended entry point information for inlined functions
2928 ginternal-reset-location-views
2929 Common Driver Var(debug_internal_reset_location_views) Init(2)
2930 Compute locview reset points based on insn length estimates
2933 RejectNegative Joined Undocumented
2934 ; Catch the gno- prefix, so it doesn't backtrack to g<level>.
2937 Common Driver Negative(gpubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 0) Init(-1)
2938 Don't generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
2941 Common Driver Negative(ggnu-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 1)
2942 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
2945 Common Driver Negative(gno-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 2)
2946 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections with GNU extensions.
2948 grecord-gcc-switches
2949 Common Driver Var(dwarf_record_gcc_switches) Init(1)
2950 Record gcc command line switches in DWARF DW_AT_producer.
2953 Common Driver Var(dwarf_split_debug_info) Init(0)
2954 Generate debug information in separate .dwo files.
2957 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gstabs+)
2958 Generate debug information in STABS format.
2961 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gvms)
2962 Generate debug information in extended STABS format.
2964 gstatement-frontiers
2965 Common Driver Var(debug_nonbind_markers_p) Init(2)
2966 Emit progressive recommended breakpoint locations.
2969 Common Driver Report Var(dwarf_strict) Init(0)
2970 Don't emit DWARF additions beyond selected version.
2973 Common Driver Report Var(flag_gtoggle)
2974 Toggle debug information generation.
2976 gvariable-location-views
2977 Common Driver Var(debug_variable_location_views, 1) Init(2)
2978 Augment variable location lists with progressive views.
2980 gvariable-location-views=incompat5
2981 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(debug_variable_location_views, -1) Init(2)
2984 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff)
2985 Generate debug information in VMS format.
2988 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gxcoff+)
2989 Generate debug information in XCOFF format.
2992 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing Negative(gdwarf)
2993 Generate debug information in extended XCOFF format.
2996 Name(compressed_debug_sections) Type(int)
2998 ; Since -gz= is completely handled in specs, the values aren't used and we
2999 ; assign arbitrary constants.
3001 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(none) Value(0)
3004 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib) Value(1)
3007 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib-gnu) Value(2)
3011 Generate compressed debug sections.
3014 Common Driver RejectNegative Joined Enum(compressed_debug_sections)
3015 -gz=<format> Generate compressed debug sections in format <format>.
3018 Driver Joined Separate
3021 Common Joined Var(plugindir_string) Init(0)
3022 -iplugindir=<dir> Set <dir> to be the default plugin directory.
3025 Common Joined Separate RejectDriver Var(imultiarch) Init(0)
3026 -imultiarch <dir> Set <dir> to be the multiarch include subdirectory.
3029 Driver Joined Separate
3034 no-canonical-prefixes
3047 Common Driver Joined Separate Var(asm_file_name) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
3048 -o <file> Place output into <file>.
3051 Common Var(profile_flag)
3052 Enable function profiling.
3055 Driver Var(pass_exit_codes)
3058 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
3061 Common Var(flag_pedantic_errors)
3062 Like -pedantic but issue them as errors.
3068 Driver Var(use_pipes)
3071 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_file_name)
3073 print-libgcc-file-name
3076 print-multi-directory
3077 Driver Var(print_multi_directory)
3080 Driver Var(print_multi_lib)
3082 print-multi-os-directory
3083 Driver Var(print_multi_os_directory)
3086 Driver Var(print_multiarch)
3089 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_prog_name)
3092 Driver Var(print_search_dirs)
3095 Driver Var(print_sysroot)
3097 print-sysroot-headers-suffix
3098 Driver Var(print_sysroot_headers_suffix)
3101 Common Var(quiet_flag) RejectDriver
3102 Do not display functions compiled or elapsed time.
3120 Driver Var(report_times)
3123 Driver JoinedOrMissing
3126 Driver Joined Separate
3130 ; C option, but driver must not handle as "-u ndef".
3133 Common Driver Var(verbose_flag)
3134 Enable verbose output.
3137 Common Var(version_flag) RejectDriver
3138 Display the compiler's version.
3141 Common Var(inhibit_warnings)
3145 Driver Separate Var(wrapper_string)
3148 Driver Joined Separate
3151 Driver RejectNegative Negative(static-pie)
3152 Create a shared library.
3158 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
3171 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
3178 ; Documented for Go, but always accepted by driver.
3196 Driver RejectNegative Negative(shared)
3197 Don't create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3200 Driver RejectNegative Negative(no-pie)
3201 Create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3204 Driver RejectNegative Negative(pie)
3205 Create a static position independent executable.
3208 Driver Joined Separate
3211 Common Report Var(flag_ipa_ra) Optimization
3212 Use caller save register across calls if possible.
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