1 ; Options for the language- and target-independent parts of the compiler.
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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.
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 incremental 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
63 int flag_default_complex_method = 1
65 ; Language specific warning pass for unused results.
67 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 ; Nonzero means we should be saving declaration info into a .X file.
79 int flag_gen_aux_info = 0
81 ; Nonzero if we are compiling code for a shared library, zero for
86 ; These three are really VEC(char_p,heap) *.
89 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_functions
92 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_files
95 void *flag_ignored_attributes
97 ; Generic structs (e.g. templates not explicitly specialized)
98 ; may not have a compilation unit associated with them, and so
99 ; may need to be treated differently from ordinary structs.
101 ; Structs only handled by reference (indirectly), will also usually
102 ; not need as much debugging information.
105 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_ordinary[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
108 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_generic[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
110 ; True if we should exit after parsing options.
112 bool exit_after_options
114 ; Type(s) of debugging information we are producing (if any). See
115 ; flag-types.h for the definitions of the different possible types of
116 ; debugging information.
118 uint32_t write_symbols = NO_DEBUG
120 ; Level of debugging information we are producing. See flag-types.h
121 ; for the definitions of the different possible levels.
123 enum debug_info_levels debug_info_level = DINFO_LEVEL_NONE
125 ; Level of CTF debugging information we are producing. See flag-types.h
126 ; for the definitions of the different possible levels.
128 enum ctf_debug_info_levels ctf_debug_info_level = CTFINFO_LEVEL_NONE
130 ; Original value of maximum field alignment in bytes, specified via
131 ; -fpack-struct=<value>.
133 unsigned int initial_max_fld_align = TARGET_DEFAULT_PACK_STRUCT
135 ; Type of stack check.
137 enum stack_check_type flag_stack_check = NO_STACK_CHECK
139 ; True if stack usage information needs to be computed.
141 bool flag_stack_usage_info = false
143 ; -dA causes debug commentary information to be produced in
144 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable). This option
145 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
146 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
147 ; Currently, this switch is only used by dwarf2out.cc; however, it is intended
148 ; to be a catchall for printing debug information in the assembler file.
152 ; Balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF to emit.
154 enum dwarf_gnat_encodings gnat_encodings = DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_DEFAULT
156 ; -dP causes the rtl to be emitted as a comment in assembly.
158 int flag_dump_rtl_in_asm
160 ; Whether -da was passed (used only in handle_common_deferred_options).
162 bool flag_dump_all_passed
164 ; Other flags saying which kinds of debugging dump have been requested.
167 int rtl_dump_and_exit
170 int flag_print_asm_name
172 ; Name of top-level original source file (what was input to cpp).
173 ; This comes from the #-command at the beginning of the actual input.
174 ; If there isn't any there, then this is the cc1 input file name.
176 const char *main_input_filename
178 ; Pointer to base name in main_input_filename, with directories and a
179 ; single final extension removed, and the length of this base
183 const char *main_input_basename
186 int main_input_baselength
188 ; The base name used for auxiliary output files.
189 ; dump_base_name minus dump_base_ext.
192 const char *aux_base_name
194 ; Which options have been printed by --help.
198 ; Which enums have been printed by --help. 0 = not printed, no
199 ; relevant options seen, 1 = relevant option seen, not yet printed, 2
202 char *help_enum_printed
204 ; The number of columns for --help output.
206 unsigned int help_columns
208 ; Whether this options structure has been through finish_options
210 bool flag_opts_finished
212 ; What the sanitizer should instrument
214 unsigned int flag_sanitize
216 ; What sanitizers should recover from errors
218 unsigned int flag_sanitize_recover = (SANITIZE_UNDEFINED | SANITIZE_UNDEFINED_NONDEFAULT | SANITIZE_KERNEL_ADDRESS | SANITIZE_KERNEL_HWADDRESS) & ~(SANITIZE_UNREACHABLE | SANITIZE_RETURN)
220 ; What sanitizers should use __builtin_trap () instead of runtime diagnostics
222 unsigned int flag_sanitize_trap
224 ; Flag whether a prefix has been added to dump_base_name
226 bool dump_base_name_prefixed = false
228 ; What subset of registers should be zeroed on function return
230 unsigned int flag_zero_call_used_regs
242 Common Driver Joined Undocumented
243 Provide bash completion for options starting with provided string.
246 Driver Alias(coverage)
252 Common Separate Alias(d)
255 Common Joined Alias(d)
258 Driver Common Separate Alias(dumpbase)
261 Driver Common Separate Alias(dumpbase-ext)
264 Driver Common Separate Alias(dumpdir)
267 Driver Separate Alias(e)
270 Driver Joined Alias(e)
273 Common Warning Alias(Wextra)
276 Driver Separate Alias(Xassembler)
279 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xassembler)
282 Driver Separate Alias(Xlinker)
285 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xlinker)
288 Driver Separate Alias(u)
291 Driver Joined Alias(u)
294 Common Driver Var(help_flag)
295 Display this information.
299 --help=<class> Display descriptions of a specific class of options. <class> is one or more of optimizers, target, warnings, undocumented, params.
302 Driver Separate Alias(x)
305 Driver Joined Alias(x)
308 Driver Separate Alias(L)
311 Driver Joined Alias(L)
313 -no-canonical-prefixes
314 Driver Alias(no-canonical-prefixes)
316 -no-standard-libraries
317 Driver Alias(nostdlib)
320 Driver Var(no_sysroot_suffix)
329 Common Driver Separate Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
332 Common Driver Joined Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
335 Driver Alias(pass-exit-codes)
338 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
341 Common Alias(pedantic-errors)
347 Driver Alias(static-pie)
353 Driver Separate Alias(B)
356 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(B)
362 Driver Separate Alias(print-file-name=)
365 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-file-name=)
367 -print-libgcc-file-name
368 Driver Alias(print-libgcc-file-name)
370 -print-multi-directory
371 Driver Alias(print-multi-directory)
374 Driver Alias(print-multi-lib)
376 -print-multi-os-directory
377 Driver Alias(print-multi-os-directory)
380 Driver Alias(print-multiarch)
383 Driver Separate Alias(print-prog-name=)
386 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-prog-name=)
389 Driver Alias(print-search-dirs)
392 Driver Alias(print-sysroot)
394 -print-sysroot-headers-suffix
395 Driver Alias(print-sysroot-headers-suffix)
401 Driver Alias(save-temps)
407 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
410 Driver Joined Alias(specs=)
416 Driver Alias(symbolic)
420 Display target specific command line options (including assembler and linker options).
428 ;; The driver used to convert options such as --help into forms such
429 ;; as -fhelp; the following four entries are for compatibility with
430 ;; any direct uses of those (undocumented) -f forms
432 Common Driver Alias(-help)
435 Common Driver Joined Alias(-help=)
438 Common Driver Alias(-target-help)
441 Common Driver Alias(-version)
444 Driver Separate Alias(-sysroot=)
447 Driver JoinedOrMissing
453 Driver Joined Separate
459 Driver Joined Separate
465 Common JoinedOrMissing Optimization
466 -O<number> Set optimization level to <number>.
470 Optimize for space rather than speed.
474 Optimize for speed disregarding exact standards compliance.
478 Optimize for debugging experience rather than speed or size.
482 Optimize for space aggressively rather than speed.
494 Driver Joined Separate
500 Driver Joined Separate
521 Common RejectNegative Warning Alias(Wextra)
522 This switch is deprecated; use -Wextra instead.
525 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
528 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
531 Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
534 Common Var(warn_aggregate_return) Warning
535 Warn about returning structures, unions or arrays.
537 Waggressive-loop-optimizations
538 Common Var(warn_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Init(1) Warning
539 Warn if a loop with constant number of iterations triggers undefined behavior.
542 Common Alias(Warray-bounds=, 1, 0) Warning
545 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
546 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
549 Common Var(warn_use_after_free) Warning
550 Warn for uses of pointers to deallocated storage.
553 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_use_after_free) Warning IntegerRange(0, 3)
554 Warn for uses of pointers to deallocated storage.
557 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
558 Warn about inappropriate attribute usage.
562 Do not warn about specified attributes.
565 Common Alias(Wattribute_alias=, 1, 0) Warning
566 Warn about type safety and similar errors and mismatches in declarations with alias attributes.
569 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_attribute_alias) Init(1) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
570 Warn about type safety and similar errors and mismatches in declarations with alias attributes.
573 Common Var(warn_cannot_profile) Init(1) Warning
574 Warn when profiling instrumentation was requested, but could not be applied to
578 Common Var(warn_cast_align) Warning
579 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
582 Common Var(warn_cast_align,2) Warning
583 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
586 Common Var(warn_complain_wrong_lang) Init(1) Warning
587 Complain when a command-line option is valid, but not applicable to the current front end.
590 Common Var(warn_cpp) Init(1) Warning
591 Warn when a #warning directive is encountered.
594 Common Var(warn_attribute_warning) Init(1) Warning
595 Warn about uses of __attribute__((warning)) declarations.
598 Common Var(warn_deprecated) Init(1) Warning
599 Warn if a deprecated compiler feature, class, method, or field is used.
601 Wdeprecated-declarations
602 Common Var(warn_deprecated_decl) Init(1) Warning
603 Warn about uses of __attribute__((deprecated)) declarations.
605 Wdisabled-optimization
606 Common Var(warn_disabled_optimization) Warning
607 Warn when an optimization pass is disabled.
610 Common Var(warnings_are_errors)
611 Treat all warnings as errors.
615 Treat specified warning as error.
618 Common Var(extra_warnings) Warning
619 Print extra (possibly unwanted) warnings.
622 Common Var(flag_fatal_errors)
623 Exit on the first error occurred.
626 Common RejectNegative Joined Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Warning Var(warn_frame_larger_than_size) Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
627 -Wframe-larger-than=<byte-size> Warn if a function's stack frame requires in excess of <byte-size>.
629 Wno-frame-larger-than
630 Common Alias(Wframe-larger-than=,18446744073709551615EiB,none) Warning
631 Disable -Wframe-larger-than= warning. Equivalent to -Wframe-larger-than=<SIZE_MAX> or larger.
634 Common Var(warn_free_nonheap_object) Init(1) Warning
635 Warn when attempting to free a non-heap object.
638 Common Var(warn_hardened) Init(1) Warning
639 Warn when -fhardened did not enable an option from its set.
642 Common Ignore Warning
643 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
645 Wimplicit-fallthrough
646 Common Alias(Wimplicit-fallthrough=,3,0) Warning
648 Wimplicit-fallthrough=
649 Common Var(warn_implicit_fallthrough) RejectNegative Joined UInteger Warning IntegerRange(0, 5)
650 Warn when a switch case falls through.
653 Var(warn_infinite_recursion) Warning
654 Warn for infinitely recursive calls.
657 Common Var(warn_inline) Warning Optimization
658 Warn when an inlined function cannot be inlined.
660 Winvalid-memory-model
661 Common Var(warn_invalid_memory_model) Init(1) Warning
662 Warn when an atomic memory model parameter is known to be outside the valid range.
665 Common RejectNegative Joined Warning Undocumented Alias(Wlarger-than=)
668 Common RejectNegative Joined Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Warning Var(warn_larger_than_size) Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
669 -Wlarger-than=<byte-size> Warn if an object's size exceeds <byte-size>.
672 Common Alias(Wlarger-than=,18446744073709551615EiB,none) Warning
673 Disable -Wlarger-than= warning. Equivalent to -Wlarger-than=<SIZE_MAX> or larger.
676 Var(warn_nonnull_compare) Warning
677 Warn if comparing pointer parameter with nonnull attribute with NULL.
680 Common Var(warn_null_dereference) Warning
681 Warn if dereferencing a NULL pointer may lead to erroneous or undefined behavior.
683 Wunsafe-loop-optimizations
684 Common Ignore Warning
685 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
688 Common Warning Alias(Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn)
691 Common Var(warn_odr_violations) Init(1) Warning
692 Warn about some C++ One Definition Rule violations during link time optimization.
695 Common Var(warn_overflow) Init(1) Warning
696 Warn about overflow in arithmetic expressions.
699 Common Var(warn_lto_type_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
700 During link time optimization warn about mismatched types of global declarations.
703 Common Var(warn_packed) Warning
704 Warn when the packed attribute has no effect on struct layout.
707 Common Var(warn_padded) Warning
708 Warn when padding is required to align structure members.
711 Common Var(pedantic) Init(0) Warning
712 Issue warnings needed for strict compliance to the standard.
715 Common Var(warn_return_local_addr) Init(1) Warning
716 Warn about returning a pointer/reference to a local or temporary variable.
719 Common Var(warn_shadow) Warning
720 Warn when one variable shadows another. Same as -Wshadow=global.
723 Common Warning Alias(Wshadow)
724 Warn when one variable shadows another (globally).
727 Common Var(warn_shadow_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow)
728 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter.
731 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=local)
733 Wshadow=compatible-local
734 Common Var(warn_shadow_compatible_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow=local)
735 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter of compatible type.
737 Wshadow-compatible-local
738 Common Warning Undocumented Alias(Wshadow=compatible-local)
741 Common Var(warn_stack_protect) Warning
742 Warn when not issuing stack smashing protection for some reason.
745 Common Joined RejectNegative Host_Wide_Int ByteSize Var(warn_stack_usage) Warning Init(HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
746 -Wstack-usage=<byte-size> Warn if stack usage might exceed <byte-size>.
749 Common Alias(Wstack-usage=,18446744073709551615EiB,none) Warning
750 Disable Wstack-usage= warning. Equivalent to Wstack-usage=<SIZE_MAX> or larger.
754 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
757 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_aliasing) Warning
758 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
762 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
765 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_overflow) Warning
766 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
768 Wsuggest-attribute=cold
769 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_cold) Warning
770 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((cold)).
772 Wsuggest-attribute=const
773 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_const) Warning
774 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((const)).
776 Wsuggest-attribute=pure
777 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_pure) Warning
778 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((pure)).
780 Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn
781 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_noreturn) Warning
782 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((noreturn)).
784 Wsuggest-attribute=malloc
785 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_malloc) Warning
786 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((malloc)).
788 Wsuggest-attribute=returns_nonnull
789 Common Var(warn_suggest_attribute_returns_nonnull) Warning
790 Warn about functions which might be candidates for __attribute__((returns_nonnull)).
793 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_types) Warning
794 Warn about C++ polymorphic types where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
796 Wsuggest-final-methods
797 Common Var(warn_suggest_final_methods) Warning
798 Warn about C++ virtual methods where adding final keyword would improve code quality.
801 Common Var(warn_switch_unreachable) Warning Init(1)
802 Warn about statements between switch's controlling expression and the first
806 Common Var(warn_system_headers) Warning
807 Do not suppress warnings from system headers.
810 Common Var(warn_trampolines) Warning
811 Warn whenever a trampoline is generated.
813 Wtrivial-auto-var-init
814 Common Var(warn_trivial_auto_var_init) Warning Init(0)
815 Warn about cases where -ftrivial-auto-var-init cannot initialize an auto variable.
818 Common Var(warn_type_limits) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
819 Warn if a comparison is always true or always false due to the limited range of the data type.
822 Common Var(warn_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
823 Warn about uninitialized automatic variables.
826 Common Var(warn_maybe_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wuninitialized)
827 Warn about maybe uninitialized automatic variables.
830 Common Ignore Warning
831 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
834 Common Var(warn_unused) Init(0) Warning
835 Enable all -Wunused- warnings.
837 Wunused-but-set-parameter
838 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
839 Warn when a function parameter is only set, otherwise unused.
841 Wunused-but-set-variable
842 Common Var(warn_unused_but_set_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
843 Warn when a variable is only set, otherwise unused.
846 Common Var(warn_unused_function) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
847 Warn when a function is unused.
850 Common Var(warn_unused_label) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
851 Warn when a label is unused.
854 Common Var(warn_unused_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
855 Warn when a function parameter is unused.
858 Common Var(warn_unused_value) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
859 Warn when an expression value is unused.
862 Common Var(warn_unused_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
863 Warn when a variable is unused.
866 Common Var(warn_coverage_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
867 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not match.
869 Wcoverage-invalid-line-number
870 Common Var(warn_coverage_invalid_linenum) Init(1) Warning
871 Warn in case a function ends earlier than it begins due to an invalid linenum macros.
874 Common Var(warn_missing_profile) Init(1) Warning
875 Warn in case profiles in -fprofile-use do not exist.
877 Wvector-operation-performance
878 Common Var(warn_vector_operation_performance) Warning
879 Warn when a vector operation is compiled outside the SIMD.
882 Common Var(warn_tsan) Init(1) Warning
883 Warn about unsupported features in ThreadSanitizer.
898 Common Separate Var(aux_info_file_name)
899 -aux-info <file> Emit declaration information into <file>.
902 Common Joined Alias(aux-info)
912 -d<letters> Enable dumps from specific passes of the compiler.
915 Driver Common Separate Var(dump_base_name)
916 -dumpbase <file> Set the file basename to be used for dumps.
919 Driver Common Separate Var(dump_base_ext)
920 -dumpbase-ext .<ext> Drop a trailing .<ext> from the dump basename to name auxiliary output files.
923 Driver Common Separate Var(dump_dir_name)
924 -dumpdir <dir> Set the directory name to be used for dumps.
939 Driver Joined Separate
941 ; This option has historically been passed down to the linker by an
942 ; accident of a %{e*} spec, so ensure it continues to be passed down
943 ; as a single option. The supported option for this purpose is
944 ; -rdynamic. See PR 47390.
948 ; The version of the C++ ABI in use. The following values are allowed:
950 ; 0: The version of the ABI believed most conformant with the C++ ABI
951 ; specification. This ABI may change as bugs are discovered and fixed.
952 ; Therefore, 0 will not necessarily indicate the same ABI in different
955 ; 1: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.2. No longer selectable.
957 ; 2: The version of the ABI first used in G++ 3.4, and the default
960 ; 3: The version of the ABI that fixes the missing underscore
961 ; in template non-type arguments of pointer type.
963 ; 4: The version of the ABI that introduces unambiguous mangling of
964 ; vector types. First selectable in G++ 4.5.
966 ; 5: The version of the ABI that ignores attribute const/noreturn
967 ; in function pointer mangling, and corrects mangling of decltype and
968 ; function parameters used in other parameters and the return type.
969 ; First selectable in G++ 4.6.
971 ; 6: The version of the ABI that doesn't promote scoped enums to int and
972 ; changes the mangling of template argument packs, const/static_cast,
973 ; prefix ++ and --, and a class scope function used as a template
975 ; First selectable in G++ 4.7.
977 ; 7: The version of the ABI that treats nullptr_t as a builtin type and
978 ; corrects the mangling of lambdas in default argument scope.
979 ; First selectable in G++ 4.8.
981 ; 8: The version of the ABI that corrects the substitution behavior of
982 ; function types with function-cv-qualifiers.
983 ; First selectable in G++ 4.9 and default in G++ 5.
985 ; 9: The version of the ABI that corrects the alignment of nullptr_t.
986 ; First selectable and default in G++ 5.2.
988 ; 10: The version of the ABI that mangles attributes that affect type
989 ; identity, such as ia32 calling convention attributes (stdcall, etc.)
990 ; Default in G++ 6 (set in c_common_post_options).
992 ; 11: The version of the ABI that corrects mangling of sizeof... expressions
993 ; and introduces new inheriting constructor handling.
996 ; 12: Corrects the calling convention for classes with only deleted copy/move
997 ; constructors and changes passing/returning of empty records.
998 ; Default in G++ 8.1.
1000 ; 13: Fixes the accidental change in 12 to the calling convention for classes
1001 ; with deleted copy constructor and trivial move constructor.
1002 ; Default in G++ 8.2.
1004 ; 14: Corrects the mangling of nullptr expression.
1005 ; Default in G++ 10.
1007 ; 15: Corrects G++ 10 ABI tag regression [PR98481].
1008 ; Available, but not default, in G++ 10.3.
1010 ; 16: Changes the mangling of __alignof__ to be distinct from that of alignof.
1011 ; Adds missing 'on' in mangling of operator names in some cases.
1012 ; Default in G++ 11.
1014 ; 17: Fixes layout of classes that inherit from aggregate classes with default
1015 ; member initializers in C++14 and up.
1016 ; Default in G++ 12.
1018 ; 18: Corrects errors in mangling of lambdas with additional context.
1019 ; Default in G++ 13.
1021 ; 19: Emits ABI tags if needed in structured binding mangled names.
1022 ; Ignores cv-quals on [[no_unique_object]] members.
1023 ; Default in G++ 14.
1025 ; Additional positive integers will be assigned as new versions of
1026 ; the ABI become the default version of the ABI.
1028 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_abi_version) Init(0)
1029 The version of the C++ ABI in use.
1031 faggressive-loop-optimizations
1032 Common Var(flag_aggressive_loop_optimizations) Optimization Init(1)
1033 Aggressively optimize loops using language constraints.
1036 Common Var(flag_align_functions) Optimization
1037 Align the start of functions.
1040 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_functions) Optimization
1042 flimit-function-alignment
1043 Common Var(flag_limit_function_alignment) Optimization Init(0)
1046 Common Var(flag_align_jumps) Optimization
1047 Align labels which are only reached by jumping.
1050 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_jumps) Optimization
1053 Common Var(flag_align_labels) Optimization
1057 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_labels) Optimization
1060 Common Var(flag_align_loops) Optimization
1061 Align the start of loops.
1064 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_loops) Optimization
1066 fallow-store-data-races
1067 Common Var(flag_store_data_races) Optimization
1068 Allow the compiler to introduce new data races on stores.
1071 Common Var(flag_analyzer)
1072 Enable static analysis pass.
1076 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1080 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1082 fargument-noalias-global
1084 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1086 fargument-noalias-anything
1088 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1091 Common Driver Joined
1092 Select what to sanitize.
1095 Common Joined Enum(sanitize_coverage) Var(flag_sanitize_coverage) EnumBitSet
1096 Select type of coverage sanitization.
1099 Name(sanitize_coverage) Type(int)
1102 Enum(sanitize_coverage) String(trace-pc) Value(SANITIZE_COV_TRACE_PC)
1105 Enum(sanitize_coverage) String(trace-cmp) Value(SANITIZE_COV_TRACE_CMP)
1107 fasan-shadow-offset=
1108 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1109 -fasan-shadow-offset=<number> Use custom shadow memory offset.
1112 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1113 -fsanitize-sections=<sec1,sec2,...> Sanitize global variables
1114 in user-defined sections.
1118 After diagnosing undefined behavior attempt to continue execution.
1122 This switch is deprecated; use -fsanitize-recover= instead.
1125 Common Driver Joined
1126 Use traps instead of diagnostics of undefined behavior sanitizers.
1131 fsanitize-address-use-after-scope
1132 Common Driver Var(flag_sanitize_address_use_after_scope) Init(0)
1134 fsanitize-undefined-trap-on-error
1135 Common Driver Alias(fsanitize-trap)
1136 This switch is deprecated; use -fsanitize-trap= instead.
1138 fasynchronous-unwind-tables
1139 Common Var(flag_asynchronous_unwind_tables) Optimization
1140 Generate unwind tables that are exact at each instruction boundary.
1143 Common Var(flag_auto_inc_dec) Init(1) Optimization
1144 Generate auto-inc/dec instructions.
1147 Common Var(flag_auto_profile)
1148 Use sample profile information for call graph node weights. The default
1149 profile file is fbdata.afdo in 'pwd'.
1152 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(auto_profile_file)
1153 Use sample profile information for call graph node weights. The profile
1154 file is specified in the argument.
1156 ; -fcheck-bounds causes gcc to generate array bounds checks.
1157 ; For C, C++ and ObjC: defaults off.
1158 ; For Java: defaults to on.
1159 ; For Fortran: defaults to off.
1161 Common Var(flag_bounds_check)
1162 Generate code to check bounds before indexing arrays.
1165 Common Var(flag_branch_on_count_reg) Optimization
1166 Replace add, compare, branch with branch on count register.
1168 fbranch-probabilities
1169 Common Var(flag_branch_probabilities) Optimization
1170 Use profiling information for branch probabilities.
1172 fbranch-target-load-optimize
1174 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1176 fbranch-target-load-optimize2
1178 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1182 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1185 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_callgraph_info) Init(NO_CALLGRAPH_INFO);
1186 Output callgraph information on a per-file basis.
1189 Common RejectNegative Joined
1190 Output callgraph information on a per-file basis with decorations.
1193 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1194 -fcall-saved-<register> Mark <register> as being preserved across functions.
1197 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1198 -fcall-used-<register> Mark <register> as being corrupted by function calls.
1200 ; Nonzero for -fcaller-saves: allocate values in regs that need to
1201 ; be saved across function calls, if that produces overall better code.
1202 ; Optional now, so people can test it.
1204 Common Var(flag_caller_saves) Optimization
1205 Save registers around function calls.
1209 This switch is deprecated; do not use.
1212 Common Var(flag_check_new)
1213 Check the return value of new in C++.
1216 Common Var(flag_checking) Init(CHECKING_P ? ENABLE_EXTRA_CHECKING ? 2 : 1 : 0)
1217 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1220 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_checking)
1221 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1224 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1225 For -f*-prefix-map= options compare canonicalized pathnames rather than just strings.
1228 Common Var(flag_code_hoisting) Optimization
1229 Enable code hoisting.
1231 fcombine-stack-adjustments
1232 Common Var(flag_combine_stack_adjustments) Optimization
1233 Looks for opportunities to reduce stack adjustments and stack references.
1236 Common Var(flag_no_common,0) Init(1)
1237 Put uninitialized globals in the common section.
1241 ; Converted by the driver to -fcompare-debug= options.
1244 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug_opt)
1245 -fcompare-debug[=<opts>] Compile with and without e.g. -gtoggle, and compare the final-insns dump.
1247 fcompare-debug-second
1248 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(flag_compare_debug)
1249 Run only the second compilation of -fcompare-debug.
1252 Common Var(flag_compare_elim_after_reload) Optimization
1253 Perform comparison elimination after register allocation has finished.
1256 Common Var(flag_conserve_stack) Optimization
1257 Do not perform optimizations increasing noticeably stack usage.
1260 Common Var(flag_cprop_registers) Optimization
1261 Perform a register copy-propagation optimization pass.
1264 Target Bool Var(flag_fold_mem_offsets) Init(1)
1265 Fold instructions calculating memory offsets to the memory access instruction if possible.
1268 Common Var(flag_crossjumping) Optimization
1269 Perform cross-jumping optimization.
1272 Common Var(flag_cse_follow_jumps) Optimization
1273 When running CSE, follow jumps to their targets.
1277 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1280 Common Var(flag_cx_limited_range) Optimization SetByCombined
1281 Omit range reduction step when performing complex division.
1284 Common Var(flag_cx_fortran_rules) Optimization
1285 Complex multiplication and division follow Fortran rules.
1288 Common Var(flag_data_sections)
1289 Place data items into their own section.
1292 Common Var(flag_dbg_cnt_list)
1293 List all available debugging counters with their limits and counts.
1296 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1297 -fdbg-cnt=<counter>[:<lower_limit1>-]<upper_limit1>[:<lower_limit2>-<upper_limit2>:...][,<counter>:...] Set the debug counter limit.
1300 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1301 -fdebug-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in debug information.
1304 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1305 -ffile-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in compilation result.
1307 fdebug-types-section
1308 Common Var(flag_debug_types_section) Init(0)
1309 Output .debug_types section when using DWARF v4 debuginfo.
1311 ; Nonzero for -fdefer-pop: don't pop args after each function call
1312 ; instead save them up to pop many calls' args with one insns.
1314 Common Var(flag_defer_pop) Optimization
1315 Defer popping functions args from stack until later.
1318 Common Var(flag_delayed_branch) Optimization
1319 Attempt to fill delay slots of branch instructions.
1321 fdelete-dead-exceptions
1322 Common Var(flag_delete_dead_exceptions) Init(0) Optimization
1323 Delete dead instructions that may throw exceptions.
1325 fdelete-null-pointer-checks
1326 Common Var(flag_delete_null_pointer_checks) Init(-1) Optimization
1327 Delete useless null pointer checks.
1329 fdevirtualize-at-ltrans
1330 Common Var(flag_ltrans_devirtualize)
1331 Stream extra data to support more aggressive devirtualization in LTO local transformation mode.
1333 fdevirtualize-speculatively
1334 Common Var(flag_devirtualize_speculatively) Optimization
1335 Perform speculative devirtualization.
1338 Common Var(flag_devirtualize) Optimization
1339 Try to convert virtual calls to direct ones.
1341 fdiagnostics-show-location=
1342 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule)
1343 -fdiagnostics-show-location=[once|every-line] How often to emit source location at the beginning of line-wrapped diagnostics.
1345 ; Required for these enum values.
1350 Name(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) Type(int)
1353 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(once) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_ONCE)
1356 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(every-line) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_EVERY_LINE)
1358 fdiagnostics-show-caret
1359 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_caret) Init(1)
1360 Show the source line with a caret indicating the column.
1362 fdiagnostics-show-labels
1363 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_labels) Init(1)
1364 Show labels annotating ranges of source code when showing source.
1366 fdiagnostics-show-line-numbers
1367 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_line_numbers) Init(1)
1368 Show line numbers in the left margin when showing source.
1371 Common Alias(fdiagnostics-color=,always,never)
1375 Driver Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_color) Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1376 -fdiagnostics-color=[never|always|auto] Colorize diagnostics.
1378 ; Required for these enum values.
1383 Name(diagnostic_color_rule) Type(int)
1386 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1389 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_YES)
1392 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(auto) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_AUTO)
1394 fdiagnostics-json-formatting
1395 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_json_formatting) Init(1)
1396 Enable formatting of JSON output.
1399 Driver Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_urls) Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_AUTO)
1400 -fdiagnostics-urls=[never|always|auto] Embed URLs in diagnostics.
1402 ; Required for these enum values.
1407 Name(diagnostic_url_rule) Type(int)
1410 Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_NO)
1413 Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_YES)
1416 Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) String(auto) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_AUTO)
1418 fdiagnostics-column-unit=
1419 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostics_column_unit)
1420 -fdiagnostics-column-unit=[display|byte] Select whether column numbers are output as display columns (default) or raw bytes.
1422 fdiagnostics-column-origin=
1423 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger
1424 -fdiagnostics-column-origin=<number> Set the number of the first column. The default is 1-based as per GNU style, but some utilities may expect 0-based, for example.
1426 fdiagnostics-format=
1427 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostics_output_format)
1428 -fdiagnostics-format=[text|sarif-stderr|sarif-file|json|json-stderr|json-file] Select output format.
1430 fdiagnostics-escape-format=
1431 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(diagnostics_escape_format)
1432 -fdiagnostics-escape-format=[unicode|bytes] Select how to escape non-printable-ASCII bytes in the source for diagnostics that suggest it.
1434 ; Required for these enum values.
1439 Name(diagnostics_column_unit) Type(int)
1442 Enum(diagnostics_column_unit) String(display) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLUMN_UNIT_DISPLAY)
1445 Enum(diagnostics_column_unit) String(byte) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLUMN_UNIT_BYTE)
1448 Name(diagnostics_escape_format) Type(int)
1451 Enum(diagnostics_escape_format) String(unicode) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_ESCAPE_FORMAT_UNICODE)
1454 Enum(diagnostics_escape_format) String(bytes) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_ESCAPE_FORMAT_BYTES)
1457 Name(diagnostics_output_format) Type(int)
1460 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(text) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_TEXT)
1463 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(json) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON_STDERR)
1466 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(json-stderr) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON_STDERR)
1469 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(json-file) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON_FILE)
1472 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(sarif-stderr) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_SARIF_STDERR)
1475 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(sarif-file) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_SARIF_FILE)
1477 fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits
1478 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_parseable_fixits)
1479 Print fix-it hints in machine-readable form.
1481 fdiagnostics-generate-patch
1482 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_generate_patch)
1483 Print fix-it hints to stderr in unified diff format.
1485 fdiagnostics-show-option
1486 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_option) Init(1)
1487 Amend appropriate diagnostic messages with the command line option that controls them.
1489 fdiagnostics-show-cwe
1490 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_cwe) Init(1)
1491 Print CWE identifiers for diagnostic messages, where available.
1493 fdiagnostics-show-rules
1494 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_rules) Init(1)
1495 Print any rules associated with diagnostic messages.
1497 fdiagnostics-path-format=
1498 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_path_format) Enum(diagnostic_path_format) Init(DPF_INLINE_EVENTS)
1499 Specify how to print any control-flow path associated with a diagnostic.
1501 fdiagnostics-plain-output
1502 Driver Common RejectNegative
1503 Turn off any diagnostics features that complicate the output, such as line numbers, color, and warning URLs.
1506 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger
1507 -ftabstop=<number> Distance between tab stops for column reporting.
1510 Name(diagnostic_path_format) Type(int)
1513 Enum(diagnostic_path_format) String(none) Value(DPF_NONE)
1516 Enum(diagnostic_path_format) String(separate-events) Value(DPF_SEPARATE_EVENTS)
1519 Enum(diagnostic_path_format) String(inline-events) Value(DPF_INLINE_EVENTS)
1521 fdiagnostics-show-path-depths
1522 Common Var(flag_diagnostics_show_path_depths) Init(0)
1523 Show stack depths of events in paths.
1525 fdiagnostics-text-art-charset=
1526 Driver Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_text_art_charset) Enum(diagnostic_text_art_charset) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_TEXT_ART_CHARSET_EMOJI)
1527 -fdiagnostics-text-art-charset=[none|ascii|unicode|emoji] Determine which characters to use in text arg diagrams.
1530 Name(diagnostic_text_art_charset) Type(int)
1533 Enum(diagnostic_text_art_charset) String(none) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_TEXT_ART_CHARSET_NONE)
1536 Enum(diagnostic_text_art_charset) String(ascii) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_TEXT_ART_CHARSET_ASCII)
1539 Enum(diagnostic_text_art_charset) String(unicode) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_TEXT_ART_CHARSET_UNICODE)
1542 Enum(diagnostic_text_art_charset) String(emoji) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_TEXT_ART_CHARSET_EMOJI)
1544 fdiagnostics-minimum-margin-width=
1545 Common Joined UInteger Var(diagnostics_minimum_margin_width) Init(6)
1546 Set minimum width of left margin of source code when showing source.
1549 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1550 -fdisable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 Disable an optimization pass.
1553 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1554 -fenable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2 Enable an optimization pass.
1557 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1558 -fdump-<type> Dump various compiler internals to a file.
1561 Driver RejectNegative
1564 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_final_insns)
1565 -fdump-final-insns=filename Dump to filename the insns at the end of translation.
1568 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_go_spec)
1569 -fdump-go-spec=filename Write all declarations to file as Go code.
1572 Common Var(flag_dump_noaddr)
1573 Suppress output of addresses in debugging dumps.
1576 Common Driver Var(flag_report_bug)
1577 Collect and dump debug information into temporary file if ICE in C/C++
1580 fdump-internal-locations
1581 Common Var(flag_dump_locations) Init(0)
1582 Dump detailed information on GCC's internal representation of source code locations.
1585 Common Var(flag_dump_passes) Init(0)
1586 Dump optimization passes.
1589 Common Var(flag_dump_unnumbered)
1590 Suppress output of instruction numbers, line number notes and addresses in debugging dumps.
1592 fdump-unnumbered-links
1593 Common Var(flag_dump_unnumbered_links)
1594 Suppress output of previous and next insn numbers in debugging dumps.
1597 Common Var(flag_dwarf2_cfi_asm) Init(HAVE_GAS_CFI_DIRECTIVE)
1598 Enable CFI tables via GAS assembler directives.
1601 Common Var(flag_early_inlining) Init(1) Optimization
1602 Perform early inlining.
1604 feliminate-dwarf2-dups
1606 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1609 Common Var(flag_ipa_sra) Init(0) Optimization
1610 Perform interprocedural reduction of aggregates.
1612 feliminate-unused-debug-symbols
1613 Common Var(flag_debug_only_used_symbols) Init(1)
1614 Perform unused symbol elimination in debug info.
1616 feliminate-unused-debug-types
1617 Common Var(flag_eliminate_unused_debug_types) Init(1)
1618 Perform unused type elimination in debug info.
1620 femit-class-debug-always
1621 Common Var(flag_emit_class_debug_always) Init(0)
1622 Do not suppress C++ class debug information.
1625 Common Var(flag_exceptions) Optimization EnabledBy(fnon-call-exceptions)
1626 Enable exception handling.
1628 fexpensive-optimizations
1629 Common Var(flag_expensive_optimizations) Optimization
1630 Perform a number of minor, expensive optimizations.
1633 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(excess_precision) Var(flag_excess_precision) Init(EXCESS_PRECISION_DEFAULT) Optimization SetByCombined
1634 -fexcess-precision=[fast|standard|16] Specify handling of excess floating-point precision.
1637 Name(excess_precision) Type(enum excess_precision) UnknownError(unknown excess precision style %qs)
1640 Enum(excess_precision) String(fast) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_FAST)
1643 Enum(excess_precision) String(standard) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_STANDARD)
1646 Enum(excess_precision) String(16) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_FLOAT16)
1648 ; Whether we permit the extended set of values for FLT_EVAL_METHOD
1649 ; introduced in ISO/IEC TS 18661-3, or limit ourselves to those in C99/C11.
1650 fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=
1651 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) Var(flag_permitted_flt_eval_methods) Init(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_DEFAULT)
1652 -fpermitted-flt-eval-methods=[c11|ts-18661] Specify which values of FLT_EVAL_METHOD are permitted.
1655 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)
1658 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(c11) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_C11)
1661 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(ts-18661-3) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_TS_18661)
1667 Common Var(flag_fat_lto_objects)
1668 Output lto objects containing both the intermediate language and binary output.
1671 Common Var(flag_finite_math_only) Optimization SetByCombined
1672 Assume no NaNs or infinities are generated.
1675 Common Var(flag_finite_loops) Optimization Init(0)
1676 Assume that loops with an exit will terminate and not loop indefinitely.
1679 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1680 -ffixed-<register> Mark <register> as being unavailable to the compiler.
1683 Common Var(flag_float_store) Optimization
1684 Don't allocate floats and doubles in extended-precision registers.
1688 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1691 Common Var(flag_forward_propagate) Optimization
1692 Perform a forward propagation pass on RTL.
1695 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(fp_contract_mode) Var(flag_fp_contract_mode) Init(FP_CONTRACT_FAST) Optimization
1696 -ffp-contract=[off|on|fast] Perform floating-point expression contraction.
1699 Name(fp_contract_mode) Type(enum fp_contract_mode) UnknownError(unknown floating point contraction style %qs)
1702 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(off) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1705 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(on) Value(FP_CONTRACT_ON)
1708 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(fast) Value(FP_CONTRACT_FAST)
1710 ffp-int-builtin-inexact
1711 Common Var(flag_fp_int_builtin_inexact) Init(1) Optimization
1712 Allow built-in functions ceil, floor, round, trunc to raise \"inexact\" exceptions.
1714 ; Nonzero means don't put addresses of constant functions in registers.
1715 ; Used for compiling the Unix kernel, where strange substitutions are
1716 ; done on the assembly output.
1718 Common Var(flag_no_function_cse,0) Optimization
1719 Allow function addresses to be held in registers.
1722 Common Var(flag_function_sections)
1723 Place each function into its own section.
1726 Common Var(flag_gcse) Optimization
1727 Perform global common subexpression elimination.
1730 Common Var(flag_gcse_lm) Init(1) Optimization
1731 Perform enhanced load motion during global common subexpression elimination.
1734 Common Var(flag_gcse_sm) Init(0) Optimization
1735 Perform store motion after global common subexpression elimination.
1738 Common Var(flag_gcse_las) Init(0) Optimization
1739 Perform redundant load after store elimination in global common subexpression
1743 Common Var(flag_gcse_after_reload) Optimization
1744 Perform global common subexpression elimination after register allocation has
1748 Name(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Type(int)
1751 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(all) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_ALL)
1754 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(gdb) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_GDB)
1757 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(minimal) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_MINIMAL)
1760 Common Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Joined RejectNegative Undocumented Var(gnat_encodings)
1761 -fgnat-encodings=[all|gdb|minimal] Select the balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF emitted in the debug information.
1763 ; This option is not documented yet as its semantics will change.
1765 Common Var(flag_graphite) Optimization
1766 Enable in and out of Graphite representation.
1769 Common Var(flag_graphite_identity) Optimization
1770 Enable Graphite Identity transformation.
1772 fhoist-adjacent-loads
1773 Common Var(flag_hoist_adjacent_loads) Optimization
1774 Enable hoisting adjacent loads to encourage generating conditional move
1778 Common Undocumented Var(flag_keep_gc_roots_live) Optimization
1779 ; Always keep a pointer to a live memory block
1782 Common Var(flag_large_source_files) Init(0)
1783 Improve GCC's ability to track column numbers in large source files,
1784 at the expense of slower compilation.
1786 floop-parallelize-all
1787 Common Var(flag_loop_parallelize_all) Optimization
1788 Mark all loops as parallel.
1791 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1792 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1795 Common Var(flag_loop_interchange) Optimization
1796 Enable loop interchange on trees.
1799 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1800 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1802 floop-unroll-and-jam
1803 Common Var(flag_unroll_jam) Optimization
1804 Perform unroll-and-jam on loops.
1808 Enable support for GNU transactional memory.
1811 Common Var(flag_gnu_unique) Init(1)
1812 Use STB_GNU_UNIQUE if supported by the assembler.
1816 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1819 Common Var(flag_loop_nest_optimize) Optimization
1820 Enable the loop nest optimizer.
1822 fstrict-volatile-bitfields
1823 Common Var(flag_strict_volatile_bitfields) Init(-1) Optimization
1824 Force bitfield accesses to match their type width.
1827 Common Var(flag_store_merging) Optimization
1828 Merge adjacent stores.
1830 fguess-branch-probability
1831 Common Var(flag_guess_branch_prob) Optimization
1832 Enable guessing of branch probabilities.
1835 Common Driver Var(flag_hardened)
1836 Enable various security-relevant flags.
1839 Common Var(flag_harden_compares) Optimization
1840 Harden conditionals not used in branches, checking reversed conditions.
1842 fharden-conditional-branches
1843 Common Var(flag_harden_conditional_branches) Optimization
1844 Harden conditional branches by checking reversed conditions.
1846 fharden-control-flow-redundancy
1847 Common Var(flag_harden_control_flow_redundancy) Optimization
1848 Harden control flow by recording and checking execution paths.
1851 Common Var(flag_harden_control_flow_redundancy_skip_leaf) Optimization
1852 Disable CFR in leaf functions.
1854 fhardcfr-check-returning-calls
1855 Common Var(flag_harden_control_flow_redundancy_check_returning_calls) Init(-1) Optimization
1856 Check CFR execution paths also before calls followed by returns of their results.
1858 fhardcfr-check-exceptions
1859 Common Var(flag_harden_control_flow_redundancy_check_exceptions) Init(-1) Optimization
1860 Check CFR execution paths also when exiting a function through an exception.
1862 fhardcfr-check-noreturn-calls=
1863 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) Var(flag_harden_control_flow_redundancy_check_noreturn) Init(HCFRNR_UNSPECIFIED) Optimization
1864 -fhardcfr-check-noreturn-calls=[always|no-xthrow|nothrow|never] Check CFR execution paths also before calling noreturn functions.
1867 Name(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) Type(enum hardcfr_noret) UnknownError(unknown hardcfr noreturn checking level %qs)
1870 Enum(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) String(never) Value(HCFRNR_NEVER)
1873 Enum(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) String(nothrow) Value(HCFRNR_NOTHROW)
1876 Enum(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) String(no-xthrow) Value(HCFRNR_NO_XTHROW)
1879 Enum(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) String(always) Value(HCFRNR_ALWAYS)
1881 ; Nonzero means ignore `#ident' directives. 0 means handle them.
1882 ; Generate position-independent code for executables if possible
1883 ; On SVR4 targets, it also controls whether or not to emit a
1884 ; string identifying the compiler.
1886 Common Var(flag_no_ident,0)
1887 Process #ident directives.
1890 Common Var(flag_if_conversion) Optimization
1891 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to branchless equivalents.
1894 Common Var(flag_if_conversion2) Optimization
1895 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to conditional execution.
1898 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(stack_reuse_level) Var(flag_stack_reuse) Init(SR_ALL) Optimization
1899 -fstack-reuse=[all|named_vars|none] Set stack reuse level for local variables.
1902 Name(stack_reuse_level) Type(enum stack_reuse_level) UnknownError(unknown Stack Reuse Level %qs)
1905 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(all) Value(SR_ALL)
1908 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(named_vars) Value(SR_NAMED_VARS)
1911 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(none) Value(SR_NONE)
1913 ftree-loop-if-convert
1914 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_if_convert) Init(-1) Optimization
1915 Convert conditional jumps in innermost loops to branchless equivalents.
1917 ftree-loop-if-convert-stores
1919 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1921 ; -finhibit-size-directive inhibits output of .size for ELF.
1922 ; This is used only for compiling crtstuff.c,
1923 ; and it may be extended to other effects
1924 ; needed for crtstuff.c on other systems.
1925 finhibit-size-directive
1926 Common Var(flag_inhibit_size_directive)
1927 Do not generate .size directives.
1930 Common Var(flag_indirect_inlining) Optimization
1931 Perform indirect inlining.
1933 ; General flag to enable inlining. Specifying -fno-inline will disable
1934 ; all inlining apart from always-inline functions.
1936 Common Var(flag_no_inline,0) Init(0) Optimization
1937 Enable inlining of function declared \"inline\", disabling disables all inlining.
1939 finline-small-functions
1940 Common Var(flag_inline_small_functions) Optimization
1941 Integrate functions into their callers when code size is known not to grow.
1944 Common Var(flag_inline_functions) Optimization
1945 Integrate functions not declared \"inline\" into their callers when profitable.
1947 finline-functions-called-once
1948 Common Var(flag_inline_functions_called_once) Optimization
1949 Integrate functions only required by their single caller.
1952 Common RejectNegative Joined Alias(finline-limit=)
1955 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1956 -finline-limit=<number> Limit the size of inlined functions to <number>.
1959 Common Var(flag_inline_atomics) Init(1) Optimization
1960 Inline __atomic operations when a lock free instruction sequence is available.
1963 Common RejectNegative Enum(ilsop_fn) Var(flag_inline_stringops, ILSOP_ALL) Enum(ilsop_fn) Init(ILSOP_NONE) Optimization Undocumented
1965 fno-inline-stringops
1966 Common RejectNegative Enum(ilsop_fn) Var(flag_inline_stringops, ILSOP_NONE) Enum(ilsop_fn) Optimization Undocumented
1969 Common Joined Var(flag_inline_stringops) EnumSet Enum(ilsop_fn) Optimization
1970 -finline-stringops[=memcmp|memcpy|memmove|memset]
1971 Expand supported mem/str operations inline, even if against optimization.
1974 Name(ilsop_fn) Type(enum ilsop_fn) UnknownError(unavailable stringop for inlining %qs)
1976 ; This is not part of any set.
1978 ; Enum(ilsop_fn) String(none) Value(ILSOP_NONE)
1981 Enum(ilsop_fn) String(memcmp) Value(ILSOP_MEMCMP) Set(1)
1984 Enum(ilsop_fn) String(memcpy) Value(ILSOP_MEMCPY) Set(2)
1987 Enum(ilsop_fn) String(memmove) Value(ILSOP_MEMMOVE) Set(3)
1990 Enum(ilsop_fn) String(memset) Value(ILSOP_MEMSET) Set(4)
1992 ; This is not part of any set either.
1994 ; Enum(ilsop_fn) String(all) Value(ILSOP_ALL)
1997 Common RejectNegative Alias(fcf-protection=,full)
2000 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(cf_protection_level) EnumSet Var(flag_cf_protection) Init(CF_NONE)
2001 -fcf-protection=[full|branch|return|none|check] Instrument functions with checks to verify jump/call/return control-flow transfer
2002 instructions have valid targets.
2005 Name(cf_protection_level) Type(enum cf_protection_level) UnknownError(unknown Control-Flow Protection Level %qs)
2008 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(full) Value(CF_FULL) Set(1)
2011 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(branch) Value(CF_BRANCH) Set(2)
2014 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(return) Value(CF_RETURN) Set(3)
2017 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(check) Value(CF_CHECK) Set(4)
2020 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(none) Value(CF_NONE) Set(1)
2022 finstrument-functions
2023 Common Var(flag_instrument_function_entry_exit,1)
2024 Instrument function entry and exit with profiling calls.
2026 finstrument-functions-once
2027 Common Var(flag_instrument_function_entry_exit,2)
2028 Instrument function entry and exit with profiling calls invoked once.
2030 finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=
2031 Common RejectNegative Joined
2032 -finstrument-functions-exclude-function-list=name,... Do not instrument listed functions.
2034 finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=
2035 Common RejectNegative Joined
2036 -finstrument-functions-exclude-file-list=filename,... Do not instrument functions listed in files.
2039 Common Var(flag_ipa_cp) Optimization
2040 Perform interprocedural constant propagation.
2043 Common Var(flag_ipa_cp_clone) Optimization
2044 Perform cloning to make Interprocedural constant propagation stronger.
2048 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2051 Common Var(flag_ipa_bit_cp) Optimization
2052 Perform interprocedural bitwise constant propagation.
2055 Common Var(flag_ipa_modref) Optimization
2056 Perform interprocedural modref analysis.
2059 Common Var(flag_ipa_profile) Init(0) Optimization
2060 Perform interprocedural profile propagation.
2063 Common Var(flag_ipa_pta) Init(0) Optimization
2064 Perform interprocedural points-to analysis.
2067 Common Var(flag_ipa_pure_const) Init(0) Optimization
2068 Discover pure and const functions.
2071 Common Var(flag_ipa_icf) Optimization
2072 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions and read-only variables.
2075 Common Var(flag_ipa_icf_functions) Optimization
2076 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions.
2079 Common Var(flag_ipa_icf_variables) Optimization
2080 Perform Identical Code Folding for variables.
2083 Common Var(flag_ipa_reference) Init(0) Optimization
2084 Discover read-only and non addressable static variables.
2086 fipa-reference-addressable
2087 Common Var(flag_ipa_reference_addressable) Init(0) Optimization
2088 Discover read-only, write-only and non-addressable static variables.
2090 fipa-stack-alignment
2091 Common Var(flag_ipa_stack_alignment) Init(1) Optimization
2092 Reduce stack alignment on call sites if possible.
2096 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2100 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2103 Common Var(flag_ipa_vrp) Optimization
2104 Perform IPA Value Range Propagation.
2107 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_algorithm) Var(flag_ira_algorithm) Init(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB) Optimization
2108 -fira-algorithm=[CB|priority] Set the used IRA algorithm.
2110 fipa-strict-aliasing
2111 Common Var(flag_ipa_strict_aliasing) Init(1) Optimization
2112 Assume strict aliasing rules apply across (uninlined) function boundaries.
2115 Name(ira_algorithm) Type(enum ira_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown IRA algorithm %qs)
2118 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(CB) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB)
2121 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(priority) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY)
2124 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(ira_region) Var(flag_ira_region) Init(IRA_REGION_ONE) Optimization
2125 -fira-region=[one|all|mixed] Set regions for IRA.
2128 Name(ira_region) Type(enum ira_region) UnknownError(unknown IRA region %qs)
2131 Enum(ira_region) String(one) Value(IRA_REGION_ONE)
2134 Enum(ira_region) String(all) Value(IRA_REGION_ALL)
2137 Enum(ira_region) String(mixed) Value(IRA_REGION_MIXED)
2140 Common Var(flag_ira_hoist_pressure) Init(1) Optimization
2141 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
2142 in RTL hoist optimizations.
2145 Common Var(flag_ira_loop_pressure) Optimization
2146 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
2147 in RTL loop optimizations.
2149 fira-share-save-slots
2150 Common Var(flag_ira_share_save_slots) Init(1) Optimization
2151 Share slots for saving different hard registers.
2153 fira-share-spill-slots
2154 Common Var(flag_ira_share_spill_slots) Init(1) Optimization
2155 Share stack slots for spilled pseudo-registers.
2158 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(flag_ira_verbose) Init(5)
2159 -fira-verbose=<number> Control IRA's level of diagnostic messages.
2162 Common Var(flag_ivopts) Init(1) Optimization
2163 Optimize induction variables on trees.
2166 Common Var(flag_jump_tables) Init(1) Optimization
2167 Use jump tables for sufficiently large switch statements.
2170 Common Var(flag_bit_tests) Init(1) Optimization
2171 Use bit tests for sufficiently large switch statements.
2173 fkeep-inline-functions
2174 Common Var(flag_keep_inline_functions)
2175 Generate code for functions even if they are fully inlined.
2177 fkeep-static-functions
2178 Common Var(flag_keep_static_functions)
2179 Generate code for static functions even if they are never called.
2182 Common Var(flag_keep_static_consts) Init(1)
2183 Emit static const variables even if they are not used.
2186 Common Var(flag_leading_underscore) Init(-1)
2187 Give external symbols a leading underscore.
2191 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2194 Common Var(flag_lra_remat) Optimization
2195 Do CFG-sensitive rematerialization in LRA.
2199 Enable link-time optimization.
2202 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_lto)
2203 Link-time optimization with number of parallel jobs or jobserver.
2206 Name(lto_partition_model) Type(enum lto_partition_model) UnknownError(unknown LTO partitioning model %qs)
2209 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(none) Value(LTO_PARTITION_NONE)
2212 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(one) Value(LTO_PARTITION_ONE)
2215 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(balanced) Value(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
2218 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(1to1) Value(LTO_PARTITION_1TO1)
2221 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(max) Value(LTO_PARTITION_MAX)
2224 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(lto_partition_model) Var(flag_lto_partition) Init(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
2225 Specify the algorithm to partition symbols and vars at linktime.
2227 ; The initial value of -1 comes from Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION in zlib.h.
2228 flto-compression-level=
2229 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lto_compression_level) Init(-1) IntegerRange(0, 19)
2230 Use zlib/zstd compression level <number> for IL.
2232 flto-odr-type-merging
2234 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2237 Common Var(flag_lto_report) Init(0)
2238 Report various link-time optimization statistics.
2241 Common Var(flag_lto_report_wpa) Init(0)
2242 Report various link-time optimization statistics for WPA only.
2245 Common Var(flag_errno_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2246 Set errno after built-in math functions.
2249 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_max_errors)
2250 -fmax-errors=<number> Maximum number of errors to report.
2253 Common Var(mem_report)
2254 Report on permanent memory allocation.
2257 Common Var(mem_report_wpa)
2258 Report on permanent memory allocation in WPA only.
2260 ; This will attempt to merge constant section constants, if 1 only
2261 ; string constants and constants from constant pool, if 2 also constant
2263 fmerge-all-constants
2264 Common Var(flag_merge_constants,2) Init(1)
2265 Attempt to merge identical constants and constant variables.
2268 Common Var(flag_merge_constants,1)
2269 Attempt to merge identical constants across compilation units.
2271 fmerge-debug-strings
2272 Common Var(flag_merge_debug_strings) Init(1)
2273 Attempt to merge identical debug strings across compilation units.
2276 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
2277 -fmessage-length=<number> Limit diagnostics to <number> characters per line. 0 suppresses line-wrapping.
2280 Common Var(flag_modulo_sched) Optimization
2281 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling before the first scheduling pass.
2283 fmodulo-sched-allow-regmoves
2284 Common Var(flag_modulo_sched_allow_regmoves) Optimization
2285 Perform SMS based modulo scheduling with register moves allowed.
2287 fmove-loop-invariants
2288 Common Var(flag_move_loop_invariants) Optimization
2289 Move loop invariant computations out of loops.
2292 Common Var(flag_move_loop_stores) Optimization
2293 Move stores out of loops.
2297 Building block for specs-based multilib-aware TFLAGS.
2300 Common Var(flag_dce) Init(1) Optimization
2301 Use the RTL dead code elimination pass.
2304 Common Var(flag_dse) Init(0) Optimization
2305 Use the RTL dead store elimination pass.
2307 freschedule-modulo-scheduled-loops
2308 Common Var(flag_resched_modulo_sched) Optimization
2309 Enable/Disable the traditional scheduling in loops that already passed modulo scheduling.
2311 fnon-call-exceptions
2312 Common Var(flag_non_call_exceptions) Optimization
2313 Support synchronous non-call exceptions.
2316 Driver Joined MissingArgError(targets missing after %qs)
2319 Common Driver Joined MissingArgError(options or targets=options missing after %qs)
2320 -foffload-options=<targets>=<options> Specify options for the offloading targets.
2323 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(offload_abi)
2324 -foffload-abi=[lp64|ilp32] Set the ABI to use in an offload compiler.
2327 Name(offload_abi) Type(enum offload_abi) UnknownError(unknown offload ABI %qs)
2330 Enum(offload_abi) String(ilp32) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_ILP32)
2333 Enum(offload_abi) String(lp64) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_LP64)
2336 Common Var(flag_omit_frame_pointer) Optimization
2337 When possible do not generate stack frames.
2339 fopenmp-target-simd-clone
2340 Common Alias(fopenmp-target-simd-clone=,any,none)
2342 fopenmp-target-simd-clone=
2343 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(target_simd_clone_device) Var(flag_openmp_target_simd_clone) Init(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_NONE) Optimization
2344 Generate SIMD clones for functions with the OpenMP declare target directive.
2347 Name(target_simd_clone_device) Type(int)
2350 Enum(target_simd_clone_device) String(none) Value(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_NONE)
2353 Enum(target_simd_clone_device) String(host) Value(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_HOST)
2356 Enum(target_simd_clone_device) String(nohost) Value(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_NOHOST)
2359 Enum(target_simd_clone_device) String(any) Value(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_ANY)
2362 Common Var(flag_opt_info) Optimization
2363 Enable all optimization info dumps on stderr.
2366 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2367 -fopt-info[-<type>=filename] Dump compiler optimization details.
2369 fsave-optimization-record
2370 Common Var(flag_save_optimization_record) Optimization
2371 Write a SRCFILE.opt-record.json file detailing what optimizations were performed.
2373 foptimize-register-move
2375 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2377 foptimize-sibling-calls
2378 Common Var(flag_optimize_sibling_calls) Optimization
2379 Optimize sibling and tail recursive calls.
2382 Common Var(flag_partial_inlining) Optimization
2383 Perform partial inlining.
2386 Common Var(pre_ipa_mem_report)
2387 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
2389 fpost-ipa-mem-report
2390 Common Var(post_ipa_mem_report)
2391 Report on memory allocation before interprocedural optimization.
2394 Common Var(flag_pack_struct) Optimization
2395 Pack structure members together without holes.
2398 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2399 -fpack-struct=<number> Set initial maximum structure member alignment.
2402 Common Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,1) Init(DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN)
2403 Return small aggregates in memory, not registers.
2406 Common Var(flag_peel_loops) Optimization
2407 Perform loop peeling.
2410 Common Var(flag_no_peephole,0) Optimization
2411 Enable machine specific peephole optimizations.
2414 Common Var(flag_peephole2) Optimization
2415 Enable an RTL peephole pass before sched2.
2418 Common Var(flag_pic,2) Negative(fPIE) Init(-1)
2419 Generate position-independent code if possible (large mode).
2422 Common Var(flag_pie,2) Negative(fpic) Init(-1)
2423 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (large mode).
2426 Common Var(flag_pic,1) Negative(fpie) Init(-1)
2427 Generate position-independent code if possible (small mode).
2430 Common Var(flag_pie,1) Negative(fPIC) Init(-1)
2431 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (small mode).
2434 Common Var(flag_plt) Init(1) Optimization
2435 Use PLT for PIC calls (-fno-plt: load the address from GOT at call site).
2438 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2439 Specify a plugin to load.
2442 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2443 -fplugin-arg-<name>-<key>[=<value>] Specify argument <key>=<value> for plugin <name>.
2445 fpredictive-commoning
2446 Common Var(flag_predictive_commoning) Optimization
2447 Run predictive commoning optimization.
2449 fprefetch-loop-arrays
2450 Common Var(flag_prefetch_loop_arrays) Init(-1) Optimization
2451 Generate prefetch instructions, if available, for arrays in loops.
2454 Common Var(profile_flag)
2455 Enable basic program profiling code.
2458 Common Var(profile_abs_path_flag)
2459 Generate absolute source path names for gcov.
2462 Common Var(profile_arc_flag)
2463 Insert arc-based program profiling code.
2466 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_data_prefix)
2467 Set the top-level directory for storing the profile data.
2468 The default is 'pwd'.
2471 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_note_location)
2472 Select the name for storing the profile note file.
2475 Common Var(flag_profile_correction)
2476 Enable correction of flow inconsistent profile data input.
2479 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(profile_update) Var(flag_profile_update) Init(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2480 -fprofile-update=[single|atomic|prefer-atomic] Set the profile update method.
2482 fprofile-filter-files=
2483 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_profile_filter_files)
2484 Instrument only functions from files whose name matches any of the regular expressions (separated by semi-colons).
2486 fprofile-exclude-files=
2487 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_profile_exclude_files)
2488 Instrument only functions from files whose name does not match any of the regular expressions (separated by semi-colons).
2491 Name(profile_reproducibility) Type(enum profile_reproducibility) UnknownError(unknown profile reproducibility method %qs)
2494 Enum(profile_reproducibility) String(serial) Value(PROFILE_REPRODUCIBILITY_SERIAL)
2497 Enum(profile_reproducibility) String(parallel-runs) Value(PROFILE_REPRODUCIBILITY_PARALLEL_RUNS)
2500 Enum(profile_reproducibility) String(multithreaded) Value(PROFILE_REPRODUCIBILITY_MULTITHREADED)
2502 fprofile-reproducible=
2503 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_profile_reproducible) Enum(profile_reproducibility) Init(PROFILE_REPRODUCIBILITY_SERIAL)
2504 -fprofile-reproducible=[serial|parallel-runs|multithreaded] Control level of reproducibility of profile gathered by -fprofile-generate.
2507 Name(profile_update) Type(enum profile_update) UnknownError(unknown profile update method %qs)
2510 Enum(profile_update) String(single) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2513 Enum(profile_update) String(atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_ATOMIC)
2516 Enum(profile_update) String(prefer-atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_PREFER_ATOMIC)
2518 fprofile-prefix-path=
2519 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_prefix_path)
2520 Remove prefix from absolute path before mangling name for -fprofile-generate= and -fprofile-use=.
2522 fprofile-prefix-map=
2523 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2524 -fprofile-prefix-map=<old>=<new> Map one directory name to another in GCOV coverage result.
2528 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations.
2531 Common Joined RejectNegative
2532 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2534 fprofile-info-section
2535 Common RejectNegative
2536 Register the profile information in the .gcov_info section instead of using a constructor/destructor.
2538 fprofile-info-section=
2539 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_info_section)
2540 Register the profile information in the specified section instead of using a constructor/destructor.
2542 fprofile-partial-training
2543 Common Var(flag_profile_partial_training) Optimization
2544 Do not assume that functions never executed during the train run are cold.
2547 Common Var(flag_profile_use)
2548 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations.
2551 Common Joined RejectNegative
2552 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2555 Common Var(flag_profile_values)
2556 Insert code to profile values of expressions.
2559 Common Var(profile_report)
2560 Report on consistency of profile.
2562 fprofile-reorder-functions
2563 Common Var(flag_profile_reorder_functions) Optimization
2564 Enable function reordering that improves code placement.
2566 fpatchable-function-entry=
2567 Common Var(flag_patchable_function_entry) Joined Optimization
2568 Insert NOP instructions at each function entry.
2571 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2574 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2575 -frandom-seed=<string> Make compile reproducible using <string>.
2577 ; This switch causes the command line that was used to create an
2578 ; object file to be recorded into the object file. The exact format
2579 ; of this recording is target and binary file format dependent.
2580 ; It is related to the -fverbose-asm switch, but that switch only
2581 ; records information in the assembler output file as comments, so
2582 ; they never reach the object file.
2583 frecord-gcc-switches
2584 Common Var(flag_record_gcc_switches)
2585 Record gcc command line switches in the object file.
2588 Common Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,0) Optimization
2589 Return small aggregates in registers.
2593 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2596 Common Var(flag_lifetime_dse,2) Init(2) Optimization
2597 Tell DSE that the storage for a C++ object is dead when the constructor
2598 starts and when the destructor finishes.
2601 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lifetime_dse) Optimization IntegerRange(0, 2)
2604 Common RejectNegative Alias(flive-patching=,inline-clone) Optimization
2607 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(live_patching_level) Var(flag_live_patching) Init(LIVE_PATCHING_NONE) Optimization
2608 -flive-patching=[inline-only-static|inline-clone] Control IPA
2609 optimizations to provide a safe compilation for live-patching. At the same
2610 time, provides multiple-level control on the enabled IPA optimizations.
2613 Name(live_patching_level) Type(enum live_patching_level) UnknownError(unknown Live-Patching Level %qs)
2616 Enum(live_patching_level) String(inline-only-static) Value(LIVE_PATCHING_INLINE_ONLY_STATIC)
2619 Enum(live_patching_level) String(inline-clone) Value(LIVE_PATCHING_INLINE_CLONE)
2622 Common Var(flag_allocation_dce) Init(1) Optimization
2623 Tell DCE to remove unused C++ allocations.
2625 flive-range-shrinkage
2626 Common Var(flag_live_range_shrinkage) Init(0) Optimization
2627 Relief of register pressure through live range shrinkage.
2630 Common Var(flag_rename_registers) Optimization EnabledBy(funroll-loops)
2631 Perform a register renaming optimization pass.
2634 Common Var(flag_schedule_fusion) Init(2) Optimization
2635 Perform a target dependent instruction fusion optimization pass.
2638 Common Var(flag_reorder_blocks) Optimization
2639 Reorder basic blocks to improve code placement.
2641 freorder-blocks-algorithm=
2642 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Var(flag_reorder_blocks_algorithm) Init(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE) Optimization
2643 -freorder-blocks-algorithm=[simple|stc] Set the used basic block reordering algorithm.
2646 Name(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Type(enum reorder_blocks_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown basic block reordering algorithm %qs)
2649 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(simple) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE)
2652 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(stc) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_STC)
2654 freorder-blocks-and-partition
2655 Common Var(flag_reorder_blocks_and_partition) Optimization
2656 Reorder basic blocks and partition into hot and cold sections.
2659 Common Var(flag_reorder_functions) Optimization
2660 Reorder functions to improve code placement.
2662 frerun-cse-after-loop
2663 Common Var(flag_rerun_cse_after_loop) Optimization
2664 Add a common subexpression elimination pass after loop optimizations.
2668 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2671 Common Var(flag_rounding_math) Optimization SetByCombined
2672 Disable optimizations that assume default FP rounding behavior.
2675 Common Var(flag_schedule_interblock) Init(1) Optimization
2676 Enable scheduling across basic blocks.
2679 Common Var(flag_sched_pressure) Init(0) Optimization
2680 Enable register pressure sensitive insn scheduling.
2683 Common Var(flag_schedule_speculative) Init(1) Optimization
2684 Allow speculative motion of non-loads.
2687 Common Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load) Optimization
2688 Allow speculative motion of some loads.
2690 fsched-spec-load-dangerous
2691 Common Var(flag_schedule_speculative_load_dangerous) Optimization
2692 Allow speculative motion of more loads.
2695 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(sched_verbose_param) Init(1)
2696 -fsched-verbose=<number> Set the verbosity level of the scheduler.
2698 fsched2-use-superblocks
2699 Common Var(flag_sched2_use_superblocks) Optimization
2700 If scheduling post reload, do superblock scheduling.
2704 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2707 Common Var(flag_schedule_insns) Optimization
2708 Reschedule instructions before register allocation.
2711 Common Var(flag_schedule_insns_after_reload) Optimization
2712 Reschedule instructions after register allocation.
2714 ; This flag should be on when a target implements non-trivial
2715 ; scheduling hooks, maybe saving some information for its own sake.
2716 ; On IA64, for example, this is used for correct bundling.
2717 fselective-scheduling
2718 Common Var(flag_selective_scheduling) Optimization
2719 Schedule instructions using selective scheduling algorithm.
2721 fselective-scheduling2
2722 Common Var(flag_selective_scheduling2) Optimization
2723 Run selective scheduling after reload.
2726 Common Undocumented Joined Var(flag_self_test)
2727 Run self-tests, using the given path to locate test files.
2729 fsel-sched-pipelining
2730 Common Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining) Init(0) Optimization
2731 Perform software pipelining of inner loops during selective scheduling.
2733 fsel-sched-pipelining-outer-loops
2734 Common Var(flag_sel_sched_pipelining_outer_loops) Init(0) Optimization
2735 Perform software pipelining of outer loops during selective scheduling.
2737 fsel-sched-reschedule-pipelined
2738 Common Var(flag_sel_sched_reschedule_pipelined) Init(0) Optimization
2739 Reschedule pipelined regions without pipelining.
2741 fsemantic-interposition
2742 Common Var(flag_semantic_interposition) Init(1) Optimization
2743 Allow interposing function (or variables) by ones with different semantics (or initializer) respectively by dynamic linker.
2745 ; sched_stalled_insns means that insns can be moved prematurely from the queue
2746 ; of stalled insns into the ready list.
2747 fsched-stalled-insns
2748 Common Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns) Optimization UInteger
2749 Allow premature scheduling of queued insns.
2751 fsched-stalled-insns=
2752 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2753 -fsched-stalled-insns=<number> Set number of queued insns that can be prematurely scheduled.
2755 ; sched_stalled_insns_dep controls how many recently scheduled cycles will
2756 ; be examined for a dependency on a stalled insn that is candidate for
2757 ; premature removal from the queue of stalled insns into the ready list (has
2758 ; an effect only if the flag 'sched_stalled_insns' is set).
2759 fsched-stalled-insns-dep
2760 Common Var(flag_sched_stalled_insns_dep,1) Init(1) Optimization UInteger
2761 Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2763 fsched-stalled-insns-dep=
2764 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2765 -fsched-stalled-insns-dep=<number> Set dependence distance checking in premature scheduling of queued insns.
2767 fsched-group-heuristic
2768 Common Var(flag_sched_group_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2769 Enable the group heuristic in the scheduler.
2771 fsched-critical-path-heuristic
2772 Common Var(flag_sched_critical_path_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2773 Enable the critical path heuristic in the scheduler.
2775 fsched-spec-insn-heuristic
2776 Common Var(flag_sched_spec_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2777 Enable the speculative instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2779 fsched-rank-heuristic
2780 Common Var(flag_sched_rank_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2781 Enable the rank heuristic in the scheduler.
2783 fsched-last-insn-heuristic
2784 Common Var(flag_sched_last_insn_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2785 Enable the last instruction heuristic in the scheduler.
2787 fsched-dep-count-heuristic
2788 Common Var(flag_sched_dep_count_heuristic) Init(1) Optimization
2789 Enable the dependent count heuristic in the scheduler.
2792 Common Var(flag_section_anchors) Optimization
2793 Access data in the same section from shared anchor points.
2797 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2801 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2804 Common Var(flag_ree) Init(0) Optimization
2805 Turn on Redundant Extensions Elimination pass.
2808 Common Var(flag_show_column) Init(1)
2809 Show column numbers in diagnostics, when available. Default on.
2812 Common Var(flag_shrink_wrap) Optimization
2813 Emit function prologues only before parts of the function that need it,
2814 rather than at the top of the function.
2816 fshrink-wrap-separate
2817 Common Var(flag_shrink_wrap_separate) Init(1) Optimization
2818 Shrink-wrap parts of the prologue and epilogue separately.
2821 Common Var(flag_signaling_nans) Optimization SetByCombined
2822 Disable optimizations observable by IEEE signaling NaNs.
2825 Common Var(flag_signed_zeros) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2826 Disable floating point optimizations that ignore the IEEE signedness of zero.
2828 fsingle-precision-constant
2829 Common Var(flag_single_precision_constant) Optimization
2830 Convert floating point constants to single precision constants.
2832 fsplit-ivs-in-unroller
2833 Common Var(flag_split_ivs_in_unroller) Init(1) Optimization
2834 Split lifetimes of induction variables when loops are unrolled.
2837 Common Var(flag_split_stack) Init(-1)
2838 Generate discontiguous stack frames.
2841 Common Var(flag_split_wide_types) Optimization
2842 Split wide types into independent registers.
2844 fsplit-wide-types-early
2845 Common Var(flag_split_wide_types_early) Optimization
2846 Split wide types into independent registers earlier.
2849 Common Var(flag_ssa_backprop) Init(1) Optimization
2850 Enable backward propagation of use properties at the SSA level.
2853 Common Var(flag_ssa_phiopt) Optimization
2854 Optimize conditional patterns using SSA PHI nodes.
2857 Common Var(flag_stdarg_opt) Init(1) Optimization
2858 Optimize amount of stdarg registers saved to stack at start of function.
2860 fvariable-expansion-in-unroller
2861 Common Var(flag_variable_expansion_in_unroller) Optimization
2862 Apply variable expansion when loops are unrolled.
2865 Common RejectNegative Joined Optimization
2866 -fstack-check=[no|generic|specific] Insert stack checking code into the program.
2869 Common Alias(fstack-check=, specific, no)
2870 Insert stack checking code into the program. Same as -fstack-check=specific.
2872 fstack-clash-protection
2873 Common Var(flag_stack_clash_protection) Optimization
2874 Insert code to probe each page of stack space as it is allocated to protect
2875 from stack-clash style attacks.
2878 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2880 fstack-limit-register=
2881 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2882 -fstack-limit-register=<register> Trap if the stack goes past <register>.
2884 fstack-limit-symbol=
2885 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2886 -fstack-limit-symbol=<name> Trap if the stack goes past symbol <name>.
2889 Common Var(flag_stack_protect, 1) Init(-1) Optimization
2890 Use propolice as a stack protection method.
2892 fstack-protector-all
2893 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 2) Init(-1) Optimization
2894 Use a stack protection method for every function.
2896 fstack-protector-strong
2897 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 3) Init(-1) Optimization
2898 Use a smart stack protection method for certain functions.
2900 fstack-protector-explicit
2901 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_protect, 4) Optimization
2902 Use stack protection method only for functions with the stack_protect attribute.
2905 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_usage)
2906 Output stack usage information on a per-function basis.
2910 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2912 ; Nonzero if we should do (language-dependent) alias analysis.
2913 ; Typically, this analysis will assume that expressions of certain
2914 ; types do not alias expressions of certain other types. Only used
2915 ; if alias analysis (in general) is enabled.
2917 Common Var(flag_strict_aliasing) Optimization
2918 Assume strict aliasing rules apply.
2922 Treat signed overflow as undefined. Negated as -fwrapv -fwrapv-pointer.
2925 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, 0)
2926 Disable stack scrub entirely, disregarding strub attributes.
2929 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, -4)
2930 Enable stack scrub as per attributes, with strict call checking.
2932 ; If any strub-enabling attribute is seen when the default or strict
2933 ; initializer values are in effect, flag_strub is bumped up by 2. The
2934 ; scrub mode gate function will then bump these initializer values to
2935 ; 0 if no strub-enabling attribute is seen. This minimizes the strub
2938 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, -3) Init(-3)
2939 Restore default strub mode: as per attributes, with relaxed checking.
2942 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, 3)
2943 Enable stack scrubbing for all viable functions.
2946 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, 1)
2947 Enable at-calls stack scrubbing for all viable functions.
2950 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, 2)
2951 Enable internal stack scrubbing for all viable functions.
2954 Common Var(flag_sync_libcalls) Init(1)
2955 Implement __atomic operations via libcalls to legacy __sync functions.
2958 Common Var(flag_syntax_only)
2959 Check for syntax errors, then stop.
2962 Common Var(flag_test_coverage)
2963 Create data files needed by \"gcov\".
2966 Common Var(flag_thread_jumps) Optimization
2967 Perform jump threading optimizations.
2970 Common Var(time_report)
2971 Report the time taken by each compiler pass.
2973 ftime-report-details
2974 Common Var(time_report_details)
2975 Record times taken by sub-phases separately.
2978 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(tls_model) Var(flag_tls_default) Init(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2979 -ftls-model=[global-dynamic|local-dynamic|initial-exec|local-exec] Set the default thread-local storage code generation model.
2982 Name(tls_model) Type(enum tls_model) UnknownError(unknown TLS model %qs)
2985 Enum(tls_model) String(global-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2988 Enum(tls_model) String(local-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_DYNAMIC)
2991 Enum(tls_model) String(initial-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_INITIAL_EXEC)
2994 Enum(tls_model) String(local-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_EXEC)
2997 Common Var(flag_toplevel_reorder) Init(2) Optimization
2998 Reorder top level functions, variables, and asms.
3001 Common Var(flag_tracer) Optimization
3002 Perform superblock formation via tail duplication.
3005 Common Var(flag_trampolines) Init(HEAP_TRAMPOLINES_INIT)
3006 For targets that normally need trampolines for nested functions, always
3007 generate them instead of using descriptors.
3010 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(trampoline_impl) Var(flag_trampoline_impl) Init(HEAP_TRAMPOLINES_INIT ? TRAMPOLINE_IMPL_HEAP : TRAMPOLINE_IMPL_STACK)
3011 Whether trampolines are generated in executable memory rather than
3015 Name(trampoline_impl) Type(enum trampoline_impl) UnknownError(unknown trampoline implementation %qs)
3018 Enum(trampoline_impl) String(stack) Value(TRAMPOLINE_IMPL_STACK)
3021 Enum(trampoline_impl) String(heap) Value(TRAMPOLINE_IMPL_HEAP)
3024 ; Zero means that floating-point math operations cannot generate a
3025 ; (user-visible) trap. This is the case, for example, in nonstop
3026 ; IEEE 754 arithmetic.
3028 Common Var(flag_trapping_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
3029 Assume floating-point operations can trap.
3032 Common Var(flag_trapv) Optimization
3033 Trap for signed overflow in addition, subtraction and multiplication.
3036 Common Var(flag_tree_ccp) Optimization
3037 Enable SSA-CCP optimization on trees.
3040 Common Var(flag_tree_bit_ccp) Optimization
3041 Enable SSA-BIT-CCP optimization on trees.
3045 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3048 Common Var(flag_tree_ch) Optimization
3049 Enable loop header copying on trees.
3051 ftree-coalesce-inlined-vars
3052 Common Ignore RejectNegative
3053 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3056 Common Var(flag_tree_coalesce_vars) Optimization
3057 Enable SSA coalescing of user variables.
3061 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3064 Common Var(flag_tree_copy_prop) Optimization
3065 Enable copy propagation on trees.
3067 ftree-store-copy-prop
3069 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3072 Common Var(flag_tree_cselim) Optimization
3073 Transform condition stores into unconditional ones.
3075 ftree-switch-conversion
3076 Common Var(flag_tree_switch_conversion) Optimization
3077 Perform conversions of switch initializations.
3080 Common Var(flag_tree_dce) Optimization
3081 Enable SSA dead code elimination optimization on trees.
3083 ftree-dominator-opts
3084 Common Var(flag_tree_dom) Optimization
3085 Enable dominator optimizations.
3088 Common Var(flag_tree_tail_merge) Optimization
3089 Enable tail merging on trees.
3092 Common Var(flag_tree_dse) Optimization
3093 Enable dead store elimination.
3096 Common Var(flag_tree_forwprop) Init(1) Optimization
3097 Enable forward propagation on trees.
3100 Common Var(flag_tree_fre) Optimization
3101 Enable Full Redundancy Elimination (FRE) on trees.
3104 Common Var(flag_optimize_strlen) Optimization
3105 Enable string length optimizations on trees.
3107 fisolate-erroneous-paths-dereference
3108 Common Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_dereference) Optimization
3109 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to
3110 dereferencing a null pointer. Isolate those paths from the main control
3111 flow and turn the statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
3113 fisolate-erroneous-paths-attribute
3114 Common Var(flag_isolate_erroneous_paths_attribute) Optimization
3115 Detect paths that trigger erroneous or undefined behavior due to a null value
3116 being used in a way forbidden by a returns_nonnull or nonnull
3117 attribute. Isolate those paths from the main control flow and turn the
3118 statement with erroneous or undefined behavior into a trap.
3120 ftree-loop-distribution
3121 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_distribution) Optimization
3122 Enable loop distribution on trees.
3124 ftree-loop-distribute-patterns
3125 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_distribute_patterns) Optimization
3126 Enable loop distribution for patterns transformed into a library call.
3129 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_im) Init(1) Optimization
3130 Enable loop invariant motion on trees.
3133 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
3134 Enable loop nest transforms. Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
3137 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_ivcanon) Init(1) Optimization
3138 Create canonical induction variables in loops.
3141 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_optimize) Init(1) Optimization
3142 Enable loop optimizations on tree level.
3144 ftree-parallelize-loops=
3145 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_tree_parallelize_loops) Init(1) Optimization
3146 -ftree-parallelize-loops=<number> Enable automatic parallelization of loops.
3149 Common Var(flag_tree_phiprop) Init(1) Optimization
3150 Enable hoisting loads from conditional pointers.
3153 Common Var(flag_tree_pre) Optimization
3154 Enable SSA-PRE optimization on trees.
3157 Common Var(flag_tree_partial_pre) Optimization
3158 In SSA-PRE optimization on trees, enable partial-partial redundancy elimination.
3161 Common Var(flag_tree_pta) Optimization
3162 Perform function-local points-to analysis on trees.
3165 Common Var(flag_tree_reassoc) Init(1) Optimization
3166 Enable reassociation on tree level.
3170 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3173 Common Var(flag_tree_sink) Optimization
3174 Enable SSA code sinking on trees.
3177 Common Var(flag_tree_slsr) Optimization
3178 Perform straight-line strength reduction.
3181 Common Var(flag_tree_sra) Optimization
3182 Perform scalar replacement of aggregates.
3185 Common Var(flag_tree_ter) Optimization
3186 Replace temporary expressions in the SSA->normal pass.
3189 Common Var(flag_tree_live_range_split) Optimization
3190 Perform live range splitting during the SSA->normal pass.
3193 Common Var(flag_tree_vrp) Init(0) Optimization
3194 Perform Value Range Propagation on trees.
3197 Common Var(flag_split_paths) Init(0) Optimization
3198 Split paths leading to loop backedges.
3200 funconstrained-commons
3201 Common Var(flag_unconstrained_commons) Optimization
3202 Assume common declarations may be overridden with ones with a larger
3206 Common Var(flag_unit_at_a_time) Init(1)
3207 Compile whole compilation unit at a time.
3210 Common Var(flag_unreachable_traps) Optimization
3211 Trap on __builtin_unreachable instead of using it for optimization.
3214 Common Var(flag_unroll_loops) Optimization EnabledBy(funroll-all-loops)
3215 Perform loop unrolling when iteration count is known.
3218 Common Var(flag_unroll_all_loops) Optimization
3219 Perform loop unrolling for all loops.
3221 funroll-completely-grow-size
3222 Undocumented Var(flag_cunroll_grow_size) Optimization
3223 ; Internal undocumented flag, allow size growth during complete unrolling
3225 ; Nonzero means that loop optimizer may assume that the induction variables
3226 ; that control loops do not overflow and that the loops with nontrivial
3227 ; exit condition are not infinite
3228 funsafe-loop-optimizations
3230 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3233 Common Var(flag_associative_math) SetByCombined Optimization
3234 Allow optimization for floating-point arithmetic which may change the
3235 result of the operation due to rounding.
3238 Common Var(flag_reciprocal_math) SetByCombined Optimization
3239 Same as -fassociative-math for expressions which include division.
3241 ; Nonzero means that unsafe floating-point math optimizations are allowed
3242 ; for the sake of speed. IEEE compliance is not guaranteed, and operations
3243 ; are allowed to assume that their arguments and results are "normal"
3244 ; (e.g., nonnegative for SQRT).
3245 funsafe-math-optimizations
3246 Common Var(flag_unsafe_math_optimizations) Optimization SetByCombined
3247 Allow math optimizations that may violate IEEE or ISO standards.
3250 Common Var(flag_unswitch_loops) Optimization
3251 Perform loop unswitching.
3254 Common Var(flag_split_loops) Optimization
3255 Perform loop splitting.
3257 fversion-loops-for-strides
3258 Common Var(flag_version_loops_for_strides) Optimization
3259 Version loops based on whether indices have a stride of one.
3262 Common Var(flag_unwind_tables) Optimization
3263 Just generate unwind tables for exception handling.
3266 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=gold)
3267 Use the bfd linker instead of the default linker.
3270 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=bfd)
3271 Use the gold linker instead of the default linker.
3274 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=lld)
3275 Use the lld LLVM linker instead of the default linker.
3278 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=mold)
3279 Use the Modern linker (MOLD) linker instead of the default linker.
3282 Common Undocumented Var(flag_use_linker_plugin)
3284 ; Positive if we should track variables, negative if we should run
3285 ; the var-tracking pass only to discard debug annotations, zero if
3286 ; we're not to run it.
3288 Common Var(flag_var_tracking) PerFunction EnabledBy(fvar-tracking-uninit)
3289 Perform variable tracking.
3291 ; Positive if we should track variables at assignments, negative if
3292 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
3294 fvar-tracking-assignments
3295 Common Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments) PerFunction
3296 Perform variable tracking by annotating assignments.
3298 ; Nonzero if we should toggle flag_var_tracking_assignments after
3299 ; processing options and computing its default. */
3300 fvar-tracking-assignments-toggle
3301 Common Var(flag_var_tracking_assignments_toggle) PerFunction
3302 Toggle -fvar-tracking-assignments.
3304 ; Positive if we should track uninitialized variables, negative if
3305 ; we should run the var-tracking pass only to discard debug
3307 fvar-tracking-uninit
3308 Common Var(flag_var_tracking_uninit) PerFunction
3309 Perform variable tracking and also tag variables that are uninitialized.
3311 ; Alias to enable both -ftree-loop-vectorize and -ftree-slp-vectorize.
3313 Common Var(flag_tree_vectorize) Optimization
3314 Enable vectorization on trees.
3316 ftree-vectorizer-verbose=
3317 Common Joined RejectNegative Ignore
3318 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3320 ftree-loop-vectorize
3321 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
3322 Enable loop vectorization on trees.
3325 Common Var(flag_tree_slp_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
3326 Enable basic block vectorization (SLP) on trees.
3329 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_vect_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_DEFAULT) Optimization
3330 -fvect-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap|very-cheap] Specifies the cost model for vectorization.
3333 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vect_cost_model) Var(flag_simd_cost_model) Init(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED) Optimization
3334 -fsimd-cost-model=[unlimited|dynamic|cheap|very-cheap] Specifies the vectorization cost model for code marked with a simd directive.
3337 Name(vect_cost_model) Type(enum vect_cost_model) UnknownError(unknown vectorizer cost model %qs)
3340 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(unlimited) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED)
3343 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(dynamic) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_DYNAMIC)
3346 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(cheap) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_CHEAP)
3349 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(very-cheap) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_VERY_CHEAP)
3352 Common Alias(fvect-cost-model=,dynamic,unlimited)
3353 Enables the dynamic vectorizer cost model. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3355 ftree-vect-loop-version
3357 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3360 Common Var(flag_tree_scev_cprop) Init(1) Optimization
3361 Enable copy propagation of scalar-evolution information.
3363 ftrivial-auto-var-init=
3364 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(auto_init_type) Var(flag_auto_var_init) Init(AUTO_INIT_UNINITIALIZED) Optimization
3365 -ftrivial-auto-var-init=[uninitialized|pattern|zero] Add initializations to automatic variables.
3368 Name(auto_init_type) Type(enum auto_init_type) UnknownError(unrecognized automatic variable initialization type %qs)
3371 Enum(auto_init_type) String(uninitialized) Value(AUTO_INIT_UNINITIALIZED)
3374 Enum(auto_init_type) String(pattern) Value(AUTO_INIT_PATTERN)
3377 Enum(auto_init_type) String(zero) Value(AUTO_INIT_ZERO)
3379 ; -fverbose-asm causes extra commentary information to be produced in
3380 ; the generated assembly code (to make it more readable). This option
3381 ; is generally only of use to those who actually need to read the
3382 ; generated assembly code (perhaps while debugging the compiler itself).
3383 ; -fno-verbose-asm, the default, causes the extra information
3384 ; to not be added and is useful when comparing two assembler files.
3386 Common Var(flag_verbose_asm)
3387 Add extra commentary to assembler output.
3390 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(symbol_visibility) Var(default_visibility) Init(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
3391 -fvisibility=[default|internal|hidden|protected] Set the default symbol visibility.
3394 Name(symbol_visibility) Type(enum symbol_visibility) UnknownError(unrecognized visibility value %qs)
3397 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(default) Value(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
3400 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(internal) Value(VISIBILITY_INTERNAL)
3403 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(hidden) Value(VISIBILITY_HIDDEN)
3406 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(protected) Value(VISIBILITY_PROTECTED)
3409 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vtv_priority) Var(flag_vtable_verify) Init(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
3410 Validate vtable pointers before using them.
3413 Name(vtv_priority) Type(enum vtv_priority) UnknownError(unknown vtable verify initialization priority %qs)
3416 Enum(vtv_priority) String(none) Value(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
3419 Enum(vtv_priority) String(std) Value(VTV_STANDARD_PRIORITY)
3422 Enum(vtv_priority) String(preinit) Value(VTV_PREINIT_PRIORITY)
3425 Common Var(flag_vtv_counts)
3426 Output vtable verification counters.
3429 Common Var(flag_vtv_debug)
3430 Output vtable verification pointer sets information.
3433 Common Var(flag_value_profile_transformations) Optimization
3434 Use expression value profiles in optimizations.
3437 Common Var(flag_web) Optimization EnabledBy(funroll-loops)
3438 Construct webs and split unrelated uses of single variable.
3440 ftree-builtin-call-dce
3441 Common Var(flag_tree_builtin_call_dce) Init(0) Optimization
3442 Enable conditional dead code elimination for builtin calls.
3445 Common Var(flag_whole_program) Init(0)
3446 Perform whole program optimizations.
3449 Common Var(flag_wrapv_pointer) Optimization
3450 Assume pointer overflow wraps around.
3453 Common Var(flag_wrapv) Optimization
3454 Assume signed arithmetic overflow wraps around.
3456 fzero-initialized-in-bss
3457 Common Var(flag_zero_initialized_in_bss) Init(1)
3458 Put zero initialized data in the bss section.
3460 fzero-call-used-regs=
3461 Common RejectNegative Joined
3462 Clear call-used registers upon function return.
3465 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
3466 Generate debug information in default format.
3469 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_loc_support)
3470 Assume assembler support for (DWARF2+) .loc directives.
3473 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_locview_support)
3474 Assume assembler support for view in (DWARF2+) .loc directives.
3477 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing
3478 Generate debug information in CodeView format.
3481 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3482 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3485 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3486 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3489 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3490 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3493 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3494 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3497 Common Driver Var(debug_column_info,1) Init(1)
3498 Record DW_AT_decl_column and DW_AT_call_column in DWARF.
3500 ; The CTF generation process feeds off DWARF dies. This option implicitly
3501 ; updates the debug_info_level to DINFO_LEVEL_NORMAL.
3503 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
3504 Generate CTF debug information at default level.
3507 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
3508 Generate BTF debug information at default level.
3511 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
3512 Generate debug information in default version of DWARF format.
3515 Common Driver Joined UInteger Var(dwarf_version) Init(DWARF_VERSION_DEFAULT) RejectNegative
3516 Generate debug information in DWARF v2 (or later) format.
3519 Common Driver Var(dwarf_offset_size,4) Init(4) RejectNegative
3520 Use 32-bit DWARF format when emitting DWARF debug information.
3523 Common Driver Var(dwarf_offset_size,8) RejectNegative
3524 Use 64-bit DWARF format when emitting DWARF debug information.
3527 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
3528 Generate debug information in default extended format.
3531 Common Driver Var(debug_inline_points)
3532 Generate extended entry point information for inlined functions.
3534 ginternal-reset-location-views
3535 Common Driver Var(debug_internal_reset_location_views) Init(2)
3536 Compute locview reset points based on insn length estimates.
3539 RejectNegative Joined Undocumented
3540 ; Catch the gno- prefix, so it doesn't backtrack to g<level>.
3543 Common Driver Negative(gpubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 0) Init(-1)
3544 Don't generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
3547 Common Driver Negative(ggnu-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 1)
3548 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
3551 Common Driver Negative(gno-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 2)
3552 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections with GNU extensions.
3554 grecord-gcc-switches
3555 Common Driver Var(dwarf_record_gcc_switches) Init(1)
3556 Record gcc command line switches in DWARF DW_AT_producer.
3559 Common Driver Var(dwarf_split_debug_info) Init(0)
3560 Generate debug information in separate .dwo files.
3563 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3564 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3567 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3568 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3570 gstatement-frontiers
3571 Common Driver Var(debug_nonbind_markers_p) PerFunction
3572 Emit progressive recommended breakpoint locations.
3575 Common Driver Var(dwarf_strict) Init(0)
3576 Don't emit DWARF additions beyond selected version.
3579 Common Driver Var(flag_describe_dies) Init(0)
3580 Add description attributes to some DWARF DIEs that have no name attribute.
3583 Common Driver Var(flag_gtoggle)
3584 Toggle debug information generation.
3586 gvariable-location-views
3587 Common Driver Var(debug_variable_location_views, 1)
3588 Augment variable location lists with progressive views.
3590 gvariable-location-views=incompat5
3591 Common Driver RejectNegative Var(debug_variable_location_views, -1) Init(2)
3594 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
3595 Generate debug information in VMS format.
3598 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3599 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3602 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing WarnRemoved
3603 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3606 Name(compressed_debug_sections) Type(int)
3608 ; Since -gz= is completely handled in specs, the values aren't used and we
3609 ; assign arbitrary constants.
3611 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(none) Value(0)
3614 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib) Value(1)
3617 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zstd) Value(2)
3620 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib-gnu) Value(3)
3624 Generate compressed debug sections.
3627 Common Driver RejectNegative Joined Enum(compressed_debug_sections)
3628 -gz=<format> Generate compressed debug sections in format <format>.
3631 Driver Joined Separate
3634 Common Joined Var(plugindir_string) Init(0)
3635 -iplugindir=<dir> Set <dir> to be the default plugin directory.
3638 Common Joined Separate RejectDriver Var(imultiarch) Init(0)
3639 -imultiarch <dir> Set <dir> to be the multiarch include subdirectory.
3642 Driver Joined Separate
3647 no-canonical-prefixes
3666 Common Driver Joined Separate Var(asm_file_name) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
3667 -o <file> Place output into <file>.
3670 Common Var(profile_flag)
3671 Enable function profiling.
3674 Driver Var(pass_exit_codes)
3677 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
3680 Common Var(flag_pedantic_errors)
3681 Like -pedantic but issue them as errors.
3687 Driver Var(use_pipes)
3690 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_file_name)
3692 print-libgcc-file-name
3695 print-multi-directory
3696 Driver Var(print_multi_directory)
3699 Driver Var(print_multi_lib)
3701 print-multi-os-directory
3702 Driver Var(print_multi_os_directory)
3705 Driver Var(print_multiarch)
3708 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_prog_name)
3711 Driver Var(print_search_dirs)
3714 Driver Var(print_sysroot)
3716 print-sysroot-headers-suffix
3717 Driver Var(print_sysroot_headers_suffix)
3720 Common Var(quiet_flag) RejectDriver
3721 Do not display functions compiled or elapsed time.
3739 Driver Var(report_times)
3742 Driver JoinedOrMissing
3745 Driver Joined Separate
3749 ; C option, but driver must not handle as "-u ndef".
3752 Common Driver Var(verbose_flag)
3753 Enable verbose output.
3756 Common Var(version_flag) RejectDriver
3757 Display the compiler's version.
3760 Common Var(inhibit_warnings)
3764 Driver Separate Var(wrapper_string)
3767 Driver Joined Separate
3770 Driver RejectNegative Negative(static-pie)
3771 Create a shared library.
3777 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
3790 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
3794 ; Documented for Modula-2, but always accepted by driver.
3798 ; Documented for D, but always accepted by driver.
3802 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
3809 ; Documented for Go, but always accepted by driver.
3830 Driver RejectNegative Negative(shared)
3831 Don't create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3834 Driver RejectNegative Negative(no-pie)
3835 Create a dynamically linked position independent executable.
3838 Driver RejectNegative Negative(pie)
3839 Create a static position independent executable.
3842 Driver Joined Separate
3845 Common Var(flag_ipa_ra) Optimization
3846 Use caller save register across calls if possible.
3848 ; This comment is to ensure we retain the blank line above.