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31 @settitle GNU project Fortran 77 compiler.
33 g77 [@option{-c}|@option{-S}|@option{-E}]
34 [@option{-g}] [@option{-pg}] [@option{-O}@var{level}]
35 [@option{-W}@var{warn}@dots{}] [@option{-pedantic}]
36 [@option{-I}@var{dir}@dots{}] [@option{-L}@var{dir}@dots{}]
37 [@option{-D}@var{macro}[=@var{defn}]@dots{}] [@option{-U}@var{macro}]
38 [@option{-f}@var{option}@dots{}] [@option{-m}@var{machine-option}@dots{}]
39 [@option{-o} @var{outfile}] @var{infile}@dots{}
41 Only the most useful options are listed here; see below for the
45 gpl(7), gfdl(7), fsf-funding(7),
46 cpp(1), gcov(1), gcc(1), as(1), ld(1), gdb(1), adb(1), dbx(1), sdb(1)
47 and the Info entries for @file{gcc}, @file{cpp}, @file{g77}, @file{as},
48 @file{ld}, @file{binutils} and @file{gdb}.
51 For instructions on reporting bugs, see
52 @w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html}}. Use of the @command{gccbug}
53 script to report bugs is recommended.
56 See the Info entry for @command{g77} for contributors to GCC and G77@.
61 @chapter GNU Fortran Command Options
62 @cindex GNU Fortran command options
63 @cindex command options
64 @cindex options, GNU Fortran command
66 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
68 The @command{g77} command supports all the options supported by the
69 @command{gcc} command.
70 @xref{Invoking GCC,,GCC Command Options,gcc,Using the GNU Compiler
71 Collection (GCC)}, for information
72 on the non-Fortran-specific aspects of the @command{gcc} command (and,
73 therefore, the @command{g77} command).
75 @cindex options, negative forms
76 @cindex negative forms of options
77 All @command{gcc} and @command{g77} options
78 are accepted both by @command{g77} and by @command{gcc}
79 (as well as any other drivers built at the same time,
80 such as @command{g++}),
81 since adding @command{g77} to the @command{gcc} distribution
82 enables acceptance of @command{g77} options
83 by all of the relevant drivers.
85 In some cases, options have positive and negative forms;
86 the negative form of @option{-ffoo} would be @option{-fno-foo}.
87 This manual documents only one of these two forms, whichever
88 one is not the default.
93 * Option Summary:: Brief list of all @command{g77} options,
95 * Overall Options:: Controlling the kind of output:
96 an executable, object files, assembler files,
97 or preprocessed source.
98 * Shorthand Options:: Options that are shorthand for other options.
99 * Fortran Dialect Options:: Controlling the variant of Fortran language
101 * Warning Options:: How picky should the compiler be?
102 * Debugging Options:: Symbol tables, measurements, and debugging dumps.
103 * Optimize Options:: How much optimization?
104 * Preprocessor Options:: Controlling header files and macro definitions.
105 Also, getting dependency information for Make.
106 * Directory Options:: Where to find header files and libraries.
107 Where to find the compiler executable files.
108 * Code Gen Options:: Specifying conventions for function calls, data layout
110 * Environment Variables:: Env vars that affect GNU Fortran.
114 @section Option Summary
118 Here is a summary of all the options specific to GNU Fortran, grouped
119 by type. Explanations are in the following sections.
122 @item Overall Options
123 @xref{Overall Options,,Options Controlling the Kind of Output}.
125 -fversion -fset-g77-defaults -fno-silent}
127 @item Shorthand Options
128 @xref{Shorthand Options}.
130 -ff66 -fno-f66 -ff77 -fno-f77 -fno-ugly}
132 @item Fortran Language Options
133 @xref{Fortran Dialect Options,,Options Controlling Fortran Dialect}.
135 -ffree-form -fno-fixed-form -ff90 @gol
136 -fvxt -fdollar-ok -fno-backslash @gol
137 -fno-ugly-args -fno-ugly-assign -fno-ugly-assumed @gol
138 -fugly-comma -fugly-complex -fugly-init -fugly-logint @gol
139 -fonetrip -ftypeless-boz @gol
140 -fintrin-case-initcap -fintrin-case-upper @gol
141 -fintrin-case-lower -fintrin-case-any @gol
142 -fmatch-case-initcap -fmatch-case-upper @gol
143 -fmatch-case-lower -fmatch-case-any @gol
144 -fsource-case-upper -fsource-case-lower @gol
145 -fsource-case-preserve @gol
146 -fsymbol-case-initcap -fsymbol-case-upper @gol
147 -fsymbol-case-lower -fsymbol-case-any @gol
148 -fcase-strict-upper -fcase-strict-lower @gol
149 -fcase-initcap -fcase-upper -fcase-lower -fcase-preserve @gol
150 -ff2c-intrinsics-delete -ff2c-intrinsics-hide @gol
151 -ff2c-intrinsics-disable -ff2c-intrinsics-enable @gol
152 -fbadu77-intrinsics-delete -fbadu77-intrinsics-hide @gol
153 -fbadu77-intrinsics-disable -fbadu77-intrinsics-enable @gol
154 -ff90-intrinsics-delete -ff90-intrinsics-hide @gol
155 -ff90-intrinsics-disable -ff90-intrinsics-enable @gol
156 -fgnu-intrinsics-delete -fgnu-intrinsics-hide @gol
157 -fgnu-intrinsics-disable -fgnu-intrinsics-enable @gol
158 -fmil-intrinsics-delete -fmil-intrinsics-hide @gol
159 -fmil-intrinsics-disable -fmil-intrinsics-enable @gol
160 -funix-intrinsics-delete -funix-intrinsics-hide @gol
161 -funix-intrinsics-disable -funix-intrinsics-enable @gol
162 -fvxt-intrinsics-delete -fvxt-intrinsics-hide @gol
163 -fvxt-intrinsics-disable -fvxt-intrinsics-enable @gol
164 -ffixed-line-length-@var{n} -ffixed-line-length-none}
166 @item Warning Options
167 @xref{Warning Options,,Options to Request or Suppress Warnings}.
169 -fsyntax-only -pedantic -pedantic-errors -fpedantic @gol
170 -w -Wno-globals -Wimplicit -Wunused -Wuninitialized @gol
171 -Wall -Wsurprising @gol
174 @item Debugging Options
175 @xref{Debugging Options,,Options for Debugging Your Program or GCC}.
179 @item Optimization Options
180 @xref{Optimize Options,,Options that Control Optimization}.
183 -ffloat-store -fforce-mem -fforce-addr -fno-inline @gol
184 -ffast-math -fstrength-reduce -frerun-cse-after-loop @gol
185 -funsafe-math-optimizations -ffinite-math-only -fno-trapping-math @gol
186 -fexpensive-optimizations -fdelayed-branch @gol
187 -fschedule-insns -fschedule-insn2 -fcaller-saves @gol
188 -funroll-loops -funroll-all-loops @gol
189 -fno-move-all-movables -fno-reduce-all-givs @gol
192 @item Directory Options
193 @xref{Directory Options,,Options for Directory Search}.
197 @item Code Generation Options
198 @xref{Code Gen Options,,Options for Code Generation Conventions}.
200 -fno-automatic -finit-local-zero -fno-f2c @gol
201 -ff2c-library -fno-underscoring -fno-ident @gol
202 -fpcc-struct-return -freg-struct-return @gol
203 -fshort-double -fno-common -fpack-struct @gol
204 -fzeros -fno-second-underscore @gol
205 -femulate-complex @gol
206 -falias-check -fargument-alias @gol
207 -fargument-noalias -fno-argument-noalias-global @gol
208 -fno-globals -fflatten-arrays @gol
209 -fbounds-check -ffortran-bounds-check}
215 * Overall Options:: Controlling the kind of output:
216 an executable, object files, assembler files,
217 or preprocessed source.
218 * Shorthand Options:: Options that are shorthand for other options.
219 * Fortran Dialect Options:: Controlling the variant of Fortran language
221 * Warning Options:: How picky should the compiler be?
222 * Debugging Options:: Symbol tables, measurements, and debugging dumps.
223 * Optimize Options:: How much optimization?
224 * Preprocessor Options:: Controlling header files and macro definitions.
225 Also, getting dependency information for Make.
226 * Directory Options:: Where to find header files and libraries.
227 Where to find the compiler executable files.
228 * Code Gen Options:: Specifying conventions for function calls, data layout
232 @node Overall Options
233 @section Options Controlling the Kind of Output
234 @cindex overall options
235 @cindex options, overall
239 Compilation can involve as many as four stages: preprocessing, code
240 generation (often what is really meant by the term ``compilation''),
241 assembly, and linking, always in that order. The first three
242 stages apply to an individual source file, and end by producing an
243 object file; linking combines all the object files (those newly
244 compiled, and those specified as input) into an executable file.
246 @cindex file name suffix
247 @cindex suffixes, file name
248 @cindex file name extension
249 @cindex extensions, file name
252 For any given input file, the file name suffix determines what kind of
253 program is contained in the file---that is, the language in which the
254 program is written is generally indicated by the suffix.
255 Suffixes specific to GNU Fortran are listed below.
256 @xref{Overall Options,,Options Controlling the Kind of
257 Output,gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for
258 information on suffixes recognized by GCC.
261 @cindex .f filename suffix
262 @cindex .for filename suffix
263 @cindex .FOR filename suffix
267 Fortran source code that should not be preprocessed.
269 Such source code cannot contain any preprocessor directives, such
270 as @code{#include}, @code{#define}, @code{#if}, and so on.
272 You can force @samp{.f} files to be preprocessed by @command{cpp} by using
273 @option{-x f77-cpp-input}.
277 @cindex C preprocessor
278 @cindex cpp preprocessor
279 @cindex Fortran preprocessor
281 @cindex programs, cpp
282 @cindex .F filename suffix
283 @cindex .fpp filename suffix
284 @cindex .FPP filename suffix
288 Fortran source code that must be preprocessed (by the C preprocessor
289 @command{cpp}, which is part of GCC).
291 Note that preprocessing is not extended to the contents of
292 files included by the @code{INCLUDE} directive---the @code{#include}
293 preprocessor directive must be used instead.
295 @cindex Ratfor preprocessor
296 @cindex programs, @command{ratfor}
297 @cindex @samp{.r} filename suffix
298 @cindex @command{ratfor}
300 Ratfor source code, which must be preprocessed by the @command{ratfor}
301 command, which is available separately (as it is not yet part of the GNU
302 Fortran distribution).
303 One version in Fortran, adapted for use with @command{g77} is at
304 @uref{ftp://members.aol.com/n8tm/rat7.uue} (of uncertain copyright
305 status). Another, public domain version in C is at
306 @uref{http://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/prof/ratfor.shar.2}.
309 UNIX users typically use the @file{@var{file}.f} and @file{@var{file}.F}
311 Users of other operating systems, especially those that cannot
312 distinguish upper-case
313 letters from lower-case letters in their file names, typically use
314 the @file{@var{file}.for} and @file{@var{file}.fpp} nomenclature.
319 Use of the preprocessor @command{cpp} allows use of C-like
320 constructs such as @code{#define} and @code{#include}, but can
321 lead to unexpected, even mistaken, results due to Fortran's source file
323 It is recommended that use of the C preprocessor
324 be limited to @code{#include} and, in
325 conjunction with @code{#define}, only @code{#if} and related directives,
326 thus avoiding in-line macro expansion entirely.
327 This recommendation applies especially
328 when using the traditional fixed source form.
329 With free source form,
330 fewer unexpected transformations are likely to happen, but use of
331 constructs such as Hollerith and character constants can nevertheless
332 present problems, especially when these are continued across multiple
334 These problems result, primarily, from differences between the way
335 such constants are interpreted by the C preprocessor and by a Fortran
338 Another example of a problem that results from using the C preprocessor
339 is that a Fortran comment line that happens to contain any
340 characters ``interesting'' to the C preprocessor,
341 such as a backslash at the end of the line,
342 is not recognized by the preprocessor as a comment line,
343 so instead of being passed through ``raw'',
344 the line is edited according to the rules for the preprocessor.
345 For example, the backslash at the end of the line is removed,
346 along with the subsequent newline, resulting in the next
347 line being effectively commented out---unfortunate if that
348 line is a non-comment line of important code!
350 @emph{Note:} The @option{-traditional} and @option{-undef} flags are supplied
351 to @command{cpp} by default, to help avoid unpleasant surprises.
352 @xref{Preprocessor Options,,Options Controlling the Preprocessor,
353 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}.
354 This means that ANSI C preprocessor features (such as the @samp{#}
355 operator) aren't available, and only variables in the C reserved
356 namespace (generally, names with a leading underscore) are liable to
357 substitution by C predefines.
358 Thus, if you want to do system-specific
359 tests, use, for example, @samp{#ifdef __linux__} rather than @samp{#ifdef linux}.
360 Use the @option{-v} option to see exactly how the preprocessor is invoked.
363 Unfortunately, the @option{-traditional} flag will not avoid an error from
364 anything that @command{cpp} sees as an unterminated C comment, such as:
366 C Some Fortran compilers accept /* as starting
369 @xref{Trailing Comment}.
371 The following options that affect overall processing are recognized
372 by the @command{g77} and @command{gcc} commands in a GNU Fortran installation:
375 @cindex -fversion option
376 @cindex options, -fversion
377 @cindex printing version information
378 @cindex version information, printing
379 @cindex consistency checks
380 @cindex internal consistency checks
381 @cindex checks, of internal consistency
383 Ensure that the @command{g77} version of the compiler phase is reported,
385 and, starting in @code{egcs} version 1.1,
386 that internal consistency checks in the @file{f771} program are run.
388 This option is supplied automatically when @option{-v} or @option{--verbose}
389 is specified as a command-line option for @command{g77} or @command{gcc}
390 and when the resulting commands compile Fortran source files.
392 In GCC 3.1, this is changed back to the behavior @command{gcc} displays
395 @cindex -fset-g77-defaults option
396 @cindex options, -fset-g77-defaults
397 @item -fset-g77-defaults
399 This option was obsolete as of @code{egcs}
401 The effect is instead achieved
402 by the @code{lang_init_options} routine
403 in @file{gcc/gcc/f/com.c}.
405 @cindex consistency checks
406 @cindex internal consistency checks
407 @cindex checks, of internal consistency
408 Set up whatever @command{gcc} options are to apply to Fortran
409 compilations, and avoid running internal consistency checks
410 that might take some time.
412 This option is supplied automatically when compiling Fortran code
413 via the @command{g77} or @command{gcc} command.
414 The description of this option is provided so that users seeing
415 it in the output of, say, @samp{g77 -v} understand why it is
418 @cindex modifying @command{g77}
419 @cindex @command{g77}, modifying
420 Also, developers who run @code{f771} directly might want to specify it
421 by hand to get the same defaults as they would running @code{f771}
422 via @command{g77} or @command{gcc}
423 However, such developers should, after linking a new @code{f771}
424 executable, invoke it without this option once,
425 e.g. via @kbd{./f771 -quiet < /dev/null},
426 to ensure that they have not introduced any
427 internal inconsistencies (such as in the table of
428 intrinsics) before proceeding---@command{g77} will crash
429 with a diagnostic if it detects an inconsistency.
431 @cindex -fno-silent option
432 @cindex options, -fno-silent
433 @cindex f2c compatibility
434 @cindex compatibility, f2c
435 @cindex status, compilation
436 @cindex compilation, status
437 @cindex reporting compilation status
438 @cindex printing compilation status
440 Print (to @code{stderr}) the names of the program units as
441 they are compiled, in a form similar to that used by popular
442 UNIX @command{f77} implementations and @command{f2c}
445 @xref{Overall Options,,Options Controlling the Kind of Output,
446 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information
447 on more options that control the overall operation of the @command{gcc} command
448 (and, by extension, the @command{g77} command).
450 @node Shorthand Options
451 @section Shorthand Options
452 @cindex shorthand options
453 @cindex options, shorthand
454 @cindex macro options
455 @cindex options, macro
457 The following options serve as ``shorthand''
458 for other options accepted by the compiler:
461 @cindex -fugly option
462 @cindex options, -fugly
464 @cindex ugly features
465 @cindex features, ugly
466 @emph{Note:} This option is no longer supported.
467 The information, below, is provided to aid
468 in the conversion of old scripts.
470 Specify that certain ``ugly'' constructs are to be quietly accepted.
474 -fugly-args -fugly-assign -fugly-assumed
475 -fugly-comma -fugly-complex -fugly-init
479 These constructs are considered inappropriate to use in new
480 or well-maintained portable Fortran code, but widely used
482 @xref{Distensions}, for more information.
484 @cindex -fno-ugly option
485 @cindex options, -fno-ugly
487 @cindex ugly features
488 @cindex features, ugly
489 Specify that all ``ugly'' constructs are to be noisily rejected.
493 -fno-ugly-args -fno-ugly-assign -fno-ugly-assumed
494 -fno-ugly-comma -fno-ugly-complex -fno-ugly-init
498 @xref{Distensions}, for more information.
501 @cindex options, -ff66
504 @cindex compatibility, FORTRAN 66
505 Specify that the program is written in idiomatic FORTRAN 66.
506 Same as @samp{-fonetrip -fugly-assumed}.
508 The @option{-fno-f66} option is the inverse of @option{-ff66}.
509 As such, it is the same as @samp{-fno-onetrip -fno-ugly-assumed}.
511 The meaning of this option is likely to be refined as future
512 versions of @command{g77} provide more compatibility with other
513 existing and obsolete Fortran implementations.
516 @cindex options, -ff77
519 @cindex f2c compatibility
520 @cindex compatibility, f2c
521 @cindex f77 compatibility
522 @cindex compatibility, f77
523 Specify that the program is written in idiomatic UNIX FORTRAN 77
524 and/or the dialect accepted by the @command{f2c} product.
525 Same as @samp{-fbackslash -fno-typeless-boz}.
527 The meaning of this option is likely to be refined as future
528 versions of @command{g77} provide more compatibility with other
529 existing and obsolete Fortran implementations.
531 @cindex -fno-f77 option
532 @cindex options, -fno-f77
535 The @option{-fno-f77} option is @emph{not} the inverse
537 It specifies that the program is not written in idiomatic UNIX
538 FORTRAN 77 or @command{f2c} but in a more widely portable dialect.
539 @option{-fno-f77} is the same as @option{-fno-backslash}.
541 The meaning of this option is likely to be refined as future
542 versions of @command{g77} provide more compatibility with other
543 existing and obsolete Fortran implementations.
546 @node Fortran Dialect Options
547 @section Options Controlling Fortran Dialect
548 @cindex dialect options
549 @cindex language, dialect options
550 @cindex options, dialect
552 The following options control the dialect of Fortran
553 that the compiler accepts:
556 @cindex -ffree-form option
557 @cindex options, -ffree-form
558 @cindex -fno-fixed-form option
559 @cindex options, -fno-fixed-form
560 @cindex source file format
563 @cindex Fortran 90, features
565 @item -fno-fixed-form
566 Specify that the source file is written in free form
567 (introduced in Fortran 90) instead of the more-traditional fixed form.
570 @cindex options, -ff90
571 @cindex Fortran 90, features
573 Allow certain Fortran-90 constructs.
575 This option controls whether certain
576 Fortran 90 constructs are recognized.
577 (Other Fortran 90 constructs
578 might or might not be recognized depending on other options such as
579 @option{-fvxt}, @option{-ff90-intrinsics-enable}, and the
580 current level of support for Fortran 90.)
582 @xref{Fortran 90}, for more information.
585 @cindex options, -fvxt
587 @cindex Fortran 90, features
588 @cindex VXT extensions
589 Specify the treatment of certain constructs that have different
590 meanings depending on whether the code is written in
591 GNU Fortran (based on FORTRAN 77 and akin to Fortran 90)
592 or VXT Fortran (more like VAX FORTRAN).
594 The default is @option{-fno-vxt}.
595 @option{-fvxt} specifies that the VXT Fortran interpretations
596 for those constructs are to be chosen.
598 @xref{VXT Fortran}, for more information.
600 @cindex -fdollar-ok option
601 @cindex options, -fdollar-ok
605 @cindex character set
606 Allow @samp{$} as a valid character in a symbol name.
608 @cindex -fno-backslash option
609 @cindex options, -fno-backslash
612 @cindex character constants
613 @cindex Hollerith constants
614 Specify that @samp{\} is not to be specially interpreted in character
615 and Hollerith constants a la C and many UNIX Fortran compilers.
617 For example, with @option{-fbackslash} in effect, @samp{A\nB} specifies
618 three characters, with the second one being newline.
619 With @option{-fno-backslash}, it specifies four characters,
620 @samp{A}, @samp{\}, @samp{n}, and @samp{B}.
622 Note that @command{g77} implements a fairly general form of backslash
623 processing that is incompatible with the narrower forms supported
624 by some other compilers.
625 For example, @samp{'A\003B'} is a three-character string in @command{g77}
626 whereas other compilers that support backslash might not support
627 the three-octal-digit form, and thus treat that string as longer
628 than three characters.
630 @xref{Backslash in Constants}, for
631 information on why @option{-fbackslash} is the default
632 instead of @option{-fno-backslash}.
634 @cindex -fno-ugly-args option
635 @cindex options, -fno-ugly-args
637 Disallow passing Hollerith and typeless constants as actual
638 arguments (for example, @samp{CALL FOO(4HABCD)}).
640 @xref{Ugly Implicit Argument Conversion}, for more information.
642 @cindex -fugly-assign option
643 @cindex options, -fugly-assign
645 Use the same storage for a given variable regardless of
646 whether it is used to hold an assigned-statement label
647 (as in @samp{ASSIGN 10 TO I}) or used to hold numeric data
648 (as in @samp{I = 3}).
650 @xref{Ugly Assigned Labels}, for more information.
652 @cindex -fugly-assumed option
653 @cindex options, -fugly-assumed
655 Assume any dummy array with a final dimension specified as @samp{1}
656 is really an assumed-size array, as if @samp{*} had been specified
657 for the final dimension instead of @samp{1}.
659 For example, @samp{DIMENSION X(1)} is treated as if it
660 had read @samp{DIMENSION X(*)}.
662 @xref{Ugly Assumed-Size Arrays}, for more information.
664 @cindex -fugly-comma option
665 @cindex options, -fugly-comma
667 In an external-procedure invocation,
668 treat a trailing comma in the argument list
669 as specification of a trailing null argument,
670 and treat an empty argument list
671 as specification of a single null argument.
673 For example, @samp{CALL FOO(,)} is treated as
674 @samp{CALL FOO(%VAL(0), %VAL(0))}.
675 That is, @emph{two} null arguments are specified
676 by the procedure call when @option{-fugly-comma} is in force.
677 And @samp{F = FUNC()} is treated as @samp{F = FUNC(%VAL(0))}.
679 The default behavior, @option{-fno-ugly-comma}, is to ignore
680 a single trailing comma in an argument list.
681 So, by default, @samp{CALL FOO(X,)} is treated
682 exactly the same as @samp{CALL FOO(X)}.
684 @xref{Ugly Null Arguments}, for more information.
686 @cindex -fugly-complex option
687 @cindex options, -fugly-complex
689 Do not complain about @samp{REAL(@var{expr})} or
690 @samp{AIMAG(@var{expr})} when @var{expr} is a @code{COMPLEX}
691 type other than @code{COMPLEX(KIND=1)}---usually
692 this is used to permit @code{COMPLEX(KIND=2)}
693 (@code{DOUBLE COMPLEX}) operands.
695 The @option{-ff90} option controls the interpretation
698 @xref{Ugly Complex Part Extraction}, for more information.
700 @cindex -fno-ugly-init option
701 @cindex options, -fno-ugly-init
703 Disallow use of Hollerith and typeless constants as initial
704 values (in @code{PARAMETER} and @code{DATA} statements), and
705 use of character constants to
706 initialize numeric types and vice versa.
708 For example, @samp{DATA I/'F'/, CHRVAR/65/, J/4HABCD/} is disallowed by
709 @option{-fno-ugly-init}.
711 @xref{Ugly Conversion of Initializers}, for more information.
713 @cindex -fugly-logint option
714 @cindex options, -fugly-logint
716 Treat @code{INTEGER} and @code{LOGICAL} variables and
717 expressions as potential stand-ins for each other.
719 For example, automatic conversion between @code{INTEGER} and
720 @code{LOGICAL} is enabled, for many contexts, via this option.
722 @xref{Ugly Integer Conversions}, for more information.
724 @cindex -fonetrip option
725 @cindex options, -fonetrip
728 @cindex @code{DO} loops, one-trip
729 @cindex one-trip @code{DO} loops
730 @cindex @code{DO} loops, zero-trip
731 @cindex zero-trip @code{DO} loops
732 @cindex compatibility, FORTRAN 66
733 Executable iterative @code{DO} loops are to be executed at
734 least once each time they are reached.
736 ANSI FORTRAN 77 and more recent versions of the Fortran standard
737 specify that the body of an iterative @code{DO} loop is not executed
738 if the number of iterations calculated from the parameters of the
740 (For example, @samp{DO 10 I = 1, 0}.)
741 Such a loop is called a @dfn{zero-trip loop}.
743 Prior to ANSI FORTRAN 77, many compilers implemented @code{DO} loops
744 such that the body of a loop would be executed at least once, even
745 if the iteration count was zero.
746 Fortran code written assuming this behavior is said to require
747 @dfn{one-trip loops}.
748 For example, some code written to the FORTRAN 66 standard
749 expects this behavior from its @code{DO} loops, although that
750 standard did not specify this behavior.
752 The @option{-fonetrip} option specifies that the source file(s) being
753 compiled require one-trip loops.
755 This option affects only those loops specified by the (iterative) @code{DO}
756 statement and by implied-@code{DO} lists in I/O statements.
757 Loops specified by implied-@code{DO} lists in @code{DATA} and
758 specification (non-executable) statements are not affected.
760 @cindex -ftypeless-boz option
761 @cindex options, -ftypeless-boz
762 @cindex prefix-radix constants
763 @cindex constants, prefix-radix
764 @cindex constants, types
765 @cindex types, constants
767 Specifies that prefix-radix non-decimal constants, such as
768 @samp{Z'ABCD'}, are typeless instead of @code{INTEGER(KIND=1)}.
770 You can test for yourself whether a particular compiler treats
771 the prefix form as @code{INTEGER(KIND=1)} or typeless by running the
778 IF (J .EQ. I) PRINT *, 'Prefix form is TYPELESS'
779 IF (J .NE. I) PRINT *, 'Prefix form is INTEGER'
783 Reports indicate that many compilers process this form as
784 @code{INTEGER(KIND=1)}, though a few as typeless, and at least one
785 based on a command-line option specifying some kind of
788 @cindex -fintrin-case-initcap option
789 @cindex options, -fintrin-case-initcap
790 @item -fintrin-case-initcap
791 @cindex -fintrin-case-upper option
792 @cindex options, -fintrin-case-upper
793 @item -fintrin-case-upper
794 @cindex -fintrin-case-lower option
795 @cindex options, -fintrin-case-lower
796 @item -fintrin-case-lower
797 @cindex -fintrin-case-any option
798 @cindex options, -fintrin-case-any
799 @item -fintrin-case-any
800 Specify expected case for intrinsic names.
801 @option{-fintrin-case-lower} is the default.
803 @cindex -fmatch-case-initcap option
804 @cindex options, -fmatch-case-initcap
805 @item -fmatch-case-initcap
806 @cindex -fmatch-case-upper option
807 @cindex options, -fmatch-case-upper
808 @item -fmatch-case-upper
809 @cindex -fmatch-case-lower option
810 @cindex options, -fmatch-case-lower
811 @item -fmatch-case-lower
812 @cindex -fmatch-case-any option
813 @cindex options, -fmatch-case-any
814 @item -fmatch-case-any
815 Specify expected case for keywords.
816 @option{-fmatch-case-lower} is the default.
818 @cindex -fsource-case-upper option
819 @cindex options, -fsource-case-upper
820 @item -fsource-case-upper
821 @cindex -fsource-case-lower option
822 @cindex options, -fsource-case-lower
823 @item -fsource-case-lower
824 @cindex -fsource-case-preserve option
825 @cindex options, -fsource-case-preserve
826 @item -fsource-case-preserve
827 Specify whether source text other than character and Hollerith constants
828 is to be translated to uppercase, to lowercase, or preserved as is.
829 @option{-fsource-case-lower} is the default.
831 @cindex -fsymbol-case-initcap option
832 @cindex options, -fsymbol-case-initcap
833 @item -fsymbol-case-initcap
834 @cindex -fsymbol-case-upper option
835 @cindex options, -fsymbol-case-upper
836 @item -fsymbol-case-upper
837 @cindex -fsymbol-case-lower option
838 @cindex options, -fsymbol-case-lower
839 @item -fsymbol-case-lower
840 @cindex -fsymbol-case-any option
841 @cindex options, -fsymbol-case-any
842 @item -fsymbol-case-any
843 Specify valid cases for user-defined symbol names.
844 @option{-fsymbol-case-any} is the default.
846 @cindex -fcase-strict-upper option
847 @cindex options, -fcase-strict-upper
848 @item -fcase-strict-upper
849 Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-upper -fmatch-case-upper -fsource-case-preserve
850 -fsymbol-case-upper}.
851 (Requires all pertinent source to be in uppercase.)
853 @cindex -fcase-strict-lower option
854 @cindex options, -fcase-strict-lower
855 @item -fcase-strict-lower
856 Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-lower -fmatch-case-lower -fsource-case-preserve
857 -fsymbol-case-lower}.
858 (Requires all pertinent source to be in lowercase.)
860 @cindex -fcase-initcap option
861 @cindex options, -fcase-initcap
863 Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-initcap -fmatch-case-initcap -fsource-case-preserve
864 -fsymbol-case-initcap}.
865 (Requires all pertinent source to be in initial capitals,
866 as in @samp{Print *,SqRt(Value)}.)
868 @cindex -fcase-upper option
869 @cindex options, -fcase-upper
871 Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-any -fmatch-case-any -fsource-case-upper
873 (Maps all pertinent source to uppercase.)
875 @cindex -fcase-lower option
876 @cindex options, -fcase-lower
878 Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-any -fmatch-case-any -fsource-case-lower
880 (Maps all pertinent source to lowercase.)
882 @cindex -fcase-preserve option
883 @cindex options, -fcase-preserve
884 @item -fcase-preserve
885 Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-any -fmatch-case-any -fsource-case-preserve
887 (Preserves all case in user-defined symbols,
888 while allowing any-case matching of intrinsics and keywords.
889 For example, @samp{call Foo(i,I)} would pass two @emph{different}
890 variables named @samp{i} and @samp{I} to a procedure named @samp{Foo}.)
892 @cindex -fbadu77-intrinsics-delete option
893 @cindex options, -fbadu77-intrinsics-delete
894 @item -fbadu77-intrinsics-delete
895 @cindex -fbadu77-intrinsics-hide option
896 @cindex options, -fbadu77-intrinsics-hide
897 @item -fbadu77-intrinsics-hide
898 @cindex -fbadu77-intrinsics-disable option
899 @cindex options, -fbadu77-intrinsics-disable
900 @item -fbadu77-intrinsics-disable
901 @cindex -fbadu77-intrinsics-enable option
902 @cindex options, -fbadu77-intrinsics-enable
903 @item -fbadu77-intrinsics-enable
904 @cindex @code{badu77} intrinsics
905 @cindex intrinsics, @code{badu77}
906 Specify status of UNIX intrinsics having inappropriate forms.
907 @option{-fbadu77-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
908 @xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
910 @cindex -ff2c-intrinsics-delete option
911 @cindex options, -ff2c-intrinsics-delete
912 @item -ff2c-intrinsics-delete
913 @cindex -ff2c-intrinsics-hide option
914 @cindex options, -ff2c-intrinsics-hide
915 @item -ff2c-intrinsics-hide
916 @cindex -ff2c-intrinsics-disable option
917 @cindex options, -ff2c-intrinsics-disable
918 @item -ff2c-intrinsics-disable
919 @cindex -ff2c-intrinsics-enable option
920 @cindex options, -ff2c-intrinsics-enable
921 @item -ff2c-intrinsics-enable
922 @cindex @command{f2c} intrinsics
923 @cindex intrinsics, @command{f2c}
924 Specify status of f2c-specific intrinsics.
925 @option{-ff2c-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
926 @xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
928 @cindex -ff90-intrinsics-delete option
929 @cindex options, -ff90-intrinsics-delete
930 @item -ff90-intrinsics-delete
931 @cindex -ff90-intrinsics-hide option
932 @cindex options, -ff90-intrinsics-hide
933 @item -ff90-intrinsics-hide
934 @cindex -ff90-intrinsics-disable option
935 @cindex options, -ff90-intrinsics-disable
936 @item -ff90-intrinsics-disable
937 @cindex -ff90-intrinsics-enable option
938 @cindex options, -ff90-intrinsics-enable
939 @item -ff90-intrinsics-enable
940 @cindex Fortran 90, intrinsics
941 @cindex intrinsics, Fortran 90
942 Specify status of F90-specific intrinsics.
943 @option{-ff90-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
944 @xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
946 @cindex -fgnu-intrinsics-delete option
947 @cindex options, -fgnu-intrinsics-delete
948 @item -fgnu-intrinsics-delete
949 @cindex -fgnu-intrinsics-hide option
950 @cindex options, -fgnu-intrinsics-hide
951 @item -fgnu-intrinsics-hide
952 @cindex -fgnu-intrinsics-disable option
953 @cindex options, -fgnu-intrinsics-disable
954 @item -fgnu-intrinsics-disable
955 @cindex -fgnu-intrinsics-enable option
956 @cindex options, -fgnu-intrinsics-enable
957 @item -fgnu-intrinsics-enable
958 @cindex Digital Fortran features
959 @cindex @code{COMPLEX} intrinsics
960 @cindex intrinsics, @code{COMPLEX}
961 Specify status of Digital's COMPLEX-related intrinsics.
962 @option{-fgnu-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
963 @xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
965 @cindex -fmil-intrinsics-delete option
966 @cindex options, -fmil-intrinsics-delete
967 @item -fmil-intrinsics-delete
968 @cindex -fmil-intrinsics-hide option
969 @cindex options, -fmil-intrinsics-hide
970 @item -fmil-intrinsics-hide
971 @cindex -fmil-intrinsics-disable option
972 @cindex options, -fmil-intrinsics-disable
973 @item -fmil-intrinsics-disable
974 @cindex -fmil-intrinsics-enable option
975 @cindex options, -fmil-intrinsics-enable
976 @item -fmil-intrinsics-enable
978 @cindex intrinsics, MIL-STD 1753
979 Specify status of MIL-STD-1753-specific intrinsics.
980 @option{-fmil-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
981 @xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
983 @cindex -funix-intrinsics-delete option
984 @cindex options, -funix-intrinsics-delete
985 @item -funix-intrinsics-delete
986 @cindex -funix-intrinsics-hide option
987 @cindex options, -funix-intrinsics-hide
988 @item -funix-intrinsics-hide
989 @cindex -funix-intrinsics-disable option
990 @cindex options, -funix-intrinsics-disable
991 @item -funix-intrinsics-disable
992 @cindex -funix-intrinsics-enable option
993 @cindex options, -funix-intrinsics-enable
994 @item -funix-intrinsics-enable
995 @cindex UNIX intrinsics
996 @cindex intrinsics, UNIX
997 Specify status of UNIX intrinsics.
998 @option{-funix-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
999 @xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
1001 @cindex -fvxt-intrinsics-delete option
1002 @cindex options, -fvxt-intrinsics-delete
1003 @item -fvxt-intrinsics-delete
1004 @cindex -fvxt-intrinsics-hide option
1005 @cindex options, -fvxt-intrinsics-hide
1006 @item -fvxt-intrinsics-hide
1007 @cindex -fvxt-intrinsics-disable option
1008 @cindex options, -fvxt-intrinsics-disable
1009 @item -fvxt-intrinsics-disable
1010 @cindex -fvxt-intrinsics-enable option
1011 @cindex options, -fvxt-intrinsics-enable
1012 @item -fvxt-intrinsics-enable
1013 @cindex VXT intrinsics
1014 @cindex intrinsics, VXT
1015 Specify status of VXT intrinsics.
1016 @option{-fvxt-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
1017 @xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
1019 @cindex -ffixed-line-length-@var{n} option
1020 @cindex options, -ffixed-line-length-@var{n}
1021 @item -ffixed-line-length-@var{n}
1022 @cindex source file format
1023 @cindex lines, length
1024 @cindex length of source lines
1026 @cindex limits, lengths of source lines
1027 Set column after which characters are ignored in typical fixed-form
1028 lines in the source file, and through which spaces are assumed (as
1029 if padded to that length) after the ends of short fixed-form lines.
1032 @cindex extended-source option
1033 Popular values for @var{n} include 72 (the
1034 standard and the default), 80 (card image), and 132 (corresponds
1035 to ``extended-source'' options in some popular compilers).
1036 @var{n} may be @samp{none}, meaning that the entire line is meaningful
1037 and that continued character constants never have implicit spaces appended
1038 to them to fill out the line.
1039 @option{-ffixed-line-length-0} means the same thing as
1040 @option{-ffixed-line-length-none}.
1042 @xref{Source Form}, for more information.
1045 @node Warning Options
1046 @section Options to Request or Suppress Warnings
1047 @cindex options, warnings
1048 @cindex warnings, suppressing
1049 @cindex messages, warning
1050 @cindex suppressing warnings
1052 Warnings are diagnostic messages that report constructions which
1053 are not inherently erroneous but which are risky or suggest there
1054 might have been an error.
1056 You can request many specific warnings with options beginning @option{-W},
1057 for example @option{-Wimplicit} to request warnings on implicit
1058 declarations. Each of these specific warning options also has a
1059 negative form beginning @option{-Wno-} to turn off warnings;
1060 for example, @option{-Wno-implicit}. This manual lists only one of the
1061 two forms, whichever is not the default.
1063 These options control the amount and kinds of warnings produced by GNU
1067 @cindex syntax checking
1068 @cindex -fsyntax-only option
1069 @cindex options, -fsyntax-only
1071 Check the code for syntax errors, but don't do anything beyond that.
1073 @cindex -pedantic option
1074 @cindex options, -pedantic
1076 Issue warnings for uses of extensions to ANSI FORTRAN 77.
1077 @option{-pedantic} also applies to C-language constructs where they
1078 occur in GNU Fortran source files, such as use of @samp{\e} in a
1079 character constant within a directive like @samp{#include}.
1081 Valid ANSI FORTRAN 77 programs should compile properly with or without
1083 However, without this option, certain GNU extensions and traditional
1084 Fortran features are supported as well.
1085 With this option, many of them are rejected.
1087 Some users try to use @option{-pedantic} to check programs for strict ANSI
1089 They soon find that it does not do quite what they want---it finds some
1090 non-ANSI practices, but not all.
1091 However, improvements to @command{g77} in this area are welcome.
1093 @cindex -pedantic-errors option
1094 @cindex options, -pedantic-errors
1095 @item -pedantic-errors
1096 Like @option{-pedantic}, except that errors are produced rather than
1099 @cindex -fpedantic option
1100 @cindex options, -fpedantic
1102 Like @option{-pedantic}, but applies only to Fortran constructs.
1107 Inhibit all warning messages.
1109 @cindex -Wno-globals option
1110 @cindex options, -Wno-globals
1112 @cindex global names, warning
1113 @cindex warnings, global names
1114 Inhibit warnings about use of a name as both a global name
1115 (a subroutine, function, or block data program unit, or a
1116 common block) and implicitly as the name of an intrinsic
1119 Also inhibit warnings about inconsistent invocations and/or
1120 definitions of global procedures (function and subroutines).
1121 Such inconsistencies include different numbers of arguments
1122 and different types of arguments.
1124 @cindex -Wimplicit option
1125 @cindex options, -Wimplicit
1127 @cindex implicit declaration, warning
1128 @cindex warnings, implicit declaration
1130 @cindex /WARNINGS=DECLARATIONS switch
1131 @cindex IMPLICIT NONE, similar effect
1132 @cindex effecting IMPLICIT NONE
1133 Warn whenever a variable, array, or function is implicitly
1135 Has an effect similar to using the @code{IMPLICIT NONE} statement
1136 in every program unit.
1137 (Some Fortran compilers provide this feature by an option
1138 named @option{-u} or @samp{/WARNINGS=DECLARATIONS}.)
1140 @cindex -Wunused option
1141 @cindex options, -Wunused
1143 @cindex unused variables
1144 @cindex variables, unused
1145 Warn whenever a variable is unused aside from its declaration.
1147 @cindex -Wuninitialized option
1148 @cindex options, -Wuninitialized
1149 @item -Wuninitialized
1150 @cindex uninitialized variables
1151 @cindex variables, uninitialized
1152 Warn whenever an automatic variable is used without first being initialized.
1154 These warnings are possible only in optimizing compilation,
1155 because they require data-flow information that is computed only
1156 when optimizing. If you don't specify @option{-O}, you simply won't
1159 These warnings occur only for variables that are candidates for
1160 register allocation. Therefore, they do not occur for a variable
1161 @c that is declared @code{VOLATILE}, or
1162 whose address is taken, or whose size
1163 is other than 1, 2, 4 or 8 bytes. Also, they do not occur for
1164 arrays, even when they are in registers.
1166 Note that there might be no warning about a variable that is used only
1167 to compute a value that itself is never used, because such
1168 computations may be deleted by data-flow analysis before the warnings
1171 These warnings are made optional because GNU Fortran is not smart
1172 enough to see all the reasons why the code might be correct
1173 despite appearing to have an error. Here is one example of how
1177 SUBROUTINE DISPAT(J)
1186 If the value of @code{J} is always 1, 2 or 3, then @code{I} is
1187 always initialized, but GNU Fortran doesn't know this. Here is
1188 another common case:
1191 SUBROUTINE MAYBE(FLAG)
1193 IF (FLAG) VALUE = 9.4
1195 IF (FLAG) PRINT *, VALUE
1200 This has no bug because @code{VALUE} is used only if it is set.
1202 @cindex -Wall option
1203 @cindex options, -Wall
1205 @cindex all warnings
1206 @cindex warnings, all
1207 The @option{-Wunused} and @option{-Wuninitialized} options combined.
1209 options which pertain to usage that we recommend avoiding and that we
1210 believe is easy to avoid.
1211 (As more warnings are added to @command{g77} some might
1212 be added to the list enabled by @option{-Wall}.)
1215 The remaining @option{-W@dots{}} options are not implied by @option{-Wall}
1216 because they warn about constructions that we consider reasonable to
1217 use, on occasion, in clean programs.
1221 @c Print extra warning messages for these events:
1225 @c If @option{-Wall} or @option{-Wunused} is also specified, warn about unused
1230 @cindex -Wsurprising option
1231 @cindex options, -Wsurprising
1233 Warn about ``suspicious'' constructs that are interpreted
1234 by the compiler in a way that might well be surprising to
1235 someone reading the code.
1236 These differences can result in subtle, compiler-dependent
1237 (even machine-dependent) behavioral differences.
1238 The constructs warned about include:
1242 Expressions having two arithmetic operators in a row, such
1244 Such a construct is nonstandard, and can produce
1245 unexpected results in more complicated situations such
1247 @command{g77} along with many other compilers, interprets
1248 this example differently than many programmers, and a few
1250 Specifically, @command{g77} interprets @samp{X**-Y*Z} as
1251 @samp{(X**(-Y))*Z}, while others might think it should
1252 be interpreted as @samp{X**(-(Y*Z))}.
1254 A revealing example is the constant expression @samp{2**-2*1.},
1255 which @command{g77} evaluates to .25, while others might evaluate
1256 it to 0., the difference resulting from the way precedence affects
1259 (The @option{-fpedantic} option also warns about expressions
1260 having two arithmetic operators in a row.)
1263 Expressions with a unary minus followed by an operand and then
1264 a binary operator other than plus or minus.
1265 For example, @samp{-2**2} produces a warning, because
1266 the precedence is @samp{-(2**2)}, yielding -4, not
1267 @samp{(-2)**2}, which yields 4, and which might represent
1268 what a programmer expects.
1270 An example of an expression producing different results
1271 in a surprising way is @samp{-I*S}, where @var{I} holds
1272 the value @samp{-2147483648} and @var{S} holds @samp{0.5}.
1273 On many systems, negating @var{I} results in the same
1274 value, not a positive number, because it is already the
1275 lower bound of what an @code{INTEGER(KIND=1)} variable can hold.
1276 So, the expression evaluates to a positive number, while
1277 the ``expected'' interpretation, @samp{(-I)*S}, would
1278 evaluate to a negative number.
1280 Even cases such as @samp{-I*J} produce warnings,
1281 even though, in most configurations and situations,
1282 there is no computational difference between the
1283 results of the two interpretations---the purpose
1284 of this warning is to warn about differing interpretations
1285 and encourage a better style of coding, not to identify
1286 only those places where bugs might exist in the user's
1289 @cindex DO statement
1290 @cindex statements, DO
1292 @code{DO} loops with @code{DO} variables that are not
1293 of integral type---that is, using @code{REAL}
1294 variables as loop control variables.
1295 Although such loops can be written to work in the
1296 ``obvious'' way, the way @command{g77} is required by the
1297 Fortran standard to interpret such code is likely to
1298 be quite different from the way many programmers expect.
1299 (This is true of all @code{DO} loops, but the differences
1300 are pronounced for non-integral loop control variables.)
1302 @xref{Loops}, for more information.
1305 @cindex -Werror option
1306 @cindex options, -Werror
1308 Make all warnings into errors.
1313 @cindex extra warnings
1314 @cindex warnings, extra
1315 Turns on ``extra warnings'' and, if optimization is specified
1316 via @option{-O}, the @option{-Wuninitialized} option.
1317 (This might change in future versions of @command{g77}
1319 ``Extra warnings'' are issued for:
1323 @cindex unused parameters
1324 @cindex parameters, unused
1325 @cindex unused arguments
1326 @cindex arguments, unused
1327 @cindex unused dummies
1328 @cindex dummies, unused
1329 Unused parameters to a procedure (when @option{-Wunused} also is
1334 Overflows involving floating-point constants (not available
1335 for certain configurations).
1339 @xref{Warning Options,,Options to Request or Suppress Warnings,
1340 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on more
1342 by the GBE shared by @command{g77} @command{gcc} and other GNU compilers.
1344 Some of these have no effect when compiling programs written in Fortran:
1347 @cindex -Wcomment option
1348 @cindex options, -Wcomment
1350 @cindex -Wformat option
1351 @cindex options, -Wformat
1353 @cindex -Wparentheses option
1354 @cindex options, -Wparentheses
1356 @cindex -Wswitch option
1357 @cindex options, -Wswitch
1359 @cindex -Wswitch-default option
1360 @cindex options, -Wswitch-default
1361 @item -Wswitch-default
1362 @cindex -Wswitch-enum option
1363 @cindex options, -Wswitch-enum
1365 @cindex -Wtraditional option
1366 @cindex options, -Wtraditional
1368 @cindex -Wshadow option
1369 @cindex options, -Wshadow
1371 @cindex -Wid-clash-@var{len} option
1372 @cindex options, -Wid-clash-@var{len}
1373 @item -Wid-clash-@var{len}
1374 @cindex -Wlarger-than-@var{len} option
1375 @cindex options, -Wlarger-than-@var{len}
1376 @item -Wlarger-than-@var{len}
1377 @cindex -Wconversion option
1378 @cindex options, -Wconversion
1380 @cindex -Waggregate-return option
1381 @cindex options, -Waggregate-return
1382 @item -Waggregate-return
1383 @cindex -Wredundant-decls option
1384 @cindex options, -Wredundant-decls
1385 @item -Wredundant-decls
1386 @cindex unsupported warnings
1387 @cindex warnings, unsupported
1388 These options all could have some relevant meaning for
1389 GNU Fortran programs, but are not yet supported.
1392 @node Debugging Options
1393 @section Options for Debugging Your Program or GNU Fortran
1394 @cindex options, debugging
1395 @cindex debugging information options
1397 GNU Fortran has various special options that are used for debugging
1398 either your program or @command{g77}
1404 Produce debugging information in the operating system's native format
1405 (stabs, COFF, XCOFF, or DWARF). GDB can work with this debugging
1408 A sample debugging session looks like this (note the use of the breakpoint):
1413 DATA A /1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7.,8.,9.,10./
1421 Breakpoint 1 at 0x8048e96: file gdb.f, line 4.
1423 Starting program: /home/toon/g77-bugs/./a.out
1424 Breakpoint 1, MAIN__ () at gdb.f:4
1426 Current language: auto; currently fortran
1435 One could also add the setting of the breakpoint and the first run command
1436 to the file @file{.gdbinit} in the current directory, to simplify the debugging
1440 @xref{Debugging Options,,Options for Debugging Your Program or GCC,
1441 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for more information on
1444 @node Optimize Options
1445 @section Options That Control Optimization
1446 @cindex optimize options
1447 @cindex options, optimization
1449 Most Fortran users will want to use no optimization when
1450 developing and testing programs, and use @option{-O} or @option{-O2} when
1451 compiling programs for late-cycle testing and for production use.
1452 However, note that certain diagnostics---such as for uninitialized
1453 variables---depend on the flow analysis done by @option{-O}, i.e.@: you
1454 must use @option{-O} or @option{-O2} to get such diagnostics.
1456 The following flags have particular applicability when
1457 compiling Fortran programs:
1460 @cindex -malign-double option
1461 @cindex options, -malign-double
1462 @item -malign-double
1463 (Intel x86 architecture only.)
1465 Noticeably improves performance of @command{g77} programs making
1466 heavy use of @code{REAL(KIND=2)} (@code{DOUBLE PRECISION}) data
1468 In particular, systems using Pentium, Pentium Pro, 586, and
1470 of the i386 architecture execute programs faster when
1471 @code{REAL(KIND=2)} (@code{DOUBLE PRECISION}) data are
1472 aligned on 64-bit boundaries
1475 This option can, at least, make benchmark results more consistent
1476 across various system configurations, versions of the program,
1479 @emph{Note:} The warning in the @command{gcc} documentation about
1480 this option does not apply, generally speaking, to Fortran
1481 code compiled by @command{g77}
1483 @xref{Aligned Data}, for more information on alignment issues.
1485 @emph{Also also note:} The negative form of @option{-malign-double}
1486 is @option{-mno-align-double}, not @option{-benign-double}.
1488 @cindex -ffloat-store option
1489 @cindex options, -ffloat-store
1491 @cindex IEEE 754 conformance
1492 @cindex conformance, IEEE 754
1493 @cindex floating-point, precision
1494 Might help a Fortran program that depends on exact IEEE conformance on
1495 some machines, but might slow down a program that doesn't.
1497 This option is effective when the floating-point unit is set to work in
1498 IEEE 854 `extended precision'---as it typically is on x86 and m68k GNU
1499 systems---rather than IEEE 754 double precision. @option{-ffloat-store}
1500 tries to remove the extra precision by spilling data from floating-point
1501 registers into memory and this typically involves a big performance
1502 hit. However, it doesn't affect intermediate results, so that it is
1503 only partially effective. `Excess precision' is avoided in code like:
1508 but not in code like:
1513 For another, potentially better, way of controlling the precision,
1514 see @ref{Floating-point precision}.
1516 @cindex -fforce-mem option
1517 @cindex options, -fforce-mem
1519 @cindex -fforce-addr option
1520 @cindex options, -fforce-addr
1522 @cindex loops, speeding up
1523 @cindex speed, of loops
1524 Might improve optimization of loops.
1526 @cindex -fno-inline option
1527 @cindex options, -fno-inline
1529 @cindex in-line code
1530 @cindex compilation, in-line
1531 @c DL: Only relevant for -O3? TM: No, statement functions are
1532 @c inlined even at -O1.
1533 Don't compile statement functions inline.
1534 Might reduce the size of a program unit---which might be at
1535 expense of some speed (though it should compile faster).
1536 Note that if you are not optimizing, no functions can be expanded inline.
1538 @cindex -ffast-math option
1539 @cindex options, -ffast-math
1541 @cindex IEEE 754 conformance
1542 @cindex conformance, IEEE 754
1543 Might allow some programs designed to not be too dependent
1544 on IEEE behavior for floating-point to run faster, or die trying.
1545 Sets @option{-funsafe-math-optimizations}, @option{-ffinite-math-only},
1546 and @option{-fno-trapping-math}.
1548 @cindex -funsafe-math-optimizations option
1549 @cindex options, -funsafe-math-optimizations
1550 @item -funsafe-math-optimizations
1551 Allow optimizations that may be give incorrect results
1552 for certain IEEE inputs.
1554 @cindex -ffinite-math-only option
1555 @cindex options, -ffinite-math-only
1556 @item -ffinite-math-only
1557 Allow optimizations for floating-point arithmetic that assume
1558 that arguments and results are not NaNs or +-Infs.
1560 This option should never be turned on by any @option{-O} option since
1561 it can result in incorrect output for programs which depend on
1562 an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications.
1564 The default is @option{-fno-finite-math-only}.
1566 @cindex -fno-trapping-math option
1567 @cindex options, -fno-trapping-math
1568 @item -fno-trapping-math
1569 Allow the compiler to assume that floating-point arithmetic
1570 will not generate traps on any inputs. This is useful, for
1571 example, when running a program using IEEE "non-stop"
1572 floating-point arithmetic.
1574 @cindex -fstrength-reduce option
1575 @cindex options, -fstrength-reduce
1576 @item -fstrength-reduce
1577 @cindex loops, speeding up
1578 @cindex speed, of loops
1579 @c DL: normally defaulted?
1580 Might make some loops run faster.
1582 @cindex -frerun-cse-after-loop option
1583 @cindex options, -frerun-cse-after-loop
1584 @item -frerun-cse-after-loop
1585 @cindex -fexpensive-optimizations option
1586 @cindex options, -fexpensive-optimizations
1588 @item -fexpensive-optimizations
1589 @cindex -fdelayed-branch option
1590 @cindex options, -fdelayed-branch
1591 @item -fdelayed-branch
1592 @cindex -fschedule-insns option
1593 @cindex options, -fschedule-insns
1594 @item -fschedule-insns
1595 @cindex -fschedule-insns2 option
1596 @cindex options, -fschedule-insns2
1597 @item -fschedule-insns2
1598 @cindex -fcaller-saves option
1599 @cindex options, -fcaller-saves
1600 @item -fcaller-saves
1601 Might improve performance on some code.
1603 @cindex -funroll-loops option
1604 @cindex options, -funroll-loops
1605 @item -funroll-loops
1606 @cindex loops, unrolling
1607 @cindex unrolling loops
1608 @cindex loops, optimizing
1609 @cindex indexed (iterative) @code{DO}
1610 @cindex iterative @code{DO}
1611 @c DL: fixme: Craig doesn't like `indexed' but f95 doesn't seem to
1612 @c provide a suitable term
1613 @c CB: I've decided on `iterative', for the time being, and changed
1614 @c my previous, rather bizarre, use of `imperative' to that
1615 @c (though `precomputed-trip' would be a more precise adjective)
1616 Typically improves performance on code using iterative @code{DO} loops by
1617 unrolling them and is probably generally appropriate for Fortran, though
1618 it is not turned on at any optimization level.
1619 Note that outer loop unrolling isn't done specifically; decisions about
1620 whether to unroll a loop are made on the basis of its instruction count.
1622 @c DL: Fixme: This should obviously go somewhere else...
1623 Also, no `loop discovery'@footnote{@dfn{loop discovery} refers to the
1624 process by which a compiler, or indeed any reader of a program,
1625 determines which portions of the program are more likely to be executed
1626 repeatedly as it is being run. Such discovery typically is done early
1627 when compiling using optimization techniques, so the ``discovered''
1628 loops get more attention---and more run-time resources, such as
1629 registers---from the compiler. It is easy to ``discover'' loops that are
1630 constructed out of looping constructs in the language
1631 (such as Fortran's @code{DO}). For some programs, ``discovering'' loops
1632 constructed out of lower-level constructs (such as @code{IF} and
1633 @code{GOTO}) can lead to generation of more optimal code
1634 than otherwise.} is done, so only loops written with @code{DO}
1635 benefit from loop optimizations, including---but not limited
1636 to---unrolling. Loops written with @code{IF} and @code{GOTO} are not
1637 currently recognized as such. This option unrolls only iterative
1638 @code{DO} loops, not @code{DO WHILE} loops.
1640 @cindex -funroll-all-loops option
1641 @cindex options, -funroll-all-loops
1643 @item -funroll-all-loops
1644 @c DL: Check my understanding of -funroll-all-loops v. -funroll-loops is correct.
1645 Probably improves performance on code using @code{DO WHILE} loops by
1646 unrolling them in addition to iterative @code{DO} loops. In the absence
1647 of @code{DO WHILE}, this option is equivalent to @option{-funroll-loops}
1648 but possibly slower.
1650 @item -fno-move-all-movables
1651 @cindex -fno-move-all-movables option
1652 @cindex options, -fno-move-all-movables
1653 @item -fno-reduce-all-givs
1654 @cindex -fno-reduce-all-givs option
1655 @cindex options, -fno-reduce-all-givs
1656 @item -fno-rerun-loop-opt
1657 @cindex -fno-rerun-loop-opt option
1658 @cindex options, -fno-rerun-loop-opt
1659 In general, the optimizations enabled with these options will lead to
1660 faster code being generated by GNU Fortran; hence they are enabled by default
1661 when issuing the @command{g77} command.
1663 @option{-fmove-all-movables} and @option{-freduce-all-givs} will enable
1664 loop optimization to move all loop-invariant index computations in nested
1665 loops over multi-rank array dummy arguments out of these loops.
1667 @option{-frerun-loop-opt} will move offset calculations resulting
1668 from the fact that Fortran arrays by default have a lower bound of 1
1671 These three options are intended to be removed someday, once
1672 loop optimization is sufficiently advanced to perform all those
1673 transformations without help from these options.
1676 @xref{Optimize Options,,Options That Control Optimization,
1677 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for more information on options
1678 to optimize the generated machine code.
1680 @node Preprocessor Options
1681 @section Options Controlling the Preprocessor
1682 @cindex preprocessor options
1683 @cindex options, preprocessor
1685 @cindex programs, cpp
1687 These options control the C preprocessor, which is run on each C source
1688 file before actual compilation.
1690 @xref{Preprocessor Options,,Options Controlling the Preprocessor,
1691 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on C
1692 preprocessor options.
1694 @cindex INCLUDE directive
1695 @cindex directive, INCLUDE
1696 Some of these options also affect how @command{g77} processes the
1697 @code{INCLUDE} directive.
1698 Since this directive is processed even when preprocessing
1699 is not requested, it is not described in this section.
1700 @xref{Directory Options,,Options for Directory Search}, for
1701 information on how @command{g77} processes the @code{INCLUDE} directive.
1703 However, the @code{INCLUDE} directive does not apply
1704 preprocessing to the contents of the included file itself.
1706 Therefore, any file that contains preprocessor directives
1707 (such as @code{#include}, @code{#define}, and @code{#if})
1708 must be included via the @code{#include} directive, not
1709 via the @code{INCLUDE} directive.
1710 Therefore, any file containing preprocessor directives,
1711 if included, is necessarily included by a file that itself
1712 contains preprocessor directives.
1714 @node Directory Options
1715 @section Options for Directory Search
1716 @cindex directory, options
1717 @cindex options, directory search
1720 These options affect how the @command{cpp} preprocessor searches
1721 for files specified via the @code{#include} directive.
1722 Therefore, when compiling Fortran programs, they are meaningful
1723 when the preprocessor is used.
1725 @cindex INCLUDE directive
1726 @cindex directive, INCLUDE
1727 Some of these options also affect how @command{g77} searches
1728 for files specified via the @code{INCLUDE} directive,
1729 although files included by that directive are not,
1730 themselves, preprocessed.
1735 @cindex options, -I-
1737 @cindex -Idir option
1738 @cindex options, -Idir
1740 @cindex directory, search paths for inclusion
1741 @cindex inclusion, directory search paths for
1742 @cindex search paths, for included files
1743 @cindex paths, search
1744 These affect interpretation of the @code{INCLUDE} directive
1745 (as well as of the @code{#include} directive of the @command{cpp}
1748 Note that @option{-I@var{dir}} must be specified @emph{without} any
1749 spaces between @option{-I} and the directory name---that is,
1750 @option{-Ifoo/bar} is valid, but @option{-I foo/bar}
1751 is rejected by the @command{g77} compiler (though the preprocessor supports
1753 @c this is due to toplev.c's inflexible option processing
1754 Also note that the general behavior of @option{-I} and
1755 @code{INCLUDE} is pretty much the same as of @option{-I} with
1756 @code{#include} in the @command{cpp} preprocessor, with regard to
1757 looking for @file{header.gcc} files and other such things.
1759 @xref{Directory Options,,Options for Directory Search,
1760 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on the
1764 @node Code Gen Options
1765 @section Options for Code Generation Conventions
1766 @cindex code generation, conventions
1767 @cindex options, code generation
1768 @cindex run-time, options
1770 These machine-independent options control the interface conventions
1771 used in code generation.
1773 Most of them have both positive and negative forms; the negative form
1774 of @option{-ffoo} would be @option{-fno-foo}. In the table below, only
1775 one of the forms is listed---the one which is not the default. You
1776 can figure out the other form by either removing @option{no-} or adding
1780 @cindex -fno-automatic option
1781 @cindex options, -fno-automatic
1782 @item -fno-automatic
1783 @cindex SAVE statement
1784 @cindex statements, SAVE
1785 Treat each program unit as if the @code{SAVE} statement was specified
1786 for every local variable and array referenced in it.
1787 Does not affect common blocks.
1788 (Some Fortran compilers provide this option under
1789 the name @option{-static}.)
1791 @cindex -finit-local-zero option
1792 @cindex options, -finit-local-zero
1793 @item -finit-local-zero
1794 @cindex DATA statement
1795 @cindex statements, DATA
1796 @cindex initialization, of local variables
1797 @cindex variables, initialization of
1798 @cindex uninitialized variables
1799 @cindex variables, uninitialized
1800 Specify that variables and arrays that are local to a program unit
1801 (not in a common block and not passed as an argument) are to be initialized
1804 Since there is a run-time penalty for initialization of variables
1805 that are not given the @code{SAVE} attribute, it might be a
1806 good idea to also use @option{-fno-automatic} with @option{-finit-local-zero}.
1808 @cindex -fno-f2c option
1809 @cindex options, -fno-f2c
1811 @cindex @command{f2c} compatibility
1812 @cindex compatibility, @command{f2c}
1813 Do not generate code designed to be compatible with code generated
1814 by @command{f2c} use the GNU calling conventions instead.
1816 The @command{f2c} calling conventions require functions that return
1817 type @code{REAL(KIND=1)} to actually return the C type @code{double},
1818 and functions that return type @code{COMPLEX} to return the
1819 values via an extra argument in the calling sequence that points
1820 to where to store the return value.
1821 Under the GNU calling conventions, such functions simply return
1822 their results as they would in GNU C---@code{REAL(KIND=1)} functions
1823 return the C type @code{float}, and @code{COMPLEX} functions
1824 return the GNU C type @code{complex} (or its @code{struct}
1827 This does not affect the generation of code that interfaces with the
1828 @code{libg2c} library.
1830 However, because the @code{libg2c} library uses @command{f2c}
1831 calling conventions, @command{g77} rejects attempts to pass
1832 intrinsics implemented by routines in this library as actual
1833 arguments when @option{-fno-f2c} is used, to avoid bugs when
1834 they are actually called by code expecting the GNU calling
1835 conventions to work.
1837 For example, @samp{INTRINSIC ABS;CALL FOO(ABS)} is
1838 rejected when @option{-fno-f2c} is in force.
1839 (Future versions of the @command{g77} run-time library might
1840 offer routines that provide GNU-callable versions of the
1841 routines that implement the @command{f2c} intrinsics
1842 that may be passed as actual arguments, so that
1843 valid programs need not be rejected when @option{-fno-f2c}
1846 @strong{Caution:} If @option{-fno-f2c} is used when compiling any
1847 source file used in a program, it must be used when compiling
1848 @emph{all} Fortran source files used in that program.
1850 @c seems kinda dumb to tell people about an option they can't use -- jcb
1851 @c then again, we want users building future-compatible libraries with it.
1852 @cindex -ff2c-library option
1853 @cindex options, -ff2c-library
1855 Specify that use of @code{libg2c} (or the original @code{libf2c})
1857 This is the default for the current version of @command{g77}
1860 valid to specify @option{-fno-f2c-library}.
1861 This option is provided so users can specify it in shell
1862 scripts that build programs and libraries that require the
1863 @code{libf2c} library, even when being compiled by future
1864 versions of @command{g77} that might otherwise default to
1865 generating code for an incompatible library.
1867 @cindex -fno-underscoring option
1868 @cindex options, -fno-underscoring
1869 @item -fno-underscoring
1871 @cindex symbol names, underscores
1872 @cindex transforming symbol names
1873 @cindex symbol names, transforming
1874 Do not transform names of entities specified in the Fortran
1875 source file by appending underscores to them.
1877 With @option{-funderscoring} in effect, @command{g77} appends two underscores
1878 to names with underscores and one underscore to external names with
1879 no underscores. (@command{g77} also appends two underscores to internal
1880 names with underscores to avoid naming collisions with external names.
1881 The @option{-fno-second-underscore} option disables appending of the
1882 second underscore in all cases.)
1884 This is done to ensure compatibility with code produced by many
1885 UNIX Fortran compilers, including @command{f2c} which perform the
1886 same transformations.
1888 Use of @option{-fno-underscoring} is not recommended unless you are
1889 experimenting with issues such as integration of (GNU) Fortran into
1890 existing system environments (vis-a-vis existing libraries, tools, and
1893 For example, with @option{-funderscoring}, and assuming other defaults like
1894 @option{-fcase-lower} and that @samp{j()} and @samp{max_count()} are
1895 external functions while @samp{my_var} and @samp{lvar} are local variables,
1899 I = J() + MAX_COUNT (MY_VAR, LVAR)
1903 is implemented as something akin to:
1906 i = j_() + max_count__(&my_var__, &lvar);
1909 With @option{-fno-underscoring}, the same statement is implemented as:
1912 i = j() + max_count(&my_var, &lvar);
1915 Use of @option{-fno-underscoring} allows direct specification of
1916 user-defined names while debugging and when interfacing @command{g77}
1917 code with other languages.
1919 Note that just because the names match does @emph{not} mean that the
1920 interface implemented by @command{g77} for an external name matches the
1921 interface implemented by some other language for that same name.
1922 That is, getting code produced by @command{g77} to link to code produced
1923 by some other compiler using this or any other method can be only a
1924 small part of the overall solution---getting the code generated by
1925 both compilers to agree on issues other than naming can require
1926 significant effort, and, unlike naming disagreements, linkers normally
1927 cannot detect disagreements in these other areas.
1929 Also, note that with @option{-fno-underscoring}, the lack of appended
1930 underscores introduces the very real possibility that a user-defined
1931 external name will conflict with a name in a system library, which
1932 could make finding unresolved-reference bugs quite difficult in some
1933 cases---they might occur at program run time, and show up only as
1934 buggy behavior at run time.
1936 In future versions of @command{g77} we hope to improve naming and linking
1937 issues so that debugging always involves using the names as they appear
1938 in the source, even if the names as seen by the linker are mangled to
1939 prevent accidental linking between procedures with incompatible
1942 @cindex -fno-second-underscore option
1943 @cindex options, -fno-second-underscore
1944 @item -fno-second-underscore
1946 @cindex symbol names, underscores
1947 @cindex transforming symbol names
1948 @cindex symbol names, transforming
1949 Do not append a second underscore to names of entities specified
1950 in the Fortran source file.
1952 This option has no effect if @option{-fno-underscoring} is
1955 Otherwise, with this option, an external name such as @samp{MAX_COUNT}
1956 is implemented as a reference to the link-time external symbol
1957 @samp{max_count_}, instead of @samp{max_count__}.
1959 @cindex -fno-ident option
1960 @cindex options, -fno-ident
1962 Ignore the @samp{#ident} directive.
1964 @cindex -fzeros option
1965 @cindex options, -fzeros
1967 Treat initial values of zero as if they were any other value.
1969 As of version 0.5.18, @command{g77} normally treats @code{DATA} and
1970 other statements that are used to specify initial values of zero
1971 for variables and arrays as if no values were actually specified,
1972 in the sense that no diagnostics regarding multiple initializations
1975 This is done to speed up compiling of programs that initialize
1976 large arrays to zeros.
1978 Use @option{-fzeros} to revert to the simpler, slower behavior
1979 that can catch multiple initializations by keeping track of
1980 all initializations, zero or otherwise.
1982 @emph{Caution:} Future versions of @command{g77} might disregard this option
1983 (and its negative form, the default) or interpret it somewhat
1985 The interpretation changes will affect only non-standard
1986 programs; standard-conforming programs should not be affected.
1988 @cindex -femulate-complex option
1989 @cindex options, -femulate-complex
1990 @item -femulate-complex
1991 Implement @code{COMPLEX} arithmetic via emulation,
1992 instead of using the facilities of
1993 the @command{gcc} back end that provide direct support of
1994 @code{complex} arithmetic.
1996 (@command{gcc} had some bugs in its back-end support
1997 for @code{complex} arithmetic, due primarily to the support not being
1998 completed as of version 2.8.1 and @code{egcs} 1.1.2.)
2000 Use @option{-femulate-complex} if you suspect code-generation bugs,
2001 or experience compiler crashes,
2002 that might result from @command{g77} using the @code{COMPLEX} support
2003 in the @command{gcc} back end.
2004 If using that option fixes the bugs or crashes you are seeing,
2005 that indicates a likely @command{g77} bugs
2006 (though, all compiler crashes are considered bugs),
2007 so, please report it.
2008 (Note that the known bugs, now believed fixed, produced compiler crashes
2009 rather than causing the generation of incorrect code.)
2011 Use of this option should not affect how Fortran code compiled
2012 by @command{g77} works in terms of its interfaces to other code,
2013 e.g. that compiled by @command{f2c}
2015 As of GCC version 3.0, this option is not necessary anymore.
2017 @emph{Caution:} Future versions of @command{g77} might ignore both forms
2020 @cindex -falias-check option
2021 @cindex options, -falias-check
2022 @cindex -fargument-alias option
2023 @cindex options, -fargument-alias
2024 @cindex -fargument-noalias option
2025 @cindex options, -fargument-noalias
2026 @cindex -fno-argument-noalias-global option
2027 @cindex options, -fno-argument-noalias-global
2029 @item -fargument-alias
2030 @item -fargument-noalias
2031 @item -fno-argument-noalias-global
2032 @emph{Version info:}
2033 These options are not supported by
2034 versions of @command{g77} based on @command{gcc} version 2.8.
2036 These options specify to what degree aliasing
2038 is permitted between
2039 arguments (passed as pointers) and @code{COMMON} (external, or
2042 The default for Fortran code, as mandated by the FORTRAN 77 and
2043 Fortran 90 standards, is @option{-fargument-noalias-global}.
2044 The default for code written in the C language family is
2045 @option{-fargument-alias}.
2047 Note that, on some systems, compiling with @option{-fforce-addr} in
2048 effect can produce more optimal code when the default aliasing
2049 options are in effect (and when optimization is enabled).
2051 @xref{Aliasing Assumed To Work}, for detailed information on the implications
2052 of compiling Fortran code that depends on the ability to alias dummy
2055 @cindex -fno-globals option
2056 @cindex options, -fno-globals
2058 @cindex global names, warning
2059 @cindex warnings, global names
2060 @cindex in-line code
2061 @cindex compilation, in-line
2062 Disable diagnostics about inter-procedural
2063 analysis problems, such as disagreements about the
2064 type of a function or a procedure's argument,
2065 that might cause a compiler crash when attempting
2066 to inline a reference to a procedure within a
2068 (The diagnostics themselves are still produced, but
2069 as warnings, unless @option{-Wno-globals} is specified,
2070 in which case no relevant diagnostics are produced.)
2072 Further, this option disables such inlining, to
2073 avoid compiler crashes resulting from incorrect
2074 code that would otherwise be diagnosed.
2076 As such, this option might be quite useful when
2077 compiling existing, ``working'' code that happens
2078 to have a few bugs that do not generally show themselves,
2079 but which @command{g77} diagnoses.
2081 Use of this option therefore has the effect of
2082 instructing @command{g77} to behave more like it did
2083 up through version 0.5.19.1, when it paid little or
2084 no attention to disagreements between program units
2085 about a procedure's type and argument information,
2086 and when it performed no inlining of procedures
2087 (except statement functions).
2089 Without this option, @command{g77} defaults to performing
2090 the potentially inlining procedures as it started doing
2091 in version 0.5.20, but as of version 0.5.21, it also
2092 diagnoses disagreements that might cause such inlining
2093 to crash the compiler as (fatal) errors,
2094 and warns about similar disagreements
2095 that are currently believed to not
2096 likely to result in the compiler later crashing
2097 or producing incorrect code.
2099 @cindex -fflatten-arrays option
2100 @item -fflatten-arrays
2101 @cindex array performance
2102 @cindex arrays, flattening
2103 Use back end's C-like constructs
2104 (pointer plus offset)
2105 instead of its @code{ARRAY_REF} construct
2106 to handle all array references.
2108 @emph{Note:} This option is not supported.
2109 It is intended for use only by @command{g77} developers,
2110 to evaluate code-generation issues.
2111 It might be removed at any time.
2113 @cindex -fbounds-check option
2114 @cindex -ffortran-bounds-check option
2115 @item -fbounds-check
2116 @itemx -ffortran-bounds-check
2117 @cindex bounds checking
2118 @cindex range checking
2119 @cindex array bounds checking
2120 @cindex subscript checking
2121 @cindex substring checking
2122 @cindex checking subscripts
2123 @cindex checking substrings
2124 Enable generation of run-time checks for array subscripts
2125 and substring start and end points
2126 against the (locally) declared minimum and maximum values.
2128 The current implementation uses the @code{libf2c}
2129 library routine @code{s_rnge} to print the diagnostic.
2131 However, whereas @command{f2c} generates a single check per
2132 reference for a multi-dimensional array, of the computed
2133 offset against the valid offset range (0 through the size of the array),
2134 @command{g77} generates a single check per @emph{subscript} expression.
2135 This catches some cases of potential bugs that @command{f2c} does not,
2136 such as references to below the beginning of an assumed-size array.
2138 @command{g77} also generates checks for @code{CHARACTER} substring references,
2139 something @command{f2c} currently does not do.
2141 Use the new @option{-ffortran-bounds-check} option
2142 to specify bounds-checking for only the Fortran code you are compiling,
2143 not necessarily for code written in other languages.
2145 @emph{Note:} To provide more detailed information on the offending subscript,
2146 @command{g77} provides the @code{libg2c} run-time library routine @code{s_rnge}
2147 with somewhat differently-formatted information.
2148 Here's a sample diagnostic:
2151 Subscript out of range on file line 4, procedure rnge.f/bf.
2152 Attempt to access the -6-th element of variable b[subscript-2-of-2].
2156 The above message indicates that the offending source line is
2157 line 4 of the file @file{rnge.f},
2158 within the program unit (or statement function) named @samp{bf}.
2159 The offended array is named @samp{b}.
2160 The offended array dimension is the second for a two-dimensional array,
2161 and the offending, computed subscript expression was @samp{-6}.
2163 For a @code{CHARACTER} substring reference, the second line has
2167 Attempt to access the 11-th element of variable a[start-substring].
2170 This indicates that the offended @code{CHARACTER} variable or array
2172 the offended substring position is the starting (leftmost) position,
2173 and the offending substring expression is @samp{11}.
2175 (Though the verbage of @code{s_rnge} is not ideal
2176 for the purpose of the @command{g77} compiler,
2177 the above information should provide adequate diagnostic abilities
2181 @xref{Code Gen Options,,Options for Code Generation Conventions,
2182 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on more options
2184 shared by @command{g77} @command{gcc} and other GNU compilers.
2186 Some of these do @emph{not} work when compiling programs written in Fortran:
2189 @cindex -fpcc-struct-return option
2190 @cindex options, -fpcc-struct-return
2191 @item -fpcc-struct-return
2192 @cindex -freg-struct-return option
2193 @cindex options, -freg-struct-return
2194 @item -freg-struct-return
2195 You should not use these except strictly the same way as you
2196 used them to build the version of @code{libg2c} with which
2197 you will be linking all code compiled by @command{g77} with the
2200 @cindex -fshort-double option
2201 @cindex options, -fshort-double
2202 @item -fshort-double
2203 This probably either has no effect on Fortran programs, or
2204 makes them act loopy.
2206 @cindex -fno-common option
2207 @cindex options, -fno-common
2209 Do not use this when compiling Fortran programs,
2210 or there will be Trouble.
2212 @cindex -fpack-struct option
2213 @cindex options, -fpack-struct
2215 This probably will break any calls to the @code{libg2c} library,
2216 at the very least, even if it is built with the same option.
2221 @node Environment Variables
2222 @section Environment Variables Affecting GNU Fortran
2223 @cindex environment variables
2225 @c man begin ENVIRONMENT
2227 GNU Fortran currently does not make use of any environment
2228 variables to control its operation above and beyond those
2229 that affect the operation of @command{gcc}.
2231 @xref{Environment Variables,,Environment Variables Affecting GCC,
2232 gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on environment