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1 ; Options for the language- and target-independent parts of the compiler.
3 ; Copyright (C) 2003-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ; This file is part of GCC.
7 ; GCC is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
8 ; the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
9 ; Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later
10 ; version.
12 ; GCC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
13 ; WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
14 ; FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
15 ; for more details.
17 ; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 ; along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
19 ; <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
21 ; See the GCC internals manual (options.texi) for a description of this file's format.
23 ; Please try to keep this file in ASCII collating order.
25 Variable
26 int target_flags
28 Variable
29 int optimize
31 Variable
32 int optimize_size
34 Variable
35 int optimize_debug
37 ; Not used directly to control optimizations, only to save -Ofast
38 ; setting for "optimize" attributes.
39 Variable
40 int optimize_fast
42 ; True if this is the lto front end.  This is used to disable gimple
43 ; generation and lowering passes that are normally run on the output
44 ; of a front end.  These passes must be bypassed for lto since they
45 ; have already been done before the gimple was written.
46 Variable
47 bool in_lto_p = false
49 ; This variable is set to non-0 only by LTO front-end.  1 indicates that
50 ; the output produced will be used for 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.
53 Variable
54 enum incremental_link flag_incremental_link = INCREMENTAL_LINK_NONE
56 ; 0 means straightforward implementation of complex divide acceptable.
57 ; 1 means wide ranges of inputs must work for complex divide.
58 ; 2 means C99-like requirements for complex multiply and divide.
59 Variable
60 int flag_complex_method = 1
62 Variable
63 int flag_default_complex_method = 1
65 ; Language specific warning pass for unused results.
66 Variable
67 bool flag_warn_unused_result = false
69 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for link-time optimization.
70 Variable
71 int flag_generate_lto
73 ; Nonzero if we should write GIMPLE bytecode for offload compilation.
74 Variable
75 int flag_generate_offload = 0
77 ; Nonzero means we should be saving declaration info into a .X file.
78 Variable
79 int flag_gen_aux_info = 0
81 ; Nonzero if we are compiling code for a shared library, zero for
82 ; executable.
83 Variable
84 int flag_shlib
86 ; These three are really VEC(char_p,heap) *.
88 Variable
89 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_functions
91 Variable
92 void *flag_instrument_functions_exclude_files
94 Variable
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.
104 Variable
105 enum debug_struct_file debug_struct_ordinary[DINFO_USAGE_NUM_ENUMS] = { DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY, DINFO_STRUCT_FILE_ANY }
107 Variable
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.
111 Variable
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.
117 Variable
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.
122 Variable
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.
127 Variable
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>.
132 Variable
133 unsigned int initial_max_fld_align = TARGET_DEFAULT_PACK_STRUCT
135 ; Type of stack check.
136 Variable
137 enum stack_check_type flag_stack_check = NO_STACK_CHECK
139 ; True if stack usage information needs to be computed.
140 Variable
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.
149 Variable
150 int flag_debug_asm
152 ; Balance between GNAT encodings and standard DWARF to emit.
153 Variable
154 enum dwarf_gnat_encodings gnat_encodings = DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_DEFAULT
156 ; -dP causes the rtl to be emitted as a comment in assembly.
157 Variable
158 int flag_dump_rtl_in_asm
160 ; Whether -da was passed (used only in handle_common_deferred_options).
161 Variable
162 bool flag_dump_all_passed
164 ; Other flags saying which kinds of debugging dump have been requested.
166 Variable
167 int rtl_dump_and_exit
169 Variable
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.
175 Variable
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
180 ; name.
182 Variable
183 const char *main_input_basename
185 Variable
186 int main_input_baselength
188 ; The base name used for auxiliary output files.
189 ; dump_base_name minus dump_base_ext.
191 Variable
192 const char *aux_base_name
194 ; Which options have been printed by --help.
195 Variable
196 char *help_printed
198 ; Which enums have been printed by --help.  0 = not printed, no
199 ; relevant options seen, 1 = relevant option seen, not yet printed, 2
200 ; = printed.
201 Variable
202 char *help_enum_printed
204 ; The number of columns for --help output.
205 Variable
206 unsigned int help_columns
208 ; Whether this options structure has been through finish_options
209 Variable
210 bool flag_opts_finished
212 ; What the sanitizer should instrument
213 Variable
214 unsigned int flag_sanitize
216 ; What sanitizers should recover from errors
217 Variable
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
221 Variable
222 unsigned int flag_sanitize_trap
224 ; Flag whether a prefix has been added to dump_base_name
225 Variable
226 bool dump_base_name_prefixed = false
228 ; What subset of registers should be zeroed on function return
229 Variable
230 unsigned int flag_zero_call_used_regs
233 Driver
235 -assemble
236 Driver Alias(S)
238 -compile
239 Driver Alias(c)
241 -completion=
242 Common Driver Joined Undocumented
243 Provide bash completion for options starting with provided string.
245 -coverage
246 Driver Alias(coverage)
248 -debug
249 Common Alias(g)
251 -dump
252 Common Separate Alias(d)
254 -dump=
255 Common Joined Alias(d)
257 -dumpbase
258 Driver Common Separate Alias(dumpbase)
260 -dumpbase-ext
261 Driver Common Separate Alias(dumpbase-ext)
263 -dumpdir
264 Driver Common Separate Alias(dumpdir)
266 -entry
267 Driver Separate Alias(e)
269 -entry=
270 Driver Joined Alias(e)
272 -extra-warnings
273 Common Warning Alias(Wextra)
275 -for-assembler
276 Driver Separate Alias(Xassembler)
278 -for-assembler=
279 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xassembler)
281 -for-linker
282 Driver Separate Alias(Xlinker)
284 -for-linker=
285 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(Xlinker)
287 -force-link
288 Driver Separate Alias(u)
290 -force-link=
291 Driver Joined Alias(u)
293 -help
294 Common Driver Var(help_flag)
295 Display this information.
297 -help=
298 Common Driver Joined
299 --help=<class>  Display descriptions of a specific class of options.  <class> is one or more of optimizers, target, warnings, undocumented, params.
301 -language
302 Driver Separate Alias(x)
304 -language=
305 Driver Joined Alias(x)
307 -library-directory
308 Driver Separate Alias(L)
310 -library-directory=
311 Driver Joined Alias(L)
313 -no-canonical-prefixes
314 Driver Alias(no-canonical-prefixes)
316 -no-standard-libraries
317 Driver Alias(nostdlib)
319 -no-sysroot-suffix
320 Driver Var(no_sysroot_suffix)
322 -no-warnings
323 Common Alias(w)
325 -optimize
326 Common Alias(O)
328 -output
329 Common Driver Separate Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
331 -output=
332 Common Driver Joined Alias(o) MissingArgError(missing filename after %qs)
334 -pass-exit-codes
335 Driver Alias(pass-exit-codes)
337 -pedantic
338 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
340 -pedantic-errors
341 Common Alias(pedantic-errors)
343 -pie
344 Driver Alias(pie)
346 -static-pie
347 Driver Alias(static-pie)
349 -pipe
350 Driver Alias(pipe)
352 -prefix
353 Driver Separate Alias(B)
355 -prefix=
356 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(B)
358 -preprocess
359 Driver Alias(E)
361 -print-file-name
362 Driver Separate Alias(print-file-name=)
364 -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)
373 -print-multi-lib
374 Driver Alias(print-multi-lib)
376 -print-multi-os-directory
377 Driver Alias(print-multi-os-directory)
379 -print-multiarch
380 Driver Alias(print-multiarch)
382 -print-prog-name
383 Driver Separate Alias(print-prog-name=)
385 -print-prog-name=
386 Driver JoinedOrMissing Alias(print-prog-name=)
388 -print-search-dirs
389 Driver Alias(print-search-dirs)
391 -print-sysroot
392 Driver Alias(print-sysroot)
394 -print-sysroot-headers-suffix
395 Driver Alias(print-sysroot-headers-suffix)
397 -profile
398 Common Alias(p)
400 -save-temps
401 Driver Alias(save-temps)
403 -shared
404 Driver Alias(shared)
406 -specs
407 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
409 -specs=
410 Driver Joined Alias(specs=)
412 -static
413 Driver Alias(static)
415 -symbolic
416 Driver Alias(symbolic)
418 -target-help
419 Common Driver
420 Display target specific command line options (including assembler and linker options).
422 -time
423 Driver Alias(time)
425 -verbose
426 Driver Alias(v)
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
431 fhelp
432 Common Driver Alias(-help)
434 fhelp=
435 Common Driver Joined Alias(-help=)
437 ftarget-help
438 Common Driver Alias(-target-help)
440 fversion
441 Common Driver Alias(-version)
443 -sysroot
444 Driver Separate Alias(-sysroot=)
446 -sysroot=
447 Driver JoinedOrMissing
449 -version
450 Common Driver
453 Driver Joined Separate
456 Driver
459 Driver Joined Separate
462 Driver
465 Common JoinedOrMissing Optimization
466 -O<number>      Set optimization level to <number>.
469 Common Optimization
470 Optimize for space rather than speed.
472 Ofast
473 Common Optimization
474 Optimize for speed disregarding exact standards compliance.
477 Common Optimization
478 Optimize for debugging experience rather than speed or size.
481 Common Optimization
482 Optimize for space aggressively rather than speed.
485 Driver
488 Driver Negative(Qy)
491 Driver Negative(Qn)
494 Driver Joined Separate
497 Driver
500 Driver Joined Separate
502 Tbss
503 Driver Separate
505 Tbss=
506 Driver Joined
508 Tdata
509 Driver Separate
511 Tdata=
512 Driver Joined
514 Ttext
515 Driver Separate
517 Ttext=
518 Driver Joined
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
533 Waggregate-return
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.
541 Warray-bounds
542 Common Alias(Warray-bounds=, 1, 0) Warning
544 Warray-bounds=
545 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_array_bounds) Warning IntegerRange(0, 2)
546 Warn if an array is accessed out of bounds.
548 Wuse-after-free
549 Common Var(warn_use_after_free) Warning
550 Warn for uses of pointers to deallocated storage.
552 Wuse-after-free=
553 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_use_after_free) Warning IntegerRange(0, 3)
554 Warn for uses of pointers to deallocated storage.
556 Wattributes
557 Common Var(warn_attributes) Init(1) Warning
558 Warn about inappropriate attribute usage.
560 Wattributes=
561 Common Joined
562 Do not warn about specified attributes.
564 Wattribute-alias
565 Common Alias(Wattribute_alias=, 1, 0) Warning
566 Warn about type safety and similar errors and mismatches in declarations with alias attributes.
568 Wattribute-alias=
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.
572 Wcannot-profile
573 Common Var(warn_cannot_profile) Init(1) Warning
574 Warn when profiling instrumentation was requested, but could not be applied to
575 a certain function.
577 Wcast-align
578 Common Var(warn_cast_align) Warning
579 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
581 Wcast-align=strict
582 Common Var(warn_cast_align,2) Warning
583 Warn about pointer casts which increase alignment.
585 Wcomplain-wrong-lang
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.
589 Wcpp
590 Common Var(warn_cpp) Init(1) Warning
591 Warn when a #warning directive is encountered.
593 Wattribute-warning
594 Common Var(warn_attribute_warning) Init(1) Warning
595 Warn about uses of __attribute__((warning)) declarations.
597 Wdeprecated
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.
609 Werror
610 Common Var(warnings_are_errors)
611 Treat all warnings as errors.
613 Werror=
614 Common Joined
615 Treat specified warning as error.
617 Wextra
618 Common Var(extra_warnings) Warning
619 Print extra (possibly unwanted) warnings.
621 Wfatal-errors
622 Common Var(flag_fatal_errors)
623 Exit on the first error occurred.
625 Wframe-larger-than=
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.
633 Wfree-nonheap-object
634 Common Var(warn_free_nonheap_object) Init(1) Warning
635 Warn when attempting to free a non-heap object.
637 Whardened
638 Common Var(warn_hardened) Init(1) Warning
639 Warn when -fhardened did not enable an option from its set.
641 Whsa
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.
652 Winfinite-recursion
653 Var(warn_infinite_recursion) Warning
654 Warn for infinitely recursive calls.
656 Winline
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.
664 Wlarger-than-
665 Common RejectNegative Joined Warning Undocumented Alias(Wlarger-than=)
667 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>.
671 Wno-larger-than
672 Common Alias(Wlarger-than=,18446744073709551615EiB,none) Warning
673 Disable -Wlarger-than= warning.  Equivalent to -Wlarger-than=<SIZE_MAX> or larger.
675 Wnonnull-compare
676 Var(warn_nonnull_compare) Warning
677 Warn if comparing pointer parameter with nonnull attribute with NULL.
679 Wnull-dereference
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.
687 Wmissing-noreturn
688 Common Warning Alias(Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn)
690 Wodr
691 Common Var(warn_odr_violations) Init(1) Warning
692 Warn about some C++ One Definition Rule violations during link time optimization.
694 Woverflow
695 Common Var(warn_overflow) Init(1) Warning
696 Warn about overflow in arithmetic expressions.
698 Wlto-type-mismatch
699 Common Var(warn_lto_type_mismatch) Init(1) Warning
700 During link time optimization warn about mismatched types of global declarations.
702 Wpacked
703 Common Var(warn_packed) Warning
704 Warn when the packed attribute has no effect on struct layout.
706 Wpadded
707 Common Var(warn_padded) Warning
708 Warn when padding is required to align structure members.
710 Wpedantic
711 Common Var(pedantic) Init(0) Warning
712 Issue warnings needed for strict compliance to the standard.
714 Wreturn-local-addr
715 Common Var(warn_return_local_addr) Init(1) Warning
716 Warn about returning a pointer/reference to a local or temporary variable.
718 Wshadow
719 Common Var(warn_shadow) Warning
720 Warn when one variable shadows another.  Same as -Wshadow=global.
722 Wshadow=global
723 Common Warning Alias(Wshadow)
724 Warn when one variable shadows another (globally).
726 Wshadow=local
727 Common Var(warn_shadow_local) Warning EnabledBy(Wshadow)
728 Warn when one local variable shadows another local variable or parameter.
730 Wshadow-local
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)
740 Wstack-protector
741 Common Var(warn_stack_protect) Warning
742 Warn when not issuing stack smashing protection for some reason.
744 Wstack-usage=
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>.
748 Wno-stack-usage
749 Common Alias(Wstack-usage=,18446744073709551615EiB,none) Warning
750 Disable Wstack-usage= warning.  Equivalent to Wstack-usage=<SIZE_MAX> or larger.
752 Wstrict-aliasing
753 Common Warning
754 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
756 Wstrict-aliasing=
757 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(warn_strict_aliasing) Warning
758 Warn about code which might break strict aliasing rules.
760 Wstrict-overflow
761 Common Warning
762 Warn about optimizations that assume that signed overflow is undefined.
764 Wstrict-overflow=
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)).
792 Wsuggest-final-types
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.
800 Wswitch-unreachable
801 Common Var(warn_switch_unreachable) Warning Init(1)
802 Warn about statements between switch's controlling expression and the first
803 case.
805 Wsystem-headers
806 Common Var(warn_system_headers) Warning
807 Do not suppress warnings from system headers.
809 Wtrampolines
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.
817 Wtype-limits
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.
821 Wuninitialized
822 Common Var(warn_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wextra)
823 Warn about uninitialized automatic variables.
825 Wmaybe-uninitialized
826 Common Var(warn_maybe_uninitialized) Warning EnabledBy(Wuninitialized)
827 Warn about maybe uninitialized automatic variables.
829 Wunreachable-code
830 Common Ignore Warning
831 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
833 Wunused
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.
845 Wunused-function
846 Common Var(warn_unused_function) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
847 Warn when a function is unused.
849 Wunused-label
850 Common Var(warn_unused_label) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
851 Warn when a label is unused.
853 Wunused-parameter
854 Common Var(warn_unused_parameter) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused && Wextra)
855 Warn when a function parameter is unused.
857 Wunused-value
858 Common Var(warn_unused_value) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
859 Warn when an expression value is unused.
861 Wunused-variable
862 Common Var(warn_unused_variable) Warning EnabledBy(Wunused)
863 Warn when a variable is unused.
865 Wcoverage-mismatch
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.
873 Wmissing-profile
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.
881 Wtsan
882 Common Var(warn_tsan) Init(1) Warning
883 Warn about unsupported features in ThreadSanitizer.
885 Xassembler
886 Driver Separate
888 Xlinker
889 Driver Separate
891 Xpreprocessor
892 Driver Separate
895 Driver
897 aux-info
898 Common Separate Var(aux_info_file_name)
899 -aux-info <file>        Emit declaration information into <file>.
901 aux-info=
902 Common Joined Alias(aux-info)
904 coverage
905 Driver
908 Driver
911 Common Joined
912 -d<letters>     Enable dumps from specific passes of the compiler.
914 dumpbase
915 Driver Common Separate Var(dump_base_name)
916 -dumpbase <file>        Set the file basename to be used for dumps.
918 dumpbase-ext
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.
922 dumpdir
923 Driver Common Separate Var(dump_dir_name)
924 -dumpdir <dir>  Set the directory name to be used for dumps.
926 dumpmachine
927 Driver
929 dumpspecs
930 Driver
932 dumpversion
933 Driver
935 dumpfullversion
936 Driver
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.
945 export-dynamic
946 Driver Undocumented
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
953 ;    versions of G++.
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
958 ;    until GCC 4.9.
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
974 ;    argument.
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.
994 ;     Default in G++ 7.
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.
1027 fabi-version=
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.
1035 falign-functions
1036 Common Var(flag_align_functions) Optimization
1037 Align the start of functions.
1039 falign-functions=
1040 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_functions) Optimization
1042 flimit-function-alignment
1043 Common Var(flag_limit_function_alignment) Optimization Init(0)
1045 falign-jumps
1046 Common Var(flag_align_jumps) Optimization
1047 Align labels which are only reached by jumping.
1049 falign-jumps=
1050 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_jumps) Optimization
1052 falign-labels
1053 Common Var(flag_align_labels) Optimization
1054 Align all labels.
1056 falign-labels=
1057 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(str_align_labels) Optimization
1059 falign-loops
1060 Common Var(flag_align_loops) Optimization
1061 Align the start of loops.
1063 falign-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.
1070 fanalyzer
1071 Common Var(flag_analyzer)
1072 Enable static analysis pass.
1074 fargument-alias
1075 Common Ignore
1076 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1078 fargument-noalias
1079 Common Ignore
1080 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1082 fargument-noalias-global
1083 Common Ignore
1084 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1086 fargument-noalias-anything
1087 Common Ignore
1088 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1090 fsanitize=
1091 Common Driver Joined
1092 Select what to sanitize.
1094 fsanitize-coverage=
1095 Common Joined Enum(sanitize_coverage) Var(flag_sanitize_coverage) EnumBitSet
1096 Select type of coverage sanitization.
1098 Enum
1099 Name(sanitize_coverage) Type(int)
1101 EnumValue
1102 Enum(sanitize_coverage) String(trace-pc) Value(SANITIZE_COV_TRACE_PC)
1104 EnumValue
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.
1111 fsanitize-sections=
1112 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1113 -fsanitize-sections=<sec1,sec2,...>     Sanitize global variables
1114 in user-defined sections.
1116 fsanitize-recover=
1117 Common Joined
1118 After diagnosing undefined behavior attempt to continue execution.
1120 fsanitize-recover
1121 Common
1122 This switch is deprecated; use -fsanitize-recover= instead.
1124 fsanitize-trap=
1125 Common Driver Joined
1126 Use traps instead of diagnostics of undefined behavior sanitizers.
1128 fsanitize-trap
1129 Common Driver
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.
1142 fauto-inc-dec
1143 Common Var(flag_auto_inc_dec) Init(1) Optimization
1144 Generate auto-inc/dec instructions.
1146 fauto-profile
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'.
1151 fauto-profile=
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.
1160 fbounds-check
1161 Common Var(flag_bounds_check)
1162 Generate code to check bounds before indexing arrays.
1164 fbranch-count-reg
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
1173 Common Ignore
1174 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1176 fbranch-target-load-optimize2
1177 Common Ignore
1178 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1180 fbtr-bb-exclusive
1181 Common Ignore
1182 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1184 fcallgraph-info
1185 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_callgraph_info) Init(NO_CALLGRAPH_INFO);
1186 Output callgraph information on a per-file basis.
1188 fcallgraph-info=
1189 Common RejectNegative Joined
1190 Output callgraph information on a per-file basis with decorations.
1192 fcall-saved-
1193 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1194 -fcall-saved-<register> Mark <register> as being preserved across functions.
1196 fcall-used-
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.
1203 fcaller-saves
1204 Common Var(flag_caller_saves) Optimization
1205 Save registers around function calls.
1207 fcheck-data-deps
1208 Common Ignore
1209 This switch is deprecated; do not use.
1211 fcheck-new
1212 Common Var(flag_check_new)
1213 Check the return value of new in C++.
1215 fchecking
1216 Common Var(flag_checking) Init(CHECKING_P ? ENABLE_EXTRA_CHECKING ? 2 : 1 : 0)
1217 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1219 fchecking=
1220 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_checking)
1221 Perform internal consistency checkings.
1223 fcanon-prefix-map
1224 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1225 For -f*-prefix-map= options compare canonicalized pathnames rather than just strings.
1227 fcode-hoisting
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.
1235 fcommon
1236 Common Var(flag_no_common,0) Init(1)
1237 Put uninitialized globals in the common section.
1239 fcompare-debug
1240 Driver
1241 ; Converted by the driver to -fcompare-debug= options.
1243 fcompare-debug=
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.
1251 fcompare-elim
1252 Common Var(flag_compare_elim_after_reload) Optimization
1253 Perform comparison elimination after register allocation has finished.
1255 fconserve-stack
1256 Common Var(flag_conserve_stack) Optimization
1257 Do not perform optimizations increasing noticeably stack usage.
1259 fcprop-registers
1260 Common Var(flag_cprop_registers) Optimization
1261 Perform a register copy-propagation optimization pass.
1263 ffold-mem-offsets
1264 Target Bool Var(flag_fold_mem_offsets) Init(1)
1265 Fold instructions calculating memory offsets to the memory access instruction if possible.
1267 fcrossjumping
1268 Common Var(flag_crossjumping) Optimization
1269 Perform cross-jumping optimization.
1271 fcse-follow-jumps
1272 Common Var(flag_cse_follow_jumps) Optimization
1273 When running CSE, follow jumps to their targets.
1275 fcse-skip-blocks
1276 Common Ignore
1277 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1279 fcx-limited-range
1280 Common Var(flag_cx_limited_range) Optimization SetByCombined
1281 Omit range reduction step when performing complex division.
1283 fcx-fortran-rules
1284 Common Var(flag_cx_fortran_rules) Optimization
1285 Complex multiplication and division follow Fortran rules.
1287 fdata-sections
1288 Common Var(flag_data_sections)
1289 Place data items into their own section.
1291 fdbg-cnt-list
1292 Common Var(flag_dbg_cnt_list)
1293 List all available debugging counters with their limits and counts.
1295 fdbg-cnt=
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.
1299 fdebug-prefix-map=
1300 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1301 -fdebug-prefix-map=<old>=<new>  Map one directory name to another in debug information.
1303 ffile-prefix-map=
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.
1313 fdefer-pop
1314 Common Var(flag_defer_pop) Optimization
1315 Defer popping functions args from stack until later.
1317 fdelayed-branch
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.
1337 fdevirtualize
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.
1346 SourceInclude
1347 pretty-print.h
1349 Enum
1350 Name(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) Type(int)
1352 EnumValue
1353 Enum(diagnostic_prefixing_rule) String(once) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_SHOW_PREFIX_ONCE)
1355 EnumValue
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.
1370 fdiagnostics-color
1371 Common Alias(fdiagnostics-color=,always,never)
1374 fdiagnostics-color=
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.
1379 SourceInclude
1380 diagnostic-color.h
1382 Enum
1383 Name(diagnostic_color_rule) Type(int)
1385 EnumValue
1386 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO)
1388 EnumValue
1389 Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_YES)
1391 EnumValue
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.
1398 fdiagnostics-urls=
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.
1403 SourceInclude
1404 diagnostic-url.h
1406 Enum
1407 Name(diagnostic_url_rule) Type(int)
1409 EnumValue
1410 Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) String(never) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_NO)
1412 EnumValue
1413 Enum(diagnostic_url_rule) String(always) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_URL_YES)
1415 EnumValue
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.
1435 SourceInclude
1436 diagnostic.h
1438 Enum
1439 Name(diagnostics_column_unit) Type(int)
1441 EnumValue
1442 Enum(diagnostics_column_unit) String(display) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLUMN_UNIT_DISPLAY)
1444 EnumValue
1445 Enum(diagnostics_column_unit) String(byte) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_COLUMN_UNIT_BYTE)
1447 Enum
1448 Name(diagnostics_escape_format) Type(int)
1450 EnumValue
1451 Enum(diagnostics_escape_format) String(unicode) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_ESCAPE_FORMAT_UNICODE)
1453 EnumValue
1454 Enum(diagnostics_escape_format) String(bytes) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_ESCAPE_FORMAT_BYTES)
1456 Enum
1457 Name(diagnostics_output_format) Type(int)
1459 EnumValue
1460 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(text) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_TEXT)
1462 EnumValue
1463 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(json) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON_STDERR)
1465 EnumValue
1466 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(json-stderr) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON_STDERR)
1468 EnumValue
1469 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(json-file) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON_FILE)
1471 EnumValue
1472 Enum(diagnostics_output_format) String(sarif-stderr) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_OUTPUT_FORMAT_SARIF_STDERR)
1474 EnumValue
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.
1505 ftabstop=
1506 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger
1507 -ftabstop=<number>      Distance between tab stops for column reporting.
1509 Enum
1510 Name(diagnostic_path_format) Type(int)
1512 EnumValue
1513 Enum(diagnostic_path_format) String(none) Value(DPF_NONE)
1515 EnumValue
1516 Enum(diagnostic_path_format) String(separate-events) Value(DPF_SEPARATE_EVENTS)
1518 EnumValue
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.
1529 Enum
1530 Name(diagnostic_text_art_charset) Type(int)
1532 EnumValue
1533 Enum(diagnostic_text_art_charset) String(none) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_TEXT_ART_CHARSET_NONE)
1535 EnumValue
1536 Enum(diagnostic_text_art_charset) String(ascii) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_TEXT_ART_CHARSET_ASCII)
1538 EnumValue
1539 Enum(diagnostic_text_art_charset) String(unicode) Value(DIAGNOSTICS_TEXT_ART_CHARSET_UNICODE)
1541 EnumValue
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.
1548 fdisable-
1549 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1550 -fdisable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2   Disable an optimization pass.
1552 fenable-
1553 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1554 -fenable-[tree|rtl|ipa]-<pass>=range1+range2    Enable an optimization pass.
1556 fdump-
1557 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1558 -fdump-<type>   Dump various compiler internals to a file.
1560 fdump-final-insns
1561 Driver RejectNegative
1563 fdump-final-insns=
1564 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_final_insns)
1565 -fdump-final-insns=filename     Dump to filename the insns at the end of translation.
1567 fdump-go-spec=
1568 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_dump_go_spec)
1569 -fdump-go-spec=filename Write all declarations to file as Go code.
1571 fdump-noaddr
1572 Common Var(flag_dump_noaddr)
1573 Suppress output of addresses in debugging dumps.
1575 freport-bug
1576 Common Driver Var(flag_report_bug)
1577 Collect and dump debug information into temporary file if ICE in C/C++
1578 compiler occurred.
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.
1584 fdump-passes
1585 Common Var(flag_dump_passes) Init(0)
1586 Dump optimization passes.
1588 fdump-unnumbered
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.
1596 fdwarf2-cfi-asm
1597 Common Var(flag_dwarf2_cfi_asm) Init(HAVE_GAS_CFI_DIRECTIVE)
1598 Enable CFI tables via GAS assembler directives.
1600 fearly-inlining
1601 Common Var(flag_early_inlining) Init(1) Optimization
1602 Perform early inlining.
1604 feliminate-dwarf2-dups
1605 Common Ignore
1606 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1608 fipa-sra
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.
1624 fexceptions
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.
1632 fexcess-precision=
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.
1636 Enum
1637 Name(excess_precision) Type(enum excess_precision) UnknownError(unknown excess precision style %qs)
1639 EnumValue
1640 Enum(excess_precision) String(fast) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_FAST)
1642 EnumValue
1643 Enum(excess_precision) String(standard) Value(EXCESS_PRECISION_STANDARD)
1645 EnumValue
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.
1654 Enum
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)
1657 EnumValue
1658 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(c11) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_C11)
1660 EnumValue
1661 Enum(permitted_flt_eval_methods) String(ts-18661-3) Value(PERMITTED_FLT_EVAL_METHODS_TS_18661)
1663 ffast-math
1664 Common Optimization
1666 ffat-lto-objects
1667 Common Var(flag_fat_lto_objects)
1668 Output lto objects containing both the intermediate language and binary output.
1670 ffinite-math-only
1671 Common Var(flag_finite_math_only) Optimization SetByCombined
1672 Assume no NaNs or infinities are generated.
1674 ffinite-loops
1675 Common Var(flag_finite_loops) Optimization Init(0)
1676 Assume that loops with an exit will terminate and not loop indefinitely.
1678 ffixed-
1679 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
1680 -ffixed-<register>      Mark <register> as being unavailable to the compiler.
1682 ffloat-store
1683 Common Var(flag_float_store) Optimization
1684 Don't allocate floats and doubles in extended-precision registers.
1686 fforce-addr
1687 Common Ignore
1688 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
1690 fforward-propagate
1691 Common Var(flag_forward_propagate) Optimization
1692 Perform a forward propagation pass on RTL.
1694 ffp-contract=
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.
1698 Enum
1699 Name(fp_contract_mode) Type(enum fp_contract_mode) UnknownError(unknown floating point contraction style %qs)
1701 EnumValue
1702 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(off) Value(FP_CONTRACT_OFF)
1704 EnumValue
1705 Enum(fp_contract_mode) String(on) Value(FP_CONTRACT_ON)
1707 EnumValue
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.
1717 ffunction-cse
1718 Common Var(flag_no_function_cse,0) Optimization
1719 Allow function addresses to be held in registers.
1721 ffunction-sections
1722 Common Var(flag_function_sections)
1723 Place each function into its own section.
1725 fgcse
1726 Common Var(flag_gcse) Optimization
1727 Perform global common subexpression elimination.
1729 fgcse-lm
1730 Common Var(flag_gcse_lm) Init(1) Optimization
1731 Perform enhanced load motion during global common subexpression elimination.
1733 fgcse-sm
1734 Common Var(flag_gcse_sm) Init(0) Optimization
1735 Perform store motion after global common subexpression elimination.
1737 fgcse-las
1738 Common Var(flag_gcse_las) Init(0) Optimization
1739 Perform redundant load after store elimination in global common subexpression
1740 elimination.
1742 fgcse-after-reload
1743 Common Var(flag_gcse_after_reload) Optimization
1744 Perform global common subexpression elimination after register allocation has
1745 finished.
1747 Enum
1748 Name(dwarf_gnat_encodings) Type(int)
1750 EnumValue
1751 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(all) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_ALL)
1753 EnumValue
1754 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(gdb) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_GDB)
1756 EnumValue
1757 Enum(dwarf_gnat_encodings) String(minimal) Value(DWARF_GNAT_ENCODINGS_MINIMAL)
1759 fgnat-encodings=
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.
1764 fgraphite
1765 Common Var(flag_graphite) Optimization
1766 Enable in and out of Graphite representation.
1768 fgraphite-identity
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
1775 instructions.
1777 fkeep-gc-roots-live
1778 Common Undocumented Var(flag_keep_gc_roots_live) Optimization
1779 ; Always keep a pointer to a live memory block
1781 flarge-source-files
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.
1790 floop-strip-mine
1791 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
1792 Enable loop nest transforms.  Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
1794 floop-interchange
1795 Common Var(flag_loop_interchange) Optimization
1796 Enable loop interchange on trees.
1798 floop-block
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.
1806 fgnu-tm
1807 Common Var(flag_tm)
1808 Enable support for GNU transactional memory.
1810 fgnu-unique
1811 Common Var(flag_gnu_unique) Init(1)
1812 Use STB_GNU_UNIQUE if supported by the assembler.
1814 floop-flatten
1815 Common Ignore
1816 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
1818 floop-nest-optimize
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.
1826 fstore-merging
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.
1834 fhardened
1835 Common Driver Var(flag_hardened)
1836 Enable various security-relevant flags.
1838 fharden-compares
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.
1850 fhardcfr-skip-leaf
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.
1866 Enum
1867 Name(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) Type(enum hardcfr_noret) UnknownError(unknown hardcfr noreturn checking level %qs)
1869 EnumValue
1870 Enum(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) String(never) Value(HCFRNR_NEVER)
1872 EnumValue
1873 Enum(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) String(nothrow) Value(HCFRNR_NOTHROW)
1875 EnumValue
1876 Enum(hardcfr_check_noreturn_calls) String(no-xthrow) Value(HCFRNR_NO_XTHROW)
1878 EnumValue
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.
1885 fident
1886 Common Var(flag_no_ident,0)
1887 Process #ident directives.
1889 fif-conversion
1890 Common Var(flag_if_conversion) Optimization
1891 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to branchless equivalents.
1893 fif-conversion2
1894 Common Var(flag_if_conversion2) Optimization
1895 Perform conversion of conditional jumps to conditional execution.
1897 fstack-reuse=
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.
1901 Enum
1902 Name(stack_reuse_level) Type(enum stack_reuse_level) UnknownError(unknown Stack Reuse Level %qs)
1904 EnumValue
1905 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(all) Value(SR_ALL)
1907 EnumValue
1908 Enum(stack_reuse_level) String(named_vars) Value(SR_NAMED_VARS)
1910 EnumValue
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
1918 Common Ignore
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.
1929 findirect-inlining
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.
1935 finline
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.
1943 finline-functions
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.
1951 finline-limit-
1952 Common RejectNegative Joined Alias(finline-limit=)
1954 finline-limit=
1955 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
1956 -finline-limit=<number> Limit the size of inlined functions to <number>.
1958 finline-atomics
1959 Common Var(flag_inline_atomics) Init(1) Optimization
1960 Inline __atomic operations when a lock free instruction sequence is available.
1962 finline-stringops
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
1968 finline-stringops=
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.
1973 Enum
1974 Name(ilsop_fn) Type(enum ilsop_fn) UnknownError(unavailable stringop for inlining %qs)
1976 ; This is not part of any set.
1977 ; EnumValue
1978 ; Enum(ilsop_fn) String(none) Value(ILSOP_NONE)
1980 EnumValue
1981 Enum(ilsop_fn) String(memcmp) Value(ILSOP_MEMCMP) Set(1)
1983 EnumValue
1984 Enum(ilsop_fn) String(memcpy) Value(ILSOP_MEMCPY) Set(2)
1986 EnumValue
1987 Enum(ilsop_fn) String(memmove) Value(ILSOP_MEMMOVE) Set(3)
1989 EnumValue
1990 Enum(ilsop_fn) String(memset) Value(ILSOP_MEMSET) Set(4)
1992 ; This is not part of any set either.
1993 ; EnumValue
1994 ; Enum(ilsop_fn) String(all) Value(ILSOP_ALL)
1996 fcf-protection
1997 Common RejectNegative Alias(fcf-protection=,full)
1999 fcf-protection=
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.
2004 Enum
2005 Name(cf_protection_level) Type(enum cf_protection_level) UnknownError(unknown Control-Flow Protection Level %qs)
2007 EnumValue
2008 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(full) Value(CF_FULL) Set(1)
2010 EnumValue
2011 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(branch) Value(CF_BRANCH) Set(2)
2013 EnumValue
2014 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(return) Value(CF_RETURN) Set(3)
2016 EnumValue
2017 Enum(cf_protection_level) String(check) Value(CF_CHECK) Set(4)
2019 EnumValue
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.
2038 fipa-cp
2039 Common Var(flag_ipa_cp) Optimization
2040 Perform interprocedural constant propagation.
2042 fipa-cp-clone
2043 Common Var(flag_ipa_cp_clone) Optimization
2044 Perform cloning to make Interprocedural constant propagation stronger.
2046 fipa-cp-alignment
2047 Common Ignore
2048 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2050 fipa-bit-cp
2051 Common Var(flag_ipa_bit_cp) Optimization
2052 Perform interprocedural bitwise constant propagation.
2054 fipa-modref
2055 Common Var(flag_ipa_modref) Optimization
2056 Perform interprocedural modref analysis.
2058 fipa-profile
2059 Common Var(flag_ipa_profile) Init(0) Optimization
2060 Perform interprocedural profile propagation.
2062 fipa-pta
2063 Common Var(flag_ipa_pta) Init(0) Optimization
2064 Perform interprocedural points-to analysis.
2066 fipa-pure-const
2067 Common Var(flag_ipa_pure_const) Init(0) Optimization
2068 Discover pure and const functions.
2070 fipa-icf
2071 Common Var(flag_ipa_icf) Optimization
2072 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions and read-only variables.
2074 fipa-icf-functions
2075 Common Var(flag_ipa_icf_functions) Optimization
2076 Perform Identical Code Folding for functions.
2078 fipa-icf-variables
2079 Common Var(flag_ipa_icf_variables) Optimization
2080 Perform Identical Code Folding for variables.
2082 fipa-reference
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.
2094 fipa-matrix-reorg
2095 Common Ignore
2096 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2098 fipa-struct-reorg
2099 Common Ignore
2100 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2102 fipa-vrp
2103 Common Var(flag_ipa_vrp) Optimization
2104 Perform IPA Value Range Propagation.
2106 fira-algorithm=
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.
2114 Enum
2115 Name(ira_algorithm) Type(enum ira_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown IRA algorithm %qs)
2117 EnumValue
2118 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(CB) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_CB)
2120 EnumValue
2121 Enum(ira_algorithm) String(priority) Value(IRA_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY)
2123 fira-region=
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.
2127 Enum
2128 Name(ira_region) Type(enum ira_region) UnknownError(unknown IRA region %qs)
2130 EnumValue
2131 Enum(ira_region) String(one) Value(IRA_REGION_ONE)
2133 EnumValue
2134 Enum(ira_region) String(all) Value(IRA_REGION_ALL)
2136 EnumValue
2137 Enum(ira_region) String(mixed) Value(IRA_REGION_MIXED)
2139 fira-hoist-pressure
2140 Common Var(flag_ira_hoist_pressure) Init(1) Optimization
2141 Use IRA based register pressure calculation
2142 in RTL hoist optimizations.
2144 fira-loop-pressure
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.
2157 fira-verbose=
2158 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Var(flag_ira_verbose) Init(5)
2159 -fira-verbose=<number>  Control IRA's level of diagnostic messages.
2161 fivopts
2162 Common Var(flag_ivopts) Init(1) Optimization
2163 Optimize induction variables on trees.
2165 fjump-tables
2166 Common Var(flag_jump_tables) Init(1) Optimization
2167 Use jump tables for sufficiently large switch statements.
2169 fbit-tests
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.
2181 fkeep-static-consts
2182 Common Var(flag_keep_static_consts) Init(1)
2183 Emit static const variables even if they are not used.
2185 fleading-underscore
2186 Common Var(flag_leading_underscore) Init(-1)
2187 Give external symbols a leading underscore.
2189 floop-optimize
2190 Common Ignore
2191 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2193 flra-remat
2194 Common Var(flag_lra_remat) Optimization
2195 Do CFG-sensitive rematerialization in LRA.
2197 flto
2198 Common
2199 Enable link-time optimization.
2201 flto=
2202 Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_lto)
2203 Link-time optimization with number of parallel jobs or jobserver.
2205 Enum
2206 Name(lto_partition_model) Type(enum lto_partition_model) UnknownError(unknown LTO partitioning model %qs)
2208 EnumValue
2209 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(none) Value(LTO_PARTITION_NONE)
2211 EnumValue
2212 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(one) Value(LTO_PARTITION_ONE)
2214 EnumValue
2215 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(balanced) Value(LTO_PARTITION_BALANCED)
2217 EnumValue
2218 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(1to1) Value(LTO_PARTITION_1TO1)
2220 EnumValue
2221 Enum(lto_partition_model) String(max) Value(LTO_PARTITION_MAX)
2223 flto-partition=
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
2233 Common Ignore
2234 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2236 flto-report
2237 Common Var(flag_lto_report) Init(0)
2238 Report various link-time optimization statistics.
2240 flto-report-wpa
2241 Common Var(flag_lto_report_wpa) Init(0)
2242 Report various link-time optimization statistics for WPA only.
2244 fmath-errno
2245 Common Var(flag_errno_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
2246 Set errno after built-in math functions.
2248 fmax-errors=
2249 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_max_errors)
2250 -fmax-errors=<number>   Maximum number of errors to report.
2252 fmem-report
2253 Common Var(mem_report)
2254 Report on permanent memory allocation.
2256 fmem-report-wpa
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
2262 ; variables.
2263 fmerge-all-constants
2264 Common Var(flag_merge_constants,2) Init(1)
2265 Attempt to merge identical constants and constant variables.
2267 fmerge-constants
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.
2275 fmessage-length=
2276 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger
2277 -fmessage-length=<number>       Limit diagnostics to <number> characters per line.  0 suppresses line-wrapping.
2279 fmodulo-sched
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.
2291 fmove-loop-stores
2292 Common Var(flag_move_loop_stores) Optimization
2293 Move stores out of loops.
2295 fmultiflags
2296 Common Driver
2297 Building block for specs-based multilib-aware TFLAGS.
2299 fdce
2300 Common Var(flag_dce) Init(1) Optimization
2301 Use the RTL dead code elimination pass.
2303 fdse
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.
2315 foffload=
2316 Driver Joined MissingArgError(targets missing after %qs)
2318 foffload-options=
2319 Common Driver Joined MissingArgError(options or targets=options missing after %qs)
2320 -foffload-options=<targets>=<options>   Specify options for the offloading targets.
2322 foffload-abi=
2323 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(offload_abi)
2324 -foffload-abi=[lp64|ilp32]      Set the ABI to use in an offload compiler.
2326 Enum
2327 Name(offload_abi) Type(enum offload_abi) UnknownError(unknown offload ABI %qs)
2329 EnumValue
2330 Enum(offload_abi) String(ilp32) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_ILP32)
2332 EnumValue
2333 Enum(offload_abi) String(lp64) Value(OFFLOAD_ABI_LP64)
2335 fomit-frame-pointer
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.
2346 Enum
2347 Name(target_simd_clone_device) Type(int)
2349 EnumValue
2350 Enum(target_simd_clone_device) String(none) Value(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_NONE)
2352 EnumValue
2353 Enum(target_simd_clone_device) String(host) Value(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_HOST)
2355 EnumValue
2356 Enum(target_simd_clone_device) String(nohost) Value(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_NOHOST)
2358 EnumValue
2359 Enum(target_simd_clone_device) String(any) Value(OMP_TARGET_SIMD_CLONE_ANY)
2361 fopt-info
2362 Common Var(flag_opt_info) Optimization
2363 Enable all optimization info dumps on stderr.
2365 fopt-info-
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
2374 Common Ignore
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.
2381 fpartial-inlining
2382 Common Var(flag_partial_inlining) Optimization
2383 Perform partial inlining.
2385 fpre-ipa-mem-report
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.
2393 fpack-struct
2394 Common Var(flag_pack_struct) Optimization
2395 Pack structure members together without holes.
2397 fpack-struct=
2398 Common RejectNegative Joined UInteger Optimization
2399 -fpack-struct=<number>  Set initial maximum structure member alignment.
2401 fpcc-struct-return
2402 Common Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,1) Init(DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN)
2403 Return small aggregates in memory, not registers.
2405 fpeel-loops
2406 Common Var(flag_peel_loops) Optimization
2407 Perform loop peeling.
2409 fpeephole
2410 Common Var(flag_no_peephole,0) Optimization
2411 Enable machine specific peephole optimizations.
2413 fpeephole2
2414 Common Var(flag_peephole2) Optimization
2415 Enable an RTL peephole pass before sched2.
2417 fPIC
2418 Common Var(flag_pic,2) Negative(fPIE) Init(-1)
2419 Generate position-independent code if possible (large mode).
2421 fPIE
2422 Common Var(flag_pie,2) Negative(fpic) Init(-1)
2423 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (large mode).
2425 fpic
2426 Common Var(flag_pic,1) Negative(fpie) Init(-1)
2427 Generate position-independent code if possible (small mode).
2429 fpie
2430 Common Var(flag_pie,1) Negative(fPIC) Init(-1)
2431 Generate position-independent code for executables if possible (small mode).
2433 fplt
2434 Common Var(flag_plt) Init(1) Optimization
2435 Use PLT for PIC calls (-fno-plt: load the address from GOT at call site).
2437 fplugin=
2438 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2439 Specify a plugin to load.
2441 fplugin-arg-
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.
2453 fprofile
2454 Common Var(profile_flag)
2455 Enable basic program profiling code.
2457 fprofile-abs-path
2458 Common Var(profile_abs_path_flag)
2459 Generate absolute source path names for gcov.
2461 fprofile-arcs
2462 Common Var(profile_arc_flag)
2463 Insert arc-based program profiling code.
2465 fprofile-dir=
2466 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_data_prefix)
2467 Set the top-level directory for storing the profile data.
2468 The default is 'pwd'.
2470 fprofile-note=
2471 Common Joined RejectNegative Var(profile_note_location)
2472 Select the name for storing the profile note file.
2474 fprofile-correction
2475 Common Var(flag_profile_correction)
2476 Enable correction of flow inconsistent profile data input.
2478 fprofile-update=
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).
2490 Enum
2491 Name(profile_reproducibility) Type(enum profile_reproducibility) UnknownError(unknown profile reproducibility method %qs)
2493 EnumValue
2494 Enum(profile_reproducibility) String(serial) Value(PROFILE_REPRODUCIBILITY_SERIAL)
2496 EnumValue
2497 Enum(profile_reproducibility) String(parallel-runs) Value(PROFILE_REPRODUCIBILITY_PARALLEL_RUNS)
2499 EnumValue
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.
2506 Enum
2507 Name(profile_update) Type(enum profile_update) UnknownError(unknown profile update method %qs)
2509 EnumValue
2510 Enum(profile_update) String(single) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_SINGLE)
2512 EnumValue
2513 Enum(profile_update) String(atomic) Value(PROFILE_UPDATE_ATOMIC)
2515 EnumValue
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.
2526 fprofile-generate
2527 Common
2528 Enable common options for generating profile info for profile feedback directed optimizations.
2530 fprofile-generate=
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.
2546 fprofile-use
2547 Common Var(flag_profile_use)
2548 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations.
2550 fprofile-use=
2551 Common Joined RejectNegative
2552 Enable common options for performing profile feedback directed optimizations, and set -fprofile-dir=.
2554 fprofile-values
2555 Common Var(flag_profile_values)
2556 Insert code to profile values of expressions.
2558 fprofile-report
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.
2570 frandom-seed
2571 Common Var(common_deferred_options) Defer
2573 frandom-seed=
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.
2587 freg-struct-return
2588 Common Var(flag_pcc_struct_return,0) Optimization
2589 Return small aggregates in registers.
2591 fregmove
2592 Common Ignore
2593 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
2595 flifetime-dse
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.
2600 flifetime-dse=
2601 Common Joined RejectNegative UInteger Var(flag_lifetime_dse) Optimization IntegerRange(0, 2)
2603 flive-patching
2604 Common RejectNegative Alias(flive-patching=,inline-clone) Optimization
2606 flive-patching=
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.
2612 Enum
2613 Name(live_patching_level) Type(enum live_patching_level) UnknownError(unknown Live-Patching Level %qs)
2615 EnumValue
2616 Enum(live_patching_level) String(inline-only-static) Value(LIVE_PATCHING_INLINE_ONLY_STATIC)
2618 EnumValue
2619 Enum(live_patching_level) String(inline-clone) Value(LIVE_PATCHING_INLINE_CLONE)
2621 fallocation-dce
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.
2629 frename-registers
2630 Common Var(flag_rename_registers) Optimization EnabledBy(funroll-loops)
2631 Perform a register renaming optimization pass.
2633 fschedule-fusion
2634 Common Var(flag_schedule_fusion) Init(2) Optimization
2635 Perform a target dependent instruction fusion optimization pass.
2637 freorder-blocks
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.
2645 Enum
2646 Name(reorder_blocks_algorithm) Type(enum reorder_blocks_algorithm) UnknownError(unknown basic block reordering algorithm %qs)
2648 EnumValue
2649 Enum(reorder_blocks_algorithm) String(simple) Value(REORDER_BLOCKS_ALGORITHM_SIMPLE)
2651 EnumValue
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.
2658 freorder-functions
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.
2666 frerun-loop-opt
2667 Common Ignore
2668 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2670 frounding-math
2671 Common Var(flag_rounding_math) Optimization SetByCombined
2672 Disable optimizations that assume default FP rounding behavior.
2674 fsched-interblock
2675 Common Var(flag_schedule_interblock) Init(1) Optimization
2676 Enable scheduling across basic blocks.
2678 fsched-pressure
2679 Common Var(flag_sched_pressure) Init(0) Optimization
2680 Enable register pressure sensitive insn scheduling.
2682 fsched-spec
2683 Common Var(flag_schedule_speculative) Init(1) Optimization
2684 Allow speculative motion of non-loads.
2686 fsched-spec-load
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.
2694 fsched-verbose=
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.
2702 fsched2-use-traces
2703 Common Ignore
2704 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2706 fschedule-insns
2707 Common Var(flag_schedule_insns) Optimization
2708 Reschedule instructions before register allocation.
2710 fschedule-insns2
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.
2725 fself-test=
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.
2791 fsection-anchors
2792 Common Var(flag_section_anchors) Optimization
2793 Access data in the same section from shared anchor points.
2795 fsee
2796 Common Ignore
2797 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2799 fzee
2800 Common Ignore
2801 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
2803 free
2804 Common Var(flag_ree) Init(0) Optimization
2805 Turn on Redundant Extensions Elimination pass.
2807 fshow-column
2808 Common Var(flag_show_column) Init(1)
2809 Show column numbers in diagnostics, when available.  Default on.
2811 fshrink-wrap
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.
2820 fsignaling-nans
2821 Common Var(flag_signaling_nans) Optimization SetByCombined
2822 Disable optimizations observable by IEEE signaling NaNs.
2824 fsigned-zeros
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.
2836 fsplit-stack
2837 Common Var(flag_split_stack) Init(-1)
2838 Generate discontiguous stack frames.
2840 fsplit-wide-types
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.
2848 fssa-backprop
2849 Common Var(flag_ssa_backprop) Init(1) Optimization
2850 Enable backward propagation of use properties at the SSA level.
2852 fssa-phiopt
2853 Common Var(flag_ssa_phiopt) Optimization
2854 Optimize conditional patterns using SSA PHI nodes.
2856 fstdarg-opt
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.
2864 fstack-check=
2865 Common RejectNegative Joined Optimization
2866 -fstack-check=[no|generic|specific]     Insert stack checking code into the program.
2868 fstack-check
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.
2877 fstack-limit
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>.
2888 fstack-protector
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.
2904 fstack-usage
2905 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_stack_usage)
2906 Output stack usage information on a per-function basis.
2908 fstrength-reduce
2909 Common Ignore
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.
2916 fstrict-aliasing
2917 Common Var(flag_strict_aliasing) Optimization
2918 Assume strict aliasing rules apply.
2920 fstrict-overflow
2921 Common
2922 Treat signed overflow as undefined.  Negated as -fwrapv -fwrapv-pointer.
2924 fstrub=disable
2925 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, 0)
2926 Disable stack scrub entirely, disregarding strub attributes.
2928 fstrub=strict
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
2936 ; overhead.
2937 fstrub=relaxed
2938 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, -3) Init(-3)
2939 Restore default strub mode: as per attributes, with relaxed checking.
2941 fstrub=all
2942 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, 3)
2943 Enable stack scrubbing for all viable functions.
2945 fstrub=at-calls
2946 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, 1)
2947 Enable at-calls stack scrubbing for all viable functions.
2949 fstrub=internal
2950 Common RejectNegative Var(flag_strub, 2)
2951 Enable internal stack scrubbing for all viable functions.
2953 fsync-libcalls
2954 Common Var(flag_sync_libcalls) Init(1)
2955 Implement __atomic operations via libcalls to legacy __sync functions.
2957 fsyntax-only
2958 Common Var(flag_syntax_only)
2959 Check for syntax errors, then stop.
2961 ftest-coverage
2962 Common Var(flag_test_coverage)
2963 Create data files needed by \"gcov\".
2965 fthread-jumps
2966 Common Var(flag_thread_jumps) Optimization
2967 Perform jump threading optimizations.
2969 ftime-report
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.
2977 ftls-model=
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.
2981 Enum
2982 Name(tls_model) Type(enum tls_model) UnknownError(unknown TLS model %qs)
2984 EnumValue
2985 Enum(tls_model) String(global-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_GLOBAL_DYNAMIC)
2987 EnumValue
2988 Enum(tls_model) String(local-dynamic) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_DYNAMIC)
2990 EnumValue
2991 Enum(tls_model) String(initial-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_INITIAL_EXEC)
2993 EnumValue
2994 Enum(tls_model) String(local-exec) Value(TLS_MODEL_LOCAL_EXEC)
2996 ftoplevel-reorder
2997 Common Var(flag_toplevel_reorder) Init(2) Optimization
2998 Reorder top level functions, variables, and asms.
3000 ftracer
3001 Common Var(flag_tracer) Optimization
3002 Perform superblock formation via tail duplication.
3004 ftrampolines
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.
3009 ftrampoline-impl=
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
3012 executable stack.
3014 Enum
3015 Name(trampoline_impl) Type(enum trampoline_impl) UnknownError(unknown trampoline implementation %qs)
3017 EnumValue
3018 Enum(trampoline_impl) String(stack) Value(TRAMPOLINE_IMPL_STACK)
3020 EnumValue
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.
3027 ftrapping-math
3028 Common Var(flag_trapping_math) Init(1) Optimization SetByCombined
3029 Assume floating-point operations can trap.
3031 ftrapv
3032 Common Var(flag_trapv) Optimization
3033 Trap for signed overflow in addition, subtraction and multiplication.
3035 ftree-ccp
3036 Common Var(flag_tree_ccp) Optimization
3037 Enable SSA-CCP optimization on trees.
3039 ftree-bit-ccp
3040 Common Var(flag_tree_bit_ccp) Optimization
3041 Enable SSA-BIT-CCP optimization on trees.
3043 ftree-store-ccp
3044 Common Ignore
3045 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3047 ftree-ch
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.
3055 ftree-coalesce-vars
3056 Common Var(flag_tree_coalesce_vars) Optimization
3057 Enable SSA coalescing of user variables.
3059 ftree-copyrename
3060 Common Ignore
3061 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3063 ftree-copy-prop
3064 Common Var(flag_tree_copy_prop) Optimization
3065 Enable copy propagation on trees.
3067 ftree-store-copy-prop
3068 Common Ignore
3069 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3071 ftree-cselim
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.
3079 ftree-dce
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.
3087 ftree-tail-merge
3088 Common Var(flag_tree_tail_merge) Optimization
3089 Enable tail merging on trees.
3091 ftree-dse
3092 Common Var(flag_tree_dse) Optimization
3093 Enable dead store elimination.
3095 ftree-forwprop
3096 Common Var(flag_tree_forwprop) Init(1) Optimization
3097 Enable forward propagation on trees.
3099 ftree-fre
3100 Common Var(flag_tree_fre) Optimization
3101 Enable Full Redundancy Elimination (FRE) on trees.
3103 foptimize-strlen
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.
3128 ftree-loop-im
3129 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_im) Init(1) Optimization
3130 Enable loop invariant motion on trees.
3132 ftree-loop-linear
3133 Common Alias(floop-nest-optimize)
3134 Enable loop nest transforms.  Same as -floop-nest-optimize.
3136 ftree-loop-ivcanon
3137 Common Var(flag_tree_loop_ivcanon) Init(1) Optimization
3138 Create canonical induction variables in loops.
3140 ftree-loop-optimize
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.
3148 ftree-phiprop
3149 Common Var(flag_tree_phiprop) Init(1) Optimization
3150 Enable hoisting loads from conditional pointers.
3152 ftree-pre
3153 Common Var(flag_tree_pre) Optimization
3154 Enable SSA-PRE optimization on trees.
3156 ftree-partial-pre
3157 Common Var(flag_tree_partial_pre) Optimization
3158 In SSA-PRE optimization on trees, enable partial-partial redundancy elimination.
3160 ftree-pta
3161 Common Var(flag_tree_pta) Optimization
3162 Perform function-local points-to analysis on trees.
3164 ftree-reassoc
3165 Common Var(flag_tree_reassoc) Init(1) Optimization
3166 Enable reassociation on tree level.
3168 ftree-salias
3169 Common Ignore
3170 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3172 ftree-sink
3173 Common Var(flag_tree_sink) Optimization
3174 Enable SSA code sinking on trees.
3176 ftree-slsr
3177 Common Var(flag_tree_slsr) Optimization
3178 Perform straight-line strength reduction.
3180 ftree-sra
3181 Common Var(flag_tree_sra) Optimization
3182 Perform scalar replacement of aggregates.
3184 ftree-ter
3185 Common Var(flag_tree_ter) Optimization
3186 Replace temporary expressions in the SSA->normal pass.
3188 ftree-lrs
3189 Common Var(flag_tree_live_range_split) Optimization
3190 Perform live range splitting during the SSA->normal pass.
3192 ftree-vrp
3193 Common Var(flag_tree_vrp) Init(0) Optimization
3194 Perform Value Range Propagation on trees.
3196 fsplit-paths
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
3203 trailing array.
3205 funit-at-a-time
3206 Common Var(flag_unit_at_a_time) Init(1)
3207 Compile whole compilation unit at a time.
3209 funreachable-traps
3210 Common Var(flag_unreachable_traps) Optimization
3211 Trap on __builtin_unreachable instead of using it for optimization.
3213 funroll-loops
3214 Common Var(flag_unroll_loops) Optimization EnabledBy(funroll-all-loops)
3215 Perform loop unrolling when iteration count is known.
3217 funroll-all-loops
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
3229 Common Ignore
3230 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3232 fassociative-math
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.
3237 freciprocal-math
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.
3249 funswitch-loops
3250 Common Var(flag_unswitch_loops) Optimization
3251 Perform loop unswitching.
3253 fsplit-loops
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.
3261 funwind-tables
3262 Common Var(flag_unwind_tables) Optimization
3263 Just generate unwind tables for exception handling.
3265 fuse-ld=bfd
3266 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=gold)
3267 Use the bfd linker instead of the default linker.
3269 fuse-ld=gold
3270 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=bfd)
3271 Use the gold linker instead of the default linker.
3273 fuse-ld=lld
3274 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=lld)
3275 Use the lld LLVM linker instead of the default linker.
3277 fuse-ld=mold
3278 Common Driver Negative(fuse-ld=mold)
3279 Use the Modern linker (MOLD) linker instead of the default linker.
3281 fuse-linker-plugin
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.
3287 fvar-tracking
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
3293 ; annotations.
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
3306 ; annotations.
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.
3312 ftree-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.
3324 ftree-slp-vectorize
3325 Common Var(flag_tree_slp_vectorize) Optimization EnabledBy(ftree-vectorize)
3326 Enable basic block vectorization (SLP) on trees.
3328 fvect-cost-model=
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.
3332 fsimd-cost-model=
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.
3336 Enum
3337 Name(vect_cost_model) Type(enum vect_cost_model) UnknownError(unknown vectorizer cost model %qs)
3339 EnumValue
3340 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(unlimited) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_UNLIMITED)
3342 EnumValue
3343 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(dynamic) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_DYNAMIC)
3345 EnumValue
3346 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(cheap) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_CHEAP)
3348 EnumValue
3349 Enum(vect_cost_model) String(very-cheap) Value(VECT_COST_MODEL_VERY_CHEAP)
3351 fvect-cost-model
3352 Common Alias(fvect-cost-model=,dynamic,unlimited)
3353 Enables the dynamic vectorizer cost model.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3355 ftree-vect-loop-version
3356 Common Ignore
3357 Does nothing. Preserved for backward compatibility.
3359 ftree-scev-cprop
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.
3367 Enum
3368 Name(auto_init_type) Type(enum auto_init_type) UnknownError(unrecognized automatic variable initialization type %qs)
3370 EnumValue
3371 Enum(auto_init_type) String(uninitialized) Value(AUTO_INIT_UNINITIALIZED)
3373 EnumValue
3374 Enum(auto_init_type) String(pattern) Value(AUTO_INIT_PATTERN)
3376 EnumValue
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.
3385 fverbose-asm
3386 Common Var(flag_verbose_asm)
3387 Add extra commentary to assembler output.
3389 fvisibility=
3390 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(symbol_visibility) Var(default_visibility) Init(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
3391 -fvisibility=[default|internal|hidden|protected]        Set the default symbol visibility.
3393 Enum
3394 Name(symbol_visibility) Type(enum symbol_visibility) UnknownError(unrecognized visibility value %qs)
3396 EnumValue
3397 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(default) Value(VISIBILITY_DEFAULT)
3399 EnumValue
3400 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(internal) Value(VISIBILITY_INTERNAL)
3402 EnumValue
3403 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(hidden) Value(VISIBILITY_HIDDEN)
3405 EnumValue
3406 Enum(symbol_visibility) String(protected) Value(VISIBILITY_PROTECTED)
3408 fvtable-verify=
3409 Common Joined RejectNegative Enum(vtv_priority) Var(flag_vtable_verify) Init(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
3410 Validate vtable pointers before using them.
3412 Enum
3413 Name(vtv_priority) Type(enum vtv_priority) UnknownError(unknown vtable verify initialization priority %qs)
3415 EnumValue
3416 Enum(vtv_priority) String(none) Value(VTV_NO_PRIORITY)
3418 EnumValue
3419 Enum(vtv_priority) String(std) Value(VTV_STANDARD_PRIORITY)
3421 EnumValue
3422 Enum(vtv_priority) String(preinit) Value(VTV_PREINIT_PRIORITY)
3424 fvtv-counts
3425 Common Var(flag_vtv_counts)
3426 Output vtable verification counters.
3428 fvtv-debug
3429 Common Var(flag_vtv_debug)
3430 Output vtable verification pointer sets information.
3432 fvpt
3433 Common Var(flag_value_profile_transformations) Optimization
3434 Use expression value profiles in optimizations.
3436 fweb
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.
3444 fwhole-program
3445 Common Var(flag_whole_program) Init(0)
3446 Perform whole program optimizations.
3448 fwrapv-pointer
3449 Common Var(flag_wrapv_pointer) Optimization
3450 Assume pointer overflow wraps around.
3452 fwrapv
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.
3468 gas-loc-support
3469 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_loc_support)
3470 Assume assembler support for (DWARF2+) .loc directives.
3472 gas-locview-support
3473 Common Driver Var(dwarf2out_as_locview_support)
3474 Assume assembler support for view in (DWARF2+) .loc directives.
3476 gcodeview
3477 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing
3478 Generate debug information in CodeView format.
3480 gcoff
3481 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3482 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3484 gcoff1
3485 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3486 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3488 gcoff2
3489 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3490 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3492 gcoff3
3493 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3494 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3496 gcolumn-info
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.
3502 gctf
3503 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
3504 Generate CTF debug information at default level.
3506 gbtf
3507 Common Driver RejectNegative JoinedOrMissing
3508 Generate BTF debug information at default level.
3510 gdwarf
3511 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
3512 Generate debug information in default version of DWARF format.
3514 gdwarf-
3515 Common Driver Joined UInteger Var(dwarf_version) Init(DWARF_VERSION_DEFAULT) RejectNegative
3516 Generate debug information in DWARF v2 (or later) format.
3518 gdwarf32
3519 Common Driver Var(dwarf_offset_size,4) Init(4) RejectNegative
3520 Use 32-bit DWARF format when emitting DWARF debug information.
3522 gdwarf64
3523 Common Driver Var(dwarf_offset_size,8) RejectNegative
3524 Use 64-bit DWARF format when emitting DWARF debug information.
3526 ggdb
3527 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
3528 Generate debug information in default extended format.
3530 ginline-points
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.
3538 gno-
3539 RejectNegative Joined Undocumented
3540 ; Catch the gno- prefix, so it doesn't backtrack to g<level>.
3542 gno-pubnames
3543 Common Driver Negative(gpubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 0) Init(-1)
3544 Don't generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
3546 gpubnames
3547 Common Driver Negative(ggnu-pubnames) Var(debug_generate_pub_sections, 1)
3548 Generate DWARF pubnames and pubtypes sections.
3550 ggnu-pubnames
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.
3558 gsplit-dwarf
3559 Common Driver Var(dwarf_split_debug_info) Init(0)
3560 Generate debug information in separate .dwo files.
3562 gstabs
3563 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3564 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3566 gstabs+
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.
3574 gstrict-dwarf
3575 Common Driver Var(dwarf_strict) Init(0)
3576 Don't emit DWARF additions beyond selected version.
3578 gdescribe-dies
3579 Common Driver Var(flag_describe_dies) Init(0)
3580 Add description attributes to some DWARF DIEs that have no name attribute.
3582 gtoggle
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)
3593 gvms
3594 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing RejectNegative
3595 Generate debug information in VMS format.
3597 gxcoff
3598 Common Driver WarnRemoved
3599 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3601 gxcoff+
3602 Common Driver JoinedOrMissing  WarnRemoved
3603 Does nothing.  Preserved for backward compatibility.
3605 Enum
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.
3610 EnumValue
3611 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(none) Value(0)
3613 EnumValue
3614 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib) Value(1)
3616 EnumValue
3617 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zstd) Value(2)
3619 EnumValue
3620 Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib-gnu) Value(3)
3623 Common Driver
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
3633 iplugindir=
3634 Common Joined Var(plugindir_string) Init(0)
3635 -iplugindir=<dir>       Set <dir> to be the default plugin directory.
3637 imultiarch
3638 Common Joined Separate RejectDriver Var(imultiarch) Init(0)
3639 -imultiarch <dir>       Set <dir> to be the multiarch include subdirectory.
3642 Driver Joined Separate
3645 Driver
3647 no-canonical-prefixes
3648 Driver
3650 nodefaultlibs
3651 Driver
3653 nostartfiles
3654 Driver
3656 nolibc
3657 Driver
3659 nostdlib
3660 Driver
3662 nostdlib++
3663 Driver
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.
3673 pass-exit-codes
3674 Driver Var(pass_exit_codes)
3676 pedantic
3677 Common Alias(Wpedantic)
3679 pedantic-errors
3680 Common Var(flag_pedantic_errors)
3681 Like -pedantic but issue them as errors.
3684 Driver
3686 pipe
3687 Driver Var(use_pipes)
3689 print-file-name=
3690 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_file_name)
3692 print-libgcc-file-name
3693 Driver
3695 print-multi-directory
3696 Driver Var(print_multi_directory)
3698 print-multi-lib
3699 Driver Var(print_multi_lib)
3701 print-multi-os-directory
3702 Driver Var(print_multi_os_directory)
3704 print-multiarch
3705 Driver Var(print_multiarch)
3707 print-prog-name=
3708 Driver JoinedOrMissing Var(print_prog_name)
3710 print-search-dirs
3711 Driver Var(print_search_dirs)
3713 print-sysroot
3714 Driver Var(print_sysroot)
3716 print-sysroot-headers-suffix
3717 Driver Var(print_sysroot_headers_suffix)
3719 quiet
3720 Common Var(quiet_flag) RejectDriver
3721 Do not display functions compiled or elapsed time.
3724 Driver
3727 Driver
3729 save-temps
3730 Driver
3732 save-temps=
3733 Driver Joined
3736 Driver
3738 time
3739 Driver Var(report_times)
3741 time=
3742 Driver JoinedOrMissing
3745 Driver Joined Separate
3747 undef
3748 Driver
3749 ; C option, but driver must not handle as "-u ndef".
3752 Common Driver Var(verbose_flag)
3753 Enable verbose output.
3755 version
3756 Common Var(version_flag) RejectDriver
3757 Display the compiler's version.
3760 Common Var(inhibit_warnings)
3761 Suppress warnings.
3763 wrapper
3764 Driver Separate Var(wrapper_string)
3767 Driver Joined Separate
3769 shared
3770 Driver RejectNegative Negative(static-pie)
3771 Create a shared library.
3773 shared-libgcc
3774 Driver
3776 specs
3777 Driver Separate Alias(specs=)
3779 specs=
3780 Driver Joined
3782 static
3783 Driver
3785 static-libgcc
3786 Driver
3788 static-libgfortran
3789 Driver
3790 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
3792 static-libgm2
3793 Driver
3794 ; Documented for Modula-2, but always accepted by driver.
3796 static-libphobos
3797 Driver
3798 ; Documented for D, but always accepted by driver.
3800 static-libquadmath
3801 Driver
3802 ; Documented for Fortran, but always accepted by driver.
3804 static-libstdc++
3805 Driver
3807 static-libgo
3808 Driver
3809 ; Documented for Go, but always accepted by driver.
3811 static-libasan
3812 Driver
3814 static-libhwasan
3815 Driver
3817 static-libtsan
3818 Driver
3820 static-liblsan
3821 Driver
3823 static-libubsan
3824 Driver
3826 symbolic
3827 Driver
3829 no-pie
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.
3837 static-pie
3838 Driver RejectNegative Negative(pie)
3839 Create a static position independent executable.
3842 Driver Joined Separate
3844 fipa-ra
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.