@c Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-@c 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
+@c 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c This is part of the GCC manual.
@c For copying conditions, see the file gcc.texi.
-pipe -pass-exit-codes @gol
-x @var{language} -v -### --help@r{[}=@var{class}@r{[},@dots{}@r{]]} --target-help @gol
--version -wrapper @@@var{file} -fplugin=@var{file} -fplugin-arg-@var{name}=@var{arg} @gol
--fdump-ada-spec@r{[}-slim@r{]}} -fdump-go-spec=@var{file}
+-fdump-ada-spec@r{[}-slim@r{]} -fdump-go-spec=@var{file}}
@item C Language Options
@xref{C Dialect Options,,Options Controlling C Dialect}.
@item C++ Language Options
@xref{C++ Dialect Options,,Options Controlling C++ Dialect}.
@gccoptlist{-fabi-version=@var{n} -fno-access-control -fcheck-new @gol
--fconserve-space -ffriend-injection @gol
+-fconserve-space -fconstexpr-depth=@var{n} -ffriend-injection @gol
-fno-elide-constructors @gol
-fno-enforce-eh-specs @gol
-ffor-scope -fno-for-scope -fno-gnu-keywords @gol
@gccoptlist{-fconstant-string-class=@var{class-name} @gol
-fgnu-runtime -fnext-runtime @gol
-fno-nil-receivers @gol
+-fobjc-abi-version=@var{n} @gol
-fobjc-call-cxx-cdtors @gol
-fobjc-direct-dispatch @gol
-fobjc-exceptions @gol
-fobjc-gc @gol
+-fobjc-nilcheck @gol
-fobjc-std=objc1 @gol
-freplace-objc-classes @gol
-fzero-link @gol
@xref{Language Independent Options,,Options to Control Diagnostic Messages Formatting}.
@gccoptlist{-fmessage-length=@var{n} @gol
-fdiagnostics-show-location=@r{[}once@r{|}every-line@r{]} @gol
--fdiagnostics-show-option}
+-fno-diagnostics-show-option}
@item Warning Options
@xref{Warning Options,,Options to Request or Suppress Warnings}.
-@gccoptlist{-fsyntax-only fmax-errors=@var{n} -pedantic @gol
+@gccoptlist{-fsyntax-only -fmax-errors=@var{n} -pedantic @gol
-pedantic-errors @gol
-w -Wextra -Wall -Waddress -Waggregate-return -Warray-bounds @gol
-Wno-attributes -Wno-builtin-macro-redefined @gol
-Wc++-compat -Wc++0x-compat -Wcast-align -Wcast-qual @gol
-Wchar-subscripts -Wclobbered -Wcomment @gol
--Wconversion -Wcoverage-mismatch -Wcpp -Wno-deprecated @gol
+-Wconversion -Wcoverage-mismatch -Wno-cpp -Wno-deprecated @gol
-Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wdisabled-optimization @gol
-Wno-div-by-zero -Wdouble-promotion -Wempty-body -Wenum-compare @gol
-Wno-endif-labels -Werror -Werror=* @gol
-fcompare-debug@r{[}=@var{opts}@r{]} -fcompare-debug-second @gol
-feliminate-dwarf2-dups -feliminate-unused-debug-types @gol
-feliminate-unused-debug-symbols -femit-class-debug-always @gol
--fenable-icf-debug @gol
+-fdebug-types-section @gol
-fmem-report -fpre-ipa-mem-report -fpost-ipa-mem-report -fprofile-arcs @gol
-frandom-seed=@var{string} -fsched-verbose=@var{n} @gol
-fsel-sched-verbose -fsel-sched-dump-cfg -fsel-sched-pipelining-verbose @gol
-fauto-inc-dec -fbranch-probabilities -fbranch-target-load-optimize @gol
-fbranch-target-load-optimize2 -fbtr-bb-exclusive -fcaller-saves @gol
-fcheck-data-deps -fcombine-stack-adjustments -fconserve-stack @gol
--fcprop-registers -fcrossjumping @gol
+-fcompare-elim -fcprop-registers -fcrossjumping @gol
-fcse-follow-jumps -fcse-skip-blocks -fcx-fortran-rules @gol
-fcx-limited-range @gol
--fdata-sections -fdce -fdce @gol
--fdelayed-branch -fdelete-null-pointer-checks -fdse -fdse @gol
+-fdata-sections -fdce -fdce -fdelayed-branch @gol
+-fdelete-null-pointer-checks -fdse -fdevirtualize -fdse @gol
-fearly-inlining -fipa-sra -fexpensive-optimizations -ffast-math @gol
-ffinite-math-only -ffloat-store -fexcess-precision=@var{style} @gol
-fforward-propagate -ffp-contract=@var{style} -ffunction-sections @gol
-finline-functions -finline-functions-called-once -finline-limit=@var{n} @gol
-finline-small-functions -fipa-cp -fipa-cp-clone -fipa-matrix-reorg @gol
-fipa-pta -fipa-profile -fipa-pure-const -fipa-reference @gol
--fipa-struct-reorg -fira-algorithm=@var{algorithm} @gol
+-fira-algorithm=@var{algorithm} @gol
-fira-region=@var{region} @gol
-fira-loop-pressure -fno-ira-share-save-slots @gol
-fno-ira-share-spill-slots -fira-verbose=@var{n} @gol
-fivopts -fkeep-inline-functions -fkeep-static-consts @gol
-floop-block -floop-flatten -floop-interchange -floop-strip-mine @gol
--floop-parallelize-all -flto -flto-compression-level
+-floop-parallelize-all -flto -flto-compression-level @gol
-flto-partition=@var{alg} -flto-report -fmerge-all-constants @gol
-fmerge-constants -fmodulo-sched -fmodulo-sched-allow-regmoves @gol
-fmove-loop-invariants fmudflap -fmudflapir -fmudflapth -fno-branch-count-reg @gol
-ftree-builtin-call-dce -ftree-ccp -ftree-ch -ftree-copy-prop @gol
-ftree-copyrename -ftree-dce -ftree-dominator-opts -ftree-dse @gol
-ftree-forwprop -ftree-fre -ftree-loop-if-convert @gol
--ftree-loop-if-convert-memory-writes -ftree-loop-im @gol
+-ftree-loop-if-convert-stores -ftree-loop-im @gol
-ftree-phiprop -ftree-loop-distribution -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns @gol
-ftree-loop-ivcanon -ftree-loop-linear -ftree-loop-optimize @gol
-ftree-parallelize-loops=@var{n} -ftree-pre -ftree-pta -ftree-reassoc @gol
@item Directory Options
@xref{Directory Options,,Options for Directory Search}.
-@gccoptlist{-B@var{prefix} -I@var{dir} -iplugindir=@var{dir}}
--iquote@var{dir} -L@var{dir} -specs=@var{file} -I-
---sysroot=@var{dir}
+@gccoptlist{-B@var{prefix} -I@var{dir} -iplugindir=@var{dir} @gol
+-iquote@var{dir} -L@var{dir} -specs=@var{file} -I- @gol
+--sysroot=@var{dir}}
@item Machine Dependent Options
@xref{Submodel Options,,Hardware Models and Configurations}.
@c Try and put the significant identifier (CPU or system) first,
@c so users have a clue at guessing where the ones they want will be.
-@emph{ARC Options}
-@gccoptlist{-EB -EL @gol
--mmangle-cpu -mcpu=@var{cpu} -mtext=@var{text-section} @gol
--mdata=@var{data-section} -mrodata=@var{readonly-data-section}}
-
@emph{ARM Options}
@gccoptlist{-mapcs-frame -mno-apcs-frame @gol
-mabi=@var{name} @gol
-mapcs-reentrant -mno-apcs-reentrant @gol
-msched-prolog -mno-sched-prolog @gol
-mlittle-endian -mbig-endian -mwords-little-endian @gol
--mfloat-abi=@var{name} -msoft-float -mhard-float -mfpe @gol
+-mfloat-abi=@var{name} -mfpe @gol
-mfp16-format=@var{name}
-mthumb-interwork -mno-thumb-interwork @gol
-mcpu=@var{name} -march=@var{name} -mfpu=@var{name} @gol
-melf -maout -melinux -mlinux -sim -sim2 @gol
-mmul-bug-workaround -mno-mul-bug-workaround}
-@emph{CRX Options}
-@gccoptlist{-mmac -mpush-args}
-
@emph{Darwin Options}
@gccoptlist{-all_load -allowable_client -arch -arch_errors_fatal @gol
-arch_only -bind_at_load -bundle -bundle_loader @gol
-masm=@var{dialect} -mno-fancy-math-387 @gol
-mno-fp-ret-in-387 -msoft-float @gol
-mno-wide-multiply -mrtd -malign-double @gol
--mpreferred-stack-boundary=@var{num}
+-mpreferred-stack-boundary=@var{num} @gol
-mincoming-stack-boundary=@var{num} @gol
-mcld -mcx16 -msahf -mmovbe -mcrc32 -mrecip -mvzeroupper @gol
-mmmx -msse -msse2 -msse3 -mssse3 -msse4.1 -msse4.2 -msse4 -mavx @gol
-momit-leaf-frame-pointer -mno-red-zone -mno-tls-direct-seg-refs @gol
-mcmodel=@var{code-model} -mabi=@var{name} @gol
-m32 -m64 -mlarge-data-threshold=@var{num} @gol
--msse2avx -mfentry -m8bit-idiv}
+-msse2avx -mfentry -m8bit-idiv @gol
+-mavx256-split-unaligned-load -mavx256-split-unaligned-store}
+
+@emph{i386 and x86-64 Windows Options}
+@gccoptlist{-mconsole -mcygwin -mno-cygwin -mdll @gol
+-mnop-fun-dllimport -mthread @gol
+-municode -mwin32 -mwindows -fno-set-stack-executable}
@emph{IA-64 Options}
@gccoptlist{-mbig-endian -mlittle-endian -mgnu-as -mgnu-ld -mno-pic @gol
-mshared-library-id=n -mid-shared-library -mno-id-shared-library @gol
-mxgot -mno-xgot}
-@emph{M68hc1x Options}
-@gccoptlist{-m6811 -m6812 -m68hc11 -m68hc12 -m68hcs12 @gol
--mauto-incdec -minmax -mlong-calls -mshort @gol
--msoft-reg-count=@var{count}}
-
@emph{MCore Options}
@gccoptlist{-mhardlit -mno-hardlit -mdiv -mno-div -mrelax-immediates @gol
-mno-relax-immediates -mwide-bitfields -mno-wide-bitfields @gol
-mno-am33 -mam33 -mam33-2 -mam34 @gol
-mtune=@var{cpu-type} @gol
-mreturn-pointer-on-d0 @gol
--mno-crt0 -mrelax}
+-mno-crt0 -mrelax -mliw -msetlb}
@emph{PDP-11 Options}
@gccoptlist{-mfpu -msoft-float -mac0 -mno-ac0 -m40 -m45 -m10 @gol
-mprototype -mno-prototype @gol
-msim -mmvme -mads -myellowknife -memb -msdata @gol
-msdata=@var{opt} -mvxworks -G @var{num} -pthread @gol
--mrecip -mrecip=@var{opt} -mno-recip -mrecip-precision
+-mrecip -mrecip=@var{opt} -mno-recip -mrecip-precision @gol
-mno-recip-precision @gol
-mveclibabi=@var{type} -mfriz -mno-friz}
@emph{Solaris 2 Options}
@gccoptlist{-mimpure-text -mno-impure-text @gol
--threads -pthreads -pthread}
+-pthreads -pthread}
@emph{SPARC Options}
@gccoptlist{-mcpu=@var{cpu-type} @gol
-mdisable-callt -mno-disable-callt @gol
-mv850e2v3 @gol
-mv850e2 @gol
--mv850e1 @gol
+-mv850e1 -mv850es @gol
-mv850e @gol
-mv850 -mbig-switch}
@emph{x86-64 Options}
See i386 and x86-64 Options.
-@emph{i386 and x86-64 Windows Options}
-@gccoptlist{-mconsole -mcygwin -mno-cygwin -mdll
--mnop-fun-dllimport -mthread @gol
--municode -mwin32 -mwindows -fno-set-stack-executable}
-
@emph{Xstormy16 Options}
@gccoptlist{-msim}
@item -wrapper
@opindex wrapper
-Invoke all subcommands under a wrapper program. It takes a single
-comma separated list as an argument, which will be used to invoke
-the wrapper:
+Invoke all subcommands under a wrapper program. The name of the
+wrapper program and its parameters are passed as a comma separated
+list.
@smallexample
gcc -c t.c -wrapper gdb,--args
@end smallexample
-This will invoke all subprograms of gcc under "gdb --args",
-thus cc1 invocation will be "gdb --args cc1 ...".
+This will invoke all subprograms of @command{gcc} under
+@samp{gdb --args}, thus the invocation of @command{cc1} will be
+@samp{gdb --args cc1 @dots{}}.
@item -fplugin=@var{name}.so
Load the plugin code in file @var{name}.so, assumed to be a
@opindex fms-extensions
Accept some non-standard constructs used in Microsoft header files.
-It allows for c++ that member-names in structures can be similiar
+In C++ code, this allows member names in structures to be similar
to previous types declarations.
@smallexample
Version 4 implements a standard mangling for vector types.
+Version 5 corrects the mangling of attribute const/volatile on
+function pointer types, decltype of a plain decl, and use of a
+function parameter in the declaration of another parameter.
+
See also @option{-Wabi}.
@item -fno-access-control
This option is no longer useful on most targets, now that support has
been added for putting variables into BSS without making them common.
+@item -fconstexpr-depth=@var{n}
+@opindex fconstexpr-depth
+Set the maximum nested evaluation depth for C++0x constexpr functions
+to @var{n}. A limit is needed to detect endless recursion during
+constant expression evaluation. The minimum specified by the standard
+is 512.
+
@item -fno-deduce-init-list
@opindex fno-deduce-init-list
Disable deduction of a template type parameter as
@cindex Objective-C and Objective-C++ options, command line
@cindex options, Objective-C and Objective-C++
(NOTE: This manual does not describe the Objective-C and Objective-C++
-languages themselves. See @xref{Standards,,Language Standards
+languages themselves. @xref{Standards,,Language Standards
Supported by GCC}, for references.)
This section describes the command-line options that are only meaningful
Assume that all Objective-C message dispatches (@code{[receiver
message:arg]}) in this translation unit ensure that the receiver is
not @code{nil}. This allows for more efficient entry points in the
-runtime to be used. Currently, this option is only available in
-conjunction with the NeXT runtime on Mac OS X 10.3 and later.
+runtime to be used. This option is only available in conjunction with
+the NeXT runtime and ABI version 0 or 1.
+
+@item -fobjc-abi-version=@var{n}
+@opindex fobjc-abi-version
+Use version @var{n} of the Objective-C ABI for the selected runtime.
+This option is currently supported only for the NeXT runtime. In that
+case, Version 0 is the traditional (32-bit) ABI without support for
+properties and other Objective-C 2.0 additions. Version 1 is the
+traditional (32-bit) ABI with support for properties and other
+Objective-C 2.0 additions. Version 2 is the modern (64-bit) ABI. If
+nothing is specified, the default is Version 0 on 32-bit target
+machines, and Version 2 on 64-bit target machines.
@item -fobjc-call-cxx-cdtors
@opindex fobjc-call-cxx-cdtors
GNU runtime has a different garbage collection implementation that
does not require special compiler flags.
+@item -fobjc-nilcheck
+@opindex fobjc-nilcheck
+For the NeXT runtime with version 2 of the ABI, check for a nil
+receiver in method invocations before doing the actual method call.
+This is the default and can be disabled using
+@option{-fno-objc-nilcheck}. Class methods and super calls are never
+checked for nil in this way no matter what this flag is set to.
+Currently this flag does nothing when the GNU runtime, or an older
+version of the NeXT runtime ABI, is used.
+
@item -fobjc-std=objc1
@opindex fobjc-std
Conform to the language syntax of Objective-C 1.0, the language
prefix) for physical lines that result from the process of breaking
a message which is too long to fit on a single line.
-@item -fdiagnostics-show-option
+@item -fno-diagnostics-show-option
+@opindex fno-diagnostics-show-option
@opindex fdiagnostics-show-option
-This option instructs the diagnostic machinery to add text to each
-diagnostic emitted, which indicates which command line option directly
-controls that diagnostic, when such an option is known to the
-diagnostic machinery.
+By default, each diagnostic emitted includes text which indicates the
+command line option that directly controls the diagnostic (if such an
+option is known to the diagnostic machinery). Specifying the
+@option{-fno-diagnostics-show-option} flag suppresses that behavior.
@item -Wcoverage-mismatch
@opindex Wcoverage-mismatch
negative form, to be used to negate @option{-Werror} for specific
warnings, for example @option{-Wno-error=switch} makes
@option{-Wswitch} warnings not be errors, even when @option{-Werror}
-is in effect. You can use the @option{-fdiagnostics-show-option}
-option to have each controllable warning amended with the option which
-controls it, to determine what to use with this option.
+is in effect.
+
+The warning message for each controllable warning includes the
+option which controls the warning. That option can then be used with
+@option{-Werror=} and @option{-Wno-error=} as described above.
+(Printing of the option in the warning message can be disabled using the
+@option{-fno-diagnostics-show-option} flag.)
Note that specifying @option{-Werror=}@var{foo} automatically implies
@option{-W}@var{foo}. However, @option{-Wno-error=}@var{foo} does not
comment, or whenever a Backslash-Newline appears in a @samp{//} comment.
This warning is enabled by @option{-Wall}.
-@item -Wno-cpp \
+@item -Wno-cpp
@r{(C, Objective-C, C++, Objective-C++ and Fortran only)}
Suppress warning messages emitted by @code{#warning} directives.
option will increase the size of debugging information by as much as a
factor of two.
+@item -fno-debug-types-section
+@opindex fno-debug-types-section
+@opindex fdebug-types-section
+By default when using DWARF v4 or higher type DIEs will be put into
+their own .debug_types section instead of making them part of the
+.debug_info section. It is more efficient to put them in a separate
+comdat sections since the linker will then be able to remove duplicates.
+But not all DWARF consumers support .debug_types sections yet.
+
@item -gstabs+
@opindex gstabs+
Produce debugging information in stabs format (if that is supported),
This option works only with DWARF 2.
-@item -fenable-icf-debug
-@opindex fenable-icf-debug
-Generate additional debug information to support identical code folding (ICF).
-This option only works with DWARF version 2 or higher.
-
@item -fno-merge-debug-strings
@opindex fmerge-debug-strings
@opindex fno-merge-debug-strings
@opindex fstack-usage
Makes the compiler output stack usage information for the program, on a
per-function basis. The filename for the dump is made by appending
-@file{.su} to the AUXNAME. AUXNAME is generated from the name of
+@file{.su} to the @var{auxname}. @var{auxname} is generated from the name of
the output file, if explicitly specified and it is not an executable,
otherwise it is the basename of the source file. An entry is made up
of three fields:
@item -fdbg-cnt-list
@opindex fdbg-cnt-list
-Print the name and the counter upperbound for all debug counters.
+Print the name and the counter upper bound for all debug counters.
@item -fdbg-cnt=@var{counter-value-list}
@opindex fdbg-cnt
-Set the internal debug counter upperbound. @var{counter-value-list}
+Set the internal debug counter upper bound. @var{counter-value-list}
is a comma-separated list of @var{name}:@var{value} pairs
-which sets the upperbound of each debug counter @var{name} to @var{value}.
-All debug counters have the initial upperbound of @var{UINT_MAX},
-thus dbg_cnt() returns true always unless the upperbound is set by this option.
+which sets the upper bound of each debug counter @var{name} to @var{value}.
+All debug counters have the initial upper bound of @var{UINT_MAX},
+thus dbg_cnt() returns true always unless the upper bound is set by this option.
e.g. With -fdbg-cnt=dce:10,tail_call:0
dbg_cnt(dce) will return true only for first 10 invocations
and dbg_cnt(tail_call) will return false always.
@option{-O} turns on the following optimization flags:
@gccoptlist{
-fauto-inc-dec @gol
+-fcompare-elim @gol
-fcprop-registers @gol
-fdce @gol
-fdefer-pop @gol
-fcrossjumping @gol
-fcse-follow-jumps -fcse-skip-blocks @gol
-fdelete-null-pointer-checks @gol
+-fdevirtualize @gol
-fexpensive-optimizations @gol
-fgcse -fgcse-lm @gol
-finline-small-functions @gol
of assembly instructions and as such its exact meaning might change from one
release to an another.
+@item -fno-keep-inline-dllexport
+@opindex -fno-keep-inline-dllexport
+This is a more fine-grained version of @option{-fkeep-inline-functions},
+which applies only to functions that are declared using the @code{dllexport}
+attribute or declspec (@xref{Function Attributes,,Declaring Attributes of
+Functions}.)
+
@item -fkeep-inline-functions
@opindex fkeep-inline-functions
In C, emit @code{static} functions that are declared @code{inline}
@option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}. Passes that use the information
are enabled independently at different optimization levels.
+@item -fdevirtualize
+@opindex fdevirtualize
+Attempt to convert calls to virtual functions to direct calls. This
+is done both within a procedure and interprocedurally as part of
+indirect inlining (@code{-findirect-inlining}) and interprocedural constant
+propagation (@option{-fipa-cp}).
+Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}.
+
@item -fexpensive-optimizations
@opindex fexpensive-optimizations
Perform a number of minor optimizations that are relatively expensive.
compilation unit.
Enabled by default at @option{-O} and higher.
-@item -fipa-struct-reorg
-@opindex fipa-struct-reorg
-Perform structure reorganization optimization, that change C-like structures
-layout in order to better utilize spatial locality. This transformation is
-affective for programs containing arrays of structures. Available in two
-compilation modes: profile-based (enabled with @option{-fprofile-generate})
-or static (which uses built-in heuristics). It works only in whole program
-mode, so it requires @option{-fwhole-program} to be
-enabled. Structures considered @samp{cold} by this transformation are not
-affected (see @option{--param struct-reorg-cold-struct-ratio=@var{value}}).
-
-With this flag, the program debug info reflects a new structure layout.
-
@item -fipa-pta
@opindex fipa-pta
Perform interprocedural pointer analysis and interprocedural modification
@item -ftree-loop-linear
@opindex ftree-loop-linear
-Perform linear loop transformations on tree. This flag can improve cache
-performance and allow further loop optimizations to take place.
+Perform loop interchange transformations on tree. Same as
+@option{-floop-interchange}. To use this code transformation, GCC has
+to be configured with @option{--with-ppl} and @option{--with-cloog} to
+enable the Graphite loop transformation infrastructure.
@item -floop-interchange
@opindex floop-interchange
optimizations the @option{-flto} flag needs to be passed to both the
compile and the link commands.
-To make whole program optimization effective, it is necesary to make
+To make whole program optimization effective, it is necessary to make
certain whole program assumptions. The compiler needs to know
what functions and variables can be accessed by libraries and runtime
outside of the link time optimized unit. When supported by the linker,
behavior according to ISO C99 6.2.7), a non-fatal diagnostic may be
issued. The behavior is still undefined at runtime.
-If object files containing GIMPLE bytecode are stored in a library
-archive, say @file{libfoo.a}, it is possible to extract and use them
-in an LTO link if you are using @command{gold} as the linker (which,
-in turn requires GCC to be configured with @option{--enable-gold}).
-To enable this feature, use the flag @option{-fuse-linker-plugin} at
-link-time:
+If object files containing GIMPLE bytecode are stored in a library archive, say
+@file{libfoo.a}, it is possible to extract and use them in an LTO link if you
+are using a linker with linker plugin support. To enable this feature, use
+the flag @option{-fuse-linker-plugin} at link-time:
@smallexample
gcc -o myprog -O2 -flto -fuse-linker-plugin a.o b.o -lfoo
@end smallexample
-With the linker plugin enabled, @command{gold} will extract the needed
+With the linker plugin enabled, the linker will extract the needed
GIMPLE files from @file{libfoo.a} and pass them on to the running GCC
to make them part of the aggregated GIMPLE image to be optimized.
-If you are not using @command{gold} and/or do not specify
-@option{-fuse-linker-plugin} then the objects inside @file{libfoo.a}
+If you are not using a linker with linker plugin support and/or do not
+enable linker plugin then the objects inside @file{libfoo.a}
will be extracted and linked as usual, but they will not participate
in the LTO optimization process.
Disabled by default.
@item -fuse-linker-plugin
-Enables the extraction of objects with GIMPLE bytecode information
-from library archives. This option relies on features available only
-in @command{gold}, so to use this you must configure GCC with
-@option{--enable-gold}. See @option{-flto} for a description on the
-effect of this flag and how to use it.
+Enables the use of linker plugin during link time optimization. This option
+relies on the linker plugin support in linker that is available in gold
+or in GNU ld 2.21 or newer.
+
+This option enables the extraction of object files with GIMPLE bytecode out of
+library archives. This improves the quality of optimization by exposing more
+code the link time optimizer. This information specify what symbols
+can be accessed externally (by non-LTO object or during dynamic linking).
+Resulting code quality improvements on binaries (and shared libraries that do
+use hidden visibility) is similar to @code{-fwhole-program}. See
+@option{-flto} for a description on the effect of this flag and how to use it.
+
+Enabled by default when LTO support in GCC is enabled and GCC was compiled
+with a linker supporting plugins (GNU ld 2.21 or newer or gold).
+
+@item -fcompare-elim
+@opindex fcompare-elim
+After register allocation and post-register allocation instruction splitting,
+identify arithmetic instructions that compute processor flags similar to a
+comparison operation based on that arithmetic. If possible, eliminate the
+explicit comparison operation.
-Disabled by default.
+This pass only applies to certain targets that cannot explicitly represent
+the comparison operation before register allocation is complete.
+
+Enabled at levels @option{-O}, @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}.
@item -fcprop-registers
@opindex fcprop-registers
@item -fprofile-dir=@var{path}
@opindex fprofile-dir
-Set the directory to search the profile data files in to @var{path}.
+Set the directory to search for the profile data files in to @var{path}.
This option affects only the profile data generated by
@option{-fprofile-generate}, @option{-ftest-coverage}, @option{-fprofile-arcs}
and used by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fbranch-probabilities}
and its related options.
-By default, GCC will use the current directory as @var{path}
-thus the profile data file will appear in the same directory as the object file.
+By default, GCC will use the current directory as @var{path}, thus the
+profile data file will appear in the same directory as the object file.
@item -fprofile-generate
@itemx -fprofile-generate=@var{path}
This option causes the preprocessor macro @code{__FAST_MATH__} to be defined.
-This option is not turned on by any @option{-O} option since
-it can result in incorrect output for programs which depend on
-an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications for
-math functions. It may, however, yield faster code for programs
+This option is not turned on by any @option{-O} option besides
+@option{-Ofast} since it can result in incorrect output for programs
+which depend on an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications
+for math functions. It may, however, yield faster code for programs
that do not require the guarantees of these specifications.
@item -fno-math-errno
@samp{REG_BR_PROB} note on each @samp{JUMP_INSN} and @samp{CALL_INSN}.
These can be used to improve optimization. Currently, they are only
used in one place: in @file{reorg.c}, instead of guessing which path a
-branch is mostly to take, the @samp{REG_BR_PROB} values are used to
+branch is most likely to take, the @samp{REG_BR_PROB} values are used to
exactly determine which path is taken more often.
@item -fprofile-values
data about values of expressions in the program is gathered.
With @option{-fbranch-probabilities}, it reads back the data gathered
-from profiling values of expressions and adds @samp{REG_VALUE_PROFILE}
-notes to instructions for their later usage in optimizations.
+from profiling values of expressions for usage in optimizations.
Enabled with @option{-fprofile-generate} and @option{-fprofile-use}.
@var{name} are given in the following table:
@table @gcctabopt
-@item struct-reorg-cold-struct-ratio
-The threshold ratio (as a percentage) between a structure frequency
-and the frequency of the hottest structure in the program. This parameter
-is used by struct-reorg optimization enabled by @option{-fipa-struct-reorg}.
-We say that if the ratio of a structure frequency, calculated by profiling,
-to the hottest structure frequency in the program is less than this
-parameter, then structure reorganization is not applied to this structure.
-The default is 10.
-
@item predictable-branch-outcome
When branch is predicted to be taken with probability lower than this threshold
(in percent), then it is considered well predictable. The default is 10.
optimization. If more memory than specified is required, the
optimization will not be done.
+@item max-gcse-insertion-ratio
+If the ratio of expression insertions to deletions is larger than this value
+for any expression, then RTL PRE will insert or remove the expression and thus
+leave partially redundant computations in the instruction stream. The default value is 20.
+
@item max-pending-list-length
The maximum number of pending dependencies scheduling will allow
before flushing the current state and starting over. Large functions
internal representation) in a single function that the tree inliner
will consider for inlining. This only affects functions declared
inline and methods implemented in a class declaration (C++).
-The default value is 300.
+The default value is 400.
@item max-inline-insns-auto
When you use @option{-finline-functions} (included in @option{-O3}),
@item comdat-sharing-probability
@itemx comdat-sharing-probability
Probability (in percent) that C++ inline function with comdat visibility
-will be shared acroess multiple compilation units. The default value is 20.
+will be shared across multiple compilation units. The default value is 20.
@item min-vect-loop-bound
The minimum number of iterations under which a loop will not get vectorized
@item gcse-cost-distance-ratio
Scaling factor in calculation of maximum distance an expression
-can be moved by GCSE optimizations. This is currently supported only in
-code hoisting pass. The bigger the ratio, the more agressive code hoisting
+can be moved by GCSE optimizations. This is currently supported only in the
+code hoisting pass. The bigger the ratio, the more aggressive code hoisting
will be with simple expressions, i.e., the expressions which have cost
less than @option{gcse-unrestricted-cost}. Specifying 0 will disable
hoisting of simple expressions. The default value is 10.
Cost, roughly measured as the cost of a single typical machine
instruction, at which GCSE optimizations will not constrain
the distance an expression can travel. This is currently
-supported only in code hoisting pass. The lesser the cost,
+supported only in the code hoisting pass. The lesser the cost,
the more aggressive code hoisting will be. Specifying 0 will
allow all expressions to travel unrestricted distances.
The default value is 3.
Bound on size of expressions used in the scalar evolutions analyzer.
Large expressions slow the analyzer.
+@item scev-max-expr-complexity
+Bound on the complexity of the expressions in the scalar evolutions analyzer.
+Complex expressions slow the analyzer.
+
@item omega-max-vars
The maximum number of variables in an Omega constraint system.
The default value is 128.
given basic block needs to have to be considered hot.
@item hot-bb-frequency-fraction
-Select fraction of the maximal frequency of executions of basic block in
-function given basic block needs to have to be considered hot
+Select fraction of the entry block frequency of executions of basic block in
+function given basic block needs to have to be considered hot.
@item max-predicted-iterations
The maximum number of loop iterations we predict statically. This is useful
stores per a single formal parameter of a function.
@item lto-partitions
-Specify desired nuber of partitions produced during WHOPR copmilation.
-Number of partitions should exceed number of CPUs used for compilatoin.
-Default value is 32.
+Specify desired number of partitions produced during WHOPR compilation.
+The number of partitions should exceed the number of CPUs used for compilation.
+The default value is 32.
@item lto-minpartition
-Size of minimal paritition for WHOPR (in estimated instructions).
+Size of minimal partition for WHOPR (in estimated instructions).
This prevents expenses of splitting very small programs into too many
partitions.
The maximum number of namespaces to consult for suggestions when C++
name lookup fails for an identifier. The default is 1000.
+@item max-stores-to-sink
+The maximum number of conditional stores paires that can be sunk. Set to 0
+if either vectorization (@option{-ftree-vectorize}) or if-conversion
+(@option{-ftree-loop-if-convert}) is disabled. The default is 2.
+
@end table
@end table
string. All lines after this directive up to the next directive or
blank line are considered to be the text for the spec string. If this
results in an empty string then the spec will be deleted. (Or, if the
-spec did not exist, then nothing will happened.) Otherwise, if the spec
+spec did not exist, then nothing will happen.) Otherwise, if the spec
does not currently exist a new spec will be created. If the spec does
exist then its contents will be overridden by the text of this
directive, unless the first character of that text is the @samp{+}
@c in Machine Dependent Options
@menu
-* ARC Options::
* ARM Options::
* AVR Options::
* Blackfin Options::
* CRIS Options::
-* CRX Options::
* Darwin Options::
* DEC Alpha Options::
* DEC Alpha/VMS Options::
* M32C Options::
* M32R/D Options::
* M680x0 Options::
-* M68hc1x Options::
* MCore Options::
* MeP Options::
* MicroBlaze Options::
* zSeries Options::
@end menu
-@node ARC Options
-@subsection ARC Options
-@cindex ARC Options
-
-These options are defined for ARC implementations:
-
-@table @gcctabopt
-@item -EL
-@opindex EL
-Compile code for little endian mode. This is the default.
-
-@item -EB
-@opindex EB
-Compile code for big endian mode.
-
-@item -mmangle-cpu
-@opindex mmangle-cpu
-Prepend the name of the cpu to all public symbol names.
-In multiple-processor systems, there are many ARC variants with different
-instruction and register set characteristics. This flag prevents code
-compiled for one cpu to be linked with code compiled for another.
-No facility exists for handling variants that are ``almost identical''.
-This is an all or nothing option.
-
-@item -mcpu=@var{cpu}
-@opindex mcpu
-Compile code for ARC variant @var{cpu}.
-Which variants are supported depend on the configuration.
-All variants support @option{-mcpu=base}, this is the default.
-
-@item -mtext=@var{text-section}
-@itemx -mdata=@var{data-section}
-@itemx -mrodata=@var{readonly-data-section}
-@opindex mtext
-@opindex mdata
-@opindex mrodata
-Put functions, data, and readonly data in @var{text-section},
-@var{data-section}, and @var{readonly-data-section} respectively
-by default. This can be overridden with the @code{section} attribute.
-@xref{Variable Attributes}.
-
-@end table
-
@node ARM Options
@subsection ARM Options
@cindex ARM options
compile your entire program with the same ABI, and link with a
compatible set of libraries.
-@item -mhard-float
-@opindex mhard-float
-Equivalent to @option{-mfloat-abi=hard}.
-
-@item -msoft-float
-@opindex msoft-float
-Equivalent to @option{-mfloat-abi=soft}.
-
@item -mlittle-endian
@opindex mlittle-endian
Generate code for a processor running in little-endian mode. This is
restricting which instructions can be used, it specifies that GCC should
tune the performance of the code as if the target were of the type
specified in this option, but still choosing the instructions that it
-will generate based on the cpu specified by a @option{-mcpu=} option.
+will generate based on the CPU specified by a @option{-mcpu=} option.
For some ARM implementations better performance can be obtained by using
this option.
0x40000000 and zero-initialized data at 0x80000000.
@end table
-@node CRX Options
-@subsection CRX Options
-@cindex CRX Options
-
-These options are defined specifically for the CRX ports.
-
-@table @gcctabopt
-
-@item -mmac
-@opindex mmac
-Enable the use of multiply-accumulate instructions. Disabled by default.
-
-@item -mpush-args
-@opindex mpush-args
-Push instructions will be used to pass outgoing arguments when functions
-are called. Enabled by default.
-@end table
-
@node Darwin Options
@subsection Darwin Options
@cindex Darwin options
@code{sqrt} instructions for the 387. Specify this option to avoid
generating those instructions. This option is the default on FreeBSD,
OpenBSD and NetBSD@. This option is overridden when @option{-march}
-indicates that the target cpu will always have an FPU and so the
+indicates that the target CPU will always have an FPU and so the
instruction will not need emulation. As of revision 2.6.1, these
instructions are not generated unless you also use the
@option{-funsafe-math-optimizations} switch.
@item -mvect8-ret-in-mem
@opindex mvect8-ret-in-mem
Return 8-byte vectors in memory instead of MMX registers. This is the
-default on Solaris~8 and 9 and VxWorks to match the ABI of the Sun
+default on Solaris@tie{}8 and 9 and VxWorks to match the ABI of the Sun
Studio compilers until version 12. Later compiler versions (starting
-with Studio 12 Update~1) follow the ABI used by other x86 targets, which
-is the default on Solaris~10 and later. @emph{Only} use this option if
+with Studio 12 Update@tie{}1) follow the ABI used by other x86 targets, which
+is the default on Solaris@tie{}10 and later. @emph{Only} use this option if
you need to remain compatible with existing code produced by those
previous compiler versions or older versions of GCC.
to 255, 8bit unsigned integer divide will be used instead of
32bit/64bit integer divide.
+@item -mavx256-split-unaligned-load
+@item -mavx256-split-unaligned-store
+@opindex avx256-split-unaligned-load
+@opindex avx256-split-unaligned-store
+Split 32-byte AVX unaligned load and store.
+
@end table
These @samp{-m} switches are supported in addition to the above
about addresses and sizes of sections.
@end table
+@node i386 and x86-64 Windows Options
+@subsection i386 and x86-64 Windows Options
+@cindex i386 and x86-64 Windows Options
+
+These additional options are available for Windows targets:
+
+@table @gcctabopt
+@item -mconsole
+@opindex mconsole
+This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
+specifies that a console application is to be generated, by
+instructing the linker to set the PE header subsystem type
+required for console applications.
+This is the default behavior for Cygwin and MinGW targets.
+
+@item -mdll
+@opindex mdll
+This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
+specifies that a DLL - a dynamic link library - is to be
+generated, enabling the selection of the required runtime
+startup object and entry point.
+
+@item -mnop-fun-dllimport
+@opindex mnop-fun-dllimport
+This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
+specifies that the dllimport attribute should be ignored.
+
+@item -mthread
+@opindex mthread
+This option is available for MinGW targets. It specifies
+that MinGW-specific thread support is to be used.
+
+@item -municode
+@opindex municode
+This option is available for mingw-w64 targets. It specifies
+that the UNICODE macro is getting pre-defined and that the
+unicode capable runtime startup code is chosen.
+
+@item -mwin32
+@opindex mwin32
+This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
+specifies that the typical Windows pre-defined macros are to
+be set in the pre-processor, but does not influence the choice
+of runtime library/startup code.
+
+@item -mwindows
+@opindex mwindows
+This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
+specifies that a GUI application is to be generated by
+instructing the linker to set the PE header subsystem type
+appropriately.
+
+@item -fno-set-stack-executable
+@opindex fno-set-stack-executable
+This option is available for MinGW targets. It specifies that
+the executable flag for stack used by nested functions isn't
+set. This is necessary for binaries running in kernel mode of
+Windows, as there the user32 API, which is used to set executable
+privileges, isn't available.
+
+@item -mpe-aligned-commons
+@opindex mpe-aligned-commons
+This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
+specifies that the GNU extension to the PE file format that
+permits the correct alignment of COMMON variables should be
+used when generating code. It will be enabled by default if
+GCC detects that the target assembler found during configuration
+supports the feature.
+@end table
+
+See also under @ref{i386 and x86-64 Options} for standard options.
+
@node IA-64 Options
@subsection IA-64 Options
@cindex IA-64 Options
@end table
-@node M68hc1x Options
-@subsection M68hc1x Options
-@cindex M68hc1x options
-
-These are the @samp{-m} options defined for the 68hc11 and 68hc12
-microcontrollers. The default values for these options depends on
-which style of microcontroller was selected when the compiler was configured;
-the defaults for the most common choices are given below.
-
-@table @gcctabopt
-@item -m6811
-@itemx -m68hc11
-@opindex m6811
-@opindex m68hc11
-Generate output for a 68HC11. This is the default
-when the compiler is configured for 68HC11-based systems.
-
-@item -m6812
-@itemx -m68hc12
-@opindex m6812
-@opindex m68hc12
-Generate output for a 68HC12. This is the default
-when the compiler is configured for 68HC12-based systems.
-
-@item -m68S12
-@itemx -m68hcs12
-@opindex m68S12
-@opindex m68hcs12
-Generate output for a 68HCS12.
-
-@item -mauto-incdec
-@opindex mauto-incdec
-Enable the use of 68HC12 pre and post auto-increment and auto-decrement
-addressing modes.
-
-@item -minmax
-@itemx -mnominmax
-@opindex minmax
-@opindex mnominmax
-Enable the use of 68HC12 min and max instructions.
-
-@item -mlong-calls
-@itemx -mno-long-calls
-@opindex mlong-calls
-@opindex mno-long-calls
-Treat all calls as being far away (near). If calls are assumed to be
-far away, the compiler will use the @code{call} instruction to
-call a function and the @code{rtc} instruction for returning.
-
-@item -mshort
-@opindex mshort
-Consider type @code{int} to be 16 bits wide, like @code{short int}.
-
-@item -msoft-reg-count=@var{count}
-@opindex msoft-reg-count
-Specify the number of pseudo-soft registers which are used for the
-code generation. The maximum number is 32. Using more pseudo-soft
-register may or may not result in better code depending on the program.
-The default is 4 for 68HC11 and 2 for 68HC12.
-
-@end table
-
@node MCore Options
@subsection MCore Options
@cindex MCore options
Use features of and schedule code for given CPU.
Supported values are in the format @samp{v@var{X}.@var{YY}.@var{Z}},
where @var{X} is a major version, @var{YY} is the minor version, and
-@var{Z} is compatiblity code. Example values are @samp{v3.00.a},
+@var{Z} is compatibility code. Example values are @samp{v3.00.a},
@samp{v4.00.b}, @samp{v5.00.a}, @samp{v5.00.b}, @samp{v5.00.b}, @samp{v6.00.a}.
@item -mxl-soft-mul
@item -mxl-float-convert
@opindex mxl-float-convert
-Use hardware floating point converstion instructions.
+Use hardware floating point conversion instructions.
@item -mxl-float-sqrt
@opindex mxl-float-sqrt
has an effect when used on the command line for the final link step.
This option makes symbolic debugging impossible.
+
+@item -mliw
+@opindex mliw
+Allow the compiler to generate @emph{Long Instruction Word}
+instructions if the target is the @samp{AM33} or later. This is the
+default. This option defines the preprocessor macro @samp{__LIW__}.
+
+@item -mnoliw
+@opindex mnoliw
+Do not allow the compiler to generate @emph{Long Instruction Word}
+instructions. This option defines the preprocessor macro
+@samp{__NO_LIW__}.
+
+@item -msetlb
+@opindex msetlb
+Allow the compiler to generate the @emph{SETLB} and @emph{Lcc}
+instructions if the target is the @samp{AM33} or later. This is the
+default. This option defines the preprocessor macro @samp{__SETLB__}.
+
+@item -mnosetlb
+@opindex mnosetlb
+Do not allow the compiler to generate @emph{SETLB} or @emph{Lcc}
+instructions. This option defines the preprocessor macro
+@samp{__NO_SETLB__}.
+
@end table
@node PDP-11 Options
On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the
Linux-based GNU system.
-@item -mcall-gnu
-@opindex mcall-gnu
-On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the
-Hurd-based GNU system.
-
@item -mcall-freebsd
@opindex mcall-freebsd
On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the
@opindex mrecip=opt
This option allows to control which reciprocal estimate instructions
may be used. @var{opt} is a comma separated list of options, that may
-be preceeded by a @code{!} to invert the option:
+be preceded by a @code{!} to invert the option:
@code{all}: enable all estimate instructions,
-@code{default}: enable the default instructions, equvalent to @option{-mrecip},
+@code{default}: enable the default instructions, equivalent to @option{-mrecip},
@code{none}: disable all estimate instructions, equivalent to @option{-mno-recip};
@code{div}: enable the reciprocal approximation instructions for both single and double precision;
@code{divf}: enable the single precision reciprocal approximation instructions;
@opindex -mcpu
Selects the type of RX CPU to be targeted. Currently three types are
supported, the generic @var{RX600} and @var{RX200} series hardware and
-the specific @var{RX610} cpu. The default is @var{RX600}.
+the specific @var{RX610} CPU. The default is @var{RX600}.
The only difference between @var{RX600} and @var{RX610} is that the
@var{RX610} does not support the @code{MVTIPL} instruction.
@opindex mbig-endian-data
@opindex mlittle-endian-data
Store data (but not code) in the big-endian format. The default is
-@option{-mlittle-endian-data}, ie to store data in the little endian
+@option{-mlittle-endian-data}, i.e.@: to store data in the little endian
format.
@item -msmall-data-limit=@var{N}
@opindex mhitachi
Comply with the calling conventions defined for GCC before the Renesas
conventions were available. This option is the default for all
-targets of the SH toolchain except for @samp{sh-symbianelf}.
+targets of the SH toolchain.
@item -mnomacsave
@opindex mnomacsave
These switches are supported in addition to the above on Solaris 2:
@table @gcctabopt
-@item -threads
-@opindex threads
-Add support for multithreading using the Solaris threads library. This
-option sets flags for both the preprocessor and linker. This option does
-not affect the thread safety of object code produced by the compiler or
-that of libraries supplied with it.
-
@item -pthreads
@opindex pthreads
Add support for multithreading using the POSIX threads library. This
The same values for @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} can be used for
@option{-mtune=@var{cpu_type}}, but the only useful values are those
-that select a particular cpu implementation. Those are @samp{cypress},
+that select a particular CPU implementation. Those are @samp{cypress},
@samp{supersparc}, @samp{hypersparc}, @samp{leon}, @samp{f930}, @samp{f934},
@samp{sparclite86x}, @samp{tsc701}, @samp{ultrasparc}, @samp{ultrasparc3},
@samp{niagara}, and @samp{niagara2}.
@item -mv850e2
@opindex mv850e2
Specify that the target processor is the V850E2. The preprocessor
-constants @samp{__v850e2__} will be defined if
+constants @samp{__v850e2__} will be defined if this option is used.
@item -mv850e1
@opindex mv850e1
Specify that the target processor is the V850E1. The preprocessor
constants @samp{__v850e1__} and @samp{__v850e__} will be defined if
+this option is used.
+
+@item -mv850es
+@opindex mv850es
+Specify that the target processor is the V850ES. This is an alias for
+the @option{-mv850e1} option.
@item -mv850e
@opindex mv850e
These are listed under @xref{i386 and x86-64 Options}.
-@node i386 and x86-64 Windows Options
-@subsection i386 and x86-64 Windows Options
-@cindex i386 and x86-64 Windows Options
-
-These additional options are available for Windows targets:
-
-@table @gcctabopt
-@item -mconsole
-@opindex mconsole
-This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
-specifies that a console application is to be generated, by
-instructing the linker to set the PE header subsystem type
-required for console applications.
-This is the default behavior for Cygwin and MinGW targets.
-
-@item -mdll
-@opindex mdll
-This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
-specifies that a DLL - a dynamic link library - is to be
-generated, enabling the selection of the required runtime
-startup object and entry point.
-
-@item -mnop-fun-dllimport
-@opindex mnop-fun-dllimport
-This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
-specifies that the dllimport attribute should be ignored.
-
-@item -mthread
-@opindex mthread
-This option is available for MinGW targets. It specifies
-that MinGW-specific thread support is to be used.
-
-@item -municode
-@opindex municode
-This option is available for mingw-w64 targets. It specifies
-that the UNICODE macro is getting pre-defined and that the
-unicode capable runtime startup code is chosen.
-
-@item -mwin32
-@opindex mwin32
-This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
-specifies that the typical Windows pre-defined macros are to
-be set in the pre-processor, but does not influence the choice
-of runtime library/startup code.
-
-@item -mwindows
-@opindex mwindows
-This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
-specifies that a GUI application is to be generated by
-instructing the linker to set the PE header subsystem type
-appropriately.
-
-@item -fno-set-stack-executable
-@opindex fno-set-stack-executable
-This option is available for MinGW targets. It specifies that
-the executable flag for stack used by nested functions isn't
-set. This is necessary for binaries running in kernel mode of
-Windows, as there the user32 API, which is used to set executable
-privileges, isn't available.
-
-@item -mpe-aligned-commons
-@opindex mpe-aligned-commons
-This option is available for Cygwin and MinGW targets. It
-specifies that the GNU extension to the PE file format that
-permits the correct alignment of COMMON variables should be
-used when generating code. It will be enabled by default if
-GCC detects that the target assembler found during configuration
-supports the feature.
-@end table
-
-See also under @ref{i386 and x86-64 Options} for standard options.
-
@node Xstormy16 Options
@subsection Xstormy16 Options
@cindex Xstormy16 Options
It is @strong{strongly} recommended that you use this in any shared objects
you distribute.
-Despite the nomenclature, @code{default} always means public ie;
+Despite the nomenclature, @code{default} always means public; i.e.,
available to be linked against from outside the shared object.
@code{protected} and @code{internal} are pretty useless in real-world
usage so the only other commonly used option will be @code{hidden}.
@samp{#pragma GCC visibility pop}.
Bear in mind that symbol visibility should be viewed @strong{as
part of the API interface contract} and thus all new code should
-always specify visibility when it is not the default ie; declarations
+always specify visibility when it is not the default; i.e., declarations
only for use within the local DSO should @strong{always} be marked explicitly
as hidden as so to avoid PLT indirection overheads---making this
abundantly clear also aids readability and self-documentation of the code.
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