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7=====================================
8Clang command line argument reference
9=====================================
10.. contents::
11   :local:
12
13Introduction
14============
15
16This page lists the command line arguments currently supported by the
17GCC-compatible ``clang`` and ``clang++`` drivers.
18
19
20.. program:: clang
21.. option:: -B<dir>, --prefix <arg>, --prefix=<arg>
22
23Add <dir> to search path for binaries and object files used implicitly
24
25.. option:: -F<arg>
26
27Add directory to framework include search path
28
29.. option:: -ObjC
30
31Treat source input files as Objective-C inputs
32
33.. program:: clang1
34.. option:: -ObjC++
35.. program:: clang
36
37Treat source input files as Objective-C++ inputs
38
39.. option:: -Qn
40
41Do not emit metadata containing compiler name and version
42
43.. option:: -Qunused-arguments
44
45Don't emit warning for unused driver arguments
46
47.. option:: -Qy
48
49Emit metadata containing compiler name and version
50
51.. option:: -Wa,<arg>,<arg2>...
52
53Pass the comma separated arguments in <arg> to the assembler
54
55.. option:: -Wlarge-by-value-copy=<arg>
56
57.. option:: -Xarch\_<arg1> <arg2>
58
59.. option:: -Xcuda-fatbinary <arg>
60
61Pass <arg> to fatbinary invocation
62
63.. option:: -Xcuda-ptxas <arg>
64
65Pass <arg> to the ptxas assembler
66
67.. option:: -Xopenmp-target <arg>
68
69Pass <arg> to the target offloading toolchain.
70
71.. program:: clang1
72.. option:: -Xopenmp-target=<triple> <arg>
73.. program:: clang
74
75Pass <arg> to the target offloading toolchain identified by <triple>.
76
77.. option:: -Z<arg>
78
79.. option:: -a<arg>, --profile-blocks
80
81.. option:: -all\_load
82
83.. option:: -allowable\_client <arg>
84
85.. option:: --analyze
86
87Run the static analyzer
88
89.. option:: --analyze-auto
90
91.. option:: --analyzer-no-default-checks
92
93.. option:: --analyzer-output<arg>
94
95Static analyzer report output format (html\|plist\|plist-multi-file\|plist-html\|text).
96
97.. option:: -ansi, --ansi
98
99.. option:: -arch <arg>
100
101.. program:: clang1
102.. option:: -arch\_errors\_fatal
103.. program:: clang
104
105.. program:: clang2
106.. option:: -arch\_only <arg>
107.. program:: clang
108
109.. option:: -arcmt-migrate-emit-errors
110
111Emit ARC errors even if the migrator can fix them
112
113.. option:: -arcmt-migrate-report-output <arg>
114
115Output path for the plist report
116
117.. option:: --autocomplete=<arg>
118
119.. option:: -bind\_at\_load
120
121.. option:: -bundle
122
123.. program:: clang1
124.. option:: -bundle\_loader <arg>
125.. program:: clang
126
127.. option:: -cfguard
128
129Emit tables required for Windows Control Flow Guard.
130
131.. option:: -client\_name<arg>
132
133.. option:: -compatibility\_version<arg>
134
135.. option:: --config <arg>
136
137Specifies configuration file
138
139.. option:: --constant-cfstrings
140
141.. option:: -coverage, --coverage
142
143.. option:: --cuda-compile-host-device
144
145Compile CUDA code for both host and device (default).  Has no effect on non-CUDA compilations.
146
147.. option:: --cuda-device-only
148
149Compile CUDA code for device only
150
151.. option:: --cuda-gpu-arch=<arg>, --no-cuda-gpu-arch=<arg>
152
153CUDA GPU architecture (e.g. sm\_35).  May be specified more than once.
154
155.. option:: --cuda-host-only
156
157Compile CUDA code for host only.  Has no effect on non-CUDA compilations.
158
159.. option:: --cuda-include-ptx=<arg>, --no-cuda-include-ptx=<arg>
160
161Include PTX for the follwing GPU architecture (e.g. sm\_35) or 'all'. May be specified more than once.
162
163.. option:: --cuda-noopt-device-debug, --no-cuda-noopt-device-debug
164
165Enable device-side debug info generation. Disables ptxas optimizations.
166
167.. option:: -current\_version<arg>
168
169.. option:: -dead\_strip
170
171.. option:: -dependency-dot <arg>
172
173Filename to write DOT-formatted header dependencies to
174
175.. option:: -dependency-file <arg>
176
177Filename (or -) to write dependency output to
178
179.. option:: -dumpmachine
180
181.. option:: -dumpversion
182
183.. option:: --dyld-prefix=<arg>, --dyld-prefix <arg>
184
185.. option:: -dylib\_file <arg>
186
187.. option:: -dylinker
188
189.. program:: clang1
190.. option:: -dylinker\_install\_name<arg>
191.. program:: clang
192
193.. option:: -dynamic
194
195.. option:: -dynamiclib
196
197.. option:: -emit-ast
198
199Emit Clang AST files for source inputs
200
201.. option:: -exported\_symbols\_list <arg>
202
203.. option:: -faligned-new=<arg>
204
205.. option:: -fcuda-approx-transcendentals, -fno-cuda-approx-transcendentals
206
207Use approximate transcendental functions
208
209.. option:: -fcuda-flush-denormals-to-zero, -fno-cuda-flush-denormals-to-zero
210
211Flush denormal floating point values to zero in CUDA device mode.
212
213.. option:: -fcuda-rdc, -fno-cuda-rdc
214
215Generate relocatable device code, also known as separate compilation mode.
216
217.. option:: -ffixed-r19
218
219Reserve the r19 register (Hexagon only)
220
221.. option:: -fheinous-gnu-extensions
222
223.. option:: -flat\_namespace
224
225.. option:: -fopenmp-targets=<arg1>,<arg2>...
226
227Specify comma-separated list of triples OpenMP offloading targets to be supported
228
229.. option:: -force\_cpusubtype\_ALL
230
231.. program:: clang1
232.. option:: -force\_flat\_namespace
233.. program:: clang
234
235.. program:: clang2
236.. option:: -force\_load <arg>
237.. program:: clang
238
239.. option:: -framework <arg>
240
241.. option:: -frtlib-add-rpath, -fno-rtlib-add-rpath
242
243Add -rpath with architecture-specific resource directory to the linker flags
244
245.. option:: --gcc-toolchain=<arg>, -gcc-toolchain <arg>
246
247Use the gcc toolchain at the given directory
248
249.. option:: -gcodeview
250
251Generate CodeView debug information
252
253.. option:: -headerpad\_max\_install\_names<arg>
254
255.. option:: -help, --help
256
257Display available options
258
259.. option:: --help-hidden
260
261Display help for hidden options
262
263.. option:: -image\_base <arg>
264
265.. option:: -index-header-map
266
267Make the next included directory (-I or -F) an indexer header map
268
269.. option:: -init <arg>
270
271.. option:: -install\_name <arg>
272
273.. option:: -keep\_private\_externs
274
275.. option:: -lazy\_framework <arg>
276
277.. program:: clang1
278.. option:: -lazy\_library <arg>
279.. program:: clang
280
281.. option:: -mbig-endian, -EB
282
283.. option:: --migrate
284
285Run the migrator
286
287.. option:: -mios-simulator-version-min=<arg>, -miphonesimulator-version-min=<arg>
288
289.. option:: -mlinker-version=<arg>
290
291.. option:: -mlittle-endian, -EL
292
293.. option:: -mllvm <arg>
294
295Additional arguments to forward to LLVM's option processing
296
297.. option:: -module-dependency-dir <arg>
298
299Directory to dump module dependencies to
300
301.. option:: -mtvos-simulator-version-min=<arg>, -mappletvsimulator-version-min=<arg>
302
303.. option:: -multi\_module
304
305.. option:: -multiply\_defined <arg>
306
307.. program:: clang1
308.. option:: -multiply\_defined\_unused <arg>
309.. program:: clang
310
311.. option:: -mwatchos-simulator-version-min=<arg>, -mwatchsimulator-version-min=<arg>
312
313.. option:: --no-cuda-version-check
314
315Don't error out if the detected version of the CUDA install is too low for the requested CUDA gpu architecture.
316
317.. option:: -no-integrated-cpp, --no-integrated-cpp
318
319.. option:: -no\_dead\_strip\_inits\_and\_terms
320
321.. option:: -nobuiltininc
322
323Disable builtin #include directories
324
325.. option:: -nocudainc
326
327.. option:: -nocudalib
328
329.. option:: -nodefaultlibs
330
331.. option:: -nofixprebinding
332
333.. option:: -nolibc
334
335.. option:: -nomultidefs
336
337.. option:: -nopie, -no-pie
338
339.. option:: -noprebind
340
341.. option:: -noseglinkedit
342
343.. option:: -nostartfiles
344
345.. option:: -nostdinc, --no-standard-includes
346
347.. program:: clang1
348.. option:: -nostdinc++
349.. program:: clang
350
351Disable standard #include directories for the C++ standard library
352
353.. option:: -nostdlib, --no-standard-libraries
354
355.. program:: clang1
356.. option:: -nostdlib++
357.. program:: clang
358
359.. option:: -nostdlibinc
360
361.. option:: -o<file>, --output <arg>, --output=<arg>
362
363Write output to <file>
364
365.. option:: -objcmt-atomic-property
366
367Make migration to 'atomic' properties
368
369.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-all
370
371Enable migration to modern ObjC
372
373.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-annotation
374
375Enable migration to property and method annotations
376
377.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-designated-init
378
379Enable migration to infer NS\_DESIGNATED\_INITIALIZER for initializer methods
380
381.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-instancetype
382
383Enable migration to infer instancetype for method result type
384
385.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-literals
386
387Enable migration to modern ObjC literals
388
389.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-ns-macros
390
391Enable migration to NS\_ENUM/NS\_OPTIONS macros
392
393.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-property
394
395Enable migration to modern ObjC property
396
397.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-property-dot-syntax
398
399Enable migration of setter/getter messages to property-dot syntax
400
401.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-protocol-conformance
402
403Enable migration to add protocol conformance on classes
404
405.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-readonly-property
406
407Enable migration to modern ObjC readonly property
408
409.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-readwrite-property
410
411Enable migration to modern ObjC readwrite property
412
413.. option:: -objcmt-migrate-subscripting
414
415Enable migration to modern ObjC subscripting
416
417.. option:: -objcmt-ns-nonatomic-iosonly
418
419Enable migration to use NS\_NONATOMIC\_IOSONLY macro for setting property's 'atomic' attribute
420
421.. option:: -objcmt-returns-innerpointer-property
422
423Enable migration to annotate property with NS\_RETURNS\_INNER\_POINTER
424
425.. option:: -objcmt-whitelist-dir-path=<arg>, -objcmt-white-list-dir-path=<arg>
426
427Only modify files with a filename contained in the provided directory path
428
429.. option:: -object
430
431.. option:: -p, --profile
432
433.. option:: -pagezero\_size<arg>
434
435.. option:: -pg
436
437Enable mcount instrumentation
438
439.. option:: -pie
440
441.. option:: -pipe, --pipe
442
443Use pipes between commands, when possible
444
445.. option:: -prebind
446
447.. program:: clang1
448.. option:: -prebind\_all\_twolevel\_modules
449.. program:: clang
450
451.. option:: -preload
452
453.. option:: --print-diagnostic-categories
454
455.. option:: -print-file-name=<file>, --print-file-name=<file>, --print-file-name <arg>
456
457Print the full library path of <file>
458
459.. option:: -print-ivar-layout
460
461Enable Objective-C Ivar layout bitmap print trace
462
463.. option:: -print-libgcc-file-name, --print-libgcc-file-name
464
465Print the library path for the currently used compiler runtime library ("libgcc.a" or "libclang\_rt.builtins.\*.a")
466
467.. option:: -print-multi-directory, --print-multi-directory
468
469.. option:: -print-multi-lib, --print-multi-lib
470
471.. option:: -print-prog-name=<name>, --print-prog-name=<name>, --print-prog-name <arg>
472
473Print the full program path of <name>
474
475.. option:: -print-resource-dir, --print-resource-dir
476
477Print the resource directory pathname
478
479.. option:: -print-search-dirs, --print-search-dirs
480
481Print the paths used for finding libraries and programs
482
483.. option:: -private\_bundle
484
485.. option:: -pthread, -no-pthread
486
487Support POSIX threads in generated code
488
489.. option:: -pthreads
490
491.. option:: -rdynamic
492
493.. option:: -read\_only\_relocs <arg>
494
495.. option:: -relocatable-pch, --relocatable-pch
496
497Whether to build a relocatable precompiled header
498
499.. option:: -remap
500
501.. option:: -rewrite-legacy-objc
502
503Rewrite Legacy Objective-C source to C++
504
505.. option:: -rtlib=<arg>, --rtlib=<arg>, --rtlib <arg>
506
507Compiler runtime library to use
508
509.. option:: -save-stats=<arg>, --save-stats=<arg>, -save-stats (equivalent to -save-stats=cwd), --save-stats (equivalent to -save-stats=cwd)
510
511Save llvm statistics.
512
513.. option:: -save-temps=<arg>, --save-temps=<arg>, -save-temps (equivalent to -save-temps=cwd), --save-temps (equivalent to -save-temps=cwd)
514
515Save intermediate compilation results.
516
517.. option:: -sectalign <arg1> <arg2> <arg3>
518
519.. option:: -sectcreate <arg1> <arg2> <arg3>
520
521.. option:: -sectobjectsymbols <arg1> <arg2>
522
523.. option:: -sectorder <arg1> <arg2> <arg3>
524
525.. option:: -seg1addr<arg>
526
527.. option:: -seg\_addr\_table <arg>
528
529.. program:: clang1
530.. option:: -seg\_addr\_table\_filename <arg>
531.. program:: clang
532
533.. option:: -segaddr <arg1> <arg2>
534
535.. option:: -segcreate <arg1> <arg2> <arg3>
536
537.. option:: -seglinkedit
538
539.. option:: -segprot <arg1> <arg2> <arg3>
540
541.. option:: -segs\_read\_<arg>
542
543.. program:: clang1
544.. option:: -segs\_read\_only\_addr <arg>
545.. program:: clang
546
547.. program:: clang2
548.. option:: -segs\_read\_write\_addr <arg>
549.. program:: clang
550
551.. option:: -serialize-diagnostics <arg>, --serialize-diagnostics <arg>
552
553Serialize compiler diagnostics to a file
554
555.. option:: -shared, --shared
556
557.. option:: -shared-libgcc
558
559.. option:: -shared-libsan, -shared-libasan
560
561.. option:: -single\_module
562
563.. option:: -specs=<arg>, --specs=<arg>
564
565.. option:: -static, --static
566
567.. option:: -static-libgcc
568
569.. option:: -static-libsan
570
571.. option:: -static-libstdc++
572
573.. option:: -std-default=<arg>
574
575.. option:: -stdlib=<arg>, --stdlib=<arg>, --stdlib <arg>
576
577C++ standard library to use
578
579.. option:: -sub\_library<arg>
580
581.. program:: clang1
582.. option:: -sub\_umbrella<arg>
583.. program:: clang
584
585.. option:: --sysroot=<arg>, --sysroot <arg>
586
587.. option:: --target-help
588
589.. option:: --target=<arg>, -target <arg>
590
591Generate code for the given target
592
593.. option:: -time
594
595Time individual commands
596
597.. option:: -traditional, --traditional
598
599.. option:: -traditional-cpp, --traditional-cpp
600
601Enable some traditional CPP emulation
602
603.. option:: -twolevel\_namespace
604
605.. program:: clang1
606.. option:: -twolevel\_namespace\_hints
607.. program:: clang
608
609.. option:: -umbrella <arg>
610
611.. option:: -unexported\_symbols\_list <arg>
612
613.. option:: -v, --verbose
614
615Show commands to run and use verbose output
616
617.. option:: --verify-debug-info
618
619Verify the binary representation of debug output
620
621.. option:: --version
622
623Print version information
624
625.. option:: -w, --no-warnings
626
627Suppress all warnings
628
629.. option:: -weak-l<arg>
630
631.. option:: -weak\_framework <arg>
632
633.. program:: clang1
634.. option:: -weak\_library <arg>
635.. program:: clang
636
637.. program:: clang2
638.. option:: -weak\_reference\_mismatches <arg>
639.. program:: clang
640
641.. option:: -whatsloaded
642
643.. option:: -whyload
644
645.. option:: -working-directory<arg>, -working-directory=<arg>
646
647Resolve file paths relative to the specified directory
648
649.. option:: -x<language>, --language <arg>, --language=<arg>
650
651Treat subsequent input files as having type <language>
652
653.. option:: -y<arg>
654
655Actions
656=======
657The action to perform on the input.
658
659.. option:: -E, --preprocess
660
661Only run the preprocessor
662
663.. option:: -S, --assemble
664
665Only run preprocess and compilation steps
666
667.. option:: -c, --compile
668
669Only run preprocess, compile, and assemble steps
670
671.. option:: -emit-llvm
672
673Use the LLVM representation for assembler and object files
674
675.. option:: -fsyntax-only
676
677.. option:: -module-file-info
678
679Provide information about a particular module file
680
681.. option:: --precompile
682
683Only precompile the input
684
685.. option:: -rewrite-objc
686
687Rewrite Objective-C source to C++
688
689.. option:: -verify-pch
690
691Load and verify that a pre-compiled header file is not stale
692
693Compilation flags
694=================
695
696Flags controlling the behavior of Clang during compilation. These flags have
697no effect during actions that do not perform compilation.
698
699.. option:: -Xassembler <arg>
700
701Pass <arg> to the assembler
702
703.. option:: -Xclang <arg>
704
705Pass <arg> to the clang compiler
706
707.. option:: -fclang-abi-compat=<version>
708
709Attempt to match the ABI of Clang <version>
710
711.. option:: -fcomment-block-commands=<arg>,<arg2>...
712
713Treat each comma separated argument in <arg> as a documentation comment block command
714
715.. option:: -fdeclspec, -fno-declspec
716
717Allow \_\_declspec as a keyword
718
719.. option:: -fdepfile-entry=<arg>
720
721.. option:: -fdiagnostics-fixit-info, -fno-diagnostics-fixit-info
722
723.. option:: -fdiagnostics-format=<arg>
724
725.. option:: -fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits
726
727Print fix-its in machine parseable form
728
729.. option:: -fdiagnostics-print-source-range-info
730
731Print source range spans in numeric form
732
733.. option:: -fdiagnostics-show-category=<arg>
734
735.. option:: -fdiscard-value-names, -fno-discard-value-names
736
737Discard value names in LLVM IR
738
739.. option:: -fexperimental-isel, -fno-experimental-isel
740
741Enables the experimental global instruction selector
742
743.. option:: -fexperimental-new-pass-manager, -fno-experimental-new-pass-manager
744
745Enables an experimental new pass manager in LLVM.
746
747.. option:: -ffine-grained-bitfield-accesses, -fno-fine-grained-bitfield-accesses
748
749Use separate accesses for bitfields with legal widths and alignments.
750
751.. option:: -finline-functions, -fno-inline-functions
752
753Inline suitable functions
754
755.. option:: -finline-hint-functions
756
757Inline functions which are (explicitly or implicitly) marked inline
758
759.. option:: -fno-crash-diagnostics
760
761Disable auto-generation of preprocessed source files and a script for reproduction during a clang crash
762
763.. option:: -fno-sanitize-blacklist
764
765Don't use blacklist file for sanitizers
766
767.. option:: -fparse-all-comments
768
769.. option:: -fsanitize-address-field-padding=<arg>
770
771Level of field padding for AddressSanitizer
772
773.. option:: -fsanitize-address-globals-dead-stripping
774
775Enable linker dead stripping of globals in AddressSanitizer
776
777.. option:: -fsanitize-address-poison-class-member-array-new-cookie, -fno-sanitize-address-poison-class-member-array-new-cookie
778
779Enable poisoning array cookies when using class member operator new\[\] in AddressSanitizer
780
781.. option:: -fsanitize-address-use-after-scope, -fno-sanitize-address-use-after-scope
782
783Enable use-after-scope detection in AddressSanitizer
784
785.. option:: -fsanitize-blacklist=<arg>
786
787Path to blacklist file for sanitizers
788
789.. option:: -fsanitize-cfi-cross-dso, -fno-sanitize-cfi-cross-dso
790
791Enable control flow integrity (CFI) checks for cross-DSO calls.
792
793.. option:: -fsanitize-cfi-icall-generalize-pointers
794
795Generalize pointers in CFI indirect call type signature checks
796
797.. option:: -fsanitize-coverage=<arg1>,<arg2>..., -fno-sanitize-coverage=<arg1>,<arg2>...
798
799Specify the type of coverage instrumentation for Sanitizers
800
801.. option:: -fsanitize-link-c++-runtime
802
803.. option:: -fsanitize-memory-track-origins, -fno-sanitize-memory-track-origins
804
805Enable origins tracking in MemorySanitizer
806
807.. program:: clang1
808.. option:: -fsanitize-memory-track-origins=<arg>
809.. program:: clang
810
811Enable origins tracking in MemorySanitizer
812
813.. option:: -fsanitize-memory-use-after-dtor, -fno-sanitize-memory-use-after-dtor
814
815Enable use-after-destroy detection in MemorySanitizer
816
817.. option:: -fsanitize-minimal-runtime, -fno-sanitize-minimal-runtime
818
819.. option:: -fsanitize-recover, -fno-sanitize-recover
820
821.. program:: clang1
822.. option:: -fsanitize-recover=<arg1>,<arg2>..., -fno-sanitize-recover=<arg1>,<arg2>...
823.. program:: clang
824
825Enable recovery for specified sanitizers
826
827.. option:: -fsanitize-stats, -fno-sanitize-stats
828
829Enable sanitizer statistics gathering.
830
831.. option:: -fsanitize-thread-atomics, -fno-sanitize-thread-atomics
832
833Enable atomic operations instrumentation in ThreadSanitizer (default)
834
835.. option:: -fsanitize-thread-func-entry-exit, -fno-sanitize-thread-func-entry-exit
836
837Enable function entry/exit instrumentation in ThreadSanitizer (default)
838
839.. option:: -fsanitize-thread-memory-access, -fno-sanitize-thread-memory-access
840
841Enable memory access instrumentation in ThreadSanitizer (default)
842
843.. option:: -fsanitize-trap=<arg1>,<arg2>..., -fno-sanitize-trap=<arg1>,<arg2>...
844
845Enable trapping for specified sanitizers
846
847.. option:: -fsanitize-undefined-strip-path-components=<number>
848
849Strip (or keep only, if negative) a given number of path components when emitting check metadata.
850
851.. option:: -fsanitize-undefined-trap-on-error, -fno-sanitize-undefined-trap-on-error
852
853.. option:: -fsanitize=<check>,<arg2>..., -fno-sanitize=<arg1>,<arg2>...
854
855Turn on runtime checks for various forms of undefined or suspicious behavior. See user manual for available checks
856
857.. option:: --param <arg>, --param=<arg>
858
859.. option:: -std=<arg>, --std=<arg>, --std <arg>
860
861Language standard to compile for
862
863Preprocessor flags
864~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
865
866Flags controlling the behavior of the Clang preprocessor.
867
868.. option:: -C, --comments
869
870Include comments in preprocessed output
871
872.. option:: -CC, --comments-in-macros
873
874Include comments from within macros in preprocessed output
875
876.. option:: -D<macro>=<value>, --define-macro <arg>, --define-macro=<arg>
877
878Define <macro> to <value> (or 1 if <value> omitted)
879
880.. option:: -H, --trace-includes
881
882Show header includes and nesting depth
883
884.. option:: -P, --no-line-commands
885
886Disable linemarker output in -E mode
887
888.. option:: -U<macro>, --undefine-macro <arg>, --undefine-macro=<arg>
889
890Undefine macro <macro>
891
892.. option:: -Wp,<arg>,<arg2>...
893
894Pass the comma separated arguments in <arg> to the preprocessor
895
896.. option:: -Xpreprocessor <arg>
897
898Pass <arg> to the preprocessor
899
900Include path management
901-----------------------
902
903Flags controlling how ``#include``\s are resolved to files.
904
905.. option:: -I<dir>, --include-directory <arg>, --include-directory=<arg>
906
907Add directory to include search path
908
909.. option:: -I-, --include-barrier
910
911Restrict all prior -I flags to double-quoted inclusion and remove current directory from include path
912
913.. option:: --cuda-path-ignore-env
914
915Ignore environment variables to detect CUDA installation
916
917.. option:: --cuda-path=<arg>
918
919CUDA installation path
920
921.. option:: -cxx-isystem<directory>
922
923Add directory to the C++ SYSTEM include search path
924
925.. option:: -fbuild-session-file=<file>
926
927Use the last modification time of <file> as the build session timestamp
928
929.. option:: -fbuild-session-timestamp=<time since Epoch in seconds>
930
931Time when the current build session started
932
933.. option:: -fmodule-file=\[<name>=\]<file>
934
935Specify the mapping of module name to precompiled module file, or load a module file if name is omitted.
936
937.. option:: -fmodules-cache-path=<directory>
938
939Specify the module cache path
940
941.. option:: -fmodules-disable-diagnostic-validation
942
943Disable validation of the diagnostic options when loading the module
944
945.. option:: -fmodules-prune-after=<seconds>
946
947Specify the interval (in seconds) after which a module file will be considered unused
948
949.. option:: -fmodules-prune-interval=<seconds>
950
951Specify the interval (in seconds) between attempts to prune the module cache
952
953.. option:: -fmodules-user-build-path <directory>
954
955Specify the module user build path
956
957.. option:: -fmodules-validate-once-per-build-session
958
959Don't verify input files for the modules if the module has been successfully validated or loaded during this build session
960
961.. option:: -fmodules-validate-system-headers, -fno-modules-validate-system-headers
962
963Validate the system headers that a module depends on when loading the module
964
965.. option:: -fprebuilt-module-path=<directory>
966
967Specify the prebuilt module path
968
969.. option:: -idirafter<arg>, --include-directory-after <arg>, --include-directory-after=<arg>
970
971Add directory to AFTER include search path
972
973.. option:: -iframework<arg>
974
975Add directory to SYSTEM framework search path
976
977.. option:: -iframeworkwithsysroot<directory>
978
979Add directory to SYSTEM framework search path, absolute paths are relative to -isysroot
980
981.. option:: -imacros<file>, --imacros<file>, --imacros=<arg>
982
983Include macros from file before parsing
984
985.. option:: -include<file>, --include<file>, --include=<arg>
986
987Include file before parsing
988
989.. option:: -include-pch <file>
990
991Include precompiled header file
992
993.. option:: -iprefix<dir>, --include-prefix <arg>, --include-prefix=<arg>
994
995Set the -iwithprefix/-iwithprefixbefore prefix
996
997.. option:: -iquote<directory>
998
999Add directory to QUOTE include search path
1000
1001.. option:: -isysroot<dir>
1002
1003Set the system root directory (usually /)
1004
1005.. option:: -isystem<directory>
1006
1007Add directory to SYSTEM include search path
1008
1009.. option:: -isystem-after<directory>
1010
1011Add directory to end of the SYSTEM include search path
1012
1013.. option:: -ivfsoverlay<arg>
1014
1015Overlay the virtual filesystem described by file over the real file system
1016
1017.. option:: -iwithprefix<dir>, --include-with-prefix <arg>, --include-with-prefix-after <arg>, --include-with-prefix-after=<arg>, --include-with-prefix=<arg>
1018
1019Set directory to SYSTEM include search path with prefix
1020
1021.. option:: -iwithprefixbefore<dir>, --include-with-prefix-before <arg>, --include-with-prefix-before=<arg>
1022
1023Set directory to include search path with prefix
1024
1025.. option:: -iwithsysroot<directory>
1026
1027Add directory to SYSTEM include search path, absolute paths are relative to -isysroot
1028
1029.. option:: --ptxas-path=<arg>
1030
1031Path to ptxas (used for compiling CUDA code)
1032
1033.. option:: --system-header-prefix=<prefix>, --no-system-header-prefix=<prefix>, --system-header-prefix <arg>
1034
1035Treat all #include paths starting with <prefix> as including a system header.
1036
1037Dependency file generation
1038--------------------------
1039
1040Flags controlling generation of a dependency file for ``make``-like build
1041systems.
1042
1043.. option:: -M, --dependencies
1044
1045Like -MD, but also implies -E and writes to stdout by default
1046
1047.. option:: -MD, --write-dependencies
1048
1049Write a depfile containing user and system headers
1050
1051.. option:: -MF<file>
1052
1053Write depfile output from -MMD, -MD, -MM, or -M to <file>
1054
1055.. option:: -MG, --print-missing-file-dependencies
1056
1057Add missing headers to depfile
1058
1059.. option:: -MJ<arg>
1060
1061Write a compilation database entry per input
1062
1063.. option:: -MM, --user-dependencies
1064
1065Like -MMD, but also implies -E and writes to stdout by default
1066
1067.. option:: -MMD, --write-user-dependencies
1068
1069Write a depfile containing user headers
1070
1071.. option:: -MP
1072
1073Create phony target for each dependency (other than main file)
1074
1075.. option:: -MQ<arg>
1076
1077Specify name of main file output to quote in depfile
1078
1079.. option:: -MT<arg>
1080
1081Specify name of main file output in depfile
1082
1083.. option:: -MV
1084
1085Use NMake/Jom format for the depfile
1086
1087Dumping preprocessor state
1088--------------------------
1089
1090Flags allowing the state of the preprocessor to be dumped in various ways.
1091
1092.. option:: -d
1093
1094.. program:: clang1
1095.. option:: -d<arg>
1096.. program:: clang
1097
1098.. option:: -dA
1099
1100.. option:: -dD
1101
1102Print macro definitions in -E mode in addition to normal output
1103
1104.. option:: -dI
1105
1106Print include directives in -E mode in addition to normal output
1107
1108.. option:: -dM
1109
1110Print macro definitions in -E mode instead of normal output
1111
1112Diagnostic flags
1113~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1114
1115Flags controlling which warnings, errors, and remarks Clang will generate.
1116See the :doc:`full list of warning and remark flags <DiagnosticsReference>`.
1117
1118.. option:: -R<remark>
1119
1120Enable the specified remark
1121
1122.. option:: -Rpass-analysis=<arg>
1123
1124Report transformation analysis from optimization passes whose name matches the given POSIX regular expression
1125
1126.. option:: -Rpass-missed=<arg>
1127
1128Report missed transformations by optimization passes whose name matches the given POSIX regular expression
1129
1130.. option:: -Rpass=<arg>
1131
1132Report transformations performed by optimization passes whose name matches the given POSIX regular expression
1133
1134.. option:: -W<warning>, --extra-warnings, --warn-<arg>, --warn-=<arg>
1135
1136Enable the specified warning
1137
1138.. option:: -Wdeprecated, -Wno-deprecated
1139
1140Enable warnings for deprecated constructs and define \_\_DEPRECATED
1141
1142.. option:: -Wnonportable-cfstrings<arg>, -Wno-nonportable-cfstrings<arg>
1143
1144Target-independent compilation options
1145~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1146.. option:: -Wframe-larger-than=<arg>
1147
1148.. option:: -fPIC, -fno-PIC
1149
1150.. option:: -fPIE, -fno-PIE
1151
1152.. option:: -faccess-control, -fno-access-control
1153
1154.. option:: -falign-functions, -fno-align-functions
1155
1156.. program:: clang1
1157.. option:: -falign-functions=<arg>
1158.. program:: clang
1159
1160.. program:: clang1
1161.. option:: -faligned-allocation, -faligned-new, -fno-aligned-allocation
1162.. program:: clang
1163
1164Enable C++17 aligned allocation functions
1165
1166.. option:: -fallow-editor-placeholders, -fno-allow-editor-placeholders
1167
1168Treat editor placeholders as valid source code
1169
1170.. option:: -fallow-unsupported
1171
1172.. option:: -faltivec, -fno-altivec
1173
1174.. option:: -fansi-escape-codes
1175
1176Use ANSI escape codes for diagnostics
1177
1178.. option:: -fapple-kext, -findirect-virtual-calls, -fterminated-vtables
1179
1180Use Apple's kernel extensions ABI
1181
1182.. option:: -fapple-pragma-pack, -fno-apple-pragma-pack
1183
1184Enable Apple gcc-compatible #pragma pack handling
1185
1186.. option:: -fapplication-extension, -fno-application-extension
1187
1188Restrict code to those available for App Extensions
1189
1190.. option:: -fasm, -fno-asm
1191
1192.. option:: -fasm-blocks, -fno-asm-blocks
1193
1194.. option:: -fassociative-math, -fno-associative-math
1195
1196.. option:: -fassume-sane-operator-new, -fno-assume-sane-operator-new
1197
1198.. option:: -fast
1199
1200.. option:: -fastcp
1201
1202.. option:: -fastf
1203
1204.. option:: -fasynchronous-unwind-tables, -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
1205
1206.. option:: -fautolink, -fno-autolink
1207
1208.. option:: -fblocks, -fno-blocks
1209
1210Enable the 'blocks' language feature
1211
1212.. option:: -fbootclasspath=<arg>, --bootclasspath <arg>, --bootclasspath=<arg>
1213
1214.. option:: -fborland-extensions, -fno-borland-extensions
1215
1216Accept non-standard constructs supported by the Borland compiler
1217
1218.. option:: -fbracket-depth=<arg>
1219
1220.. option:: -fbuiltin, -fno-builtin
1221
1222.. option:: -fbuiltin-module-map
1223
1224Load the clang builtins module map file.
1225
1226.. option:: -fcaret-diagnostics, -fno-caret-diagnostics
1227
1228.. option:: -fcf-protection=<arg>, -fcf-protection (equivalent to -fcf-protection=full)
1229
1230Instrument control-flow architecture protection. Options: return, branch, full, none.
1231
1232.. option:: -fclasspath=<arg>, --CLASSPATH <arg>, --CLASSPATH=<arg>, --classpath <arg>, --classpath=<arg>
1233
1234.. option:: -fcolor-diagnostics, -fno-color-diagnostics
1235
1236Use colors in diagnostics
1237
1238.. option:: -fcommon, -fno-common
1239
1240.. option:: -fcompile-resource=<arg>, --resource <arg>, --resource=<arg>
1241
1242.. option:: -fconstant-cfstrings, -fno-constant-cfstrings
1243
1244.. option:: -fconstant-string-class=<arg>
1245
1246.. option:: -fconstexpr-backtrace-limit=<arg>
1247
1248.. option:: -fconstexpr-depth=<arg>
1249
1250.. option:: -fconstexpr-steps=<arg>
1251
1252.. option:: -fcoroutines-ts, -fno-coroutines-ts
1253
1254Enable support for the C++ Coroutines TS
1255
1256.. option:: -fcoverage-mapping, -fno-coverage-mapping
1257
1258Generate coverage mapping to enable code coverage analysis
1259
1260.. option:: -fcreate-profile
1261
1262.. option:: -fcxx-exceptions, -fno-cxx-exceptions
1263
1264Enable C++ exceptions
1265
1266.. option:: -fcxx-modules, -fno-cxx-modules
1267
1268.. option:: -fdata-sections, -fno-data-sections
1269
1270Place each data in its own section (ELF Only)
1271
1272.. option:: -fdebug-info-for-profiling, -fno-debug-info-for-profiling
1273
1274Emit extra debug info to make sample profile more accurate.
1275
1276.. option:: -fdebug-macro, -fno-debug-macro
1277
1278Emit macro debug information
1279
1280.. option:: -fdebug-pass-arguments
1281
1282.. option:: -fdebug-pass-structure
1283
1284.. option:: -fdebug-prefix-map=<arg>
1285
1286remap file source paths in debug info
1287
1288.. option:: -fdebug-types-section, -fno-debug-types-section
1289
1290Place debug types in their own section (ELF Only)
1291
1292.. option:: -fdelayed-template-parsing, -fno-delayed-template-parsing
1293
1294Parse templated function definitions at the end of the translation unit
1295
1296.. option:: -fdenormal-fp-math=<arg>
1297
1298.. option:: -fdiagnostics-absolute-paths
1299
1300Print absolute paths in diagnostics
1301
1302.. option:: -fdiagnostics-color, -fno-diagnostics-color
1303
1304.. program:: clang1
1305.. option:: -fdiagnostics-color=<arg>
1306.. program:: clang
1307
1308.. option:: -fdiagnostics-hotness-threshold=<number>
1309
1310Prevent optimization remarks from being output if they do not have at least this profile count
1311
1312.. option:: -fdiagnostics-show-hotness, -fno-diagnostics-show-hotness
1313
1314Enable profile hotness information in diagnostic line
1315
1316.. option:: -fdiagnostics-show-note-include-stack, -fno-diagnostics-show-note-include-stack
1317
1318Display include stacks for diagnostic notes
1319
1320.. option:: -fdiagnostics-show-option, -fno-diagnostics-show-option
1321
1322Print option name with mappable diagnostics
1323
1324.. option:: -fdiagnostics-show-template-tree
1325
1326Print a template comparison tree for differing templates
1327
1328.. option:: -fdollars-in-identifiers, -fno-dollars-in-identifiers
1329
1330Allow '$' in identifiers
1331
1332.. option:: -fdouble-square-bracket-attributes, -fno-double-square-bracket-attributes
1333
1334Enable '\[\[\]\]' attributes in all C and C++ language modes
1335
1336.. option:: -fdwarf-directory-asm, -fno-dwarf-directory-asm
1337
1338.. option:: -fdwarf-exceptions
1339
1340Use DWARF style exceptions
1341
1342.. option:: -felide-constructors, -fno-elide-constructors
1343
1344.. option:: -feliminate-unused-debug-symbols, -fno-eliminate-unused-debug-symbols
1345
1346.. option:: -fembed-bitcode=<option>, -fembed-bitcode (equivalent to -fembed-bitcode=all), -fembed-bitcode-marker (equivalent to -fembed-bitcode=marker)
1347
1348Embed LLVM bitcode (option: off, all, bitcode, marker)
1349
1350.. option:: -femit-all-decls
1351
1352Emit all declarations, even if unused
1353
1354.. option:: -femulated-tls, -fno-emulated-tls
1355
1356Use emutls functions to access thread\_local variables
1357
1358.. option:: -fencoding=<arg>, --encoding <arg>, --encoding=<arg>
1359
1360.. option:: -ferror-limit=<arg>
1361
1362.. option:: -fescaping-block-tail-calls, -fno-escaping-block-tail-calls
1363
1364.. option:: -fexceptions, -fno-exceptions
1365
1366Enable support for exception handling
1367
1368.. option:: -fexec-charset=<arg>
1369
1370.. option:: -fextdirs=<arg>, --extdirs <arg>, --extdirs=<arg>
1371
1372.. option:: -ffast-math, -fno-fast-math
1373
1374Allow aggressive, lossy floating-point optimizations
1375
1376.. option:: -ffinite-math-only, -fno-finite-math-only
1377
1378.. option:: -ffor-scope, -fno-for-scope
1379
1380.. option:: -fforce-enable-int128, -fno-force-enable-int128
1381
1382Enable support for int128\_t type
1383
1384.. option:: -ffp-contract=<arg>
1385
1386Form fused FP ops (e.g. FMAs): fast (everywhere) \| on (according to FP\_CONTRACT pragma, default) \| off (never fuse)
1387
1388.. option:: -ffreestanding
1389
1390Assert that the compilation takes place in a freestanding environment
1391
1392.. option:: -ffunction-sections, -fno-function-sections
1393
1394Place each function in its own section (ELF Only)
1395
1396.. option:: -fgnu-inline-asm, -fno-gnu-inline-asm
1397
1398.. option:: -fgnu-keywords, -fno-gnu-keywords
1399
1400Allow GNU-extension keywords regardless of language standard
1401
1402.. option:: -fgnu-runtime
1403
1404Generate output compatible with the standard GNU Objective-C runtime
1405
1406.. option:: -fgnu89-inline, -fno-gnu89-inline
1407
1408Use the gnu89 inline semantics
1409
1410.. option:: -fhonor-infinities, -fhonor-infinites, -fno-honor-infinities
1411
1412.. option:: -fhonor-nans, -fno-honor-nans
1413
1414.. option:: -fhosted
1415
1416.. option:: -fimplicit-module-maps, -fmodule-maps, -fno-implicit-module-maps
1417
1418Implicitly search the file system for module map files.
1419
1420.. option:: -fimplicit-modules, -fno-implicit-modules
1421
1422.. option:: -finput-charset=<arg>
1423
1424.. option:: -finstrument-function-entry-bare
1425
1426Instrument function entry only, after inlining, without arguments to the instrumentation call
1427
1428.. option:: -finstrument-functions
1429
1430Generate calls to instrument function entry and exit
1431
1432.. option:: -finstrument-functions-after-inlining
1433
1434Like -finstrument-functions, but insert the calls after inlining
1435
1436.. option:: -fintegrated-as, -fno-integrated-as, -integrated-as
1437
1438Enable the integrated assembler
1439
1440.. option:: -fjump-tables, -fno-jump-tables
1441
1442.. option:: -flax-vector-conversions, -fno-lax-vector-conversions
1443
1444.. option:: -flimited-precision=<arg>
1445
1446.. option:: -flto, -fno-lto
1447
1448Enable LTO in 'full' mode
1449
1450.. option:: -flto-jobs=<arg>
1451
1452Controls the backend parallelism of -flto=thin (default of 0 means the number of threads will be derived from the number of CPUs detected)
1453
1454.. program:: clang1
1455.. option:: -flto=<arg>
1456.. program:: clang
1457
1458Set LTO mode to either 'full' or 'thin'
1459
1460.. option:: -fmacro-backtrace-limit=<arg>
1461
1462.. option:: -fmath-errno, -fno-math-errno
1463
1464Require math functions to indicate errors by setting errno
1465
1466.. option:: -fmax-type-align=<arg>
1467
1468Specify the maximum alignment to enforce on pointers lacking an explicit alignment
1469
1470.. option:: -fmerge-all-constants, -fno-merge-all-constants
1471
1472Allow merging of constants
1473
1474.. option:: -fmessage-length=<arg>
1475
1476.. option:: -fmodule-file-deps, -fno-module-file-deps
1477
1478.. option:: -fmodule-map-file=<file>
1479
1480Load this module map file
1481
1482.. option:: -fmodule-name=<name>, -fmodule-implementation-of <arg>, -fmodule-name <arg>
1483
1484Specify the name of the module to build
1485
1486.. option:: -fmodules, -fno-modules
1487
1488Enable the 'modules' language feature
1489
1490.. option:: -fmodules-decluse, -fno-modules-decluse
1491
1492Require declaration of modules used within a module
1493
1494.. option:: -fmodules-ignore-macro=<arg>
1495
1496Ignore the definition of the given macro when building and loading modules
1497
1498.. option:: -fmodules-search-all, -fno-modules-search-all
1499
1500Search even non-imported modules to resolve references
1501
1502.. option:: -fmodules-strict-decluse
1503
1504Like -fmodules-decluse but requires all headers to be in modules
1505
1506.. option:: -fmodules-ts
1507
1508Enable support for the C++ Modules TS
1509
1510.. option:: -fms-compatibility, -fno-ms-compatibility
1511
1512Enable full Microsoft Visual C++ compatibility
1513
1514.. option:: -fms-compatibility-version=<arg>
1515
1516Dot-separated value representing the Microsoft compiler version number to report in \_MSC\_VER (0 = don't define it (default))
1517
1518.. option:: -fms-extensions, -fno-ms-extensions
1519
1520Accept some non-standard constructs supported by the Microsoft compiler
1521
1522.. option:: -fms-memptr-rep=<arg>
1523
1524.. option:: -fms-volatile<arg>
1525
1526.. option:: -fmsc-version=<arg>
1527
1528Microsoft compiler version number to report in \_MSC\_VER (0 = don't define it (default))
1529
1530.. option:: -fmudflap
1531
1532.. option:: -fmudflapth
1533
1534.. option:: -fnested-functions
1535
1536.. option:: -fnew-alignment=<align>, -fnew-alignment <arg>
1537
1538Specifies the largest alignment guaranteed by '::operator new(size\_t)'
1539
1540.. option:: -fnext-runtime
1541
1542.. option:: -fno-builtin-<arg>
1543
1544Disable implicit builtin knowledge of a specific function
1545
1546.. option:: -fno-elide-type
1547
1548Do not elide types when printing diagnostics
1549
1550.. option:: -fno-max-type-align
1551
1552.. option:: -fno-operator-names
1553
1554Do not treat C++ operator name keywords as synonyms for operators
1555
1556.. option:: -fno-rtti-data
1557
1558Control emission of RTTI data
1559
1560.. option:: -fno-strict-modules-decluse
1561
1562.. option:: -fno-working-directory
1563
1564.. option:: -fnoxray-link-deps
1565
1566.. option:: -fobjc-abi-version=<arg>
1567
1568.. option:: -fobjc-arc, -fno-objc-arc
1569
1570Synthesize retain and release calls for Objective-C pointers
1571
1572.. option:: -fobjc-arc-exceptions, -fno-objc-arc-exceptions
1573
1574Use EH-safe code when synthesizing retains and releases in -fobjc-arc
1575
1576.. option:: -fobjc-exceptions, -fno-objc-exceptions
1577
1578Enable Objective-C exceptions
1579
1580.. option:: -fobjc-infer-related-result-type, -fno-objc-infer-related-result-type
1581
1582.. option:: -fobjc-legacy-dispatch, -fno-objc-legacy-dispatch
1583
1584.. option:: -fobjc-link-runtime
1585
1586.. option:: -fobjc-nonfragile-abi, -fno-objc-nonfragile-abi
1587
1588.. option:: -fobjc-nonfragile-abi-version=<arg>
1589
1590.. option:: -fobjc-runtime=<arg>
1591
1592Specify the target Objective-C runtime kind and version
1593
1594.. option:: -fobjc-sender-dependent-dispatch
1595
1596.. option:: -fobjc-weak, -fno-objc-weak
1597
1598Enable ARC-style weak references in Objective-C
1599
1600.. option:: -fomit-frame-pointer, -fno-omit-frame-pointer
1601
1602.. option:: -fopenmp, -fno-openmp
1603
1604Parse OpenMP pragmas and generate parallel code.
1605
1606.. option:: -fopenmp-simd, -fno-openmp-simd
1607
1608Emit OpenMP code only for SIMD-based constructs.
1609
1610.. option:: -fopenmp-version=<arg>
1611
1612.. program:: clang1
1613.. option:: -fopenmp=<arg>
1614.. program:: clang
1615
1616.. option:: -foperator-arrow-depth=<arg>
1617
1618.. option:: -foptimization-record-file=<arg>
1619
1620Specify the file name of any generated YAML optimization record
1621
1622.. option:: -foptimize-sibling-calls, -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
1623
1624.. option:: -foutput-class-dir=<arg>, --output-class-directory <arg>, --output-class-directory=<arg>
1625
1626.. option:: -fpack-struct, -fno-pack-struct
1627
1628.. program:: clang1
1629.. option:: -fpack-struct=<arg>
1630.. program:: clang
1631
1632Specify the default maximum struct packing alignment
1633
1634.. option:: -fpascal-strings, -fno-pascal-strings, -mpascal-strings
1635
1636Recognize and construct Pascal-style string literals
1637
1638.. option:: -fpcc-struct-return
1639
1640Override the default ABI to return all structs on the stack
1641
1642.. option:: -fpch-preprocess
1643
1644.. option:: -fpic, -fno-pic
1645
1646.. option:: -fpie, -fno-pie
1647
1648.. option:: -fplt, -fno-plt
1649
1650Use the PLT to make function calls
1651
1652.. option:: -fplugin=<dsopath>
1653
1654Load the named plugin (dynamic shared object)
1655
1656.. option:: -fpreserve-as-comments, -fno-preserve-as-comments
1657
1658.. option:: -fprofile-arcs, -fno-profile-arcs
1659
1660.. option:: -fprofile-dir=<arg>
1661
1662.. option:: -fprofile-generate, -fno-profile-generate
1663
1664Generate instrumented code to collect execution counts into default.profraw (overridden by LLVM\_PROFILE\_FILE env var)
1665
1666.. program:: clang1
1667.. option:: -fprofile-generate=<directory>
1668.. program:: clang
1669
1670Generate instrumented code to collect execution counts into <directory>/default.profraw (overridden by LLVM\_PROFILE\_FILE env var)
1671
1672.. option:: -fprofile-instr-generate, -fno-profile-instr-generate
1673
1674Generate instrumented code to collect execution counts into default.profraw file (overridden by '=' form of option or LLVM\_PROFILE\_FILE env var)
1675
1676.. program:: clang1
1677.. option:: -fprofile-instr-generate=<file>
1678.. program:: clang
1679
1680Generate instrumented code to collect execution counts into <file> (overridden by LLVM\_PROFILE\_FILE env var)
1681
1682.. option:: -fprofile-instr-use, -fno-profile-instr-use, -fprofile-use
1683
1684.. program:: clang1
1685.. option:: -fprofile-instr-use=<arg>
1686.. program:: clang
1687
1688Use instrumentation data for profile-guided optimization
1689
1690.. option:: -fprofile-sample-accurate, -fauto-profile-accurate, -fno-profile-sample-accurate
1691
1692Specifies that the sample profile is accurate. If the sample
1693               profile is accurate, callsites without profile samples are marked
1694               as cold. Otherwise, treat callsites without profile samples as if
1695               we have no profile
1696
1697.. option:: -fprofile-sample-use, -fauto-profile, -fno-profile-sample-use
1698
1699.. program:: clang1
1700.. option:: -fprofile-sample-use=<arg>, -fauto-profile=<arg>
1701.. program:: clang
1702
1703Enable sample-based profile guided optimizations
1704
1705.. program:: clang1
1706.. option:: -fprofile-use=<pathname>
1707.. program:: clang
1708
1709Use instrumentation data for profile-guided optimization. If pathname is a directory, it reads from <pathname>/default.profdata. Otherwise, it reads from file <pathname>.
1710
1711.. option:: -freciprocal-math, -fno-reciprocal-math
1712
1713Allow division operations to be reassociated
1714
1715.. option:: -freg-struct-return
1716
1717Override the default ABI to return small structs in registers
1718
1719.. option:: -fregister-global-dtors-with-atexit, -fno-register-global-dtors-with-atexit
1720
1721Use atexit or \_\_cxa\_atexit to register global destructors
1722
1723.. option:: -frelaxed-template-template-args, -fno-relaxed-template-template-args
1724
1725Enable C++17 relaxed template template argument matching
1726
1727.. option:: -freroll-loops, -fno-reroll-loops
1728
1729Turn on loop reroller
1730
1731.. option:: -fretain-comments-from-system-headers
1732
1733.. option:: -frewrite-imports, -fno-rewrite-imports
1734
1735.. option:: -frewrite-includes, -fno-rewrite-includes
1736
1737.. option:: -frewrite-map-file <arg>
1738
1739.. program:: clang1
1740.. option:: -frewrite-map-file=<arg>
1741.. program:: clang
1742
1743.. option:: -fropi, -fno-ropi
1744
1745.. option:: -frtti, -fno-rtti
1746
1747.. option:: -frwpi, -fno-rwpi
1748
1749.. option:: -fsave-optimization-record, -fno-save-optimization-record
1750
1751Generate a YAML optimization record file
1752
1753.. option:: -fseh-exceptions
1754
1755Use SEH style exceptions
1756
1757.. option:: -fshort-enums, -fno-short-enums
1758
1759Allocate to an enum type only as many bytes as it needs for the declared range of possible values
1760
1761.. option:: -fshort-wchar, -fno-short-wchar
1762
1763Force wchar\_t to be a short unsigned int
1764
1765.. option:: -fshow-column, -fno-show-column
1766
1767.. option:: -fshow-overloads=<arg>
1768
1769Which overload candidates to show when overload resolution fails: best\|all; defaults to all
1770
1771.. option:: -fshow-source-location, -fno-show-source-location
1772
1773.. option:: -fsignaling-math, -fno-signaling-math
1774
1775.. option:: -fsigned-bitfields
1776
1777.. option:: -fsigned-char, -fno-signed-char, --signed-char
1778
1779.. option:: -fsigned-zeros, -fno-signed-zeros
1780
1781.. option:: -fsized-deallocation, -fno-sized-deallocation
1782
1783Enable C++14 sized global deallocation functions
1784
1785.. option:: -fsjlj-exceptions
1786
1787Use SjLj style exceptions
1788
1789.. option:: -fslp-vectorize, -fno-slp-vectorize, -ftree-slp-vectorize
1790
1791Enable the superword-level parallelism vectorization passes
1792
1793.. option:: -fspell-checking, -fno-spell-checking
1794
1795.. option:: -fspell-checking-limit=<arg>
1796
1797.. option:: -fsplit-dwarf-inlining, -fno-split-dwarf-inlining
1798
1799Provide minimal debug info in the object/executable to facilitate online symbolication/stack traces in the absence of .dwo/.dwp files when using Split DWARF
1800
1801.. option:: -fsplit-stack
1802
1803.. option:: -fstack-protector, -fno-stack-protector
1804
1805Enable stack protectors for functions potentially vulnerable to stack smashing
1806
1807.. option:: -fstack-protector-all
1808
1809Force the usage of stack protectors for all functions
1810
1811.. option:: -fstack-protector-strong
1812
1813Use a strong heuristic to apply stack protectors to functions
1814
1815.. option:: -fstack-size-section, -fno-stack-size-section
1816
1817Emit section containing metadata on function stack sizes
1818
1819.. option:: -fstandalone-debug, -fno-limit-debug-info, -fno-standalone-debug
1820
1821Emit full debug info for all types used by the program
1822
1823.. option:: -fstrict-aliasing, -fno-strict-aliasing
1824
1825.. option:: -fstrict-enums, -fno-strict-enums
1826
1827Enable optimizations based on the strict definition of an enum's value range
1828
1829.. option:: -fstrict-overflow, -fno-strict-overflow
1830
1831.. option:: -fstrict-return, -fno-strict-return
1832
1833Always treat control flow paths that fall off the end of a non-void function as unreachable
1834
1835.. option:: -fstrict-vtable-pointers, -fno-strict-vtable-pointers
1836
1837Enable optimizations based on the strict rules for overwriting polymorphic C++ objects
1838
1839.. option:: -fstruct-path-tbaa, -fno-struct-path-tbaa
1840
1841.. option:: -ftabstop=<arg>
1842
1843.. option:: -ftemplate-backtrace-limit=<arg>
1844
1845.. option:: -ftemplate-depth-<arg>
1846
1847.. option:: -ftemplate-depth=<arg>
1848
1849.. option:: -ftest-coverage
1850
1851.. option:: -fthinlto-index=<arg>
1852
1853Perform ThinLTO importing using provided function summary index
1854
1855.. option:: -fthreadsafe-statics, -fno-threadsafe-statics
1856
1857.. option:: -ftime-report
1858
1859.. option:: -ftls-model=<arg>
1860
1861.. option:: -ftrap-function=<arg>
1862
1863Issue call to specified function rather than a trap instruction
1864
1865.. option:: -ftrapping-math, -fno-trapping-math
1866
1867.. option:: -ftrapv
1868
1869Trap on integer overflow
1870
1871.. option:: -ftrapv-handler <arg>
1872
1873.. program:: clang1
1874.. option:: -ftrapv-handler=<function name>
1875.. program:: clang
1876
1877Specify the function to be called on overflow
1878
1879.. option:: -ftrigraphs, -fno-trigraphs, -trigraphs, --trigraphs
1880
1881Process trigraph sequences
1882
1883.. option:: -funique-section-names, -fno-unique-section-names
1884
1885Use unique names for text and data sections (ELF Only)
1886
1887.. option:: -funit-at-a-time, -fno-unit-at-a-time
1888
1889.. option:: -funroll-loops, -fno-unroll-loops
1890
1891Turn on loop unroller
1892
1893.. option:: -funsafe-math-optimizations, -fno-unsafe-math-optimizations
1894
1895.. option:: -funsigned-bitfields
1896
1897.. option:: -funsigned-char, -fno-unsigned-char, --unsigned-char
1898
1899.. option:: -funwind-tables, -fno-unwind-tables
1900
1901.. option:: -fuse-cxa-atexit, -fno-use-cxa-atexit
1902
1903.. option:: -fuse-init-array, -fno-use-init-array
1904
1905Use .init\_array instead of .ctors
1906
1907.. option:: -fuse-ld=<arg>
1908
1909.. option:: -fuse-line-directives, -fno-use-line-directives
1910
1911.. option:: -fveclib=<arg>
1912
1913Use the given vector functions library
1914
1915.. option:: -fvectorize, -fno-vectorize, -ftree-vectorize
1916
1917Enable the loop vectorization passes
1918
1919.. option:: -fverbose-asm, -fno-verbose-asm
1920
1921.. option:: -fvisibility-inlines-hidden
1922
1923Give inline C++ member functions default visibility by default
1924
1925.. option:: -fvisibility-ms-compat
1926
1927Give global types 'default' visibility and global functions and variables 'hidden' visibility by default
1928
1929.. option:: -fvisibility=<arg>
1930
1931Set the default symbol visibility for all global declarations
1932
1933.. option:: -fwhole-program-vtables, -fno-whole-program-vtables
1934
1935Enables whole-program vtable optimization. Requires -flto
1936
1937.. option:: -fforce-emit-vtables, -fno-force-emit-vtables
1938
1939In order to improve devirtualization, forces emitting of vtables even in
1940modules where it isn't necessary. It causes more inline virtual functions
1941to be emitted.
1942
1943.. option:: -fwrapv, -fno-wrapv
1944
1945Treat signed integer overflow as two's complement
1946
1947.. option:: -fwritable-strings
1948
1949Store string literals as writable data
1950
1951.. option:: -fxray-always-emit-customevents, -fno-xray-always-emit-customevents
1952
1953Determine whether to always emit \_\_xray\_customevent(...) calls even if the function it appears in is not always instrumented.
1954
1955.. option:: -fxray-always-emit-typedevents, -fno-xray-always-emit-typedevents
1956
1957Determine whether to always emit \_\_xray\_typedevent(...) calls even if the function it appears in is not always instrumented.
1958
1959.. option:: -fxray-always-instrument=<arg>
1960
1961DEPRECATED: Filename defining the whitelist for imbuing the 'always instrument' XRay attribute.
1962
1963.. option:: -fxray-attr-list=<arg>
1964
1965Filename defining the list of functions/types for imbuing XRay attributes.
1966
1967.. option:: -fxray-instruction-threshold<arg>
1968
1969.. program:: clang1
1970.. option:: -fxray-instruction-threshold=<arg>
1971.. program:: clang
1972
1973Sets the minimum function size to instrument with XRay
1974
1975.. option:: -fxray-instrument, -fno-xray-instrument
1976
1977Generate XRay instrumentation sleds on function entry and exit
1978
1979.. option:: -fxray-instrumentation-bundle=<arg>
1980
1981Select which XRay instrumentation points to emit. Options: all, none, function, custom. Default is 'all'.
1982
1983.. option:: -fxray-link-deps
1984
1985Tells clang to add the link dependencies for XRay.
1986
1987.. option:: -fxray-modes=<arg>
1988
1989List of modes to link in by default into XRay instrumented binaries.
1990
1991.. option:: -fxray-never-instrument=<arg>
1992
1993DEPRECATED: Filename defining the whitelist for imbuing the 'never instrument' XRay attribute.
1994
1995.. option:: -fzero-initialized-in-bss, -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss
1996
1997.. option:: -fzvector, -fno-zvector, -mzvector
1998
1999Enable System z vector language extension
2000
2001.. option:: -pedantic, --pedantic, -no-pedantic, --no-pedantic
2002
2003.. option:: -pedantic-errors, --pedantic-errors
2004
2005OpenCL flags
2006------------
2007.. option:: -cl-denorms-are-zero
2008
2009OpenCL only. Allow denormals to be flushed to zero.
2010
2011.. option:: -cl-fast-relaxed-math
2012
2013OpenCL only. Sets -cl-finite-math-only and -cl-unsafe-math-optimizations, and defines \_\_FAST\_RELAXED\_MATH\_\_.
2014
2015.. option:: -cl-finite-math-only
2016
2017OpenCL only. Allow floating-point optimizations that assume arguments and results are not NaNs or +-Inf.
2018
2019.. option:: -cl-fp32-correctly-rounded-divide-sqrt
2020
2021OpenCL only. Specify that single precision floating-point divide and sqrt used in the program source are correctly rounded.
2022
2023.. option:: -cl-kernel-arg-info
2024
2025OpenCL only. Generate kernel argument metadata.
2026
2027.. option:: -cl-mad-enable
2028
2029OpenCL only. Allow use of less precise MAD computations in the generated binary.
2030
2031.. option:: -cl-no-signed-zeros
2032
2033OpenCL only. Allow use of less precise no signed zeros computations in the generated binary.
2034
2035.. option:: -cl-opt-disable
2036
2037OpenCL only. This option disables all optimizations. By default optimizations are enabled.
2038
2039.. option:: -cl-single-precision-constant
2040
2041OpenCL only. Treat double precision floating-point constant as single precision constant.
2042
2043.. option:: -cl-std=<arg>
2044
2045OpenCL language standard to compile for.
2046
2047.. option:: -cl-strict-aliasing
2048
2049OpenCL only. This option is added for compatibility with OpenCL 1.0.
2050
2051.. option:: -cl-uniform-work-group-size
2052
2053OpenCL only. Defines that the global work-size be a multiple of the work-group size specified to clEnqueueNDRangeKernel
2054
2055.. option:: -cl-unsafe-math-optimizations
2056
2057OpenCL only. Allow unsafe floating-point optimizations.  Also implies -cl-no-signed-zeros and -cl-mad-enable.
2058
2059Target-dependent compilation options
2060~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2061.. option:: -G<size>, -G=<arg>, -msmall-data-threshold=<arg>
2062
2063Put objects of at most <size> bytes into small data section (MIPS / Hexagon)
2064
2065.. option:: -m16
2066
2067.. option:: -m32
2068
2069.. option:: -m64
2070
2071.. option:: -mabi=<arg>
2072
2073.. option:: -mabicalls, -mno-abicalls
2074
2075Enable SVR4-style position-independent code (Mips only)
2076
2077.. option:: -mabs=<arg>
2078
2079.. option:: -malign-double
2080
2081Align doubles to two words in structs (x86 only)
2082
2083.. option:: -march=<arg>
2084
2085.. option:: -masm=<arg>
2086
2087.. option:: -mbackchain, -mno-backchain
2088
2089Link stack frames through backchain on System Z
2090
2091.. option:: -mcheck-zero-division, -mno-check-zero-division
2092
2093.. option:: -mcmodel=<arg>
2094
2095.. option:: -mcompact-branches=<arg>
2096
2097.. option:: -mconsole<arg>
2098
2099.. option:: -mcpu=<arg>, -mv4 (equivalent to -mcpu=hexagonv4), -mv5 (equivalent to -mcpu=hexagonv5), -mv55 (equivalent to -mcpu=hexagonv55), -mv60 (equivalent to -mcpu=hexagonv60), -mv62 (equivalent to -mcpu=hexagonv62), -mv65 (equivalent to -mcpu=hexagonv65)
2100
2101.. option:: -mdefault-build-attributes<arg>, -mno-default-build-attributes<arg>
2102
2103.. option:: -mdll<arg>
2104
2105.. option:: -mdouble-float
2106
2107.. option:: -mdsp, -mno-dsp
2108
2109.. option:: -mdspr2, -mno-dspr2
2110
2111.. option:: -mdynamic-no-pic<arg>
2112
2113.. option:: -meabi <arg>
2114
2115Set EABI type, e.g. 4, 5 or gnu (default depends on triple)
2116
2117.. option:: -membedded-data, -mno-embedded-data
2118
2119Place constants in the .rodata section instead of the .sdata section even if they meet the -G <size> threshold (MIPS)
2120
2121.. option:: -mextern-sdata, -mno-extern-sdata
2122
2123Assume that externally defined data is in the small data if it meets the -G <size> threshold (MIPS)
2124
2125.. option:: -mfentry
2126
2127Insert calls to fentry at function entry (x86 only)
2128
2129.. option:: -mfloat-abi=<arg>
2130
2131.. option:: -mfp32
2132
2133Use 32-bit floating point registers (MIPS only)
2134
2135.. option:: -mfp64
2136
2137Use 64-bit floating point registers (MIPS only)
2138
2139.. option:: -mfpmath=<arg>
2140
2141.. option:: -mfpu=<arg>
2142
2143.. option:: -mglobal-merge, -mno-global-merge
2144
2145Enable merging of globals
2146
2147.. option:: -mgpopt, -mno-gpopt
2148
2149Use GP relative accesses for symbols known to be in a small data section (MIPS)
2150
2151.. option:: -mhard-float
2152
2153.. option:: -mhwdiv=<arg>, --mhwdiv <arg>, --mhwdiv=<arg>
2154
2155.. option:: -miamcu, -mno-iamcu
2156
2157Use Intel MCU ABI
2158
2159.. option:: -mimplicit-float, -mno-implicit-float
2160
2161.. option:: -mimplicit-it=<arg>
2162
2163.. option:: -mincremental-linker-compatible, -mno-incremental-linker-compatible
2164
2165(integrated-as) Emit an object file which can be used with an incremental linker
2166
2167.. option:: -mindirect-jump=<arg>
2168
2169Change indirect jump instructions to inhibit speculation
2170
2171.. option:: -miphoneos-version-min=<arg>, -mios-version-min=<arg>
2172
2173.. option:: -mips16
2174
2175.. option:: -mkernel
2176
2177.. option:: -mldc1-sdc1, -mno-ldc1-sdc1
2178
2179.. option:: -mlocal-sdata, -mno-local-sdata
2180
2181Extend the -G behaviour to object local data (MIPS)
2182
2183.. option:: -mlong-calls, -mno-long-calls
2184
2185Generate branches with extended addressability, usually via indirect jumps.
2186
2187.. option:: -mmacosx-version-min=<arg>, -mmacos-version-min=<arg>
2188
2189Set Mac OS X deployment target
2190
2191.. option:: -mmadd4, -mno-madd4
2192
2193Enable the generation of 4-operand madd.s, madd.d and related instructions.
2194
2195.. option:: -mmcu=<arg>
2196
2197.. option:: -mmicromips, -mno-micromips
2198
2199.. option:: -mms-bitfields, -mno-ms-bitfields
2200
2201Set the default structure layout to be compatible with the Microsoft compiler standard
2202
2203.. option:: -mmsa, -mno-msa
2204
2205Enable MSA ASE (MIPS only)
2206
2207.. option:: -mmt, -mno-mt
2208
2209Enable MT ASE (MIPS only)
2210
2211.. option:: -mnan=<arg>
2212
2213.. option:: -mno-mips16
2214
2215.. option:: -momit-leaf-frame-pointer, -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer
2216
2217Omit frame pointer setup for leaf functions
2218
2219.. option:: -moslib=<arg>
2220
2221.. option:: -mpie-copy-relocations, -mno-pie-copy-relocations
2222
2223Use copy relocations support for PIE builds
2224
2225.. option:: -mprefer-vector-width=<arg>
2226
2227Specifies preferred vector width for auto-vectorization. Defaults to 'none' which allows target specific decisions.
2228
2229.. option:: -mqdsp6-compat
2230
2231Enable hexagon-qdsp6 backward compatibility
2232
2233.. option:: -mrecip
2234
2235.. program:: clang1
2236.. option:: -mrecip=<arg1>,<arg2>...
2237.. program:: clang
2238
2239.. option:: -mred-zone, -mno-red-zone
2240
2241.. option:: -mregparm=<arg>
2242
2243.. option:: -mrelax-all, -mno-relax-all
2244
2245(integrated-as) Relax all machine instructions
2246
2247.. option:: -mrtd, -mno-rtd
2248
2249Make StdCall calling convention the default
2250
2251.. option:: -msingle-float
2252
2253.. option:: -msoft-float, -mno-soft-float
2254
2255Use software floating point
2256
2257.. option:: -mstack-alignment=<arg>
2258
2259Set the stack alignment
2260
2261.. option:: -mstack-arg-probe, -mno-stack-arg-probe
2262
2263Enable stack probes
2264
2265.. option:: -mstack-probe-size=<arg>
2266
2267Set the stack probe size
2268
2269.. option:: -mstackrealign, -mno-stackrealign
2270
2271Force realign the stack at entry to every function
2272
2273.. option:: -mthread-model <arg>
2274
2275The thread model to use, e.g. posix, single (posix by default)
2276
2277.. option:: -mthreads<arg>
2278
2279.. option:: -mthumb, -mno-thumb
2280
2281.. option:: -mtune=<arg>
2282
2283.. option:: -mtvos-version-min=<arg>, -mappletvos-version-min=<arg>
2284
2285.. option:: -municode<arg>
2286
2287.. option:: -mvx, -mno-vx
2288
2289.. option:: -mwarn-nonportable-cfstrings, -mno-warn-nonportable-cfstrings
2290
2291.. option:: -mwatchos-version-min=<arg>
2292
2293.. option:: -mwindows<arg>
2294
2295.. option:: -mx32
2296
2297.. option:: -mxgot, -mno-xgot
2298
2299AARCH64
2300-------
2301.. option:: -ffixed-x18
2302
2303Reserve the x18 register (AArch64 only)
2304
2305.. option:: -ffixed-x20
2306
2307Reserve the x20 register (AArch64 only)
2308
2309.. option:: -mfix-cortex-a53-835769, -mno-fix-cortex-a53-835769
2310
2311Workaround Cortex-A53 erratum 835769 (AArch64 only)
2312
2313.. option:: -mgeneral-regs-only
2314
2315Generate code which only uses the general purpose registers (AArch64 only)
2316
2317AMDGPU
2318------
2319.. option:: -mxnack, -mno-xnack
2320
2321Enable XNACK (AMDGPU only)
2322
2323ARM
2324---
2325.. option:: -ffixed-r9
2326
2327Reserve the r9 register (ARM only)
2328
2329.. option:: -mcrc
2330
2331Allow use of CRC instructions (ARM only)
2332
2333.. option:: -mexecute-only, -mno-execute-only, -mpure-code
2334
2335Disallow generation of data access to code sections (ARM only)
2336
2337.. option:: -mno-movt
2338
2339Disallow use of movt/movw pairs (ARM only)
2340
2341.. option:: -mno-neg-immediates
2342
2343Disallow converting instructions with negative immediates to their negation or inversion.
2344
2345.. option:: -mnocrc
2346
2347Disallow use of CRC instructions (ARM only)
2348
2349.. option:: -mrestrict-it, -mno-restrict-it
2350
2351Disallow generation of deprecated IT blocks for ARMv8. It is on by default for ARMv8 Thumb mode.
2352
2353.. option:: -mtp=<arg>
2354
2355Read thread pointer from coprocessor register (ARM only)
2356
2357.. option:: -munaligned-access, -mno-unaligned-access
2358
2359Allow memory accesses to be unaligned (AArch32/AArch64 only)
2360
2361Hexagon
2362-------
2363.. option:: -mieee-rnd-near
2364
2365.. option:: -mpackets, -mno-packets
2366
2367Enable generation of instruction packets
2368
2369Hexagon
2370-------
2371.. option:: -mhvx, -mno-hvx
2372
2373Enable Hexagon Vector eXtensions
2374
2375.. option:: -mhvx-length=<arg>
2376
2377Set Hexagon Vector Length
2378
2379.. program:: clang1
2380.. option:: -mhvx=<arg>
2381.. program:: clang
2382
2383Enable Hexagon Vector eXtensions
2384
2385PowerPC
2386-------
2387.. option:: -maltivec, -mno-altivec
2388
2389.. option:: -mcmpb, -mno-cmpb
2390
2391.. option:: -mcrbits, -mno-crbits
2392
2393.. option:: -mcrypto, -mno-crypto
2394
2395.. option:: -mdirect-move, -mno-direct-move
2396
2397.. option:: -mfloat128, -mno-float128
2398
2399.. option:: -mfprnd, -mno-fprnd
2400
2401.. option:: -mhtm, -mno-htm
2402
2403.. option:: -minvariant-function-descriptors, -mno-invariant-function-descriptors
2404
2405.. option:: -misel, -mno-isel
2406
2407.. option:: -mlongcall, -mno-longcall
2408
2409.. option:: -mmfocrf, -mmfcrf, -mno-mfocrf
2410
2411.. option:: -mpopcntd, -mno-popcntd
2412
2413.. option:: -mpower8-vector, -mno-power8-vector
2414
2415.. option:: -mpower9-vector, -mno-power9-vector
2416
2417.. option:: -mqpx, -mno-qpx
2418
2419.. option:: -msecure-plt
2420
2421.. option:: -mvsx, -mno-vsx
2422
2423WebAssembly
2424-----------
2425.. option:: -mexception-handling, -mno-exception-handling
2426
2427.. option:: -mnontrapping-fptoint, -mno-nontrapping-fptoint
2428
2429.. option:: -msign-ext, -mno-sign-ext
2430
2431.. option:: -msimd128, -mno-simd128
2432
2433X86
2434---
2435.. option:: -m3dnow, -mno-3dnow
2436
2437.. option:: -m3dnowa, -mno-3dnowa
2438
2439.. option:: -madx, -mno-adx
2440
2441.. option:: -maes, -mno-aes
2442
2443.. option:: -mavx, -mno-avx
2444
2445.. option:: -mavx2, -mno-avx2
2446
2447.. option:: -mavx512bitalg, -mno-avx512bitalg
2448
2449.. option:: -mavx512bw, -mno-avx512bw
2450
2451.. option:: -mavx512cd, -mno-avx512cd
2452
2453.. option:: -mavx512dq, -mno-avx512dq
2454
2455.. option:: -mavx512er, -mno-avx512er
2456
2457.. option:: -mavx512f, -mno-avx512f
2458
2459.. option:: -mavx512ifma, -mno-avx512ifma
2460
2461.. option:: -mavx512pf, -mno-avx512pf
2462
2463.. option:: -mavx512vbmi, -mno-avx512vbmi
2464
2465.. option:: -mavx512vbmi2, -mno-avx512vbmi2
2466
2467.. option:: -mavx512vl, -mno-avx512vl
2468
2469.. option:: -mavx512vnni, -mno-avx512vnni
2470
2471.. option:: -mavx512vpopcntdq, -mno-avx512vpopcntdq
2472
2473.. option:: -mbmi, -mno-bmi
2474
2475.. option:: -mbmi2, -mno-bmi2
2476
2477.. option:: -mcldemote, -mno-cldemote
2478
2479.. option:: -mclflushopt, -mno-clflushopt
2480
2481.. option:: -mclwb, -mno-clwb
2482
2483.. option:: -mclzero, -mno-clzero
2484
2485.. option:: -mcx16, -mno-cx16
2486
2487.. option:: -mf16c, -mno-f16c
2488
2489.. option:: -mfma, -mno-fma
2490
2491.. option:: -mfma4, -mno-fma4
2492
2493.. option:: -mfsgsbase, -mno-fsgsbase
2494
2495.. option:: -mfxsr, -mno-fxsr
2496
2497.. option:: -mgfni, -mno-gfni
2498
2499.. option:: -mlwp, -mno-lwp
2500
2501.. option:: -mlzcnt, -mno-lzcnt
2502
2503.. option:: -mmmx, -mno-mmx
2504
2505.. option:: -mmovbe, -mno-movbe
2506
2507.. option:: -mmovdiri, -mno-movdiri
2508
2509.. option:: -mmovdir64b, -mno-movdir64b
2510
2511.. option:: -mmpx, -mno-mpx
2512
2513.. option:: -mmwaitx, -mno-mwaitx
2514
2515.. option:: -mpclmul, -mno-pclmul
2516
2517.. option:: -mpku, -mno-pku
2518
2519.. option:: -mpopcnt, -mno-popcnt
2520
2521.. option:: -mprefetchwt1, -mno-prefetchwt1
2522
2523.. option:: -mprfchw, -mno-prfchw
2524
2525.. option:: -mrdpid, -mno-rdpid
2526
2527.. option:: -mrdrnd, -mno-rdrnd
2528
2529.. option:: -mrdseed, -mno-rdseed
2530
2531.. option:: -mretpoline, -mno-retpoline
2532
2533.. option:: -mretpoline-external-thunk, -mno-retpoline-external-thunk
2534
2535.. option:: -mrtm, -mno-rtm
2536
2537.. option:: -msahf, -mno-sahf
2538
2539.. option:: -msgx, -mno-sgx
2540
2541.. option:: -msha, -mno-sha
2542
2543.. option:: -mshstk, -mno-shstk
2544
2545.. option:: -msse, -mno-sse
2546
2547.. option:: -msse2, -mno-sse2
2548
2549.. option:: -msse3, -mno-sse3
2550
2551.. option:: -msse4.1, -mno-sse4.1
2552
2553.. program:: clang1
2554.. option:: -msse4.2, -mno-sse4.2, -msse4
2555.. program:: clang
2556
2557.. option:: -msse4a, -mno-sse4a
2558
2559.. option:: -mssse3, -mno-ssse3
2560
2561.. option:: -mtbm, -mno-tbm
2562
2563.. option:: -mvaes, -mno-vaes
2564
2565.. option:: -mvpclmulqdq, -mno-vpclmulqdq
2566
2567.. option:: -mwaitpkg, -mno-waitpkg
2568
2569.. option:: -mwbnoinvd, -mno-wbnoinvd
2570
2571.. option:: -mx87, -m80387, -mno-x87
2572
2573.. option:: -mxop, -mno-xop
2574
2575.. option:: -mxsave, -mno-xsave
2576
2577.. option:: -mxsavec, -mno-xsavec
2578
2579.. option:: -mxsaveopt, -mno-xsaveopt
2580
2581.. option:: -mxsaves, -mno-xsaves
2582
2583Optimization level
2584~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2585
2586Flags controlling how much optimization should be performed.
2587
2588.. option:: -O<arg>, -O (equivalent to -O2), --optimize, --optimize=<arg>
2589
2590.. option:: -Ofast<arg>
2591
2592Debug information generation
2593~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2594
2595Flags controlling how much and what kind of debug information should be
2596generated.
2597
2598Kind and level of debug information
2599-----------------------------------
2600.. option:: -g, --debug, --debug=<arg>
2601
2602Generate source-level debug information
2603
2604.. option:: -gdwarf-2
2605
2606Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 2
2607
2608.. option:: -gdwarf-3
2609
2610Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 3
2611
2612.. option:: -gdwarf-4, -gdwarf
2613
2614Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 4
2615
2616.. option:: -gdwarf-5
2617
2618Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 5
2619
2620.. option:: -gfull
2621
2622.. option:: -gused
2623
2624Debug level
2625___________
2626.. option:: -g0
2627
2628.. option:: -g2
2629
2630.. option:: -g3
2631
2632.. option:: -ggdb0
2633
2634.. option:: -ggdb1
2635
2636.. option:: -ggdb2
2637
2638.. option:: -ggdb3
2639
2640.. option:: -gline-tables-only, -g1, -gmlt
2641
2642Emit debug line number tables only
2643
2644.. option:: -gmodules
2645
2646Generate debug info with external references to clang modules or precompiled headers
2647
2648Debugger to tune debug information for
2649______________________________________
2650.. option:: -ggdb
2651
2652.. option:: -glldb
2653
2654.. option:: -gsce
2655
2656Debug information flags
2657-----------------------
2658.. option:: -gcolumn-info, -gno-column-info
2659
2660.. option:: -gdwarf-aranges
2661
2662.. option:: -gembed-source, -gno-embed-source
2663
2664Embed source text in DWARF debug sections
2665
2666.. option:: -ggnu-pubnames
2667
2668.. option:: -grecord-gcc-switches, -gno-record-gcc-switches
2669
2670.. option:: -gsplit-dwarf
2671
2672.. option:: -gstrict-dwarf, -gno-strict-dwarf
2673
2674.. option:: -gz
2675
2676DWARF debug sections compression type
2677
2678.. program:: clang1
2679.. option:: -gz=<arg>
2680.. program:: clang
2681
2682DWARF debug sections compression type
2683
2684Static analyzer flags
2685=====================
2686
2687Flags controlling the behavior of the Clang Static Analyzer.
2688
2689.. option:: -Xanalyzer <arg>
2690
2691Pass <arg> to the static analyzer
2692
2693Fortran compilation flags
2694=========================
2695
2696Flags that will be passed onto the ``gfortran`` compiler when Clang is given
2697a Fortran input.
2698
2699.. option:: -A<arg>, --assert <arg>, --assert=<arg>
2700
2701.. option:: -A-<arg>
2702
2703.. option:: -J<arg>
2704
2705.. option:: -cpp
2706
2707.. option:: -faggressive-function-elimination, -fno-aggressive-function-elimination
2708
2709.. option:: -falign-commons, -fno-align-commons
2710
2711.. option:: -fall-intrinsics, -fno-all-intrinsics
2712
2713.. option:: -fautomatic, -fno-automatic
2714
2715.. option:: -fbackslash, -fno-backslash
2716
2717.. option:: -fbacktrace, -fno-backtrace
2718
2719.. option:: -fblas-matmul-limit=<arg>
2720
2721.. option:: -fbounds-check, -fno-bounds-check
2722
2723.. option:: -fcheck-array-temporaries, -fno-check-array-temporaries
2724
2725.. option:: -fcheck=<arg>
2726
2727.. option:: -fcoarray=<arg>
2728
2729.. option:: -fconvert=<arg>
2730
2731.. option:: -fcray-pointer, -fno-cray-pointer
2732
2733.. option:: -fd-lines-as-code, -fno-d-lines-as-code
2734
2735.. option:: -fd-lines-as-comments, -fno-d-lines-as-comments
2736
2737.. option:: -fdefault-double-8, -fno-default-double-8
2738
2739.. option:: -fdefault-integer-8, -fno-default-integer-8
2740
2741.. option:: -fdefault-real-8, -fno-default-real-8
2742
2743.. option:: -fdollar-ok, -fno-dollar-ok
2744
2745.. option:: -fdump-fortran-optimized, -fno-dump-fortran-optimized
2746
2747.. option:: -fdump-fortran-original, -fno-dump-fortran-original
2748
2749.. option:: -fdump-parse-tree, -fno-dump-parse-tree
2750
2751.. option:: -fexternal-blas, -fno-external-blas
2752
2753.. option:: -ff2c, -fno-f2c
2754
2755.. option:: -ffixed-form, -fno-fixed-form
2756
2757.. option:: -ffixed-line-length-<arg>
2758
2759.. option:: -ffpe-trap=<arg>
2760
2761.. option:: -ffree-form, -fno-free-form
2762
2763.. option:: -ffree-line-length-<arg>
2764
2765.. option:: -ffrontend-optimize, -fno-frontend-optimize
2766
2767.. option:: -fimplicit-none, -fno-implicit-none
2768
2769.. option:: -finit-character=<arg>
2770
2771.. option:: -finit-integer=<arg>
2772
2773.. option:: -finit-local-zero, -fno-init-local-zero
2774
2775.. option:: -finit-logical=<arg>
2776
2777.. option:: -finit-real=<arg>
2778
2779.. option:: -finteger-4-integer-8, -fno-integer-4-integer-8
2780
2781.. option:: -fintrinsic-modules-path, -fno-intrinsic-modules-path
2782
2783.. option:: -fmax-array-constructor=<arg>
2784
2785.. option:: -fmax-errors=<arg>
2786
2787.. option:: -fmax-identifier-length, -fno-max-identifier-length
2788
2789.. option:: -fmax-stack-var-size=<arg>
2790
2791.. option:: -fmax-subrecord-length=<arg>
2792
2793.. option:: -fmodule-private, -fno-module-private
2794
2795.. option:: -fpack-derived, -fno-pack-derived
2796
2797.. option:: -fprotect-parens, -fno-protect-parens
2798
2799.. option:: -frange-check, -fno-range-check
2800
2801.. option:: -freal-4-real-10, -fno-real-4-real-10
2802
2803.. option:: -freal-4-real-16, -fno-real-4-real-16
2804
2805.. option:: -freal-4-real-8, -fno-real-4-real-8
2806
2807.. option:: -freal-8-real-10, -fno-real-8-real-10
2808
2809.. option:: -freal-8-real-16, -fno-real-8-real-16
2810
2811.. option:: -freal-8-real-4, -fno-real-8-real-4
2812
2813.. option:: -frealloc-lhs, -fno-realloc-lhs
2814
2815.. option:: -frecord-marker=<arg>
2816
2817.. option:: -frecursive, -fno-recursive
2818
2819.. option:: -frepack-arrays, -fno-repack-arrays
2820
2821.. option:: -fsecond-underscore, -fno-second-underscore
2822
2823.. option:: -fsign-zero, -fno-sign-zero
2824
2825.. option:: -fstack-arrays, -fno-stack-arrays
2826
2827.. option:: -funderscoring, -fno-underscoring
2828
2829.. option:: -fwhole-file, -fno-whole-file
2830
2831.. option:: -imultilib <arg>
2832
2833.. option:: -nocpp
2834
2835.. option:: -static-libgfortran
2836
2837Linker flags
2838============
2839Flags that are passed on to the linker
2840
2841.. option:: -L<dir>, --library-directory <arg>, --library-directory=<arg>
2842
2843Add directory to library search path
2844
2845.. option:: -Mach
2846
2847.. option:: -T<script>
2848
2849Specify <script> as linker script
2850
2851.. option:: -Tbss<addr>
2852
2853Set starting address of BSS to <addr>
2854
2855.. option:: -Tdata<addr>
2856
2857Set starting address of DATA to <addr>
2858
2859.. option:: -Ttext<addr>
2860
2861Set starting address of TEXT to <addr>
2862
2863.. option:: -Wl,<arg>,<arg2>...
2864
2865Pass the comma separated arguments in <arg> to the linker
2866
2867.. option:: -X
2868
2869.. option:: -Xlinker <arg>, --for-linker <arg>, --for-linker=<arg>
2870
2871Pass <arg> to the linker
2872
2873.. program:: clang1
2874.. option:: -Z
2875.. program:: clang
2876
2877.. option:: -e<arg>, --entry
2878
2879.. option:: -filelist <arg>
2880
2881.. option:: -l<arg>
2882
2883.. option:: -r
2884
2885.. option:: -rpath <arg>
2886
2887.. option:: -s
2888
2889.. option:: -t
2890
2891.. option:: -u<arg>, --force-link <arg>, --force-link=<arg>
2892
2893.. option:: -undef
2894
2895undef all system defines
2896
2897.. option:: -undefined<arg>, --no-undefined
2898
2899.. option:: -z <arg>
2900
2901Pass -z <arg> to the linker
2902
2903