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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:: -fwrapv, -fno-wrapv
1938
1939Treat signed integer overflow as two's complement
1940
1941.. option:: -fwritable-strings
1942
1943Store string literals as writable data
1944
1945.. option:: -fxray-always-emit-customevents, -fno-xray-always-emit-customevents
1946
1947Determine whether to always emit \_\_xray\_customevent(...) calls even if the function it appears in is not always instrumented.
1948
1949.. option:: -fxray-always-emit-typedevents, -fno-xray-always-emit-typedevents
1950
1951Determine whether to always emit \_\_xray\_typedevent(...) calls even if the function it appears in is not always instrumented.
1952
1953.. option:: -fxray-always-instrument=<arg>
1954
1955DEPRECATED: Filename defining the whitelist for imbuing the 'always instrument' XRay attribute.
1956
1957.. option:: -fxray-attr-list=<arg>
1958
1959Filename defining the list of functions/types for imbuing XRay attributes.
1960
1961.. option:: -fxray-instruction-threshold<arg>
1962
1963.. program:: clang1
1964.. option:: -fxray-instruction-threshold=<arg>
1965.. program:: clang
1966
1967Sets the minimum function size to instrument with XRay
1968
1969.. option:: -fxray-instrument, -fno-xray-instrument
1970
1971Generate XRay instrumentation sleds on function entry and exit
1972
1973.. option:: -fxray-instrumentation-bundle=<arg>
1974
1975Select which XRay instrumentation points to emit. Options: all, none, function, custom. Default is 'all'.
1976
1977.. option:: -fxray-link-deps
1978
1979Tells clang to add the link dependencies for XRay.
1980
1981.. option:: -fxray-modes=<arg>
1982
1983List of modes to link in by default into XRay instrumented binaries.
1984
1985.. option:: -fxray-never-instrument=<arg>
1986
1987DEPRECATED: Filename defining the whitelist for imbuing the 'never instrument' XRay attribute.
1988
1989.. option:: -fzero-initialized-in-bss, -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss
1990
1991.. option:: -fzvector, -fno-zvector, -mzvector
1992
1993Enable System z vector language extension
1994
1995.. option:: -pedantic, --pedantic, -no-pedantic, --no-pedantic
1996
1997.. option:: -pedantic-errors, --pedantic-errors
1998
1999OpenCL flags
2000------------
2001.. option:: -cl-denorms-are-zero
2002
2003OpenCL only. Allow denormals to be flushed to zero.
2004
2005.. option:: -cl-fast-relaxed-math
2006
2007OpenCL only. Sets -cl-finite-math-only and -cl-unsafe-math-optimizations, and defines \_\_FAST\_RELAXED\_MATH\_\_.
2008
2009.. option:: -cl-finite-math-only
2010
2011OpenCL only. Allow floating-point optimizations that assume arguments and results are not NaNs or +-Inf.
2012
2013.. option:: -cl-fp32-correctly-rounded-divide-sqrt
2014
2015OpenCL only. Specify that single precision floating-point divide and sqrt used in the program source are correctly rounded.
2016
2017.. option:: -cl-kernel-arg-info
2018
2019OpenCL only. Generate kernel argument metadata.
2020
2021.. option:: -cl-mad-enable
2022
2023OpenCL only. Allow use of less precise MAD computations in the generated binary.
2024
2025.. option:: -cl-no-signed-zeros
2026
2027OpenCL only. Allow use of less precise no signed zeros computations in the generated binary.
2028
2029.. option:: -cl-opt-disable
2030
2031OpenCL only. This option disables all optimizations. By default optimizations are enabled.
2032
2033.. option:: -cl-single-precision-constant
2034
2035OpenCL only. Treat double precision floating-point constant as single precision constant.
2036
2037.. option:: -cl-std=<arg>
2038
2039OpenCL language standard to compile for.
2040
2041.. option:: -cl-strict-aliasing
2042
2043OpenCL only. This option is added for compatibility with OpenCL 1.0.
2044
2045.. option:: -cl-uniform-work-group-size
2046
2047OpenCL only. Defines that the global work-size be a multiple of the work-group size specified to clEnqueueNDRangeKernel
2048
2049.. option:: -cl-unsafe-math-optimizations
2050
2051OpenCL only. Allow unsafe floating-point optimizations.  Also implies -cl-no-signed-zeros and -cl-mad-enable.
2052
2053Target-dependent compilation options
2054~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2055.. option:: -G<size>, -G=<arg>, -msmall-data-threshold=<arg>
2056
2057Put objects of at most <size> bytes into small data section (MIPS / Hexagon)
2058
2059.. option:: -m16
2060
2061.. option:: -m32
2062
2063.. option:: -m64
2064
2065.. option:: -mabi=<arg>
2066
2067.. option:: -mabicalls, -mno-abicalls
2068
2069Enable SVR4-style position-independent code (Mips only)
2070
2071.. option:: -mabs=<arg>
2072
2073.. option:: -malign-double
2074
2075Align doubles to two words in structs (x86 only)
2076
2077.. option:: -march=<arg>
2078
2079.. option:: -masm=<arg>
2080
2081.. option:: -mbackchain, -mno-backchain
2082
2083Link stack frames through backchain on System Z
2084
2085.. option:: -mcheck-zero-division, -mno-check-zero-division
2086
2087.. option:: -mcmodel=<arg>
2088
2089.. option:: -mcompact-branches=<arg>
2090
2091.. option:: -mconsole<arg>
2092
2093.. 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)
2094
2095.. option:: -mdefault-build-attributes<arg>, -mno-default-build-attributes<arg>
2096
2097.. option:: -mdll<arg>
2098
2099.. option:: -mdouble-float
2100
2101.. option:: -mdsp, -mno-dsp
2102
2103.. option:: -mdspr2, -mno-dspr2
2104
2105.. option:: -mdynamic-no-pic<arg>
2106
2107.. option:: -meabi <arg>
2108
2109Set EABI type, e.g. 4, 5 or gnu (default depends on triple)
2110
2111.. option:: -membedded-data, -mno-embedded-data
2112
2113Place constants in the .rodata section instead of the .sdata section even if they meet the -G <size> threshold (MIPS)
2114
2115.. option:: -mextern-sdata, -mno-extern-sdata
2116
2117Assume that externally defined data is in the small data if it meets the -G <size> threshold (MIPS)
2118
2119.. option:: -mfentry
2120
2121Insert calls to fentry at function entry (x86 only)
2122
2123.. option:: -mfloat-abi=<arg>
2124
2125.. option:: -mfp32
2126
2127Use 32-bit floating point registers (MIPS only)
2128
2129.. option:: -mfp64
2130
2131Use 64-bit floating point registers (MIPS only)
2132
2133.. option:: -mfpmath=<arg>
2134
2135.. option:: -mfpu=<arg>
2136
2137.. option:: -mglobal-merge, -mno-global-merge
2138
2139Enable merging of globals
2140
2141.. option:: -mgpopt, -mno-gpopt
2142
2143Use GP relative accesses for symbols known to be in a small data section (MIPS)
2144
2145.. option:: -mhard-float
2146
2147.. option:: -mhwdiv=<arg>, --mhwdiv <arg>, --mhwdiv=<arg>
2148
2149.. option:: -miamcu, -mno-iamcu
2150
2151Use Intel MCU ABI
2152
2153.. option:: -mimplicit-float, -mno-implicit-float
2154
2155.. option:: -mimplicit-it=<arg>
2156
2157.. option:: -mincremental-linker-compatible, -mno-incremental-linker-compatible
2158
2159(integrated-as) Emit an object file which can be used with an incremental linker
2160
2161.. option:: -mindirect-jump=<arg>
2162
2163Change indirect jump instructions to inhibit speculation
2164
2165.. option:: -miphoneos-version-min=<arg>, -mios-version-min=<arg>
2166
2167.. option:: -mips16
2168
2169.. option:: -mkernel
2170
2171.. option:: -mldc1-sdc1, -mno-ldc1-sdc1
2172
2173.. option:: -mlocal-sdata, -mno-local-sdata
2174
2175Extend the -G behaviour to object local data (MIPS)
2176
2177.. option:: -mlong-calls, -mno-long-calls
2178
2179Generate branches with extended addressability, usually via indirect jumps.
2180
2181.. option:: -mmacosx-version-min=<arg>, -mmacos-version-min=<arg>
2182
2183Set Mac OS X deployment target
2184
2185.. option:: -mmadd4, -mno-madd4
2186
2187Enable the generation of 4-operand madd.s, madd.d and related instructions.
2188
2189.. option:: -mmcu=<arg>
2190
2191.. option:: -mmicromips, -mno-micromips
2192
2193.. option:: -mms-bitfields, -mno-ms-bitfields
2194
2195Set the default structure layout to be compatible with the Microsoft compiler standard
2196
2197.. option:: -mmsa, -mno-msa
2198
2199Enable MSA ASE (MIPS only)
2200
2201.. option:: -mmt, -mno-mt
2202
2203Enable MT ASE (MIPS only)
2204
2205.. option:: -mnan=<arg>
2206
2207.. option:: -mno-mips16
2208
2209.. option:: -momit-leaf-frame-pointer, -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer
2210
2211Omit frame pointer setup for leaf functions
2212
2213.. option:: -moslib=<arg>
2214
2215.. option:: -mpie-copy-relocations, -mno-pie-copy-relocations
2216
2217Use copy relocations support for PIE builds
2218
2219.. option:: -mprefer-vector-width=<arg>
2220
2221Specifies preferred vector width for auto-vectorization. Defaults to 'none' which allows target specific decisions.
2222
2223.. option:: -mqdsp6-compat
2224
2225Enable hexagon-qdsp6 backward compatibility
2226
2227.. option:: -mrecip
2228
2229.. program:: clang1
2230.. option:: -mrecip=<arg1>,<arg2>...
2231.. program:: clang
2232
2233.. option:: -mred-zone, -mno-red-zone
2234
2235.. option:: -mregparm=<arg>
2236
2237.. option:: -mrelax-all, -mno-relax-all
2238
2239(integrated-as) Relax all machine instructions
2240
2241.. option:: -mrtd, -mno-rtd
2242
2243Make StdCall calling convention the default
2244
2245.. option:: -msingle-float
2246
2247.. option:: -msoft-float, -mno-soft-float
2248
2249Use software floating point
2250
2251.. option:: -mstack-alignment=<arg>
2252
2253Set the stack alignment
2254
2255.. option:: -mstack-arg-probe, -mno-stack-arg-probe
2256
2257Enable stack probes
2258
2259.. option:: -mstack-probe-size=<arg>
2260
2261Set the stack probe size
2262
2263.. option:: -mstackrealign, -mno-stackrealign
2264
2265Force realign the stack at entry to every function
2266
2267.. option:: -mthread-model <arg>
2268
2269The thread model to use, e.g. posix, single (posix by default)
2270
2271.. option:: -mthreads<arg>
2272
2273.. option:: -mthumb, -mno-thumb
2274
2275.. option:: -mtune=<arg>
2276
2277.. option:: -mtvos-version-min=<arg>, -mappletvos-version-min=<arg>
2278
2279.. option:: -municode<arg>
2280
2281.. option:: -mvx, -mno-vx
2282
2283.. option:: -mwarn-nonportable-cfstrings, -mno-warn-nonportable-cfstrings
2284
2285.. option:: -mwatchos-version-min=<arg>
2286
2287.. option:: -mwindows<arg>
2288
2289.. option:: -mx32
2290
2291.. option:: -mxgot, -mno-xgot
2292
2293AARCH64
2294-------
2295.. option:: -ffixed-x18
2296
2297Reserve the x18 register (AArch64 only)
2298
2299.. option:: -mfix-cortex-a53-835769, -mno-fix-cortex-a53-835769
2300
2301Workaround Cortex-A53 erratum 835769 (AArch64 only)
2302
2303.. option:: -mgeneral-regs-only
2304
2305Generate code which only uses the general purpose registers (AArch64 only)
2306
2307AMDGPU
2308------
2309.. option:: -mxnack, -mno-xnack
2310
2311Enable XNACK (AMDGPU only)
2312
2313ARM
2314---
2315.. option:: -ffixed-r9
2316
2317Reserve the r9 register (ARM only)
2318
2319.. option:: -mcrc
2320
2321Allow use of CRC instructions (ARM only)
2322
2323.. option:: -mexecute-only, -mno-execute-only, -mpure-code
2324
2325Disallow generation of data access to code sections (ARM only)
2326
2327.. option:: -mno-movt
2328
2329Disallow use of movt/movw pairs (ARM only)
2330
2331.. option:: -mno-neg-immediates
2332
2333Disallow converting instructions with negative immediates to their negation or inversion.
2334
2335.. option:: -mnocrc
2336
2337Disallow use of CRC instructions (ARM only)
2338
2339.. option:: -mrestrict-it, -mno-restrict-it
2340
2341Disallow generation of deprecated IT blocks for ARMv8. It is on by default for ARMv8 Thumb mode.
2342
2343.. option:: -mtp=<arg>
2344
2345Read thread pointer from coprocessor register (ARM only)
2346
2347.. option:: -munaligned-access, -mno-unaligned-access
2348
2349Allow memory accesses to be unaligned (AArch32/AArch64 only)
2350
2351Hexagon
2352-------
2353.. option:: -mieee-rnd-near
2354
2355.. option:: -mpackets, -mno-packets
2356
2357Enable generation of instruction packets
2358
2359Hexagon
2360-------
2361.. option:: -mhvx, -mno-hvx
2362
2363Enable Hexagon Vector eXtensions
2364
2365.. option:: -mhvx-length=<arg>
2366
2367Set Hexagon Vector Length
2368
2369.. program:: clang1
2370.. option:: -mhvx=<arg>
2371.. program:: clang
2372
2373Enable Hexagon Vector eXtensions
2374
2375PowerPC
2376-------
2377.. option:: -maltivec, -mno-altivec
2378
2379.. option:: -mcmpb, -mno-cmpb
2380
2381.. option:: -mcrbits, -mno-crbits
2382
2383.. option:: -mcrypto, -mno-crypto
2384
2385.. option:: -mdirect-move, -mno-direct-move
2386
2387.. option:: -mfloat128, -mno-float128
2388
2389.. option:: -mfprnd, -mno-fprnd
2390
2391.. option:: -mhtm, -mno-htm
2392
2393.. option:: -minvariant-function-descriptors, -mno-invariant-function-descriptors
2394
2395.. option:: -misel, -mno-isel
2396
2397.. option:: -mlongcall, -mno-longcall
2398
2399.. option:: -mmfocrf, -mmfcrf, -mno-mfocrf
2400
2401.. option:: -mpopcntd, -mno-popcntd
2402
2403.. option:: -mpower8-vector, -mno-power8-vector
2404
2405.. option:: -mpower9-vector, -mno-power9-vector
2406
2407.. option:: -mqpx, -mno-qpx
2408
2409.. option:: -msecure-plt
2410
2411.. option:: -mvsx, -mno-vsx
2412
2413WebAssembly
2414-----------
2415.. option:: -mexception-handling, -mno-exception-handling
2416
2417.. option:: -mnontrapping-fptoint, -mno-nontrapping-fptoint
2418
2419.. option:: -msign-ext, -mno-sign-ext
2420
2421.. option:: -msimd128, -mno-simd128
2422
2423X86
2424---
2425.. option:: -m3dnow, -mno-3dnow
2426
2427.. option:: -m3dnowa, -mno-3dnowa
2428
2429.. option:: -madx, -mno-adx
2430
2431.. option:: -maes, -mno-aes
2432
2433.. option:: -mavx, -mno-avx
2434
2435.. option:: -mavx2, -mno-avx2
2436
2437.. option:: -mavx512bitalg, -mno-avx512bitalg
2438
2439.. option:: -mavx512bw, -mno-avx512bw
2440
2441.. option:: -mavx512cd, -mno-avx512cd
2442
2443.. option:: -mavx512dq, -mno-avx512dq
2444
2445.. option:: -mavx512er, -mno-avx512er
2446
2447.. option:: -mavx512f, -mno-avx512f
2448
2449.. option:: -mavx512ifma, -mno-avx512ifma
2450
2451.. option:: -mavx512pf, -mno-avx512pf
2452
2453.. option:: -mavx512vbmi, -mno-avx512vbmi
2454
2455.. option:: -mavx512vbmi2, -mno-avx512vbmi2
2456
2457.. option:: -mavx512vl, -mno-avx512vl
2458
2459.. option:: -mavx512vnni, -mno-avx512vnni
2460
2461.. option:: -mavx512vpopcntdq, -mno-avx512vpopcntdq
2462
2463.. option:: -mbmi, -mno-bmi
2464
2465.. option:: -mbmi2, -mno-bmi2
2466
2467.. option:: -mcldemote, -mno-cldemote
2468
2469.. option:: -mclflushopt, -mno-clflushopt
2470
2471.. option:: -mclwb, -mno-clwb
2472
2473.. option:: -mclzero, -mno-clzero
2474
2475.. option:: -mcx16, -mno-cx16
2476
2477.. option:: -mf16c, -mno-f16c
2478
2479.. option:: -mfma, -mno-fma
2480
2481.. option:: -mfma4, -mno-fma4
2482
2483.. option:: -mfsgsbase, -mno-fsgsbase
2484
2485.. option:: -mfxsr, -mno-fxsr
2486
2487.. option:: -mgfni, -mno-gfni
2488
2489.. option:: -mibt, -mno-ibt
2490
2491.. option:: -mlwp, -mno-lwp
2492
2493.. option:: -mlzcnt, -mno-lzcnt
2494
2495.. option:: -mmmx, -mno-mmx
2496
2497.. option:: -mmovbe, -mno-movbe
2498
2499.. option:: -mmpx, -mno-mpx
2500
2501.. option:: -mmwaitx, -mno-mwaitx
2502
2503.. option:: -mpclmul, -mno-pclmul
2504
2505.. option:: -mpku, -mno-pku
2506
2507.. option:: -mpopcnt, -mno-popcnt
2508
2509.. option:: -mprefetchwt1, -mno-prefetchwt1
2510
2511.. option:: -mprfchw, -mno-prfchw
2512
2513.. option:: -mrdpid, -mno-rdpid
2514
2515.. option:: -mrdrnd, -mno-rdrnd
2516
2517.. option:: -mrdseed, -mno-rdseed
2518
2519.. option:: -mretpoline, -mno-retpoline
2520
2521.. option:: -mretpoline-external-thunk, -mno-retpoline-external-thunk
2522
2523.. option:: -mrtm, -mno-rtm
2524
2525.. option:: -msahf, -mno-sahf
2526
2527.. option:: -msgx, -mno-sgx
2528
2529.. option:: -msha, -mno-sha
2530
2531.. option:: -mshstk, -mno-shstk
2532
2533.. option:: -msse, -mno-sse
2534
2535.. option:: -msse2, -mno-sse2
2536
2537.. option:: -msse3, -mno-sse3
2538
2539.. option:: -msse4.1, -mno-sse4.1
2540
2541.. program:: clang1
2542.. option:: -msse4.2, -mno-sse4.2, -msse4
2543.. program:: clang
2544
2545.. option:: -msse4a, -mno-sse4a
2546
2547.. option:: -mssse3, -mno-ssse3
2548
2549.. option:: -mtbm, -mno-tbm
2550
2551.. option:: -mvaes, -mno-vaes
2552
2553.. option:: -mvpclmulqdq, -mno-vpclmulqdq
2554
2555.. option:: -mwaitpkg, -mno-waitpkg
2556
2557.. option:: -mwbnoinvd, -mno-wbnoinvd
2558
2559.. option:: -mx87, -m80387, -mno-x87
2560
2561.. option:: -mxop, -mno-xop
2562
2563.. option:: -mxsave, -mno-xsave
2564
2565.. option:: -mxsavec, -mno-xsavec
2566
2567.. option:: -mxsaveopt, -mno-xsaveopt
2568
2569.. option:: -mxsaves, -mno-xsaves
2570
2571Optimization level
2572~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2573
2574Flags controlling how much optimization should be performed.
2575
2576.. option:: -O<arg>, -O (equivalent to -O2), --optimize, --optimize=<arg>
2577
2578.. option:: -Ofast<arg>
2579
2580Debug information generation
2581~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2582
2583Flags controlling how much and what kind of debug information should be
2584generated.
2585
2586Kind and level of debug information
2587-----------------------------------
2588.. option:: -g, --debug, --debug=<arg>
2589
2590Generate source-level debug information
2591
2592.. option:: -gdwarf-2
2593
2594Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 2
2595
2596.. option:: -gdwarf-3
2597
2598Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 3
2599
2600.. option:: -gdwarf-4, -gdwarf
2601
2602Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 4
2603
2604.. option:: -gdwarf-5
2605
2606Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 5
2607
2608.. option:: -gfull
2609
2610.. option:: -gused
2611
2612Debug level
2613___________
2614.. option:: -g0
2615
2616.. option:: -g2
2617
2618.. option:: -g3
2619
2620.. option:: -ggdb0
2621
2622.. option:: -ggdb1
2623
2624.. option:: -ggdb2
2625
2626.. option:: -ggdb3
2627
2628.. option:: -gline-tables-only, -g1, -gmlt
2629
2630Emit debug line number tables only
2631
2632.. option:: -gmodules
2633
2634Generate debug info with external references to clang modules or precompiled headers
2635
2636Debugger to tune debug information for
2637______________________________________
2638.. option:: -ggdb
2639
2640.. option:: -glldb
2641
2642.. option:: -gsce
2643
2644Debug information flags
2645-----------------------
2646.. option:: -gcolumn-info, -gno-column-info
2647
2648.. option:: -gdwarf-aranges
2649
2650.. option:: -gembed-source, -gno-embed-source
2651
2652Embed source text in DWARF debug sections
2653
2654.. option:: -ggnu-pubnames
2655
2656.. option:: -grecord-gcc-switches, -gno-record-gcc-switches
2657
2658.. option:: -gsplit-dwarf
2659
2660.. option:: -gstrict-dwarf, -gno-strict-dwarf
2661
2662.. option:: -gz
2663
2664DWARF debug sections compression type
2665
2666.. program:: clang1
2667.. option:: -gz=<arg>
2668.. program:: clang
2669
2670DWARF debug sections compression type
2671
2672Static analyzer flags
2673=====================
2674
2675Flags controlling the behavior of the Clang Static Analyzer.
2676
2677.. option:: -Xanalyzer <arg>
2678
2679Pass <arg> to the static analyzer
2680
2681Fortran compilation flags
2682=========================
2683
2684Flags that will be passed onto the ``gfortran`` compiler when Clang is given
2685a Fortran input.
2686
2687.. option:: -A<arg>, --assert <arg>, --assert=<arg>
2688
2689.. option:: -A-<arg>
2690
2691.. option:: -J<arg>
2692
2693.. option:: -cpp
2694
2695.. option:: -faggressive-function-elimination, -fno-aggressive-function-elimination
2696
2697.. option:: -falign-commons, -fno-align-commons
2698
2699.. option:: -fall-intrinsics, -fno-all-intrinsics
2700
2701.. option:: -fautomatic, -fno-automatic
2702
2703.. option:: -fbackslash, -fno-backslash
2704
2705.. option:: -fbacktrace, -fno-backtrace
2706
2707.. option:: -fblas-matmul-limit=<arg>
2708
2709.. option:: -fbounds-check, -fno-bounds-check
2710
2711.. option:: -fcheck-array-temporaries, -fno-check-array-temporaries
2712
2713.. option:: -fcheck=<arg>
2714
2715.. option:: -fcoarray=<arg>
2716
2717.. option:: -fconvert=<arg>
2718
2719.. option:: -fcray-pointer, -fno-cray-pointer
2720
2721.. option:: -fd-lines-as-code, -fno-d-lines-as-code
2722
2723.. option:: -fd-lines-as-comments, -fno-d-lines-as-comments
2724
2725.. option:: -fdefault-double-8, -fno-default-double-8
2726
2727.. option:: -fdefault-integer-8, -fno-default-integer-8
2728
2729.. option:: -fdefault-real-8, -fno-default-real-8
2730
2731.. option:: -fdollar-ok, -fno-dollar-ok
2732
2733.. option:: -fdump-fortran-optimized, -fno-dump-fortran-optimized
2734
2735.. option:: -fdump-fortran-original, -fno-dump-fortran-original
2736
2737.. option:: -fdump-parse-tree, -fno-dump-parse-tree
2738
2739.. option:: -fexternal-blas, -fno-external-blas
2740
2741.. option:: -ff2c, -fno-f2c
2742
2743.. option:: -ffixed-form, -fno-fixed-form
2744
2745.. option:: -ffixed-line-length-<arg>
2746
2747.. option:: -ffpe-trap=<arg>
2748
2749.. option:: -ffree-form, -fno-free-form
2750
2751.. option:: -ffree-line-length-<arg>
2752
2753.. option:: -ffrontend-optimize, -fno-frontend-optimize
2754
2755.. option:: -fimplicit-none, -fno-implicit-none
2756
2757.. option:: -finit-character=<arg>
2758
2759.. option:: -finit-integer=<arg>
2760
2761.. option:: -finit-local-zero, -fno-init-local-zero
2762
2763.. option:: -finit-logical=<arg>
2764
2765.. option:: -finit-real=<arg>
2766
2767.. option:: -finteger-4-integer-8, -fno-integer-4-integer-8
2768
2769.. option:: -fintrinsic-modules-path, -fno-intrinsic-modules-path
2770
2771.. option:: -fmax-array-constructor=<arg>
2772
2773.. option:: -fmax-errors=<arg>
2774
2775.. option:: -fmax-identifier-length, -fno-max-identifier-length
2776
2777.. option:: -fmax-stack-var-size=<arg>
2778
2779.. option:: -fmax-subrecord-length=<arg>
2780
2781.. option:: -fmodule-private, -fno-module-private
2782
2783.. option:: -fpack-derived, -fno-pack-derived
2784
2785.. option:: -fprotect-parens, -fno-protect-parens
2786
2787.. option:: -frange-check, -fno-range-check
2788
2789.. option:: -freal-4-real-10, -fno-real-4-real-10
2790
2791.. option:: -freal-4-real-16, -fno-real-4-real-16
2792
2793.. option:: -freal-4-real-8, -fno-real-4-real-8
2794
2795.. option:: -freal-8-real-10, -fno-real-8-real-10
2796
2797.. option:: -freal-8-real-16, -fno-real-8-real-16
2798
2799.. option:: -freal-8-real-4, -fno-real-8-real-4
2800
2801.. option:: -frealloc-lhs, -fno-realloc-lhs
2802
2803.. option:: -frecord-marker=<arg>
2804
2805.. option:: -frecursive, -fno-recursive
2806
2807.. option:: -frepack-arrays, -fno-repack-arrays
2808
2809.. option:: -fsecond-underscore, -fno-second-underscore
2810
2811.. option:: -fsign-zero, -fno-sign-zero
2812
2813.. option:: -fstack-arrays, -fno-stack-arrays
2814
2815.. option:: -funderscoring, -fno-underscoring
2816
2817.. option:: -fwhole-file, -fno-whole-file
2818
2819.. option:: -imultilib <arg>
2820
2821.. option:: -nocpp
2822
2823.. option:: -static-libgfortran
2824
2825Linker flags
2826============
2827Flags that are passed on to the linker
2828
2829.. option:: -L<dir>, --library-directory <arg>, --library-directory=<arg>
2830
2831Add directory to library search path
2832
2833.. option:: -Mach
2834
2835.. option:: -T<script>
2836
2837Specify <script> as linker script
2838
2839.. option:: -Tbss<addr>
2840
2841Set starting address of BSS to <addr>
2842
2843.. option:: -Tdata<addr>
2844
2845Set starting address of DATA to <addr>
2846
2847.. option:: -Ttext<addr>
2848
2849Set starting address of TEXT to <addr>
2850
2851.. option:: -Wl,<arg>,<arg2>...
2852
2853Pass the comma separated arguments in <arg> to the linker
2854
2855.. option:: -X
2856
2857.. option:: -Xlinker <arg>, --for-linker <arg>, --for-linker=<arg>
2858
2859Pass <arg> to the linker
2860
2861.. program:: clang1
2862.. option:: -Z
2863.. program:: clang
2864
2865.. option:: -e<arg>, --entry
2866
2867.. option:: -filelist <arg>
2868
2869.. option:: -l<arg>
2870
2871.. option:: -r
2872
2873.. option:: -rpath <arg>
2874
2875.. option:: -s
2876
2877.. option:: -t
2878
2879.. option:: -u<arg>, --force-link <arg>, --force-link=<arg>
2880
2881.. option:: -undef
2882
2883undef all system defines
2884
2885.. option:: -undefined<arg>, --no-undefined
2886
2887.. option:: -z <arg>
2888
2889Pass -z <arg> to the linker
2890
2891