Description of options

The following sections describe the possible options for the cc, c11, c89 and CC commands in groups, depending on the context in which they are used. The options are classified as follows:

• Options for selecting the language mode
• General options
• Options for selecting compilation phases
• Preprocessor options
• Common frontend options in C and C++
• C++-specific frontend options
  • General C++ options
  • Template options
• Optimization options
• Options for controlling object generation
• Debug option
• Runtime options
• Link editor options
• Options for controlling message output
• Options for outputting listings and CIF information

The general aspects to be observed when entering options are discussed in section “Calling syntax and general rules”).

A list of all options in alphabetic order with references to the pages on which they appear can be found in the appendix.