What Appears in the Compiler Option Descriptions

This section contains details about what appears in the option descriptions.

Following sections include individual descriptions of all the current compiler options. The option descriptions are arranged by functional category. Within each category, the option names are listed in alphabetical order.

Each option description contains the following information:

• The primary name for the option and a short description of the option.

• Architecture Restrictions
  This section only appears if there is a known architecture restriction for the option.

  Restrictions may appear for any of the following architectures:

  • IA-32 architecture

  • Intel® 64 architecture

  • Intel® 64 architecture targeting Intel® Many Integrated Core Architecture (Intel® MIC Architecture)

    Note that within the relevant compiler option descriptions, this architecture will be referred to as: Intel® 64 architecture targeting Intel® MIC Architecture

  • Intel® 64 architecture targeting the Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessor x100 product family (formerly code name Knights Corner)

  • Intel® 64 architecture targeting the Intel® Xeon Phi™ product family x200 (formerly code name Knights Landing)

  Certain operating systems are not available on all the above architectures. For the latest information, please check your Release Notes.

• Syntax
  This shows the syntax on Linux* and OS X* systems and the syntax on Windows* systems. If the option has no syntax on one of these systems, that is, the option is not valid on a particular operating system, it will specify "None".

• Arguments
  This shows any arguments (parameters) that are related to the option. If the option has no arguments, it will specify "None".

• Default
  This shows the default setting for the option.

• Description
  This shows the full description of the option. It may also include further information on any applicable arguments.

• IDE Equivalent
  This shows information related to the integrated development environment (IDE) Property Pages on Windows*, Linux*, and OS X* systems. It shows on which Property Page the option appears, and under what category it's listed. The Windows* IDE is Microsoft* Visual Studio* .NET; the Linux* IDE is Eclipse*; the OS X* IDE is Xcode*. If the option has no IDE equivalent, it will specify "None". Note that in this release, there is no IDE support for Fortran on Linux*.

• Alternate Options
  This lists any options that are synonyms for the described option. If there are no alternate option names, it will show "None".
  Some of the alternate option names are deprecated and may be removed in future releases.
  Many options have an older spelling where underscores ("_") instead of hyphens ("-") connect the main option names. The older spelling is a valid alternate option name.

Some option descriptions may also have the following:

• Example
  This shows a short example that includes the option

• See Also
  This shows where you can get further information on the option or related options.