Deprecated and Removed Compiler Options

Deprecated Options

Occasionally, compiler options are marked as "deprecated." Deprecated options are still supported in the current release, but are planned to be unsupported in future releases.

The following options are deprecated in this release of the compiler:

Linux* OS and Mac OS* X Options	Suggested Replacement
-A-	None
-alias-args	-fargument-alias
-axK	None
-axN	Linux* OS: -axSSE2 Mac OS* X: None
-axP	Linux* OS: -axSSE3 Mac OS* X on IA-32 architecture: -axSSE3 Mac OS* X on Intel® 64 architecture: None
-axS	-axSSE4.1
-axT	Linux* OS: -axSSSE3 Mac OS* X on IA-32 architecture: None Mac OS* X on Intel® 64 architecture: -axSSSE3
-axW	-msse2
-c99	-std=c99
-create-pch	-pch-create
-diag-<type> sv[<n>]	-diag-<type> sc[<n>]
-diag-enable sv-include	-diag-enable sc-include
-func-groups	-prof-func-groups
-fwritable-strings	None
-i-dynamic	-shared-intel
-i-static	-static-intel
-inline-debug-info	-debug
-IPF-flt-eval-method0	-fp-model source
-IPF-fltacc -no-IPF-fltacc	-fp-model precise -fp-model fast
-IPF-fma	-fma
-IPF-fp-relaxed	-fp-relaxed
-Kc++	-x c++
-march=pentiumii	None
-march=pentiumiii	-march=pentium3
-mcpu	-mtune
-mp	-fp-model
-Ob	-inline-level
-openmp-lib legacy	None
-openmpP	-openmp
-openmpS	-openmp-stubs
-prefetch	-opt-prefetch
-prof-genx	-prof-gen=srcpos
-use-asm	None
-use-pch	-pch-use
-wd	-diag-disable
-we	-diag-error
-wn	-diag-error-limit
-wo	-diag-once id[,id,...]
-wr	-diag-remark
-ww	-diag-warning
-xK	-mia32
-xN	Linux* OS: -xSSE2 Mac OS* X: None
-xO	-msse3
-xP	Linux* OS: -xSSE3 Mac OS* X on IA-32 architecture: -xSSE3 Mac OS* X on Intel® 64 architecture: None
-xS	-xSSE4.1
-xT	Linux* OS: -xSSSE3 Mac OS* X on IA-32 architecture: None Mac OS* X on Intel® 64 architecture: -xSSSE3
-xW	-msse2

Windows* OS Options	Suggested Replacement
/Fm	None
/Fr	/FR
/G5	None
/G6 (or /GB)	None
/G7	None
/Ge	/Gs0
/Gf	/GF
/GX	/EHs
/Gy	None
/GZ	/RTCs
/H	None
/ML and/MLd	None
/Op	/fp
/QA-	None
/QaxK	None
/QaxN	/QaxSSE2
/QaxP	/QaxSSE3
/QaxS	/QaxSSE4.1
/QaxT	/QaxSSSE3
/QaxW	/arch:SSE2
/Qc99	/Qstd=c99
/Qdiag-<type> sv[<n>]	/Qdiag-<type> sc[<n>]
/Qdiag-enable:sv-include	/Qdiag-enable:sc-include
/Qinline-debug-info	None
/QIPF-flt-eval-method0	/fp:source
/QIPF-fltacc /QIPF-fltacc-	/fp:precise /fp:fast
/QIPF-fma	/Qfma
/QIPF-fp-relaxed	/Qfp-relaxed
/Qmspp	None
/Qopenmp-lib:legacy	None
/Qprefetch	/Qopt-prefetch
/Qprof-genx	/Qprof-gen=srcpos
/Quse-asm	None
/Qwd	/Qdiag-disable
/Qwe	/Qdiag-error
/Qwn	/Qdiag-error-limit
/Qwo	/Qdiag-once id[,id,...]
/Qwr	/Qdiag-remark
/Qww	/Qdiag-warning
/QxK	None
/QxN	/QxSSE2
/QxO	/arch:SSE3
/QxP	/QxSSE3
/QxS	/QxSSE4.1
/QxT	/QxSSSE3
/QxW	/arch:SSE2
/Zd	/debug:minimal
/Ze	None

Deprecated options are not limited to this list.

Removed Options

Some compiler options are no longer supported and have been removed. If you use one of these options, the compiler issues a warning, ignores the option, and then proceeds with compilation.

This version of the compiler no longer supports the following compiler options:

Linux* OS and Mac OS* X Options	Suggested Replacement
-0f_check	None
-axB	-axSSE2
-axi	None
-axM	None
-cxxlib-gcc[=dir]	-cxxlib[=dir]
-cxxlib-icc	None
-F	-P
-fdiv_check	None
-fp	-fno-omit-frame-pointer
-fpstkchk	-fp-stack-check
-IPF-fp-speculation	-fp-speculation
-ipo-obj (and -ipo_obj)	None
-Knopic, -KNOPIC	-fpic
-Kpic, -KPIC	-fpic
-mtune=itanium	None
-no-c99	-std=c89
-no-cpprt	-no-cxxlib
-nobss-init	-no-bss-init
-norestrict	-no-restrict
-opt-report-level	-opt-report
-prof-format-32	None
-prof-gen-sampling	None
-qp	-p
-shared-libcxa	-shared-libgcc
-ssp	None
-static-libcxa	-static-libgcc
-syntax	-fsyntax-only
-tpp1	None
-tpp2	-mtune=itanium2
-tpp5	None
-tpp6	None
-tpp7	-mtune=pentium4
-use-pch	-pch-use
-xB	-xSSE2
-xi	None
-xM	None

Windows* OS Options	Suggested Replacement
/QaxB	/QaxSSE2
/Qaxi	None
/QaxM	None
/Qfpstkchk	/Qfp-stack-check
/QIfdiv	None
/QIPF-fp-speculation	/Qfp-speculation
/Qipo-obj (and /Qipo_obj)	None
/QI0f	None
/Qopt-report-level	/Qopt-report
/Qprof-format-32	None
/Qprof-gen-sampling	None
/Qssp	None
/Qvc6	None
/Qvc7	None
/QxB	/QxSSE2
/Qxi	None
/QxM	None

Removed options are not limited to these lists.