Alternate Compiler Options

This topic lists alternate names for compiler options and show the primary option name. Some of the alternate option names are deprecated and may be removed in future releases.

For more information on compiler options, see the detailed descriptions of the individual, primary options.

Some of these options are deprecated. For more information, see Deprecated and Removed Options

Alternate Linux* OS and Mac OS* X Options	Primary Option Name
Code Generation:
-fp	-fomit-frame-pointer
-mcpu	-mtune
Advanced Optimizations:
-fstrict-aliasing	-ansi-alias
-funroll-loops	-unroll
Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO):
-prof-genx	-prof-gen=srcpos
-qp	-p
*OpenMP and Parallel Processing Options:**
-fopenmp	-openmp
Output, Debug, Precompiled Header (PCH):
-fvar-tracking	-debug variable-locations
-fvar-tracking-assignments	-debug semantic-stepping
Language:
-c99	-std=c99
Data:
-fstack-protector	-fstack-security-check
Linking or Linker:
-i-dynamic	-shared-intel
-i-static	-static-intel

Alternate Windows* OS Options	Primary Option Name
/Gf	/GF
Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO):
/Qprof-genx	/Qprof-gen:srcpos
*OpenMP and Parallel Processing Options:**
/openmp	/Qopenmp
Floating Point:
/QIfist	/Qrcd
Output, Debug, Precompiled Header (PCH):
/Zd	/debug:minimal
Language:
/Qc99	/Qstd=c99