[cfe-dev] Command line compiler options

[Edward Diener]

On 6/17/2015 12:23 AM, Sean Silva wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 6:22 PM, Edward Diener
> <eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com
> <mailto:eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com>> wrote:
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>     On 6/16/2015 1:01 PM, Konstantin Tokarev wrote:
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>         16.06.2015, 19:55, "Edward Diener"
>         <eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com
>         <mailto:eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com>>:
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>             For any given version of clang, including the latest, is
>             there any list
>             of command-line compiler options, with their meanings, which
>             clang accepts ?
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>         clang --help
>         clang -cc1 --help
>         clang -cc1 -mllvm --help
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>     Here is the explanation from "clang --help" of the -std option:
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>     -std=<value>            Language standard to compile for
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>     Incredible ! I did not realize how much vital information can be
>     packed into command-line help until I read the explanation.
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>     I have used clang and it's a great compiler but if you do not want
>     to be badgered by continual questions in your mailing list about how
>     clang actual works when used by an end-user I would suggest that
>     clang actually spend some time telling programmers how to use their
>     product. The "Clang Compiler User’s Manual" is not that
>     documentation if a programmer must spend hours of his time just to
>     find out what the values and their meanings are which the "-std"
>     option takes for any given version of clang, including the latest.
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> The standard answer is to look at GCC's documentation, since you are
> using our gcc-compatible driver (or Microsoft's documentation if your
> are using our cl.exe compatible driver). Feel free to report any
> compatibility issues.

Which version of gcc ? That is my point. Even documentation saying which 
version of gcc a particular version of clang's functionality is 
emulating is something I have not found in any clang docs. Gcc options 
do change per gcc release, as to what are acceptable values, as I am 
sure you know.