Borland C++ 5.82 for Win32 Copyright (c) 1993, 2005 Borland
Available options (* = default setting, xxx = has sub-options: use -h -X):
(Note: -X- or -w-XXX will usually undo whatever was set or unset by -X)
-3 Generate 80386 protected-mode compatible instructions
-4 Generate 80386/80486 protected-mode compatible instructions
-5 Generate Pentium instructions
-6 Generate Pentium Pro instructions
-A Use ANSI keywords and extensions
-AF Use SUN Forte keywords and extensions
-AG Use GNU keywords and extensions
-AK Use Kernighan and Ritchie (K&R) keywords and extensions
-AT Use Borland C++ keywords and extensions (also -A-)
-AU Use UNIX System V keywords and extensions
-B Compile to .ASM (-S), then assemble to .OBJ
-C Enable nested comments
-CP Enable code paging (for MBCS)
-D -D<name> defines 'name' as a null string, or use -D<name>=<value>
-E Specify which assembler to use
-G Optimize for size/speed; use -O1 and -O2 instead
-H Generate and use precompiled headers
-H= Set the name of the file to use for precompiled headers
-Hc Use cached precompiled header (Must be used with -H or -H"xxx")
* -He Enable precompiled headers with external type files
-Hh= Stop precompiling after header file xxx
-Hi Include the contents of header file: -Histdio.h
-Hr Replace header name: -Hrname1=name2
* -Hs Enable smart cached precompiled headers
-Hu Use but do not generate precompiled headers
-I Set the include file search path
-J Template generation options
-Jgd Generate definitions for all template instances and merge duplicates
-Jgx Generate external references for all template instances
-K Set default character type to unsigned
-L Library file search path
-M Create a linker map file
-O Optimize jumps
-O1 Generate smallest possible code
-O2 Generate fastest possible code
-OS Enable Pentium instruction scheduling
-Oa Assume no pointer aliasing
-Ob Dead store elimination
-Oc Eliminate duplicate expressions within basic blocks and functions
-Od Disable all optimizations
-Oe Global register allocation
-Og Optimize for speed; use -O2
-Oi Expand common intrinsic functions
-Ol rep/stor detection
-Om Invariant code motion
-Op Perform copy propagation
-Os Optimize for speed; use -O2
-Ot Optimize for size; use -O1
-Ov Enable loop induction variable and strength reduction
-Ox Optimize for speed; use -O2
-Oz Global optimizations
-P Perform C++ compile regardless of source extension
-Q Extended compiler error information
-R Include browser information in generated .OBJ files
-RF Find references to symbol
* -RT Enable runtime type information
-S Compile to assembly
-T Specify assembler option, e.g. -Tx
-U Undefine any previous definitions of name
-V Compatibility options
-V0 External C++ virtual tables
-V1 Public C++ virtual tables
* -VA Generate all global functions in their own virtual/weak segment
-VC Do not mangle calling convention into symbols
-VF MFC compatibility
-VF3 Support MFC 3.2
-VF4 Support MFC 4.0
* -VI Use Microsoft search algorithm to locate header files
-VM Microsoft Visual C++ compatibility
-Va Support old-style class arguments
-Vc Support constructor displacements
-Vd Use old C++ for-statement scoping rules
-Ve Zero-length empty base classes
-Vg Disable lexical digraph scanner
-Vi Use old 8.3 search algorithm to locate header files
-Vl Use old Borland class layout
-Vm Member pointer options
-Vmd Use the smallest possible representation for member pointers
-Vmm Support multiple inheritance for member pointers
-Vmp Honor declared precision of member pointers
-Vms Support single inheritance for member pointers
-Vmv Place no restrictions on where member pointers can point
-Vn Enable new operator names: and, or, and_eq, bitand, etc.
-Vo Set (almost) all compatibility flags; used with old code
-Vp Push 'this' first, as does Pascal
-Vr Reverse order for Multi-character constant
-Vs Use old-style virdef generation
-Vt Put virtual table pointer at front of object layout
-Vv Use 'slow' virtual base pointers
-Vw Emit native code instead of Unicode for multi-byte character
-Vx Zero-length empty class member functions
-W Target is a Windows application
-WC Target is a console application
-WCDR Target is a console .DLL that uses the dynamic RTL
-WCDV ... that uses the VCL
-WD Target is a .DLL, or dynamic link library
-WDR Target is a Windows .DLL that uses the dynamic RTL
-WDV ... that uses the VCL
-WM Target is a 32-bit multi-threaded target
-WP Target is an application that uses Delphi packages
-WR Target uses the dynamic RTL
-WU Generate a Unicode application
-WV Target uses the VCL GUI framework
-X Disable compiler autodependency output
-a Set data alignment boundary. Default is -a8; -a- means -a1
-a1 Align data on one byte boundaries
-a16 Align data on sixteen byte (paragraph) boundaries
-a2 Align data on two byte (word) boundaries
-a4 Align data on four byte (double word) boundaries
-a8 Align data on eight byte (quad word) boundaries
* -b Make enums integer-sized (-b- makes them short as possible)
-c Compile to object file only, do not link
-d Merge duplicate strings
-dc Put strings into the read-only data segment
-dw Put strings into the (writeable) data segment
-e Specify target executable pathname
* -ff Fast floating point
-fp Correct Pentium FDIV flaw
-g Stop batch compilation after n warnings (Default = 255)
-h Request help ('-h -' shows all help). Can be specific: -h -V
-i Set maximum significant identifier length (Default = 250)
-j Stop batch compilation after n errors (Default = None)
* -k Generate standard stack frames
-l Pass options to the linker; example: -ls -l-x
-m Generate makefile dependency information
-md Put dependency info in .d files, not in the object file
-mm Ignore system header files while generating dependency info
-mo Specify the output file for dependency info
-n Set output directory for object files
-o Set output filename (-o<filename> or -o <filename> supported)
-p Use Pascal calling convention
-pc Use C calling convention (the default)
-pm Functions without an explicit calling convention to use __msfastcall
-pr Use fastcall calling convention for passing parameters in registers
-ps Use stdcall calling convention
-q Suppress compiler identification banner
-r Use register variables
-rd Use register variables only when register keyword is employed
-s Link using the system's non-incremental linker
-t An alternate name for the -Wxxx switches; there is no difference
-tC Target is a console application
-tCDR Target is a console .DLL that uses the dynamic RTL
-tCDV ... that uses the VCL
-tW Target is a Windows application
-tWC Target is a console application
-tWCDR Target is a console .DLL that uses the dynamic RTL
-tWCDV ... that uses the VCL
-tWD Target is a .DLL, or dynamic link library
-tWDR Target is a Windows .DLL that uses the dynamic RTL
-tWDV ... that uses the VCL
-tWM Target is a 32-bit multi-threaded target
-tWP Target is an application that uses Delphi packages
-tWR Target uses the dynamic RTL
-tWU Generate a Unicode application
-tWV Target uses the VCL GUI framework
* -u Generate underscores on symbol names
-v Turn on source debugging
-v4 Generate CodeView4 compatible debug info
-vG All Codeguard options on
-vG0 Codeguard level 0
-vG1 Codeguard level 1
-vG2 Codeguard level 2
-vG3 Codeguard level 3
-vGc Monitor inline pointer access
-vGd Monitor global and stack data accesses
-vGt Monitor 'this' pointer on member function entry
* -vi Generate inline functions inline (use -vi- for out-of-line)
-vu Do not prefix underbars to exported symbol names
-w Display all warnings
-w! Return non-zero from compiler on warnings
-wamb 8000 Ambiguous operators need parentheses
-wamp 8001 Superfluous & with function
* -wasc 8002 Restarting compile using assembly
-wasm 8003 Unknown assembler instruction
* -waus 8004 '%s' is assigned a value that is never used
* -wali 8086 Incorrect use of #pragma alias "aliasName"="substituteName"
* -watr 8100 '%s' attribute directive ignored
-wbbf 8005 Bit fields must be signed or unsigned int
* -wbei 8006 Initializing %s with %s
* -wbig 8007 Hexadecimal value contains too many digits
* -wccc 8008 Condition is always %s
-wcln 8009 Constant is long
* -wcom 8010 Continuation character \ found in // comment
* -wcpt 8011 Nonportable pointer comparison
* -wcsu 8012 Comparing signed and unsigned values
* -wcod 8093 Incorrect use of #pragma codeseg [seg_name] ["seg_class"] [group]
-wdef 8013 Possible use of '%s' before definition
* -wdig 8014 Declaration ignored
* -wdpu 8015 Declare '%s' prior to use in prototype
* -wdsz 8016 Array size for 'delete' ignored
* -wdup 8017 Redefinition of '%s' is not identical
* -weas 8018 Assigning %s to %s
* -weff 8019 Code has no effect
* -wext 8020 '%s' is declared as both external and static
-wexc 8101 Extern C linkage ignored
* -whch 8021 Handler for '%s' hidden by previous handler for '%s'
* -whid 8022 '%s' hides virtual function '%s'
* -wias 8023 Array variable '%s' is near
* -wibc 8024 Base class '%s' is also a base class of '%s'
* -will 8025 Ill-formed pragma
-winl 8026 Functions %s are not expanded inline
-winl 8027 Functions containing %s are not expanded inline
* -wifr 8085 Function '%s' redefined as non-inline
-wimp 8102 Implicit conversion of '%s' to '%s'
* -wlin 8028 Temporary used to initialize '%s'
* -wlvc 8029 Temporary used for parameter '%s'
* -wlvc 8030 Temporary used for parameter '%s' in call to '%s'
* -wlvc 8031 Temporary used for parameter %d
* -wlvc 8032 Temporary used for parameter %d in call to '%s'
* -wmpc 8033 Conversion to '%s' will fail for members of virtual base '%s'
* -wmpd 8034 Maximum precision used for member pointer type '%s'
* -wmsg 8035 %s
* -wmes 8095 Incorrect use of #pragma message( "string" )
* -wmcs 8096 Incorrect use of #pragma code_seg(["seg_name"[,"seg_class"]])
* -wmcc 8098 Multi-character character constant
-wnak 8036 Non-ANSI keyword used: '%s'
* -wncf 8037 Non-const function %s called for const object
* -wnci 8038 Constant member '%s' is not initialized
* -wncl 8039 Constructor initializer list ignored
* -wnfd 8040 Function body ignored
* -wngu 8041 Negating unsigned value
* -wnin 8042 Initializer for object '%s' ignored
* -wnma 8043 Macro definition ignored
* -wnmu 8044 #undef directive ignored
-wnod 8045 No declaration for function '%s'
* -wnop 8046 Pragma option pop with no matching option push
* -wnsf 8047 Declaration of static function '%s(...)' ignored
* -wnst 8048 Use qualified name to access member type '%s'
* -wntd 8049 Use '> >' for nested templates instead of '>>'
* -wnto 8050 No type OBJ file present. Disabling external types option.
* -wnvf 8051 Non-volatile function %s called for volatile object
* -wnpp 8083 Pragma pack pop with no matching pack push
* -wobi 8052 Base initialization without a class name is now obsolete
* -wobs 8053 '%s' is obsolete
* -wofp 8054 Style of function definition is now obsolete
* -wosh 8055 Possible overflow in shift operation
* -wovf 8056 Integer arithmetic overflow
* -wonr 8097 Not all options can be restored at this time
* -wpar 8057 Parameter '%s' is never used
* -wpch 8058 Cannot create pre-compiled header: %s
* -wpck 8059 Structure packing size has changed
* -wpia 8060 Possibly incorrect assignment
-wpin 8061 Initialization is only partially bracketed
* -wpow 8062 Previous options and warnings not restored
* -wpre 8063 Overloaded prefix 'operator %s' used as a postfix operator
* -wpro 8064 Call to function with no prototype
* -wpro 8065 Call to function '%s' with no prototype
-wprc 8084 Suggest parentheses to clarify precedence
* -wpcm 8094 Incorrect use of #pragma comment( <type> [,"string"] )
* -wpsb 8099 Static `main' is not treated as an entry point
* -wrch 8066 Unreachable code
* -wret 8067 Both return and return with a value used
* -wrng 8068 Constant out of range in comparison
* -wrpt 8069 Nonportable pointer conversion
* -wrvl 8070 Function should return a value
-wsig 8071 Conversion may lose significant digits
* -wspa 8072 Suspicious pointer arithmetic
-wstu 8073 Undefined structure '%s'
-wstv 8074 Structure passed by value
* -wsus 8075 Suspicious pointer conversion
-wstl 8087 '%s::operator==' must be publicly visible to be contained by a '%s'
-wstl 8089 '%s::operator<' must be publicly visible to be contained by a '%s'
-wstl 8090 '%s::operator<' must be publicly visible to be used with '%s'
-wstl 8091 %s argument %s passed to '%s' is a %s iterator: %s iterator required
-wstl 8092 %s argument %s passed to '%s' is not an iterator: %s iterator required
* -wtai 8076 Template instance '%s' is already instantiated
* -wtes 8077 Explicitly specializing an explicitly specialized class member makes no sense
* -wthr 8078 Throw expression violates exception specification
-wucp 8079 Mixing pointers to different 'char' types
-wuse 8080 '%s' is declared but never used
* -wvoi 8081 void functions may not return a value
* -wzdi 8082 Division by zero
-x Enable exception handling
-xd Enable destructor cleanup
-xdg Use global destructor count (compatibility flag)
-xds No DLL or multi-threaded destructor cleanup
-xf Enable fast exception prologs
-xp Enable exception location information
-xs Enable slow exception epilogues
-xv Hide exception variables
-y Debug line numbers on
-z Options for redefining standard segment names
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