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Conventions and Feedback Introduction Compiler Command-line Options -Aopt --allow_fpreg_for_nonfpdata, --no_allow_fpreg_for_ --allow_null_this, --no_allow_null_this --alternative_tokens, --no_alternative_tokens --anachronisms, --no_anachronisms --apcs=qualifer...qualifier --arm --arm_only --asm --asm_dir=directory_name --autoinline, --no_autoinline --bigend --bitband --brief_diagnostics, --no_brief_diagnostics --bss_threshold=num -c -C --c90 --c99 --code_gen, --no_code_gen --compatible=name --compile_all_input, --no_compile_all_input --conditionalize, --no_conditionalize --cpp --cpu=list --cpu=name --create_pch=filename -Dname[(parm-list)][=def] --data_reorder, --no_data_reorder --debug, --no_debug --debug_macros, --no_debug_macros --default_extension=ext --dep_name, --no_dep_name --depend=filename --depend_dir=directory_name --depend_format=string --depend_single_line, --no_depend_single_line --depend_system_headers, --no_depend_system_header --depend_target=target --diag_error=tag[,tag,...] --diag_remark=tag[,tag,...] --diag_style={arm|ide} --diag_suppress=tag[,tag,...] --diag_suppress=optimizations --diag_warning=tag[,tag,...] --diag_warning=optimizations --dollar, --no_dollar --dwarf2 --dwarf3 -E --echo --emit_frame_directives, --no_emit_frame_directive --enum_is_int --errors=filename --exceptions, --no_exceptions --exceptions_unwind, --no_exceptions_unwind --extended_initializers, --no_extended_initializer --feedback=filename --force_new_nothrow, --no_force_new_nothrow --forceinline --fp16_format=format --fpmode=model --fpu=list --fpu=name --friend_injection, --no_friend_injection -g --global_reg=reg_name[,reg_name,...] --guiding_decls, --no_guiding_decls --help -Idir[,dir,...] --ignore_missing_headers --implicit_include, --no_implicit_include --implicit_include_searches, --no_implicit_include --implicit_key_function, --no_implicit_key_functio --implicit_typename, --no_implicit_typename --info=totals --inline, --no_inline --interface_enums_are_32_bit --interleave -Jdir[,dir,...] --kandr_include -Lopt --library_interface=lib --library_type=lib --licretry --link_all_input, --no_link_all_input --list --list_dir=directory_name --list_macros --littleend --locale=lang_country --long_long --loose_implicit_cast --lower_ropi, --no_lower_ropi --lower_rwpi, --no_lower_rwpi --ltcg -M --md --message_locale=lang_country[.codepage] --min_array_alignment=opt --mm --multibyte_chars, --no_multibyte_chars --multifile, --no_multifile --multiply_latency=cycles --nonstd_qualifier_deduction, --no_nonstd_qualifie -o filename -Onum --old_specializations, --no_old_specializations --old_style_preprocessing --omf_browse -Ospace -Otime --output_dir=directory_name -P --parse_templates, --no_parse_templates --pch --pch_dir=dir --pch_messages, --no_pch_messages --pch_verbose, --no_pch_verbose --pending_instantiations=n --phony_targets --pointer_alignment=num --preinclude=filename --preprocess_assembly --preprocessed --protect_stack, --no_protect_stack --reassociate_saturation, --no_reassociate_saturat --reduce_paths, --no_reduce_paths --remarks --remove_unneeded_entities, --no_remove_unneeded_e --restrict, --no_restrict --retain=option --rtti, --no_rtti --rtti_data, --no_rtti_data -S --show_cmdline --signed_bitfields, --unsigned_bitfields --signed_chars, --unsigned_chars --split_ldm --split_sections --strict, --no_strict --strict_warnings --sys_include --thumb --trigraphs, --no_trigraphs --type_traits_helpers, --no_type_traits_helpers -Uname --unaligned_access, --no_unaligned_access --use_frame_pointer --use_pch=filename --using_std, --no_using_std --version_number --vfe, --no_vfe --via=filename --vla, --no_vla --vsn -W --wchar, --no_wchar --wchar16 --wchar32 --whole_program --wrap_diagnostics, --no_wrap_diagnostics Language Extensions Compiler-specific Features C and C++ Implementation Details Semihosting ARMv6 SIMD Instruction Intrinsics Via File Syntax Standard C Implementation Definition Standard C++ Implementation Definition C and C++ Compiler Implementation Limits

Compiler Reference Guide

-Dname[(parm-list)][=def]

-Dname[(parm-list)][=def]

This option defines the macro name.

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-Dname[(parm-list)][=def]

where:

name

Is the name of the macro to be defined.

parm-list

Is an optional list of comma-separated macro parameters. By appending a macro parameter list to the macro name, you can define function-style macros.

The parameter list must be enclosed in parentheses. When specifying multiple parameters, do not include spaces between commas and parameter names in the list.

Note

Parentheses might require escaping on UNIX systems.

=def

Is an optional macro definition.

If =def is omitted, the compiler defines name as the value 1.

To include characters recognized as tokens on the command line, enclose the macro definition in double quotes.

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Specifying -Dname has the same effect as placing the text #define name at the head of each source file.

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The compiler defines and undefines macros in the following order:

  1. compiler predefined macros

  2. macros defined explicitly, using -Dname

  3. macros explicitly undefined, using -Uname.

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Specifying the option:

-DMAX(X,Y)="((X > Y) ? X : Y)"

on the command line is equivalent to defining the macro:

#define MAX(X, Y) ((X > Y) ? X : Y)

at the head of each source file.

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