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diff --git a/gnu/llvm/tools/clang/docs/UsersManual.rst b/gnu/llvm/tools/clang/docs/UsersManual.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..18211e27f5d --- /dev/null +++ b/gnu/llvm/tools/clang/docs/UsersManual.rst @@ -0,0 +1,2174 @@ +============================ +Clang Compiler User's Manual +============================ + +.. contents:: + :local: + +Introduction +============ + +The Clang Compiler is an open-source compiler for the C family of +programming languages, aiming to be the best in class implementation of +these languages. Clang builds on the LLVM optimizer and code generator, +allowing it to provide high-quality optimization and code generation +support for many targets. For more general information, please see the +`Clang Web Site <http://clang.llvm.org>`_ or the `LLVM Web +Site <http://llvm.org>`_. + +This document describes important notes about using Clang as a compiler +for an end-user, documenting the supported features, command line +options, etc. If you are interested in using Clang to build a tool that +processes code, please see :doc:`InternalsManual`. If you are interested in the +`Clang Static Analyzer <http://clang-analyzer.llvm.org>`_, please see its web +page. + +Clang is designed to support the C family of programming languages, +which includes :ref:`C <c>`, :ref:`Objective-C <objc>`, :ref:`C++ <cxx>`, and +:ref:`Objective-C++ <objcxx>` as well as many dialects of those. For +language-specific information, please see the corresponding language +specific section: + +- :ref:`C Language <c>`: K&R C, ANSI C89, ISO C90, ISO C94 (C89+AMD1), ISO + C99 (+TC1, TC2, TC3). +- :ref:`Objective-C Language <objc>`: ObjC 1, ObjC 2, ObjC 2.1, plus + variants depending on base language. +- :ref:`C++ Language <cxx>` +- :ref:`Objective C++ Language <objcxx>` + +In addition to these base languages and their dialects, Clang supports a +broad variety of language extensions, which are documented in the +corresponding language section. These extensions are provided to be +compatible with the GCC, Microsoft, and other popular compilers as well +as to improve functionality through Clang-specific features. The Clang +driver and language features are intentionally designed to be as +compatible with the GNU GCC compiler as reasonably possible, easing +migration from GCC to Clang. In most cases, code "just works". +Clang also provides an alternative driver, :ref:`clang-cl`, that is designed +to be compatible with the Visual C++ compiler, cl.exe. + +In addition to language specific features, Clang has a variety of +features that depend on what CPU architecture or operating system is +being compiled for. Please see the :ref:`Target-Specific Features and +Limitations <target_features>` section for more details. + +The rest of the introduction introduces some basic :ref:`compiler +terminology <terminology>` that is used throughout this manual and +contains a basic :ref:`introduction to using Clang <basicusage>` as a +command line compiler. + +.. _terminology: + +Terminology +----------- + +Front end, parser, backend, preprocessor, undefined behavior, +diagnostic, optimizer + +.. _basicusage: + +Basic Usage +----------- + +Intro to how to use a C compiler for newbies. + +compile + link compile then link debug info enabling optimizations +picking a language to use, defaults to C11 by default. Autosenses based +on extension. using a makefile + +Command Line Options +==================== + +This section is generally an index into other sections. It does not go +into depth on the ones that are covered by other sections. However, the +first part introduces the language selection and other high level +options like :option:`-c`, :option:`-g`, etc. + +Options to Control Error and Warning Messages +--------------------------------------------- + +.. option:: -Werror + + Turn warnings into errors. + +.. This is in plain monospaced font because it generates the same label as +.. -Werror, and Sphinx complains. + +``-Werror=foo`` + + Turn warning "foo" into an error. + +.. option:: -Wno-error=foo + + Turn warning "foo" into an warning even if :option:`-Werror` is specified. + +.. option:: -Wfoo + + Enable warning "foo". + +.. option:: -Wno-foo + + Disable warning "foo". + +.. option:: -w + + Disable all diagnostics. + +.. option:: -Weverything + + :ref:`Enable all diagnostics. <diagnostics_enable_everything>` + +.. option:: -pedantic + + Warn on language extensions. + +.. option:: -pedantic-errors + + Error on language extensions. + +.. option:: -Wsystem-headers + + Enable warnings from system headers. + +.. option:: -ferror-limit=123 + + Stop emitting diagnostics after 123 errors have been produced. The default is + 20, and the error limit can be disabled with :option:`-ferror-limit=0`. + +.. option:: -ftemplate-backtrace-limit=123 + + Only emit up to 123 template instantiation notes within the template + instantiation backtrace for a single warning or error. The default is 10, and + the limit can be disabled with :option:`-ftemplate-backtrace-limit=0`. + +.. _cl_diag_formatting: + +Formatting of Diagnostics +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Clang aims to produce beautiful diagnostics by default, particularly for +new users that first come to Clang. However, different people have +different preferences, and sometimes Clang is driven not by a human, +but by a program that wants consistent and easily parsable output. For +these cases, Clang provides a wide range of options to control the exact +output format of the diagnostics that it generates. + +.. _opt_fshow-column: + +**-f[no-]show-column** + Print column number in diagnostic. + + This option, which defaults to on, controls whether or not Clang + prints the column number of a diagnostic. For example, when this is + enabled, Clang will print something like: + + :: + + test.c:28:8: warning: extra tokens at end of #endif directive [-Wextra-tokens] + #endif bad + ^ + // + + When this is disabled, Clang will print "test.c:28: warning..." with + no column number. + + The printed column numbers count bytes from the beginning of the + line; take care if your source contains multibyte characters. + +.. _opt_fshow-source-location: + +**-f[no-]show-source-location** + Print source file/line/column information in diagnostic. + + This option, which defaults to on, controls whether or not Clang + prints the filename, line number and column number of a diagnostic. + For example, when this is enabled, Clang will print something like: + + :: + + test.c:28:8: warning: extra tokens at end of #endif directive [-Wextra-tokens] + #endif bad + ^ + // + + When this is disabled, Clang will not print the "test.c:28:8: " + part. + +.. _opt_fcaret-diagnostics: + +**-f[no-]caret-diagnostics** + Print source line and ranges from source code in diagnostic. + This option, which defaults to on, controls whether or not Clang + prints the source line, source ranges, and caret when emitting a + diagnostic. For example, when this is enabled, Clang will print + something like: + + :: + + test.c:28:8: warning: extra tokens at end of #endif directive [-Wextra-tokens] + #endif bad + ^ + // + +**-f[no-]color-diagnostics** + This option, which defaults to on when a color-capable terminal is + detected, controls whether or not Clang prints diagnostics in color. + + When this option is enabled, Clang will use colors to highlight + specific parts of the diagnostic, e.g., + + .. nasty hack to not lose our dignity + + .. raw:: html + + <pre> + <b><span style="color:black">test.c:28:8: <span style="color:magenta">warning</span>: extra tokens at end of #endif directive [-Wextra-tokens]</span></b> + #endif bad + <span style="color:green">^</span> + <span style="color:green">//</span> + </pre> + + When this is disabled, Clang will just print: + + :: + + test.c:2:8: warning: extra tokens at end of #endif directive [-Wextra-tokens] + #endif bad + ^ + // + +**-fansi-escape-codes** + Controls whether ANSI escape codes are used instead of the Windows Console + API to output colored diagnostics. This option is only used on Windows and + defaults to off. + +.. option:: -fdiagnostics-format=clang/msvc/vi + + Changes diagnostic output format to better match IDEs and command line tools. + + This option controls the output format of the filename, line number, + and column printed in diagnostic messages. The options, and their + affect on formatting a simple conversion diagnostic, follow: + + **clang** (default) + :: + + t.c:3:11: warning: conversion specifies type 'char *' but the argument has type 'int' + + **msvc** + :: + + t.c(3,11) : warning: conversion specifies type 'char *' but the argument has type 'int' + + **vi** + :: + + t.c +3:11: warning: conversion specifies type 'char *' but the argument has type 'int' + +.. _opt_fdiagnostics-show-option: + +**-f[no-]diagnostics-show-option** + Enable ``[-Woption]`` information in diagnostic line. + + This option, which defaults to on, controls whether or not Clang + prints the associated :ref:`warning group <cl_diag_warning_groups>` + option name when outputting a warning diagnostic. For example, in + this output: + + :: + + test.c:28:8: warning: extra tokens at end of #endif directive [-Wextra-tokens] + #endif bad + ^ + // + + Passing **-fno-diagnostics-show-option** will prevent Clang from + printing the [:ref:`-Wextra-tokens <opt_Wextra-tokens>`] information in + the diagnostic. This information tells you the flag needed to enable + or disable the diagnostic, either from the command line or through + :ref:`#pragma GCC diagnostic <pragma_GCC_diagnostic>`. + +.. _opt_fdiagnostics-show-category: + +.. option:: -fdiagnostics-show-category=none/id/name + + Enable printing category information in diagnostic line. + + This option, which defaults to "none", controls whether or not Clang + prints the category associated with a diagnostic when emitting it. + Each diagnostic may or many not have an associated category, if it + has one, it is listed in the diagnostic categorization field of the + diagnostic line (in the []'s). + + For example, a format string warning will produce these three + renditions based on the setting of this option: + + :: + + t.c:3:11: warning: conversion specifies type 'char *' but the argument has type 'int' [-Wformat] + t.c:3:11: warning: conversion specifies type 'char *' but the argument has type 'int' [-Wformat,1] + t.c:3:11: warning: conversion specifies type 'char *' but the argument has type 'int' [-Wformat,Format String] + + This category can be used by clients that want to group diagnostics + by category, so it should be a high level category. We want dozens + of these, not hundreds or thousands of them. + +.. _opt_fdiagnostics-fixit-info: + +**-f[no-]diagnostics-fixit-info** + Enable "FixIt" information in the diagnostics output. + + This option, which defaults to on, controls whether or not Clang + prints the information on how to fix a specific diagnostic + underneath it when it knows. For example, in this output: + + :: + + test.c:28:8: warning: extra tokens at end of #endif directive [-Wextra-tokens] + #endif bad + ^ + // + + Passing **-fno-diagnostics-fixit-info** will prevent Clang from + printing the "//" line at the end of the message. This information + is useful for users who may not understand what is wrong, but can be + confusing for machine parsing. + +.. _opt_fdiagnostics-print-source-range-info: + +**-fdiagnostics-print-source-range-info** + Print machine parsable information about source ranges. + This option makes Clang print information about source ranges in a machine + parsable format after the file/line/column number information. The + information is a simple sequence of brace enclosed ranges, where each range + lists the start and end line/column locations. For example, in this output: + + :: + + exprs.c:47:15:{47:8-47:14}{47:17-47:24}: error: invalid operands to binary expression ('int *' and '_Complex float') + P = (P-42) + Gamma*4; + ~~~~~~ ^ ~~~~~~~ + + The {}'s are generated by -fdiagnostics-print-source-range-info. + + The printed column numbers count bytes from the beginning of the + line; take care if your source contains multibyte characters. + +.. option:: -fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits + + Print Fix-Its in a machine parseable form. + + This option makes Clang print available Fix-Its in a machine + parseable format at the end of diagnostics. The following example + illustrates the format: + + :: + + fix-it:"t.cpp":{7:25-7:29}:"Gamma" + + The range printed is a half-open range, so in this example the + characters at column 25 up to but not including column 29 on line 7 + in t.cpp should be replaced with the string "Gamma". Either the + range or the replacement string may be empty (representing strict + insertions and strict erasures, respectively). Both the file name + and the insertion string escape backslash (as "\\\\"), tabs (as + "\\t"), newlines (as "\\n"), double quotes(as "\\"") and + non-printable characters (as octal "\\xxx"). + + The printed column numbers count bytes from the beginning of the + line; take care if your source contains multibyte characters. + +.. option:: -fno-elide-type + + Turns off elision in template type printing. + + The default for template type printing is to elide as many template + arguments as possible, removing those which are the same in both + template types, leaving only the differences. Adding this flag will + print all the template arguments. If supported by the terminal, + highlighting will still appear on differing arguments. + + Default: + + :: + + t.cc:4:5: note: candidate function not viable: no known conversion from 'vector<map<[...], map<float, [...]>>>' to 'vector<map<[...], map<double, [...]>>>' for 1st argument; + + -fno-elide-type: + + :: + + t.cc:4:5: note: candidate function not viable: no known conversion from 'vector<map<int, map<float, int>>>' to 'vector<map<int, map<double, int>>>' for 1st argument; + +.. option:: -fdiagnostics-show-template-tree + + Template type diffing prints a text tree. + + For diffing large templated types, this option will cause Clang to + display the templates as an indented text tree, one argument per + line, with differences marked inline. This is compatible with + -fno-elide-type. + + Default: + + :: + + t.cc:4:5: note: candidate function not viable: no known conversion from 'vector<map<[...], map<float, [...]>>>' to 'vector<map<[...], map<double, [...]>>>' for 1st argument; + + With :option:`-fdiagnostics-show-template-tree`: + + :: + + t.cc:4:5: note: candidate function not viable: no known conversion for 1st argument; + vector< + map< + [...], + map< + [float != double], + [...]>>> + +.. _cl_diag_warning_groups: + +Individual Warning Groups +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +TODO: Generate this from tblgen. Define one anchor per warning group. + +.. _opt_wextra-tokens: + +.. option:: -Wextra-tokens + + Warn about excess tokens at the end of a preprocessor directive. + + This option, which defaults to on, enables warnings about extra + tokens at the end of preprocessor directives. For example: + + :: + + test.c:28:8: warning: extra tokens at end of #endif directive [-Wextra-tokens] + #endif bad + ^ + + These extra tokens are not strictly conforming, and are usually best + handled by commenting them out. + +.. option:: -Wambiguous-member-template + + Warn about unqualified uses of a member template whose name resolves to + another template at the location of the use. + + This option, which defaults to on, enables a warning in the + following code: + + :: + + template<typename T> struct set{}; + template<typename T> struct trait { typedef const T& type; }; + struct Value { + template<typename T> void set(typename trait<T>::type value) {} + }; + void foo() { + Value v; + v.set<double>(3.2); + } + + C++ [basic.lookup.classref] requires this to be an error, but, + because it's hard to work around, Clang downgrades it to a warning + as an extension. + +.. option:: -Wbind-to-temporary-copy + + Warn about an unusable copy constructor when binding a reference to a + temporary. + + This option enables warnings about binding a + reference to a temporary when the temporary doesn't have a usable + copy constructor. For example: + + :: + + struct NonCopyable { + NonCopyable(); + private: + NonCopyable(const NonCopyable&); + }; + void foo(const NonCopyable&); + void bar() { + foo(NonCopyable()); // Disallowed in C++98; allowed in C++11. + } + + :: + + struct NonCopyable2 { + NonCopyable2(); + NonCopyable2(NonCopyable2&); + }; + void foo(const NonCopyable2&); + void bar() { + foo(NonCopyable2()); // Disallowed in C++98; allowed in C++11. + } + + Note that if ``NonCopyable2::NonCopyable2()`` has a default argument + whose instantiation produces a compile error, that error will still + be a hard error in C++98 mode even if this warning is turned off. + +Options to Control Clang Crash Diagnostics +------------------------------------------ + +As unbelievable as it may sound, Clang does crash from time to time. +Generally, this only occurs to those living on the `bleeding +edge <http://llvm.org/releases/download.html#svn>`_. Clang goes to great +lengths to assist you in filing a bug report. Specifically, Clang +generates preprocessed source file(s) and associated run script(s) upon +a crash. These files should be attached to a bug report to ease +reproducibility of the failure. Below are the command line options to +control the crash diagnostics. + +.. option:: -fno-crash-diagnostics + + Disable auto-generation of preprocessed source files during a clang crash. + +The -fno-crash-diagnostics flag can be helpful for speeding the process +of generating a delta reduced test case. + +Options to Emit Optimization Reports +------------------------------------ + +Optimization reports trace, at a high-level, all the major decisions +done by compiler transformations. For instance, when the inliner +decides to inline function ``foo()`` into ``bar()``, or the loop unroller +decides to unroll a loop N times, or the vectorizer decides to +vectorize a loop body. + +Clang offers a family of flags which the optimizers can use to emit +a diagnostic in three cases: + +1. When the pass makes a transformation (:option:`-Rpass`). + +2. When the pass fails to make a transformation (:option:`-Rpass-missed`). + +3. When the pass determines whether or not to make a transformation + (:option:`-Rpass-analysis`). + +NOTE: Although the discussion below focuses on :option:`-Rpass`, the exact +same options apply to :option:`-Rpass-missed` and :option:`-Rpass-analysis`. + +Since there are dozens of passes inside the compiler, each of these flags +take a regular expression that identifies the name of the pass which should +emit the associated diagnostic. For example, to get a report from the inliner, +compile the code with: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ clang -O2 -Rpass=inline code.cc -o code + code.cc:4:25: remark: foo inlined into bar [-Rpass=inline] + int bar(int j) { return foo(j, j - 2); } + ^ + +Note that remarks from the inliner are identified with `[-Rpass=inline]`. +To request a report from every optimization pass, you should use +:option:`-Rpass=.*` (in fact, you can use any valid POSIX regular +expression). However, do not expect a report from every transformation +made by the compiler. Optimization remarks do not really make sense +outside of the major transformations (e.g., inlining, vectorization, +loop optimizations) and not every optimization pass supports this +feature. + +Current limitations +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +1. Optimization remarks that refer to function names will display the + mangled name of the function. Since these remarks are emitted by the + back end of the compiler, it does not know anything about the input + language, nor its mangling rules. + +2. Some source locations are not displayed correctly. The front end has + a more detailed source location tracking than the locations included + in the debug info (e.g., the front end can locate code inside macro + expansions). However, the locations used by :option:`-Rpass` are + translated from debug annotations. That translation can be lossy, + which results in some remarks having no location information. + +Other Options +------------- +Clang options that that don't fit neatly into other categories. + +.. option:: -MV + + When emitting a dependency file, use formatting conventions appropriate + for NMake or Jom. Ignored unless another option causes Clang to emit a + dependency file. + +When Clang emits a dependency file (e.g., you supplied the -M option) +most filenames can be written to the file without any special formatting. +Different Make tools will treat different sets of characters as "special" +and use different conventions for telling the Make tool that the character +is actually part of the filename. Normally Clang uses backslash to "escape" +a special character, which is the convention used by GNU Make. The -MV +option tells Clang to put double-quotes around the entire filename, which +is the convention used by NMake and Jom. + + +Language and Target-Independent Features +======================================== + +Controlling Errors and Warnings +------------------------------- + +Clang provides a number of ways to control which code constructs cause +it to emit errors and warning messages, and how they are displayed to +the console. + +Controlling How Clang Displays Diagnostics +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +When Clang emits a diagnostic, it includes rich information in the +output, and gives you fine-grain control over which information is +printed. Clang has the ability to print this information, and these are +the options that control it: + +#. A file/line/column indicator that shows exactly where the diagnostic + occurs in your code [:ref:`-fshow-column <opt_fshow-column>`, + :ref:`-fshow-source-location <opt_fshow-source-location>`]. +#. A categorization of the diagnostic as a note, warning, error, or + fatal error. +#. A text string that describes what the problem is. +#. An option that indicates how to control the diagnostic (for + diagnostics that support it) + [:ref:`-fdiagnostics-show-option <opt_fdiagnostics-show-option>`]. +#. A :ref:`high-level category <diagnostics_categories>` for the diagnostic + for clients that want to group diagnostics by class (for diagnostics + that support it) + [:ref:`-fdiagnostics-show-category <opt_fdiagnostics-show-category>`]. +#. The line of source code that the issue occurs on, along with a caret + and ranges that indicate the important locations + [:ref:`-fcaret-diagnostics <opt_fcaret-diagnostics>`]. +#. "FixIt" information, which is a concise explanation of how to fix the + problem (when Clang is certain it knows) + [:ref:`-fdiagnostics-fixit-info <opt_fdiagnostics-fixit-info>`]. +#. A machine-parsable representation of the ranges involved (off by + default) + [:ref:`-fdiagnostics-print-source-range-info <opt_fdiagnostics-print-source-range-info>`]. + +For more information please see :ref:`Formatting of +Diagnostics <cl_diag_formatting>`. + +Diagnostic Mappings +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +All diagnostics are mapped into one of these 6 classes: + +- Ignored +- Note +- Remark +- Warning +- Error +- Fatal + +.. _diagnostics_categories: + +Diagnostic Categories +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Though not shown by default, diagnostics may each be associated with a +high-level category. This category is intended to make it possible to +triage builds that produce a large number of errors or warnings in a +grouped way. + +Categories are not shown by default, but they can be turned on with the +:ref:`-fdiagnostics-show-category <opt_fdiagnostics-show-category>` option. +When set to "``name``", the category is printed textually in the +diagnostic output. When it is set to "``id``", a category number is +printed. The mapping of category names to category id's can be obtained +by running '``clang --print-diagnostic-categories``'. + +Controlling Diagnostics via Command Line Flags +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +TODO: -W flags, -pedantic, etc + +.. _pragma_gcc_diagnostic: + +Controlling Diagnostics via Pragmas +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Clang can also control what diagnostics are enabled through the use of +pragmas in the source code. This is useful for turning off specific +warnings in a section of source code. Clang supports GCC's pragma for +compatibility with existing source code, as well as several extensions. + +The pragma may control any warning that can be used from the command +line. Warnings may be set to ignored, warning, error, or fatal. The +following example code will tell Clang or GCC to ignore the -Wall +warnings: + +.. code-block:: c + + #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wall" + +In addition to all of the functionality provided by GCC's pragma, Clang +also allows you to push and pop the current warning state. This is +particularly useful when writing a header file that will be compiled by +other people, because you don't know what warning flags they build with. + +In the below example :option:`-Wmultichar` is ignored for only a single line of +code, after which the diagnostics return to whatever state had previously +existed. + +.. code-block:: c + + #pragma clang diagnostic push + #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wmultichar" + + char b = 'df'; // no warning. + + #pragma clang diagnostic pop + +The push and pop pragmas will save and restore the full diagnostic state +of the compiler, regardless of how it was set. That means that it is +possible to use push and pop around GCC compatible diagnostics and Clang +will push and pop them appropriately, while GCC will ignore the pushes +and pops as unknown pragmas. It should be noted that while Clang +supports the GCC pragma, Clang and GCC do not support the exact same set +of warnings, so even when using GCC compatible #pragmas there is no +guarantee that they will have identical behaviour on both compilers. + +In addition to controlling warnings and errors generated by the compiler, it is +possible to generate custom warning and error messages through the following +pragmas: + +.. code-block:: c + + // The following will produce warning messages + #pragma message "some diagnostic message" + #pragma GCC warning "TODO: replace deprecated feature" + + // The following will produce an error message + #pragma GCC error "Not supported" + +These pragmas operate similarly to the ``#warning`` and ``#error`` preprocessor +directives, except that they may also be embedded into preprocessor macros via +the C99 ``_Pragma`` operator, for example: + +.. code-block:: c + + #define STR(X) #X + #define DEFER(M,...) M(__VA_ARGS__) + #define CUSTOM_ERROR(X) _Pragma(STR(GCC error(X " at line " DEFER(STR,__LINE__)))) + + CUSTOM_ERROR("Feature not available"); + +Controlling Diagnostics in System Headers +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Warnings are suppressed when they occur in system headers. By default, +an included file is treated as a system header if it is found in an +include path specified by ``-isystem``, but this can be overridden in +several ways. + +The ``system_header`` pragma can be used to mark the current file as +being a system header. No warnings will be produced from the location of +the pragma onwards within the same file. + +.. code-block:: c + + char a = 'xy'; // warning + + #pragma clang system_header + + char b = 'ab'; // no warning + +The :option:`--system-header-prefix=` and :option:`--no-system-header-prefix=` +command-line arguments can be used to override whether subsets of an include +path are treated as system headers. When the name in a ``#include`` directive +is found within a header search path and starts with a system prefix, the +header is treated as a system header. The last prefix on the +command-line which matches the specified header name takes precedence. +For instance: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ clang -Ifoo -isystem bar --system-header-prefix=x/ \ + --no-system-header-prefix=x/y/ + +Here, ``#include "x/a.h"`` is treated as including a system header, even +if the header is found in ``foo``, and ``#include "x/y/b.h"`` is treated +as not including a system header, even if the header is found in +``bar``. + +A ``#include`` directive which finds a file relative to the current +directory is treated as including a system header if the including file +is treated as a system header. + +.. _diagnostics_enable_everything: + +Enabling All Diagnostics +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +In addition to the traditional ``-W`` flags, one can enable **all** +diagnostics by passing :option:`-Weverything`. This works as expected +with +:option:`-Werror`, and also includes the warnings from :option:`-pedantic`. + +Note that when combined with :option:`-w` (which disables all warnings), that +flag wins. + +Controlling Static Analyzer Diagnostics +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +While not strictly part of the compiler, the diagnostics from Clang's +`static analyzer <http://clang-analyzer.llvm.org>`_ can also be +influenced by the user via changes to the source code. See the available +`annotations <http://clang-analyzer.llvm.org/annotations.html>`_ and the +analyzer's `FAQ +page <http://clang-analyzer.llvm.org/faq.html#exclude_code>`_ for more +information. + +.. _usersmanual-precompiled-headers: + +Precompiled Headers +------------------- + +`Precompiled headers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precompiled_header>`__ +are a general approach employed by many compilers to reduce compilation +time. The underlying motivation of the approach is that it is common for +the same (and often large) header files to be included by multiple +source files. Consequently, compile times can often be greatly improved +by caching some of the (redundant) work done by a compiler to process +headers. Precompiled header files, which represent one of many ways to +implement this optimization, are literally files that represent an +on-disk cache that contains the vital information necessary to reduce +some of the work needed to process a corresponding header file. While +details of precompiled headers vary between compilers, precompiled +headers have been shown to be highly effective at speeding up program +compilation on systems with very large system headers (e.g., Mac OS X). + +Generating a PCH File +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +To generate a PCH file using Clang, one invokes Clang with the +:option:`-x <language>-header` option. This mirrors the interface in GCC +for generating PCH files: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ gcc -x c-header test.h -o test.h.gch + $ clang -x c-header test.h -o test.h.pch + +Using a PCH File +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +A PCH file can then be used as a prefix header when a :option:`-include` +option is passed to ``clang``: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ clang -include test.h test.c -o test + +The ``clang`` driver will first check if a PCH file for ``test.h`` is +available; if so, the contents of ``test.h`` (and the files it includes) +will be processed from the PCH file. Otherwise, Clang falls back to +directly processing the content of ``test.h``. This mirrors the behavior +of GCC. + +.. note:: + + Clang does *not* automatically use PCH files for headers that are directly + included within a source file. For example: + + .. code-block:: console + + $ clang -x c-header test.h -o test.h.pch + $ cat test.c + #include "test.h" + $ clang test.c -o test + + In this example, ``clang`` will not automatically use the PCH file for + ``test.h`` since ``test.h`` was included directly in the source file and not + specified on the command line using :option:`-include`. + +Relocatable PCH Files +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +It is sometimes necessary to build a precompiled header from headers +that are not yet in their final, installed locations. For example, one +might build a precompiled header within the build tree that is then +meant to be installed alongside the headers. Clang permits the creation +of "relocatable" precompiled headers, which are built with a given path +(into the build directory) and can later be used from an installed +location. + +To build a relocatable precompiled header, place your headers into a +subdirectory whose structure mimics the installed location. For example, +if you want to build a precompiled header for the header ``mylib.h`` +that will be installed into ``/usr/include``, create a subdirectory +``build/usr/include`` and place the header ``mylib.h`` into that +subdirectory. If ``mylib.h`` depends on other headers, then they can be +stored within ``build/usr/include`` in a way that mimics the installed +location. + +Building a relocatable precompiled header requires two additional +arguments. First, pass the ``--relocatable-pch`` flag to indicate that +the resulting PCH file should be relocatable. Second, pass +:option:`-isysroot /path/to/build`, which makes all includes for your library +relative to the build directory. For example: + +.. code-block:: console + + # clang -x c-header --relocatable-pch -isysroot /path/to/build /path/to/build/mylib.h mylib.h.pch + +When loading the relocatable PCH file, the various headers used in the +PCH file are found from the system header root. For example, ``mylib.h`` +can be found in ``/usr/include/mylib.h``. If the headers are installed +in some other system root, the :option:`-isysroot` option can be used provide +a different system root from which the headers will be based. For +example, :option:`-isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk` will look for +``mylib.h`` in ``/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/include/mylib.h``. + +Relocatable precompiled headers are intended to be used in a limited +number of cases where the compilation environment is tightly controlled +and the precompiled header cannot be generated after headers have been +installed. + +.. _controlling-code-generation: + +Controlling Code Generation +--------------------------- + +Clang provides a number of ways to control code generation. The options +are listed below. + +**-f[no-]sanitize=check1,check2,...** + Turn on runtime checks for various forms of undefined or suspicious + behavior. + + This option controls whether Clang adds runtime checks for various + forms of undefined or suspicious behavior, and is disabled by + default. If a check fails, a diagnostic message is produced at + runtime explaining the problem. The main checks are: + + - .. _opt_fsanitize_address: + + ``-fsanitize=address``: + :doc:`AddressSanitizer`, a memory error + detector. + - .. _opt_fsanitize_thread: + + ``-fsanitize=thread``: :doc:`ThreadSanitizer`, a data race detector. + - .. _opt_fsanitize_memory: + + ``-fsanitize=memory``: :doc:`MemorySanitizer`, + a detector of uninitialized reads. Requires instrumentation of all + program code. + - .. _opt_fsanitize_undefined: + + ``-fsanitize=undefined``: :doc:`UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer`, + a fast and compatible undefined behavior checker. + + - ``-fsanitize=dataflow``: :doc:`DataFlowSanitizer`, a general data + flow analysis. + - ``-fsanitize=cfi``: :doc:`control flow integrity <ControlFlowIntegrity>` + checks. Requires ``-flto``. + - ``-fsanitize=safe-stack``: :doc:`safe stack <SafeStack>` + protection against stack-based memory corruption errors. + + There are more fine-grained checks available: see + the :ref:`list <ubsan-checks>` of specific kinds of + undefined behavior that can be detected and the :ref:`list <cfi-schemes>` + of control flow integrity schemes. + + The ``-fsanitize=`` argument must also be provided when linking, in + order to link to the appropriate runtime library. + + It is not possible to combine more than one of the ``-fsanitize=address``, + ``-fsanitize=thread``, and ``-fsanitize=memory`` checkers in the same + program. + +**-f[no-]sanitize-recover=check1,check2,...** + + Controls which checks enabled by ``-fsanitize=`` flag are non-fatal. + If the check is fatal, program will halt after the first error + of this kind is detected and error report is printed. + + By default, non-fatal checks are those enabled by + :doc:`UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer`, + except for ``-fsanitize=return`` and ``-fsanitize=unreachable``. Some + sanitizers may not support recovery (or not support it by default + e.g. :doc:`AddressSanitizer`), and always crash the program after the issue + is detected. + + Note that the ``-fsanitize-trap`` flag has precedence over this flag. + This means that if a check has been configured to trap elsewhere on the + command line, or if the check traps by default, this flag will not have + any effect unless that sanitizer's trapping behavior is disabled with + ``-fno-sanitize-trap``. + + For example, if a command line contains the flags ``-fsanitize=undefined + -fsanitize-trap=undefined``, the flag ``-fsanitize-recover=alignment`` + will have no effect on its own; it will need to be accompanied by + ``-fno-sanitize-trap=alignment``. + +**-f[no-]sanitize-trap=check1,check2,...** + + Controls which checks enabled by the ``-fsanitize=`` flag trap. This + option is intended for use in cases where the sanitizer runtime cannot + be used (for instance, when building libc or a kernel module), or where + the binary size increase caused by the sanitizer runtime is a concern. + + This flag is only compatible with :doc:`control flow integrity + <ControlFlowIntegrity>` schemes and :doc:`UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer` + checks other than ``vptr``. If this flag + is supplied together with ``-fsanitize=undefined``, the ``vptr`` sanitizer + will be implicitly disabled. + + This flag is enabled by default for sanitizers in the ``cfi`` group. + +.. option:: -fsanitize-blacklist=/path/to/blacklist/file + + Disable or modify sanitizer checks for objects (source files, functions, + variables, types) listed in the file. See + :doc:`SanitizerSpecialCaseList` for file format description. + +.. option:: -fno-sanitize-blacklist + + Don't use blacklist file, if it was specified earlier in the command line. + +**-f[no-]sanitize-coverage=[type,features,...]** + + Enable simple code coverage in addition to certain sanitizers. + See :doc:`SanitizerCoverage` for more details. + +.. option:: -fsanitize-undefined-trap-on-error + + Deprecated alias for ``-fsanitize-trap=undefined``. + +.. option:: -fsanitize-cfi-cross-dso + + Enable cross-DSO control flow integrity checks. This flag modifies + the behavior of sanitizers in the ``cfi`` group to allow checking + of cross-DSO virtual and indirect calls. + +.. option:: -fno-assume-sane-operator-new + + Don't assume that the C++'s new operator is sane. + + This option tells the compiler to do not assume that C++'s global + new operator will always return a pointer that does not alias any + other pointer when the function returns. + +.. option:: -ftrap-function=[name] + + Instruct code generator to emit a function call to the specified + function name for ``__builtin_trap()``. + + LLVM code generator translates ``__builtin_trap()`` to a trap + instruction if it is supported by the target ISA. Otherwise, the + builtin is translated into a call to ``abort``. If this option is + set, then the code generator will always lower the builtin to a call + to the specified function regardless of whether the target ISA has a + trap instruction. This option is useful for environments (e.g. + deeply embedded) where a trap cannot be properly handled, or when + some custom behavior is desired. + +.. option:: -ftls-model=[model] + + Select which TLS model to use. + + Valid values are: ``global-dynamic``, ``local-dynamic``, + ``initial-exec`` and ``local-exec``. The default value is + ``global-dynamic``. The compiler may use a different model if the + selected model is not supported by the target, or if a more + efficient model can be used. The TLS model can be overridden per + variable using the ``tls_model`` attribute. + +.. option:: -femulated-tls + + Select emulated TLS model, which overrides all -ftls-model choices. + + In emulated TLS mode, all access to TLS variables are converted to + calls to __emutls_get_address in the runtime library. + +.. option:: -mhwdiv=[values] + + Select the ARM modes (arm or thumb) that support hardware division + instructions. + + Valid values are: ``arm``, ``thumb`` and ``arm,thumb``. + This option is used to indicate which mode (arm or thumb) supports + hardware division instructions. This only applies to the ARM + architecture. + +.. option:: -m[no-]crc + + Enable or disable CRC instructions. + + This option is used to indicate whether CRC instructions are to + be generated. This only applies to the ARM architecture. + + CRC instructions are enabled by default on ARMv8. + +.. option:: -mgeneral-regs-only + + Generate code which only uses the general purpose registers. + + This option restricts the generated code to use general registers + only. This only applies to the AArch64 architecture. + +**-f[no-]max-type-align=[number]** + Instruct the code generator to not enforce a higher alignment than the given + number (of bytes) when accessing memory via an opaque pointer or reference. + This cap is ignored when directly accessing a variable or when the pointee + type has an explicit “aligned” attribute. + + The value should usually be determined by the properties of the system allocator. + Some builtin types, especially vector types, have very high natural alignments; + when working with values of those types, Clang usually wants to use instructions + that take advantage of that alignment. However, many system allocators do + not promise to return memory that is more than 8-byte or 16-byte-aligned. Use + this option to limit the alignment that the compiler can assume for an arbitrary + pointer, which may point onto the heap. + + This option does not affect the ABI alignment of types; the layout of structs and + unions and the value returned by the alignof operator remain the same. + + This option can be overridden on a case-by-case basis by putting an explicit + “aligned” alignment on a struct, union, or typedef. For example: + + .. code-block:: console + + #include <immintrin.h> + // Make an aligned typedef of the AVX-512 16-int vector type. + typedef __v16si __aligned_v16si __attribute__((aligned(64))); + + void initialize_vector(__aligned_v16si *v) { + // The compiler may assume that ‘v’ is 64-byte aligned, regardless of the + // value of -fmax-type-align. + } + + +Profile Guided Optimization +--------------------------- + +Profile information enables better optimization. For example, knowing that a +branch is taken very frequently helps the compiler make better decisions when +ordering basic blocks. Knowing that a function ``foo`` is called more +frequently than another function ``bar`` helps the inliner. + +Clang supports profile guided optimization with two different kinds of +profiling. A sampling profiler can generate a profile with very low runtime +overhead, or you can build an instrumented version of the code that collects +more detailed profile information. Both kinds of profiles can provide execution +counts for instructions in the code and information on branches taken and +function invocation. + +Regardless of which kind of profiling you use, be careful to collect profiles +by running your code with inputs that are representative of the typical +behavior. Code that is not exercised in the profile will be optimized as if it +is unimportant, and the compiler may make poor optimization choices for code +that is disproportionately used while profiling. + +Differences Between Sampling and Instrumentation +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Although both techniques are used for similar purposes, there are important +differences between the two: + +1. Profile data generated with one cannot be used by the other, and there is no + conversion tool that can convert one to the other. So, a profile generated + via ``-fprofile-instr-generate`` must be used with ``-fprofile-instr-use``. + Similarly, sampling profiles generated by external profilers must be + converted and used with ``-fprofile-sample-use``. + +2. Instrumentation profile data can be used for code coverage analysis and + optimization. + +3. Sampling profiles can only be used for optimization. They cannot be used for + code coverage analysis. Although it would be technically possible to use + sampling profiles for code coverage, sample-based profiles are too + coarse-grained for code coverage purposes; it would yield poor results. + +4. Sampling profiles must be generated by an external tool. The profile + generated by that tool must then be converted into a format that can be read + by LLVM. The section on sampling profilers describes one of the supported + sampling profile formats. + + +Using Sampling Profilers +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Sampling profilers are used to collect runtime information, such as +hardware counters, while your application executes. They are typically +very efficient and do not incur a large runtime overhead. The +sample data collected by the profiler can be used during compilation +to determine what the most executed areas of the code are. + +Using the data from a sample profiler requires some changes in the way +a program is built. Before the compiler can use profiling information, +the code needs to execute under the profiler. The following is the +usual build cycle when using sample profilers for optimization: + +1. Build the code with source line table information. You can use all the + usual build flags that you always build your application with. The only + requirement is that you add ``-gline-tables-only`` or ``-g`` to the + command line. This is important for the profiler to be able to map + instructions back to source line locations. + + .. code-block:: console + + $ clang++ -O2 -gline-tables-only code.cc -o code + +2. Run the executable under a sampling profiler. The specific profiler + you use does not really matter, as long as its output can be converted + into the format that the LLVM optimizer understands. Currently, there + exists a conversion tool for the Linux Perf profiler + (https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/), so these examples assume that you + are using Linux Perf to profile your code. + + .. code-block:: console + + $ perf record -b ./code + + Note the use of the ``-b`` flag. This tells Perf to use the Last Branch + Record (LBR) to record call chains. While this is not strictly required, + it provides better call information, which improves the accuracy of + the profile data. + +3. Convert the collected profile data to LLVM's sample profile format. + This is currently supported via the AutoFDO converter ``create_llvm_prof``. + It is available at http://github.com/google/autofdo. Once built and + installed, you can convert the ``perf.data`` file to LLVM using + the command: + + .. code-block:: console + + $ create_llvm_prof --binary=./code --out=code.prof + + This will read ``perf.data`` and the binary file ``./code`` and emit + the profile data in ``code.prof``. Note that if you ran ``perf`` + without the ``-b`` flag, you need to use ``--use_lbr=false`` when + calling ``create_llvm_prof``. + +4. Build the code again using the collected profile. This step feeds + the profile back to the optimizers. This should result in a binary + that executes faster than the original one. Note that you are not + required to build the code with the exact same arguments that you + used in the first step. The only requirement is that you build the code + with ``-gline-tables-only`` and ``-fprofile-sample-use``. + + .. code-block:: console + + $ clang++ -O2 -gline-tables-only -fprofile-sample-use=code.prof code.cc -o code + + +Sample Profile Formats +"""""""""""""""""""""" + +Since external profilers generate profile data in a variety of custom formats, +the data generated by the profiler must be converted into a format that can be +read by the backend. LLVM supports three different sample profile formats: + +1. ASCII text. This is the easiest one to generate. The file is divided into + sections, which correspond to each of the functions with profile + information. The format is described below. It can also be generated from + the binary or gcov formats using the ``llvm-profdata`` tool. + +2. Binary encoding. This uses a more efficient encoding that yields smaller + profile files. This is the format generated by the ``create_llvm_prof`` tool + in http://github.com/google/autofdo. + +3. GCC encoding. This is based on the gcov format, which is accepted by GCC. It + is only interesting in environments where GCC and Clang co-exist. This + encoding is only generated by the ``create_gcov`` tool in + http://github.com/google/autofdo. It can be read by LLVM and + ``llvm-profdata``, but it cannot be generated by either. + +If you are using Linux Perf to generate sampling profiles, you can use the +conversion tool ``create_llvm_prof`` described in the previous section. +Otherwise, you will need to write a conversion tool that converts your +profiler's native format into one of these three. + + +Sample Profile Text Format +"""""""""""""""""""""""""" + +This section describes the ASCII text format for sampling profiles. It is, +arguably, the easiest one to generate. If you are interested in generating any +of the other two, consult the ``ProfileData`` library in in LLVM's source tree +(specifically, ``include/llvm/ProfileData/SampleProfReader.h``). + +.. code-block:: console + + function1:total_samples:total_head_samples + offset1[.discriminator]: number_of_samples [fn1:num fn2:num ... ] + offset2[.discriminator]: number_of_samples [fn3:num fn4:num ... ] + ... + offsetN[.discriminator]: number_of_samples [fn5:num fn6:num ... ] + offsetA[.discriminator]: fnA:num_of_total_samples + offsetA1[.discriminator]: number_of_samples [fn7:num fn8:num ... ] + offsetA1[.discriminator]: number_of_samples [fn9:num fn10:num ... ] + offsetB[.discriminator]: fnB:num_of_total_samples + offsetB1[.discriminator]: number_of_samples [fn11:num fn12:num ... ] + +This is a nested tree in which the identation represents the nesting level +of the inline stack. There are no blank lines in the file. And the spacing +within a single line is fixed. Additional spaces will result in an error +while reading the file. + +Any line starting with the '#' character is completely ignored. + +Inlined calls are represented with indentation. The Inline stack is a +stack of source locations in which the top of the stack represents the +leaf function, and the bottom of the stack represents the actual +symbol to which the instruction belongs. + +Function names must be mangled in order for the profile loader to +match them in the current translation unit. The two numbers in the +function header specify how many total samples were accumulated in the +function (first number), and the total number of samples accumulated +in the prologue of the function (second number). This head sample +count provides an indicator of how frequently the function is invoked. + +There are two types of lines in the function body. + +- Sampled line represents the profile information of a source location. + ``offsetN[.discriminator]: number_of_samples [fn5:num fn6:num ... ]`` + +- Callsite line represents the profile information of an inlined callsite. + ``offsetA[.discriminator]: fnA:num_of_total_samples`` + +Each sampled line may contain several items. Some are optional (marked +below): + +a. Source line offset. This number represents the line number + in the function where the sample was collected. The line number is + always relative to the line where symbol of the function is + defined. So, if the function has its header at line 280, the offset + 13 is at line 293 in the file. + + Note that this offset should never be a negative number. This could + happen in cases like macros. The debug machinery will register the + line number at the point of macro expansion. So, if the macro was + expanded in a line before the start of the function, the profile + converter should emit a 0 as the offset (this means that the optimizers + will not be able to associate a meaningful weight to the instructions + in the macro). + +b. [OPTIONAL] Discriminator. This is used if the sampled program + was compiled with DWARF discriminator support + (http://wiki.dwarfstd.org/index.php?title=Path_Discriminators). + DWARF discriminators are unsigned integer values that allow the + compiler to distinguish between multiple execution paths on the + same source line location. + + For example, consider the line of code ``if (cond) foo(); else bar();``. + If the predicate ``cond`` is true 80% of the time, then the edge + into function ``foo`` should be considered to be taken most of the + time. But both calls to ``foo`` and ``bar`` are at the same source + line, so a sample count at that line is not sufficient. The + compiler needs to know which part of that line is taken more + frequently. + + This is what discriminators provide. In this case, the calls to + ``foo`` and ``bar`` will be at the same line, but will have + different discriminator values. This allows the compiler to correctly + set edge weights into ``foo`` and ``bar``. + +c. Number of samples. This is an integer quantity representing the + number of samples collected by the profiler at this source + location. + +d. [OPTIONAL] Potential call targets and samples. If present, this + line contains a call instruction. This models both direct and + number of samples. For example, + + .. code-block:: console + + 130: 7 foo:3 bar:2 baz:7 + + The above means that at relative line offset 130 there is a call + instruction that calls one of ``foo()``, ``bar()`` and ``baz()``, + with ``baz()`` being the relatively more frequently called target. + +As an example, consider a program with the call chain ``main -> foo -> bar``. +When built with optimizations enabled, the compiler may inline the +calls to ``bar`` and ``foo`` inside ``main``. The generated profile +could then be something like this: + +.. code-block:: console + + main:35504:0 + 1: _Z3foov:35504 + 2: _Z32bari:31977 + 1.1: 31977 + 2: 0 + +This profile indicates that there were a total of 35,504 samples +collected in main. All of those were at line 1 (the call to ``foo``). +Of those, 31,977 were spent inside the body of ``bar``. The last line +of the profile (``2: 0``) corresponds to line 2 inside ``main``. No +samples were collected there. + +Profiling with Instrumentation +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Clang also supports profiling via instrumentation. This requires building a +special instrumented version of the code and has some runtime +overhead during the profiling, but it provides more detailed results than a +sampling profiler. It also provides reproducible results, at least to the +extent that the code behaves consistently across runs. + +Here are the steps for using profile guided optimization with +instrumentation: + +1. Build an instrumented version of the code by compiling and linking with the + ``-fprofile-instr-generate`` option. + + .. code-block:: console + + $ clang++ -O2 -fprofile-instr-generate code.cc -o code + +2. Run the instrumented executable with inputs that reflect the typical usage. + By default, the profile data will be written to a ``default.profraw`` file + in the current directory. You can override that default by setting the + ``LLVM_PROFILE_FILE`` environment variable to specify an alternate file. + Any instance of ``%p`` in that file name will be replaced by the process + ID, so that you can easily distinguish the profile output from multiple + runs. + + .. code-block:: console + + $ LLVM_PROFILE_FILE="code-%p.profraw" ./code + +3. Combine profiles from multiple runs and convert the "raw" profile format to + the input expected by clang. Use the ``merge`` command of the + ``llvm-profdata`` tool to do this. + + .. code-block:: console + + $ llvm-profdata merge -output=code.profdata code-*.profraw + + Note that this step is necessary even when there is only one "raw" profile, + since the merge operation also changes the file format. + +4. Build the code again using the ``-fprofile-instr-use`` option to specify the + collected profile data. + + .. code-block:: console + + $ clang++ -O2 -fprofile-instr-use=code.profdata code.cc -o code + + You can repeat step 4 as often as you like without regenerating the + profile. As you make changes to your code, clang may no longer be able to + use the profile data. It will warn you when this happens. + +Profile generation and use can also be controlled by the GCC-compatible flags +``-fprofile-generate`` and ``-fprofile-use``. Although these flags are +semantically equivalent to their GCC counterparts, they *do not* handle +GCC-compatible profiles. They are only meant to implement GCC's semantics +with respect to profile creation and use. + +.. option:: -fprofile-generate[=<dirname>] + + Without any other arguments, ``-fprofile-generate`` behaves identically to + ``-fprofile-instr-generate``. When given a directory name, it generates the + profile file ``default.profraw`` in the directory named ``dirname``. If + ``dirname`` does not exist, it will be created at runtime. The environment + variable ``LLVM_PROFILE_FILE`` can be used to override the directory and + filename for the profile file at runtime. For example, + + .. code-block:: console + + $ clang++ -O2 -fprofile-generate=yyy/zzz code.cc -o code + + When ``code`` is executed, the profile will be written to the file + ``yyy/zzz/default.profraw``. This can be altered at runtime via the + ``LLVM_PROFILE_FILE`` environment variable: + + .. code-block:: console + + $ LLVM_PROFILE_FILE=/tmp/myprofile/code.profraw ./code + + The above invocation will produce the profile file + ``/tmp/myprofile/code.profraw`` instead of ``yyy/zzz/default.profraw``. + Notice that ``LLVM_PROFILE_FILE`` overrides the directory *and* the file + name for the profile file. + +.. option:: -fprofile-use[=<pathname>] + + Without any other arguments, ``-fprofile-use`` behaves identically to + ``-fprofile-instr-use``. Otherwise, if ``pathname`` is the full path to a + profile file, it reads from that file. If ``pathname`` is a directory name, + it reads from ``pathname/default.profdata``. + +Disabling Instrumentation +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +In certain situations, it may be useful to disable profile generation or use +for specific files in a build, without affecting the main compilation flags +used for the other files in the project. + +In these cases, you can use the flag ``-fno-profile-instr-generate`` (or +``-fno-profile-generate``) to disable profile generation, and +``-fno-profile-instr-use`` (or ``-fno-profile-use``) to disable profile use. + +Note that these flags should appear after the corresponding profile +flags to have an effect. + +Controlling Debug Information +----------------------------- + +Controlling Size of Debug Information +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Debug info kind generated by Clang can be set by one of the flags listed +below. If multiple flags are present, the last one is used. + +.. option:: -g0 + + Don't generate any debug info (default). + +.. option:: -gline-tables-only + + Generate line number tables only. + + This kind of debug info allows to obtain stack traces with function names, + file names and line numbers (by such tools as ``gdb`` or ``addr2line``). It + doesn't contain any other data (e.g. description of local variables or + function parameters). + +.. option:: -fstandalone-debug + + Clang supports a number of optimizations to reduce the size of debug + information in the binary. They work based on the assumption that + the debug type information can be spread out over multiple + compilation units. For instance, Clang will not emit type + definitions for types that are not needed by a module and could be + replaced with a forward declaration. Further, Clang will only emit + type info for a dynamic C++ class in the module that contains the + vtable for the class. + + The **-fstandalone-debug** option turns off these optimizations. + This is useful when working with 3rd-party libraries that don't come + with debug information. Note that Clang will never emit type + information for types that are not referenced at all by the program. + +.. option:: -fno-standalone-debug + + On Darwin **-fstandalone-debug** is enabled by default. The + **-fno-standalone-debug** option can be used to get to turn on the + vtable-based optimization described above. + +.. option:: -g + + Generate complete debug info. + +Controlling Debugger "Tuning" +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +While Clang generally emits standard DWARF debug info (http://dwarfstd.org), +different debuggers may know how to take advantage of different specific DWARF +features. You can "tune" the debug info for one of several different debuggers. + +.. option:: -ggdb, -glldb, -gsce + + Tune the debug info for the ``gdb``, ``lldb``, or Sony Computer Entertainment + debugger, respectively. Each of these options implies **-g**. (Therefore, if + you want both **-gline-tables-only** and debugger tuning, the tuning option + must come first.) + + +Comment Parsing Options +----------------------- + +Clang parses Doxygen and non-Doxygen style documentation comments and attaches +them to the appropriate declaration nodes. By default, it only parses +Doxygen-style comments and ignores ordinary comments starting with ``//`` and +``/*``. + +.. option:: -Wdocumentation + + Emit warnings about use of documentation comments. This warning group is off + by default. + + This includes checking that ``\param`` commands name parameters that actually + present in the function signature, checking that ``\returns`` is used only on + functions that actually return a value etc. + +.. option:: -Wno-documentation-unknown-command + + Don't warn when encountering an unknown Doxygen command. + +.. option:: -fparse-all-comments + + Parse all comments as documentation comments (including ordinary comments + starting with ``//`` and ``/*``). + +.. option:: -fcomment-block-commands=[commands] + + Define custom documentation commands as block commands. This allows Clang to + construct the correct AST for these custom commands, and silences warnings + about unknown commands. Several commands must be separated by a comma + *without trailing space*; e.g. ``-fcomment-block-commands=foo,bar`` defines + custom commands ``\foo`` and ``\bar``. + + It is also possible to use ``-fcomment-block-commands`` several times; e.g. + ``-fcomment-block-commands=foo -fcomment-block-commands=bar`` does the same + as above. + +.. _c: + +C Language Features +=================== + +The support for standard C in clang is feature-complete except for the +C99 floating-point pragmas. + +Extensions supported by clang +----------------------------- + +See :doc:`LanguageExtensions`. + +Differences between various standard modes +------------------------------------------ + +clang supports the -std option, which changes what language mode clang +uses. The supported modes for C are c89, gnu89, c94, c99, gnu99, c11, +gnu11, and various aliases for those modes. If no -std option is +specified, clang defaults to gnu11 mode. Many C99 and C11 features are +supported in earlier modes as a conforming extension, with a warning. Use +``-pedantic-errors`` to request an error if a feature from a later standard +revision is used in an earlier mode. + +Differences between all ``c*`` and ``gnu*`` modes: + +- ``c*`` modes define "``__STRICT_ANSI__``". +- Target-specific defines not prefixed by underscores, like "linux", + are defined in ``gnu*`` modes. +- Trigraphs default to being off in ``gnu*`` modes; they can be enabled by + the -trigraphs option. +- The parser recognizes "asm" and "typeof" as keywords in ``gnu*`` modes; + the variants "``__asm__``" and "``__typeof__``" are recognized in all + modes. +- The Apple "blocks" extension is recognized by default in ``gnu*`` modes + on some platforms; it can be enabled in any mode with the "-fblocks" + option. +- Arrays that are VLA's according to the standard, but which can be + constant folded by the frontend are treated as fixed size arrays. + This occurs for things like "int X[(1, 2)];", which is technically a + VLA. ``c*`` modes are strictly compliant and treat these as VLAs. + +Differences between ``*89`` and ``*99`` modes: + +- The ``*99`` modes default to implementing "inline" as specified in C99, + while the ``*89`` modes implement the GNU version. This can be + overridden for individual functions with the ``__gnu_inline__`` + attribute. +- Digraphs are not recognized in c89 mode. +- The scope of names defined inside a "for", "if", "switch", "while", + or "do" statement is different. (example: "``if ((struct x {int + x;}*)0) {}``".) +- ``__STDC_VERSION__`` is not defined in ``*89`` modes. +- "inline" is not recognized as a keyword in c89 mode. +- "restrict" is not recognized as a keyword in ``*89`` modes. +- Commas are allowed in integer constant expressions in ``*99`` modes. +- Arrays which are not lvalues are not implicitly promoted to pointers + in ``*89`` modes. +- Some warnings are different. + +Differences between ``*99`` and ``*11`` modes: + +- Warnings for use of C11 features are disabled. +- ``__STDC_VERSION__`` is defined to ``201112L`` rather than ``199901L``. + +c94 mode is identical to c89 mode except that digraphs are enabled in +c94 mode (FIXME: And ``__STDC_VERSION__`` should be defined!). + +GCC extensions not implemented yet +---------------------------------- + +clang tries to be compatible with gcc as much as possible, but some gcc +extensions are not implemented yet: + +- clang does not support #pragma weak (`bug + 3679 <http://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=3679>`_). Due to the uses + described in the bug, this is likely to be implemented at some point, + at least partially. +- clang does not support decimal floating point types (``_Decimal32`` and + friends) or fixed-point types (``_Fract`` and friends); nobody has + expressed interest in these features yet, so it's hard to say when + they will be implemented. +- clang does not support nested functions; this is a complex feature + which is infrequently used, so it is unlikely to be implemented + anytime soon. In C++11 it can be emulated by assigning lambda + functions to local variables, e.g: + + .. code-block:: cpp + + auto const local_function = [&](int parameter) { + // Do something + }; + ... + local_function(1); + +- clang does not support global register variables; this is unlikely to + be implemented soon because it requires additional LLVM backend + support. +- clang does not support static initialization of flexible array + members. This appears to be a rarely used extension, but could be + implemented pending user demand. +- clang does not support + ``__builtin_va_arg_pack``/``__builtin_va_arg_pack_len``. This is + used rarely, but in some potentially interesting places, like the + glibc headers, so it may be implemented pending user demand. Note + that because clang pretends to be like GCC 4.2, and this extension + was introduced in 4.3, the glibc headers will not try to use this + extension with clang at the moment. +- clang does not support the gcc extension for forward-declaring + function parameters; this has not shown up in any real-world code + yet, though, so it might never be implemented. + +This is not a complete list; if you find an unsupported extension +missing from this list, please send an e-mail to cfe-dev. This list +currently excludes C++; see :ref:`C++ Language Features <cxx>`. Also, this +list does not include bugs in mostly-implemented features; please see +the `bug +tracker <http://llvm.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=product%3Aclang+component%3A-New%2BBugs%2CAST%2CBasic%2CDriver%2CHeaders%2CLLVM%2BCodeGen%2Cparser%2Cpreprocessor%2CSemantic%2BAnalyzer>`_ +for known existing bugs (FIXME: Is there a section for bug-reporting +guidelines somewhere?). + +Intentionally unsupported GCC extensions +---------------------------------------- + +- clang does not support the gcc extension that allows variable-length + arrays in structures. This is for a few reasons: one, it is tricky to + implement, two, the extension is completely undocumented, and three, + the extension appears to be rarely used. Note that clang *does* + support flexible array members (arrays with a zero or unspecified + size at the end of a structure). +- clang does not have an equivalent to gcc's "fold"; this means that + clang doesn't accept some constructs gcc might accept in contexts + where a constant expression is required, like "x-x" where x is a + variable. +- clang does not support ``__builtin_apply`` and friends; this extension + is extremely obscure and difficult to implement reliably. + +.. _c_ms: + +Microsoft extensions +-------------------- + +clang has some experimental support for extensions from Microsoft Visual +C++; to enable it, use the ``-fms-extensions`` command-line option. This is +the default for Windows targets. Note that the support is incomplete. +Some constructs such as ``dllexport`` on classes are ignored with a warning, +and others such as `Microsoft IDL annotations +<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8tesw2eh.aspx>`_ are silently +ignored. + +clang has a ``-fms-compatibility`` flag that makes clang accept enough +invalid C++ to be able to parse most Microsoft headers. For example, it +allows `unqualified lookup of dependent base class members +<http://clang.llvm.org/compatibility.html#dep_lookup_bases>`_, which is +a common compatibility issue with clang. This flag is enabled by default +for Windows targets. + +``-fdelayed-template-parsing`` lets clang delay parsing of function template +definitions until the end of a translation unit. This flag is enabled by +default for Windows targets. + +- clang allows setting ``_MSC_VER`` with ``-fmsc-version=``. It defaults to + 1700 which is the same as Visual C/C++ 2012. Any number is supported + and can greatly affect what Windows SDK and c++stdlib headers clang + can compile. +- clang does not support the Microsoft extension where anonymous record + members can be declared using user defined typedefs. +- clang supports the Microsoft ``#pragma pack`` feature for controlling + record layout. GCC also contains support for this feature, however + where MSVC and GCC are incompatible clang follows the MSVC + definition. +- clang supports the Microsoft ``#pragma comment(lib, "foo.lib")`` feature for + automatically linking against the specified library. Currently this feature + only works with the Visual C++ linker. +- clang supports the Microsoft ``#pragma comment(linker, "/flag:foo")`` feature + for adding linker flags to COFF object files. The user is responsible for + ensuring that the linker understands the flags. +- clang defaults to C++11 for Windows targets. + +.. _cxx: + +C++ Language Features +===================== + +clang fully implements all of standard C++98 except for exported +templates (which were removed in C++11), and all of standard C++11 +and the current draft standard for C++1y. + +Controlling implementation limits +--------------------------------- + +.. option:: -fbracket-depth=N + + Sets the limit for nested parentheses, brackets, and braces to N. The + default is 256. + +.. option:: -fconstexpr-depth=N + + Sets the limit for recursive constexpr function invocations to N. The + default is 512. + +.. option:: -ftemplate-depth=N + + Sets the limit for recursively nested template instantiations to N. The + default is 256. + +.. option:: -foperator-arrow-depth=N + + Sets the limit for iterative calls to 'operator->' functions to N. The + default is 256. + +.. _objc: + +Objective-C Language Features +============================= + +.. _objcxx: + +Objective-C++ Language Features +=============================== + +.. _openmp: + +OpenMP Features +=============== + +Clang supports all OpenMP 3.1 directives and clauses. In addition, some +features of OpenMP 4.0 are supported. For example, ``#pragma omp simd``, +``#pragma omp for simd``, ``#pragma omp parallel for simd`` directives, extended +set of atomic constructs, ``proc_bind`` clause for all parallel-based +directives, ``depend`` clause for ``#pragma omp task`` directive (except for +array sections), ``#pragma omp cancel`` and ``#pragma omp cancellation point`` +directives, and ``#pragma omp taskgroup`` directive. + +Use :option:`-fopenmp` to enable OpenMP. Support for OpenMP can be disabled with +:option:`-fno-openmp`. + +Controlling implementation limits +--------------------------------- + +.. option:: -fopenmp-use-tls + + Controls code generation for OpenMP threadprivate variables. In presence of + this option all threadprivate variables are generated the same way as thread + local variables, using TLS support. If :option:`-fno-openmp-use-tls` + is provided or target does not support TLS, code generation for threadprivate + variables relies on OpenMP runtime library. + +.. _target_features: + +Target-Specific Features and Limitations +======================================== + +CPU Architectures Features and Limitations +------------------------------------------ + +X86 +^^^ + +The support for X86 (both 32-bit and 64-bit) is considered stable on +Darwin (Mac OS X), Linux, FreeBSD, and Dragonfly BSD: it has been tested +to correctly compile many large C, C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++ +codebases. + +On ``x86_64-mingw32``, passing i128(by value) is incompatible with the +Microsoft x64 calling convention. You might need to tweak +``WinX86_64ABIInfo::classify()`` in lib/CodeGen/TargetInfo.cpp. + +For the X86 target, clang supports the :option:`-m16` command line +argument which enables 16-bit code output. This is broadly similar to +using ``asm(".code16gcc")`` with the GNU toolchain. The generated code +and the ABI remains 32-bit but the assembler emits instructions +appropriate for a CPU running in 16-bit mode, with address-size and +operand-size prefixes to enable 32-bit addressing and operations. + +ARM +^^^ + +The support for ARM (specifically ARMv6 and ARMv7) is considered stable +on Darwin (iOS): it has been tested to correctly compile many large C, +C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++ codebases. Clang only supports a +limited number of ARM architectures. It does not yet fully support +ARMv5, for example. + +PowerPC +^^^^^^^ + +The support for PowerPC (especially PowerPC64) is considered stable +on Linux and FreeBSD: it has been tested to correctly compile many +large C and C++ codebases. PowerPC (32bit) is still missing certain +features (e.g. PIC code on ELF platforms). + +Other platforms +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +clang currently contains some support for other architectures (e.g. Sparc); +however, significant pieces of code generation are still missing, and they +haven't undergone significant testing. + +clang contains limited support for the MSP430 embedded processor, but +both the clang support and the LLVM backend support are highly +experimental. + +Other platforms are completely unsupported at the moment. Adding the +minimal support needed for parsing and semantic analysis on a new +platform is quite easy; see ``lib/Basic/Targets.cpp`` in the clang source +tree. This level of support is also sufficient for conversion to LLVM IR +for simple programs. Proper support for conversion to LLVM IR requires +adding code to ``lib/CodeGen/CGCall.cpp`` at the moment; this is likely to +change soon, though. Generating assembly requires a suitable LLVM +backend. + +Operating System Features and Limitations +----------------------------------------- + +Darwin (Mac OS X) +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Thread Sanitizer is not supported. + +Windows +^^^^^^^ + +Clang has experimental support for targeting "Cygming" (Cygwin / MinGW) +platforms. + +See also :ref:`Microsoft Extensions <c_ms>`. + +Cygwin +"""""" + +Clang works on Cygwin-1.7. + +MinGW32 +""""""" + +Clang works on some mingw32 distributions. Clang assumes directories as +below; + +- ``C:/mingw/include`` +- ``C:/mingw/lib`` +- ``C:/mingw/lib/gcc/mingw32/4.[3-5].0/include/c++`` + +On MSYS, a few tests might fail. + +MinGW-w64 +""""""""" + +For 32-bit (i686-w64-mingw32), and 64-bit (x86\_64-w64-mingw32), Clang +assumes as below; + +- ``GCC versions 4.5.0 to 4.5.3, 4.6.0 to 4.6.2, or 4.7.0 (for the C++ header search path)`` +- ``some_directory/bin/gcc.exe`` +- ``some_directory/bin/clang.exe`` +- ``some_directory/bin/clang++.exe`` +- ``some_directory/bin/../include/c++/GCC_version`` +- ``some_directory/bin/../include/c++/GCC_version/x86_64-w64-mingw32`` +- ``some_directory/bin/../include/c++/GCC_version/i686-w64-mingw32`` +- ``some_directory/bin/../include/c++/GCC_version/backward`` +- ``some_directory/bin/../x86_64-w64-mingw32/include`` +- ``some_directory/bin/../i686-w64-mingw32/include`` +- ``some_directory/bin/../include`` + +This directory layout is standard for any toolchain you will find on the +official `MinGW-w64 website <http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net>`_. + +Clang expects the GCC executable "gcc.exe" compiled for +``i686-w64-mingw32`` (or ``x86_64-w64-mingw32``) to be present on PATH. + +`Some tests might fail <http://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=9072>`_ on +``x86_64-w64-mingw32``. + +.. _clang-cl: + +clang-cl +======== + +clang-cl is an alternative command-line interface to Clang driver, designed for +compatibility with the Visual C++ compiler, cl.exe. + +To enable clang-cl to find system headers, libraries, and the linker when run +from the command-line, it should be executed inside a Visual Studio Native Tools +Command Prompt or a regular Command Prompt where the environment has been set +up using e.g. `vcvars32.bat <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f2ccy3wt.aspx>`_. + +clang-cl can also be used from inside Visual Studio by using an LLVM Platform +Toolset. + +Command-Line Options +-------------------- + +To be compatible with cl.exe, clang-cl supports most of the same command-line +options. Those options can start with either ``/`` or ``-``. It also supports +some of Clang's core options, such as the ``-W`` options. + +Options that are known to clang-cl, but not currently supported, are ignored +with a warning. For example: + + :: + + clang-cl.exe: warning: argument unused during compilation: '/AI' + +To suppress warnings about unused arguments, use the ``-Qunused-arguments`` option. + +Options that are not known to clang-cl will cause errors. If they are spelled with a +leading ``/``, they will be mistaken for a filename: + + :: + + clang-cl.exe: error: no such file or directory: '/foobar' + +Please `file a bug <http://llvm.org/bugs/enter_bug.cgi?product=clang&component=Driver>`_ +for any valid cl.exe flags that clang-cl does not understand. + +Execute ``clang-cl /?`` to see a list of supported options: + + :: + + CL.EXE COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS: + /? Display available options + /arch:<value> Set architecture for code generation + /Brepro- Emit an object file which cannot be reproduced over time + /Brepro Emit an object file which can be reproduced over time + /C Don't discard comments when preprocessing + /c Compile only + /D <macro[=value]> Define macro + /EH<value> Exception handling model + /EP Disable linemarker output and preprocess to stdout + /E Preprocess to stdout + /fallback Fall back to cl.exe if clang-cl fails to compile + /FA Output assembly code file during compilation + /Fa<file or directory> Output assembly code to this file during compilation (with /FA) + /Fe<file or directory> Set output executable file or directory (ends in / or \) + /FI <value> Include file before parsing + /Fi<file> Set preprocess output file name (with /P) + /Fo<file or directory> Set output object file, or directory (ends in / or \) (with /c) + /fp:except- + /fp:except + /fp:fast + /fp:precise + /fp:strict + /GA Assume thread-local variables are defined in the executable + /GF- Disable string pooling + /GR- Disable emission of RTTI data + /GR Enable emission of RTTI data + /Gs<value> Set stack probe size + /Gw- Don't put each data item in its own section + /Gw Put each data item in its own section + /Gy- Don't put each function in its own section + /Gy Put each function in its own section + /help Display available options + /I <dir> Add directory to include search path + /J Make char type unsigned + /LDd Create debug DLL + /LD Create DLL + /link <options> Forward options to the linker + /MDd Use DLL debug run-time + /MD Use DLL run-time + /MTd Use static debug run-time + /MT Use static run-time + /Ob0 Disable inlining + /Od Disable optimization + /Oi- Disable use of builtin functions + /Oi Enable use of builtin functions + /Os Optimize for size + /Ot Optimize for speed + /O<value> Optimization level + /o <file or directory> Set output file or directory (ends in / or \) + /P Preprocess to file + /Qvec- Disable the loop vectorization passes + /Qvec Enable the loop vectorization passes + /showIncludes Print info about included files to stderr + /TC Treat all source files as C + /Tc <filename> Specify a C source file + /TP Treat all source files as C++ + /Tp <filename> Specify a C++ source file + /U <macro> Undefine macro + /vd<value> Control vtordisp placement + /vmb Use a best-case representation method for member pointers + /vmg Use a most-general representation for member pointers + /vmm Set the default most-general representation to multiple inheritance + /vms Set the default most-general representation to single inheritance + /vmv Set the default most-general representation to virtual inheritance + /volatile:iso Volatile loads and stores have standard semantics + /volatile:ms Volatile loads and stores have acquire and release semantics + /W0 Disable all warnings + /W1 Enable -Wall + /W2 Enable -Wall + /W3 Enable -Wall + /W4 Enable -Wall and -Wextra + /Wall Enable -Wall and -Wextra + /WX- Do not treat warnings as errors + /WX Treat warnings as errors + /w Disable all warnings + /Z7 Enable CodeView debug information in object files + /Zc:sizedDealloc- Disable C++14 sized global deallocation functions + /Zc:sizedDealloc Enable C++14 sized global deallocation functions + /Zc:strictStrings Treat string literals as const + /Zc:threadSafeInit- Disable thread-safe initialization of static variables + /Zc:threadSafeInit Enable thread-safe initialization of static variables + /Zc:trigraphs- Disable trigraphs (default) + /Zc:trigraphs Enable trigraphs + /Zi Alias for /Z7. Does not produce PDBs. + /Zl Don't mention any default libraries in the object file + /Zp Set the default maximum struct packing alignment to 1 + /Zp<value> Specify the default maximum struct packing alignment + /Zs Syntax-check only + + OPTIONS: + -### Print (but do not run) the commands to run for this compilation + --analyze Run the static analyzer + -fansi-escape-codes Use ANSI escape codes for diagnostics + -fcolor-diagnostics Use colors in diagnostics + -fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits + Print fix-its in machine parseable form + -fms-compatibility-version=<value> + Dot-separated value representing the Microsoft compiler version + number to report in _MSC_VER (0 = don't define it (default)) + -fms-compatibility Enable full Microsoft Visual C++ compatibility + -fms-extensions Accept some non-standard constructs supported by the Microsoft compiler + -fmsc-version=<value> Microsoft compiler version number to report in _MSC_VER + (0 = don't define it (default)) + -fno-sanitize-coverage=<value> + Disable specified features of coverage instrumentation for Sanitizers + -fno-sanitize-recover=<value> + Disable recovery for specified sanitizers + -fno-sanitize-trap=<value> + Disable trapping for specified sanitizers + -fsanitize-blacklist=<value> + Path to blacklist file for sanitizers + -fsanitize-coverage=<value> + Specify the type of coverage instrumentation for Sanitizers + -fsanitize-recover=<value> + Enable recovery for specified sanitizers + -fsanitize-trap=<value> Enable trapping for specified sanitizers + -fsanitize=<check> Turn on runtime checks for various forms of undefined or suspicious + behavior. See user manual for available checks + -gcodeview Generate CodeView debug information + -mllvm <value> Additional arguments to forward to LLVM's option processing + -Qunused-arguments Don't emit warning for unused driver arguments + -R<remark> Enable the specified remark + --target=<value> Generate code for the given target + -v Show commands to run and use verbose output + -W<warning> Enable the specified warning + -Xclang <arg> Pass <arg> to the clang compiler + +The /fallback Option +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +When clang-cl is run with the ``/fallback`` option, it will first try to +compile files itself. For any file that it fails to compile, it will fall back +and try to compile the file by invoking cl.exe. + +This option is intended to be used as a temporary means to build projects where +clang-cl cannot successfully compile all the files. clang-cl may fail to compile +a file either because it cannot generate code for some C++ feature, or because +it cannot parse some Microsoft language extension. |
