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28@c man end
29@c Set file name and title for the man page.
30@setfilename g77
31@settitle GNU project Fortran 77 compiler.
32@c man begin SYNOPSIS
33g77 [@option{-c}|@option{-S}|@option{-E}]
34 [@option{-g}] [@option{-pg}] [@option{-O}@var{level}]
35 [@option{-W}@var{warn}@dots{}] [@option{-pedantic}]
36 [@option{-I}@var{dir}@dots{}] [@option{-L}@var{dir}@dots{}]
37 [@option{-D}@var{macro}[=@var{defn}]@dots{}] [@option{-U}@var{macro}]
38 [@option{-f}@var{option}@dots{}] [@option{-m}@var{machine-option}@dots{}]
39 [@option{-o} @var{outfile}] @var{infile}@dots{}
40
41Only the most useful options are listed here; see below for the
42remainder.
43@c man end
44@c man begin SEEALSO
45gpl(7), gfdl(7), fsf-funding(7),
46cpp(1), gcov(1), gcc(1), as(1), ld(1), gdb(1), adb(1), dbx(1), sdb(1)
47and the Info entries for @file{gcc}, @file{cpp}, @file{g77}, @file{as},
48@file{ld}, @file{binutils} and @file{gdb}.
49@c man end
50@c man begin BUGS
51For instructions on reporting bugs, see
52@w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html}}. Use of the @command{gccbug}
53script to report bugs is recommended.
54@c man end
55@c man begin AUTHOR
56See the Info entry for @command{g77} for contributors to GCC and G77@.
57@c man end
58@end ignore
59
60@node Invoking G77
61@chapter GNU Fortran Command Options
62@cindex GNU Fortran command options
63@cindex command options
64@cindex options, GNU Fortran command
65
66@c man begin DESCRIPTION
67
68The @command{g77} command supports all the options supported by the
69@command{gcc} command.
70@xref{Invoking GCC,,GCC Command Options,gcc,Using the GNU Compiler
71Collection (GCC)}, for information
72on the non-Fortran-specific aspects of the @command{gcc} command (and,
73therefore, the @command{g77} command).
74
75@cindex options, negative forms
76@cindex negative forms of options
77All @command{gcc} and @command{g77} options
78are accepted both by @command{g77} and by @command{gcc}
79(as well as any other drivers built at the same time,
80such as @command{g++}),
81since adding @command{g77} to the @command{gcc} distribution
82enables acceptance of @command{g77} options
83by all of the relevant drivers.
84
85In some cases, options have positive and negative forms;
86the negative form of @option{-ffoo} would be @option{-fno-foo}.
87This manual documents only one of these two forms, whichever
88one is not the default.
89
90@c man end
91
92@menu
93* Option Summary:: Brief list of all @command{g77} options,
94 without explanations.
95* Overall Options:: Controlling the kind of output:
96 an executable, object files, assembler files,
97 or preprocessed source.
98* Shorthand Options:: Options that are shorthand for other options.
99* Fortran Dialect Options:: Controlling the variant of Fortran language
100 compiled.
101* Warning Options:: How picky should the compiler be?
102* Debugging Options:: Symbol tables, measurements, and debugging dumps.
103* Optimize Options:: How much optimization?
104* Preprocessor Options:: Controlling header files and macro definitions.
105 Also, getting dependency information for Make.
106* Directory Options:: Where to find header files and libraries.
107 Where to find the compiler executable files.
108* Code Gen Options:: Specifying conventions for function calls, data layout
109 and register usage.
110* Environment Variables:: Env vars that affect GNU Fortran.
111@end menu
112
113@node Option Summary
114@section Option Summary
115
116@c man begin OPTIONS
117
118Here is a summary of all the options specific to GNU Fortran, grouped
119by type. Explanations are in the following sections.
120
121@table @emph
122@item Overall Options
123@xref{Overall Options,,Options Controlling the Kind of Output}.
124@gccoptlist{
125-fversion -fset-g77-defaults -fno-silent}
126
127@item Shorthand Options
128@xref{Shorthand Options}.
129@gccoptlist{
130-ff66 -fno-f66 -ff77 -fno-f77 -fno-ugly}
131
132@item Fortran Language Options
133@xref{Fortran Dialect Options,,Options Controlling Fortran Dialect}.
134@gccoptlist{
135-ffree-form -fno-fixed-form -ff90 @gol
136-fvxt -fdollar-ok -fno-backslash @gol
137-fno-ugly-args -fno-ugly-assign -fno-ugly-assumed @gol
138-fugly-comma -fugly-complex -fugly-init -fugly-logint @gol
139-fonetrip -ftypeless-boz @gol
140-fintrin-case-initcap -fintrin-case-upper @gol
141-fintrin-case-lower -fintrin-case-any @gol
142-fmatch-case-initcap -fmatch-case-upper @gol
143-fmatch-case-lower -fmatch-case-any @gol
144-fsource-case-upper -fsource-case-lower @gol
145-fsource-case-preserve @gol
146-fsymbol-case-initcap -fsymbol-case-upper @gol
147-fsymbol-case-lower -fsymbol-case-any @gol
148-fcase-strict-upper -fcase-strict-lower @gol
149-fcase-initcap -fcase-upper -fcase-lower -fcase-preserve @gol
150-ff2c-intrinsics-delete -ff2c-intrinsics-hide @gol
151-ff2c-intrinsics-disable -ff2c-intrinsics-enable @gol
152-fbadu77-intrinsics-delete -fbadu77-intrinsics-hide @gol
153-fbadu77-intrinsics-disable -fbadu77-intrinsics-enable @gol
154-ff90-intrinsics-delete -ff90-intrinsics-hide @gol
155-ff90-intrinsics-disable -ff90-intrinsics-enable @gol
156-fgnu-intrinsics-delete -fgnu-intrinsics-hide @gol
157-fgnu-intrinsics-disable -fgnu-intrinsics-enable @gol
158-fmil-intrinsics-delete -fmil-intrinsics-hide @gol
159-fmil-intrinsics-disable -fmil-intrinsics-enable @gol
160-funix-intrinsics-delete -funix-intrinsics-hide @gol
161-funix-intrinsics-disable -funix-intrinsics-enable @gol
162-fvxt-intrinsics-delete -fvxt-intrinsics-hide @gol
163-fvxt-intrinsics-disable -fvxt-intrinsics-enable @gol
164-ffixed-line-length-@var{n} -ffixed-line-length-none}
165
166@item Warning Options
167@xref{Warning Options,,Options to Request or Suppress Warnings}.
168@gccoptlist{
169-fsyntax-only -pedantic -pedantic-errors -fpedantic @gol
170-w -Wno-globals -Wimplicit -Wunused -Wuninitialized @gol
171-Wall -Wsurprising @gol
172-Werror -W}
173
174@item Debugging Options
175@xref{Debugging Options,,Options for Debugging Your Program or GCC}.
176@gccoptlist{
177-g}
178
179@item Optimization Options
180@xref{Optimize Options,,Options that Control Optimization}.
181@gccoptlist{
182-malign-double @gol
183-ffloat-store -fforce-mem -fforce-addr -fno-inline @gol
184-ffast-math -fstrength-reduce -frerun-cse-after-loop @gol
185-funsafe-math-optimizations -ffinite-math-only -fno-trapping-math @gol
186-fexpensive-optimizations -fdelayed-branch @gol
187-fschedule-insns -fschedule-insn2 -fcaller-saves @gol
188-funroll-loops -funroll-all-loops @gol
189-fno-move-all-movables -fno-reduce-all-givs @gol
190-fno-rerun-loop-opt}
191
192@item Directory Options
193@xref{Directory Options,,Options for Directory Search}.
194@gccoptlist{
195-I@var{dir} -I-}
196
197@item Code Generation Options
198@xref{Code Gen Options,,Options for Code Generation Conventions}.
199@gccoptlist{
200-fno-automatic -finit-local-zero -fno-f2c @gol
201-ff2c-library -fno-underscoring -fno-ident @gol
202-fpcc-struct-return -freg-struct-return @gol
203-fshort-double -fno-common -fpack-struct @gol
204-fzeros -fno-second-underscore @gol
205-femulate-complex @gol
206-falias-check -fargument-alias @gol
207-fargument-noalias -fno-argument-noalias-global @gol
208-fno-globals -fflatten-arrays @gol
209-fbounds-check -ffortran-bounds-check}
210@end table
211
212@c man end
213
214@menu
215* Overall Options:: Controlling the kind of output:
216 an executable, object files, assembler files,
217 or preprocessed source.
218* Shorthand Options:: Options that are shorthand for other options.
219* Fortran Dialect Options:: Controlling the variant of Fortran language
220 compiled.
221* Warning Options:: How picky should the compiler be?
222* Debugging Options:: Symbol tables, measurements, and debugging dumps.
223* Optimize Options:: How much optimization?
224* Preprocessor Options:: Controlling header files and macro definitions.
225 Also, getting dependency information for Make.
226* Directory Options:: Where to find header files and libraries.
227 Where to find the compiler executable files.
228* Code Gen Options:: Specifying conventions for function calls, data layout
229 and register usage.
230@end menu
231
232@node Overall Options
233@section Options Controlling the Kind of Output
234@cindex overall options
235@cindex options, overall
236
237@c man begin OPTIONS
238
239Compilation can involve as many as four stages: preprocessing, code
240generation (often what is really meant by the term ``compilation''),
241assembly, and linking, always in that order. The first three
242stages apply to an individual source file, and end by producing an
243object file; linking combines all the object files (those newly
244compiled, and those specified as input) into an executable file.
245
246@cindex file name suffix
247@cindex suffixes, file name
248@cindex file name extension
249@cindex extensions, file name
250@cindex file type
251@cindex types, file
252For any given input file, the file name suffix determines what kind of
253program is contained in the file---that is, the language in which the
254program is written is generally indicated by the suffix.
255Suffixes specific to GNU Fortran are listed below.
256@xref{Overall Options,,Options Controlling the Kind of
257Output,gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for
258information on suffixes recognized by GCC.
259
260@table @gcctabopt
261@cindex .f filename suffix
262@cindex .for filename suffix
263@cindex .FOR filename suffix
264@item @var{file}.f
265@item @var{file}.for
266@item @var{file}.FOR
267Fortran source code that should not be preprocessed.
268
269Such source code cannot contain any preprocessor directives, such
270as @code{#include}, @code{#define}, @code{#if}, and so on.
271
272You can force @samp{.f} files to be preprocessed by @command{cpp} by using
273@option{-x f77-cpp-input}.
274@xref{LEX}.
275
276@cindex preprocessor
277@cindex C preprocessor
278@cindex cpp preprocessor
279@cindex Fortran preprocessor
280@cindex cpp program
281@cindex programs, cpp
282@cindex .F filename suffix
283@cindex .fpp filename suffix
284@cindex .FPP filename suffix
285@item @var{file}.F
286@item @var{file}.fpp
287@item @var{file}.FPP
288Fortran source code that must be preprocessed (by the C preprocessor
289@command{cpp}, which is part of GCC).
290
291Note that preprocessing is not extended to the contents of
292files included by the @code{INCLUDE} directive---the @code{#include}
293preprocessor directive must be used instead.
294
295@cindex Ratfor preprocessor
296@cindex programs, @command{ratfor}
297@cindex @samp{.r} filename suffix
298@cindex @command{ratfor}
299@item @var{file}.r
300Ratfor source code, which must be preprocessed by the @command{ratfor}
301command, which is available separately (as it is not yet part of the GNU
302Fortran distribution).
303A public domain version in C is at
304@uref{http://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/prof/ratfor.shar.2}.
305@end table
306
307UNIX users typically use the @file{@var{file}.f} and @file{@var{file}.F}
308nomenclature.
309Users of other operating systems, especially those that cannot
310distinguish upper-case
311letters from lower-case letters in their file names, typically use
312the @file{@var{file}.for} and @file{@var{file}.fpp} nomenclature.
313
314@cindex #define
315@cindex #include
316@cindex #if
317Use of the preprocessor @command{cpp} allows use of C-like
318constructs such as @code{#define} and @code{#include}, but can
319lead to unexpected, even mistaken, results due to Fortran's source file
320format.
321It is recommended that use of the C preprocessor
322be limited to @code{#include} and, in
323conjunction with @code{#define}, only @code{#if} and related directives,
324thus avoiding in-line macro expansion entirely.
325This recommendation applies especially
326when using the traditional fixed source form.
327With free source form,
328fewer unexpected transformations are likely to happen, but use of
329constructs such as Hollerith and character constants can nevertheless
330present problems, especially when these are continued across multiple
331source lines.
332These problems result, primarily, from differences between the way
333such constants are interpreted by the C preprocessor and by a Fortran
334compiler.
335
336Another example of a problem that results from using the C preprocessor
337is that a Fortran comment line that happens to contain any
338characters ``interesting'' to the C preprocessor,
339such as a backslash at the end of the line,
340is not recognized by the preprocessor as a comment line,
341so instead of being passed through ``raw'',
342the line is edited according to the rules for the preprocessor.
343For example, the backslash at the end of the line is removed,
344along with the subsequent newline, resulting in the next
345line being effectively commented out---unfortunate if that
346line is a non-comment line of important code!
347
348@emph{Note:} The @option{-traditional} and @option{-undef} flags are supplied
349to @command{cpp} by default, to help avoid unpleasant surprises.
350@xref{Preprocessor Options,,Options Controlling the Preprocessor,
351gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}.
352This means that ANSI C preprocessor features (such as the @samp{#}
353operator) aren't available, and only variables in the C reserved
354namespace (generally, names with a leading underscore) are liable to
355substitution by C predefines.
356Thus, if you want to do system-specific
357tests, use, for example, @samp{#ifdef __linux__} rather than @samp{#ifdef linux}.
358Use the @option{-v} option to see exactly how the preprocessor is invoked.
359
360@cindex /*
361Unfortunately, the @option{-traditional} flag will not avoid an error from
362anything that @command{cpp} sees as an unterminated C comment, such as:
363@smallexample
364C Some Fortran compilers accept /* as starting
365C an inline comment.
366@end smallexample
367@xref{Trailing Comment}.
368
369The following options that affect overall processing are recognized
370by the @command{g77} and @command{gcc} commands in a GNU Fortran installation:
371
372@table @gcctabopt
373@cindex -fversion option
374@cindex options, -fversion
375@cindex printing version information
376@cindex version information, printing
377@cindex consistency checks
378@cindex internal consistency checks
379@cindex checks, of internal consistency
380@item -fversion
381Ensure that the @command{g77} version of the compiler phase is reported,
382if run,
383and, starting in @code{egcs} version 1.1,
384that internal consistency checks in the @file{f771} program are run.
385
386This option is supplied automatically when @option{-v} or @option{--verbose}
387is specified as a command-line option for @command{g77} or @command{gcc}
388and when the resulting commands compile Fortran source files.
389
390In GCC 3.1, this is changed back to the behavior @command{gcc} displays
391for @samp{.c} files.
392
393@cindex -fset-g77-defaults option
394@cindex options, -fset-g77-defaults
395@item -fset-g77-defaults
396@emph{Version info:}
397This option was obsolete as of @code{egcs}
398version 1.1.
399The effect is instead achieved
400by the @code{lang_init_options} routine
401in @file{gcc/gcc/f/com.c}.
402
403@cindex consistency checks
404@cindex internal consistency checks
405@cindex checks, of internal consistency
406Set up whatever @command{gcc} options are to apply to Fortran
407compilations, and avoid running internal consistency checks
408that might take some time.
409
410This option is supplied automatically when compiling Fortran code
411via the @command{g77} or @command{gcc} command.
412The description of this option is provided so that users seeing
413it in the output of, say, @samp{g77 -v} understand why it is
414there.
415
416@cindex modifying @command{g77}
417@cindex @command{g77}, modifying
418Also, developers who run @code{f771} directly might want to specify it
419by hand to get the same defaults as they would running @code{f771}
420via @command{g77} or @command{gcc}
421However, such developers should, after linking a new @code{f771}
422executable, invoke it without this option once,
423e.g. via @kbd{./f771 -quiet < /dev/null},
424to ensure that they have not introduced any
425internal inconsistencies (such as in the table of
426intrinsics) before proceeding---@command{g77} will crash
427with a diagnostic if it detects an inconsistency.
428
429@cindex -fno-silent option
430@cindex options, -fno-silent
431@cindex f2c compatibility
432@cindex compatibility, f2c
433@cindex status, compilation
434@cindex compilation, status
435@cindex reporting compilation status
436@cindex printing compilation status
437@item -fno-silent
438Print (to @code{stderr}) the names of the program units as
439they are compiled, in a form similar to that used by popular
440UNIX @command{f77} implementations and @command{f2c}
441@end table
442
443@xref{Overall Options,,Options Controlling the Kind of Output,
444gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information
445on more options that control the overall operation of the @command{gcc} command
446(and, by extension, the @command{g77} command).
447
448@node Shorthand Options
449@section Shorthand Options
450@cindex shorthand options
451@cindex options, shorthand
452@cindex macro options
453@cindex options, macro
454
455The following options serve as ``shorthand''
456for other options accepted by the compiler:
457
458@table @gcctabopt
459@cindex -fugly option
460@cindex options, -fugly
461@item -fugly
462@cindex ugly features
463@cindex features, ugly
464@emph{Note:} This option is no longer supported.
465The information, below, is provided to aid
466in the conversion of old scripts.
467
468Specify that certain ``ugly'' constructs are to be quietly accepted.
469Same as:
470
471@smallexample
472-fugly-args -fugly-assign -fugly-assumed
473-fugly-comma -fugly-complex -fugly-init
474-fugly-logint
475@end smallexample
476
477These constructs are considered inappropriate to use in new
478or well-maintained portable Fortran code, but widely used
479in old code.
480@xref{Distensions}, for more information.
481
482@cindex -fno-ugly option
483@cindex options, -fno-ugly
484@item -fno-ugly
485@cindex ugly features
486@cindex features, ugly
487Specify that all ``ugly'' constructs are to be noisily rejected.
488Same as:
489
490@smallexample
491-fno-ugly-args -fno-ugly-assign -fno-ugly-assumed
492-fno-ugly-comma -fno-ugly-complex -fno-ugly-init
493-fno-ugly-logint
494@end smallexample
495
496@xref{Distensions}, for more information.
497
498@cindex -ff66 option
499@cindex options, -ff66
500@item -ff66
501@cindex FORTRAN 66
502@cindex compatibility, FORTRAN 66
503Specify that the program is written in idiomatic FORTRAN 66.
504Same as @samp{-fonetrip -fugly-assumed}.
505
506The @option{-fno-f66} option is the inverse of @option{-ff66}.
507As such, it is the same as @samp{-fno-onetrip -fno-ugly-assumed}.
508
509The meaning of this option is likely to be refined as future
510versions of @command{g77} provide more compatibility with other
511existing and obsolete Fortran implementations.
512
513@cindex -ff77 option
514@cindex options, -ff77
515@item -ff77
516@cindex UNIX f77
517@cindex f2c compatibility
518@cindex compatibility, f2c
519@cindex f77 compatibility
520@cindex compatibility, f77
521Specify that the program is written in idiomatic UNIX FORTRAN 77
522and/or the dialect accepted by the @command{f2c} product.
523Same as @samp{-fbackslash -fno-typeless-boz}.
524
525The meaning of this option is likely to be refined as future
526versions of @command{g77} provide more compatibility with other
527existing and obsolete Fortran implementations.
528
529@cindex -fno-f77 option
530@cindex options, -fno-f77
531@item -fno-f77
532@cindex UNIX f77
533The @option{-fno-f77} option is @emph{not} the inverse
534of @option{-ff77}.
535It specifies that the program is not written in idiomatic UNIX
536FORTRAN 77 or @command{f2c} but in a more widely portable dialect.
537@option{-fno-f77} is the same as @option{-fno-backslash}.
538
539The meaning of this option is likely to be refined as future
540versions of @command{g77} provide more compatibility with other
541existing and obsolete Fortran implementations.
542@end table
543
544@node Fortran Dialect Options
545@section Options Controlling Fortran Dialect
546@cindex dialect options
547@cindex language, dialect options
548@cindex options, dialect
549
550The following options control the dialect of Fortran
551that the compiler accepts:
552
553@table @gcctabopt
554@cindex -ffree-form option
555@cindex options, -ffree-form
556@cindex -fno-fixed-form option
557@cindex options, -fno-fixed-form
558@cindex source file format
559@cindex free form
560@cindex fixed form
561@cindex Fortran 90, features
562@item -ffree-form
563@item -fno-fixed-form
564Specify that the source file is written in free form
565(introduced in Fortran 90) instead of the more-traditional fixed form.
566
567@cindex -ff90 option
568@cindex options, -ff90
569@cindex Fortran 90, features
570@item -ff90
571Allow certain Fortran-90 constructs.
572
573This option controls whether certain
574Fortran 90 constructs are recognized.
575(Other Fortran 90 constructs
576might or might not be recognized depending on other options such as
577@option{-fvxt}, @option{-ff90-intrinsics-enable}, and the
578current level of support for Fortran 90.)
579
580@xref{Fortran 90}, for more information.
581
582@cindex -fvxt option
583@cindex options, -fvxt
584@item -fvxt
585@cindex Fortran 90, features
586@cindex VXT extensions
587Specify the treatment of certain constructs that have different
588meanings depending on whether the code is written in
589GNU Fortran (based on FORTRAN 77 and akin to Fortran 90)
590or VXT Fortran (more like VAX FORTRAN).
591
592The default is @option{-fno-vxt}.
593@option{-fvxt} specifies that the VXT Fortran interpretations
594for those constructs are to be chosen.
595
596@xref{VXT Fortran}, for more information.
597
598@cindex -fdollar-ok option
599@cindex options, -fdollar-ok
600@item -fdollar-ok
601@cindex dollar sign
602@cindex symbol names
603@cindex character set
604Allow @samp{$} as a valid character in a symbol name.
605
606@cindex -fno-backslash option
607@cindex options, -fno-backslash
608@item -fno-backslash
609@cindex backslash
610@cindex character constants
611@cindex Hollerith constants
612Specify that @samp{\} is not to be specially interpreted in character
613and Hollerith constants a la C and many UNIX Fortran compilers.
614
615For example, with @option{-fbackslash} in effect, @samp{A\nB} specifies
616three characters, with the second one being newline.
617With @option{-fno-backslash}, it specifies four characters,
618@samp{A}, @samp{\}, @samp{n}, and @samp{B}.
619
620Note that @command{g77} implements a fairly general form of backslash
621processing that is incompatible with the narrower forms supported
622by some other compilers.
623For example, @samp{'A\003B'} is a three-character string in @command{g77}
624whereas other compilers that support backslash might not support
625the three-octal-digit form, and thus treat that string as longer
626than three characters.
627
628@xref{Backslash in Constants}, for
629information on why @option{-fbackslash} is the default
630instead of @option{-fno-backslash}.
631
632@cindex -fno-ugly-args option
633@cindex options, -fno-ugly-args
634@item -fno-ugly-args
635Disallow passing Hollerith and typeless constants as actual
636arguments (for example, @samp{CALL FOO(4HABCD)}).
637
638@xref{Ugly Implicit Argument Conversion}, for more information.
639
640@cindex -fugly-assign option
641@cindex options, -fugly-assign
642@item -fugly-assign
643Use the same storage for a given variable regardless of
644whether it is used to hold an assigned-statement label
645(as in @samp{ASSIGN 10 TO I}) or used to hold numeric data
646(as in @samp{I = 3}).
647
648@xref{Ugly Assigned Labels}, for more information.
649
650@cindex -fugly-assumed option
651@cindex options, -fugly-assumed
652@item -fugly-assumed
653Assume any dummy array with a final dimension specified as @samp{1}
654is really an assumed-size array, as if @samp{*} had been specified
655for the final dimension instead of @samp{1}.
656
657For example, @samp{DIMENSION X(1)} is treated as if it
658had read @samp{DIMENSION X(*)}.
659
660@xref{Ugly Assumed-Size Arrays}, for more information.
661
662@cindex -fugly-comma option
663@cindex options, -fugly-comma
664@item -fugly-comma
665In an external-procedure invocation,
666treat a trailing comma in the argument list
667as specification of a trailing null argument,
668and treat an empty argument list
669as specification of a single null argument.
670
671For example, @samp{CALL FOO(,)} is treated as
672@samp{CALL FOO(%VAL(0), %VAL(0))}.
673That is, @emph{two} null arguments are specified
674by the procedure call when @option{-fugly-comma} is in force.
675And @samp{F = FUNC()} is treated as @samp{F = FUNC(%VAL(0))}.
676
677The default behavior, @option{-fno-ugly-comma}, is to ignore
678a single trailing comma in an argument list.
679So, by default, @samp{CALL FOO(X,)} is treated
680exactly the same as @samp{CALL FOO(X)}.
681
682@xref{Ugly Null Arguments}, for more information.
683
684@cindex -fugly-complex option
685@cindex options, -fugly-complex
686@item -fugly-complex
687Do not complain about @samp{REAL(@var{expr})} or
688@samp{AIMAG(@var{expr})} when @var{expr} is a @code{COMPLEX}
689type other than @code{COMPLEX(KIND=1)}---usually
690this is used to permit @code{COMPLEX(KIND=2)}
691(@code{DOUBLE COMPLEX}) operands.
692
693The @option{-ff90} option controls the interpretation
694of this construct.
695
696@xref{Ugly Complex Part Extraction}, for more information.
697
698@cindex -fno-ugly-init option
699@cindex options, -fno-ugly-init
700@item -fno-ugly-init
701Disallow use of Hollerith and typeless constants as initial
702values (in @code{PARAMETER} and @code{DATA} statements), and
703use of character constants to
704initialize numeric types and vice versa.
705
706For example, @samp{DATA I/'F'/, CHRVAR/65/, J/4HABCD/} is disallowed by
707@option{-fno-ugly-init}.
708
709@xref{Ugly Conversion of Initializers}, for more information.
710
711@cindex -fugly-logint option
712@cindex options, -fugly-logint
713@item -fugly-logint
714Treat @code{INTEGER} and @code{LOGICAL} variables and
715expressions as potential stand-ins for each other.
716
717For example, automatic conversion between @code{INTEGER} and
718@code{LOGICAL} is enabled, for many contexts, via this option.
719
720@xref{Ugly Integer Conversions}, for more information.
721
722@cindex -fonetrip option
723@cindex options, -fonetrip
724@item -fonetrip
725@cindex FORTRAN 66
726@cindex @code{DO} loops, one-trip
727@cindex one-trip @code{DO} loops
728@cindex @code{DO} loops, zero-trip
729@cindex zero-trip @code{DO} loops
730@cindex compatibility, FORTRAN 66
731Executable iterative @code{DO} loops are to be executed at
732least once each time they are reached.
733
734ANSI FORTRAN 77 and more recent versions of the Fortran standard
735specify that the body of an iterative @code{DO} loop is not executed
736if the number of iterations calculated from the parameters of the
737loop is less than 1.
738(For example, @samp{DO 10 I = 1, 0}.)
739Such a loop is called a @dfn{zero-trip loop}.
740
741Prior to ANSI FORTRAN 77, many compilers implemented @code{DO} loops
742such that the body of a loop would be executed at least once, even
743if the iteration count was zero.
744Fortran code written assuming this behavior is said to require
745@dfn{one-trip loops}.
746For example, some code written to the FORTRAN 66 standard
747expects this behavior from its @code{DO} loops, although that
748standard did not specify this behavior.
749
750The @option{-fonetrip} option specifies that the source file(s) being
751compiled require one-trip loops.
752
753This option affects only those loops specified by the (iterative) @code{DO}
754statement and by implied-@code{DO} lists in I/O statements.
755Loops specified by implied-@code{DO} lists in @code{DATA} and
756specification (non-executable) statements are not affected.
757
758@cindex -ftypeless-boz option
759@cindex options, -ftypeless-boz
760@cindex prefix-radix constants
761@cindex constants, prefix-radix
762@cindex constants, types
763@cindex types, constants
764@item -ftypeless-boz
765Specifies that prefix-radix non-decimal constants, such as
766@samp{Z'ABCD'}, are typeless instead of @code{INTEGER(KIND=1)}.
767
768You can test for yourself whether a particular compiler treats
769the prefix form as @code{INTEGER(KIND=1)} or typeless by running the
770following program:
771
772@smallexample
773EQUIVALENCE (I, R)
774R = Z'ABCD1234'
775J = Z'ABCD1234'
776IF (J .EQ. I) PRINT *, 'Prefix form is TYPELESS'
777IF (J .NE. I) PRINT *, 'Prefix form is INTEGER'
778END
779@end smallexample
780
781Reports indicate that many compilers process this form as
782@code{INTEGER(KIND=1)}, though a few as typeless, and at least one
783based on a command-line option specifying some kind of
784compatibility.
785
786@cindex -fintrin-case-initcap option
787@cindex options, -fintrin-case-initcap
788@item -fintrin-case-initcap
789@cindex -fintrin-case-upper option
790@cindex options, -fintrin-case-upper
791@item -fintrin-case-upper
792@cindex -fintrin-case-lower option
793@cindex options, -fintrin-case-lower
794@item -fintrin-case-lower
795@cindex -fintrin-case-any option
796@cindex options, -fintrin-case-any
797@item -fintrin-case-any
798Specify expected case for intrinsic names.
799@option{-fintrin-case-lower} is the default.
800
801@cindex -fmatch-case-initcap option
802@cindex options, -fmatch-case-initcap
803@item -fmatch-case-initcap
804@cindex -fmatch-case-upper option
805@cindex options, -fmatch-case-upper
806@item -fmatch-case-upper
807@cindex -fmatch-case-lower option
808@cindex options, -fmatch-case-lower
809@item -fmatch-case-lower
810@cindex -fmatch-case-any option
811@cindex options, -fmatch-case-any
812@item -fmatch-case-any
813Specify expected case for keywords.
814@option{-fmatch-case-lower} is the default.
815
816@cindex -fsource-case-upper option
817@cindex options, -fsource-case-upper
818@item -fsource-case-upper
819@cindex -fsource-case-lower option
820@cindex options, -fsource-case-lower
821@item -fsource-case-lower
822@cindex -fsource-case-preserve option
823@cindex options, -fsource-case-preserve
824@item -fsource-case-preserve
825Specify whether source text other than character and Hollerith constants
826is to be translated to uppercase, to lowercase, or preserved as is.
827@option{-fsource-case-lower} is the default.
828
829@cindex -fsymbol-case-initcap option
830@cindex options, -fsymbol-case-initcap
831@item -fsymbol-case-initcap
832@cindex -fsymbol-case-upper option
833@cindex options, -fsymbol-case-upper
834@item -fsymbol-case-upper
835@cindex -fsymbol-case-lower option
836@cindex options, -fsymbol-case-lower
837@item -fsymbol-case-lower
838@cindex -fsymbol-case-any option
839@cindex options, -fsymbol-case-any
840@item -fsymbol-case-any
841Specify valid cases for user-defined symbol names.
842@option{-fsymbol-case-any} is the default.
843
844@cindex -fcase-strict-upper option
845@cindex options, -fcase-strict-upper
846@item -fcase-strict-upper
847Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-upper -fmatch-case-upper -fsource-case-preserve
848-fsymbol-case-upper}.
849(Requires all pertinent source to be in uppercase.)
850
851@cindex -fcase-strict-lower option
852@cindex options, -fcase-strict-lower
853@item -fcase-strict-lower
854Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-lower -fmatch-case-lower -fsource-case-preserve
855-fsymbol-case-lower}.
856(Requires all pertinent source to be in lowercase.)
857
858@cindex -fcase-initcap option
859@cindex options, -fcase-initcap
860@item -fcase-initcap
861Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-initcap -fmatch-case-initcap -fsource-case-preserve
862-fsymbol-case-initcap}.
863(Requires all pertinent source to be in initial capitals,
864as in @samp{Print *,SqRt(Value)}.)
865
866@cindex -fcase-upper option
867@cindex options, -fcase-upper
868@item -fcase-upper
869Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-any -fmatch-case-any -fsource-case-upper
870-fsymbol-case-any}.
871(Maps all pertinent source to uppercase.)
872
873@cindex -fcase-lower option
874@cindex options, -fcase-lower
875@item -fcase-lower
876Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-any -fmatch-case-any -fsource-case-lower
877-fsymbol-case-any}.
878(Maps all pertinent source to lowercase.)
879
880@cindex -fcase-preserve option
881@cindex options, -fcase-preserve
882@item -fcase-preserve
883Same as @samp{-fintrin-case-any -fmatch-case-any -fsource-case-preserve
884-fsymbol-case-any}.
885(Preserves all case in user-defined symbols,
886while allowing any-case matching of intrinsics and keywords.
887For example, @samp{call Foo(i,I)} would pass two @emph{different}
888variables named @samp{i} and @samp{I} to a procedure named @samp{Foo}.)
889
890@cindex -fbadu77-intrinsics-delete option
891@cindex options, -fbadu77-intrinsics-delete
892@item -fbadu77-intrinsics-delete
893@cindex -fbadu77-intrinsics-hide option
894@cindex options, -fbadu77-intrinsics-hide
895@item -fbadu77-intrinsics-hide
896@cindex -fbadu77-intrinsics-disable option
897@cindex options, -fbadu77-intrinsics-disable
898@item -fbadu77-intrinsics-disable
899@cindex -fbadu77-intrinsics-enable option
900@cindex options, -fbadu77-intrinsics-enable
901@item -fbadu77-intrinsics-enable
902@cindex @code{badu77} intrinsics
903@cindex intrinsics, @code{badu77}
904Specify status of UNIX intrinsics having inappropriate forms.
905@option{-fbadu77-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
906@xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
907
908@cindex -ff2c-intrinsics-delete option
909@cindex options, -ff2c-intrinsics-delete
910@item -ff2c-intrinsics-delete
911@cindex -ff2c-intrinsics-hide option
912@cindex options, -ff2c-intrinsics-hide
913@item -ff2c-intrinsics-hide
914@cindex -ff2c-intrinsics-disable option
915@cindex options, -ff2c-intrinsics-disable
916@item -ff2c-intrinsics-disable
917@cindex -ff2c-intrinsics-enable option
918@cindex options, -ff2c-intrinsics-enable
919@item -ff2c-intrinsics-enable
920@cindex @command{f2c} intrinsics
921@cindex intrinsics, @command{f2c}
922Specify status of f2c-specific intrinsics.
923@option{-ff2c-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
924@xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
925
926@cindex -ff90-intrinsics-delete option
927@cindex options, -ff90-intrinsics-delete
928@item -ff90-intrinsics-delete
929@cindex -ff90-intrinsics-hide option
930@cindex options, -ff90-intrinsics-hide
931@item -ff90-intrinsics-hide
932@cindex -ff90-intrinsics-disable option
933@cindex options, -ff90-intrinsics-disable
934@item -ff90-intrinsics-disable
935@cindex -ff90-intrinsics-enable option
936@cindex options, -ff90-intrinsics-enable
937@item -ff90-intrinsics-enable
938@cindex Fortran 90, intrinsics
939@cindex intrinsics, Fortran 90
940Specify status of F90-specific intrinsics.
941@option{-ff90-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
942@xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
943
944@cindex -fgnu-intrinsics-delete option
945@cindex options, -fgnu-intrinsics-delete
946@item -fgnu-intrinsics-delete
947@cindex -fgnu-intrinsics-hide option
948@cindex options, -fgnu-intrinsics-hide
949@item -fgnu-intrinsics-hide
950@cindex -fgnu-intrinsics-disable option
951@cindex options, -fgnu-intrinsics-disable
952@item -fgnu-intrinsics-disable
953@cindex -fgnu-intrinsics-enable option
954@cindex options, -fgnu-intrinsics-enable
955@item -fgnu-intrinsics-enable
956@cindex Digital Fortran features
957@cindex @code{COMPLEX} intrinsics
958@cindex intrinsics, @code{COMPLEX}
959Specify status of Digital's COMPLEX-related intrinsics.
960@option{-fgnu-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
961@xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
962
963@cindex -fmil-intrinsics-delete option
964@cindex options, -fmil-intrinsics-delete
965@item -fmil-intrinsics-delete
966@cindex -fmil-intrinsics-hide option
967@cindex options, -fmil-intrinsics-hide
968@item -fmil-intrinsics-hide
969@cindex -fmil-intrinsics-disable option
970@cindex options, -fmil-intrinsics-disable
971@item -fmil-intrinsics-disable
972@cindex -fmil-intrinsics-enable option
973@cindex options, -fmil-intrinsics-enable
974@item -fmil-intrinsics-enable
975@cindex MIL-STD 1753
976@cindex intrinsics, MIL-STD 1753
977Specify status of MIL-STD-1753-specific intrinsics.
978@option{-fmil-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
979@xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
980
981@cindex -funix-intrinsics-delete option
982@cindex options, -funix-intrinsics-delete
983@item -funix-intrinsics-delete
984@cindex -funix-intrinsics-hide option
985@cindex options, -funix-intrinsics-hide
986@item -funix-intrinsics-hide
987@cindex -funix-intrinsics-disable option
988@cindex options, -funix-intrinsics-disable
989@item -funix-intrinsics-disable
990@cindex -funix-intrinsics-enable option
991@cindex options, -funix-intrinsics-enable
992@item -funix-intrinsics-enable
993@cindex UNIX intrinsics
994@cindex intrinsics, UNIX
995Specify status of UNIX intrinsics.
996@option{-funix-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
997@xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
998
999@cindex -fvxt-intrinsics-delete option
1000@cindex options, -fvxt-intrinsics-delete
1001@item -fvxt-intrinsics-delete
1002@cindex -fvxt-intrinsics-hide option
1003@cindex options, -fvxt-intrinsics-hide
1004@item -fvxt-intrinsics-hide
1005@cindex -fvxt-intrinsics-disable option
1006@cindex options, -fvxt-intrinsics-disable
1007@item -fvxt-intrinsics-disable
1008@cindex -fvxt-intrinsics-enable option
1009@cindex options, -fvxt-intrinsics-enable
1010@item -fvxt-intrinsics-enable
1011@cindex VXT intrinsics
1012@cindex intrinsics, VXT
1013Specify status of VXT intrinsics.
1014@option{-fvxt-intrinsics-enable} is the default.
1015@xref{Intrinsic Groups}.
1016
1017@cindex -ffixed-line-length-@var{n} option
1018@cindex options, -ffixed-line-length-@var{n}
1019@item -ffixed-line-length-@var{n}
1020@cindex source file format
1021@cindex lines, length
1022@cindex length of source lines
1023@cindex fixed form
1024@cindex limits, lengths of source lines
1025Set column after which characters are ignored in typical fixed-form
1026lines in the source file, and through which spaces are assumed (as
1027if padded to that length) after the ends of short fixed-form lines.
1028
1029@cindex card image
1030@cindex extended-source option
1031Popular values for @var{n} include 72 (the
1032standard and the default), 80 (card image), and 132 (corresponds
1033to ``extended-source'' options in some popular compilers).
1034@var{n} may be @samp{none}, meaning that the entire line is meaningful
1035and that continued character constants never have implicit spaces appended
1036to them to fill out the line.
1037@option{-ffixed-line-length-0} means the same thing as
1038@option{-ffixed-line-length-none}.
1039
1040@xref{Source Form}, for more information.
1041@end table
1042
1043@node Warning Options
1044@section Options to Request or Suppress Warnings
1045@cindex options, warnings
1046@cindex warnings, suppressing
1047@cindex messages, warning
1048@cindex suppressing warnings
1049
1050Warnings are diagnostic messages that report constructions which
1051are not inherently erroneous but which are risky or suggest there
1052might have been an error.
1053
1054You can request many specific warnings with options beginning @option{-W},
1055for example @option{-Wimplicit} to request warnings on implicit
1056declarations. Each of these specific warning options also has a
1057negative form beginning @option{-Wno-} to turn off warnings;
1058for example, @option{-Wno-implicit}. This manual lists only one of the
1059two forms, whichever is not the default.
1060
1061These options control the amount and kinds of warnings produced by GNU
1062Fortran:
1063
1064@table @gcctabopt
1065@cindex syntax checking
1066@cindex -fsyntax-only option
1067@cindex options, -fsyntax-only
1068@item -fsyntax-only
1069Check the code for syntax errors, but don't do anything beyond that.
1070
1071@cindex -pedantic option
1072@cindex options, -pedantic
1073@item -pedantic
1074Issue warnings for uses of extensions to ANSI FORTRAN 77.
1075@option{-pedantic} also applies to C-language constructs where they
1076occur in GNU Fortran source files, such as use of @samp{\e} in a
1077character constant within a directive like @samp{#include}.
1078
1079Valid ANSI FORTRAN 77 programs should compile properly with or without
1080this option.
1081However, without this option, certain GNU extensions and traditional
1082Fortran features are supported as well.
1083With this option, many of them are rejected.
1084
1085Some users try to use @option{-pedantic} to check programs for strict ANSI
1086conformance.
1087They soon find that it does not do quite what they want---it finds some
1088non-ANSI practices, but not all.
1089However, improvements to @command{g77} in this area are welcome.
1090
1091@cindex -pedantic-errors option
1092@cindex options, -pedantic-errors
1093@item -pedantic-errors
1094Like @option{-pedantic}, except that errors are produced rather than
1095warnings.
1096
1097@cindex -fpedantic option
1098@cindex options, -fpedantic
1099@item -fpedantic
1100Like @option{-pedantic}, but applies only to Fortran constructs.
1101
1102@cindex -w option
1103@cindex options, -w
1104@item -w
1105Inhibit all warning messages.
1106
1107@cindex -Wno-globals option
1108@cindex options, -Wno-globals
1109@item -Wno-globals
1110@cindex global names, warning
1111@cindex warnings, global names
1112Inhibit warnings about use of a name as both a global name
1113(a subroutine, function, or block data program unit, or a
1114common block) and implicitly as the name of an intrinsic
1115in a source file.
1116
1117Also inhibit warnings about inconsistent invocations and/or
1118definitions of global procedures (function and subroutines).
1119Such inconsistencies include different numbers of arguments
1120and different types of arguments.
1121
1122@cindex -Wimplicit option
1123@cindex options, -Wimplicit
1124@item -Wimplicit
1125@cindex implicit declaration, warning
1126@cindex warnings, implicit declaration
1127@cindex -u option
1128@cindex /WARNINGS=DECLARATIONS switch
1129@cindex IMPLICIT NONE, similar effect
1130@cindex effecting IMPLICIT NONE
1131Warn whenever a variable, array, or function is implicitly
1132declared.
1133Has an effect similar to using the @code{IMPLICIT NONE} statement
1134in every program unit.
1135(Some Fortran compilers provide this feature by an option
1136named @option{-u} or @samp{/WARNINGS=DECLARATIONS}.)
1137
1138@cindex -Wunused option
1139@cindex options, -Wunused
1140@item -Wunused
1141@cindex unused variables
1142@cindex variables, unused
1143Warn whenever a variable is unused aside from its declaration.
1144
1145@cindex -Wuninitialized option
1146@cindex options, -Wuninitialized
1147@item -Wuninitialized
1148@cindex uninitialized variables
1149@cindex variables, uninitialized
1150Warn whenever an automatic variable is used without first being initialized.
1151
1152These warnings are possible only in optimizing compilation,
1153because they require data-flow information that is computed only
1154when optimizing. If you don't specify @option{-O}, you simply won't
1155get these warnings.
1156
1157These warnings occur only for variables that are candidates for
1158register allocation. Therefore, they do not occur for a variable
1159@c that is declared @code{VOLATILE}, or
1160whose address is taken, or whose size
1161is other than 1, 2, 4 or 8 bytes. Also, they do not occur for
1162arrays, even when they are in registers.
1163
1164Note that there might be no warning about a variable that is used only
1165to compute a value that itself is never used, because such
1166computations may be deleted by data-flow analysis before the warnings
1167are printed.
1168
1169These warnings are made optional because GNU Fortran is not smart
1170enough to see all the reasons why the code might be correct
1171despite appearing to have an error. Here is one example of how
1172this can happen:
1173
1174@example
1175SUBROUTINE DISPAT(J)
1176IF (J.EQ.1) I=1
1177IF (J.EQ.2) I=4
1178IF (J.EQ.3) I=5
1179CALL FOO(I)
1180END
1181@end example
1182
1183@noindent
1184If the value of @code{J} is always 1, 2 or 3, then @code{I} is
1185always initialized, but GNU Fortran doesn't know this. Here is
1186another common case:
1187
1188@example
1189SUBROUTINE MAYBE(FLAG)
1190LOGICAL FLAG
1191IF (FLAG) VALUE = 9.4
1192@dots{}
1193IF (FLAG) PRINT *, VALUE
1194END
1195@end example
1196
1197@noindent
1198This has no bug because @code{VALUE} is used only if it is set.
1199
1200@cindex -Wall option
1201@cindex options, -Wall
1202@item -Wall
1203@cindex all warnings
1204@cindex warnings, all
1205The @option{-Wunused} and @option{-Wuninitialized} options combined.
1206These are all the
1207options which pertain to usage that we recommend avoiding and that we
1208believe is easy to avoid.
1209(As more warnings are added to @command{g77} some might
1210be added to the list enabled by @option{-Wall}.)
1211@end table
1212
1213The remaining @option{-W@dots{}} options are not implied by @option{-Wall}
1214because they warn about constructions that we consider reasonable to
1215use, on occasion, in clean programs.
1216
1217@table @gcctabopt
1218@c @item -W
1219@c Print extra warning messages for these events:
1220@c
1221@c @itemize @bullet
1222@c @item
1223@c If @option{-Wall} or @option{-Wunused} is also specified, warn about unused
1224@c arguments.
1225@c
1226@c @end itemize
1227@c
1228@cindex -Wsurprising option
1229@cindex options, -Wsurprising
1230@item -Wsurprising
1231Warn about ``suspicious'' constructs that are interpreted
1232by the compiler in a way that might well be surprising to
1233someone reading the code.
1234These differences can result in subtle, compiler-dependent
1235(even machine-dependent) behavioral differences.
1236The constructs warned about include:
1237
1238@itemize @bullet
1239@item
1240Expressions having two arithmetic operators in a row, such
1241as @samp{X*-Y}.
1242Such a construct is nonstandard, and can produce
1243unexpected results in more complicated situations such
1244as @samp{X**-Y*Z}.
1245@command{g77} along with many other compilers, interprets
1246this example differently than many programmers, and a few
1247other compilers.
1248Specifically, @command{g77} interprets @samp{X**-Y*Z} as
1249@samp{(X**(-Y))*Z}, while others might think it should
1250be interpreted as @samp{X**(-(Y*Z))}.
1251
1252A revealing example is the constant expression @samp{2**-2*1.},
1253which @command{g77} evaluates to .25, while others might evaluate
1254it to 0., the difference resulting from the way precedence affects
1255type promotion.
1256
1257(The @option{-fpedantic} option also warns about expressions
1258having two arithmetic operators in a row.)
1259
1260@item
1261Expressions with a unary minus followed by an operand and then
1262a binary operator other than plus or minus.
1263For example, @samp{-2**2} produces a warning, because
1264the precedence is @samp{-(2**2)}, yielding -4, not
1265@samp{(-2)**2}, which yields 4, and which might represent
1266what a programmer expects.
1267
1268An example of an expression producing different results
1269in a surprising way is @samp{-I*S}, where @var{I} holds
1270the value @samp{-2147483648} and @var{S} holds @samp{0.5}.
1271On many systems, negating @var{I} results in the same
1272value, not a positive number, because it is already the
1273lower bound of what an @code{INTEGER(KIND=1)} variable can hold.
1274So, the expression evaluates to a positive number, while
1275the ``expected'' interpretation, @samp{(-I)*S}, would
1276evaluate to a negative number.
1277
1278Even cases such as @samp{-I*J} produce warnings,
1279even though, in most configurations and situations,
1280there is no computational difference between the
1281results of the two interpretations---the purpose
1282of this warning is to warn about differing interpretations
1283and encourage a better style of coding, not to identify
1284only those places where bugs might exist in the user's
1285code.
1286
1287@cindex DO statement
1288@cindex statements, DO
1289@item
1290@code{DO} loops with @code{DO} variables that are not
1291of integral type---that is, using @code{REAL}
1292variables as loop control variables.
1293Although such loops can be written to work in the
1294``obvious'' way, the way @command{g77} is required by the
1295Fortran standard to interpret such code is likely to
1296be quite different from the way many programmers expect.
1297(This is true of all @code{DO} loops, but the differences
1298are pronounced for non-integral loop control variables.)
1299
1300@xref{Loops}, for more information.
1301@end itemize
1302
1303@cindex -Werror option
1304@cindex options, -Werror
1305@item -Werror
1306Make all warnings into errors.
1307
1308@cindex -W option
1309@cindex options, -W
1310@item -W
1311@cindex extra warnings
1312@cindex warnings, extra
1313Turns on ``extra warnings'' and, if optimization is specified
1314via @option{-O}, the @option{-Wuninitialized} option.
1315(This might change in future versions of @command{g77}
1316
1317``Extra warnings'' are issued for:
1318
1319@itemize @bullet
1320@item
1321@cindex unused parameters
1322@cindex parameters, unused
1323@cindex unused arguments
1324@cindex arguments, unused
1325@cindex unused dummies
1326@cindex dummies, unused
1327Unused parameters to a procedure (when @option{-Wunused} also is
1328specified).
1329
1330@item
1331@cindex overflow
1332Overflows involving floating-point constants (not available
1333for certain configurations).
1334@end itemize
1335@end table
1336
1337@xref{Warning Options,,Options to Request or Suppress Warnings,
1338gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on more
1339options offered
1340by the GBE shared by @command{g77} @command{gcc} and other GNU compilers.
1341
1342Some of these have no effect when compiling programs written in Fortran:
1343
1344@table @gcctabopt
1345@cindex -Wcomment option
1346@cindex options, -Wcomment
1347@item -Wcomment
1348@cindex -Wformat option
1349@cindex options, -Wformat
1350@item -Wformat
1351@cindex -Wparentheses option
1352@cindex options, -Wparentheses
1353@item -Wparentheses
1354@cindex -Wswitch option
1355@cindex options, -Wswitch
1356@item -Wswitch
1357@cindex -Wswitch-default option
1358@cindex options, -Wswitch-default
1359@item -Wswitch-default
1360@cindex -Wswitch-enum option
1361@cindex options, -Wswitch-enum
1362@item -Wswitch-enum
1363@cindex -Wtraditional option
1364@cindex options, -Wtraditional
1365@item -Wtraditional
1366@cindex -Wshadow option
1367@cindex options, -Wshadow
1368@item -Wshadow
1369@cindex -Wid-clash-@var{len} option
1370@cindex options, -Wid-clash-@var{len}
1371@item -Wid-clash-@var{len}
1372@cindex -Wlarger-than-@var{len} option
1373@cindex options, -Wlarger-than-@var{len}
1374@item -Wlarger-than-@var{len}
1375@cindex -Wconversion option
1376@cindex options, -Wconversion
1377@item -Wconversion
1378@cindex -Waggregate-return option
1379@cindex options, -Waggregate-return
1380@item -Waggregate-return
1381@cindex -Wredundant-decls option
1382@cindex options, -Wredundant-decls
1383@item -Wredundant-decls
1384@cindex unsupported warnings
1385@cindex warnings, unsupported
1386These options all could have some relevant meaning for
1387GNU Fortran programs, but are not yet supported.
1388@end table
1389
1390@node Debugging Options
1391@section Options for Debugging Your Program or GNU Fortran
1392@cindex options, debugging
1393@cindex debugging information options
1394
1395GNU Fortran has various special options that are used for debugging
1396either your program or @command{g77}
1397
1398@table @gcctabopt
1399@cindex -g option
1400@cindex options, -g
1401@item -g
1402Produce debugging information in the operating system's native format
1403(stabs, COFF, XCOFF, or DWARF). GDB can work with this debugging
1404information.
1405
1406A sample debugging session looks like this (note the use of the breakpoint):
1407@smallexample
1408$ cat gdb.f
1409 PROGRAM PROG
1410 DIMENSION A(10)
1411 DATA A /1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7.,8.,9.,10./
1412 A(5) = 4.
1413 PRINT*,A
1414 END
1415$ g77 -g -O gdb.f
1416$ gdb a.out
1417...
1418(gdb) break MAIN__
1419Breakpoint 1 at 0x8048e96: file gdb.f, line 4.
1420(gdb) run
1421Starting program: /home/toon/g77-bugs/./a.out
1422Breakpoint 1, MAIN__ () at gdb.f:4
14234 A(5) = 4.
1424Current language: auto; currently fortran
1425(gdb) print a(5)
1426$1 = 5
1427(gdb) step
14285 PRINT*,A
1429(gdb) print a(5)
1430$2 = 4
1431...
1432@end smallexample
1433One could also add the setting of the breakpoint and the first run command
1434to the file @file{.gdbinit} in the current directory, to simplify the debugging
1435session.
1436@end table
1437
1438@xref{Debugging Options,,Options for Debugging Your Program or GCC,
1439gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for more information on
1440debugging options.
1441
1442@node Optimize Options
1443@section Options That Control Optimization
1444@cindex optimize options
1445@cindex options, optimization
1446
1447Most Fortran users will want to use no optimization when
1448developing and testing programs, and use @option{-O} or @option{-O2} when
1449compiling programs for late-cycle testing and for production use.
1450However, note that certain diagnostics---such as for uninitialized
1451variables---depend on the flow analysis done by @option{-O}, i.e.@: you
1452must use @option{-O} or @option{-O2} to get such diagnostics.
1453
1454The following flags have particular applicability when
1455compiling Fortran programs:
1456
1457@table @gcctabopt
1458@cindex -malign-double option
1459@cindex options, -malign-double
1460@item -malign-double
1461(Intel x86 architecture only.)
1462
1463Noticeably improves performance of @command{g77} programs making
1464heavy use of @code{REAL(KIND=2)} (@code{DOUBLE PRECISION}) data
1465on some systems.
1466In particular, systems using Pentium, Pentium Pro, 586, and
1467686 implementations
1468of the i386 architecture execute programs faster when
1469@code{REAL(KIND=2)} (@code{DOUBLE PRECISION}) data are
1470aligned on 64-bit boundaries
1471in memory.
1472
1473This option can, at least, make benchmark results more consistent
1474across various system configurations, versions of the program,
1475and data sets.
1476
1477@emph{Note:} The warning in the @command{gcc} documentation about
1478this option does not apply, generally speaking, to Fortran
1479code compiled by @command{g77}
1480
1481@xref{Aligned Data}, for more information on alignment issues.
1482
1483@emph{Also also note:} The negative form of @option{-malign-double}
1484is @option{-mno-align-double}, not @option{-benign-double}.
1485
1486@cindex -ffloat-store option
1487@cindex options, -ffloat-store
1488@item -ffloat-store
1489@cindex IEEE 754 conformance
1490@cindex conformance, IEEE 754
1491@cindex floating-point, precision
1492Might help a Fortran program that depends on exact IEEE conformance on
1493some machines, but might slow down a program that doesn't.
1494
1495This option is effective when the floating-point unit is set to work in
1496IEEE 854 `extended precision'---as it typically is on x86 and m68k GNU
1497systems---rather than IEEE 754 double precision. @option{-ffloat-store}
1498tries to remove the extra precision by spilling data from floating-point
1499registers into memory and this typically involves a big performance
1500hit. However, it doesn't affect intermediate results, so that it is
1501only partially effective. `Excess precision' is avoided in code like:
1502@smallexample
1503a = b + c
1504d = a * e
1505@end smallexample
1506but not in code like:
1507@smallexample
1508 d = (b + c) * e
1509@end smallexample
1510
1511For another, potentially better, way of controlling the precision,
1512see @ref{Floating-point precision}.
1513
1514@cindex -fforce-mem option
1515@cindex options, -fforce-mem
1516@item -fforce-mem
1517@cindex -fforce-addr option
1518@cindex options, -fforce-addr
1519@item -fforce-addr
1520@cindex loops, speeding up
1521@cindex speed, of loops
1522Might improve optimization of loops.
1523
1524@cindex -fno-inline option
1525@cindex options, -fno-inline
1526@item -fno-inline
1527@cindex in-line code
1528@cindex compilation, in-line
1529@c DL: Only relevant for -O3? TM: No, statement functions are
1530@c inlined even at -O1.
1531Don't compile statement functions inline.
1532Might reduce the size of a program unit---which might be at
1533expense of some speed (though it should compile faster).
1534Note that if you are not optimizing, no functions can be expanded inline.
1535
1536@cindex -ffast-math option
1537@cindex options, -ffast-math
1538@item -ffast-math
1539@cindex IEEE 754 conformance
1540@cindex conformance, IEEE 754
1541Might allow some programs designed to not be too dependent
1542on IEEE behavior for floating-point to run faster, or die trying.
1543Sets @option{-funsafe-math-optimizations}, @option{-ffinite-math-only},
1544and @option{-fno-trapping-math}.
1545
1546@cindex -funsafe-math-optimizations option
1547@cindex options, -funsafe-math-optimizations
1548@item -funsafe-math-optimizations
1549Allow optimizations that may be give incorrect results
1550for certain IEEE inputs.
1551
1552@cindex -ffinite-math-only option
1553@cindex options, -ffinite-math-only
1554@item -ffinite-math-only
1555Allow optimizations for floating-point arithmetic that assume
1556that arguments and results are not NaNs or +-Infs.
1557
1558This option should never be turned on by any @option{-O} option since
1559it can result in incorrect output for programs which depend on
1560an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications.
1561
1562The default is @option{-fno-finite-math-only}.
1563
1564@cindex -fno-trapping-math option
1565@cindex options, -fno-trapping-math
1566@item -fno-trapping-math
1567Allow the compiler to assume that floating-point arithmetic
1568will not generate traps on any inputs. This is useful, for
1569example, when running a program using IEEE "non-stop"
1570floating-point arithmetic.
1571
1572@cindex -fstrength-reduce option
1573@cindex options, -fstrength-reduce
1574@item -fstrength-reduce
1575@cindex loops, speeding up
1576@cindex speed, of loops
1577@c DL: normally defaulted?
1578Might make some loops run faster.
1579
1580@cindex -frerun-cse-after-loop option
1581@cindex options, -frerun-cse-after-loop
1582@item -frerun-cse-after-loop
1583@cindex -fexpensive-optimizations option
1584@cindex options, -fexpensive-optimizations
1585@c DL: This is -O2?
1586@item -fexpensive-optimizations
1587@cindex -fdelayed-branch option
1588@cindex options, -fdelayed-branch
1589@item -fdelayed-branch
1590@cindex -fschedule-insns option
1591@cindex options, -fschedule-insns
1592@item -fschedule-insns
1593@cindex -fschedule-insns2 option
1594@cindex options, -fschedule-insns2
1595@item -fschedule-insns2
1596@cindex -fcaller-saves option
1597@cindex options, -fcaller-saves
1598@item -fcaller-saves
1599Might improve performance on some code.
1600
1601@cindex -funroll-loops option
1602@cindex options, -funroll-loops
1603@item -funroll-loops
1604@cindex loops, unrolling
1605@cindex unrolling loops
1606@cindex loops, optimizing
1607@cindex indexed (iterative) @code{DO}
1608@cindex iterative @code{DO}
1609@c DL: fixme: Craig doesn't like `indexed' but f95 doesn't seem to
1610@c provide a suitable term
1611@c CB: I've decided on `iterative', for the time being, and changed
1612@c my previous, rather bizarre, use of `imperative' to that
1613@c (though `precomputed-trip' would be a more precise adjective)
1614Typically improves performance on code using iterative @code{DO} loops by
1615unrolling them and is probably generally appropriate for Fortran, though
1616it is not turned on at any optimization level.
1617Note that outer loop unrolling isn't done specifically; decisions about
1618whether to unroll a loop are made on the basis of its instruction count.
1619
1620@c DL: Fixme: This should obviously go somewhere else...
1621Also, no `loop discovery'@footnote{@dfn{loop discovery} refers to the
1622process by which a compiler, or indeed any reader of a program,
1623determines which portions of the program are more likely to be executed
1624repeatedly as it is being run. Such discovery typically is done early
1625when compiling using optimization techniques, so the ``discovered''
1626loops get more attention---and more run-time resources, such as
1627registers---from the compiler. It is easy to ``discover'' loops that are
1628constructed out of looping constructs in the language
1629(such as Fortran's @code{DO}). For some programs, ``discovering'' loops
1630constructed out of lower-level constructs (such as @code{IF} and
1631@code{GOTO}) can lead to generation of more optimal code
1632than otherwise.} is done, so only loops written with @code{DO}
1633benefit from loop optimizations, including---but not limited
1634to---unrolling. Loops written with @code{IF} and @code{GOTO} are not
1635currently recognized as such. This option unrolls only iterative
1636@code{DO} loops, not @code{DO WHILE} loops.
1637
1638@cindex -funroll-all-loops option
1639@cindex options, -funroll-all-loops
1640@cindex DO WHILE
1641@item -funroll-all-loops
1642@c DL: Check my understanding of -funroll-all-loops v. -funroll-loops is correct.
1643Probably improves performance on code using @code{DO WHILE} loops by
1644unrolling them in addition to iterative @code{DO} loops. In the absence
1645of @code{DO WHILE}, this option is equivalent to @option{-funroll-loops}
1646but possibly slower.
1647
1648@item -fno-move-all-movables
1649@cindex -fno-move-all-movables option
1650@cindex options, -fno-move-all-movables
1651@item -fno-reduce-all-givs
1652@cindex -fno-reduce-all-givs option
1653@cindex options, -fno-reduce-all-givs
1654@item -fno-rerun-loop-opt
1655@cindex -fno-rerun-loop-opt option
1656@cindex options, -fno-rerun-loop-opt
1657In general, the optimizations enabled with these options will lead to
1658faster code being generated by GNU Fortran; hence they are enabled by default
1659when issuing the @command{g77} command.
1660
1661@option{-fmove-all-movables} and @option{-freduce-all-givs} will enable
1662loop optimization to move all loop-invariant index computations in nested
1663loops over multi-rank array dummy arguments out of these loops.
1664
1665@option{-frerun-loop-opt} will move offset calculations resulting
1666from the fact that Fortran arrays by default have a lower bound of 1
1667out of the loops.
1668
1669These three options are intended to be removed someday, once
1670loop optimization is sufficiently advanced to perform all those
1671transformations without help from these options.
1672@end table
1673
1674@xref{Optimize Options,,Options That Control Optimization,
1675gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for more information on options
1676to optimize the generated machine code.
1677
1678@node Preprocessor Options
1679@section Options Controlling the Preprocessor
1680@cindex preprocessor options
1681@cindex options, preprocessor
1682@cindex cpp program
1683@cindex programs, cpp
1684
1685These options control the C preprocessor, which is run on each C source
1686file before actual compilation.
1687
1688@xref{Preprocessor Options,,Options Controlling the Preprocessor,
1689gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on C
1690preprocessor options.
1691
1692@cindex INCLUDE directive
1693@cindex directive, INCLUDE
1694Some of these options also affect how @command{g77} processes the
1695@code{INCLUDE} directive.
1696Since this directive is processed even when preprocessing
1697is not requested, it is not described in this section.
1698@xref{Directory Options,,Options for Directory Search}, for
1699information on how @command{g77} processes the @code{INCLUDE} directive.
1700
1701However, the @code{INCLUDE} directive does not apply
1702preprocessing to the contents of the included file itself.
1703
1704Therefore, any file that contains preprocessor directives
1705(such as @code{#include}, @code{#define}, and @code{#if})
1706must be included via the @code{#include} directive, not
1707via the @code{INCLUDE} directive.
1708Therefore, any file containing preprocessor directives,
1709if included, is necessarily included by a file that itself
1710contains preprocessor directives.
1711
1712@node Directory Options
1713@section Options for Directory Search
1714@cindex directory, options
1715@cindex options, directory search
1716@cindex search path
1717
1718These options affect how the @command{cpp} preprocessor searches
1719for files specified via the @code{#include} directive.
1720Therefore, when compiling Fortran programs, they are meaningful
1721when the preprocessor is used.
1722
1723@cindex INCLUDE directive
1724@cindex directive, INCLUDE
1725Some of these options also affect how @command{g77} searches
1726for files specified via the @code{INCLUDE} directive,
1727although files included by that directive are not,
1728themselves, preprocessed.
1729These options are:
1730
1731@table @gcctabopt
1732@cindex -I- option
1733@cindex options, -I-
1734@item -I-
1735@cindex -Idir option
1736@cindex options, -Idir
1737@item -I@var{dir}
1738@cindex directory, search paths for inclusion
1739@cindex inclusion, directory search paths for
1740@cindex search paths, for included files
1741@cindex paths, search
1742These affect interpretation of the @code{INCLUDE} directive
1743(as well as of the @code{#include} directive of the @command{cpp}
1744preprocessor).
1745
1746Note that @option{-I@var{dir}} must be specified @emph{without} any
1747spaces between @option{-I} and the directory name---that is,
1748@option{-Ifoo/bar} is valid, but @option{-I foo/bar}
1749is rejected by the @command{g77} compiler (though the preprocessor supports
1750the latter form).
1751@c this is due to toplev.c's inflexible option processing
1752Also note that the general behavior of @option{-I} and
1753@code{INCLUDE} is pretty much the same as of @option{-I} with
1754@code{#include} in the @command{cpp} preprocessor, with regard to
1755looking for @file{header.gcc} files and other such things.
1756
1757@xref{Directory Options,,Options for Directory Search,
1758gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on the
1759@option{-I} option.
1760@end table
1761
1762@node Code Gen Options
1763@section Options for Code Generation Conventions
1764@cindex code generation, conventions
1765@cindex options, code generation
1766@cindex run-time, options
1767
1768These machine-independent options control the interface conventions
1769used in code generation.
1770
1771Most of them have both positive and negative forms; the negative form
1772of @option{-ffoo} would be @option{-fno-foo}. In the table below, only
1773one of the forms is listed---the one which is not the default. You
1774can figure out the other form by either removing @option{no-} or adding
1775it.
1776
1777@table @gcctabopt
1778@cindex -fno-automatic option
1779@cindex options, -fno-automatic
1780@item -fno-automatic
1781@cindex SAVE statement
1782@cindex statements, SAVE
1783Treat each program unit as if the @code{SAVE} statement was specified
1784for every local variable and array referenced in it.
1785Does not affect common blocks.
1786(Some Fortran compilers provide this option under
1787the name @option{-static}.)
1788
1789@cindex -finit-local-zero option
1790@cindex options, -finit-local-zero
1791@item -finit-local-zero
1792@cindex DATA statement
1793@cindex statements, DATA
1794@cindex initialization, of local variables
1795@cindex variables, initialization of
1796@cindex uninitialized variables
1797@cindex variables, uninitialized
1798Specify that variables and arrays that are local to a program unit
1799(not in a common block and not passed as an argument) are to be initialized
1800to binary zeros.
1801
1802Since there is a run-time penalty for initialization of variables
1803that are not given the @code{SAVE} attribute, it might be a
1804good idea to also use @option{-fno-automatic} with @option{-finit-local-zero}.
1805
1806@cindex -fno-f2c option
1807@cindex options, -fno-f2c
1808@item -fno-f2c
1809@cindex @command{f2c} compatibility
1810@cindex compatibility, @command{f2c}
1811Do not generate code designed to be compatible with code generated
1812by @command{f2c} use the GNU calling conventions instead.
1813
1814The @command{f2c} calling conventions require functions that return
1815type @code{REAL(KIND=1)} to actually return the C type @code{double},
1816and functions that return type @code{COMPLEX} to return the
1817values via an extra argument in the calling sequence that points
1818to where to store the return value.
1819Under the GNU calling conventions, such functions simply return
1820their results as they would in GNU C---@code{REAL(KIND=1)} functions
1821return the C type @code{float}, and @code{COMPLEX} functions
1822return the GNU C type @code{complex} (or its @code{struct}
1823equivalent).
1824
1825This does not affect the generation of code that interfaces with the
1826@code{libg2c} library.
1827
1828However, because the @code{libg2c} library uses @command{f2c}
1829calling conventions, @command{g77} rejects attempts to pass
1830intrinsics implemented by routines in this library as actual
1831arguments when @option{-fno-f2c} is used, to avoid bugs when
1832they are actually called by code expecting the GNU calling
1833conventions to work.
1834
1835For example, @samp{INTRINSIC ABS;CALL FOO(ABS)} is
1836rejected when @option{-fno-f2c} is in force.
1837(Future versions of the @command{g77} run-time library might
1838offer routines that provide GNU-callable versions of the
1839routines that implement the @command{f2c} intrinsics
1840that may be passed as actual arguments, so that
1841valid programs need not be rejected when @option{-fno-f2c}
1842is used.)
1843
1844@strong{Caution:} If @option{-fno-f2c} is used when compiling any
1845source file used in a program, it must be used when compiling
1846@emph{all} Fortran source files used in that program.
1847
1848@c seems kinda dumb to tell people about an option they can't use -- jcb
1849@c then again, we want users building future-compatible libraries with it.
1850@cindex -ff2c-library option
1851@cindex options, -ff2c-library
1852@item -ff2c-library
1853Specify that use of @code{libg2c} (or the original @code{libf2c})
1854is required.
1855This is the default for the current version of @command{g77}
1856
1857Currently it is not
1858valid to specify @option{-fno-f2c-library}.
1859This option is provided so users can specify it in shell
1860scripts that build programs and libraries that require the
1861@code{libf2c} library, even when being compiled by future
1862versions of @command{g77} that might otherwise default to
1863generating code for an incompatible library.
1864
1865@cindex -fno-underscoring option
1866@cindex options, -fno-underscoring
1867@item -fno-underscoring
1868@cindex underscore
1869@cindex symbol names, underscores
1870@cindex transforming symbol names
1871@cindex symbol names, transforming
1872Do not transform names of entities specified in the Fortran
1873source file by appending underscores to them.
1874
1875With @option{-funderscoring} in effect, @command{g77} appends two underscores
1876to names with underscores and one underscore to external names with
1877no underscores. (@command{g77} also appends two underscores to internal
1878names with underscores to avoid naming collisions with external names.
1879The @option{-fno-second-underscore} option disables appending of the
1880second underscore in all cases.)
1881
1882This is done to ensure compatibility with code produced by many
1883UNIX Fortran compilers, including @command{f2c} which perform the
1884same transformations.
1885
1886Use of @option{-fno-underscoring} is not recommended unless you are
1887experimenting with issues such as integration of (GNU) Fortran into
1888existing system environments (vis-a-vis existing libraries, tools, and
1889so on).
1890
1891For example, with @option{-funderscoring}, and assuming other defaults like
1892@option{-fcase-lower} and that @samp{j()} and @samp{max_count()} are
1893external functions while @samp{my_var} and @samp{lvar} are local variables,
1894a statement like
1895
1896@smallexample
1897I = J() + MAX_COUNT (MY_VAR, LVAR)
1898@end smallexample
1899
1900@noindent
1901is implemented as something akin to:
1902
1903@smallexample
1904i = j_() + max_count__(&my_var__, &lvar);
1905@end smallexample
1906
1907With @option{-fno-underscoring}, the same statement is implemented as:
1908
1909@smallexample
1910i = j() + max_count(&my_var, &lvar);
1911@end smallexample
1912
1913Use of @option{-fno-underscoring} allows direct specification of
1914user-defined names while debugging and when interfacing @command{g77}
1915code with other languages.
1916
1917Note that just because the names match does @emph{not} mean that the
1918interface implemented by @command{g77} for an external name matches the
1919interface implemented by some other language for that same name.
1920That is, getting code produced by @command{g77} to link to code produced
1921by some other compiler using this or any other method can be only a
1922small part of the overall solution---getting the code generated by
1923both compilers to agree on issues other than naming can require
1924significant effort, and, unlike naming disagreements, linkers normally
1925cannot detect disagreements in these other areas.
1926
1927Also, note that with @option{-fno-underscoring}, the lack of appended
1928underscores introduces the very real possibility that a user-defined
1929external name will conflict with a name in a system library, which
1930could make finding unresolved-reference bugs quite difficult in some
1931cases---they might occur at program run time, and show up only as
1932buggy behavior at run time.
1933
1934In future versions of @command{g77} we hope to improve naming and linking
1935issues so that debugging always involves using the names as they appear
1936in the source, even if the names as seen by the linker are mangled to
1937prevent accidental linking between procedures with incompatible
1938interfaces.
1939
1940@cindex -fno-second-underscore option
1941@cindex options, -fno-second-underscore
1942@item -fno-second-underscore
1943@cindex underscore
1944@cindex symbol names, underscores
1945@cindex transforming symbol names
1946@cindex symbol names, transforming
1947Do not append a second underscore to names of entities specified
1948in the Fortran source file.
1949
1950This option has no effect if @option{-fno-underscoring} is
1951in effect.
1952
1953Otherwise, with this option, an external name such as @samp{MAX_COUNT}
1954is implemented as a reference to the link-time external symbol
1955@samp{max_count_}, instead of @samp{max_count__}.
1956
1957@cindex -fno-ident option
1958@cindex options, -fno-ident
1959@item -fno-ident
1960Ignore the @samp{#ident} directive.
1961
1962@cindex -fzeros option
1963@cindex options, -fzeros
1964@item -fzeros
1965Treat initial values of zero as if they were any other value.
1966
1967As of version 0.5.18, @command{g77} normally treats @code{DATA} and
1968other statements that are used to specify initial values of zero
1969for variables and arrays as if no values were actually specified,
1970in the sense that no diagnostics regarding multiple initializations
1971are produced.
1972
1973This is done to speed up compiling of programs that initialize
1974large arrays to zeros.
1975
1976Use @option{-fzeros} to revert to the simpler, slower behavior
1977that can catch multiple initializations by keeping track of
1978all initializations, zero or otherwise.
1979
1980@emph{Caution:} Future versions of @command{g77} might disregard this option
1981(and its negative form, the default) or interpret it somewhat
1982differently.
1983The interpretation changes will affect only non-standard
1984programs; standard-conforming programs should not be affected.
1985
1986@cindex -femulate-complex option
1987@cindex options, -femulate-complex
1988@item -femulate-complex
1989Implement @code{COMPLEX} arithmetic via emulation,
1990instead of using the facilities of
1991the @command{gcc} back end that provide direct support of
1992@code{complex} arithmetic.
1993
1994(@command{gcc} had some bugs in its back-end support
1995for @code{complex} arithmetic, due primarily to the support not being
1996completed as of version 2.8.1 and @code{egcs} 1.1.2.)
1997
1998Use @option{-femulate-complex} if you suspect code-generation bugs,
1999or experience compiler crashes,
2000that might result from @command{g77} using the @code{COMPLEX} support
2001in the @command{gcc} back end.
2002If using that option fixes the bugs or crashes you are seeing,
2003that indicates a likely @command{g77} bugs
2004(though, all compiler crashes are considered bugs),
2005so, please report it.
2006(Note that the known bugs, now believed fixed, produced compiler crashes
2007rather than causing the generation of incorrect code.)
2008
2009Use of this option should not affect how Fortran code compiled
2010by @command{g77} works in terms of its interfaces to other code,
2011e.g. that compiled by @command{f2c}
2012
2013As of GCC version 3.0, this option is not necessary anymore.
2014
2015@emph{Caution:} Future versions of @command{g77} might ignore both forms
2016of this option.
2017
2018@cindex -falias-check option
2019@cindex options, -falias-check
2020@cindex -fargument-alias option
2021@cindex options, -fargument-alias
2022@cindex -fargument-noalias option
2023@cindex options, -fargument-noalias
2024@cindex -fno-argument-noalias-global option
2025@cindex options, -fno-argument-noalias-global
2026@item -falias-check
2027@item -fargument-alias
2028@item -fargument-noalias
2029@item -fno-argument-noalias-global
2030@emph{Version info:}
2031These options are not supported by
2032versions of @command{g77} based on @command{gcc} version 2.8.
2033
2034These options specify to what degree aliasing
2035(overlap)
2036is permitted between
2037arguments (passed as pointers) and @code{COMMON} (external, or
2038public) storage.
2039
2040The default for Fortran code, as mandated by the FORTRAN 77 and
2041Fortran 90 standards, is @option{-fargument-noalias-global}.
2042The default for code written in the C language family is
2043@option{-fargument-alias}.
2044
2045Note that, on some systems, compiling with @option{-fforce-addr} in
2046effect can produce more optimal code when the default aliasing
2047options are in effect (and when optimization is enabled).
2048
2049@xref{Aliasing Assumed To Work}, for detailed information on the implications
2050of compiling Fortran code that depends on the ability to alias dummy
2051arguments.
2052
2053@cindex -fno-globals option
2054@cindex options, -fno-globals
2055@item -fno-globals
2056@cindex global names, warning
2057@cindex warnings, global names
2058@cindex in-line code
2059@cindex compilation, in-line
2060Disable diagnostics about inter-procedural
2061analysis problems, such as disagreements about the
2062type of a function or a procedure's argument,
2063that might cause a compiler crash when attempting
2064to inline a reference to a procedure within a
2065program unit.
2066(The diagnostics themselves are still produced, but
2067as warnings, unless @option{-Wno-globals} is specified,
2068in which case no relevant diagnostics are produced.)
2069
2070Further, this option disables such inlining, to
2071avoid compiler crashes resulting from incorrect
2072code that would otherwise be diagnosed.
2073
2074As such, this option might be quite useful when
2075compiling existing, ``working'' code that happens
2076to have a few bugs that do not generally show themselves,
2077but which @command{g77} diagnoses.
2078
2079Use of this option therefore has the effect of
2080instructing @command{g77} to behave more like it did
2081up through version 0.5.19.1, when it paid little or
2082no attention to disagreements between program units
2083about a procedure's type and argument information,
2084and when it performed no inlining of procedures
2085(except statement functions).
2086
2087Without this option, @command{g77} defaults to performing
2088the potentially inlining procedures as it started doing
2089in version 0.5.20, but as of version 0.5.21, it also
2090diagnoses disagreements that might cause such inlining
2091to crash the compiler as (fatal) errors,
2092and warns about similar disagreements
2093that are currently believed to not
2094likely to result in the compiler later crashing
2095or producing incorrect code.
2096
2097@cindex -fflatten-arrays option
2098@item -fflatten-arrays
2099@cindex array performance
2100@cindex arrays, flattening
2101Use back end's C-like constructs
2102(pointer plus offset)
2103instead of its @code{ARRAY_REF} construct
2104to handle all array references.
2105
2106@emph{Note:} This option is not supported.
2107It is intended for use only by @command{g77} developers,
2108to evaluate code-generation issues.
2109It might be removed at any time.
2110
2111@cindex -fbounds-check option
2112@cindex -ffortran-bounds-check option
2113@item -fbounds-check
2114@itemx -ffortran-bounds-check
2115@cindex bounds checking
2116@cindex range checking
2117@cindex array bounds checking
2118@cindex subscript checking
2119@cindex substring checking
2120@cindex checking subscripts
2121@cindex checking substrings
2122Enable generation of run-time checks for array subscripts
2123and substring start and end points
2124against the (locally) declared minimum and maximum values.
2125
2126The current implementation uses the @code{libf2c}
2127library routine @code{s_rnge} to print the diagnostic.
2128
2129However, whereas @command{f2c} generates a single check per
2130reference for a multi-dimensional array, of the computed
2131offset against the valid offset range (0 through the size of the array),
2132@command{g77} generates a single check per @emph{subscript} expression.
2133This catches some cases of potential bugs that @command{f2c} does not,
2134such as references to below the beginning of an assumed-size array.
2135
2136@command{g77} also generates checks for @code{CHARACTER} substring references,
2137something @command{f2c} currently does not do.
2138
2139Use the new @option{-ffortran-bounds-check} option
2140to specify bounds-checking for only the Fortran code you are compiling,
2141not necessarily for code written in other languages.
2142
2143@emph{Note:} To provide more detailed information on the offending subscript,
2144@command{g77} provides the @code{libg2c} run-time library routine @code{s_rnge}
2145with somewhat differently-formatted information.
2146Here's a sample diagnostic:
2147
2148@smallexample
2149Subscript out of range on file line 4, procedure rnge.f/bf.
2150Attempt to access the -6-th element of variable b[subscript-2-of-2].
2151Aborted
2152@end smallexample
2153
2154The above message indicates that the offending source line is
2155line 4 of the file @file{rnge.f},
2156within the program unit (or statement function) named @samp{bf}.
2157The offended array is named @samp{b}.
2158The offended array dimension is the second for a two-dimensional array,
2159and the offending, computed subscript expression was @samp{-6}.
2160
2161For a @code{CHARACTER} substring reference, the second line has
2162this appearance:
2163
2164@smallexample
2165Attempt to access the 11-th element of variable a[start-substring].
2166@end smallexample
2167
2168This indicates that the offended @code{CHARACTER} variable or array
2169is named @samp{a},
2170the offended substring position is the starting (leftmost) position,
2171and the offending substring expression is @samp{11}.
2172
2173(Though the verbage of @code{s_rnge} is not ideal
2174for the purpose of the @command{g77} compiler,
2175the above information should provide adequate diagnostic abilities
2176to it users.)
2177@end table
2178
2179@xref{Code Gen Options,,Options for Code Generation Conventions,
2180gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on more options
2181offered by the GBE
2182shared by @command{g77} @command{gcc} and other GNU compilers.
2183
2184Some of these do @emph{not} work when compiling programs written in Fortran:
2185
2186@table @gcctabopt
2187@cindex -fpcc-struct-return option
2188@cindex options, -fpcc-struct-return
2189@item -fpcc-struct-return
2190@cindex -freg-struct-return option
2191@cindex options, -freg-struct-return
2192@item -freg-struct-return
2193You should not use these except strictly the same way as you
2194used them to build the version of @code{libg2c} with which
2195you will be linking all code compiled by @command{g77} with the
2196same option.
2197
2198@cindex -fshort-double option
2199@cindex options, -fshort-double
2200@item -fshort-double
2201This probably either has no effect on Fortran programs, or
2202makes them act loopy.
2203
2204@cindex -fno-common option
2205@cindex options, -fno-common
2206@item -fno-common
2207Do not use this when compiling Fortran programs,
2208or there will be Trouble.
2209
2210@cindex -fpack-struct option
2211@cindex options, -fpack-struct
2212@item -fpack-struct
2213This probably will break any calls to the @code{libg2c} library,
2214at the very least, even if it is built with the same option.
2215@end table
2216
2217@c man end
2218
2219@node Environment Variables
2220@section Environment Variables Affecting GNU Fortran
2221@cindex environment variables
2222
2223@c man begin ENVIRONMENT
2224
2225GNU Fortran currently does not make use of any environment
2226variables to control its operation above and beyond those
2227that affect the operation of @command{gcc}.
2228
2229@xref{Environment Variables,,Environment Variables Affecting GCC,
2230gcc,Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)}, for information on environment
2231variables.
2232
2233@c man end