docs/users_guide/flags.xml

   1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
   2   <sect1 id="flag-reference">
   3     <title>Flag reference</title>
   4
   5     <para>This section is a quick-reference for GHC's command-line
   6     flags.  For each flag, we also list its static/dynamic status (see
   7     <xref linkend="static-dynamic-flags"/>), and the flag's opposite
   8     (if available).</para>
   9
  10     <sect2>
  11       <title>Help and verbosity options</title>
  12
  13       <para><xref linkend="options-help"/></para>
  14
  15       <informaltable>
  16         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
  17           <thead>
  18             <row>
  19               <entry>Flag</entry>
  20               <entry>Description</entry>
  21               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
  22               <entry>Reverse</entry>
  23             </row>
  24           </thead>
  25           <tbody>
  26             <row>
  27               <entry><option>-?</option></entry>
  28               <entry>help</entry>
  29               <entry>mode</entry>
  30               <entry>-</entry>
  31             </row>
  32             <row>
  33               <entry><option>-help</option></entry>
  34               <entry>help</entry>
  35               <entry>mode</entry>
  36               <entry>-</entry>
  37             </row>
  38             <row>
  39               <entry><option>-n</option></entry>
  40               <entry>do a dry run</entry>
  41               <entry>dynamic</entry>
  42               <entry>-</entry>
  43             </row>
  44             <row>
  45               <entry><option>-v</option></entry>
  46               <entry>verbose mode (equivalent to <option>-v3</option>)</entry>
  47               <entry>dynamic</entry>
  48               <entry>-</entry>
  49             </row>
  50             <row>
  51               <entry><option>-v</option><replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
  52               <entry>set verbosity level</entry>
  53               <entry>dynamic</entry>
  54               <entry>-</entry>
  55             </row>
  56             <row>
  57               <entry><option>-V</option></entry>
  58               <entry>display GHC version</entry>
  59               <entry>mode</entry>
  60               <entry>-</entry>
  61             </row>
  62             <row>
  63               <entry><option>&ndash;&ndash;supported-languages</option></entry>
  64               <entry>display the supported language extensions</entry>
  65               <entry>mode</entry>
  66               <entry>-</entry>
  67             </row>
  68             <row>
  69               <entry><option>&ndash;&ndash;info</option></entry>
  70               <entry>display information about the compiler</entry>
  71               <entry>mode</entry>
  72               <entry>-</entry>
  73             </row>
  74             <row>
  75               <entry><option>&ndash;&ndash;version</option></entry>
  76               <entry>display GHC version</entry>
  77               <entry>mode</entry>
  78               <entry>-</entry>
  79             </row>
  80             <row>
  81               <entry><option>&ndash;&ndash;numeric-version</option></entry>
  82               <entry>display GHC version (numeric only)</entry>
  83               <entry>mode</entry>
  84               <entry>-</entry>
  85             </row>
  86             <row>
  87               <entry><option>&ndash;&ndash;print-libdir</option></entry>
  88               <entry>display GHC library directory</entry>
  89               <entry>mode</entry>
  90               <entry>-</entry>
  91             </row>
  92             <row>
  93               <entry><option>-ferror-spans</option></entry>
  94               <entry>output full span in error messages</entry>
  95               <entry>static</entry>
  96               <entry>-</entry>
  97             </row>
  98             <row>
  99               <entry><option>-H</option><replaceable>size</replaceable></entry>
 100               <entry>Set the minimum heap size to <replaceable>size</replaceable></entry>
 101               <entry>static</entry>
 102               <entry>-</entry>
 103             </row>
 104             <row>
 105               <entry><option>-Rghc-timing</option></entry>
 106               <entry>Summarise timing stats for GHC (same as <literal>+RTS -tstderr</literal>)</entry>
 107               <entry>static</entry>
 108               <entry>-</entry>
 109             </row>
 110           </tbody>
 111         </tgroup>
 112       </informaltable>
 113
 114     </sect2>
 115     <sect2>
 116       <title>Which phases to run</title>
 117
 118       <para><xref linkend="options-order"/></para>
 119
 120       <informaltable>
 121         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 122           <thead>
 123             <row>
 124               <entry>Flag</entry>
 125               <entry>Description</entry>
 126               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 127               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 128             </row>
 129           </thead>
 130           <tbody>
 131             <row>
 132               <entry><option>-E</option></entry>
 133               <entry>Stop after preprocessing (<literal>.hspp</literal> file)</entry>
 134               <entry>mode</entry>
 135               <entry>-</entry>
 136             </row>
 137             <row>
 138               <entry><option>-C</option></entry>
 139               <entry>Stop after generating C (<literal>.hc</literal> file)</entry>
 140               <entry>mode</entry>
 141               <entry>-</entry>
 142             </row>
 143             <row>
 144               <entry><option>-S</option></entry>
 145               <entry>Stop after generating assembly (<literal>.s</literal> file)</entry>
 146               <entry>mode</entry>
 147               <entry>-</entry>
 148             </row>
 149             <row>
 150               <entry><option>-c</option></entry>
 151               <entry>Do not link</entry>
 152               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 153               <entry>-</entry>
 154             </row>
 155             <row>
 156               <entry><option>-x</option> <replaceable>suffix</replaceable></entry>
 157               <entry>Override default behaviour for source files</entry>
 158               <entry>static</entry>
 159               <entry>-</entry>
 160             </row>
 161           </tbody>
 162         </tgroup>
 163       </informaltable>
 164     </sect2>
 165
 166      <sect2>
 167       <title>Alternative modes of operation</title>
 168
 169       <para><xref linkend="modes"/></para>
 170
 171       <informaltable>
 172         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 173           <thead>
 174             <row>
 175               <entry>Flag</entry>
 176               <entry>Description</entry>
 177               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 178               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 179             </row>
 180           </thead>
 181           <tbody>
 182             <row>
 183               <entry><option>--interactive</option></entry>
 184               <entry>Interactive mode - normally used by just running <command>ghci</command>;
 185               see <xref linkend="ghci"/> for details.</entry>
 186               <entry>mode</entry>
 187               <entry>-</entry>
 188             </row>
 189             <row>
 190               <entry><option>--make</option></entry>
 191               <entry>Build a multi-module Haskell program, automatically figuring out dependencies. Likely to be much easier, and faster, than using <command>make</command>;
 192               see <xref linkend="make-mode"/> for details..</entry>
 193               <entry>mode</entry>
 194               <entry>-</entry>
 195             </row>
 196             <row>
 197               <entry><option>-e <replaceable>expr</replaceable></option></entry>
 198               <entry>Evaluate <replaceable>expr</replaceable>;
 199               see <xref linkend="eval-mode"/> for details.</entry>
 200               <entry>mode</entry>
 201               <entry>-</entry>
 202             </row>
 203             <row>
 204               <entry><option>-M</option></entry>
 205               <entry>Generate dependency information suitable for use in a <filename>Makefile</filename>;
 206               see <xref linkend="makefile-dependencies"/> for details.</entry>
 207               <entry>mode</entry>
 208               <entry>-</entry>
 209             </row>
 210           </tbody>
 211         </tgroup>
 212       </informaltable>
 213     </sect2>
 214
 215     <sect2>
 216       <title>Redirecting output</title>
 217
 218       <para><xref linkend="options-output"/></para>
 219
 220       <informaltable>
 221         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 222           <thead>
 223             <row>
 224               <entry>Flag</entry>
 225               <entry>Description</entry>
 226               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 227               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 228             </row>
 229           </thead>
 230           <tbody>
 231             <row>
 232               <entry><option>-hcsuf</option> <replaceable>suffix</replaceable></entry>
 233               <entry>set the suffix to use for intermediate C files</entry>
 234               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 235               <entry>-</entry>
 236             </row>
 237             <row>
 238               <entry><option>-hidir</option> <replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
 239               <entry>set directory for interface files</entry>
 240               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 241               <entry>-</entry>
 242             </row>
 243             <row>
 244               <entry><option>-hisuf</option> <replaceable>suffix</replaceable></entry>
 245               <entry>set the suffix to use for interface files</entry>
 246               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 247               <entry>-</entry>
 248             </row>
 249             <row>
 250               <entry><option>-o</option> <replaceable>filename</replaceable></entry>
 251               <entry>set output filename</entry>
 252               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 253               <entry>-</entry>
 254             </row>
 255             <row>
 256               <entry><option>-odir</option> <replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
 257               <entry>set directory for object files</entry>
 258               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 259               <entry>-</entry>
 260             </row>
 261             <row>
 262               <entry><option>-ohi</option> <replaceable>filename</replaceable></entry>
 263               <entry>set the filename in which to put the interface</entry>
 264               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 265               <entry></entry>
 266             </row>
 267             <row>
 268               <entry><option>-osuf</option> <replaceable>suffix</replaceable></entry>
 269               <entry>set the output file suffix</entry>
 270               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 271               <entry>-</entry>
 272             </row>
 273             <row>
 274               <entry><option>-stubdir</option> <replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
 275               <entry>redirect FFi stub files</entry>
 276               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 277               <entry>-</entry>
 278             </row>
 279             <row>
 280               <entry><option>-outputdir</option> <replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
 281               <entry>set output directory</entry>
 282               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 283               <entry>-</entry>
 284             </row>
 285           </tbody>
 286         </tgroup>
 287       </informaltable>
 288     </sect2>
 289
 290     <sect2>
 291       <title>Keeping intermediate files</title>
 292
 293       <para><xref linkend="keeping-intermediates"/></para>
 294
 295       <informaltable>
 296         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 297           <thead>
 298             <row>
 299               <entry>Flag</entry>
 300               <entry>Description</entry>
 301               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 302               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 303             </row>
 304           </thead>
 305           <tbody>
 306             <row>
 307               <entry><option>-keep-hc-file</option> or
 308                  <option>-keep-hc-files</option></entry>
 309               <entry>retain intermediate <literal>.hc</literal> files</entry>
 310               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 311               <entry>-</entry>
 312             </row>
 313             <row>
 314               <entry><option>-keep-s-file</option> or
 315                  <option>-keep-s-files</option></entry>
 316               <entry>retain intermediate <literal>.s</literal> files</entry>
 317               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 318               <entry>-</entry>
 319             </row>
 320             <row>
 321               <entry><option>-keep-raw-s-file</option> or
 322                  <option>-keep-raw-s-files</option></entry>
 323               <entry>retain intermediate <literal>.raw_s</literal> files</entry>
 324               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 325               <entry>-</entry>
 326             </row>
 327             <row>
 328               <entry><option>-keep-tmp-files</option></entry>
 329               <entry>retain all intermediate temporary files</entry>
 330               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 331               <entry>-</entry>
 332             </row>
 333           </tbody>
 334         </tgroup>
 335       </informaltable>
 336     </sect2>
 337
 338     <sect2>
 339       <title>Temporary files</title>
 340
 341       <para><xref linkend="temp-files"/></para>
 342
 343       <informaltable>
 344         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 345           <thead>
 346             <row>
 347               <entry>Flag</entry>
 348               <entry>Description</entry>
 349               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 350               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 351             </row>
 352           </thead>
 353           <tbody>
 354             <row>
 355               <entry><option>-tmpdir</option></entry>
 356               <entry>set the directory for temporary files</entry>
 357               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 358               <entry>-</entry>
 359             </row>
 360           </tbody>
 361         </tgroup>
 362       </informaltable>
 363     </sect2>
 364
 365     <sect2>
 366       <title>Finding imports</title>
 367
 368       <para><xref linkend="search-path"/></para>
 369
 370       <informaltable>
 371         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 372           <thead>
 373             <row>
 374               <entry>Flag</entry>
 375
 376               <entry>Description</entry>
 377               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 378               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 379             </row>
 380           </thead>
 381           <tbody>
 382             <row>
 383               <entry><option>-i</option><replaceable>dir1</replaceable>:<replaceable>dir2</replaceable>:...</entry>
 384               <entry>add <replaceable>dir</replaceable>,
 385                   <replaceable>dir2</replaceable>, etc. to import path</entry>
 386               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 387               <entry>-</entry>
 388             </row>
 389             <row>
 390               <entry><option>-i</option></entry>
 391               <entry>Empty the import directory list</entry>
 392               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 393               <entry>-</entry>
 394             </row>
 395           </tbody>
 396         </tgroup>
 397       </informaltable>
 398     </sect2>
 399
 400     <sect2>
 401       <title>Interface file options</title>
 402
 403       <para><xref linkend="hi-options"/></para>
 404
 405       <informaltable>
 406         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 407           <thead>
 408             <row>
 409               <entry>Flag</entry>
 410
 411               <entry>Description</entry>
 412               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 413               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 414             </row>
 415           </thead>
 416           <tbody>
 417             <row>
 418               <entry><option>-ddump-hi</option></entry>
 419               <entry>Dump the new interface to stdout</entry>
 420               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 421               <entry>-</entry>
 422             </row>
 423             <row>
 424               <entry><option>-ddump-hi-diffs</option></entry>
 425               <entry>Show the differences vs. the old interface</entry>
 426               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 427               <entry>-</entry>
 428             </row>
 429             <row>
 430               <entry><option>-ddump-minimal-imports</option></entry>
 431               <entry>Dump a minimal set of imports</entry>
 432               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 433               <entry>-</entry>
 434             </row>
 435             <row>
 436               <entry><option>--show-iface</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></entry>
 437               <entry>See <xref linkend="modes"/>.</entry>
 438             </row>
 439           </tbody>
 440         </tgroup>
 441       </informaltable>
 442     </sect2>
 443
 444     <sect2>
 445       <title>Recompilation checking</title>
 446
 447       <para><xref linkend="recomp"/></para>
 448
 449       <informaltable>
 450         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 451           <thead>
 452             <row>
 453               <entry>Flag</entry>
 454
 455               <entry>Description</entry>
 456               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 457               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 458             </row>
 459           </thead>
 460           <tbody>
 461             <row>
 462               <entry><option>-fforce-recomp</option></entry>
 463               <entry>Turn off recompilation checking; implied by any
 464               <option>-ddump-X</option> option</entry>
 465               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 466               <entry><option>-fno-force-recomp</option></entry>
 467             </row>
 468           </tbody>
 469         </tgroup>
 470       </informaltable>
 471     </sect2>
 472
 473     <sect2 id="interactive-mode-options">
 474       <title>Interactive-mode options</title>
 475
 476       <para><xref linkend="ghci-dot-files"/></para>
 477
 478       <informaltable>
 479         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 480           <thead>
 481             <row>
 482               <entry>Flag</entry>
 483               <entry>Description</entry>
 484               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 485               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 486             </row>
 487           </thead>
 488           <tbody>
 489             <row>
 490               <entry><option>-ignore-dot-ghci</option></entry>
 491               <entry>Disable reading of <filename>.ghci</filename> files</entry>
 492               <entry>static</entry>
 493               <entry>-</entry>
 494             </row>
 495             <row>
 496               <entry><option>-read-dot-ghci</option></entry>
 497               <entry>Enable reading of <filename>.ghci</filename> files</entry>
 498               <entry>static</entry>
 499               <entry>-</entry>
 500             </row>
 501             <row>
 502               <entry><option>-fbreak-on-exception</option></entry>
 503               <entry><link linkend="ghci-debugger-exceptions">Break on any exception thrown</link></entry>
 504               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 505               <entry><option>-fno-break-on-exception</option></entry>
 506             </row>
 507             <row>
 508               <entry><option>-fbreak-on-error</option></entry>
 509               <entry><link linkend="ghci-debugger-exceptions">Break on uncaught exceptions and errors</link></entry>
 510               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 511               <entry><option>-fno-break-on-error</option></entry>
 512             </row>
 513             <row>
 514               <entry><option>-fprint-evld-with-show</option></entry>
 515               <entry><link linkend="breakpoints">Enable usage of Show instances in <literal>:print</literal></link></entry>
 516               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 517               <entry><option>-fno-print-evld-with-show</option></entry>
 518             </row>
 519             <row>
 520               <entry><option>-fprint-bind-result</option></entry>
 521               <entry><link linkend="ghci-stmts">Turn on printing of binding results in GHCi</link></entry>
 522               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 523               <entry><option>-fno-print-bind-result</option></entry>
 524             </row>
 525             <row>
 526               <entry><option>-fno-print-bind-contents</option></entry>
 527               <entry><link linkend="breakpoints">Turn off printing of binding contents in GHCi</link></entry>
 528               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 529               <entry>-</entry>
 530             </row>
 531             <row>
 532               <entry><option>-fno-implicit-import-qualified</option></entry>
 533               <entry><link linkend="ghci-import-qualified">Turn off
 534               implicit qualified import of everything in GHCi</link></entry>
 535               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 536               <entry>-</entry>
 537             </row>
 538
 539           </tbody>
 540         </tgroup>
 541       </informaltable>
 542     </sect2>
 543
 544     <sect2>
 545       <title>Packages</title>
 546
 547       <para><xref linkend="packages"/></para>
 548
 549       <informaltable>
 550         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 551           <thead>
 552             <row>
 553               <entry>Flag</entry>
 554               <entry>Description</entry>
 555               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 556               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 557             </row>
 558           </thead>
 559           <tbody>
 560             <row>
 561               <entry><option>-package-name</option> <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 562               <entry>Compile to be part of package <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 563               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 564               <entry>-</entry>
 565             </row>
 566             <row>
 567               <entry><option>-package</option> <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 568               <entry>Expose package <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 569               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 570               <entry>-</entry>
 571             </row>
 572             <row>
 573               <entry><option>-hide-all-packages</option></entry>
 574               <entry>Hide all packages by default</entry>
 575               <entry>static</entry>
 576               <entry>-</entry>
 577             </row>
 578             <row>
 579               <entry><option>-hide-package</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></entry>
 580               <entry>Hide package <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 581               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 582               <entry>-</entry>
 583             </row>
 584             <row>
 585               <entry><option>-ignore-package</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></entry>
 586               <entry>Ignore package <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 587               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 588               <entry>-</entry>
 589             </row>
 590             <row>
 591               <entry><option>-package-conf</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></entry>
 592               <entry>Load more packages from <replaceable>file</replaceable></entry>
 593               <entry>static</entry>
 594               <entry>-</entry>
 595             </row>
 596             <row>
 597               <entry><option>-no-user-package-conf</option></entry>
 598               <entry>Don't load the user's package config file.</entry>
 599               <entry>static</entry>
 600               <entry>-</entry>
 601             </row>
 602             <row>
 603               <entry><option>-no-auto-link-packages</option></entry>
 604               <entry>Don't automatically link in the haskell98 package.</entry>
 605               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 606               <entry>-</entry>
 607             </row>
 608           </tbody>
 609         </tgroup>
 610       </informaltable>
 611     </sect2>
 612
 613     <sect2>
 614       <title>Language options</title>
 615
 616       <para>Language options can be enabled either by a command-line option
 617       <option>-Xblah</option>, or by a <literal>{-# LANGUAGE blah #-}</literal>
 618       pragma in the file itself.  See <xref linkend="options-language"/></para>
 619
 620       <informaltable>
 621         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 622           <thead>
 623             <row>
 624               <entry>Flag</entry>
 625               <entry>Description</entry>
 626               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 627               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 628             </row>
 629           </thead>
 630           <tbody>
 631             <row>
 632               <entry><option>-fglasgow-exts</option></entry>
 633               <entry>Enable most language extensions</entry>
 634               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 635               <entry><option>-fno-glasgow-exts</option></entry>
 636             </row>
 637             <row>
 638               <entry><option>-XOverlappingInstances</option></entry>
 639               <entry>Enable <link linkend="instance-overlap">overlapping instances</link></entry>
 640               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 641               <entry><option>-XNoOverlappingInstances</option></entry>
 642             </row>
 643             <row>
 644               <entry><option>-XIncoherentInstances</option></entry>
 645               <entry>Enable <link linkend="instance-overlap">incoherent instances</link>.
 646               Implies <option>-XOverlappingInstances</option> </entry>
 647               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 648               <entry><option>-XNoIncoherentInstances</option></entry>
 649             </row>
 650             <row>
 651               <entry><option>-XUndecidableInstances</option></entry>
 652               <entry>Enable <link linkend="undecidable-instances">undecidable instances</link></entry>
 653               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 654               <entry><option>-XNoUndecidableInstances</option></entry>
 655             </row>
 656             <row>
 657               <entry><option>-fcontext-stack=N</option><replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
 658               <entry>set the <link linkend="undecidable-instances">limit for context reduction</link>. Default is 20.</entry>
 659               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 660               <entry></entry>
 661             </row>
 662             <row>
 663               <entry><option>-XArrows</option></entry>
 664               <entry>Enable <link linkend="arrow-notation">arrow
 665               notation</link> extension</entry>
 666               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 667               <entry><option>-XNoArrows</option></entry>
 668             </row>
 669             <row>
 670               <entry><option>-XDisambiguateRecordFields</option></entry>
 671               <entry>Enable <link linkend="disambiguate-fields">record
 672               field disambiguation</link></entry>
 673               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 674               <entry><option>-XNoDisambiguateRecordFields</option></entry>
 675             </row>
 676             <row>
 677               <entry><option>-XForeignFunctionInterface</option></entry>
 678               <entry>Enable <link linkend="ffi">foreign function interface</link> (implied by
 679               <option>-fglasgow-exts</option>)</entry>
 680               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 681               <entry><option>-XNoForeignFunctionInterface</option></entry>
 682             </row>
 683             <row>
 684               <entry><option>-XGenerics</option></entry>
 685               <entry>Enable <link linkend="generic-classes">generic classes</link></entry>
 686               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 687               <entry><option>-XNoGenerics</option></entry>
 688             </row>
 689             <row>
 690               <entry><option>-XImplicitParams</option></entry>
 691               <entry>Enable <link linkend="implicit-parameters">Implicit Parameters</link>.
 692               Implied by <option>-fglasgow-exts</option>.</entry>
 693               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 694               <entry><option>-XNoImplicitParams</option></entry>
 695             </row>
 696             <row>
 697               <entry><option>-firrefutable-tuples</option></entry>
 698               <entry>Make tuple pattern matching irrefutable</entry>
 699               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 700               <entry><option>-fno-irrefutable-tuples</option></entry>
 701             </row>
 702             <row>
 703               <entry><option>-XNoImplicitPrelude</option></entry>
 704               <entry>Don't implicitly <literal>import Prelude</literal></entry>
 705               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 706               <entry><option>-XImplicitPrelude</option></entry>
 707             </row>
 708             <row>
 709               <entry><option>-XNoMonomorphismRestriction</option></entry>
 710               <entry>Disable the <link linkend="monomorphism">monomorphism restriction</link></entry>
 711               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 712               <entry><option>-XMonomorphismRrestriction</option></entry>
 713             </row>
 714             <row>
 715               <entry><option>-XNoNPlusKPatterns</option></entry>
 716               <entry>Disable support for <literal>n+k</literal> patterns</entry>
 717               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 718               <entry><option>-XNPlusKPatterns</option></entry>
 719             </row>
 720             <row>
 721               <entry><option>-XNoMonoPatBinds</option></entry>
 722               <entry>Make <link linkend="monomorphism">pattern bindings polymorphic</link></entry>
 723               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 724               <entry><option>-XMonoPatBinds</option></entry>
 725             </row>
 726             <row>
 727               <entry><option>-XRelaxedPolyRec</option></entry>
 728               <entry>Relaxed checking for <link linkend="typing-binds">mutually-recursive polymorphic functions</link></entry>
 729               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 730               <entry><option>-XNoRelaxedPolyRec</option></entry>
 731             </row>
 732             <row>
 733               <entry><option>-XExtendedDefaultRules</option></entry>
 734               <entry>Use GHCi's <link linkend="extended-default-rules">extended default rules</link> in a normal module</entry>
 735               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 736               <entry><option>-XNoExtendedDefaultRules</option></entry>
 737             </row>
 738             <row>
 739               <entry><option>-XOverloadedStrings</option></entry>
 740               <entry>Enable <link linkend="overloaded-strings">overloaded string literals</link>.
 741               </entry>
 742               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 743               <entry><option>-XNoOverloadedStrings</option></entry>
 744             </row>
 745             <row>
 746               <entry><option>-XGADTs</option></entry>
 747               <entry>Enable <link linkend="gadt">generalised algebraic data types</link>.
 748               </entry>
 749               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 750               <entry><option>-XNoGADTs</option></entry>
 751             </row>
 752             <row>
 753               <entry><option>-XTypeFamilies</option></entry>
 754               <entry>Enable <link linkend="type-families">type families</link>.</entry>
 755               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 756               <entry><option>-XNoTypeFamilies</option></entry>
 757             </row>
 758             <row>
 759               <entry><option>-XScopedTypeVariables</option></entry>
 760               <entry>Enable <link linkend="scoped-type-variables">lexically-scoped type variables</link>.
 761               Implied by <option>-fglasgow-exts</option>.</entry>
 762               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 763               <entry><option>-XNoScopedTypeVariables</option></entry>
 764             </row>
 765             <row>
 766               <entry><option>-XMonoLocalBinds</option></entry>
 767               <entry>Enable <link linkend="mono-local-binds">do not generalise local bindings</link>.
 768               </entry>
 769               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 770               <entry><option>-XNoMonoLocalBinds</option></entry>
 771             </row>
 772             <row>
 773               <entry><option>-XTemplateHaskell</option></entry>
 774               <entry>Enable <link linkend="template-haskell">Template Haskell</link>.
 775                 No longer implied by <option>-fglasgow-exts</option>.</entry>
 776               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 777               <entry><option>-XNoTemplateHaskell</option></entry>
 778             </row>
 779             <row>
 780               <entry><option>-XQuasiQuotes</option></entry>
 781               <entry>Enable <link linkend="th-quasiquotation">quasiquotation</link>.</entry>
 782               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 783               <entry><option>-XNoQuasiQuotes</option></entry>
 784             </row>
 785             <row>
 786               <entry><option>-XBangPatterns</option></entry>
 787               <entry>Enable <link linkend="bang-patterns">bang patterns</link>.</entry>
 788               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 789               <entry><option>-XNoBangPatterns</option></entry>
 790             </row>
 791             <row>
 792               <entry><option>-XCPP</option></entry>
 793               <entry>Enable the <link linkend="c-pre-processor">C preprocessor</link>.</entry>
 794               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 795               <entry><option>-XNoCPP</option></entry>
 796             </row>
 797             <row>
 798               <entry><option>-XPatternGuards</option></entry>
 799               <entry>Enable <link linkend="pattern-guards">pattern guards</link>.</entry>
 800               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 801               <entry><option>-XNoPatternGuards</option></entry>
 802             </row>
 803             <row>
 804               <entry><option>-XViewPatterns</option></entry>
 805               <entry>Enable <link linkend="view-patterns">view patterns</link>.</entry>
 806               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 807               <entry><option>-XNoViewPatterns</option></entry>
 808             </row>
 809             <row>
 810               <entry><option>-XUnicodeSyntax</option></entry>
 811               <entry>Enable <link linkend="unicode-syntax">unicode syntax</link>.</entry>
 812               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 813               <entry><option>-XNoUnicodeSyntax</option></entry>
 814             </row>
 815             <row>
 816               <entry><option>-XMagicHash</option></entry>
 817               <entry>Allow "#" as a <link linkend="magic-hash">postfix modifier on identifiers</link>.</entry>
 818               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 819               <entry><option>-XNoMagicHash</option></entry>
 820             </row>
 821             <row>
 822               <entry><option>-XNewQualifiedOperators</option></entry>
 823               <entry>Enable <link linkend="new-qualified-operators">new
 824               qualified operator syntax</link></entry>
 825               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 826               <entry><option>-XNoNewQualifiedOperators</option></entry>
 827             </row>
 828             <row>
 829               <entry><option>-XExplicitForALl</option></entry>
 830               <entry>Enable <link linkend="explicit-foralls">explicit universal quantification</link>.
 831               Implied by <option>-XScopedTypeVariables</option>,
 832             <option>-XLiberalTypeSynonyms</option>,
 833             <option>-XRank2Types</option>,
 834             <option>-XRankNTypes</option>,
 835             <option>-XPolymorphicComponents</option>,
 836             <option>-XExistentialQuantification</option>
 837               </entry>
 838               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 839               <entry><option>-XNoExplicitForAll</option></entry>
 840             </row>
 841             <row>
 842               <entry><option>-XPolymorphicComponents</option></entry>
 843               <entry>Enable <link linkend="universal-quantification">polymorphic components for data constructors</link>.</entry>
 844               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 845               <entry><option>-XNoPolymorphicComponents</option></entry>
 846             </row>
 847             <row>
 848               <entry><option>-XRank2Types</option></entry>
 849               <entry>Enable <link linkend="universal-quantification">rank-2 types</link>.</entry>
 850               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 851               <entry><option>-XNoRank2Types</option></entry>
 852             </row>
 853             <row>
 854               <entry><option>-XRankNTypes</option></entry>
 855               <entry>Enable <link linkend="universal-quantification">rank-N types</link>.</entry>
 856               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 857               <entry><option>-XNoRankNTypes</option></entry>
 858             </row>
 859             <row>
 860               <entry><option>-XImpredicativeTypes</option></entry>
 861               <entry>Enable <link linkend="impredicative-polymorphism">impredicative types</link>.</entry>
 862               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 863               <entry><option>-XNoImpredicativeTypes</option></entry>
 864             </row>
 865             <row>
 866               <entry><option>-XExistentialQuantification</option></entry>
 867               <entry>Enable <link linkend="existential-quantification">existential quantification</link>.</entry>
 868               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 869               <entry><option>-XNoExistentialQuantification</option></entry>
 870             </row>
 871             <row>
 872               <entry><option>-XKindSignatures</option></entry>
 873               <entry>Enable <link linkend="kinding">kind signatures</link>.</entry>
 874               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 875               <entry><option>-XNoKindSignatures</option></entry>
 876             </row>
 877             <row>
 878               <entry><option>-XEmptyDataDecls</option></entry>
 879               <entry>Enable empty data declarations.</entry>
 880               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 881               <entry><option>-XNoEmptyDataDecls</option></entry>
 882             </row>
 883             <row>
 884               <entry><option>-XParallelListComp</option></entry>
 885               <entry>Enable <link linkend="parallel-list-comprehensions">parallel list comprehensions</link>.</entry>
 886               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 887               <entry><option>-XNoParallelListComp</option></entry>
 888             </row>
 889             <row>
 890               <entry><option>-XTransformListComp</option></entry>
 891               <entry>Enable <link linkend="generalised-list-comprehensions">generalised list comprehensions</link>.</entry>
 892               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 893               <entry><option>-XNoTransformListComp</option></entry>
 894             </row>
 895             <row>
 896               <entry><option>-XUnliftedFFITypes</option></entry>
 897               <entry>Enable unlifted FFI types.</entry>
 898               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 899               <entry><option>-XNoUnliftedFFITypes</option></entry>
 900             </row>
 901             <row>
 902               <entry><option>-XLiberalTypeSynonyms</option></entry>
 903               <entry>Enable <link linkend="type-synonyms">liberalised type synonyms</link>.</entry>
 904               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 905               <entry><option>-XNoLiberalTypeSynonyms</option></entry>
 906             </row>
 907             <row>
 908               <entry><option>-XTypeOperators</option></entry>
 909               <entry>Enable type operators.</entry>
 910               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 911               <entry><option>-XNoTypeOperators</option></entry>
 912             </row>
 913             <row>
 914               <entry><option>-XDoRec</option></entry>
 915               <entry>Enable <link linkend="recursive-do-notation">recursive do notation</link>.</entry>
 916               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 917               <entry><option>-XNoDoRec</option></entry>
 918             </row>
 919             <row>
 920               <entry><option>-XRecursiveDo</option></entry>
 921               <entry>Enable <link linkend="mdo-notation">recursive do (mdo) notation</link>. This is deprecated; please use <link linkend="recursive-do-notation">recursive do notation</link> instead.</entry>
 922               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 923               <entry><option>-XNoRecursiveDo</option></entry>
 924             </row>
 925             <row>
 926               <entry><option>-XPArr</option></entry>
 927               <entry>Enable parallel arrays.</entry>
 928               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 929               <entry><option>-XNoPArr</option></entry>
 930             </row>
 931             <row>
 932               <entry><option>-XRecordWildCards</option></entry>
 933               <entry>Enable <link linkend="record-wildcards">record wildcards</link>.</entry>
 934               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 935               <entry><option>-XNoRecordWildCards</option></entry>
 936             </row>
 937             <row>
 938               <entry><option>-XNamedFieldPuns</option></entry>
 939               <entry>Enable <link linkend="record-puns">record puns</link>.</entry>
 940               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 941               <entry><option>-XNoNamedFieldPuns</option></entry>
 942             </row>
 943             <row>
 944               <entry><option>-XDisambiguateRecordFields</option></entry>
 945               <entry>Enable  <link linkend="disambiguate-fields">record field disambiguation</link>. </entry>
 946               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 947               <entry><option>-XNoDisambiguateRecordFields</option></entry>
 948             </row>
 949             <row>
 950               <entry><option>-XUnboxedTuples</option></entry>
 951               <entry>Enable <link linkend="unboxed-tuples">unboxed tuples</link>.</entry>
 952               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 953               <entry><option>-XNoUnboxedTuples</option></entry>
 954             </row>
 955             <row>
 956               <entry><option>-XStandaloneDeriving</option></entry>
 957               <entry>Enable <link linkend="stand-alone-deriving">standalone deriving</link>.</entry>
 958               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 959               <entry><option>-XNoStandaloneDeriving</option></entry>
 960             </row>
 961             <row>
 962               <entry><option>-XDeriveDataTypeable</option></entry>
 963               <entry>Enable <link linkend="deriving-typeable">deriving for the Data and Typeable classes</link>.</entry>
 964               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 965               <entry><option>-XNoDeriveDataTypeable</option></entry>
 966             </row>
 967             <row>
 968               <entry><option>-XGeneralizedNewtypeDeriving</option></entry>
 969               <entry>Enable <link linkend="newtype-deriving">newtype deriving</link>.</entry>
 970               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 971               <entry><option>-XNoGeneralizedNewtypeDeriving</option></entry>
 972             </row>
 973             <row>
 974               <entry><option>-XTypeSynonymInstances</option></entry>
 975               <entry>Enable <link linkend="flexible-instance-head">type synonyms in instance heads</link>.</entry>
 976               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 977               <entry><option>-XNoTypeSynonymInstances</option></entry>
 978             </row>
 979             <row>
 980               <entry><option>-XFlexibleContexts</option></entry>
 981               <entry>Enable <link linkend="flexible-contexts">flexible contexts</link>.</entry>
 982               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 983               <entry><option>-XNoFlexibleContexts</option></entry>
 984             </row>
 985             <row>
 986               <entry><option>-XFlexibleInstances</option></entry>
 987               <entry>Enable <link linkend="instance-rules">flexible instances</link>.</entry>
 988               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 989               <entry><option>-XNoFlexibleInstances</option></entry>
 990             </row>
 991             <row>
 992               <entry><option>-XConstrainedClassMethods</option></entry>
 993               <entry>Enable <link linkend="class-method-types">constrained class methods</link>.</entry>
 994               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 995               <entry><option>-XNoConstrainedClassMethods</option></entry>
 996             </row>
 997             <row>
 998               <entry><option>-XMultiParamTypeClasses</option></entry>
 999               <entry>Enable <link linkend="multi-param-type-classes">multi parameter type classes</link>.</entry>
1000               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1001               <entry><option>-XNoMultiParamTypeClasses</option></entry>
1002             </row>
1003             <row>
1004               <entry><option>-XFunctionalDependencies</option></entry>
1005               <entry>Enable <link linkend="functional-dependencies">functional dependencies</link>.</entry>
1006               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1007               <entry><option>-XNoFunctionalDependencies</option></entry>
1008             </row>
1009             <row>
1010               <entry><option>-XPackageImports</option></entry>
1011               <entry>Enable <link linkend="package-imports">package-qualified imports</link>.</entry>
1012               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1013               <entry><option>-XNoPackageImports</option></entry>
1014             </row>
1015           </tbody>
1016         </tgroup>
1017       </informaltable>
1018     </sect2>
1019
1020     <sect2>
1021       <title>Warnings</title>
1022
1023       <para><xref linkend="options-sanity"/></para>
1024
1025     <informaltable>
1026       <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1027         <thead>
1028           <row>
1029             <entry>Flag</entry>
1030             <entry>Description</entry>
1031             <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1032             <entry>Reverse</entry>
1033           </row>
1034         </thead>
1035         <tbody>
1036           <row>
1037             <entry><option>-W</option></entry>
1038             <entry>enable normal warnings</entry>
1039             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1040             <entry><option>-w</option></entry>
1041           </row>
1042           <row>
1043             <entry><option>-w</option></entry>
1044             <entry>disable all warnings</entry>
1045             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1046             <entry>-</entry>
1047           </row>
1048           <row>
1049             <entry><option>-Wall</option></entry>
1050             <entry>enable almost all warnings (details in <xref linkend="options-sanity"/>)</entry>
1051             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1052             <entry><option>-w</option></entry>
1053           </row>
1054           <row>
1055             <entry><option>-Werror</option></entry>
1056             <entry>make warnings fatal</entry>
1057             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1058             <entry>-Wwarn</entry>
1059           </row>
1060           <row>
1061             <entry><option>-Wwarn</option></entry>
1062             <entry>make warnings non-fatal</entry>
1063             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1064             <entry>-Werror</entry>
1065           </row>
1066
1067           <row>
1068             <entry><option>-fwarn-unrecognised-pragmas</option></entry>
1069             <entry>warn about uses of pragmas that GHC doesn't recognise</entry>
1070             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1071             <entry><option>-fno-warn-unrecognised-pragmas</option></entry>
1072           </row>
1073
1074           <row>
1075             <entry><option>-fwarn-warnings-deprecations</option></entry>
1076             <entry>warn about uses of functions &amp; types that have warnings or deprecated pragmas</entry>
1077             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1078             <entry><option>-fno-warn-warnings-deprecations</option></entry>
1079           </row>
1080
1081           <row>
1082             <entry><option>-fwarn-deprecated-flags</option></entry>
1083             <entry>warn about uses of commandline flags that are deprecated</entry>
1084             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1085             <entry><option>-fno-warn-deprecated-flags</option></entry>
1086           </row>
1087
1088           <row>
1089             <entry><option>-fwarn-duplicate-exports</option></entry>
1090             <entry>warn when an entity is exported multiple times</entry>
1091             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1092             <entry><option>-fno-warn-duplicate-exports</option></entry>
1093           </row>
1094
1095           <row>
1096             <entry><option>-fwarn-hi-shadowing</option></entry>
1097             <entry>warn when a <literal>.hi</literal> file in the
1098             current directory shadows a library</entry>
1099             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1100             <entry><option>-fno-warn-hi-shadowing</option></entry>
1101           </row>
1102
1103           <row>
1104             <entry><option>-fwarn-implicit-prelude</option></entry>
1105             <entry>warn when the Prelude is implicitly imported</entry>
1106             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1107             <entry><option>-fno-warn-implicit-prelude</option></entry>
1108           </row>
1109
1110           <row>
1111             <entry><option>-fwarn-incomplete-patterns</option></entry>
1112             <entry>warn when a pattern match could fail</entry>
1113             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1114             <entry><option>-fno-warn-incomplete-patterns</option></entry>
1115           </row>
1116
1117           <row>
1118             <entry><option>-fwarn-incomplete-record-updates</option></entry>
1119             <entry>warn when a record update could fail</entry>
1120             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1121             <entry><option>-fno-warn-incomplete-record-updates</option></entry>
1122           </row>
1123
1124           <row>
1125             <entry><option>-fwarn-missing-fields</option></entry>
1126             <entry>warn when fields of a record are uninitialised</entry>
1127             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1128             <entry><option>-fno-warn-missing-fields</option></entry>
1129           </row>
1130
1131           <row>
1132             <entry><option>-fwarn-missing-methods</option></entry>
1133             <entry>warn when class methods are undefined</entry>
1134             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1135             <entry><option>-fno-warn-missing-methods</option></entry>
1136           </row>
1137
1138           <row>
1139             <entry><option>-fwarn-missing-signatures</option></entry>
1140             <entry>warn about top-level functions without signatures</entry>
1141             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1142             <entry><option>-fno-warn-missing-signatures</option></entry>
1143           </row>
1144
1145           <row>
1146             <entry><option>-fwarn-name-shadowing</option></entry>
1147             <entry>warn when names are shadowed</entry>
1148             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1149             <entry><option>-fno-warn-name-shadowing</option></entry>
1150           </row>
1151
1152           <row>
1153             <entry><option>-fwarn-orphans</option></entry>
1154             <entry>warn when the module contains <link linkend="orphan-modules">orphan instance declarations
1155             or rewrite rules</link></entry>
1156             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1157             <entry><option>-fno-warn-orphans</option></entry>
1158           </row>
1159
1160           <row>
1161             <entry><option>-fwarn-overlapping-patterns</option></entry>
1162             <entry>warn about overlapping patterns</entry>
1163             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1164             <entry><option>-fno-warn-overlapping-patterns</option></entry>
1165           </row>
1166
1167           <row>
1168             <entry><option>-fwarn-simple-patterns</option></entry>
1169             <entry>warn about lambda-patterns that can fail</entry>
1170             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1171             <entry><option>-fno-warn-simple-patterns</option></entry>
1172           </row>
1173
1174           <row>
1175             <entry><option>-fwarn-tabs</option></entry>
1176             <entry>warn if there are tabs in the source file</entry>
1177             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1178             <entry><option>-fno-warn-tabs</option></entry>
1179           </row>
1180
1181           <row>
1182             <entry><option>-fwarn-type-defaults</option></entry>
1183             <entry>warn when defaulting happens</entry>
1184             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1185             <entry><option>-fno-warn-type-defaults</option></entry>
1186           </row>
1187
1188           <row>
1189             <entry><option>-fwarn-monomorphism-restriction</option></entry>
1190             <entry>warn when the Monomorphism Restriction is applied</entry>
1191             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1192             <entry><option>-fno-warn-monomorphism-restriction</option></entry>
1193           </row>
1194
1195           <row>
1196             <entry><option>-fwarn-unused-binds</option></entry>
1197             <entry>warn about bindings that are unused</entry>
1198             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1199             <entry><option>-fno-warn-unused-binds</option></entry>
1200           </row>
1201
1202           <row>
1203             <entry><option>-fwarn-unused-imports</option></entry>
1204             <entry>warn about unnecessary imports</entry>
1205             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1206             <entry><option>-fno-warn-unused-imports</option></entry>
1207           </row>
1208
1209           <row>
1210             <entry><option>-fwarn-unused-matches</option></entry>
1211             <entry>warn about variables in patterns that aren't used</entry>
1212             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1213             <entry><option>-fno-warn-unused-matches</option></entry>
1214           </row>
1215
1216           <row>
1217             <entry><option>-fwarn-unused-do-bind</option></entry>
1218             <entry>warn about do bindings that appear to throw away values of types other than <literal>()</literal></entry>
1219             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1220             <entry><option>-fno-warn-unused-do-bind</option></entry>
1221           </row>
1222
1223           <row>
1224             <entry><option>-fwarn-wrong-do-bind</option></entry>
1225             <entry>warn about do bindings that appear to throw away monadic values that you should have bound instead</entry>
1226             <entry>dynamic</entry>
1227             <entry><option>-fno-warn-wrong-do-bind</option></entry>
1228           </row>
1229
1230           </tbody>
1231         </tgroup>
1232       </informaltable>
1233
1234     </sect2>
1235     <sect2>
1236       <title>Optimisation levels</title>
1237
1238       <para><xref linkend="options-optimise"/></para>
1239
1240       <informaltable>
1241         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1242           <thead>
1243             <row>
1244               <entry>Flag</entry>
1245               <entry>Description</entry>
1246               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1247               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1248             </row>
1249           </thead>
1250           <tbody>
1251             <row>
1252               <entry><option>-O</option></entry>
1253               <entry>Enable default optimisation (level 1)</entry>
1254               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1255               <entry><option>-O0</option></entry>
1256             </row>
1257             <row>
1258               <entry><option>-O</option><replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
1259               <entry>Set optimisation level <replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
1260               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1261               <entry><option>-O0</option></entry>
1262             </row>
1263           </tbody>
1264         </tgroup>
1265       </informaltable>
1266
1267     </sect2>
1268     <sect2>
1269       <title>Individual optimisations</title>
1270
1271       <para><xref linkend="options-f"/></para>
1272
1273       <informaltable>
1274         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1275           <thead>
1276             <row>
1277               <entry>Flag</entry>
1278               <entry>Description</entry>
1279               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1280               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1281             </row>
1282           </thead>
1283           <tbody>
1284             <row>
1285               <entry><option>-fcase-merge</option></entry>
1286               <entry>Enable case-merging. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1287               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1288               <entry><option>-fno-case-merge</option></entry>
1289             </row>
1290
1291             <row>
1292               <entry><option>-fdicts-strict</option></entry>
1293               <entry>Make dictionaries strict</entry>
1294               <entry>static</entry>
1295               <entry><option>-fno-dicts-strict</option></entry>
1296             </row>
1297
1298             <row>
1299               <entry><option>-fmethod-sharing</option></entry>
1300               <entry>Share specialisations of overloaded functions (default)</entry>
1301               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1302               <entry><option>-fno-method-sharing</option></entry>
1303             </row>
1304
1305             <row>
1306               <entry><option>-fdo-eta-reduction</option></entry>
1307               <entry>Enable eta-reduction. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1308               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1309               <entry><option>-fno-do-eta-reduction</option></entry>
1310             </row>
1311
1312             <row>
1313               <entry><option>-fdo-lambda-eta-expansion</option></entry>
1314               <entry>Enable lambda eta-reduction</entry>
1315               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1316               <entry><option>-fno-do-lambda-eta-expansion</option></entry>
1317             </row>
1318
1319             <row>
1320               <entry><option>-fexcess-precision</option></entry>
1321               <entry>Enable excess intermediate precision</entry>
1322               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1323               <entry><option>-fno-excess-precision</option></entry>
1324             </row>
1325
1326             <row>
1327               <entry><option>-fignore-asserts</option></entry>
1328               <entry>Ignore assertions in the source</entry>
1329               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1330               <entry><option>-fno-ignore-asserts</option></entry>
1331             </row>
1332
1333             <row>
1334               <entry><option>-fignore-interface-pragmas</option></entry>
1335               <entry>Ignore pragmas in interface files</entry>
1336               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1337               <entry><option>-fno-ignore-interface-pragmas</option></entry>
1338             </row>
1339
1340             <row>
1341               <entry><option>-fomit-interface-pragmas</option></entry>
1342               <entry>Don't generate interface pragmas</entry>
1343               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1344               <entry><option>-fno-omit-interface-pragmas</option></entry>
1345             </row>
1346
1347             <row>
1348               <entry><option>-fmax-worker-args</option></entry>
1349               <entry>If a worker has that many arguments, none will be
1350                 unpacked anymore (default: 10)</entry>
1351               <entry>static</entry>
1352               <entry>-</entry>
1353             </row>
1354
1355             <row>
1356               <entry><option>-fsimplifier-phases</option></entry>
1357               <entry>Set the number of phases for the simplifier (default 2).
1358               Ignored with <option>-O0</option>.</entry>
1359               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1360               <entry>-</entry>
1361             </row>
1362
1363             <row>
1364               <entry><option>-fmax-simplifier-iterations</option></entry>
1365               <entry>Set the max iterations for the simplifier</entry>
1366               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1367               <entry>-</entry>
1368             </row>
1369
1370             <row>
1371               <entry><option>-fno-state-hack</option></entry>
1372               <entry>Turn off the "state hack" whereby any lambda with a real-world state token
1373               as argument is considered to be single-entry.  Hence OK to inline things inside it.</entry>
1374               <entry>static</entry>
1375               <entry>-</entry>
1376             </row>
1377
1378             <row>
1379               <entry><option>-fcse</option></entry>
1380               <entry>Turn on common sub-expression elimination. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1381               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1382               <entry>-fno-cse</entry>
1383             </row>
1384
1385             <row>
1386               <entry><option>-fspecialise</option></entry>
1387               <entry>Turn on specialisation of overloaded functions. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1388               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1389               <entry>-fno-specialise</entry>
1390             </row>
1391
1392             <row>
1393               <entry><option>-ffull-laziness</option></entry>
1394               <entry>Turn on full laziness (floating bindings outwards). Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1395               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1396               <entry>-fno-full-laziness</entry>
1397             </row>
1398
1399             <row>
1400               <entry><option>-ffloat-in</option></entry>
1401               <entry>Turn on the float-in transformation. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1402               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1403               <entry>-fno-float-in</entry>
1404             </row>
1405
1406             <row>
1407               <entry><option>-fenable-rewrite-rules</option></entry>
1408               <entry>Switch on all rewrite rules (including rules
1409               generated by automatic specialisation of overloaded functions).
1410               Implied by <option>-O</option>. </entry>
1411               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1412               <entry><option>-fno-enable-rewrite-rules</option></entry>
1413             </row>
1414
1415             <row>
1416               <entry><option>-fstrictness</option></entry>
1417               <entry>Turn on strictness analysis. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1418               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1419               <entry>-fno-strictness</entry>
1420             </row>
1421
1422             <row>
1423               <entry><option>-fstrictness=before</option>=<replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
1424               <entry>Run an additional strictness analysis before simplifier
1425 phase <replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
1426               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1427               <entry>-</entry>
1428             </row>
1429
1430             <row>
1431               <entry><option>-fspec-constr</option></entry>
1432               <entry>Turn on the SpecConstr transformation. Implied by <option>-O2</option>.</entry>
1433               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1434               <entry>-fno-spec-constr</entry>
1435             </row>
1436
1437             <row>
1438               <entry><option>-fspec-constr-threshold</option>=<replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
1439               <entry>Set the size threshold for the SpecConstr transformation to <replaceable>n</replaceable> (default: 200)</entry>
1440               <entry>static</entry>
1441               <entry><option>-fno-spec-constr-threshold</option></entry>
1442             </row>
1443
1444             <row>
1445               <entry><option>-fspec-constr-count</option>=<replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
1446               <entry>Set to <replaceable>n</replaceable> (default: 3) the maximum number of
1447                 specialisations that will be created for any one function
1448                 by the SpecConstr transformation</entry>
1449               <entry>static</entry>
1450               <entry><option>-fno-spec-constr-count</option></entry>
1451             </row>
1452
1453             <row>
1454               <entry><option>-fliberate-case</option></entry>
1455               <entry>Turn on the liberate-case transformation. Implied by <option>-O2</option>.</entry>
1456               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1457               <entry>-fno-liberate-case</entry>
1458             </row>
1459
1460             <row>
1461               <entry><option>-fstatic-argument-transformation</option></entry>
1462               <entry>Turn on the static argument transformation. Implied by <option>-O2</option>.</entry>
1463               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1464               <entry>-fno-static-argument-transformation</entry>
1465             </row>
1466
1467             <row>
1468               <entry><option>-fliberate-case-threshold</option>=<replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
1469               <entry>Set the size threshold for the liberate-case transformation to <replaceable>n</replaceable> (default: 200)</entry>
1470               <entry>static</entry>
1471               <entry><option>-fno-liberate-case-threshold</option></entry>
1472             </row>
1473
1474             <row>
1475               <entry><option>-funbox-strict-fields</option></entry>
1476               <entry>Flatten strict constructor fields</entry>
1477               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1478               <entry><option>-fno-unbox-strict-fields</option></entry>
1479             </row>
1480
1481             <row>
1482               <entry><option>-funfolding-creation-threshold</option></entry>
1483               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1484               <entry>static</entry>
1485               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-creation-threshold</option></entry>
1486             </row>
1487
1488             <row>
1489               <entry><option>-funfolding-fun-discount</option></entry>
1490               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1491               <entry>static</entry>
1492               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-fun-discount</option></entry>
1493             </row>
1494
1495             <row>
1496               <entry><option>-funfolding-keeness-factor</option></entry>
1497               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1498               <entry>static</entry>
1499               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-keeness-factor</option></entry>
1500             </row>
1501
1502             <row>
1503               <entry><option>-funfolding-use-threshold</option></entry>
1504               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1505               <entry>static</entry>
1506               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-use-threshold</option></entry>
1507             </row>
1508
1509             <row>
1510               <entry><option>-fno-pre-inlining</option></entry>
1511               <entry>Turn off pre-inlining</entry>
1512               <entry>static</entry>
1513               <entry>-</entry>
1514             </row>
1515
1516             <row>
1517               <entry><option>-feager-blackholing</option></entry>
1518               <entry>Turn on <link linkend="parallel-compile-options">eager blackholing</link></entry>
1519               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1520               <entry>-</entry>
1521             </row>
1522           </tbody>
1523         </tgroup>
1524       </informaltable>
1525     </sect2>
1526
1527     <sect2>
1528       <title>Profiling options</title>
1529
1530       <para><xref linkend="profiling"/></para>
1531
1532       <informaltable>
1533         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1534           <thead>
1535             <row>
1536               <entry>Flag</entry>
1537               <entry>Description</entry>
1538               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1539               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1540             </row>
1541           </thead>
1542           <tbody>
1543             <row>
1544               <entry><option>-auto</option></entry>
1545               <entry>Auto-add <literal>_scc_</literal>s to all
1546               exported functions not marked INLINE</entry>
1547               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1548               <entry><option>-no-auto</option></entry>
1549             </row>
1550             <row>
1551               <entry><option>-auto-all</option></entry>
1552               <entry>Auto-add <literal>_scc_</literal>s to all
1553               top-level functions not marked INLINE</entry>
1554               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1555               <entry><option>-no-auto-all</option></entry>
1556             </row>
1557             <row>
1558               <entry><option>-caf-all</option></entry>
1559               <entry>Auto-add <literal>_scc_</literal>s to all CAFs</entry>
1560               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1561               <entry><option>-no-caf-all</option></entry>
1562             </row>
1563             <row>
1564               <entry><option>-prof</option></entry>
1565               <entry>Turn on profiling</entry>
1566               <entry>static</entry>
1567               <entry>-</entry>
1568             </row>
1569             <row>
1570               <entry><option>-ticky</option></entry>
1571               <entry><link linkend="ticky-ticky">Turn on ticky-ticky profiling</link></entry>
1572               <entry>static</entry>
1573               <entry>-</entry>
1574             </row>
1575           </tbody>
1576         </tgroup>
1577       </informaltable>
1578     </sect2>
1579
1580     <sect2>
1581       <title>Program coverage options</title>
1582
1583       <para><xref linkend="hpc"/></para>
1584
1585       <informaltable>
1586         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1587           <thead>
1588             <row>
1589               <entry>Flag</entry>
1590               <entry>Description</entry>
1591               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1592               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1593             </row>
1594           </thead>
1595           <tbody>
1596             <row>
1597               <entry><option>-fhpc</option></entry>
1598               <entry>Turn on Haskell program coverage instrumentation</entry>
1599               <entry>static</entry>
1600               <entry><option>-</option></entry>
1601             </row>
1602             <row>
1603               <entry><option>-hpcdir dir</option></entry>
1604               <entry>Directory to deposit .mix files during compilation (default is .hpc)</entry>
1605               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1606               <entry><option>-</option></entry>
1607             </row>
1608           </tbody>
1609         </tgroup>
1610       </informaltable>
1611     </sect2>
1612
1613     <sect2>
1614       <title>Haskell pre-processor options</title>
1615
1616       <para><xref linkend="pre-processor"/></para>
1617
1618       <informaltable>
1619         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1620           <thead>
1621             <row>
1622               <entry>Flag</entry>
1623               <entry>Description</entry>
1624               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1625               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1626             </row>
1627           </thead>
1628           <tbody>
1629             <row>
1630               <entry><option>-F</option></entry>
1631               <entry>
1632                   Enable the use of a pre-processor
1633                   (set with <option>-pgmF</option>)
1634               </entry>
1635               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1636               <entry>-</entry>
1637             </row>
1638           </tbody>
1639         </tgroup>
1640       </informaltable>
1641     </sect2>
1642
1643     <sect2>
1644       <title>C pre-processor options</title>
1645
1646       <para><xref linkend="c-pre-processor"/></para>
1647
1648       <informaltable>
1649         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1650           <thead>
1651             <row>
1652               <entry>Flag</entry>
1653               <entry>Description</entry>
1654               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1655               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1656             </row>
1657           </thead>
1658           <tbody>
1659             <row>
1660               <entry><option>-cpp</option></entry>
1661               <entry>Run the C pre-processor on Haskell source files</entry>
1662               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1663               <entry>-</entry>
1664             </row>
1665             <row>
1666               <entry><option>-D</option><replaceable>symbol</replaceable><optional>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></optional></entry>
1667               <entry>Define a symbol in the C pre-processor</entry>
1668               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1669               <entry><option>-U</option><replaceable>symbol</replaceable></entry>
1670             </row>
1671             <row>
1672               <entry><option>-U</option><replaceable>symbol</replaceable></entry>
1673               <entry>Undefine a symbol in the C pre-processor</entry>
1674               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1675               <entry>-</entry>
1676             </row>
1677             <row>
1678               <entry><option>-I</option><replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
1679               <entry>Add <replaceable>dir</replaceable> to the
1680               directory search list for <literal>#include</literal> files</entry>
1681               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1682               <entry>-</entry>
1683             </row>
1684           </tbody>
1685         </tgroup>
1686       </informaltable>
1687     </sect2>
1688
1689     <sect2>
1690       <title>Code generation options</title>
1691
1692       <para><xref linkend="options-codegen"/></para>
1693
1694       <informaltable>
1695         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1696           <thead>
1697             <row>
1698               <entry>Flag</entry>
1699               <entry>Description</entry>
1700               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1701               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1702             </row>
1703           </thead>
1704           <tbody>
1705             <row>
1706               <entry><option>-fasm</option></entry>
1707               <entry>Use the native code generator</entry>
1708               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1709               <entry>-fvia-C</entry>
1710             </row>
1711             <row>
1712               <entry><option>-fvia-C</option></entry>
1713               <entry>Compile via C</entry>
1714               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1715               <entry>-fasm</entry>
1716             </row>
1717             <row>
1718               <entry><option>-fno-code</option></entry>
1719               <entry>Omit code generation</entry>
1720               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1721               <entry>-</entry>
1722             </row>
1723             <row>
1724               <entry><option>-fbyte-code</option></entry>
1725               <entry>Generate byte-code</entry>
1726               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1727               <entry>-</entry>
1728             </row>
1729             <row>
1730               <entry><option>-fobject-code</option></entry>
1731               <entry>Generate object code</entry>
1732               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1733               <entry>-</entry>
1734             </row>
1735           </tbody>
1736         </tgroup>
1737       </informaltable>
1738     </sect2>
1739
1740     <sect2>
1741       <title>Linking options</title>
1742
1743       <para><xref linkend="options-linker"/></para>
1744
1745       <informaltable>
1746         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1747           <thead>
1748             <row>
1749               <entry>Flag</entry>
1750               <entry>Description</entry>
1751               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1752               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1753             </row>
1754           </thead>
1755           <tbody>
1756             <row>
1757               <entry><option>-shared</option></entry>
1758               <entry>Generate a shared library (as opposed to an executable)</entry>
1759               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1760               <entry>-</entry>
1761             </row>
1762             <row>
1763               <entry><option>-fPIC</option></entry>
1764               <entry>Generate position-independent code (where available)</entry>
1765               <entry>static</entry>
1766               <entry>-</entry>
1767             </row>
1768             <row>
1769               <entry><option>-dynamic</option></entry>
1770               <entry>Use dynamic Haskell libraries (if available)</entry>
1771               <entry>static</entry>
1772               <entry>-</entry>
1773             </row>
1774             <row>
1775               <entry><option>-dynload</option></entry>
1776               <entry>Selects one of a number of modes for finding shared
1777                 libraries at runtime.</entry>
1778               <entry>static</entry>
1779               <entry>-</entry>
1780             </row>
1781             <row>
1782               <entry><option>-framework</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></entry>
1783               <entry>On Darwin/MacOS X only, link in the framework <replaceable>name</replaceable>.
1784                 This option corresponds to the <option>-framework</option> option for Apple's Linker.</entry>
1785               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1786               <entry>-</entry>
1787             </row>
1788             <row>
1789               <entry><option>-framework-path</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></entry>
1790               <entry>On Darwin/MacOS X only, add <replaceable>dir</replaceable> to the list of
1791                 directories searched for frameworks.
1792                 This option corresponds to the <option>-F</option> option for Apple's Linker.</entry>
1793               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1794               <entry>-</entry>
1795             </row>
1796             <row>
1797               <entry><option>-l</option><replaceable>lib</replaceable></entry>
1798               <entry>Link in library <replaceable>lib</replaceable></entry>
1799               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1800               <entry>-</entry>
1801             </row>
1802             <row>
1803               <entry><option>-L</option><replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
1804               <entry>Add <replaceable>dir</replaceable> to the list of
1805               directories searched for libraries</entry>
1806               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1807               <entry>-</entry>
1808             </row>
1809             <row>
1810               <entry><option>-main-is</option></entry>
1811               <entry>Set main module and function</entry>
1812               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1813               <entry>-</entry>
1814             </row>
1815             <row>
1816               <entry><option>--mk-dll</option></entry>
1817               <entry>DLL-creation mode (Windows only)</entry>
1818               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1819               <entry>-</entry>
1820             </row>
1821             <row>
1822               <entry><option>-no-hs-main</option></entry>
1823               <entry>Don't assume this program contains <literal>main</literal></entry>
1824               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1825               <entry>-</entry>
1826             </row>
1827             <row>
1828               <entry><option>-rtsopts</option></entry>
1829               <entry>Allow the RTS behaviour to be tweaked via command-line
1830           flags and the <literal>GHCRTS</literal> environment
1831           variable.</entry>
1832               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1833               <entry>-</entry>
1834             </row>
1835             <row>
1836               <entry><option>-with-rtsopts=<replaceable>opts</replaceable></option></entry>
1837               <entry>Set the default RTS options to
1838           <replaceable>opts</replaceable>.</entry>
1839               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1840               <entry>-</entry>
1841             </row>
1842             <row>
1843               <entry><option>-no-link</option></entry>
1844               <entry>Omit linking</entry>
1845               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1846               <entry>-</entry>
1847             </row>
1848             <row>
1849               <entry><option>-split-objs</option></entry>
1850               <entry>Split objects (for libraries)</entry>
1851               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1852               <entry>-</entry>
1853             </row>
1854             <row>
1855               <entry><option>-static</option></entry>
1856               <entry>Use static Haskell libraries</entry>
1857               <entry>static</entry>
1858               <entry>-</entry>
1859             </row>
1860             <row>
1861               <entry><option>-threaded</option></entry>
1862               <entry>Use the threaded runtime</entry>
1863               <entry>static</entry>
1864               <entry>-</entry>
1865             </row>
1866             <row>
1867               <entry><option>-debug</option></entry>
1868               <entry>Use the debugging runtime</entry>
1869               <entry>static</entry>
1870               <entry>-</entry>
1871             </row>
1872             <row>
1873               <entry><option>-eventlog</option></entry>
1874               <entry>Enable runtime event tracing</entry>
1875               <entry>static</entry>
1876               <entry>-</entry>
1877             </row>
1878             <row>
1879               <entry><option>-fno-gen-manifest</option></entry>
1880               <entry>Do not generate a manifest file (Windows only)</entry>
1881               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1882               <entry>-</entry>
1883             </row>
1884             <row>
1885               <entry><option>-fno-embed-manifest</option></entry>
1886               <entry>Do not embed the manifest in the executable (Windows only)</entry>
1887               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1888               <entry>-</entry>
1889             </row>
1890             <row>
1891               <entry><option>-fno-shared-implib</option></entry>
1892               <entry>Don't generate an import library for a DLL (Windows only)</entry>
1893               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1894               <entry>-</entry>
1895             </row>
1896             <row>
1897               <entry><option>-dylib-install-name</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></entry>
1898               <entry>Set the install name (via <literal>-install_name</literal> passed to Apple's
1899               linker), specifying the full install path of the library file. Any libraries
1900               or executables that link with it later will pick up that path as their
1901               runtime search location for it. (Darwin/MacOS X only)</entry>
1902               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1903               <entry>-</entry>
1904             </row>
1905           </tbody>
1906         </tgroup>
1907       </informaltable>
1908     </sect2>
1909
1910     <sect2>
1911       <title>Replacing phases</title>
1912
1913       <para><xref linkend="replacing-phases"/></para>
1914
1915       <informaltable>
1916         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1917           <thead>
1918             <row>
1919               <entry>Flag</entry>
1920               <entry>Description</entry>
1921               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1922               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1923             </row>
1924           </thead>
1925           <tbody>
1926             <row>
1927               <entry><option>-pgmL</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1928               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the literate pre-processor</entry>
1929               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1930               <entry>-</entry>
1931             </row>
1932             <row>
1933               <entry><option>-pgmP</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1934               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the C
1935               pre-processor (with <option>-cpp</option> only)</entry>
1936               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1937               <entry>-</entry>
1938             </row>
1939             <row>
1940               <entry><option>-pgmc</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1941               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the C compiler</entry>
1942               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1943               <entry>-</entry>
1944             </row>
1945             <row>
1946               <entry><option>-pgmm</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1947               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the mangler</entry>
1948               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1949               <entry>-</entry>
1950             </row>
1951             <row>
1952               <entry><option>-pgms</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1953               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the splitter</entry>
1954               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1955               <entry>-</entry>
1956             </row>
1957             <row>
1958               <entry><option>-pgma</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1959               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the assembler</entry>
1960               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1961               <entry>-</entry>
1962             </row>
1963             <row>
1964               <entry><option>-pgml</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1965               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the linker</entry>
1966               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1967               <entry>-</entry>
1968             </row>
1969             <row>
1970               <entry><option>-pgmdll</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1971               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the DLL generator</entry>
1972               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1973               <entry>-</entry>
1974             </row>
1975             <row>
1976               <entry><option>-pgmF</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1977               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the pre-processor
1978               (with <option>-F</option> only)</entry>
1979               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1980               <entry>-</entry>
1981             </row>
1982             <row>
1983               <entry><option>-pgmwindres</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1984               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the program for
1985                 embedding manifests on Windows.</entry>
1986               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1987               <entry>-</entry>
1988             </row>
1989           </tbody>
1990         </tgroup>
1991       </informaltable>
1992       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmL</option></primary></indexterm>
1993       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmP</option></primary></indexterm>
1994       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmc</option></primary></indexterm>
1995       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgma</option></primary></indexterm>
1996       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgml</option></primary></indexterm>
1997       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmdll</option></primary></indexterm>
1998       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmF</option></primary></indexterm>
1999
2000     </sect2>
2001
2002     <sect2>
2003       <title>Forcing options to particular phases</title>
2004
2005       <para><xref linkend="forcing-options-through"/></para>
2006
2007       <informaltable>
2008         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
2009           <thead>
2010             <row>
2011               <entry>Flag</entry>
2012               <entry>Description</entry>
2013               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
2014               <entry>Reverse</entry>
2015             </row>
2016           </thead>
2017           <tbody>
2018             <row>
2019               <entry><option>-optL</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2020               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the literate pre-processor</entry>
2021               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2022               <entry>-</entry>
2023             </row>
2024             <row>
2025               <entry><option>-optP</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2026               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to cpp (with
2027               <option>-cpp</option> only)</entry>
2028               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2029               <entry>-</entry>
2030             </row>
2031             <row>
2032               <entry><option>-optF</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2033               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the
2034               custom pre-processor</entry>
2035               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2036               <entry>-</entry>
2037             </row>
2038             <row>
2039               <entry><option>-optc</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2040               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the C compiler</entry>
2041               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2042               <entry>-</entry>
2043             </row>
2044             <row>
2045               <entry><option>-optm</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2046               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the mangler</entry>
2047               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2048               <entry>-</entry>
2049             </row>
2050             <row>
2051               <entry><option>-opta</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2052               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the assembler</entry>
2053               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2054               <entry>-</entry>
2055             </row>
2056             <row>
2057               <entry><option>-optl</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2058               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the linker</entry>
2059               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2060               <entry>-</entry>
2061             </row>
2062             <row>
2063               <entry><option>-optdll</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2064               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the DLL generator</entry>
2065               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2066               <entry>-</entry>
2067             </row>
2068             <row>
2069               <entry><option>-optwindres</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
2070               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to <literal>windres</literal>.</entry>
2071               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2072               <entry>-</entry>
2073             </row>
2074           </tbody>
2075         </tgroup>
2076       </informaltable>
2077     </sect2>
2078
2079     <sect2>
2080       <title>Platform-specific options</title>
2081
2082       <para><xref linkend="options-platform"/></para>
2083
2084       <informaltable>
2085         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
2086           <thead>
2087             <row>
2088               <entry>Flag</entry>
2089               <entry>Description</entry>
2090               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
2091               <entry>Reverse</entry>
2092             </row>
2093           </thead>
2094           <tbody>
2095             <row>
2096               <entry><option>-msse2</option></entry>
2097               <entry>(x86 only) Use SSE2 for floating point</entry>
2098               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2099               <entry>-</entry>
2100             </row>
2101           </tbody>
2102           <tbody>
2103             <row>
2104               <entry><option>-monly-[432]-regs</option></entry>
2105               <entry>(x86 only) give some registers back to the C compiler</entry>
2106               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2107               <entry>-</entry>
2108             </row>
2109           </tbody>
2110         </tgroup>
2111       </informaltable>
2112     </sect2>
2113
2114
2115     <sect2>
2116       <title>External core file options</title>
2117
2118       <para><xref linkend="ext-core"/></para>
2119
2120       <informaltable>
2121         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
2122           <thead>
2123             <row>
2124               <entry>Flag</entry>
2125               <entry>Description</entry>
2126               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
2127               <entry>Reverse</entry>
2128             </row>
2129           </thead>
2130           <tbody>
2131             <row>
2132               <entry><option>-fext-core</option></entry>
2133               <entry>Generate <filename>.hcr</filename> external Core files</entry>
2134               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2135               <entry>-</entry>
2136             </row>
2137           </tbody>
2138         </tgroup>
2139       </informaltable>
2140     </sect2>
2141
2142
2143     <sect2>
2144       <title>Compiler debugging options</title>
2145
2146       <para><xref linkend="options-debugging"/></para>
2147
2148       <informaltable>
2149         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
2150           <thead>
2151             <row>
2152               <entry>Flag</entry>
2153               <entry>Description</entry>
2154               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
2155               <entry>Reverse</entry>
2156             </row>
2157           </thead>
2158           <tbody>
2159             <row>
2160               <entry><option>-dcore-lint</option></entry>
2161               <entry>Turn on internal sanity checking</entry>
2162               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2163               <entry>-</entry>
2164             </row>
2165             <row>
2166               <entry><option>-ddump-asm</option></entry>
2167               <entry>Dump assembly</entry>
2168               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2169               <entry>-</entry>
2170             </row>
2171             <row>
2172               <entry><option>-ddump-bcos</option></entry>
2173               <entry>Dump interpreter byte code</entry>
2174               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2175               <entry>-</entry>
2176             </row>
2177             <row>
2178               <entry><option>-ddump-cmm</option></entry>
2179               <entry>Dump C-- output</entry>
2180               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2181               <entry>-</entry>
2182             </row>
2183             <row>
2184               <entry><option>-ddump-cpranal</option></entry>
2185               <entry>Dump output from CPR analysis</entry>
2186               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2187               <entry>-</entry>
2188             </row>
2189             <row>
2190               <entry><option>-ddump-cse</option></entry>
2191               <entry>Dump CSE output</entry>
2192               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2193               <entry>-</entry>
2194             </row>
2195             <row>
2196               <entry><option>-ddump-deriv</option></entry>
2197               <entry>Dump deriving output</entry>
2198               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2199               <entry>-</entry>
2200             </row>
2201             <row>
2202               <entry><option>-ddump-ds</option></entry>
2203               <entry>Dump desugarer output</entry>
2204               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2205               <entry>-</entry>
2206             </row>
2207             <row>
2208               <entry><option>-ddump-flatC</option></entry>
2209               <entry>Dump &ldquo;flat&rdquo; C</entry>
2210               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2211               <entry>-</entry>
2212             </row>
2213             <row>
2214               <entry><option>-ddump-foreign</option></entry>
2215               <entry>Dump <literal>foreign export</literal> stubs</entry>
2216               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2217               <entry>-</entry>
2218             </row>
2219             <row>
2220               <entry><option>-ddump-hpc</option></entry>
2221               <entry>Dump after instrumentation for program coverage</entry>
2222               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2223               <entry>-</entry>
2224             </row>
2225             <row>
2226               <entry><option>-ddump-inlinings</option></entry>
2227               <entry>Dump inlining info</entry>
2228               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2229               <entry>-</entry>
2230             </row>
2231             <row>
2232               <entry><option>-ddump-occur-anal</option></entry>
2233               <entry>Dump occurrence analysis output</entry>
2234               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2235               <entry>-</entry>
2236             </row>
2237             <row>
2238               <entry><option>-ddump-opt-cmm</option></entry>
2239               <entry>Dump the results of C-- to C-- optimising passes</entry>
2240               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2241               <entry>-</entry>
2242             </row>
2243             <row>
2244               <entry><option>-ddump-parsed</option></entry>
2245               <entry>Dump parse tree</entry>
2246               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2247               <entry>-</entry>
2248             </row>
2249             <row>
2250               <entry><option>-ddump-prep</option></entry>
2251               <entry>Dump prepared core</entry>
2252               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2253               <entry>-</entry>
2254             </row>
2255             <row>
2256               <entry><option>-ddump-rn</option></entry>
2257               <entry>Dump renamer output</entry>
2258               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2259               <entry>-</entry>
2260             </row>
2261             <row>
2262               <entry><option>-ddump-rules</option></entry>
2263               <entry>Dump rules</entry>
2264               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2265               <entry>-</entry>
2266             </row>
2267             <row>
2268               <entry><option>-ddump-simpl</option></entry>
2269               <entry>Dump final simplifier output</entry>
2270               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2271               <entry>-</entry>
2272             </row>
2273             <row>
2274               <entry><option>-ddump-simpl-phases</option></entry>
2275               <entry>Dump output from each simplifier phase</entry>
2276               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2277               <entry>-</entry>
2278             </row>
2279             <row>
2280               <entry><option>-ddump-simpl-iterations</option></entry>
2281               <entry>Dump output from each simplifier iteration</entry>
2282               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2283               <entry>-</entry>
2284             </row>
2285             <row>
2286               <entry><option>-ddump-spec</option></entry>
2287               <entry>Dump specialiser output</entry>
2288               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2289               <entry>-</entry>
2290             </row>
2291             <row>
2292               <entry><option>-ddump-splices</option></entry>
2293               <entry>Dump TH spliced expressions, and what they evaluate to</entry>
2294               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2295               <entry>-</entry>
2296             </row>
2297             <row>
2298               <entry><option>-ddump-stg</option></entry>
2299               <entry>Dump final STG</entry>
2300               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2301               <entry>-</entry>
2302             </row>
2303             <row>
2304               <entry><option>-ddump-stranal</option></entry>
2305               <entry>Dump strictness analyser output</entry>
2306               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2307               <entry>-</entry>
2308             </row>
2309             <row>
2310               <entry><option>-ddump-tc</option></entry>
2311               <entry>Dump typechecker output</entry>
2312               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2313               <entry>-</entry>
2314             </row>
2315             <row>
2316               <entry><option>-ddump-types</option></entry>
2317               <entry>Dump type signatures</entry>
2318               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2319               <entry>-</entry>
2320             </row>
2321             <row>
2322               <entry><option>-ddump-worker-wrapper</option></entry>
2323               <entry>Dump worker-wrapper output</entry>
2324               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2325               <entry>-</entry>
2326             </row>
2327             <row>
2328               <entry><option>-ddump-if-trace</option></entry>
2329               <entry>Trace interface files</entry>
2330               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2331               <entry>-</entry>
2332             </row>
2333             <row>
2334               <entry><option>-ddump-tc-trace</option></entry>
2335               <entry>Trace typechecker</entry>
2336               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2337               <entry>-</entry>
2338             </row>
2339             <row>
2340               <entry><option>-ddump-rn-trace</option></entry>
2341               <entry>Trace renamer</entry>
2342               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2343               <entry>-</entry>
2344             </row>
2345             <row>
2346               <entry><option>-ddump-rn-stats</option></entry>
2347               <entry>Renamer stats</entry>
2348               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2349               <entry>-</entry>
2350             </row>
2351             <row>
2352               <entry><option>-ddump-simpl-stats</option></entry>
2353               <entry>Dump simplifier stats</entry>
2354               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2355               <entry>-</entry>
2356             </row>
2357             <row>
2358               <entry><option>-dno-debug-output</option></entry>
2359               <entry>Suppress unsolicited debugging output</entry>
2360               <entry>static</entry>
2361               <entry>-</entry>
2362             </row>
2363             <row>
2364               <entry><option>-dppr-debug</option></entry>
2365               <entry>Turn on debug printing (more verbose)</entry>
2366               <entry>static</entry>
2367               <entry>-</entry>
2368             </row>
2369             <row>
2370               <entry><option>-dsuppress-uniques</option></entry>
2371               <entry>Suppress the printing of uniques in debug output (easier to use <command>diff</command>.</entry>
2372               <entry>static</entry>
2373               <entry>-</entry>
2374             </row>
2375             <row>
2376               <entry><option>-dsuppress-coercions</option></entry>
2377               <entry>Suppress the printing of coercions in Core dumps to make them shorter.</entry>
2378               <entry>static</entry>
2379               <entry>-</entry>
2380             </row>
2381             <row>
2382               <entry><option>-dppr-noprags</option></entry>
2383               <entry>Don't output pragma info in dumps</entry>
2384               <entry>static</entry>
2385               <entry>-</entry>
2386             </row>
2387             <row>
2388               <entry><option>-dppr-user-length</option></entry>
2389               <entry>Set the depth for printing expressions in error msgs</entry>
2390               <entry>static</entry>
2391               <entry>-</entry>
2392             </row>
2393             <row>
2394               <entry><option>-dsource-stats</option></entry>
2395               <entry>Dump haskell source stats</entry>
2396               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2397               <entry>-</entry>
2398             </row>
2399             <row>
2400               <entry><option>-dcmm-lint</option></entry>
2401               <entry>C-- pass sanity checking</entry>
2402               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2403               <entry>-</entry>
2404             </row>
2405             <row>
2406               <entry><option>-dstg-lint</option></entry>
2407               <entry>STG pass sanity checking</entry>
2408               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2409               <entry>-</entry>
2410             </row>
2411             <row>
2412               <entry><option>-dstg-stats</option></entry>
2413               <entry>Dump STG stats</entry>
2414               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2415               <entry>-</entry>
2416             </row>
2417             <row>
2418               <entry><option>-dverbose-core2core</option></entry>
2419               <entry>Show output from each core-to-core pass</entry>
2420               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2421               <entry>-</entry>
2422             </row>
2423             <row>
2424               <entry><option>-dverbose-stg2stg</option></entry>
2425               <entry>Show output from each STG-to-STG pass</entry>
2426               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2427               <entry>-</entry>
2428             </row>
2429             <row>
2430               <entry><option>-dshow-passes</option></entry>
2431               <entry>Print out each pass name as it happens</entry>
2432               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2433               <entry>-</entry>
2434             </row>
2435             <row>
2436               <entry><option>-dfaststring-stats</option></entry>
2437               <entry>Show statistics for fast string usage when finished</entry>
2438               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2439               <entry>-</entry>
2440             </row>
2441           </tbody>
2442         </tgroup>
2443       </informaltable>
2444     </sect2>
2445
2446     <sect2>
2447       <title>Misc compiler options</title>
2448
2449       <informaltable>
2450         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
2451           <thead>
2452             <row>
2453               <entry>Flag</entry>
2454               <entry>Description</entry>
2455               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
2456               <entry>Reverse</entry>
2457             </row>
2458           </thead>
2459           <tbody>
2460             <row>
2461               <entry><option>-fno-hi-version-check</option></entry>
2462               <entry>Don't complain about <literal>.hi</literal> file mismatches</entry>
2463               <entry>static</entry>
2464               <entry>-</entry>
2465             </row>
2466             <row>
2467               <entry><option>-dno-black-holing</option></entry>
2468               <entry>Turn off black holing (probably doesn't work)</entry>
2469               <entry>static</entry>
2470               <entry>-</entry>
2471             </row>
2472             <row>
2473               <entry><option>-fhistory-size</option></entry>
2474               <entry>Set simplification history size</entry>
2475               <entry>static</entry>
2476               <entry>-</entry>
2477             </row>
2478             <row>
2479               <entry><option>-funregisterised</option></entry>
2480               <entry>Unregisterised compilation (use <option>-unreg</option> instead)</entry>
2481               <entry>static</entry>
2482               <entry>-</entry>
2483             </row>
2484             <row>
2485               <entry><option>-fno-asm-mangling</option></entry>
2486               <entry>Turn off assembly mangling (use <option>-unreg</option> instead)</entry>
2487               <entry>dynamic</entry>
2488               <entry>-</entry>
2489             </row>
2490           </tbody>
2491         </tgroup>
2492       </informaltable>
2493     </sect2>
2494   </sect1>
2495
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