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Compiling a C/C++ Program
Compiler Options
Compiler Options Listed Alphabetically
@ (Specify a Compiler Response File)
/AI (Specify Metadata Directories)
/analyze (Code Analysis)
/arch (Minimum CPU Architecture)
/bigobj (Increase Number of Sections in .Obj file)
/C (Preserve Comments During Preprocessing)
/c (Compile Without Linking)
/clr (Common Language Runtime Compilation)
/D (Preprocessor Definitions)
/doc (Process Documentation Comments)
/E (Preprocess to stdout)
/EH (Exception Handling Model)
/EP (Preprocess to stdout Without #line Directives)
/errorReport (Report Internal Compiler Errors)
/F (Set Stack Size)
Output-File (/F) Options
/favor (Optimize for Architecture Specifics)
/FC (Full Path of Source Code File in Diagnostics)
/fp (Specify Floating-Point Behavior)
/G (Optimize for Processor) Options
/GA (Optimize for Windows Application)
/Gd, /Gr, /Gz (Calling Convention)
/Ge (Enable Stack Probes)
/GF (Eliminate Duplicate Strings)
/GH (Enable _pexit Hook Function)
/Gh (Enable _penter Hook Function)
/GL (Whole Program Optimization)
/Gm (Enable Minimal Rebuild)
/GR (Enable Run-Time Type Information)
/GS (Buffer Security Check)
/Gs (Control Stack Checking Calls)
/GT (Support Fiber-Safe Thread-Local Storage)
/GX (Enable Exception Handling)
/Gy (Enable Function-Level Linking)
/GZ (Enable Stack Frame Run-Time Error Checking)
/H (Restrict Length of External Names)
/HELP (Compiler Command-Line Help)
/homeparams (Copy Register Parameters to Stack)
/hotpatch (Create Hotpatchable Image)
/I (Additional Include Directories)
/J (Default char Type Is unsigned)
/kernel (Create Kernel Mode Binary)
/link (Pass Options to Linker)
/LN (Create MSIL Module)
/MD, /MT, /LD (Use Run-Time Library)
/MP (Build with Multiple Processes)
/nologo (Suppress Startup Banner)
/O Options (Optimize Code)
/openmp (Enable OpenMP 2.0 Support)
/P (Preprocess to a File)
/Q Options (Low-Level Operations)
/RTC (Run-Time Error Checks)
/SDL (SDL Checks)
/showIncludes (List Include Files)
/Tc, /Tp, /TC, /TP (Specify Source File Type)
/U, /u (Undefine Symbols)
/V (Version Number)
/vd (Disable Construction Displacements)
/vmb, /vmg (Representation Method)
/vmm, /vms, /vmv (General Purpose Representation)
/volatile (volatile Keyword Interpretation)
/w, /Wn, /WX, /Wall, /wln, /wdn, /wen, /won (Warning Level)
/WL (Enable One-Line Diagnostics)
/Wp64 (Detect 64-Bit Portability Issues)
/X (Ignore Standard Include Paths)
/Y (Precompiled Headers)
/Z7, /Zi, /ZI (Debug Information Format)
/Za, /Ze (Disable Language Extensions)
/Zc (Conformance)
/Zg (Generate Function Prototypes)
/Zl (Omit Default Library Name)
/Zm (Specify Precompiled Header Memory Allocation Limit)
/Zp (Struct Member Alignment)
/Zs (Syntax Check Only)
/ZW (Windows Runtime Compilation)
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/link (Pass Options to Linker)

Visual Studio 2012

Passes one or more linker options to the linker.

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/link linkeroptions
linkeroptions

The linker option or options to be passed to the linker.

The /link option and its linker options must appear after any file names and CL options. A space is required between /link and linkeroptions. For more information, see Setting Linker Options.

To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment

  1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see How to: Open Project Property Pages.

  2. Click the Linker folder.

  3. Click a linker property page.

  4. Modify one or more properties.

To set this compiler option programmatically

  • This compiler option cannot be changed programmatically.

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