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Title: [SOLVED] What does 2nd dash stand for in compiler options '-b-' or '-p-'?
Post by: Wings2018 on October 08, 2018, 09:48:10 pm

In my fp.cfg I found settings like '-b-' and '-p-', but can't find in the 'user.pdf' the meaning of the 2nd dash. What does it stand for? I don't see this consistently, so is it applicable for some compiler options only? Where is this documented?

Title: Re: What does 2nd dash stand for in compiler options '-b-' or '-p-'?
Post by: Thaddy on October 08, 2018, 10:04:49 pm

Quote from: Wings2018 on October 08, 2018, 09:48:10 pm

In my fp.cfg I found settings like '-b-' and '-p-', but can't find in the 'user.pdf' the meaning of the 2nd dash. What does it stand for? I don't see this consistently, so is it applicable for some compiler options only? Where is this documented?

Same as off: -b means option is on, -b- means option is off. Most options also allow -b+, but its use  is more or less by convention on many OS's. So it does not need much docu,mentation, although I believe it is documented.

Code: Bash  [Select][+][-]

1. # range checks on, explicit
2. fpc -Cr+ hello.pas
3. # also range checks on, implicit:
4. fpc -Cr hello.pas
5. # range checks off
6. fpc -Cr- hello.pas

Edit: documented by the compiler itself:

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1. Free Pascal Compiler version 3.1.1 [2017/09/02] for x86_64  
2. Copyright (c) 1993-2017 by Florian Klaempfl and others  
3. /home/michael/FPC/installed/3.1.1/ppcx64 [options] <inputfile> [options]  
4.  Put + after a boolean switch option to enable it, - to disable it.  # <<<<<---------------------
5.  

Title: Re: What does 2nd dash stand for in compiler options '-b-' or '-p-'?
Post by: Wings2018 on October 09, 2018, 09:43:52 pm

Ok, it's clear to me. Thanks for quick response !

This topic can be closed, although I don't know how or where to do this (if you tell me I can do it next time myself  :)).

Title: Re: What does 2nd dash stand for in compiler options '-b-' or '-p-'?
Post by: lucamar on October 09, 2018, 10:16:29 pm

Quote from: Wings2018 on October 09, 2018, 09:43:52 pm

This topic can be closed, although I don't know how or where to do this (if you tell me I can do it next time myself  :)).

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