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-h, --help

display this help and exit

-V, --version

display compiler version information and exit

-dumpversion

display compiler version and exit

-i, --info

display compiler information (build/environment) and exit

-v, --verbose

verbose mode, display additional information; multiple -v options increase the verbosity, the maximum is 3 as follows: (1) display compiler version and the commands invoked by the compiler, (2) pass verbose option to assembler/compiler (3) pass verbose option to linker

-q, --brief

reduced displays, commands invoked not shown

-###

like -v but commands not executed

-x

build an executable program

-m

build a dynamically loadable module (default)

-j [args], --job[=args]

run program after build, passing args

-std=dialect

warnings/features for a specific dialect dialect can be one of: default, cobol2014, cobol2002, cobol85, xopen, ibm-strict, ibm, mvs-strict, mvs, mf-strict, mf, bs2000-strict, bs2000, acu-strict, acu, rm-strict, rm, gcos-strict, gcos; see configuration files in directory config

-F, --free

use free source format (alias for -fformat=free)

--fixed

use fixed source format (default; alias for

-fformat=fixed)

-O, -O2, -O3, -Os

enable optimization

-O0

disable optimization

-g

enable C compiler debug and stack check

-d, --debug

enable all run-time error checking, equal to -fstack-check -fec=EC-ALL

-fec=exception-name

enable code generation for exception-name, see –list-exceptions for the possible values, sets -fsource-location

-fno-ec=exception-name

disable code generation for exception-name

-o file

place the output into file

-b

combine all input files into a single dynamically loadable module

-E

preprocess only; do not compile or link

-C

translation only; convert COBOL to C

-S

compile only; output assembly file

-c

compile and assemble, but do not link

-T file

generate and place a wide program listing into file

-t file

generate and place a program listing into file

--tlines=lines

specify lines per page in listing, default = 55

-P[=dir or file]

generate preprocessed program listing (.lst)

-X, --Xref

generate cross reference through ’cobxref’ (V. Coen’s ’cobxref’ must be in path)

-I directory

add directory to copy/include search path

-L directory

add directory to library search path

-l lib

link the library lib

-A options

add options to the C compile phase

-Q options

add options to the C link phase

-D define

define define for COBOL compilation

-K entry

generate CALL to entry as static

--conf=file

user-defined dialect configuration; see -std

--list-reserved

display reserved words

--list-intrinsics

display intrinsic functions

--list-mnemonics

display mnemonic names

--list-exceptions

display exception names

--list-system

display system routines

--save-temps[=dir]

save intermediate files; default: current directory

-ext extension

add file extension for resolving COPY