Intel® C++ Compiler Classic Developer Guide and Reference
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arch
Tells the compiler which features it may target, including which instruction sets it may generate.
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/arch:code |
code |
Indicates to the compiler a feature set that it may target, including which instruction sets it may generate. Many of the following descriptions refer to Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions (Intel® SSE) and Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSSE). Possible values are:
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SSE2 |
The compiler may generate Intel® SSE2 and SSE instructions. |
This option tells the compiler which features it may target, including which instruction sets it may generate.
Code generated with these options should execute on any compatible, non-Intel processor with support for the corresponding instruction set.
Options /arch and /Qx are mutually exclusive. If both are specified, the compiler uses the last one specified and generates a warning.
If you specify both the /Qax and /arch options, the compiler will not generate Intel-specific instructions.
Visual Studio: Code Generation > Enable Enhanced Instruction Set
Eclipse: None
Xcode: None
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