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flto
Enables whole program link time optimization (LTO).
Syntax
Linux: |
-flto[=arg] -fno-lto |
Windows: |
-flto[=arg] -fno-lto |
Arguments
arg |
Is the link time optimization to perform. Possible values are:
|
Default
-fno-lto |
No link time optimization is performed. |
Description
This option enables whole program link time optimization (LTO).
If you specify option -fno-lto, it disables whole program link time optimization.
If you specify -flto or -flto=full, compilation time may increase because of the additional optimizations.
Linux:
You can specify option -ipo as an alias for -flto. -ipo is equivalent to -flto.
If you want to specify a non-default linker, you must also specify option fuse-ld. Otherwise, the default linker ld will be used.
Windows:
You can specify /Qipo as an alias for -flto.
/Qipo is the same as -flto during the compile step. During the link step, the compiler automatically adds -fuse-ld=lld so the proper linker (lld) will be picked up to perform the expected optimizations. This automatic inclusion is only performed for /Qipo; it is not performed for -flto on Windows.
This option only applies to host compilation. When offloading is enabled, it does not impact device-specific compilation.
IDE Equivalent
Alternate Options
None