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70<h4 class="subsection">9.4.1 Options</h4>
71<a name="index-ARM-options-_0028none_0029"></a>
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73
74<dl compact="compact">
75<dd>
76<a name="index-_002dmcpu_003d-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
77</dd>
78<dt><code>-mcpu=<var>processor</var>[+<var>extension</var>&hellip;]</code></dt>
79<dd><p>This option specifies the target processor.  The assembler will issue an
80error message if an attempt is made to assemble an instruction which
81will not execute on the target processor.  The following processor names are
82recognized:
83<code>arm1</code>,
84<code>arm2</code>,
85<code>arm250</code>,
86<code>arm3</code>,
87<code>arm6</code>,
88<code>arm60</code>,
89<code>arm600</code>,
90<code>arm610</code>,
91<code>arm620</code>,
92<code>arm7</code>,
93<code>arm7m</code>,
94<code>arm7d</code>,
95<code>arm7dm</code>,
96<code>arm7di</code>,
97<code>arm7dmi</code>,
98<code>arm70</code>,
99<code>arm700</code>,
100<code>arm700i</code>,
101<code>arm710</code>,
102<code>arm710t</code>,
103<code>arm720</code>,
104<code>arm720t</code>,
105<code>arm740t</code>,
106<code>arm710c</code>,
107<code>arm7100</code>,
108<code>arm7500</code>,
109<code>arm7500fe</code>,
110<code>arm7t</code>,
111<code>arm7tdmi</code>,
112<code>arm7tdmi-s</code>,
113<code>arm8</code>,
114<code>arm810</code>,
115<code>strongarm</code>,
116<code>strongarm1</code>,
117<code>strongarm110</code>,
118<code>strongarm1100</code>,
119<code>strongarm1110</code>,
120<code>arm9</code>,
121<code>arm920</code>,
122<code>arm920t</code>,
123<code>arm922t</code>,
124<code>arm940t</code>,
125<code>arm9tdmi</code>,
126<code>fa526</code> (Faraday FA526 processor),
127<code>fa626</code> (Faraday FA626 processor),
128<code>arm9e</code>,
129<code>arm926e</code>,
130<code>arm926ej-s</code>,
131<code>arm946e-r0</code>,
132<code>arm946e</code>,
133<code>arm946e-s</code>,
134<code>arm966e-r0</code>,
135<code>arm966e</code>,
136<code>arm966e-s</code>,
137<code>arm968e-s</code>,
138<code>arm10t</code>,
139<code>arm10tdmi</code>,
140<code>arm10e</code>,
141<code>arm1020</code>,
142<code>arm1020t</code>,
143<code>arm1020e</code>,
144<code>arm1022e</code>,
145<code>arm1026ej-s</code>,
146<code>fa606te</code> (Faraday FA606TE processor),
147<code>fa616te</code> (Faraday FA616TE processor),
148<code>fa626te</code> (Faraday FA626TE processor),
149<code>fmp626</code> (Faraday FMP626 processor),
150<code>fa726te</code> (Faraday FA726TE processor),
151<code>arm1136j-s</code>,
152<code>arm1136jf-s</code>,
153<code>arm1156t2-s</code>,
154<code>arm1156t2f-s</code>,
155<code>arm1176jz-s</code>,
156<code>arm1176jzf-s</code>,
157<code>mpcore</code>,
158<code>mpcorenovfp</code>,
159<code>cortex-a5</code>,
160<code>cortex-a7</code>,
161<code>cortex-a8</code>,
162<code>cortex-a9</code>,
163<code>cortex-a15</code>,
164<code>cortex-a17</code>,
165<code>cortex-a32</code>,
166<code>cortex-a35</code>,
167<code>cortex-a53</code>,
168<code>cortex-a55</code>,
169<code>cortex-a57</code>,
170<code>cortex-a72</code>,
171<code>cortex-a73</code>,
172<code>cortex-a75</code>,
173<code>cortex-a76</code>,
174<code>cortex-a76ae</code>,
175<code>cortex-a77</code>,
176<code>cortex-a78</code>,
177<code>cortex-a78ae</code>,
178<code>cortex-a78c</code>,
179<code>ares</code>,
180<code>cortex-r4</code>,
181<code>cortex-r4f</code>,
182<code>cortex-r5</code>,
183<code>cortex-r7</code>,
184<code>cortex-r8</code>,
185<code>cortex-r52</code>,
186<code>cortex-m35p</code>,
187<code>cortex-m33</code>,
188<code>cortex-m23</code>,
189<code>cortex-m7</code>,
190<code>cortex-m4</code>,
191<code>cortex-m3</code>,
192<code>cortex-m1</code>,
193<code>cortex-m0</code>,
194<code>cortex-m0plus</code>,
195<code>cortex-x1</code>,
196<code>exynos-m1</code>,
197<code>marvell-pj4</code>,
198<code>marvell-whitney</code>,
199<code>neoverse-n1</code>,
200<code>neoverse-n2</code>,
201<code>neoverse-v1</code>,
202<code>xgene1</code>,
203<code>xgene2</code>,
204<code>ep9312</code> (ARM920 with Cirrus Maverick coprocessor),
205<code>i80200</code> (Intel XScale processor)
206<code>iwmmxt</code> (Intel XScale processor with Wireless MMX technology coprocessor)
207and
208<code>xscale</code>.
209The special name <code>all</code> may be used to allow the
210assembler to accept instructions valid for any ARM processor.
211</p>
212<p>In addition to the basic instruction set, the assembler can be told to
213accept various extension mnemonics that extend the processor using the
214co-processor instruction space.  For example, <code>-mcpu=arm920+maverick</code>
215is equivalent to specifying <code>-mcpu=ep9312</code>.
216</p>
217<p>Multiple extensions may be specified, separated by a <code>+</code>.  The
218extensions should be specified in ascending alphabetical order.
219</p>
220<p>Some extensions may be restricted to particular architectures; this is
221documented in the list of extensions below.
222</p>
223<p>Extension mnemonics may also be removed from those the assembler accepts.
224This is done be prepending <code>no</code> to the option that adds the extension.
225Extensions that are removed should be listed after all extensions which have
226been added, again in ascending alphabetical order.  For example,
227<code>-mcpu=ep9312+nomaverick</code> is equivalent to specifying <code>-mcpu=arm920</code>.
228</p>
229
230<p>The following extensions are currently supported:
231<code>bf16</code> (BFloat16 extensions for v8.6-A architecture),
232<code>i8mm</code> (Int8 Matrix Multiply extensions for v8.6-A architecture),
233<code>crc</code>
234<code>crypto</code> (Cryptography Extensions for v8-A architecture, implies <code>fp+simd</code>),
235<code>dotprod</code> (Dot Product Extensions for v8.2-A architecture, implies <code>fp+simd</code>),
236<code>fp</code> (Floating Point Extensions for v8-A architecture),
237<code>fp16</code> (FP16 Extensions for v8.2-A architecture, implies <code>fp</code>),
238<code>fp16fml</code> (FP16 Floating Point Multiplication Variant Extensions for v8.2-A architecture, implies <code>fp16</code>),
239<code>idiv</code> (Integer Divide Extensions for v7-A and v7-R architectures),
240<code>iwmmxt</code>,
241<code>iwmmxt2</code>,
242<code>xscale</code>,
243<code>maverick</code>,
244<code>mp</code> (Multiprocessing Extensions for v7-A and v7-R
245architectures),
246<code>os</code> (Operating System for v6M architecture),
247<code>predres</code> (Execution and Data Prediction Restriction Instruction for
248v8-A architectures, added by default from v8.5-A),
249<code>sb</code> (Speculation Barrier Instruction for v8-A architectures, added by
250default from v8.5-A),
251<code>sec</code> (Security Extensions for v6K and v7-A architectures),
252<code>simd</code> (Advanced SIMD Extensions for v8-A architecture, implies <code>fp</code>),
253<code>virt</code> (Virtualization Extensions for v7-A architecture, implies
254<code>idiv</code>),
255<code>pan</code> (Privileged Access Never Extensions for v8-A architecture),
256<code>ras</code> (Reliability, Availability and Serviceability extensions
257for v8-A architecture),
258<code>rdma</code> (ARMv8.1 Advanced SIMD extensions for v8-A architecture, implies
259<code>simd</code>)
260and
261<code>xscale</code>.
262</p>
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264</dd>
265<dt><code>-march=<var>architecture</var>[+<var>extension</var>&hellip;]</code></dt>
266<dd><p>This option specifies the target architecture.  The assembler will issue
267an error message if an attempt is made to assemble an instruction which
268will not execute on the target architecture.  The following architecture
269names are recognized:
270<code>armv1</code>,
271<code>armv2</code>,
272<code>armv2a</code>,
273<code>armv2s</code>,
274<code>armv3</code>,
275<code>armv3m</code>,
276<code>armv4</code>,
277<code>armv4xm</code>,
278<code>armv4t</code>,
279<code>armv4txm</code>,
280<code>armv5</code>,
281<code>armv5t</code>,
282<code>armv5txm</code>,
283<code>armv5te</code>,
284<code>armv5texp</code>,
285<code>armv6</code>,
286<code>armv6j</code>,
287<code>armv6k</code>,
288<code>armv6z</code>,
289<code>armv6kz</code>,
290<code>armv6-m</code>,
291<code>armv6s-m</code>,
292<code>armv7</code>,
293<code>armv7-a</code>,
294<code>armv7ve</code>,
295<code>armv7-r</code>,
296<code>armv7-m</code>,
297<code>armv7e-m</code>,
298<code>armv8-a</code>,
299<code>armv8.1-a</code>,
300<code>armv8.2-a</code>,
301<code>armv8.3-a</code>,
302<code>armv8-r</code>,
303<code>armv8.4-a</code>,
304<code>armv8.5-a</code>,
305<code>armv8-m.base</code>,
306<code>armv8-m.main</code>,
307<code>armv8.1-m.main</code>,
308<code>armv8.6-a</code>,
309<code>iwmmxt</code>,
310<code>iwmmxt2</code>
311and
312<code>xscale</code>.
313If both <code>-mcpu</code> and
314<code>-march</code> are specified, the assembler will use
315the setting for <code>-mcpu</code>.
316</p>
317<p>The architecture option can be extended with a set extension options.  These
318extensions are context sensitive, i.e. the same extension may mean different
319things when used with different architectures.  When used together with a
320<code>-mfpu</code> option, the union of both feature enablement is taken.
321See their availability and meaning below:
322</p>
323<p>For <code>armv5te</code>, <code>armv5texp</code>, <code>armv5tej</code>, <code>armv6</code>, <code>armv6j</code>, <code>armv6k</code>, <code>armv6z</code>, <code>armv6kz</code>, <code>armv6zk</code>, <code>armv6t2</code>, <code>armv6kt2</code> and <code>armv6zt2</code>:
324</p>
325<p><code>+fp</code>: Enables VFPv2 instructions.
326<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU instrunctions.
327</p>
328<p>For <code>armv7</code>:
329</p>
330<p><code>+fp</code>: Enables VFPv3 instructions with 16 double-word registers.
331<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU instructions.
332</p>
333<p>For <code>armv7-a</code>:
334</p>
335<p><code>+fp</code>: Enables VFPv3 instructions with 16 double-word registers.
336<code>+vfpv3-d16</code>: Alias for <code>+fp</code>.
337<code>+vfpv3</code>: Enables VFPv3 instructions with 32 double-word registers.
338<code>+vfpv3-d16-fp16</code>: Enables VFPv3 with half precision floating-point
339conversion instructions and 16 double-word registers.
340<code>+vfpv3-fp16</code>: Enables VFPv3 with half precision floating-point conversion
341instructions and 32 double-word registers.
342<code>+vfpv4-d16</code>: Enables VFPv4 instructions with 16 double-word registers.
343<code>+vfpv4</code>: Enables VFPv4 instructions with 32 double-word registers.
344<code>+simd</code>: Enables VFPv3 and NEONv1 instructions with 32 double-word
345registers.
346<code>+neon</code>: Alias for <code>+simd</code>.
347<code>+neon-vfpv3</code>: Alias for <code>+simd</code>.
348<code>+neon-fp16</code>: Enables VFPv3, half precision floating-point conversion and
349NEONv1 instructions with 32 double-word registers.
350<code>+neon-vfpv4</code>: Enables VFPv4 and NEONv1 with Fused-MAC instructions and 32
351double-word registers.
352<code>+mp</code>: Enables Multiprocessing Extensions.
353<code>+sec</code>: Enables Security Extensions.
354<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU and NEON instructions.
355<code>+nosimd</code>: Disables all NEON instructions.
356</p>
357<p>For <code>armv7ve</code>:
358</p>
359<p><code>+fp</code>: Enables VFPv4 instructions with 16 double-word registers.
360<code>+vfpv4-d16</code>: Alias for <code>+fp</code>.
361<code>+vfpv3-d16</code>: Enables VFPv3 instructions with 16 double-word registers.
362<code>+vfpv3</code>: Enables VFPv3 instructions with 32 double-word registers.
363<code>+vfpv3-d16-fp16</code>: Enables VFPv3 with half precision floating-point
364conversion instructions and 16 double-word registers.
365<code>+vfpv3-fp16</code>: Enables VFPv3 with half precision floating-point conversion
366instructions and 32 double-word registers.
367<code>+vfpv4</code>: Enables VFPv4 instructions with 32 double-word registers.
368<code>+simd</code>: Enables VFPv4 and NEONv1 with Fused-MAC instructions and 32
369double-word registers.
370<code>+neon-vfpv4</code>: Alias for <code>+simd</code>.
371<code>+neon</code>: Enables VFPv3 and NEONv1 instructions with 32 double-word
372registers.
373<code>+neon-vfpv3</code>: Alias for <code>+neon</code>.
374<code>+neon-fp16</code>: Enables VFPv3, half precision floating-point conversion and
375NEONv1 instructions with 32 double-word registers.
376double-word registers.
377<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU and NEON instructions.
378<code>+nosimd</code>: Disables all NEON instructions.
379</p>
380<p>For <code>armv7-r</code>:
381</p>
382<p><code>+fp.sp</code>: Enables single-precision only VFPv3 instructions with 16
383double-word registers.
384<code>+vfpv3xd</code>: Alias for <code>+fp.sp</code>.
385<code>+fp</code>: Enables VFPv3 instructions with 16 double-word registers.
386<code>+vfpv3-d16</code>: Alias for <code>+fp</code>.
387<code>+vfpv3xd-fp16</code>: Enables single-precision only VFPv3 and half
388floating-point conversion instructions with 16 double-word registers.
389<code>+vfpv3-d16-fp16</code>: Enables VFPv3 and half precision floating-point
390conversion instructions with 16 double-word registers.
391<code>+idiv</code>: Enables integer division instructions in ARM mode.
392<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU instructions.
393</p>
394<p>For <code>armv7e-m</code>:
395</p>
396<p><code>+fp</code>: Enables single-precision only VFPv4 instructions with 16
397double-word registers.
398<code>+vfpvf4-sp-d16</code>: Alias for <code>+fp</code>.
399<code>+fpv5</code>: Enables single-precision only VFPv5 instructions with 16
400double-word registers.
401<code>+fp.dp</code>: Enables VFPv5 instructions with 16 double-word registers.
402<code>+fpv5-d16&quot;</code>: Alias for <code>+fp.dp</code>.
403<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU instructions.
404</p>
405<p>For <code>armv8-m.main</code>:
406</p>
407<p><code>+dsp</code>: Enables DSP Extension.
408<code>+fp</code>: Enables single-precision only VFPv5 instructions with 16
409double-word registers.
410<code>+fp.dp</code>: Enables VFPv5 instructions with 16 double-word registers.
411<code>+cdecp0</code> (CDE extensions for v8-m architecture with coprocessor 0),
412<code>+cdecp1</code> (CDE extensions for v8-m architecture with coprocessor 1),
413<code>+cdecp2</code> (CDE extensions for v8-m architecture with coprocessor 2),
414<code>+cdecp3</code> (CDE extensions for v8-m architecture with coprocessor 3),
415<code>+cdecp4</code> (CDE extensions for v8-m architecture with coprocessor 4),
416<code>+cdecp5</code> (CDE extensions for v8-m architecture with coprocessor 5),
417<code>+cdecp6</code> (CDE extensions for v8-m architecture with coprocessor 6),
418<code>+cdecp7</code> (CDE extensions for v8-m architecture with coprocessor 7),
419<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU instructions.
420<code>+nodsp</code>: Disables DSP Extension.
421</p>
422<p>For <code>armv8.1-m.main</code>:
423</p>
424<p><code>+dsp</code>: Enables DSP Extension.
425<code>+fp</code>: Enables single and half precision scalar Floating Point Extensions
426for Armv8.1-M Mainline with 16 double-word registers.
427<code>+fp.dp</code>: Enables double precision scalar Floating Point Extensions for
428Armv8.1-M Mainline, implies <code>+fp</code>.
429<code>+mve</code>: Enables integer only M-profile Vector Extension for
430Armv8.1-M Mainline, implies <code>+dsp</code>.
431<code>+mve.fp</code>: Enables Floating Point M-profile Vector Extension for
432Armv8.1-M Mainline, implies <code>+mve</code> and <code>+fp</code>.
433<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU instructions.
434<code>+nodsp</code>: Disables DSP Extension.
435<code>+nomve</code>: Disables all M-profile Vector Extensions.
436</p>
437<p>For <code>armv8-a</code>:
438</p>
439<p><code>+crc</code>: Enables CRC32 Extension.
440<code>+simd</code>: Enables VFP and NEON for Armv8-A.
441<code>+crypto</code>: Enables Cryptography Extensions for Armv8-A, implies
442<code>+simd</code>.
443<code>+sb</code>: Enables Speculation Barrier Instruction for Armv8-A.
444<code>+predres</code>: Enables Execution and Data Prediction Restriction Instruction
445for Armv8-A.
446<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU, NEON and Cryptography Extensions.
447<code>+nocrypto</code>: Disables Cryptography Extensions.
448</p>
449<p>For <code>armv8.1-a</code>:
450</p>
451<p><code>+simd</code>: Enables VFP and NEON for Armv8.1-A.
452<code>+crypto</code>: Enables Cryptography Extensions for Armv8-A, implies
453<code>+simd</code>.
454<code>+sb</code>: Enables Speculation Barrier Instruction for Armv8-A.
455<code>+predres</code>: Enables Execution and Data Prediction Restriction Instruction
456for Armv8-A.
457<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU, NEON and Cryptography Extensions.
458<code>+nocrypto</code>: Disables Cryptography Extensions.
459</p>
460<p>For <code>armv8.2-a</code> and <code>armv8.3-a</code>:
461</p>
462<p><code>+simd</code>: Enables VFP and NEON for Armv8.1-A.
463<code>+fp16</code>: Enables FP16 Extension for Armv8.2-A, implies <code>+simd</code>.
464<code>+fp16fml</code>: Enables FP16 Floating Point Multiplication Variant Extensions
465for Armv8.2-A, implies <code>+fp16</code>.
466<code>+crypto</code>: Enables Cryptography Extensions for Armv8-A, implies
467<code>+simd</code>.
468<code>+dotprod</code>: Enables Dot Product Extensions for Armv8.2-A, implies
469<code>+simd</code>.
470<code>+sb</code>: Enables Speculation Barrier Instruction for Armv8-A.
471<code>+predres</code>: Enables Execution and Data Prediction Restriction Instruction
472for Armv8-A.
473<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU, NEON, Cryptography and Dot Product Extensions.
474<code>+nocrypto</code>: Disables Cryptography Extensions.
475</p>
476<p>For <code>armv8.4-a</code>:
477</p>
478<p><code>+simd</code>: Enables VFP and NEON for Armv8.1-A and Dot Product Extensions for
479Armv8.2-A.
480<code>+fp16</code>: Enables FP16 Floating Point and Floating Point Multiplication
481Variant Extensions for Armv8.2-A, implies <code>+simd</code>.
482<code>+crypto</code>: Enables Cryptography Extensions for Armv8-A, implies
483<code>+simd</code>.
484<code>+sb</code>: Enables Speculation Barrier Instruction for Armv8-A.
485<code>+predres</code>: Enables Execution and Data Prediction Restriction Instruction
486for Armv8-A.
487<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU, NEON, Cryptography and Dot Product Extensions.
488<code>+nocryptp</code>: Disables Cryptography Extensions.
489</p>
490<p>For <code>armv8.5-a</code>:
491</p>
492<p><code>+simd</code>: Enables VFP and NEON for Armv8.1-A and Dot Product Extensions for
493Armv8.2-A.
494<code>+fp16</code>: Enables FP16 Floating Point and Floating Point Multiplication
495Variant Extensions for Armv8.2-A, implies <code>+simd</code>.
496<code>+crypto</code>: Enables Cryptography Extensions for Armv8-A, implies
497<code>+simd</code>.
498<code>+nofp</code>: Disables all FPU, NEON, Cryptography and Dot Product Extensions.
499<code>+nocryptp</code>: Disables Cryptography Extensions.
500</p>
501
502<a name="index-_002dmfpu_003d-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
503</dd>
504<dt><code>-mfpu=<var>floating-point-format</var></code></dt>
505<dd>
506<p>This option specifies the floating point format to assemble for.  The
507assembler will issue an error message if an attempt is made to assemble
508an instruction which will not execute on the target floating point unit.
509The following format options are recognized:
510<code>softfpa</code>,
511<code>fpe</code>,
512<code>fpe2</code>,
513<code>fpe3</code>,
514<code>fpa</code>,
515<code>fpa10</code>,
516<code>fpa11</code>,
517<code>arm7500fe</code>,
518<code>softvfp</code>,
519<code>softvfp+vfp</code>,
520<code>vfp</code>,
521<code>vfp10</code>,
522<code>vfp10-r0</code>,
523<code>vfp9</code>,
524<code>vfpxd</code>,
525<code>vfpv2</code>,
526<code>vfpv3</code>,
527<code>vfpv3-fp16</code>,
528<code>vfpv3-d16</code>,
529<code>vfpv3-d16-fp16</code>,
530<code>vfpv3xd</code>,
531<code>vfpv3xd-d16</code>,
532<code>vfpv4</code>,
533<code>vfpv4-d16</code>,
534<code>fpv4-sp-d16</code>,
535<code>fpv5-sp-d16</code>,
536<code>fpv5-d16</code>,
537<code>fp-armv8</code>,
538<code>arm1020t</code>,
539<code>arm1020e</code>,
540<code>arm1136jf-s</code>,
541<code>maverick</code>,
542<code>neon</code>,
543<code>neon-vfpv3</code>,
544<code>neon-fp16</code>,
545<code>neon-vfpv4</code>,
546<code>neon-fp-armv8</code>,
547<code>crypto-neon-fp-armv8</code>,
548<code>neon-fp-armv8.1</code>
549and
550<code>crypto-neon-fp-armv8.1</code>.
551</p>
552<p>In addition to determining which instructions are assembled, this option
553also affects the way in which the <code>.double</code> assembler directive behaves
554when assembling little-endian code.
555</p>
556<p>The default is dependent on the processor selected.  For Architecture 5 or
557later, the default is to assemble for VFP instructions; for earlier
558architectures the default is to assemble for FPA instructions.
559</p>
560<a name="index-_002dmfp16_002dformat_003d-command_002dline-option"></a>
561</dd>
562<dt><code>-mfp16-format=<var>format</var></code></dt>
563<dd><p>This option specifies the half-precision floating point format to use
564when assembling floating point numbers emitted by the <code>.float16</code>
565directive.
566The following format options are recognized:
567<code>ieee</code>,
568<code>alternative</code>.
569If <code>ieee</code> is specified then the IEEE 754-2008 half-precision floating
570point format is used, if <code>alternative</code> is specified then the Arm
571alternative half-precision format is used. If this option is set on the
572command line then the format is fixed and cannot be changed with
573the <code>float16_format</code> directive. If this value is not set then
574the IEEE 754-2008 format is used until the format is explicitly set with
575the <code>float16_format</code> directive.
576</p>
577<a name="index-_002dmthumb-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
578</dd>
579<dt><code>-mthumb</code></dt>
580<dd><p>This option specifies that the assembler should start assembling Thumb
581instructions; that is, it should behave as though the file starts with a
582<code>.code 16</code> directive.
583</p>
584<a name="index-_002dmthumb_002dinterwork-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
585</dd>
586<dt><code>-mthumb-interwork</code></dt>
587<dd><p>This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should
588be marked as supporting interworking.  It also affects the behaviour
589of the <code>ADR</code> and <code>ADRL</code> pseudo opcodes.
590</p>
591<a name="index-_002dmimplicit_002dit-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
592</dd>
593<dt><code>-mimplicit-it=never</code></dt>
594<dt><code>-mimplicit-it=always</code></dt>
595<dt><code>-mimplicit-it=arm</code></dt>
596<dt><code>-mimplicit-it=thumb</code></dt>
597<dd><p>The <code>-mimplicit-it</code> option controls the behavior of the assembler when
598conditional instructions are not enclosed in IT blocks.
599There are four possible behaviors.
600If <code>never</code> is specified, such constructs cause a warning in ARM
601code and an error in Thumb-2 code.
602If <code>always</code> is specified, such constructs are accepted in both
603ARM and Thumb-2 code, where the IT instruction is added implicitly.
604If <code>arm</code> is specified, such constructs are accepted in ARM code
605and cause an error in Thumb-2 code.
606If <code>thumb</code> is specified, such constructs cause a warning in ARM
607code and are accepted in Thumb-2 code.  If you omit this option, the
608behavior is equivalent to <code>-mimplicit-it=arm</code>.
609</p>
610<a name="index-_002dmapcs_002d26-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
611<a name="index-_002dmapcs_002d32-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
612</dd>
613<dt><code>-mapcs-26</code></dt>
614<dt><code>-mapcs-32</code></dt>
615<dd><p>These options specify that the output generated by the assembler should
616be marked as supporting the indicated version of the Arm Procedure.
617Calling Standard.
618</p>
619<a name="index-_002dmatpcs-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
620</dd>
621<dt><code>-matpcs</code></dt>
622<dd><p>This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should
623be marked as supporting the Arm/Thumb Procedure Calling Standard.  If
624enabled this option will cause the assembler to create an empty
625debugging section in the object file called .arm.atpcs.  Debuggers can
626use this to determine the ABI being used by.
627</p>
628<a name="index-_002dmapcs_002dfloat-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
629</dd>
630<dt><code>-mapcs-float</code></dt>
631<dd><p>This indicates the floating point variant of the APCS should be
632used.  In this variant floating point arguments are passed in FP
633registers rather than integer registers.
634</p>
635<a name="index-_002dmapcs_002dreentrant-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
636</dd>
637<dt><code>-mapcs-reentrant</code></dt>
638<dd><p>This indicates that the reentrant variant of the APCS should be used.
639This variant supports position independent code.
640</p>
641<a name="index-_002dmfloat_002dabi_003d-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
642</dd>
643<dt><code>-mfloat-abi=<var>abi</var></code></dt>
644<dd><p>This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should be
645marked as using specified floating point ABI.
646The following values are recognized:
647<code>soft</code>,
648<code>softfp</code>
649and
650<code>hard</code>.
651</p>
652<a name="index-_002deabi_003d-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
653</dd>
654<dt><code>-meabi=<var>ver</var></code></dt>
655<dd><p>This option specifies which EABI version the produced object files should
656conform to.
657The following values are recognized:
658<code>gnu</code>,
659<code>4</code>
660and
661<code>5</code>.
662</p>
663<a name="index-_002dEB-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
664</dd>
665<dt><code>-EB</code></dt>
666<dd><p>This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should
667be marked as being encoded for a big-endian processor.
668</p>
669<p>Note: If a program is being built for a system with big-endian data
670and little-endian instructions then it should be assembled with the
671<samp>-EB</samp> option, (all of it, code and data) and then linked with
672the <samp>--be8</samp> option.  This will reverse the endianness of the
673instructions back to little-endian, but leave the data as big-endian.
674</p>
675<a name="index-_002dEL-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
676</dd>
677<dt><code>-EL</code></dt>
678<dd><p>This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should
679be marked as being encoded for a little-endian processor.
680</p>
681<a name="index-_002dk-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
682<a name="index-PIC-code-generation-for-ARM"></a>
683</dd>
684<dt><code>-k</code></dt>
685<dd><p>This option specifies that the output of the assembler should be marked
686as position-independent code (PIC).
687</p>
688<a name="index-_002d_002dfix_002dv4bx-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
689</dd>
690<dt><code>--fix-v4bx</code></dt>
691<dd><p>Allow <code>BX</code> instructions in ARMv4 code.  This is intended for use with
692the linker option of the same name.
693</p>
694<a name="index-_002dmwarn_002ddeprecated-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
695</dd>
696<dt><code>-mwarn-deprecated</code></dt>
697<dt><code>-mno-warn-deprecated</code></dt>
698<dd><p>Enable or disable warnings about using deprecated options or
699features.  The default is to warn.
700</p>
701<a name="index-_002dmccs-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
702</dd>
703<dt><code>-mccs</code></dt>
704<dd><p>Turns on CodeComposer Studio assembly syntax compatibility mode.
705</p>
706<a name="index-_002dmwarn_002dsyms-command_002dline-option_002c-ARM"></a>
707</dd>
708<dt><code>-mwarn-syms</code></dt>
709<dt><code>-mno-warn-syms</code></dt>
710<dd><p>Enable or disable warnings about symbols that match the names of ARM
711instructions.  The default is to warn.
712</p>
713</dd>
714</dl>
715
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