This section describes all the Intel® C++ Compiler options that determine the compilation and linking process and their output. By default, the compiler converts source code directly to an executable file. Appropriate options allow you to control the process and obtain desired output file produced by the compiler.
Having control of the compilation process means, for example, that you can create a file at any of the compilation phases such as assembly, object, or executable with -P or -c options. Or you can name the output file or designate a set of options that are passed to the linker with the -S, -o options. If you specify a phase-limiting option, the compiler produces a separate output file representing the output of the last phase that completes for each primary input file.
You can use the command line options discussed as tools to display and check for certain aspects of the compiler's behavior.
The options in this section provide you with the following capabilities:
monitor the compilation to a phase or to a stage within a phase
name the output files or directories