[fpc-devel] What's the difference between -Cp and -Op?

[Jonas Maebe]

On 2022-09-07 16:34, J. Gareth Moreton via fpc-devel wrote:
> So this one has eluded me a little bit... what's the exact difference
> between the -Cp and -Op options?

-Cp: the code is only guaranteed to run on this cpu and usually also 
later ones (the code generator/optimiser can use instruction that are 
not available on earlier/other cpus). E.g.: use BMI2 instructions.
-Op: the code is optimised for this cpu, but will still run on 
earlier/later ones. E.g., use lea instead of shl on a particular cpu 
because it's faster there, even if it's not the case on all of them.
-Cf: use this instruction set to perform floating point calculations. It 
is independently handled from the two previous settings, even if it can 
indirectly also influence the minimum required CPU.


Jonas