Intel® C++ Compiler 16.0 User and Reference Guide

fminshared

Specifies that a compilation unit is a component of a main program and should not be linked as part of a shareable object.

Architecture Restrictions

Not available on Intel® 64 architecture targeting the Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessor x100 product family (formerly code name Knights Corner)

Syntax

Linux and OS X:

-fminshared

Windows:

None

Arguments

None

Default

OFF

Source files are compiled together to form a single object file.

Description

This option specifies that a compilation unit is a component of a main program and should not be linked as part of a shareable object.

This option allows the compiler to optimize references to defined symbols without special visibility settings. To ensure that external and common symbol references are optimized, you need to specify visibility hidden or protected by using the -fvisibility, -fvisibility-hidden, or -fvisibility-protected option.

Also, the compiler does not need to generate position-independent code for the main program. It can use absolute addressing, which may reduce the size of the global offset table (GOT) and may reduce memory traffic.

IDE Equivalent

None

Alternate Options

None

See Also