Configure Arm Compiler for Linux
Note: This is an optional step. Arm Compiler for Linux does not require you to configure the tools. However, if you want to specify a set of default options to all invocations of the compiler, this step describes how to configure the tools.
You can configure Arm Compiler for Linux using a configuration file.
A configuration file allows a set of compiler options to be added to all invocations of the compiler. The configuration file can be copied or modified to suit your needs.
A template configuration file example.cfg can be found in <install-directory>/share/config. The template also includes more detailed information about the syntax, order of precedence, language-specific options, linker-specific options, and some example options.
How to use the configuration file
The configuration file can be manually invoked using the --config option. For example:
[armclang|armclang++|armflang] --config /path/to/this/<filename>.cfg <option>
For a more permanent solution, Arm Compiler for Linux supports three environment variables, which can be set to the path of a configuration file. The configuration files provided are used automatically, for each of armclang, armclang++, or armflang. All three variables can be set to the same configuration file. Alternatively, to set language-specific options, create language-specific files:
- For
armclang:ARM_COMPILER_CC_CONFIG - For
armclang++:ARM_COMPILER_CXX_CONFIG - For
armflang:ARM_COMPILER_FC_CONFIG
To set these environment variables, open your Arm Compiler for Linux environment modulefile for editing, and add:
- For
armclang:
setenv ARM_COMPILER_CC_CONFIG /path/to/c_options.cfg
- For
armclang++:
setenv ARM_COMPILER_CXX_CONFIG /path/to/c_options.cfg
- For
armflang:
setenv ARM_COMPILER_FC_CONFIG /path/to/fortran_options.cfg
replacing /path/to/ with the path for your system.
For more information, see the header text in the example.cfg template file.