Provided by: ghc_9.0.2-5_amd64
NAME
ghc - the Glasgow Haskell Compiler
SYNOPSIS
ghc [option|filename] ghci [option|filename]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the ghc and ghci commands. Note that ghci is not yet available on all architectures. Extensive documentation is available in various other formats including PDF <https://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/latest/docs/users_guide.pdf> and HTML <https://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/latest/docs/html/>. Each of GHC's command line options is classified as either static or dynamic. A static flag may only be specified on the command line, whereas a dynamic flag may also be given in an OPTIONS pragma in a source file or set from the GHCi command-line with :set . As a rule of thumb, all the language options are dynamic, as are the warning options and the debugging options. The rest are static, with the notable exceptions of -v, -cpp, -fasm, -fvia-C, -fllvm, and -#include. The OPTIONS sections lists the status of each flag. Common suffixes of file names for Haskell are: .hs Haskell source code; preprocess, compile .lhs literate Haskell source; unlit, preprocess, compile .hi Interface file; contains information about exported symbols .hc intermediate C files .⟨way⟩_o object files for "way" ⟨way⟩; common ways are: dyn dynamically-linked p built with profiling .⟨way⟩_hi interface files for "way" ⟨way⟩; common ways are:
OPTIONS
Code generation -dynamic-too -fasm -fllvm -fbyte-code -fexternal-dynamic-refs -fllvm -fasm -fno-code -fobject-code -fPIC -fPIE -fwrite-interface Debugging the compiler -dcmm-lint -dcore-lint -ddump-asm -ddump-asm-expanded -ddump-asm-liveness -ddump-asm-native -ddump-asm-regalloc -ddump-asm-regalloc-stages -ddump-asm-stats -ddump-bcos -ddump-cfg-weights -ddump-cmm -ddump-cmm-caf -ddump-cmm-cbe -ddump-cmm-cfg -ddump-cmm-cps -ddump-cmm-from-stg -ddump-cmm-info -ddump-cmm-opt -ddump-cmm-proc -ddump-cmm-procmap -ddump-cmm-raw -ddump-cmm-sink -ddump-cmm-sp -ddump-cmm-split -ddump-cmm-switch -ddump-cmm-verbose -ddump-cmm-verbose-by-proc -ddump-core-stats -ddump-cpr-signatures -ddump-cpranal -ddump-cse -ddump-deriv -ddump-ds -ddump-ds-preopt -ddump-ec-trace -ddump-file-prefix=⟨str⟩ -ddump-foreign -ddump-hie -ddump-hpc -ddump-if-trace -ddump-inlinings -ddump-json -ddump-llvm -ddump-mod-map -ddump-occur-anal -ddump-opt-cmm -ddump-parsed -ddump-parsed-ast -ddump-prep -ddump-rn -ddump-rn-ast -ddump-rn-stats -ddump-rn-trace -ddump-rtti -ddump-rule-firings -ddump-rule-rewrites -ddump-rules -ddump-simpl -ddump-simpl-iterations -ddump-simpl-stats -ddump-spec -ddump-splices -ddump-stg -ddump-stg-final -ddump-stg-unarised -ddump-str-signatures -ddump-stranal -ddump-tc -ddump-tc-ast -ddump-tc-trace -ddump-ticked -ddump-timings -ddump-to-file -ddump-types -ddump-verbose-inlinings -ddump-worker-wrapper -dfaststring-stats -dhex-word-literals -dinitial-unique=⟨s⟩ -dinline-check=⟨str⟩ -dlinear-core-lint -dno-debug-output -ddebug-output -dno-typeable-binds -dppr-case-as-let -dppr-cols=⟨n⟩ -dppr-debug -dppr-user-length -drule-check=⟨str⟩ -dshow-passes -dstg-lint -dsuppress-all -dsuppress-coercions -dsuppress-idinfo -dsuppress-module-prefixes -dsuppress-stg-free-vars -dsuppress-ticks -dsuppress-timestamps -dsuppress-type-applications -dsuppress-type-signatures -dsuppress-unfoldings -dsuppress-uniques -dsuppress-var-kinds -dth-dec-file -dunique-increment=⟨i⟩ -dverbose-core2core -dverbose-stg2stg -falignment-sanitisation -fcatch-bottoms -fllvm-fill-undef-with-garbage -fproc-alignment -g -g⟨n⟩ C pre-processor -cpp -D⟨symbol⟩[=⟨value⟩] -U⟨symbol⟩ -I⟨dir⟩ -U⟨symbol⟩ Finding imports -i -i⟨dir⟩[:⟨dir⟩]* Interactive mode -fbreak-on-error -fno-break-on-error -fbreak-on-exception -fno-break-on-exception -fghci-hist-size=⟨n⟩ -fghci-leak-check -fno-ghci-leak-check -flocal-ghci-history -fno-local-ghci-history -fno-it -fno-no-it -fprint-bind-result -fno-print-bind-result -fprint-evld-with-show -fshow-loaded-modules -ghci-script -ignore-dot-ghci -interactive-print ⟨name⟩ Interface files --show-iface ⟨file⟩ -ddump-hi -ddump-hi-diffs -ddump-minimal-imports Keeping intermediate files -keep-hc-file -keep-hc-files -keep-hi-files -no-keep-hi-files -keep-hscpp-file -keep-hscpp-files -keep-llvm-file -keep-llvm-files -keep-o-files -no-keep-o-files -keep-s-file -keep-s-files -keep-tmp-files Language options -XAllowAmbiguousTypes -XApplicativeDo -XArrows -XBangPatterns -XBinaryLiterals -XBlockArguments -XCApiFFI -XConstrainedClassMethods -XConstraintKinds -XCPP -XCUSKs -XDataKinds -XDatatypeContexts -XDefaultSignatures -XDeriveAnyClass -XDeriveDataTypeable -XDeriveFoldable -XDeriveFunctor -XDeriveGeneric -XDeriveLift -XDeriveTraversable -XDerivingStrategies -XDerivingVia -XDisambiguateRecordFields -XDuplicateRecordFields -XEmptyCase -XEmptyDataDecls -XEmptyDataDeriving -XExistentialQuantification -XExplicitForAll -XExplicitNamespaces -XExtendedDefaultRules -XFlexibleContexts -XFlexibleInstances -XForeignFunctionInterface -XFunctionalDependencies -XGADTs -XGADTSyntax -XGeneralisedNewtypeDeriving -XGeneralizedNewtypeDeriving -XGHCForeignImportPrim -XHaskell2010 -XHaskell98 -XHexFloatLiterals -XImplicitParams -XImportQualifiedPost -XImpredicativeTypes -XIncoherentInstances -XInstanceSigs -XInterruptibleFFI -XKindSignatures -XLambdaCase -XLexicalNegation -XLiberalTypeSynonyms -XLinearTypes -XMagicHash -XMonadComprehensions -XMonadFailDesugaring -XMonoLocalBinds -XMultiParamTypeClasses -XMultiWayIf -XNamedFieldPuns -XNamedWildCards -XNegativeLiterals -XNoImplicitPrelude -XNoMonomorphismRestriction -XNondecreasingIndentation -XNoPatternGuards -XNoTraditionalRecordSyntax -XNPlusKPatterns -XNullaryTypeClasses -XNumDecimals -XNumericUnderscores -XOverlappingInstances -XOverloadedLabels -XOverloadedLists -XOverloadedStrings -XPackageImports -XParallelListComp -XPartialTypeSignatures -XPatternSynonyms -XPolyKinds -XPostfixOperators -XQualifiedDo -XQuantifiedConstraints -XQuasiQuotes -XRank2Types -XRankNTypes -XRebindableSyntax -XRecordWildCards -XRecursiveDo -XRoleAnnotations -XSafe -XScopedTypeVariables -XStandaloneDeriving -XStandaloneKindSignatures -XStarIsType -XStaticPointers -XStrict -XStrictData -XTemplateHaskell -XTemplateHaskellQuotes -XTransformListComp -XTrustworthy -XTupleSections -XTypeApplications -XTypeFamilies -XTypeFamilyDependencies -XTypeInType -XTypeOperators -XTypeSynonymInstances -XUnboxedSums -XUnboxedTuples -XUndecidableInstances -XUndecidableSuperClasses -XUnicodeSyntax -XUnliftedFFITypes -XUnliftedNewtypes -XUnsafe -XViewPatterns Linking options -c -debug -dylib-install-name ⟨path⟩ -dynamic -dynload -eventlog -fkeep-cafs -flink-rts -fno-embed-manifest -fno-gen-manifest -fno-shared-implib -framework ⟨name⟩ -framework-path ⟨dir⟩ -fuse-rpaths -fno-use-rpaths -fwhole-archive-hs-libs -L ⟨dir⟩ -l ⟨lib⟩ -main-is ⟨thing⟩ -no-hs-main -no-rtsopts-suggestions -package ⟨name⟩ -pie -rdynamic -rtsopts[=⟨none|some|all|ignore|ignoreAll⟩] -shared -split-sections -static -staticlib -threaded -with-rtsopts=⟨opts⟩ Miscellaneous options -fexternal-interpreter -fglasgow-exts -fno-glasgow-exts -fno-safe-haskell -ghcversion-file ⟨path to ghcversion.h⟩ -H ⟨size⟩ -j[⟨n⟩] Modes of operation --frontend ⟨module⟩ --help -? --info --interactive --make --mk-dll --numeric-version --print-libdir --show-iface ⟨file⟩ --show-options --supported-extensions --supported-languages --version -V -e ⟨expr⟩ -M Individual optimizations -fasm-shortcutting -fno-asm-shortcutting -fbinary-blob-threshold=⟨n⟩ -fblock-layout-cfg -fno-block-layout-cfg -fblock-layout-weightless -fno-block-layout-weightless -fblock-layout-weights -fcall-arity -fno-call-arity -fcase-folding -fno-case-folding -fcase-merge -fno-case-merge -fcmm-elim-common-blocks -fno-cmm-elim-common-blocks -fcmm-sink -fno-cmm-sink -fcmm-static-pred -fno-cmm-static-pred -fcpr-anal -fno-cpr-anal -fcross-module-specialise -fno-cross-module-specialise -fcse -fno-cse -fdicts-cheap -fno-dicts-cheap -fdicts-strict -fno-dicts-strict -fdmd-tx-dict-sel -fno-dmd-tx-dict-sel -fdo-eta-reduction -fno-do-eta-reduction -fdo-lambda-eta-expansion -fno-do-lambda-eta-expansion -feager-blackholing -fenable-rewrite-rules -fno-enable-rewrite-rules -fexcess-precision -fno-excess-precision -fexitification -fno-exitification -fexpose-all-unfoldings -fno-expose-all-unfoldings -ffloat-in -fno-float-in -ffull-laziness -fno-full-laziness -ffun-to-thunk -fno-fun-to-thunk -fignore-asserts -fno-ignore-asserts -fignore-interface-pragmas -fno-ignore-interface-pragmas -flate-dmd-anal -fno-late-dmd-anal -flate-specialise -fno-late-specialise -fliberate-case -fno-liberate-case -fliberate-case-threshold=⟨n⟩ -fno-liberate-case-threshold -fllvm-pass-vectors-in-regs -fno-llvm-pass-vectors-in-regs -floopification -fno-loopification -fmax-inline-alloc-size=⟨n⟩ -fmax-inline-memcpy-insns=⟨n⟩ -fmax-inline-memset-insns=⟨n⟩ -fmax-simplifier-iterations=⟨n⟩ -fmax-uncovered-patterns=⟨n⟩ -fmax-worker-args=⟨n⟩ -fno-opt-coercion -fno-pre-inlining -fno-state-hack -fomit-interface-pragmas -fno-omit-interface-pragmas -fomit-yields -fno-omit-yields -foptimal-applicative-do -fno-optimal-applicative-do -fpedantic-bottoms -fno-pedantic-bottoms -fregs-graph -fno-regs-graph -fregs-iterative -fno-regs-iterative -fsimpl-tick-factor=⟨n⟩ -fsimplifier-phases=⟨n⟩ -fsolve-constant-dicts -fno-solve-constant-dicts -fspec-constr -fno-spec-constr -fspec-constr-count=⟨n⟩ -fno-spec-constr-count -fspec-constr-keen -fno-spec-constr-keen -fspec-constr-threshold=⟨n⟩ -fno-spec-constr-threshold -fspecialise -fno-specialise -fspecialise-aggressively -fno-specialise-aggressively -fstatic-argument-transformation -fno-static-argument-transformation -fstg-cse -fno-stg-cse -fstg-lift-lams -fno-stg-lift-lams -fstg-lift-lams-known -fno-stg-lift-lams-known -fstg-lift-lams-non-rec-args -fno-stg-lift-lams-non-rec-args-any -fstg-lift-lams-rec-args -fno-stg-lift-lams-rec-args-any -fstrictness -fno-strictness -fstrictness-before=⟨n⟩ -funbox-small-strict-fields -fno-unbox-small-strict-fields -funbox-strict-fields -fno-unbox-strict-fields -funfolding-creation-threshold=⟨n⟩ -funfolding-dict-discount=⟨n⟩ -funfolding-fun-discount=⟨n⟩ -funfolding-keeness-factor=⟨n⟩ -funfolding-use-threshold=⟨n⟩ -fworker-wrapper Optimization levels -O -O1 -O0 -O0 -O2 -O0 -O⟨n⟩ -O0 Package options -clear-package-db -distrust ⟨pkg⟩ -distrust-all-packages -fpackage-trust -global-package-db -hide-all-packages -hide-package ⟨pkg⟩ -ignore-package ⟨pkg⟩ -no-auto-link-packages -no-global-package-db -no-user-package-db -package ⟨pkg⟩ -package-db ⟨file⟩ -package-env ⟨file⟩|⟨name⟩ -package-id ⟨unit-id⟩ -this-unit-id ⟨unit-id⟩ -trust ⟨pkg⟩ -user-package-db Phases of compilation -C -c -E -F -S -x ⟨suffix⟩ Overriding external programs -pgma ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmc ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmdll ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmF ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmi ⟨cmd⟩ -pgminstall_name_tool ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmL ⟨cmd⟩ -pgml ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmlc ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmlibtool ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmlm ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmlo ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmotool ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmP ⟨cmd⟩ -pgms ⟨cmd⟩ -pgmwindres ⟨cmd⟩ Phase-specific options -opta ⟨option⟩ -optc ⟨option⟩ -optcxx ⟨option⟩ -optdll ⟨option⟩ -optF ⟨option⟩ -opti ⟨option⟩ -optL ⟨option⟩ -optl ⟨option⟩ -optlc ⟨option⟩ -optlm ⟨option⟩ -optlo ⟨option⟩ -optP ⟨option⟩ -optwindres ⟨option⟩ -pgmc-supports-no-pie Platform-specific options -mbmi2 -msse2 -msse4.2 Compiler plugins -fclear-plugins -fplugin-opt=⟨module⟩:⟨args⟩ -fplugin-trustworthy -fplugin=⟨module⟩ -hide-all-plugin-packages -plugin-package ⟨pkg⟩ -plugin-package-id ⟨pkg-id⟩ Profiling -fno-prof-auto -fprof-auto -fno-prof-cafs -fprof-cafs -fno-prof-count-entries -fprof-count-entries -fprof-auto -fno-prof-auto -fprof-auto-calls -fno-prof-auto-calls -fprof-auto-exported -fno-prof-auto -fprof-auto-top -fno-prof-auto -fprof-cafs -fno-prof-cafs -prof -ticky Program coverage -fhpc Recompilation checking -fforce-recomp -fno-force-recomp -fignore-hpc-changes -fno-ignore-hpc-changes -fignore-optim-changes -fno-ignore-optim-changes Redirecting output --exclude-module=⟨file⟩ -ddump-mod-cycles -dep-makefile ⟨file⟩ -dep-suffix ⟨suffix⟩ -dumpdir ⟨dir⟩ -hcsuf ⟨suffix⟩ -hidir ⟨dir⟩ -hiedir ⟨dir⟩ -hiesuf ⟨suffix⟩ -hisuf ⟨suffix⟩ -include-cpp-deps -include-pkg-deps -o ⟨file⟩ -odir ⟨dir⟩ -ohi ⟨file⟩ -osuf ⟨suffix⟩ -outputdir ⟨dir⟩ -stubdir ⟨dir⟩ Temporary files -tmpdir ⟨dir⟩ Verbosity options -fabstract-refinement-hole-fits -fno-abstract-refinement-hole-fits -fdefer-diagnostics -fdiagnostics-color=⟨always|auto|never⟩ -fdiagnostics-show-caret -fno-diagnostics-show-caret -ferror-spans -fhide-source-paths -fkeep-going -fmax-refinement-hole-fits=⟨n⟩ -fno-max-refinement-hole-fits -fmax-relevant-binds=⟨n⟩ -fno-max-relevant-binds -fmax-valid-hole-fits=⟨n⟩ -fno-max-valid-hole-fits -fno-show-valid-hole-fits -fno-sort-valid-hole-fits -fsort-valid-hole-fits -fprint-axiom-incomps -fno-print-axiom-incomps -fprint-equality-relations -fno-print-equality-relations -fprint-expanded-synonyms -fno-print-expanded-synonyms -fprint-explicit-coercions -fno-print-explicit-coercions -fprint-explicit-foralls -fno-print-explicit-foralls -fprint-explicit-kinds -fno-print-explicit-kinds -fprint-explicit-runtime-reps -fno-print-explicit-runtime-reps -fprint-potential-instances -fno-print-potential-instances -fprint-typechecker-elaboration -fno-print-typechecker-elaboration -fprint-unicode-syntax -fno-print-unicode-syntax -frefinement-level-hole-fits=⟨n⟩ -fno-refinement-level-hole-fits -freverse-errors -fno-reverse-errors -fshow-docs-of-hole-fits -fno-show-docs-of-hole-fits -fshow-hole-constraints -fshow-hole-matches-of-hole-fits -fno-show-hole-matches-of-hole-fits -fshow-provenance-of-hole-fits -fno-show-provenance-of-hole-fits -fshow-type-app-of-hole-fits -fno-show-type-app-of-hole-fits -fshow-type-app-vars-of-hole-fits -fno-show-type-app-vars-of-hole-fits -fshow-type-of-hole-fits -fno-type-of-hole-fits -fsort-by-size-hole-fits -fno-sort-by-size-hole-fits -fsort-by-subsumption-hole-fits -fno-sort-by-subsumption-hole-fits -funclutter-valid-hole-fits -Rghc-timing -v -v⟨n⟩ Warnings -fdefer-out-of-scope-variables -fno-defer-out-of-scope-variables -fdefer-type-errors -fno-defer-type-errors -fdefer-typed-holes -fno-defer-typed-holes -fenable-th-splice-warnings -fno-enable-th-splices -fhelpful-errors -fno-helpful-errors -fmax-pmcheck-models=⟨n⟩ -fshow-warning-groups -fno-show-warning-groups -fvia-C -W -w -w -Wall -w -Wall-missed-specialisations -Wno-all-missed-specialisations -Wauto-orphans -Wcompat -Wno-compat -Wcompat-unqualified-imports -Wno-compat-unqualified-imports -Wcpp-undef -Wdefault -Wdeferred-out-of-scope-variables -Wno-deferred-out-of-scope-variables -Wdeferred-type-errors -Wno-deferred-type-errors -Wdeprecated-flags -Wno-deprecated-flags -Wdeprecations -Wno-deprecations -Wderiving-defaults -Wno-deriving-defaults -Wderiving-typeable -Wno-deriving-typeable -Wdodgy-exports -Wno-dodgy-exports -Wdodgy-foreign-imports -Wno-dodgy-foreign-import -Wdodgy-imports -Wno-dodgy-imports -Wduplicate-constraints -Wno-duplicate-constraints -Wduplicate-exports -Wno-duplicate-exports -Wempty-enumerations -Wno-empty-enumerations -Werror -Wwarn -Weverything -Whi-shadowing -Wno-hi-shadowing -Widentities -Wno-identities -Wimplicit-kind-vars -Wno-implicit-kind-vars -Wimplicit-prelude -Wno-implicit-prelude -Winaccessible-code -Wno-inaccessible-code -Wincomplete-patterns -Wno-incomplete-patterns -Wincomplete-record-updates -Wno-incomplete-record-updates -Wincomplete-uni-patterns -Wno-incomplete-uni-patterns -Winferred-safe-imports -Wno-inferred-safe-imports -Winline-rule-shadowing -Wno-inline-rule-shadowing -Winvalid-haddock -Wmissed-extra-shared-lib -Wno-missed-extra-shared-lib -Wmissed-specialisations -Wno-missed-specialisations -Wmissing-deriving-strategies -Wno-missing-deriving-strategies -Wmissing-export-lists -fnowarn-missing-export-lists -Wmissing-exported-signatures -Wno-missing-exported-signatures -Wmissing-exported-sigs -Wno-missing-exported-sigs -Wmissing-fields -Wno-missing-fields -Wmissing-home-modules -Wno-missing-home-modules -Wmissing-import-lists -fnowarn-missing-import-lists -Wmissing-local-signatures -Wno-missing-local-signatures -Wmissing-local-sigs -Wno-missing-local-sigs -Wmissing-methods -Wno-missing-methods -Wmissing-monadfail-instances -Wno-missing-monadfail-instances -Wmissing-pattern-synonym-signatures -Wno-missing-pattern-synonym-signatures -Wmissing-safe-haskell-mode -Wno-missing-safe-haskell-mode -Wmissing-signatures -Wno-missing-signatures -Wmissing-space-after-bang -Wmonomorphism-restriction -Wno-monomorphism-restriction -Wname-shadowing -Wno-name-shadowing -Wno-compat -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances -Wno-noncanonical-monad-instances -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances -Wno-noncanonical-monadfail-instances -Wnoncanonical-monoid-instances -Wno-noncanonical-monoid-instances -Worphans -Wno-orphans -Woverflowed-literals -Wno-overflowed-literals -Woverlapping-patterns -Wno-overlapping-patterns -Wpartial-fields -Wno-partial-fields -Wpartial-type-signatures -Wno-partial-type-signatures -Wredundant-constraints -Wno-redundant-constraints -Wredundant-record-wildcards -Wno-redundant-record-wildcards -Wsafe -Wno-safe -Wsemigroup -Wno-semigroup -Wsimplifiable-class-constraints -Wno-simplifiable-class-constraints -Wstar-binder -Wno-star-binder -Wstar-is-type -Wno-star-is-type -Wtabs -Wno-tabs -Wtrustworthy-safe -Wno-safe -Wtype-defaults -Wno-type-defaults -Wtyped-holes -Wno-typed-holes -Wunbanged-strict-patterns -Wno-unbanged-strict-patterns -Wunicode-bidirectional-format-characters -Wunrecognised-pragmas -Wno-unrecognised-pragmas -Wunrecognised-warning-flags -Wno-unrecognised-warning-flags -Wunsafe -Wno-unsafe -Wunsupported-calling-conventions -Wno-unsupported-calling-conventions -Wunsupported-llvm-version -Wno-monomorphism-restriction -Wunticked-promoted-constructors -Wno-unticked-promoted-constructors -Wunused-binds -Wno-unused-binds -Wunused-do-bind -Wno-unused-do-bind -Wunused-foralls -Wno-unused-foralls -Wunused-imports -Wno-unused-imports -Wunused-local-binds -Wno-unused-local-binds -Wunused-matches -Wno-unused-matches -Wunused-packages -Wno-unused-packages -Wunused-pattern-binds -Wno-unused-pattern-binds -Wunused-record-wildcards -Wno-unused-record-wildcards -Wunused-top-binds -Wno-unused-top-binds -Wunused-type-patterns -Wno-unused-type-patterns -Wwarn -Werror -Wwarnings-deprecations -Wno-warnings-deprecations -Wwrong-do-bind -Wno-wrong-do-bind Code generation -dynamic-too Build dynamic object files as well as static object files during compilation -fasm Use the native code generator -fbyte-code Generate byte-code -fexternal-dynamic-refs Generate code for linking against dynamic libraries -fllvm Compile using the LLVM code generator -fno-code Omit code generation -fobject-code Generate object code -fPIC Generate position-independent code (where available) -fPIE Generate code for a position-independent executable (where available) -fwrite-interface Always write interface files Debugging the compiler -dcmm-lint C-\- pass sanity checking -dcore-lint Turn on internal sanity checking -ddump-asm Dump final assembly -ddump-asm-expanded Dump the result of the synthetic instruction expansion pass. -ddump-asm-liveness Dump assembly augmented with register liveness -ddump-asm-native Dump initial assembly -ddump-asm-regalloc Dump the result of register allocation -ddump-asm-regalloc-stages Dump the build/spill stages of the -fregs-graph register allocator. -ddump-asm-stats Dump statistics from the register allocator. -ddump-bcos Dump interpreter byte code -ddump-cfg-weights Dump the assumed weights of the CFG. -ddump-cmm Dump the final C-\- output -ddump-cmm-caf Dump the results of the C-\- CAF analysis pass. -ddump-cmm-cbe Dump the results of common block elimination -ddump-cmm-cfg Dump the results of the C-\- control flow optimisation pass. -ddump-cmm-cps Dump the results of the CPS pass -ddump-cmm-from-stg Dump STG-to-C-\- output -ddump-cmm-info Dump the results of the C-\- info table augmentation pass. -ddump-cmm-opt Dump the results of C-\- to C-\- optimising passes -ddump-cmm-proc Dump the results of proc-point analysis -ddump-cmm-procmap Dump the results of the C-\- proc-point map pass. -ddump-cmm-raw Dump raw C-\- -ddump-cmm-sink Dump the results of the C-\- sinking pass. -ddump-cmm-sp Dump the results of the C-\- stack layout pass. -ddump-cmm-split Dump the results of the C-\- proc-point splitting pass. -ddump-cmm-switch Dump the results of switch lowering passes -ddump-cmm-verbose Write output from main C-\- pipeline passes to files -ddump-cmm-verbose-by-proc Show output from main C-\- pipeline passes (grouped by proc) -ddump-core-stats Print a one-line summary of the size of the Core program at the end of the optimisation pipeline -ddump-cpr-signatures Dump CPR signatures -ddump-cpranal Dump CPR analysis output -ddump-cse Dump CSE output -ddump-deriv Dump deriving output -ddump-ds Dump desugarer output. -ddump-ec-trace Trace exhaustiveness checker -ddump-file-prefix=⟨str⟩ Set the prefix of the filenames used for debugging output. -ddump-foreign Dump foreign export stubs -ddump-hie Dump the hie file syntax tree -ddump-hpc An alias for -ddump-ticked. -ddump-if-trace Trace interface files -ddump-inlinings Dump inlinings performed by the simplifier. -ddump-json Dump error messages as JSON documents -ddump-llvm Dump LLVM intermediate code. -ddump-mod-map Dump the state of the module mapping database. -ddump-occur-anal Dump occurrence analysis output -ddump-opt-cmm Dump the results of C-\- to C-\- optimising passes -ddump-parsed Dump parse tree -ddump-parsed-ast Dump parser output as a syntax tree -ddump-prep Dump prepared core -ddump-rn Dump renamer output -ddump-rn-ast Dump renamer output as a syntax tree -ddump-rn-stats Renamer stats -ddump-rn-trace Trace renamer -ddump-rtti Trace runtime type inference -ddump-rule-firings Dump rule firing info -ddump-rule-rewrites Dump detailed rule firing info -ddump-rules Dump rewrite rules -ddump-simpl Dump final simplifier output -ddump-simpl-iterations Dump output from each simplifier iteration -ddump-simpl-stats Dump simplifier stats -ddump-spec Dump specialiser output -ddump-splices Dump TH spliced expressions, and what they evaluate to -ddump-stg Show CoreToStg output -ddump-stg-final Show output of last STG pass. -ddump-stg-unarised Show unarised STG -ddump-str-signatures Dump strictness signatures -ddump-stranal Dump strictness analyser output -ddump-tc Dump typechecker output -ddump-tc-ast Dump typechecker output as a syntax tree -ddump-tc-trace Trace typechecker -ddump-ticked Dump the code instrumented by HPC (Observing Code Coverage). -ddump-timings Dump per-pass timing and allocation statistics -ddump-to-file Dump to files instead of stdout -ddump-types Dump type signatures -ddump-verbose-inlinings Dump all considered inlinings -ddump-worker-wrapper Dump worker-wrapper output -dfaststring-stats Show statistics for fast string usage when finished -dhex-word-literals Print values of type Word# in hexadecimal. -dinitial-unique=⟨s⟩ Start UniqSupply allocation from ⟨s⟩. -dinline-check=⟨str⟩ Dump information about inlining decisions -dlinear-core-lint Turn on internal sanity checking -dno-debug-output Suppress unsolicited debugging output -dno-typeable-binds Don't generate bindings for Typeable methods -dppr-case-as-let Print single alternative case expressions as strict lets. -dppr-cols=⟨n⟩ Set the width of debugging output. For example -dppr-cols200 -dppr-debug Turn on debug printing (more verbose) -dppr-user-length Set the depth for printing expressions in error msgs -drule-check=⟨str⟩ Dump information about potential rule application -dshow-passes Print out each pass name as it happens -dstg-lint STG pass sanity checking -dsuppress-all In dumps, suppress everything (except for uniques) that is suppressible. -dsuppress-coercions Suppress the printing of coercions in Core dumps to make them shorter -dsuppress-idinfo Suppress extended information about identifiers where they are bound -dsuppress-module-prefixes Suppress the printing of module qualification prefixes -dsuppress-stg-free-vars Suppress the printing of closure free variable lists in STG output -dsuppress-ticks Suppress "ticks" in the pretty-printer output. -dsuppress-timestamps Suppress timestamps in dumps -dsuppress-type-applications Suppress type applications -dsuppress-type-signatures Suppress type signatures -dsuppress-unfoldings Suppress the printing of the stable unfolding of a variable at its binding site -dsuppress-uniques Suppress the printing of uniques in debug output (easier to use diff) -dsuppress-var-kinds Suppress the printing of variable kinds -dth-dec-file Dump evaluated TH declarations into *.th.hs files -dunique-increment=⟨i⟩ Set the increment for the generated Unique's to ⟨i⟩. -dverbose-core2core Show output from each core-to-core pass -dverbose-stg2stg Show output from each STG-to-STG pass -falignment-sanitisation Compile with alignment checks for all info table dereferences. -fcatch-bottoms Add a default error alternative to case expressions without a default alternative. -fllvm-fill-undef-with-garbage Intruct LLVM to fill dead STG registers with garbage -fproc-alignment Align functions at given boundary. -g Produce DWARF debug information in compiled object files. ⟨n⟩ can be 0, 1, or 2, with higher numbers producing richer output. If ⟨n⟩ is omitted, level 2 is assumed. C pre-processor -cpp Run the C pre-processor on Haskell source files -D⟨symbol⟩[=⟨value⟩] Define a symbol in the C pre-processor -I⟨dir⟩ Add ⟨dir⟩ to the directory search list for #include files -U⟨symbol⟩ Undefine a symbol in the C pre-processor Finding imports -i Empty the import directory list -i⟨dir⟩[:⟨dir⟩]* add ⟨dir⟩, ⟨dir2⟩, etc. to import path Interactive mode -fbreak-on-error Break on uncaught exceptions and errors -fbreak-on-exception Break on any exception thrown -fghci-hist-size=⟨n⟩ Set the number of entries GHCi keeps for :history. See The GHCi Debugger. -fghci-leak-check (Debugging only) check for space leaks when loading new modules in GHCi. -flocal-ghci-history Use current directory for the GHCi command history file .ghci-history. -fno-it No longer set the special variable it. -fprint-bind-result Turn on printing of binding results in GHCi -fprint-evld-with-show Instruct :print to use Show instances where possible. -fshow-loaded-modules Show the names of modules that GHCi loaded after a :load command. -ghci-script Read additional .ghci files -ignore-dot-ghci Disable reading of .ghci files -interactive-print ⟨name⟩ Select the function to use for printing evaluated expressions in GHCi Interface files --show-iface ⟨file⟩ See Modes of operation. -ddump-hi Dump the new interface to stdout -ddump-hi-diffs Show the differences vs. the old interface -ddump-minimal-imports Dump a minimal set of imports Keeping intermediate files -keep-hc-file Retain intermediate .hc files. -keep-hi-files Retain intermediate .hi files (the default). -keep-hscpp-file Retain intermediate .hscpp files. -keep-llvm-file Retain intermediate LLVM .ll files. Implies -fllvm. -keep-o-files Retain intermediate .o files (the default). -keep-s-file Retain intermediate .s files. -keep-tmp-files Retain all intermediate temporary files. Language options -XAllowAmbiguousTypes Allow the user to write ambiguous types, and the type inference engine to infer them. -XApplicativeDo Enable Applicative do-notation desugaring -XArrows Enable arrow notation extension -XBangPatterns Enable bang patterns. -XBinaryLiterals Enable support for binary literals. -XBlockArguments Allow do blocks and other constructs as function arguments. -XCApiFFI Enable the CAPI calling convention. -XConstrainedClassMethods Enable constrained class methods. -XConstraintKinds Enable a kind of constraints. -XCPP Enable the C preprocessor. -XCUSKs Enable detection of complete user-supplied kind signatures. -XDataKinds Enable datatype promotion. -XDatatypeContexts Allow contexts on data types. -XDefaultSignatures Enable default signatures. -XDeriveAnyClass Enable deriving for any class. -XDeriveDataTypeable Enable deriving for the Data class. Implied by (deprecated) AutoDeriveTypeable. -XDeriveFoldable Enable deriving for the Foldable class. Implied by DeriveTraversable. -XDeriveFunctor Enable deriving for the Functor class. Implied by DeriveTraversable. -XDeriveGeneric Enable deriving for the Generic class. -XDeriveLift Enable deriving for the Lift class -XDeriveTraversable Enable deriving for the Traversable class. Implies DeriveFunctor and DeriveFoldable. -XDerivingStrategies Enables deriving strategies. -XDerivingVia Enable deriving instances via types of the same runtime representation. Implies DerivingStrategies. -XDisambiguateRecordFields Enable record field disambiguation. Implied by RecordWildCards. -XDuplicateRecordFields Allow definition of record types with identically-named fields. -XEmptyCase Allow empty case alternatives. -XEmptyDataDecls Allow definition of empty data types. -XEmptyDataDeriving Allow deriving instances of standard type classes for empty data types. -XExistentialQuantification Enable liberalised type synonyms. -XExplicitForAll Enable explicit universal quantification. Implied by ScopedTypeVariables, LiberalTypeSynonyms, RankNTypes and ExistentialQuantification. -XExplicitNamespaces Enable using the keyword type to specify the namespace of entries in imports and exports (Explicit namespaces in import/export). Implied by TypeOperators and TypeFamilies. -XExtendedDefaultRules Use GHCi's extended default rules in a normal module. -XFlexibleContexts Enable flexible contexts. -XFlexibleInstances Enable flexible instances. Implies TypeSynonymInstances. -XForeignFunctionInterface Enable foreign function interface. -XFunctionalDependencies Enable functional dependencies. Implies MultiParamTypeClasses. -XGADTs Enable generalised algebraic data types. Implies GADTSyntax and MonoLocalBinds. -XGADTSyntax Enable generalised algebraic data type syntax. -XGeneralisedNewtypeDeriving Enable newtype deriving. -XGeneralizedNewtypeDeriving Enable newtype deriving. -XGHCForeignImportPrim Enable prim calling convention. Intended for internal use only. -XHaskell2010 Use the Haskell 2010 language variant. -XHaskell98 Use the Haskell 98 language variant. -XHexFloatLiterals Enable support for hexadecimal floating point literals. -XImplicitParams Enable Implicit Parameters. -XImportQualifiedPost ImportQualifiedPost allows the syntax import M qualified -XImpredicativeTypes Enable impredicative types. Implies RankNTypes. -XIncoherentInstances Enable incoherent instances. Implies OverlappingInstances. -XInstanceSigs Enable instance signatures. -XInterruptibleFFI Enable interruptible FFI. -XKindSignatures Enable kind signatures. Implied by TypeFamilies and PolyKinds. -XLambdaCase Enable lambda-case expressions. -XLexicalNegation Use whitespace to determine whether the minus sign stands for negation or subtraction. -XLiberalTypeSynonyms Enable liberalised type synonyms. -XLinearTypes Enable linear types. -XMagicHash Allow # as a postfix modifier on identifiers. -XMonadComprehensions Enable monad comprehensions. -XMonadFailDesugaring Enable monadfail desugaring. -XMonoLocalBinds Enable do not generalise local bindings. Implied by TypeFamilies and GADTs. -XMultiParamTypeClasses Enable multi parameter type classes. Implied by FunctionalDependencies. -XMultiWayIf Enable multi-way if-expressions. -XNamedFieldPuns Enable record puns. -XNamedWildCards Enable named wildcards. -XNegativeLiterals Enable support for negative literals. -XNoImplicitPrelude Don't implicitly import Prelude. Implied by RebindableSyntax. -XNoMonomorphismRestriction Disable the monomorphism restriction. -XNondecreasingIndentation Allow nested contexts to be at the same indentation level as its enclosing context. -XNoPatternGuards Disable pattern guards. Implied by Haskell98. -XNoTraditionalRecordSyntax Disable support for traditional record syntax (as supported by Haskell 98) C {f = x} -XNPlusKPatterns Enable support for n+k patterns. Implied by Haskell98. -XNullaryTypeClasses Deprecated, does nothing. nullary (no parameter) type classes are now enabled using MultiParamTypeClasses. -XNumDecimals Enable support for 'fractional' integer literals. -XNumericUnderscores Enable support for numeric underscores. -XOverlappingInstances Enable overlapping instances. -XOverloadedLabels Enable overloaded labels. -XOverloadedLists Enable overloaded lists. -XOverloadedStrings Enable overloaded string literals. -XPackageImports Enable package-qualified imports. -XParallelListComp Enable parallel list comprehensions. -XPartialTypeSignatures Enable partial type signatures. -XPatternSynonyms Enable pattern synonyms. -XPolyKinds Enable kind polymorphism. Implies KindSignatures. -XPostfixOperators Enable postfix operators. -XQualifiedDo Enable qualified do-notation desugaring. -XQuantifiedConstraints Allow forall quantifiers in constraints. -XQuasiQuotes Enable quasiquotation. -XRank2Types Enable rank-2 types. Synonym for RankNTypes. -XRankNTypes Enable rank-N types. Implied by ImpredicativeTypes. -XRebindableSyntax Employ rebindable syntax. Implies NoImplicitPrelude. -XRecordWildCards Enable record wildcards. Implies DisambiguateRecordFields. -XRecursiveDo Enable recursive do (mdo) notation. -XRoleAnnotations Enable role annotations. -XSafe Enable the Safe Haskell Safe mode. -XScopedTypeVariables Enable lexically-scoped type variables. -XStandaloneDeriving Enable standalone deriving. -XStandaloneKindSignatures Allow the use of standalone kind signatures. -XStarIsType Treat * as Data.Kind.Type. -XStaticPointers Enable static pointers. -XStrict Make bindings in the current module strict by default. -XStrictData Enable default strict datatype fields. -XTemplateHaskell Enable Template Haskell. -XTemplateHaskellQuotes Enable quotation subset of Template Haskell. -XTransformListComp Enable generalised list comprehensions. -XTrustworthy Enable the Safe Haskell Trustworthy mode. -XTupleSections Enable tuple sections. -XTypeApplications Enable type application syntax in terms and types. -XTypeFamilies Enable type families. Implies ExplicitNamespaces, KindSignatures, and MonoLocalBinds. -XTypeFamilyDependencies Enable injective type families. Implies TypeFamilies. -XTypeInType Deprecated. Enable kind polymorphism and datatype promotion. -XTypeOperators Enable type operators. Implies ExplicitNamespaces. -XTypeSynonymInstances Enable type synonyms in instance heads. Implied by FlexibleInstances. -XUnboxedSums Enable unboxed sums. -XUnboxedTuples Enable the use of unboxed tuple syntax. -XUndecidableInstances Enable undecidable instances. -XUndecidableSuperClasses Allow all superclass constraints, including those that may result in non-termination of the typechecker. -XUnicodeSyntax Enable unicode syntax. -XUnliftedFFITypes Enable unlifted FFI types -XUnliftedNewtypes Enable unlifted newtypes. -XUnsafe Enable Safe Haskell Unsafe mode. -XViewPatterns Enable view patterns. Linking options -c Stop after generating object (.o) file -debug Use the debugging runtime -dylib-install-name ⟨path⟩ Set the install name (via -install_name passed to Apple's linker), specifying the full install path of the library file. Any libraries or executables that link with it later will pick up that path as their runtime search location for it. (Darwin/OS X only) -dynamic Build dynamically-linked object files and executables -dynload Selects one of a number of modes for finding shared libraries at runtime. -eventlog Enable runtime event tracing -fkeep-cafs Do not garbage-collect CAFs (top-level expressions) at runtime -flink-rts Link the runtime when generating a shared or static library -fno-embed-manifest Do not embed the manifest in the executable (Windows only) -fno-gen-manifest Do not generate a manifest file (Windows only) -fno-shared-implib Don't generate an import library for a DLL (Windows only) -framework ⟨name⟩ On Darwin/OS X/iOS only, link in the framework ⟨name⟩. This option corresponds to the -framework option for Apple's Linker. -framework-path ⟨dir⟩ On Darwin/OS X/iOS only, add ⟨dir⟩ to the list of directories searched for frameworks. This option corresponds to the -F option for Apple's Linker. -fuse-rpaths Set the rpath based on -L flags -fwhole-archive-hs-libs When linking a binary executable, this inserts the flag -Wl,--whole-archive before any -l flags for Haskell libraries, and -Wl,--no-whole-archive afterwards -L ⟨dir⟩ Add ⟨dir⟩ to the list of directories searched for libraries -l ⟨lib⟩ Link in library ⟨lib⟩ -main-is ⟨thing⟩ Set main module and function -no-hs-main Don't assume this program contains main -no-rtsopts-suggestions Don't print RTS suggestions about linking with -rtsopts[=⟨none|some|all|ignore|ignoreAll⟩]. -package ⟨name⟩ Expose package ⟨pkg⟩ -pie Instruct the linker to produce a position-independent executable. -rdynamic This instructs the linker to add all symbols, not only used ones, to the dynamic symbol table. Currently Linux and Windows/MinGW32 only. This is equivalent to using -optl -rdynamic on Linux, and -optl -export-all-symbols on Windows. -rtsopts[=⟨none|some|all|ignore|ignoreAll⟩] Control whether the RTS behaviour can be tweaked via command-line flags and the GHCRTS environment variable. Using none means no RTS flags can be given; some means only a minimum of safe options can be given (the default); all (or no argument at all) means that all RTS flags are permitted; ignore means RTS flags can be given, but are treated as regular arguments and passed to the Haskell program as arguments; ignoreAll is the same as ignore, but GHCRTS is also ignored. -rtsopts does not affect -with-rtsopts behavior; flags passed via -with-rtsopts are used regardless of -rtsopts. -shared Generate a shared library (as opposed to an executable) -split-sections Split sections for link-time dead-code stripping -static Use static Haskell libraries -staticlib Generate a standalone static library (as opposed to an executable). This is useful when cross compiling. The library together with all its dependencies ends up in in a single static library that can be linked against. -threaded Use the threaded runtime -with-rtsopts=⟨opts⟩ Set the default RTS options to ⟨opts⟩. Miscellaneous options -fexternal-interpreter Run interpreted code in a separate process -fglasgow-exts Deprecated. Enable most language extensions; see Controlling extensions for exactly which ones. -fno-safe-haskell Disable Safe Haskell -ghcversion-file ⟨path to ghcversion.h⟩ (GHC as a C compiler only) Use this ghcversion.h file -H ⟨size⟩ Set the minimum size of the heap to ⟨size⟩ -j[⟨n⟩] When compiling with --make, compile ⟨n⟩ modules in parallel. Modes of operation --frontend ⟨module⟩ run GHC with the given frontend plugin; see Frontend plugins for details. --help Display help --info display information about the compiler --interactive Interactive mode - normally used by just running ghci; see Using GHCi for details. --make Build a multi-module Haskell program, automatically figuring out dependencies. Likely to be much easier, and faster, than using make; see Using ghc --make for details. --mk-dll DLL-creation mode (Windows only) --numeric-version display GHC version (numeric only) --print-libdir display GHC library directory --show-iface ⟨file⟩ display the contents of an interface file. --show-options display the supported command line options --supported-extensions display the supported language extensions --version display GHC version -e ⟨expr⟩ Evaluate expr; see Expression evaluation mode for details. -M generate dependency information suitable for use in a Makefile; see Dependency generation for details. Individual optimizations -fasm-shortcutting Enable shortcutting on assembly. Implied by -O2. -fbinary-blob-threshold=⟨n⟩ default: 500K. Tweak assembly generator for binary blobs. -fblock-layout-cfg Use the new cfg based block layout algorithm. -fblock-layout-weightless Ignore cfg weights for code layout. -fblock-layout-weights Sets edge weights used by the new code layout algorithm. -fcall-arity Enable call-arity optimisation. Implied by -O. -fcase-folding Enable constant folding in case expressions. Implied by -O. -fcase-merge Enable case-merging. Implied by -O. -fcmm-elim-common-blocks Enable Cmm common block elimination. Implied by -O. -fcmm-sink Enable Cmm sinking. Implied by -O. -fcmm-static-pred Enable static control flow prediction. Implied by -O. -fcpr-anal Turn on CPR analysis in the demand analyser. Implied by -O. -fcross-module-specialise Turn on specialisation of overloaded functions imported from other modules. -fcse Enable common sub-expression elimination. Implied by -O. -fdicts-cheap Make dictionary-valued expressions seem cheap to the optimiser. -fdicts-strict Make dictionaries strict -fdmd-tx-dict-sel Use a special demand transformer for dictionary selectors. Always enabled by default. -fdo-eta-reduction Enable eta-reduction. Implied by -O. -fdo-lambda-eta-expansion Enable lambda eta-expansion. Always enabled by default. -feager-blackholing Turn on eager blackholing -fenable-rewrite-rules Switch on all rewrite rules (including rules generated by automatic specialisation of overloaded functions). Implied by -O. -fexcess-precision Enable excess intermediate precision -fexitification Enables exitification optimisation. Implied by -O. -fexpose-all-unfoldings Expose all unfoldings, even for very large or recursive functions. -ffloat-in Turn on the float-in transformation. Implied by -O. -ffull-laziness Turn on full laziness (floating bindings outwards). Implied by -O. -ffun-to-thunk Allow worker-wrapper to convert a function closure into a thunk if the function does not use any of its arguments. Off by default. -fignore-asserts Ignore assertions in the source. Implied by -O. -fignore-interface-pragmas Ignore pragmas in interface files. Implied by -O0 only. -flate-dmd-anal Run demand analysis again, at the end of the simplification pipeline -flate-specialise Run a late specialisation pass -fliberate-case Turn on the liberate-case transformation. Implied by -O2. -fliberate-case-threshold=⟨n⟩ default: 2000. Set the size threshold for the liberate-case transformation to ⟨n⟩ -fllvm-pass-vectors-in-regs Pass vector value in vector registers for function calls -floopification Turn saturated self-recursive tail-calls into local jumps in the generated assembly. Implied by -O. -fmax-inline-alloc-size=⟨n⟩ default: 128. Set the maximum size of inline array allocations to ⟨n⟩ bytes (default: 128). -fmax-inline-memcpy-insns=⟨n⟩ default: 32. Inline memcpy calls if they would generate no more than ⟨n⟩ pseudo instructions. -fmax-inline-memset-insns=⟨n⟩ default: 32. Inline memset calls if they would generate no more than ⟨n⟩ pseudo instructions -fmax-simplifier-iterations=⟨n⟩ default: 4. Set the max iterations for the simplifier. -fmax-uncovered-patterns=⟨n⟩ default: 4. Set the maximum number of patterns to display in warnings about non-exhaustive ones. -fmax-worker-args=⟨n⟩ default: 10. Maximum number of value arguments for a worker. -fno-opt-coercion Turn off the coercion optimiser -fno-pre-inlining Turn off pre-inlining -fno-state-hack Turn off the state hackwhereby any lambda with a real-world state token as argument is considered to be single-entry. Hence OK to inline things inside it. -fomit-interface-pragmas Don't generate interface pragmas. Implied by -O0 only. -fomit-yields Omit heap checks when no allocation is being performed. -foptimal-applicative-do Use a slower but better algorithm for ApplicativeDo -fpedantic-bottoms Make GHC be more precise about its treatment of bottom (but see also -fno-state-hack). In particular, GHC will not eta-expand through a case expression. -fregs-graph Use the graph colouring register allocator for register allocation in the native code generator. Implied by -O2. -fregs-iterative Use the iterative coalescing graph colouring register allocator in the native code generator. -fsimpl-tick-factor=⟨n⟩ default: 100. Set the percentage factor for simplifier ticks. -fsimplifier-phases=⟨n⟩ default: 2. Set the number of phases for the simplifier. Ignored with -O0. -fsolve-constant-dicts When solving constraints, try to eagerly solve super classes using available dictionaries. -fspec-constr Turn on the SpecConstr transformation. Implied by -O2. -fspec-constr-count=⟨n⟩ default: 3.* Set to ⟨n⟩ the maximum number of specialisations that will be created for any one function by the SpecConstr transformation. -fspec-constr-keen Specialize a call with an explicit constructor argument, even if the argument is not scrutinised in the body of the function -fspec-constr-threshold=⟨n⟩ default: 2000. Set the size threshold for the SpecConstr transformation to ⟨n⟩. -fspecialise Turn on specialisation of overloaded functions. Implied by -O. -fspecialise-aggressively Turn on specialisation of overloaded functions regardless of size, if unfolding is available -fstatic-argument-transformation Turn on the static argument transformation. -fstg-cse Enable common sub-expression elimination on the STG intermediate language -fstg-lift-lams Enable late lambda lifting on the STG intermediate language. Implied by -O2. -fstg-lift-lams-known Allow turning known into unknown calls while performing late lambda lifting. -fstg-lift-lams-non-rec-args Create top-level non-recursive functions with at most <n> parameters while performing late lambda lifting. -fstg-lift-lams-rec-args Create top-level recursive functions with at most <n> parameters while performing late lambda lifting. -fstrictness Turn on strictness analysis. Implied by -O. Implies -fworker-wrapper -fstrictness-before=⟨n⟩ Run an additional strictness analysis before simplifier phase ⟨n⟩ -funbox-small-strict-fields Flatten strict constructor fields with a pointer-sized representation. Implied by -O. -funbox-strict-fields Flatten strict constructor fields -funfolding-creation-threshold=⟨n⟩ default: 750. Tweak unfolding settings. -funfolding-dict-discount=⟨n⟩ default: 30. Tweak unfolding settings. -funfolding-fun-discount=⟨n⟩ default: 60. Tweak unfolding settings. -funfolding-keeness-factor=⟨n⟩ This has been deprecated in GHC 9.0.1. -funfolding-use-threshold=⟨n⟩ default: 80. Tweak unfolding settings. -fworker-wrapper Enable the worker-wrapper transformation. Optimization levels -O Enable level 1 optimisations -O0 Disable optimisations (default) -O2 Enable level 2 optimisations -O⟨n⟩ Any -On where n > 2 is the same as -O2. Package options -clear-package-db Clear the package db stack. -distrust ⟨pkg⟩ Expose package ⟨pkg⟩ and set it to be distrusted. See Safe Haskell. -distrust-all-packages Distrust all packages by default. See Safe Haskell. -fpackage-trust Enable Safe Haskell trusted package requirement for trustworthy modules. -global-package-db Add the global package db to the stack. -hide-all-packages Hide all packages by default -hide-package ⟨pkg⟩ Hide package ⟨pkg⟩ -ignore-package ⟨pkg⟩ Ignore package ⟨pkg⟩ -no-auto-link-packages Don't automatically link in the base and rts packages. -no-global-package-db Remove the global package db from the stack. -no-user-package-db Remove the user's package db from the stack. -package ⟨pkg⟩ Expose package ⟨pkg⟩ -package-db ⟨file⟩ Add ⟨file⟩ to the package db stack. -package-env ⟨file⟩|⟨name⟩ Use the specified package environment. -package-id ⟨unit-id⟩ Expose package by id ⟨unit-id⟩ -this-unit-id ⟨unit-id⟩ Compile to be part of unit (i.e. package) ⟨unit-id⟩ -trust ⟨pkg⟩ Expose package ⟨pkg⟩ and set it to be trusted. See Safe Haskell. -user-package-db Add the user's package db to the stack. Phases of compilation -C Stop after generating C (.hc file) -c Stop after generating object (.o) file -E Stop after preprocessing (.hspp file) -F Enable the use of a pre-processor (set with -pgmF ⟨cmd⟩) -S Stop after generating assembly (.s file) -x ⟨suffix⟩ Override default behaviour for source files Overriding external programs -pgma ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the assembler -pgmc ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the C compiler -pgmdll ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the DLL generator -pgmF ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the pre-processor (with -F only) -pgmi ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the external interpreter command. -pgminstall_name_tool ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the program to inject runpath into mach-o dylibs on macOS -pgmL ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the literate pre-processor -pgml ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the linker -pgmlc ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the LLVM compiler -pgmlibtool ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the command for libtool (with -staticlib only). -pgmlm ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the linker when merging object files -pgmlo ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the LLVM optimiser -pgmotool ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the program to inspect mach-o dylibs on macOS -pgmP ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the C pre-processor (with -cpp only) -pgms ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the splitter -pgmwindres ⟨cmd⟩ Use ⟨cmd⟩ as the program for embedding manifests on Windows. Phase-specific options -opta ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the assembler -optc ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the C compiler -optcxx ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the C++ compiler -optdll ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the DLL generator -optF ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the custom pre-processor -opti ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the interpreter sub-process. -optL ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the literate pre-processor -optl ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the linker -optlc ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the LLVM compiler -optlm ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the linker when merging object files. -optlo ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to the LLVM optimiser -optP ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to cpp (with -cpp only) -optwindres ⟨option⟩ pass ⟨option⟩ to windres. -pgmc-supports-no-pie Indicate that the C compiler supports -no-pie Platform-specific options -mbmi2 (x86 only) Use BMI2 for bit manipulation operations -msse2 (x86 only) Use SSE2 for floating-point operations -msse4.2 (x86 only) Use SSE4.2 for floating-point operations Compiler plugins -fclear-plugins Clear the list of active plugins -fplugin-opt=⟨module⟩:⟨args⟩ Give arguments to a plugin module; module must be specified with -fplugin=⟨module⟩ -fplugin-trustworthy Trust the used plugins and no longer mark the compiled module as unsafe -fplugin=⟨module⟩ Load a plugin exported by a given module -hide-all-plugin-packages Hide all packages for plugins by default -plugin-package ⟨pkg⟩ Expose ⟨pkg⟩ for plugins -plugin-package-id ⟨pkg-id⟩ Expose ⟨pkg-id⟩ for plugins Profiling -fno-prof-auto Disables any previous -fprof-auto, -fprof-auto-top, or -fprof-auto-exported options. -fno-prof-cafs Disables any previous -fprof-cafs option. -fno-prof-count-entries Do not collect entry counts -fprof-auto Auto-add SCC\ s to all bindings not marked INLINE -fprof-auto-calls Auto-add SCC\ s to all call sites -fprof-auto-exported Auto-add SCC\ s to all exported bindings not marked INLINE -fprof-auto-top Auto-add SCC\ s to all top-level bindings not marked INLINE -fprof-cafs Auto-add SCC\ s to all CAFs -prof Turn on profiling -ticky Turn on ticky-ticky profiling Program coverage -fhpc Turn on Haskell program coverage instrumentation Recompilation checking -fforce-recomp Turn off recompilation checking. This is implied by any -ddump-X option when compiling a single file (i.e. when using -c). -fignore-hpc-changes Do not recompile modules just to match changes to HPC flags. This is especially useful for avoiding recompilation when using GHCi, and is enabled by default for GHCi. -fignore-optim-changes Do not recompile modules just to match changes to optimisation flags. This is especially useful for avoiding recompilation when using GHCi, and is enabled by default for GHCi. Redirecting output --exclude-module=⟨file⟩ Regard ⟨file⟩ as "stable"; i.e., exclude it from having dependencies on it. -ddump-mod-cycles Dump module cycles -dep-makefile ⟨file⟩ Use ⟨file⟩ as the makefile -dep-suffix ⟨suffix⟩ Make dependencies that declare that files with suffix .⟨suf⟩⟨osuf⟩ depend on interface files with suffix .⟨suf⟩hi -dumpdir ⟨dir⟩ redirect dump files -hcsuf ⟨suffix⟩ set the suffix to use for intermediate C files -hidir ⟨dir⟩ set directory for interface files -hiedir ⟨dir⟩ set directory for extended interface files -hiesuf ⟨suffix⟩ set the suffix to use for extended interface files -hisuf ⟨suffix⟩ set the suffix to use for interface files -include-cpp-deps Include preprocessor dependencies -include-pkg-deps Regard modules imported from packages as unstable -o ⟨file⟩ set output filename -odir ⟨dir⟩ set directory for object files -ohi ⟨file⟩ set the filename in which to put the interface -osuf ⟨suffix⟩ set the output file suffix -outputdir ⟨dir⟩ set output directory -stubdir ⟨dir⟩ redirect FFI stub files Temporary files -tmpdir ⟨dir⟩ set the directory for temporary files Verbosity options -fabstract-refinement-hole-fits default: off. Toggles whether refinements where one or more of the holes are abstract are reported. -fdefer-diagnostics Defer and group diagnostic messages by severity -fdiagnostics-color=⟨always|auto|never⟩ Use colors in error messages -fdiagnostics-show-caret Whether to show snippets of original source code -ferror-spans Output full span in error messages -fhide-source-paths hide module source and object paths -fkeep-going Continue compilation as far as possible on errors -fmax-refinement-hole-fits=⟨n⟩ default: 6. Set the maximum number of refinement hole fits for typed holes to display in type error messages. -fmax-relevant-binds=⟨n⟩ default: 6. Set the maximum number of bindings to display in type error messages. -fmax-valid-hole-fits=⟨n⟩ default: 6. Set the maximum number of valid hole fits for typed holes to display in type error messages. -fno-show-valid-hole-fits Disables showing a list of valid hole fits for typed holes in type error messages. -fno-sort-valid-hole-fits Disables the sorting of the list of valid hole fits for typed holes in type error messages. -fprint-axiom-incomps Display equation incompatibilities in closed type families -fprint-equality-relations Distinguish between equality relations when printing -fprint-expanded-synonyms In type errors, also print type-synonym-expanded types. -fprint-explicit-coercions Print coercions in types -fprint-explicit-foralls Print explicit forall quantification in types. See also ExplicitForAll -fprint-explicit-kinds Print explicit kind foralls and kind arguments in types. See also KindSignatures -fprint-explicit-runtime-reps Print RuntimeRep variables in types which are runtime-representation polymorphic. -fprint-potential-instances display all available instances in type error messages -fprint-typechecker-elaboration Print extra information from typechecker. -fprint-unicode-syntax Use unicode syntax when printing expressions, types and kinds. See also UnicodeSyntax -frefinement-level-hole-fits=⟨n⟩ default: off. Sets the level of refinement of the refinement hole fits, where level n means that hole fits of up to n holes will be considered. -freverse-errors Output errors in reverse order -fshow-docs-of-hole-fits Toggles whether to show the documentation of the valid hole fits in the output. -fshow-hole-constraints Show constraints when reporting typed holes. -fshow-hole-matches-of-hole-fits Toggles whether to show the type of the additional holes in refinement hole fits. -fshow-provenance-of-hole-fits Toggles whether to show the provenance of the valid hole fits in the output. -fshow-type-app-of-hole-fits Toggles whether to show the type application of the valid hole fits in the output. -fshow-type-app-vars-of-hole-fits Toggles whether to show what type each quantified variable takes in a valid hole fit. -fshow-type-of-hole-fits Toggles whether to show the type of the valid hole fits in the output. -fsort-by-size-hole-fits Sort valid hole fits by size. -fsort-by-subsumption-hole-fits Sort valid hole fits by subsumption. -funclutter-valid-hole-fits Unclutter the list of valid hole fits by not showing provenance nor type applications of suggestions. -Rghc-timing Summarise timing stats for GHC (same as +RTS -tstderr). -v verbose mode (equivalent to -v3) -v⟨n⟩ set verbosity level Warnings -fdefer-out-of-scope-variables Convert variable out of scope variables errors into warnings. Implied by -fdefer-type-errors. See also -Wdeferred-out-of-scope-variables. -fdefer-type-errors Turn type errors into warnings, deferring the error until runtime. Implies -fdefer-typed-holes and -fdefer-out-of-scope-variables. See also -Wdeferred-type-errors -fdefer-typed-holes Convert typed hole errors into warnings, deferring the error until runtime. Implied by -fdefer-type-errors. See also -Wtyped-holes. -fenable-th-splice-warnings Generate warnings for Template Haskell splices -fhelpful-errors Make suggestions for mis-spelled names. -fmax-pmcheck-models=⟨n⟩ soft limit on the number of parallel models the pattern match checker should check a pattern match clause against -fshow-warning-groups show which group an emitted warning belongs to. -fvia-C use the C code generator -W enable normal warnings -w disable all warnings -Wall enable almost all warnings (details in Warnings and sanity-checking) -Wall-missed-specialisations warn when specialisation of any overloaded function fails. -Wauto-orphans (deprecated) Does nothing -Wcompat enable future compatibility warnings (details in Warnings and sanity-checking) -Wcompat-unqualified-imports Report unqualified imports of core libraries which are expected to cause compatibility problems in future releases. -Wcpp-undef warn on uses of the #if directive on undefined identifiers -Wdefault enable default flags -Wdeferred-out-of-scope-variables Report warnings when variable out-of-scope errors are deferred until runtime. See -fdefer-out-of-scope-variables. -Wdeferred-type-errors Report warnings when deferred type errors are enabled. This option is enabled by default. See -fdefer-type-errors. -Wdeprecated-flags warn about uses of commandline flags that are deprecated -Wdeprecations warn about uses of functions & types that have warnings or deprecated pragmas. Alias for -Wwarnings-deprecations -Wderiving-defaults warn about default deriving when using both DeriveAnyClass and GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving -Wderiving-typeable warn when Typeable is derived -Wdodgy-exports warn about dodgy exports -Wdodgy-foreign-imports warn about dodgy foreign imports -Wdodgy-imports warn about dodgy imports -Wduplicate-constraints warn when a constraint appears duplicated in a type signature -Wduplicate-exports warn when an entity is exported multiple times -Wempty-enumerations warn about enumerations that are empty -Werror make warnings fatal -Weverything enable all warnings supported by GHC -Whi-shadowing (deprecated) warn when a .hi file in the current directory shadows a library -Widentities warn about uses of Prelude numeric conversions that are probably the identity (and hence could be omitted) -Wimplicit-kind-vars warn when kind variables are implicitly quantified over. -Wimplicit-prelude warn when the Prelude is implicitly imported -Winaccessible-code warn about inaccessible code -Wincomplete-patterns warn when a pattern match could fail -Wincomplete-record-updates warn when a record update could fail -Wincomplete-uni-patterns warn when a pattern match in a lambda expression or pattern binding could fail -Winferred-safe-imports warn when an explicitly Safe Haskell module imports a Safe-Inferred one -Winline-rule-shadowing Warn if a rewrite RULE might fail to fire because the function might be inlined before the rule has a chance to fire. See How rules interact with INLINE/NOINLINE pragmas. -Winvalid-haddock warn when a Haddock comment occurs in an invalid position -Wmissed-extra-shared-lib Warn when GHCi can't load a shared lib. -Wmissed-specialisations warn when specialisation of an imported, overloaded function fails. -Wmissing-deriving-strategies warn when a deriving clause is missing a deriving strategy -Wmissing-export-lists warn when a module declaration does not explicitly list all exports -Wmissing-exported-signatures warn about top-level functions without signatures, only if they are exported. takes precedence over -Wmissing-signatures -Wmissing-exported-sigs (deprecated) warn about top-level functions without signatures, only if they are exported. takes precedence over -Wmissing-signatures -Wmissing-fields warn when fields of a record are uninitialised -Wmissing-home-modules warn when encountering a home module imported, but not listed on the command line. Useful for cabal to ensure GHC won't pick up modules, not listed neither in exposed-modules, nor in other-modules. -Wmissing-import-lists warn when an import declaration does not explicitly list all the names brought into scope -Wmissing-local-signatures warn about polymorphic local bindings without signatures -Wmissing-local-sigs (deprecated) warn about polymorphic local bindings without signatures -Wmissing-methods warn when class methods are undefined -Wmissing-monadfail-instances Warn when a failable pattern is used in a do-block that does not have a MonadFail instance. -Wmissing-pattern-synonym-signatures warn when pattern synonyms do not have type signatures -Wmissing-safe-haskell-mode warn when the Safe Haskell mode is not explicitly specified. -Wmissing-signatures warn about top-level functions without signatures -Wmissing-space-after-bang (deprecated) Does nothing -Wmonomorphism-restriction warn when the Monomorphism Restriction is applied -Wname-shadowing warn when names are shadowed -Wno-compat Disables all warnings enabled by -Wcompat. -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances warn when Applicative or Monad instances have noncanonical definitions of return, pure, (>>), or (*>). See flag description in Warnings and sanity-checking for more details. -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances warn when Monad or MonadFail instances have noncanonical definitions of fail. See flag description in Warnings and sanity-checking for more details. -Wnoncanonical-monoid-instances warn when Semigroup or Monoid instances have noncanonical definitions of (<>) or mappend. See flag description in Warnings and sanity-checking for more details. -Worphans warn when the module contains orphan instance declarations or rewrite rules -Woverflowed-literals warn about literals that will overflow their type -Woverlapping-patterns warn about overlapping patterns -Wpartial-fields warn when defining a partial record field. -Wpartial-type-signatures warn about holes in partial type signatures when PartialTypeSignatures is enabled. Not applicable when PartialTypeSignatures is not enabled, in which case errors are generated for such holes. -Wredundant-constraints Have the compiler warn about redundant constraints in type signatures. -Wredundant-record-wildcards Warn about record wildcard matches when the wildcard binds no patterns. -Wsafe warn if the module being compiled is regarded to be safe. -Wsemigroup warn when a Monoid is not Semigroup, and on non- Semigroup definitions of (<>)? -Wsimplifiable-class-constraints Warn about class constraints in a type signature that can be simplified using a top-level instance declaration. -Wstar-binder warn about binding the (*) type operator despite StarIsType -Wstar-is-type warn when * is used to mean Data.Kind.Type -Wtabs warn if there are tabs in the source file -Wtrustworthy-safe warn if the module being compiled is marked as Trustworthy but it could instead be marked as Safe, a more informative bound. -Wtype-defaults warn when defaulting happens -Wtyped-holes Report warnings when typed hole errors are deferred until runtime. See -fdefer-typed-holes. -Wunbanged-strict-patterns warn on pattern bind of unlifted variable that is neither bare nor banged -Wunicode-bidirectional-format-characters warn about the usage of unicode bidirectional layout override characters -Wunrecognised-pragmas warn about uses of pragmas that GHC doesn't recognise -Wunrecognised-warning-flags throw a warning when an unrecognised -W... flag is encountered on the command line. -Wunsafe warn if the module being compiled is regarded to be unsafe. See Safe Haskell -Wunsupported-calling-conventions warn about use of an unsupported calling convention -Wunsupported-llvm-version Warn when using -fllvm with an unsupported version of LLVM. -Wunticked-promoted-constructors warn if promoted constructors are not ticked -Wunused-binds warn about bindings that are unused. Alias for -Wunused-top-binds, -Wunused-local-binds and -Wunused-pattern-binds -Wunused-do-bind warn about do bindings that appear to throw away values of types other than () -Wunused-foralls warn about type variables in user-written forall\s that are unused -Wunused-imports warn about unnecessary imports -Wunused-local-binds warn about local bindings that are unused -Wunused-matches warn about variables in patterns that aren't used -Wunused-packages warn when package is requested on command line, but was never loaded. -Wunused-pattern-binds warn about pattern match bindings that are unused -Wunused-record-wildcards Warn about record wildcard matches when none of the bound variables are used. -Wunused-top-binds warn about top-level bindings that are unused -Wunused-type-patterns warn about unused type variables which arise from patterns in in type family and data family instances -Wwarn make warnings non-fatal -Wwarnings-deprecations warn about uses of functions & types that have warnings or deprecated pragmas -Wwrong-do-bind warn about do bindings that appear to throw away monadic values that you should have bound instead
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