q++, qcc

Runs on:

Linux, Mac, Microsoft Windows

Options:

-A library[.a]

Build a new archive.

-a library[.a]

Add to the given archive.

-ansi

(QNX Neutrino 7.0 or later) This option has no effect.

-bootstrap

Link statically and use the $QNX_TARGET/processor/lib/nto.link script for executables that are included in a boot image's bootstrap section. Use this option only in the linker command specification for mkifs.

-Bdynamic

Link dynamically against any subsequent libraries on the command line.

-Bstatic

Link statically against any subsequent libraries on the command line.

Note: The qcc utility automatically links against some default libraries, including libc. If the last -Bstatic option on the command line appears after the last -Bdynamic option, qcc links against the static versions of the default libraries.

-C

Preprocessor leaves comments.

-c

Compile only.

-D name[=value]

Define the symbol name, optionally setting its value.

-E

Preprocess to stdout.

-EB or -EL

Compile for big or little endian.

-g

Compile with debug.

-I path[:path ...]

Set the search path for #include directives.

-isystem path[:path ...]

(QNX Neutrino 7.0 or later) Set the search path for #include directives. This option is similar to -I, but the directories given in the -isystem option are searched after those specified with -I, but before the standard system directories. The -isystem option is intended to be used for vendor-supplied system header files.

-L path[:path ...]

Set the library search path.

Note: The development tools have been designed to work out of their processor directories (x86, etc.). This means you can use the same tool set for any target platform.

If you have development libraries for a certain platform, put them into the platform-specific library directory (e.g., /x86/lib), which is where the compiler tools look by default. Don't put the libraries in /lib or /usr/lib, which are ignored. Alternatively, use the -L option to specify the libraries' location.

-l library

(“el”) Add library to the list of libraries to link against. Omit the lib prefix and any extension from the library's name. For example, to link against libsocket, specify -l socket.

You can specify more than one -l option. The qcc configuration files might specify some libraries for you; for example, qcc usually links against libc.

-lang-c

Treat as C (the default for qcc).

-lang-c++

Treat as C++ (the default for q++).

Note: You need to link C++ programs with the -lang-c++ option in order for exceptions to work.

-M

Generate a mapfile called output_file.map.

-N stacksize[K]

Specify the stack size, in bytes or kilobytes. When this option is specified, qcc configures the process's main thread to use lazy stack allocation.

If you want to set the stack size but pre-allocate the stack instead of using lazy allocation, use elfnote with the -S option.

-n

Don't execute.

-nodefaultlibs

Don't use the ld_stdlib section.

-nopipe

Use temporary files rather than pipes between phases.

-nostartup

Don't use ld_startup_* sections.

-nostdinc

Don't include the standard C include paths.

-nostdinc++

Don't include the standard C++ include paths.

-nostdlib

Don't use the ld_startup_* or ld_stdlib sections.

-nostdlib++

Don't use the ld_stdlib++ section.

-O

Do compile-phase optimization.

-o outfile

Specify the name of the output file. The default is a.out.

Note: Note that the make utility, when used with the default settings, produces an output file with the same name as the input file. For example:

make file1

results in the executable output file file1.

-P

Preprocess to file.i (C) or file.ii (C++).

-p

Compile with profiling; see “Profiling,” below.

-S

Compile, leave assembly in file.s.

-save-temps

Save intermediate files created during compilation.

-set-default

Set the current -V argument as the default target. For example:

qcc -V5.4.0,gcc_ntoarmv7le -set-default

will set GCC 5.4.0 for ARMv7 little-endian as the default.

Note: This option is intended for use at the command line, not for makefiles.

-shared

When compiling, make the object position-independent so that it's suitable for inclusion in a shared object. When linking, combine the modules into a shared object.

-static

Link against static libraries only.

-std=language

Specify the language standard. We currently support c99, iso9899:1999, c11, iso9899:2011, C++98, C++03, c++11, c++14, and c++17. For more information, see “Options Controlling C Dialect” in the gcc documentation at https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/.

Note: This option restricts the language libraries (libc, libc++) to the specified ISO standard, which hides any function calls and symbols that aren't part of that standard. To include everything that's defined in the header files, such as functions that are part of the POSIX standard, also use the -D option to define _QNX_SOURCE. See “Conforming to standards” in the “Compiling and Debugging” chapter of the QNX Neutrino Programmer's Guide.

There are additional variants of this option that enable vendor-specific compiler extensions: gnu99, gnu11, gnu++98, gnu++11, gnu++14, and gnu++17. If you use these variants, _QNX_SOURCE is defined automatically, and some other non-standard functionality of the compiler is enabled; see the gcc documentation. If you don't specify the -std, the defaults are gnu11 and gnu++14 for C and C++, respectively.

-stdlib=library

Select the C++ library type to use. This option maps to the -Y option as follows:

-stdlib=	-Y	Library
libc++	_cxx	LLVM C++
libstdc++	_gpp	GNU C++

For more information, see the -Y option below.

-U name

Undefine the given symbol.

-V [[compiler/]version,][target]

The compiler name, version number, and the target name. If you don't specify -V at all, qcc uses the default compiler, version, and target.

If you specify the target, qcc looks for the target configuration files in the following paths, according to how compiler, version, and target are specified:

If you specify:	qcc looks here:
-Vtarget	${QCC_CONF_PATH}/compiler/version (where compiler is inferred from target, and version is the default).
-Vversion,target	${QCC_CONF_PATH}/compiler/version (where compiler is inferred from target; if that path doesn't exist, or if version contains a slash [/], then ${QCC_CONF_PATH}/version is used).
-Vcompiler,target	${QCC_CONF_PATH}/compiler/version (where version is the specified compiler's default version).
-Vcompiler/version,target	${QCC_CONF_PATH}/compiler/version

For example, this command:

qcc -Vgcc,

lists all targets in all versions of gcc. See the Examples section below for more examples.

The targets include:

• gcc_ntoaarch64le
• gcc_ntoaarch64le_cxx
• gcc_ntoaarch64le_gpp
• gcc_ntoarmv7le
• gcc_ntoarmv7le_cxx
• gcc_ntoarmv7le_gpp
• gcc_ntox86 (default)
• gcc_ntox86_cxx
• gcc_ntox86_gpp
• gcc_ntox86_64
• gcc_ntox86_64_cxx
• gcc_ntox86_64_gpp

For a list of supported targets, specify -V (or -Vcompiler, or -Vcompiler/version, or -Vversion, provided there's a valid ${QCC_CONF_PATH}/version directory).

-v[v]

Operate verbosely (the second v turns on verbosity in the compiler).

-W phase,arg[,arg ...]

Pass the specified option and its arguments through to a specific phase:

• p — preprocessor
• c — compiler
• l — linker
• a — assembler

For example, if you want to pass the -MD option to the compiler, specify -Wc,-MD on the command line for qcc.

-w

Suppress all warnings (same as -w0).

Note: If you specify -w along with multiple warning options, all warnings are suppressed regardless of the order of the options. In other words, -w always wins.

-w[0-9]

Set the warning level:

This option:	Does this:	Equivalent gcc option:
-w0	Disables all warnings	-w
-w[1-5]	Enables most warnings	-Wall -Wno-switch -Wno-parentheses -Wno-unused
-w[6-9]	Enables more warnings	-Wall

We recommend that you use the gcc-style -W* options directly.

-x extension

Treat the files that follow as being of type extension. The following values of extension are accepted:

• c
• c-header
• c++
• c++-header
• cpp-output
• assembler
• assembler-with-cpp

as well as valid file extensions, such as .c, .cc, .cpp, .C, .i, .ii, .s, and .S.

Use -xnone to go back to normal suffix typing. For example, to compile myfile.h as if it were a .c file:

qcc -xc myfile.h

-Y lib_type

Select the C++ library type to be used (if available); lib_type can be:

• _cxx — LLVM C++ library (default)
• _gpp — GNU C++ library

There aren't any no-exceptions variants of the LLVM and GNU C++ libraries; add -fno-exceptions to CXXFLAGS.

Note: Even with exceptions disabled, the new() operator throws a std::out_of_memory exception if there isn't enough memory. If you want new() to return NULL instead of throwing an exception, you can provide a custom new handler via std::set_new_handler() to do so, or use std::nothrow.

Description:

The q++ and qcc utilities are the QNX compiler interfaces. They're based on the POSIX c89 utility. By default, q++ considers a program to be C++, while qcc considers it to be C.

These utilities take a list of source and object modules on the command line and invoke the appropriate parser to compile each file. Object modules are passed straight through to the linker. The file suffix determines which parser is used, as follows:

These utilities don't allow multiple options to be specified after a dash character (-). For example, -gc isn't valid; you must specify -g -c instead. Operands (source and object files) and options may be mixed and specified in any order. Some options, such as -I and -L, are order-dependent—the order in which they appear in the command line determines the order of the searches made. All command-line arguments are processed before any compilation or linking begins.

When qcc encounters a compilation error that stops an object file from being created, it writes a diagnostic to the standard error and continues to compile other source files, but it bypasses the link phase and returns a nonzero exit status. If the link phase is entered and is unsuccessful, a diagnostic is written and qcc exits with a nonzero status.

The -c option suppresses the link phase. If you have many separate source files that you must update and modify individually, you'll probably use the -c option frequently.

You may occasionally wish to examine the assembly code produced by the code generator. The -S option produces an assembly file ending in .s.

If you need to specify a parameter to any of the language processors, you may use the -W c,option. Check the documentation on each processor to determine its options.

The compiler defines various preprocessor symbols (or manifest constants) that can help you make decisions at compile time. For more information, see the Manifests chapter of the QNX Neutrino C Library Reference.

Profiling

Here's how to profile your application, so you can see where it's spending its time:

1. Compile and link your application with profiling by using the -p option to qcc. For example:

   make CCOPTS+=-p LDOPTS+=-p
   

2. Slay qconn, or it will redirect the output.
3. Run your application as root (this is important because the timers are privileged). The result of this run is a file called gmon.out, in your program's current working directory when it exits.
4. Look at the profiled output with the command:

   gprof [your_app] | less
   

For more information, see the GNU documentation for gprof.

License checking

The q++ and qcc utilities check for a valid QNX license key before performing any operation. If the license check fails, the utility stops running and displays a diagnostic message. A license check may fail if the license key is expired, missing, or not currently activated, or if the key doesn’t contain the permissions needed to run the utility.

Examples:

Compile myfile.c and create a 32-bit executable program for QNX Neutrino for an Intel x86 machine in the current directory with the name a.out:

qcc -Vgcc_ntox86 myfile.c

Compile myfile.c and create a 32-bit executable program for QNX Neutrino for an Intel x86 machine in the current directory with the name myfile:

qcc -Vgcc_ntox86 -o myfile myfile.c

Use the default compiler, version, and target:

qcc -o myfile myfile.c

Use the default version of the compiler, and build for an ARM little-endian target:

qcc -Vgcc_ntoarmv7le -o myfile myfile.c

Use the 5.4.0 version of the compiler, and build for an ARMv7 little-endian target:

qcc -V5.4.0,gcc_ntoarmv7le -o myfile myfile.c

Use make to compile myfile.c and create an executable program in the current directory with the name myfile:

make myfile

Make a shared library:

qcc -Vgcc_ntox86 -shared -c shared.c
qcc -Vgcc_ntox86 -shared -o libshared.so shared.o

Files:

a.out

The default output file. You can use the -o option to override this.

Configuration files:

${QCC_CONF_PATH}/version/*.conf, ${QCC_CONF_PATH}/default, ${QCC_CONF_PATH}/gcc/default, ${QCC_CONF_PATH}/gcc/version/default

Environment variables:

QCC_CONF_PATH

The name of the directory that contains the configuration files. The default directory is ${QNX_HOST}/etc/qcc.

Exit status:

0

Success.

>0

An error occurred.