Tells the compiler to stop the compilation process and write the results to a file.
Windows: C/C++ > Preprocessor > Generate Preprocessed File
Linux: None
Mac OS: None
IA-32 architecture, Intel® 64 architecture, IA-64 architecture
| Linux and Mac OS: | -P |
| Windows: | /P |
None
| OFF | Normal compilation is performed. |
This option tells the compiler to stop the compilation process after C or C++ source files have been preprocessed and write the results to files named according to the compiler's default file-naming conventions.
On Linux systems, this option causes the preprocessor to expand your source module and direct the output to a .i file instead of stdout. Unlike the -E option, the output from -P on Linux does not include #line number directives. By default, the preprocessor creates the name of the output file using the prefix of the source file name with a .i extension. You can change this by using the -o option.
Linux: -F
Windows: None