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This page lists new features that are specific to the C, C++ and Fortran
compilers. However, Sun Studio 11 features other software, such as the command-line
debugger dbx, performance analysis tools, and the Sun Performance Library, for
which there are also new features. See the What's New manual for a complete list of all new
Sun Studio 11 features.
| Option |
Meaning |
| -xarch |
Four new flags for the x86 platform: amd64a, pentium_proa, ssea, sse2a.
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| -xbinopt |
This new option allows the compiler to prepare the binary file for further optimization by the binopt(1) binary optimizer. |
| -xbuiltin |
Support for functions for SSE2 128-bit XMM register integral
media_instructions.
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| -xchip |
Three new flags support code generation for the UltraSPARC IIIiplus, UltraSPARC T1, and UltraSPARC IVplus processors: ultra3iplus,
ultra4plus, and ultraT1.
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| -xmodel |
Support for the kernel, small, or medium memory models on the
64-bit AMD architecture.
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| -xpagesize |
Now supported on the x86 platform. |
| -xtarget |
Three new flags provide support for code generation for the UltraSPARC IIIiplus, UltraSPARC T1, and UltraSPARC IVplus processors:
ultra3iplus, ultra4plus, and ultraT1.
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| -xvector |
This new option enables automatic generation of calls to the vector library functions and/or the generation of the SIMD (Single
Instruction Multiple Data) instructions.
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