# fkeep-static-consts, Qkeep-static-consts

Tells the compiler to preserve allocation of variables that are not referenced in the source.

## Syntax

Linux: | -fkeep-static-consts -fno-keep-static-consts

macOS: | -fkeep-static-consts -fno-keep-static-consts

Windows: | /Qkeep-static-consts /Qkeep-static-consts-

## Arguments

None

## Default

-fno-keep-static-consts or /Qkeep-static-consts- | If a variable is never referenced in a routine, the variable is discarded unless optimizations are disabled by option -O0 (Linux* and macOS) or /Od (Windows*).

## Description

This option tells the compiler to preserve allocation of variables that are not referenced in the source.

The negated form can be useful when optimizations are enabled to reduce the memory usage of static data.

## IDE Equivalent

None

## Alternate Options

None

Parent topic: Data Options