Intel® Fortran Compiler Classic and Intel® Fortran Compiler Developer Guide and Reference
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fzero-initialized-in-bss, Qzero-initialized-in-bss
Determines whether the compiler places in the DATA section any variables explicitly initialized with zeros. This feature is only available for ifort.
Syntax
Linux:  |  
      -fzero-initialized-in-bss -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss  |  
     
macOS:  |  
      -fzero-initialized-in-bss -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss  |  
     
Windows:  |  
      /Qzero-initialized-in-bss /Qzero-initialized-in-bss-  |  
     
Arguments
None
Default
-fno-zero-initialized-in-bss  |  
      Variables explicitly initialized with zeros are placed in the BSS section. This can save space in the resulting code.  |  
     
Description
This option determines whether the compiler places in the DATA section any variables explicitly initialized with zeros.
If option -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss (Linux* and macOS) or /Qzero-initialized-in-bss- (Windows*) is specified, the compiler places in the DATA section any variables that are initialized to zero.
IDE Equivalent
Alternate Options
None