Intel® Fortran Compiler Classic and Intel® Fortran Compiler Developer Guide and Reference

ID 767251
Date 3/22/2024
Public
Document Table of Contents

fzero-initialized-in-bss, Qzero-initialized-in-bss

Determines whether the compiler places in the DATA section any variables explicitly initialized with zeros.

Syntax

Linux:

-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
or /Qzero-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*) or /Qzero-initialized-in-bss- (Windows*) is specified, the compiler places in the DATA section any variables that are initialized to zero.

IDE Equivalent

None

Alternate Options

None