3.4.177.1 Generic and Native Platforms

native

Optimize performance for the host platform (32–bits).

Expands to —m32 —xarch=native —xchip=native —xcache=native

native64

Obsolete. Use —xtarget=native —m64 instead.

generic

Get the best performance for most 32–bit platforms.

This is the default and expands to: -m32 -xarch=generic -xchip=generic -xcache=generic

generic64

Obsolete. Use -xtarget=generic -m64 instead.

platform–name

Get the best performance for the specified platform listed below.