Debug--global program checking across routines for consistency of arguments, commons, and so on. 

"-Xlist[x]"

Debug--produce additional symbol table information to enable the dbx and Sun WorkShop debugger.

"-g"

Performance--invoke the optimizer to produce faster running programs. 

"-O[n]"

Performance--produce efficient compilation and run times for the native platform, using a set of predetermined options 

"-fast"

Bind as dynamic (or static) any library listed later in the command: -Bdynamic, -Bstatic

" -B{static|dynamic}"

Library--Allow or disallow dynamic libraries for the entire executable: -dy, -dn

"-d{y|n}"

Compile only--Suppress linking; make a .o file for each source file.

"-c"

Output file--Name the executable output file nm instead of a.out.

"-o nm"

Profile--Profile by procedure for gprof.

"-pg"