Tells the compiler the location for precompiled header files.
IDE Equivalent
Windows:
None
Linux:
Precompiled Headers > Precompiled Headers' File Directory
Mac OS X:
Precompiled Headers > Prefix Header
Architectures
IA-32, Intel® 64 architectures
Syntax
Linux and Mac OS X: | -pch-dir dir |
Arguments
dir |
Is the path for precompiled header files. The path must exist.
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Default
OFF |
The compiler does not create or use precompiled headers unless you tell it to do so.
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Description
This option tells the compiler the location for precompiled header files. It denotes where to find precompiled header files, and where new PCH files should be placed.
This option can be used with the -pch, -pch-create, and -pch-use options.
Example
Consider the following command line:
icpc -pch -pch-dir /pch source32.cpp
It produces the following output:
"source32.cpp": creating precompiled header file /pch/source32.pchi