fms-dialect

Enables support for a language dialect that is compatible with Microsoft* Windows, while maintaining link compatibility with gcc. This option is deprecated on OS* X systems.

IDE Equivalent

None

Architectures

All

Syntax

Linux and OS X:

-fms-dialect[=ver]

Windows:

None

Arguments

ver

Indicates that the language dialect should be compatible with a certain version of Microsoft* Visual Studio. Possible values are:

10	Specifies the dialect should be compatible with Microsoft* Visual Studio 2010.
9	Specifies the dialect should be compatible with Microsoft* Visual Studio 2008. This is the default if you do not specify `ver`.

Default

OFF	The compiler does not support a language dialect that is compatible with Microsoft* Windows.

Description

This option enables support for a language dialect that is compatible with Microsoft* Windows, while maintaining link compatibility with gcc. It allows portability of code written on Windows* OS that uses Microsoft extensions or language features.

Alternate Options

Linux and OS X: None

Windows: /Qgcc-dialect