What is the purpose of using -pedantic in GCC/G++ compiler?
- by huahsin68
Hi,
-ansi: tells the compiler to implement the ANSI language option. This turns
off certain "features" of GCC which
are incompatible with the ANSI
standard.
-pedantic: used in conjunction with -ansi, this tells the compiler to be adhere strictly to the ANSI standard,
rejecting any code which is not
compliant.
Text above is extract from this note. First thing first, what is the purpose of usage of -pedantic and -ansi option with GCC/G++ compiler, I couldn't understand the above description. Can anyone tell me the circumstances of using the above two options? When should I use it? Is it important one?
THanks @!