GCC/G++

Question 1

-O

Answer 1

optimization level 0=no optimization

Question 2

-g

Answer 2

add debug symbols

Question 3

-pthread

Answer 3

link against pthread library (required for g++)

Question 4

-I

Answer 4

specify include directories

Question 5

-o

Answer 5

output file name (as opposed to a.out)

Question 6

-x

Answer 6

language (c, c++ etc..) not heavily used

Question 7

-c

Answer 7

produce .o file from .c/.cpp file

used with makefile targets