Response Files

Use response files to specify options used during particular compilations, and to save this information in individual files. Response files are invoked as an option in the command line. Options in a response file are inserted in the command line at the point where the response file is invoked.

Response files are used to decrease the time spent entering command-line options, and to ensure consistency by automating command-line entries. Use individual response files to maintain options for specific projects to avoid editing the configuration file when changing projects.

Any number of options or file names can be placed on a line in the response file. Several response files can be referenced in the same command line. Use the pound character(#) to treat the rest of the line as a comment.

The syntax for using response files is as follows:

• IA-32 Systems: prompt>icc @response_file filenames
• Itanium®-based Systems: prompt>ecc @response_file filenames

Note

An "at" sign (@) must precede the name of the response file on the command line.