abs@netbsd.org wrote:
> Synopsis: devel/cpuflags assumes gcc
> 
> State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
> State-Changed-By: abs@netbsd.org
> State-Changed-When: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:52:09 +0000
> State-Changed-Why:
> Do you have details on compiler options for sunpro for different optimisations
> and how to detect sunpro compiler versions (I don't have access to any Solaris
> boxes at the moment)
> 
> 
> 

      -V   Causes each invoked tool to print its version informa-
           tion on the standard error output.


$ cc -V
cc: Sun C 5.8 2005/10/13
usage: cc [ options] files.  Use 'cc -flags' for details

note that both lines came out on stderr and the return code was 1.

$ CC -V
CC: Sun C++ 5.8 2005/10/13


$ f90 -V
f90: Sun Fortran 95 8.2 2005/10/13
Usage: f90 [ options ] files.  Use 'f90 -flags' for details

$ f77 -V
NOTICE: Invoking /opt/SUNWspro/bin/f90 -f77 -ftrap=%none -V
f90: Sun Fortran 95 8.2 2005/10/13
Usage: f90 [ options ] files.  Use 'f90 -flags' for details


for CC, f90, f77, the return code was 0.  go figure...


-xtarget=<t>    Specify target system for optimization
-xarch=<a>      Specify target architecture instruction set
-xcg89          Expands to -xarch=v7 -xchip=old -xcache=64/32/1
-xcg92          Expands to -xarch=v8 -xchip=super -xcache=16/32/4:1024/32/1
-xchip=<c>      Specify the target processor for use by the optimizer
-xcache=<c>     Define cache properties for use by optimizer