GCC/G++ Useful Flags

//some flags you can use

-Werror = treat all warnings as errors
-Wall = log all warnings to the console. Example: it'll tell you if you have unused variables
-fpermissive = allows some non conforming code to compile. Only use if you know what you are doing.
-g = turn on debugging. Console output is more friendly.
-I <include path> = specify an include directory //need this for OpenGl, SFML, SDL, etc
-L <library path> = specify a lib directory //need this for library's like OpenGl, SFML, SDL, etc
-l<library link option> = flags to pass to the linker. Depends on API. For OpenGL, its -lGL
-m64 = compile for the x86_64 architecture(64bit)
-m32 = compile for the x86 architecture(32bit)
-03 = optimizes code. Results in longer compile times, but faster execution and smaller file size.
-S = Stop after the stage of compilation proper; do not assemble.  The output is in the form of an assembler code
-mwindows = disables the console
-std=c++<version number> = sets the C++ language version
-o <location> = output the application to a custom location
-c = compile or assemble the source files, but do not link
-v = print all the commands the compiler calls when compiling & linking