Category
Pragma equivalent
None.
Purpose
Specifies the name or location for the dependency output files that are generated by the -qmakedep or -M option.
For more information about the -qmakedep and -M options, see -qmakedep, -M.
Defaults
If -MF is not specified, the dependency output file is generated with the same name as the object file but with a .u suffix in the current working directory.
Parameters
- file_path
- The target output path. file_path can be a full directory path or file name. If file_path is the name of a directory, the dependency file generated by the compiler is placed into the specified directory. If you do not specify a directory, the dependency file is stored in the current working directory.
Usage
If the file specified by -MF option already exists, it will be overwritten.
If you specify a single file name for the -MF option when you compile multiple source files, only a single dependency file will be generated. The dependency file contains the make rule for the last file specified on the command line.
Predefined macros
None.