Hello, I have this Q about what '-O4 thru -O6 and -O9' does/exactly what it enables, and so forth. yes, I've read the relative sections[1,2] of the manual about this topic - and find only up to -O3 defined. - - - [1] - http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.4.2/gcc/i386-and-x86_002d64-Options.html#i386-and-x86_002d64-Options [2] - http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.4.2/gcc/Optimize-Options.html#Optimize-Options _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com