I count it via the number of enabled optimizations displayed using -Q -help=optimizers *MINUS* those controllable. They said * (-O3-stripped is identical to -O2-stripped)* in section 6. -- View this message in context: http://gcc.1065356.n5.nabble.com/Question-about-default-optimizations-tp1208211p1208807.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.