3.6.5 Options for Debugging

The options tabulated below control the debugging output produced by the compiler and are discussed in the sections that follow.

Table 3-14. Debugging Options
Option (links to explanatory section)	Controls
`-g`	The type of debugging information generated.
`-mchp-stack-usage`	The generation of stack usage information and warnings.
`-mcodecov`	Instrumentation of the output to provide code coverage information.
`-Q`	Printing of diagnostics associated with each function as it is compiled and statistics about each pass on conclusion.
`-save-temps[=dir]`	Whether, and where, intermediate files should be kept after compilation.