| Option | Used to |
| -processor | Define the processor e.g. -16F84, -16F627 |
| -A-option | Specify -option to be oassed directly to the assembler |
| -AAHEX | Generate an American Automation symbolic HEX file |
| -ASMLIST | Generate assembler .LST file for each compilation |
| -BIN | Generate a Binary output file |
| -C | Compile to object files only |
| -CKfile | Make OBJTOHEX use a checksum file |
| -CRfile | Generate cross-reference listing |
| -D24 | Use truncated 24-bit floating point format for doubles |
| -D32 | Use IEEE754 32-bit floating point format for doubles |
| -Dmacro | Define preprocessor macro e.g. -Ddebug=1 |
| -E | Use "editor" format for compiler errors |
| -Efile | Redirect compiler errors to "file", e.g. -Etest.err |
| -E+file | Redirect and append compiler errors to a file |
| -FAKELOCAL | Generate MPLAB specific debug information |
| -Gfile | Generate enhanced source level symbol table |
| -HELP | Display this table |
| -ICD | Compile for MPLAB In-Circuit Debugger |
| -Ipath | Specify a directory pathname for include files |
| -INTEL | Generate an Intel HEX format output file (default) |
| -Llibrary | Specify a library to be scanned by the linker |
| -L-option | Specify -option to be passed directly to the linker |
| -Mfile | Request generation of a MAP file, e.g. -Mtest.map |
| -MOT | Generate a Motorola S1/S9 HEX format output file |
| -MPLAB | Specify compilation and debugging under MPLAB IDE |
| -NORT | Do not link standard runtime module |
| -Nsize | Specify identifier length |
| -O | Enable post-pass optimizer, reduces code size substantially |
| -Ofile | Specify output filename and type "file". The file type may also be specified.
-OX.HEX generates a hex file, -OX.BIN generates binary and -OX.UBR generates UBROF. |
| -P | Preprocess assembler files |
| -PRE | Produce preprocessed source file |
| -PROTO | Generate function prototype information ".PRO files" |
| -PSECTMAP | Display complete memory segment usage after linking |
| -q | Specify quiet mode |
| -RESRAMranges | Reserve the specified RAM address ranges. |
| -RESROMranges | Reserve the specified ROM address ranges. |
| -S | Compile to assembler source files only |
| -SIGNED_CHAR | Make the default char signed |
| -STRICT | Enable strict ANSI keyword conformance |
| -TEK | Generate a Tektronix HEX format output file |
| -Usymbol | Undefine a predefined preprocessor symbol |
| -UBROF | Generate an UBROF format output file |
| -V | Verbose: display compiler pass command lines |
| -Wlevel | Set compiler warning level (-3 to 9, default 0), e.g. -W-2 |
| -X | Eliminate local symbols from symbol table |
| -Zg | Enable global optimization in the code generator |
| Usage: | PICL [options] [files]
where [options] consists of 0 or more of the options above and [files] consists of any mix of C, AS and LIB files. If no options or files are specified, the user will be prompted. |