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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/tools/clang.pod b/docs/tools/clang.pod
index 9628d473b7..d2394a84a5 100644
--- a/docs/tools/clang.pod
+++ b/docs/tools/clang.pod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ clang - the Clang C, C++, and Objective-C compiler
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<clang> [B<-c>|B<-S>|B<-E>] B<-std=>I<standard> B<-g>
- [B<-O0>|B<-O1>|B<-O2>|B<-Os>|B<-Oz>|B<-O3>|B<-O4>]
+ [B<-O0>|B<-O1>|B<-O2>|B<-Os>|B<-Oz>|B<-O3>|B<-Ofast>|B<-O4>]
B<-W>I<warnings...> B<-pedantic>
B<-I>I<dir...> B<-L>I<dir...>
B<-D>I<macro[=defn]>
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ may not exist on earlier ones.
=over
-=item B<-O0> B<-O1> B<-O2> B<-Os> B<-Oz> B<-O3> B<-O4>
+=item B<-O0> B<-O1> B<-O2> B<-Os> B<-Oz> B<-O3> B<-Ofast> B<-O4>
Specify which optimization level to use. B<-O0> means "no optimization": this
level compiles the fastest and generates the most debuggable code. B<-O2> is a
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ moderate level of optimization which enables most optimizations. B<-Os> is like
B<-O2> with extra optimizations to reduce code size. B<-Oz> is like B<-Os>
(and thus B<-O2>), but reduces code size further. B<-O3> is like B<-O2>,
except that it enables optimizations that take longer to perform or that may
-generate larger code (in an attempt to make the program run faster). On
+generate larger code (in an attempt to make the program run faster).
+B<-Ofast> enables all the optimizations from B<-O3> along with other aggressive
+optimizations that may violate strict compliance with language standards. On
supported platforms, B<-O4> enables link-time optimization; object files are
stored in the LLVM bitcode file format and whole program optimization is done at
link time. B<-O1> is somewhere between B<-O0> and B<-O2>.