The GCC 4.0.0 documentation, page 71 in the PostScript version, <http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.0.0/gcc/Optimize-Options.html#Optimize-Options> in the HTML version, says the following:
-ftree-dce Perform dead code elimination (DCE) on trees. This flag is enabled by default at -O and higher. -ftree-dominator-opts Perform dead code elimination (DCE) on trees. This flag is enabled by default at -O and higher. Dominator options seem to be different from dead code, so presumably these are different. Alternatively, if they have the same behavior under different names, that should be noted explicitly, as it is elsewhere for such options. -- Summary: -ftree-dominator-opts documentation is the same as - ftree-dce Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: minor Priority: P3 Component: other AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: flash at pobox dot com CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: GCC 4.0.0 documentation GCC host triplet: n/a GCC target triplet: n/a http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320