gcc compilation option -b

[lrtaylor@micron.com]

Note that the -V option is broken in recent versions of GCC, and there
are no plans to fix it:

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10707

Cheers,
Lyle

-----Original Message-----
From: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org [mailto:gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org] On
Behalf Of Bansidhar Arvind Deshpande - CTD, Chennai.
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 11:02 PM
To: GNU GCC
Subject: gcc compilation option -b

I was going through the gcc documentation where I came across following
option

Target Options
  -b  machine -V version

I want to use this option. But I am not very clear about the option.
Because

according to my knowlege the machine is fixed while configuring gcc.
Then 
how come we can still use this option. Does that mean -b is specified
for 
choosing target from specific family for which gcc is configured ?
Please 
solve my doubt.
If it is true then I want to generate object file for i386 as well as 
i8086(I mean two different processors from Intel family) using same 
gcc. Is it possible ? Which string should i use for "machine" after -b ?


Thanks,

Bansidhar