This option instructs the compiler to use a PCH file if it exists, and to create a PCH file otherwise.

When the option --pch is specified, the compiler searches for a PCH file with the name filename.pch, where filename.* is the name of the primary source file. The compiler uses the PCH file filename.pch if it exists, and creates a PCH file named filename.pch in the same directory as the primary source file otherwise.