Temporary header file '/tmp/DDwHv7D8Ps/dump1.h' with the following content will be compiled to create GCC translation unit dump: // add defines #define __STDC_VERSION__ 201710L #define _TIME_BITS 64 #define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64 #define _GXX_NULLPTR_T #define CLUTTER_ENABLE_COMPOSITOR_API 1 #define _REGEX_NELTS(n) #define _Atomic #define PACKED // add includes #include "/usr/include/libimagequant.h" // add classes liq_color* tmp_add_class_0; liq_histogram_entry* tmp_add_class_1; liq_palette* tmp_add_class_2; The GCC parameters: gcc -fdump-lang-raw -fkeep-inline-functions -c -x c++ -fpermissive -w "/tmp/DDwHv7D8Ps/dump1.h"