maxerr

Syntax

    -qmaxerr=num:[sev_level] | -qnomaxerr

Purpose
Instructs the compiler to halt compilation when num errors of severity sev_level or higher is reached.

Notes
num must be an integer. sev_level must be one of the following:

sev_level	Description
i	Informational
w	Warning
e	Error
s	Severe error

If no value is specified for sev_level, the current value of the -qhalt option is used. The default value for -qhalt is s (severe error).

If the -qmaxerr option is specified more than once, the -qmaxerr option specified last determines the action of the option. If both the -qmaxerr and -qhalt options are specified, the -qmaxerr or -qhalt option specified last determines the severity level used by the -qmaxerr option.

An unrecoverable error occurs when the number of errors reached the limit specified. The error message issued is similar to:

1506-672 (U) The number of errors has reached the limit of ...

If -qnomaxerr is specified, the entire source file is compiled regardless of how many errors are encountered.

Diagnostic messages may be controlled by the -qflag option.

Examples

1. To stop compilation of myprogram.c when 10 warnings are encounted, enter the command:

xlC myprogram.c -qmaxerr=10:w

1. To stop compilation of myprogram.c when 5 severe errors are encounted, assuming that the current -qhalt option value is S (severe), enter the command:

xlC myprogram.c -qmaxerr=5

1. To stop compilation of myprogram.c when 3 informationals are encountered, enter the command:

xlC myprogram.c -qmaxerr=3:i

or:

xlC myprogram.c -qmaxerr=5:w qmaxerr=3 -qhalt=i

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