Currently, -Wfatal-errors stops error reporting after the first message. However, often with templatized code especially, you'd like say two or three error messages, but not the whole book. I would find this functionality useful.
This was suggested here by Jim Wilson: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-02/msg00923.html Gaby seems to think it is possible. -benjamin -- Summary: requesting -Wfatal-errors=n Product: gcc Version: 3.4.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: bkoz at gcc dot gnu dot org CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20201
