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Option: errors
-errors=num
Set the maximum
number of error messages in a ``cascade''. During checking of agreement of
subprogram arguments, common block declarations, and so forth, sometimes
a single case will generate a long string of warnings. Often this simply
indicates some other cause than a genuine item-by-item mismatch, such as
for example a varible missing from one list. So in such cases ftnchek
stops printing the warnings after the cascade limit is reached, and the
trailer ``etc... '' is printed to indicate that there were more errors not printed.
If you think that these warnings are likely to be genuine, use this setting
to see more of them. Turn-on = default = 3, max = 999. A value of 0 means
no limit.
This setting does not set an overall limit on the number of
error messages printed, only the number printed in any one cascade. Most
types of warnings and error messages are not subject to the cascade effect
and so are not affected by this setting. To turn off warnings generally,
use the individual warning control options or the -nocheck option.
See
also: -check .
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