3.5.1.2 PIC-AS Assembler Category

This section describes the options available in the MPLAB X IDE pic-as Assembler categories as well as the VS Code Toolchain >Assembler category.

Preprocessing and Messages

Verbose: Selecting this checkbox will perform verbose compilation, showing the command lines issued to the internal applications. See V: Verbose Compilation.
Suppress all warnings: Selecting this checkbox will prevent all warning messages from being issued. See W: Disable all Warnings Option.
Maximum errors: Use this field to specify the maximum number of errors that will be generated before the assembler exits. See Max Errors.
Warning level: Use this field to specify the warning level threshold. Only warnings with higher levels will be emitted during a build. See Warn Option.
Define preprocessor symbol: Use this field to define preprocessor macros. See D: Define a Macro.
Undefine preprocessor symbol: Use this field to undefine preprocessor macros. See U: Undefine Macros.
Include directories: Use this field to specify the directories searched for header files. See I: Specify Include File Search Path Option.
Assembler files with preprocessor: Select this checkbox to have assembly source files preprocessed before being passed to the assembler, regardless of the file extension. See X: Specify Source Language Option.

Custom assembler options: Use this field to have options not directly available in the project properties dialog passed to the assembler. See Wa: Pass Option To The Assembler, Option.
Custom preprocessor options: Use this field to have options not directly available in the project properties dialog passed to the preprocessor. See Wp: Pass Option To The Preprocessor Option.