The --emax=number option is mainly used by the
command-line driver, xc8-cc, to specify the maximum number of errors
that can be encountered before the assembler terminates. The default number is 10
errors.
This option is applied if compiling using xc8-cc,
the command-line driver, and the -fmax-errors driver option.
See Compiler Messages for full information about the compiler’s messaging system.