gcc: controlling number of errors/warnings

[Jane Anderson]

Hello, 
   Can you tell me how to control the number of errors and/or warnings that
gcc reports before giving up?
I have read "GCC Command Options" and have not been able to find this
information. I  expected to find something like,  -Wall,-e5  for example, to
limit the number to 5.  
Thank you in advance, Jane Anderson

Jane Anderson                   GEAC Restaurant Systems Division
j.anderson@geac.com         175 Ledge Street
603-889-5152 x 592            Nashua, NH 03061  USA