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Diffstat (limited to 'txr.1')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -72734,11 +72734,15 @@ derived from .codn error , is thrown. -The stack overflow guard mechanism is enabled at startup on those platforms -where it is possible to inquire the system about the stack limit, and where the -stack limit is at least 512 kilobytes. \*(TX configures the limit to within a +The stack overflow guard mechanism is configured on start-up. +On platforms on those platforms where it is possible to +inquire the system about the actual stack limit, and where the stack limit is +at least 512 kilobytes, \*(TX sets the limit to within a certain percentage of the actual value. If it is not possible to determine the -system's stack limit, or it is too low, then the mechanism is disabled. +system's stack limit, or if the system indicates that the stack size is +unlimited, then a default limit is imposed. If the system's limit is +configured below a certain small value, then that small value is used +as the stack limit. The .code get-stack-limit @@ -72794,7 +72798,7 @@ of the stack overflow detection mechanism is compromised. Likewise, if .meta value is too low, the operation of \*(TX shall become unreliable. Values -smaller than 326767 bytes are strongly discouraged. +smaller than 32767 bytes are strongly discouraged. .SS* Modularization .coNP Variable @ self-path |