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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: segfault with large-ish array with GNAT
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
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Jerry wrote on comp.lang.ada:
> I would have thought that Ada (or GNAT
> specifically) would be smart enough to allocate memory for large
> objects such as my long array in a transparent way so that I don't
> have to worry about it, thus (in the Ada spirit) making it harder to
> screw up. (Like not having to worry about whether arguments to
> subprograms are passed by value or by reference--it just happens.)

So, you would like the Ada run-time to bypass the operating system-
enforced, administrator-approved stack limit? If userspace programs
could do that, what would be the point of having a stack limit in the
first place?

--
Ludovic Brenta.