In C++ how much can the stack segment grow before the compiler gives up and says that it cannot allocate more memory for stack.
Using gcc on a linux (fedora) 32 bit machine.
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In C++ how much can the stack segment grow before the compiler gives up and says that it cannot allocate more memory for stack.
Using gcc on a linux (fedora) 32 bit machine.
Under UNIX, if you are running bash run
it will list various limits including stack size. Mine is 8192kb. You can use ulimit to change the limits.
Also, you can use ulimit() function to set various limits from within your program.
Under Windows see StackReserveSize and StackCommitSize
In practice stack addresses begin at high addresses (on a 32-bit platform, close to the 3GB limit) and decrease while memory allocation begins at low addresses. This allows the stack and memory to grow until whole memory is exhausted.