Hi Henk.

 HdA> Using an iterative method to determine the approximate stack size.
 HdA> :-(

  ??? Just set it as large as you wish - f.ex. 16000000. It doesn't mean
that you lose all this memory - it will be allocated in _non-committed_
mode, and _real_ allocation will take place only when your app will need
it. I usually set my stack size to value 4194304. (Mmm... I remember, one
of dumb compilers -- may be Borland C/2 1.0? -- has used allocating in
committed mode -- it was bug).

 PE>> icc /B"/stack:50000" fred.c

 HdA> That works. The reason why i'm amazed is that Unix can determine the
 HdA> correct or a sufficiently large amount of stack, and OS/2 seemingly
 HdA> can't. I thought i might have been forgotten a compiler switch...

  How the OS could determinate "sufficiently large amount of
stack"? Just try to suppose? No logical way. Who knows, may be small
1K app is the sample showing recursion -- and really needs for about 1M of
stack? May be, your Unix compiler just used large stack as I said as
default?

bye.   [Team OS/2]
dozen
SPb,Russia

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