On 10/17/07, Maurí­cio wrote:

Hi,

I get this error message when testing a function in ghci:

*** Exception: stack overflow

I admit I didn't care about efficiency when I wrote that function, but I'm almost sure it is not supposed to eat all my memory. Do I need to say something to ghci if I want it to use all available memory?

You can start ghci with the -K option to increase the stack size -- ghci +RTS -K256m -RTS for example, sets the maximum stack size to 256 MB. However, stack overflows are usually (though not always) a sign of buggy code, as they're often caused by infinite recursion, and you want to be notified of that sooner rather than later. Cheers, Tim -- Tim Chevalier * catamorphism.org * Often in error, never in doubt "Live fast, love hard, and wear corrective lenses if you need them." --Webb Wilder