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  10. Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 20:26:58 -0800
  11. To: icon-group@optima.CS.Arizona.EDU
  12. From: Richard Laing <rlaing@axionet.com>
  13. Subject: System Stack Overflow
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  18.  
  19. "The Icon Programming Language" book at page 168 sez:
  20.  
  21. "Unfortunately, system stack overflow may not be detected. If this happens,
  22. adjacent memory may be overwritten, resulting in program or system
  23. malfunction."
  24.  
  25. So - how serious is this?
  26. Does it mean the system will crash, and therefore you will KNOW there is a
  27. problem?
  28. Or is it possible the program will continue to run but with bad data/results?
  29.  
  30. Just started studying ICON, so don't have any real experience to report.
  31.  
  32. Regards,
  33. Richard Laing
  34. Vancouver, CANADA
  35. rlaing@axionet.com
  36. rlaing@bigfoot.com
  37. http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2392
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  39. "Much may be made of a Scotchman if he be caught young."
  40.  Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
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