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From: roddi@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU (Roddi Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Shell 4.02A BUG
Message-ID: <3871@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU>
Date: 21 Mar 91 03:45:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: bruce.3871
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Organization: Monash Uni. Computer Science, Australia
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Urk!  Bug discovered in Shell 4.02A

Simple really - the 'stack' command does not work properply when
used in the .login file.

I wanted a 20K stack for my Shell window, so I put the line
'stack 20000' in my .login file - but when I typed 'stack'
in my window, it told me I had a 2K stack - in fact when I set my
stack to n in .login, a subsequent 'stack' in the window will report
a 0.1*n stack.  Also, I've got my doubts whether even this figure is
currect - When I give myself a 20K stack (ie. put 'stack 200000' in
.login), programs start generating 'stack overflow' requesters (better
than crashing, I spose).

Aaarrrggghhhhh!

rod