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From: rms@WHEATIES.AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman)
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Subject: dynamic arrays with insufficient space cause core dump
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Date: 8 Oct 88 06:36:41 GMT
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This problem is not limited to dynamic arrays or to GNU C.  The same
bad error message can result from allocating a fixed-size array, in
any C compiler.

You can make your program work by using the command `unlimit stack' first.

As for the general problem, I agree the current situation is not a
desirable one, but I don't see a solution in the compiler.  In the GNU
system I think I can see how to arrange for better error reporting for
stack overflow, which would distinguish it from stray references.
But this requires the compiler and library to cooperate.