Thank you Dave, the ulimit -s command solved my problem
/Mats > > I have a C program that call a recursive function that causes the > program to run out of stack space. What compiler options should be > used to increase the stack size. > > Mats Westlund > > > Mats, > > There is no compiler option... the amount of runtime stack > space is not determined by the compiler, but by the operating > system systems. > > The general setting allow for generous stack space, so, > first make sure you're not infinitely recursing. If it's > infinite - no amount of stack space will fix it! > > If it's not infinit - I typically direct people to the > ulimit man page (man ulimit), which points you to the > shell (bash), and the system configuration programs (sysconf.) > The reason your shell gets involved is there is typically > a built-in shell command that adjusts the various > limits. > > - Dave Rivers -