gcc - Run Time Memory Capture

[Palmer.Chris]

Alexandre,
	If the program includes recursion it is, but if it does not then the
worst case stack depth for a function would be the amount it uses itself
plus the maximum of any functions it calls, or am I missing something?

Regards, Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexandre Oliva [ mailto:aoliva@redhat.com ]
> Sent: 23 April 2001 16:51
> To: Palmer.Chris
> Cc: 'raman.govindan@wipro.com'; bug-gcc@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: gcc - Run Time Memory Capture
> 
> 
> On Apr 23, 2001, "Palmer.Chris" <Chris.Palmer@IGT.com> wrote:
> 
> > A more useful addition to the gcc suite would be a program that can
> > work out the maximum possible stack depth without having to run the
> > program.
> 
> Err...  Isn't this as non-computable as telling whether a program
> terminates, in the general case?
> 
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