/STACK question.

[jckl]

In order to compile one of my apps i had to use /STACK 1000000,1000000... My question is would it hurt to always use this when compiling all of my apps?

[Vortex]

For general purpose win32 coding, you don't have to use the switch /STACK

[asmfan]

Vortex,
you are not quite right on this, because i used to write a binary-tree database with deep recursion and i had to use /stack option to avoid overflow.

[ChrisLeslie]

If /stack option is not specified then there must be a default size. Can anybody tell me what it is?

[jckl]

iam not sure if i am right but i was reading somewhere that said default size is 1MB.. Will it hurt to always compile with /STACK even if i didnt need it.. The reason i ask is if i make a batch file to run ml, rc, link ect i wouldnt have to do it for each program i make.. I could pass in the path to link, ml and such while i pass in the file name of the asm file and rc file that needs to be built.

[hutch--]

Stack size ajustment is normally done with the linker with the StackReserve and StackCommit options. The /STACK switch in masm is a left over from DOS and should not be used.

[jckl]

can you give more info plesase... MSDN didnt return anything on that in my search other than /STACK.

[hutch--]

Run LINK.EXE /? and read the options.

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/STACK:reserve[,commit]


[jckl]

thats what i was doing.... my question is would it hurt if i did that on every app i make even my app dont need that much?

[hutch--]

Probably not but keep in mind that if an app does not need it, you are reserving more memory than you need and this can come into play on a busy machine. The defaut stack size on a PE file is usually 1 meg and you have to have reasonably deep recursion to go past that.

[jckl]

That answered my question perfectly and is what i thought but i wasnt sure... I guess i can always limit it down or better yet i am not sure ill ever need that much space but it is possibly that i could which is why i had it at that. Thanks for the support  :bg