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Re: reserved stack size in ld/emultempl/pe.em seems high
- To: danny_r_smith_2001 at yahoo dot co dot nz
- Subject: Re: reserved stack size in ld/emultempl/pe.em seems high
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 11:29:17 -0400
- CC: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <20010430102502.22001.qmail@web6403.mail.yahoo.com>
> Why is the default SizeOfStackReserve set to 0x02000000 in ld/emultempl/pe.em?
GCC needs more than 1Mb of stack to compile itself.
Since the memory is virtual anyway, allocating a lot more than you
need doesn't hurt anything until you actually need it.
Plus, you're better off asking cygwin-specific questions on the cygwin
list, where all the cygwin experts live.