[plt-scheme] Limiting the damage caused by infinite recursion

From: MJ Ray (mjr at phonecoop.coop)
Date: Wed Feb 7 14:41:09 EST 2007

"Todd O'Bryan" <toddobryan at mac.com> wrote:
> Is there any way to set a limit on the number of recursive calls or the
> amount of memory a function call can consume so that this doesn't
> happen?

I didn't see your earlier message, so I don't know what platform you
are on, but /etc/limits.conf, the ulimit or limit shell commands or
PAM limits may help.

Hope that helps,
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