>>Without resorting to messy solutions such as software stacks, you will
have
>>to rewrite the code to minimise nested function calls.  It may be
possible
>>to convert a small function to a macro so the code will be "inlined".
This
>>will reduce stack useage at the expense of code size.

> I have a problem that my program produce code that use the stack 9 levels
> deep. The pic16f877 has a 8 level stack. Help  C Fundies?

With the CCS compiler, you can inline functions with the "#inline"
directive,
which will save stack space at the expense of program memory (the converse
is
also available - the "#separate" directive).
If you enable the "generate call tree" option (node properties), the
compiler
will create a .tre file in the project directory that you can look at to
determine where the #inline directive could best be utilized.  Note that
this
file is only current after a successful compile.
Proper use of these directives *might* let you solve the problem without
re-
writing code.
This is discussed a bit in the CCS manual in the "common questions and
answers"
section (albeit for a different problem), in the answer to "Why do I get an
OUT OF ROM error when there seems to be ROM left?"

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