> > But it would be better if the compiler forced you to avoid it :)
> 
> That's exactly what it is doing :)
> 
> > And when doing that, it could caculate your stack usage, 
> and check it
> > against the stack/ram limits of the chip (and maybe take 
> evasive action
> > on the stack aspect).
> 
> Not sure you made a joke here, but if not -- how would the compiler
> calculate the stack usage of a recursive algorithm that 
> operates on an ADC input?

'and when doing that' was reffering to 'the compiler *forcing* you not
to use recursion', as in forcing you to adhere to the C syntax (or
whatever other language's syntax).

Wouter van Ooijen

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