Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:50:55 -0700 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: d@delphij.net Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-python@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: python and HUGE_STACK_SIZE Message-ID: <2D129848-8A41-4BB5-A58C-A9A35D5FBD9A@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <4BAA9C32.6040606@delphij.net> References: <4702BA39-7C18-45C3-9920-9E460502B58F@freebsd.org> <4BAA9C32.6040606@delphij.net>
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Hi-- On Mar 24, 2010, at 4:11 PM, Xin LI wrote: >> If python needs to be compiled with HUGE_STACK_SIZE on FreeBSD, is there a reason >> to provide the option to not compile python with it, or at the very least, should it default to >> being on? > > Ah, yes this is the thing I turn on on all systems I have myself... I'd > vote for enabling it by default. I've run and written quite a bit of Python (including Trac, Mailman, the Python IDE, our own custom stuff [like some log munging and web processing stuff], and even a few graphical Python games) without ever turning HUGE_STACK_SIZE on. I don't have any objection to turning it on, but it's not needed by default for most things. YMMV. Regards, -- -Chuck
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