From: ts Date: 2004-09-02T23:10:46+09:00 Subject: Re: Update: Compilation fails for Altix (IA64) >>>>> "B" == Bil Kleb writes: B> (2) % limit stacksize unlimited B> (3) setenv CC /opt/intel/comp/7.1.027/compiler70/ia64/bin/ecc #ifdef __ia64__ /* ruby crashes on IA64 if compiled with optimizer on */ /* when if STACK_LEVEL_MAX is greater than this magic number */ /* I know this is a kludge. I suspect optimizer bug */ #define IA64_MAGIC_STACK_LIMIT 49152 if (STACK_LEVEL_MAX > IA64_MAGIC_STACK_LIMIT) STACK_LEVEL_MAX = IA64_MAGIC_STACK_LIMIT; #endif #endif Can you verify that `49152' give you only 44 levels ? Guy Decoux