How to increase the gcc executable stack size?

boost-spirit, c++, gcc

Solution

On Linux, you can expand the stack size in /etc/security/limits.conf.

You can check your current stack size by using

$ ulimit -s
8192

Then expand the stack to be double than that:

youruser    soft    stack    16384

And then relog.

This will increase stack size for all executable you're running, not just GCC's.

Problem

I have large Boost/Spirit metaprogram that is blowing gcc's stack when I try to compile it. How can I increase gcc's stack size, so I can compile this program? Note: There's no infinite recursion going on, but there is enough incidental recursion to exhaust gcc's stack.

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