Q33707: "Error R6000: Stack Overflow" in Non-Stand-Alone Program

Article: Q33707
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist4.00b buglist4.50 B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 7-FEB-1989

When certain programs that are heavily laden with $INCLUDE statements
are compiled in BC.EXE without the /O option (not stand-alone), the
following run-time error can repeatedly display on the screen for
about 20 seconds, and then the computer can hang:

   R6000:Stack Overflow

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft QuickBASIC
Versions 4.00b and 4.50, and in the Microsoft BASIC Compiler Versions
6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 (buglist6.00, buglist6.00b). We
are researching this problem and will post new information as it
becomes available.

The current workaround is to reduce the number of $INCLUDE statements.

With QuickBASIC Version 4.00b and BASIC Compiler 6.00 and 6.00b, the
problem usually does not occur if you compile with the BC /O
(stand-alone) option. However, the error message occurs for both
stand-alone and non-stand-alone programs with QuickBASIC Version 4.50.

This problem does not occur in QuickBASIC Versions 4.00 or earlier.

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