diff lispref/eval.texi @ 55734:93c897de7898

(Eval): Increasing max-lisp-eval-depth can cause real stack overflow.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sat, 22 May 2004 21:59:46 +0000
parents 22b1822fac7f
children c9aa4127a482 4c90ffeb71c5
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--- a/lispref/eval.texi	Sat May 22 21:58:24 2004 +0000
+++ b/lispref/eval.texi	Sat May 22 21:59:46 2004 +0000
@@ -678,9 +678,12 @@
 @defvar max-lisp-eval-depth
 This variable defines the maximum depth allowed in calls to @code{eval},
 @code{apply}, and @code{funcall} before an error is signaled (with error
-message @code{"Lisp nesting exceeds max-lisp-eval-depth"}).  This limit,
-with the associated error when it is exceeded, is one way that Lisp
-avoids infinite recursion on an ill-defined function.
+message @code{"Lisp nesting exceeds max-lisp-eval-depth"}).
+
+This limit, with the associated error when it is exceeded, is one way
+Emacs Lisp avoids infinite recursion on an ill-defined function.  If
+you increase the value of @code{max-lisp-eval-depth} too much, such
+code can cause stack overflow instead.
 @cindex Lisp nesting error
 
 The depth limit counts internal uses of @code{eval}, @code{apply}, and