[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #51214] statistics package linkage function fails at modest recursion depths

[Rik]

Update of bug #51214 (project octave):

                Category:             Interpreter => Octave Forge Package   
              Item Group: Segfault, Bus Error, etc. => Unexpected Error       
        Operating System:       Microsoft Windows => Any                    
                 Summary: Recursion fails unexpectedly at modest depth =>
statistics package linkage function fails at modest recursion depths

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Follow-up Comment #1:

Octave is not a natural fit for recursive algorithms.  For those algorithms
you might choose a language like Lisp.

However, Octave is no worse than other languages which don't have special
facilities for recursion.  In the short term, increase the allowed recursion
depth using max_recursion_depth.  The help text for the function is shown
below


 -- VAL = max_recursion_depth ()
 -- OLD_VAL = max_recursion_depth (NEW_VAL)
 -- max_recursion_depth (NEW_VAL, "local")
     Query or set the internal limit on the number of times a function
     may be called recursively.

     If the limit is exceeded, an error message is printed and control
     returns to the top level.

     When called from inside a function with the "local" option, the
     variable is changed locally for the function and any subroutines it
     calls.  The original variable value is restored when exiting the
     function.


If that doesn't work then the linkage function should be recoded to reduce or
eliminate the recursion. 

I've re-titled the bug report to be about the issue with the linkage
function.


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