Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!sri-unix!ctnews!pyramid!ucat!epimass!csi!csib!jwhitnel From: jwhitnel@csib.UUCP (Jerry Whitnell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: turning off the stack sniffer (long) Message-ID: <1138@csib.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Jul-87 13:27:55 EDT Article-I.D.: csib.1138 Posted: Tue Jul 7 13:27:55 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jul-87 02:50:20 EDT References: <1289@briar.Philips.Com> <135@cantuar.UUCP> Reply-To: jwhitnel@csib.UUCP (Jerry Whitnell) Organization: Communications Solutions Inc., San Jose, Ca Lines: 14 Keywords: stack 60 Hz multitasking HeapEnd trap dispatcher dirty illegal In article <135@cantuar.UUCP> james@cantuar.UUCP (J. Collier) writes: >Paul Rutter (per@philabs.Philips.Com) writes: >>When playing with "multi-tasking", it is useful to be able to move the stack >>pointer to one of several stack areas. The "stack sniffer" routine checks >>whether the stack overlaps the heap during every tick, and bombs if it does. >> >>How do I disable the stack sniffer? I've not tried this but I've heard that if you store a 0 in StackLowPt (sp? my Inside Mac is at home), it disables the stack sniffer. I think Scott Knaster's book mentions it in his discription of launching a program Jerry Whitnell Communication Solutions, Inc.