Re: STORAGE-CONDITION: Binding stack
Robert Goldman <[email protected]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:54:04 -0500
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Actually, I have just recompiled SBCL, bumping the binding stack size by
a factor of 10:
#define BINDING_STACK_SIZE (10*1024*1024)
I'm still getting the same error and, as I said, this works fine on ACL
and CCL. Can anyone suggest an explanation for the difference?
Thank you very much
On 25 Mar 2026, at 14:16, Robert Goldman wrote:
> I have a large test script which has been failing for me with this
> error:
>
> STORAGE-CONDITION: aborted for safety.
> #<SB-KERNEL::BINDING-STACK-EXHAUSTED {7005C046B3}>
>
> What's the appropriate method for addressing this problem?
> `--control-stack-size` and `--dynamic-space-size` do not _appear_ to
> affect this (I haven't been exhaustive in testing). Reading some old
> traffic, it seems like the binding stack size can only be set when
> SBCL is built. Is that correct?
>
> Weirdly, this same code runs fine on both Clozure and Allegro Common
> Lisp, and I usually think of SBCL as being the most optimized of the
> available implementations. But I gather there's something quite
> different about the way SBCL handles specials.
>
> I guess I think the right answer is to rebuild SBCL for this purpose,
> but wanted to ask, in case I am wrong.
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<p dir=3D"auto">Actually, I have just recompiled SBCL, bumping the bindin=
g stack size by a factor of 10:</p>
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ound-color: #F7F7F7; border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px; overflow-x: auto; ma=
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<p dir=3D"auto">I'm still getting the same error and, as I said, this wor=
ks fine on ACL and CCL. Can anyone suggest an explanation for the differ=
ence?</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">Thank you very much</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">On 25 Mar 2026, at 14:16, Robert Goldman wrote:</p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin: 0 0 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-left: 2px=
solid #777777; color: #777777;">
<p dir=3D"auto">I have a large test script which has been failing for me =
with this error:</p>
<pre style=3D"margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; padding: 5px; backgr=
ound-color: #F7F7F7; border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px; overflow-x: auto; ma=
x-width: 90vw;"><code style=3D"margin: 0 0; border-radius: 3px; backgroun=
d-color: #F7F7F7; padding: 0px;">STORAGE-CONDITION: aborted for safety. #=
<SB-KERNEL::BINDING-STACK-EXHAUSTED {7005C046B3}>
</code></pre>
<p dir=3D"auto">What's the appropriate method for addressing this problem=
? <code style=3D"margin: 0 0; padding: 0 0.25em; border-radius: 3px; bac=
kground-color: #F7F7F7;">--control-stack-size</code> and <code style=3D"m=
argin: 0 0; padding: 0 0.25em; border-radius: 3px; background-color: #F7F=
7F7;">--dynamic-space-size</code> do not <em>appear</em> to affect this (=
I haven't been exhaustive in testing). Reading some old traffic, it seem=
s like the binding stack size can only be set when SBCL is built. Is tha=
t correct?</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">Weirdly, this same code runs fine on both Clozure and All=
egro Common Lisp, and I usually think of SBCL as being the most optimized=
of the available implementations. But I gather there's something quite =
different about the way SBCL handles specials.</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">I guess I think the right answer is to rebuild SBCL for t=
his purpose, but wanted to ask, in case I am wrong.</p>
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