On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Trastabuga <lisper...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just came across the issue of getting the StackOverflowError in the > function reading long file and recursively building a list of data. > After I replaced function name with "recur" the problem went away. > Hence a couple of questions. It's the programmer's responsibility to > put recur instead of function names where tail-recursion is available? > (Kind of obvious, but then why the compiler wouldn't detect it?) > If tail-recursion is not available and function name has to be called, > how do I deal with stack overflow in this case? > Clojure does not have tail call optimization. You must use recur, trampoline, or redesign your code around lazy sequences. David -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
