#13076: Use sigaltstack()/setcontext() for signal handling
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       Reporter:  jdemeyer  |         Owner:  jdemeyer
           Type:  defect    |        Status:  new     
       Priority:  minor     |     Milestone:  sage-5.1
      Component:  c_lib     |    Resolution:          
       Keywords:            |   Work issues:          
Report Upstream:  N/A       |     Reviewers:          
        Authors:            |     Merged in:          
   Dependencies:            |      Stopgaps:          
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Description changed by jdemeyer:

Old description:

> Currently, the Sage signal handling code does not handle stack overflows
> gracefully.  Fix this using `sigaltstack()`.

New description:

 Currently, the Sage signal handling code does not handle stack overflows
 gracefully.  Fix this using `sigaltstack()`.

 In fact, change the whole design of the signal handling to use
 `setcontext()`.

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