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authorAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2006-06-13 16:41:41 (GMT)
committerAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2006-06-13 16:41:41 (GMT)
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Add ability to set stack size
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@@ -1631,6 +1631,15 @@ using the mode \code{'r|*'}.
% patch 918101
(Contributed by Lars Gust\"abel.)
+\item The \module{threading} module now lets you set the stack size
+used when new threads are created. The
+\function{stack_size(\optional{\var{size}})} function returns the
+currently configured stack size, and supplying the optional \var{size}
+parameter sets a new value. Not all platforms support changing the
+stack size, but Windows, POSIX threading, and OS/2 all do.
+(Contributed by Andrew MacIntyre.)
+% Patch 1454481
+
\item The \module{unicodedata} module has been updated to use version 4.1.0
of the Unicode character database. Version 3.2.0 is required
by some specifications, so it's still available as