setrecursionlimit ZZ -- set the limit on recursion

setrecursionlimit ZZ -- set the limit on recursion

Synopsis:

Usage: m = setrecursionlimit n

Function: setrecursionlimit

Input:

n, an instance of class ZZ: the desired limit on recursion depth

Output:

m, an instance of class ZZ: the previous limit

Each time a function is called, the recursion depth is incremented by 1, and each time a function returns, the recursion depth is decremented. This limit on recursion depth is a way to detect infinite loops.