Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:41:03 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Sahab Yazdani wrote:

> >> KNOWN BUGS:
> >>   - FloodFills cause GPF
> > 
> > 
> > Did you implement FloodFill as a recursive function?  If so, you might
> > be blowing the stack due to too deep recursion.  Post the full crash
> > message, if you cannot figure this out; section 12.2 of the FAQ might
> > help you solve this.
> 
> it is a stack problem, i know that for a fact, i just didn't write it 
> cuz I didn't think that people would want to know the nitty-gritties of 
> the bug....  just as a side note:  is there another way to implement a 
> Flood Fill??

There's a way of making it much less recursive, yes.  I did that once
(every book on graphics that's worth its cover should describe those
algorithms), so I can send you the code if you want.