[OS X TeX] input stack

[Alan Munn]

This is almost always a problem with an ill-defined macro which leads to an infinite loop.  It can sometimes be caused by the interaction of packages.

The only way to diagnose it is to comment out things gradually until the error disappears, usually.

Alan

On Jan 17, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Hilton, Harry H <h-hilton at illinois.edu> wrote:

> I am writing a book. I got the message that the input stack size of 5000 is too small & the error is fatal
> 
> How and where do I increase the size?  Thank you
> 
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