settings: Update default MXLOOPS and document.

MXLOOPS should be 40 by default, for compatibility.

diff --git a/doc/flow-control.texi b/doc/flow-control.texi
index 892887e211f9cb5b9f68f4f79a562b7796b33d55..b396e1f3b183ba5e98fcea215f0e58c9e5c67fd2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/flow-control.texi
+++ b/doc/flow-control.texi
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ condition on @cmd{END LOOP} will always execute at least once.
 
 If neither the index clause nor either condition clause is
 present, then the loop is executed MXLOOPS (@pxref{SET}) times.
+The default MXLOOPS is 40.
 
 @cmd{BREAK} also terminates @cmd{LOOP} execution (@pxref{BREAK}).
 

diff --git a/doc/utilities.texi b/doc/utilities.texi
index 5d664bc4604332634368ba61745ec5196ae8c0c8..a42adb46a29a0541e3911e305d24c947b1196ac1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/utilities.texi
+++ b/doc/utilities.texi
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ Currently not used.
 
 @item MXLOOPS
 The maximum number of iterations for an uncontrolled loop (@pxref{LOOP}).
+The default MXLOOPS is 40.
 
 @item SEED
 The initial pseudo-random number seed.  Set to a real number or to

diff --git a/src/data/settings.c b/src/data/settings.c
index 0868a331891c94b24a26a823086ad2e34d98a83e..95fda576dae5ef61bb24c4c43f52a210b55b083e 100644 (file)
--- a/src/data/settings.c
+++ b/src/data/settings.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static struct settings the_settings = {
 
   true,                         /* printback */
   true,                         /* mprint */
-  1,                            /* mxloops */
+  40,                           /* mxloops */
   64L * 1024 * 1024,            /* workspace */
   {FMT_F, 8, 2},                /* default_format */
   false,                        /* testing_mode */