language: C++ 4.7.2 (gcc-4.7.2)
date: 603 days 19 hours ago
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#include <iostream>
 
using namespace std;
 
size_t st;
 
void PrintStackTop(const std::string &type)
{
    int stack_top;
    if(st == 0) st = (size_t) &stack_top;
    cout << "In " << type << " call version, the stack top is: " << (st - (size_t) &stack_top) << endl;
}
 
int TailCallFactorial(int n, int a = 1)
{
    PrintStackTop("tail");
    if(n < 2)
        return a;
    return TailCallFactorial(n - 1, n * a);
}
 
int NormalCallFactorial(int n)
{
    PrintStackTop("normal");
    if(n < 2)
        return 1;
    return NormalCallFactorial(n - 1) * n;
}
 
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    st = 0;
    cout << TailCallFactorial(5) << endl;
    st = 0;
    cout << NormalCallFactorial(5) << endl;
    return 0;
}