The default value of max-inline-recursive-depth is 8 in the implementation. The documentation differs, there the default value is 450.
-- Summary: documentation error max-inline-recursive-depth Product: gcc Version: 4.1.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: other AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: Erwin dot Unruh at fujitsu-siemens dot com http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28023