ERROR caused by trace(is_list/1, +fail)

[z5h]

Attempting to trace failure of is_list/1 leads to an error.

?- trace(is_list/1, +fail).
%     is_list/1: [fail]
ERROR: sig_atomic/1: C-stack limit (8,372,224 bytes) exceeded.
ERROR: Use the shell command
ERROR: sig_atomic/1: C-stack limit (8,372,224 bytes) exceeded.
ERROR: Use the shell command
...

[JanWielemaker]

That is a general problem tracing predicates used by trace/1 itself 😢 Needs a solution, but not clear how and when.