From c18097178c91e8440db2daf9ff56a0b48ca0cee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruno Leroux <leroux_bruno@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 May 2022 13:34:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix empty Stack with infinite constraints throws (#102642)

---
 packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/stack.dart |  3 +--
 .../flutter/test/rendering/stack_test.dart    | 25 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/stack.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/stack.dart
index 1e1b9b3228e7..6051178dedf8 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/stack.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/stack.dart
@@ -520,8 +520,7 @@ class RenderStack extends RenderBox
     assert(_resolvedAlignment != null);
     bool hasNonPositionedChildren = false;
     if (childCount == 0) {
-      assert(constraints.biggest.isFinite);
-      return constraints.biggest;
+      return (constraints.biggest.isFinite) ? constraints.biggest : constraints.smallest;
     }
 
     double width = constraints.minWidth;
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/stack_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/stack_test.dart
index a89a47434c23..ec5eb7533a08 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/stack_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/stack_test.dart
@@ -148,5 +148,30 @@ void main() {
     });
   });
 
+  test('Stack in Flex can layout with no children', () {
+    // Render an empty Stack in a Flex
+    final RenderFlex flex = RenderFlex(
+      textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+      mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceEvenly,
+      children: <RenderBox>[
+        RenderStack(
+          textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+          children: <RenderBox>[],
+        ),
+      ]
+    );
+
+    bool stackFlutterErrorThrown = false;
+    layout(
+      flex,
+      constraints: BoxConstraints.tight(const Size(100.0, 100.0)),
+      onErrors: () {
+        stackFlutterErrorThrown = true;
+      }
+    );
+
+    expect(stackFlutterErrorThrown, false);
+  });
+
   // More tests in ../widgets/stack_test.dart
 }