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From:	John Joseph Newbigin <079519 AT bud DOT cc DOT swin DOT edu DOT au>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Size optimizations?
Date:	Fri, 26 Jul 1996 08:52:19 +1000
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On 22 Jul 1996, Mr. Eric Domazlicky wrote:
> char array[64000];
> 
> main() {;}
> 
> seems to make the exe size 64000 bytes longer. I could be wrong but 
> this seems to the case. The solution to this is of course to allocate 
> the array dynamically by using malloc() or new calls.
> 

What I use in Borland C++ (I know the B word) is
char *array=new char[array];
This works fine although I check that array is not NULL before using it.

I have not tried this yet in DJGPP bit I see no reason why it won't work.

I guess, you could also add an assertion to the line to make the program 
abort if the array can't be allocated.

Newbs.

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