From: "David" <nobody AT bogus DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Help again. Heh dont you just hate newbies? <grin>
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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:54:14 -0400
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Chris Amos <homie_dont_play_dat AT yahoo DOT com> wrote in message
news:20000825130411 DOT 28570 DOT qmail AT web511 DOT mail DOT yahoo DOT com...
> Im having problems again. Heh heh, well let me explain. I am trying to
> make a map array in memmory like so...
>
> int Map[500][500]; file://500x500 tile map
>
> DJGPP exits to rhide and displays an error message Exit code 255:
> 0x00ff or somthing like that. Ive tried lots of different things but
> none seem too work.
>
> int *Map[500][500];
>

You're trying to allocate 500 x 500 x 4 bytes = 976.5 as a static variable.
Possible problems are:

1. You don't have that much memory
2. The DJGPP system won't let you allocate that much memory statically

Try allocating the memory in your program:

int main(void)
{
   int *Map;

   Map = (int *) malloc(500 * 500 * sizeof(int));
   if (Map == NULL) {  // Important to check return of malloc
      printf("Could not allocate Map\n");
      exit(1);
   }

   Use(Map);
   free(Map);          // Important to free memory
}