From: Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Question: allocation
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 14:48:36 -0400
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Marco Fabiani wrote:
> 
> I've a little question:
> 
> i'f i declare:
> 
> int    a[10];
> int    b[10];
> 
> int    main()
> {
> int    c[10];
> int    d[10];
> 
>     /*    ecc.ecc.    */
>     return 0;
> }
> 
> where a, b, c, d goes?
> c and d should go on stack, that in Intel-based machines means c > d (c is
> allocated at an upper address than d), but a and b?? Does djgpp use a data
> segment for global variables (thus b > a) or system stack (thus a > b)?
> And, is it safe to assume that a and b are allocated consecutively in
> memory?

As soon as you start thinking in this kind of machine-specific way, you already
should hear warning bells go off.  Suppose you simply have

#define SEMISIZE 10

int a[2*SEMISIZE];

int main(void)
{
   int c[2*SEMISIZE], *b, *d;
   b = a + SEMISIZE;
   d = c + SEMISIZE;
   /* usw. */
   return 0;
}


There is a good chance that this sort of coding will get you where you want to
go.


-- 
Martin Ambuhl (mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net)

Ah! but it is something to have at least the 
choice of nightmares.  - Joseph Conrad