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From: sterten AT aol DOT com (Sterten)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Date: 27 Aug 2003 07:47:28 GMT
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Subject: Re: allocate memory
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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>> I want to use big global arrays but don't know how.
>
>In djgpp, big global arrays are no different than little global
>arrays.  Just declare them.
>
>
>	 #include <stdio.h>
>
>	 int foo[100000000];
>
>	 main()
>	 {
>	 }


yes, I should have tried this before asking. Somehow I thought, it wouldn't
work.  Maybe it was some bad experience with local arrays.

But you said,  "in DJGPP..."  , so will  others be able
to compile my program  with other compilers too ?


>
>The only time you have to be careful is when you put them on the stack
>(i.e. local arrays) as there's a limited (but configurable) amount of
>stack space.