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From: sterten AT aol DOT com (Sterten)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Date: 17 Dec 2003 11:17:05 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()
  {
  }

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.


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there are two disadvantages though:

1.  it takes longer to compile such programs
2.  the executable is very big.


I think, it should be possible to do it without these disadvantages ?!