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Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 17:37:43 -0700
From: "Brian Ronk" <rithe AT mailcity DOT com>
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That is the problem, I can't really tell exactly when the error is popping up.  I tried stepping through, but that didn't work.  The error popped up before a command was executed as far as I could tell.

Brian Ronk
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On Sat, 29 May 1999 16:41:10   Sean Middleditch wrote:
>Exactly WHEN is the error occuring?  As soon as the array is initialized, or
>sometime after that (maybe when settingup initial data?).  You shouldn't
>have any problems, since defualt DJGPP DPMI module CWSDPMI allows virtual
>memory.
>
>Make sure you're not trying to write to an array entry that is outside of
>the array bounds (especially check for loops, I've crashed whole systems by
>putting the wrong count in one of those).  Also, try initializing a single
>pointer to your map class, and see if you get the error.  If so, there could
>be something wrong in your map class constructor.
>
>Sean Middleditch
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>AwesomePlay Productions
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Brian Ronk <rithe AT mailcity DOT com>
>Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
>To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
>Sent: Saturday, May 29, 1999 2:11 PM
>Subject: errors
>
>
>> I have been recieving an error that I am assuming is a memory error.  My
>program starts up, but never actually runs anything.  It quits with a 255
>code, with a message about SIGSEGV.  I found out what in my program was
>causing the error.  I declared an array of size 50 of a type that was about
>230444 bytes large. (it is a map class if you are wondering)  I figured out
>that this won't work on my computer since that needs about 11 megs of
>memory, but I can shrink that with no problem.  I was wondering if there was
>a way to fix this though.  I did try my array at a size of 10 and got the
>same thing.  Do I need to do something with my memory to get this to work?
>I'm going to get a new computer in the next couple months, so I am not
>woried about memory at this point.  Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Brian Ronk
>>
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