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From: Michael Wahl <mick AT pq DOT fta-berlin-nospam-de->
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Subject: Re: Max array size
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 22:38:09 +0100
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Tom Kent wrote:
> 
> Thanks to all.  It works now.
> I just have to run the command: stubedit finder.exe minstack=4194304
> that makes the stack 4MB instead of 512KB

sure this works but is it really sensible to have such a big array as a
local variable (automatic) ?

> it compiles and runs fine under the gcc compiler on a unix machine

Ok, but if you port it to another compiler/environment the problem
may appear again and the solution may be quite different (if any).
Why not make it a global variable or malloc the necessary memory.

Michael