Re: gcc_increase_max_array_size

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gcc_increase_max_array_size
\ Rolf Norrestam (24 Apr 2007)
. \ Andrew Haley (24 Apr 2007)
. \ Michael Eager (24 Apr 2007)

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Subject:	Re: gcc_increase_max_array_size
Group:	Gcc-help
From:	Michael Eager
Date:	24 Apr 2007

Rolf Norrestam wrote:
> Hello 070424
> With a rather standard installation of fedora 6 it appears that when
> using gcc the maximum size of a c array is 524288. Is there any simple
> way (as changing any conf file) to increase that array size limitation
> by a factor of say 4, without having to substantially rewrite the c code?

Gcc doesn't have a size limit for arrays. But you may be
exceeding the size limit for the stack.

You may want to use dynamic allocation:
object * array = malloc (sizeof(object) * count);
instead of allocating on the stack.

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