huge 2-D array

[luke.yolanda]

is anyone know how to implement a huge 2-D array?
such as ' unsigned char a[1500][1500]; '
I compile and run it in VC 6.0, but it show me an error....
thank you guys

[Giannis Papadopoulos]

lu**********@gm ail.com wrote:

is anyone know how to implement a huge 2-D array?
such as ' unsigned char a[1500][1500]; '
I compile and run it in VC 6.0, but it show me an error....
thank you guys

No errors here (gcc). Maybe there is an error somewhere else?
Please post the code that has problems.

[luke.yolanda]

For example:

void main(void){
unsigned char a[1500][1500];
}

I can compile it without error, but when I run it, it show me an
error.......
Is that array too big?

[Walter Roberson]

In article <e1**********@v olcano1.grnet.g r>,
Giannis Papadopoulos <ip******@inf.u th.gr> wrote:

lu**********@g mail.com wrote:

is anyone know how to implement a huge 2-D array?
such as ' unsigned char a[1500][1500]; '
I compile and run it in VC 6.0, but it show me an error....

No errors here (gcc). Maybe there is an error somewhere else?
Please post the code that has problems.

The problem is probably just that it is a big array. C implementations cannot
necessarily support huge arrays; VC 6.0 has been noted a few times before
as restricting the array size.

I'm going to guess further that the OP is trying to declare that array
as an 'auto' variable (i.e., a local variable in a routine.) The array
occupies about 2 1/4 megabytes, which is larger than some implementations
allow for local variables. Declaring the variable to be 'static' might
clear up the problem for the OP, if the routine is not called recursively.
If not, then the OP will likely need to malloc() the space.

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[Joe Wright]

lu**********@gm ail.com wrote:

is anyone know how to implement a huge 2-D array?
such as ' unsigned char a[1500][1500]; '
I compile and run it in VC 6.0, but it show me an error....
thank you guys

Consider malloc(). 2,250,000 bytes is rather much for an array
definition. See the C FAQ for more about this.

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Joe Wright
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
--- Albert Einstein ---

[luke.yolanda]

thank you~!
I declared the variable into 'static', and there is no error now.

[stathis gotsis]

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For example:

void main(void){
unsigned char a[1500][1500];
}

I can compile it without error, but when I run it, it show me an
error.......
Is that array too big?

You should include context in your replies or people cannot tell what you
are talking about. Furthermore, that should have been:

int main(void)
{
unsigned char a[1500][1500];
return 0;
}

You can try to malloc() the same amount of memory and see if that fails too.
You can try the following:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(void)
{
unsigned char *p;
if ((p=malloc(1500 *1500))!=NULL)
{
printf("Success !\n");
free(p);
}
else
{
printf("Failure !\n");
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

or something with the same effect as the above.

[Default User]

lu**********@gm ail.com wrote:

thank you~!
I declared the variable into 'static', and there is no error now.

Please read the information below.

Brian

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[Sjouke Burry]

lu**********@gm ail.com wrote:

is anyone know how to implement a huge 2-D array?
such as ' unsigned char a[1500][1500]; '
I compile and run it in VC 6.0, but it show me an error....
thank you guys

Sometimes it helps to make it static char[1500][1500],
on a number of compilers your type will be on the stack,
while the static one will be in general memory space.
(I am sure someone will object/declare it of topic.)