Re: Max size of data in C++ prog?

[Nicholas Miller <nick@pressenter.com>]

Marc Shapiro wrote:

> Is there a maximum size to the data segment in a C++ program?  More 
> specifically, I am trying to write a program with a very large array. 
> The program compiles OK (since C/C++ do no bounds checking on arrays), 
> but segfaults when I try to run it.  The limit seems to be at just 
> under 8MB.  Is there a way to allocate more space for data?


Are you using malloc()? From what I understand of C memory management 
this should take care of that problem.

-Nick