• "Ed Schroder" <rebel777 home.nl> Sep 24 2003
• "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Sep 24 2003
• "Ed Schroder" <rebel777 home.nl> Sep 24 2003
• "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Sep 24 2003

Hi,

In one of my programs I am using a table of over 400Mb, no problem if I
compile it as "console application" but when I compile it as a DOSX
application the linker (I assume) creates an > 400Mb executable filling the
400Mb table with zeroes.

Is there any way to fix this weird behavior?

I am using the following BAT file to compile:

c:\dm\bin\sc -mx -3 -cpp -o program x32.lib

Thanks in advance for answers.

My best,

Ed

"Ed Schroder" <rebel777 home.nl> wrote in message
news:bks19f$ib2$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Hi,

 In one of my programs I am using a table of over 400Mb, no problem if I
 compile it as "console application" but when I compile it as a DOSX
 application the linker (I assume) creates an > 400Mb executable filling


 400Mb table with zeroes.

 Is there any way to fix this weird behavior?


Allocating the table using malloc should do the trick.

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
news:bksqek$1lfi$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Ed Schroder" <rebel777 home.nl> wrote in message
 news:bks19f$ib2$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Hi,

 In one of my programs I am using a table of over 400Mb, no problem if I
 compile it as "console application" but when I compile it as a DOSX
 application the linker (I assume) creates an > 400Mb executable filling


 400Mb table with zeroes.

 Is there any way to fix this weird behavior?




 Allocating the table using malloc should do the trick.


I realize that Walter, but I was looking for compiler option that would
suppress the 400Mb zero-ing. After all the Windows version (using console
application) does not have this phenomenon, neither has my previous compiler
(Symantec 7.2) using DOSX. The bug is simply annoying, it would be nice if
you would put it on your list.

Thanks for answering and keep up the good work.

My best,

Ed

"Ed Schroder" <rebel777 home.nl> wrote in message
news:bkt597$250m$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I realize that Walter, but I was looking for compiler option that would
 suppress the 400Mb zero-ing. After all the Windows version (using console
 application) does not have this phenomenon, neither has my previous


 (Symantec 7.2) using DOSX. The bug is simply annoying, it would be nice if
 you would put it on your list.


Sure!

 Thanks for answering and keep up the good work.


Thanks!