Or workaround could be you make declaration of 'a' global. -----Original Message----- From: linux-c-programming-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-c-programming-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Suciu Flavius Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 9:06 PM To: linux-c-programming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Memory Allocation Problem 1450 * 1450 * 8 = 16 MEGA!!!!!!!!! So, you need a 16 mega of stack which I think is a little too much ;) The solution is to malloc() but check if you have 16 mega of ram ;) Ankit Jain wrote: > 1 #include <stdio.h> > 2 int main() > 3 { > 4 double a[1450][1450]; > 5 > 6 a[1449][0] = 999; > 7 printf( "%lf\n", a[1449][0] ); > 8 return 1; > 9 } > > > it gives segementation fault > > if i use malloc also it gives wrong result > > what to do? > > ankit > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-c-programming" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html http://www.patni.com World-Wide Partnerships. World-Class Solutions. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail message may contain proprietary, confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed. Any review, e-transmission dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error kindly delete this e-mail from your records. If it appears that this mail has been forwarded to you without proper authority, please notify us immediately at netadmin@xxxxxxxxx and delete this mail. _____________________________________________________________________