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Subj : Re: huge memory model
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <dont_email_me@bitbuc.ket>
Date : Mon Apr 12 2004 02:22 pm

> As regards the huge global arrays, is there any
> way to keep the executable size down without
> using malloc/farmalloc?

Not unless you decide to use farcalloc which is essentially the same.

..  Ed

> vYv wrote in message
> news:407aa725@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Thanks for your prompt reply.  I found it quite informative.
>
> As regards the huge global arrays, is there any way to keep the
executable
> size down without using malloc/farmalloc?  Ultimately I am writing a
fully
> standalone program (no calls to any operating system, I will rework
the
> startup files for my needs) and because it only requires a couple
large
> (>64k) arrays I was hoping to use intrinsic types rather than the
normal
> malloc functions (bad programming practice I know, but I'd rather
not
> write/find new malloc routines...perhaps it would be easier in the
long run
> though).
>
> I am still in the researching phase of this hobby project.  Any info
will be
> much appreciated.

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