How to define a very big matrix in C?


 
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Old 09-26-2009
How to define a very big matrix in C?

Hello!!
I need to do some performance test using a very big matrix (bi-dimensional array) but I have problems with this.
Is there any limitation in declarations? because if I do this:

Code:
int matriz[10000][10000];

It just don't work... it compiles but when i run the program it just closes.
Where can i read about this??

BTW I'am working on a windows xp 32bits pc with 3 gb of ram.

Thanks a lot!
# 2  
Old 09-26-2009
If you make it a local variable it will try to put the whole thing in stack space, fail, and quit, since Windows isn't going to let you have 400 megabytes of temporary variables. Try making it a global variable.
# 3  
Old 09-26-2009
great info, I made a matrix of 10001x3355 enough for my experiment!

thanks!!!
# 4  
Old 09-27-2009
Or you can create it on the heap using malloc().
# 5  
Old 10-02-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by pludi
Or you can create it on the heap using malloc().
Good idea! that's what I did after reading you! Smilie

I leave the code here, maybe someone needs the same thing!

Code:
#define R 10000
#define P 10000

int main()
{      int **mat;
       int j;

       mat = (int **)malloc(R*sizeof(int*));
       for(j=0;j<R;j++)
              mat[j]=(int*)malloc(P*sizeof(int));
        
}

bye!!
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