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Local variable array limit in ent_create function. #164989
11/01/07 22:29
11/01/07 22:29
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Lite-c latest version 7.06.1 demo.
Also free Lite-c.
When an ent_create's function has a huge array defined in it locally, the engine crashes.
eg.
function Big_data_ent(){
var my_data[100000]; //This will work if 10000.
var i;
for (i=0; i<100000; i++) // reset the array first before loading up.
my_data[ i ]=0; // Tried #define PRAGMA_ZERO didn't help
}

function Load_Group(){

ent_create (orbox_mdl, my.x, Big_data_ent);

}
I've been using Gamestudio since A3.9 so I'm pretty sure I've exhausted all possibilities and this is a bug.
The manual states local vars have an array size limit of 3 in c-script but there is no such limit in lite-c. OK.
What about ent_created functions local var arrays, as these must be dynamically allocated, depending on when and how many entities are created.

Regards .. Jethro.

Re: Local variable array limit in ent_create funct [Re: Jethro] #164990
11/02/07 09:59
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This is likely a stack overrun. You can not put data structures this size on the stack.

If you need arrays of this size, you must allocate them from the heap, using malloc(). As a rule of thumb, when your fingers and toes won't suffice anymore to count your local variables, you need malloc().

Re: Local variable array limit in ent_create function. [Re: Jethro] #164991
11/05/07 00:42
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Thanks Jcl, maybe the manual should be modified to clear this up.

Regards ... Jethro.


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