decalring large arrays

[Martin Gaeckler]

Hi,

> void main ( void )
> {
> char *TheArray=(char *)malloc(BIG_NUMBER);
> char  TheArrayAgain[]=TheArray;               // Is this legal?
> }

No, it is NOT allowed to initialize an array with another array. The object
TheArrayAgain is in fact an array and not a POINTER, what you need. You have
to declare TheArrayAgain as char *TheArrayAgain = TheArray; and you may use
it like an array (what you probably want).

greetings from bavaria

Martin