PRB: C4040 May Occur on Declaration of Huge Array

 Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
Article ID: Q34170
6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 | 6.00 6.00a | 1.00 1.50 
MS-DOS                 | OS/2       | WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:

  • The Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with: 

        - Microsoft C for MS-DOS, versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0ax
    - Microsoft C for OS/2, versions 6.0 and 6.0a
    - Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0
    - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to declare a huge array fails and the compiler generates one of the following messages: 

   warning C4040: near/far/huge on identifier ignored

   -or-

   warning C4040: memory attribute on 'identifier' ignored

CAUSE

The application attempts to dynamically allocate a huge array on the stack. Far and huge arrays must be declared as global or static variables.

RESOLUTION

Modify the source code to allocate far or huge arrays as global variables or as static variables.

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.50 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 8.00 8.00c
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Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
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