Bug 1542 – static array size limitation is too restrictive

Source: uint[4096][4096] myBigMap; Output: bug.d(1): Error: index 4096 overflow for static array Remarks: I do not see the purpose for this 'reasonable' limit (as it is called in the source code). That range is well inside the 32-bit addressing space, and the size is not restricted by any stack size or data segment restrictions. Patch: --- mtype_.c 2007-07-21 22:10:02.000000000 +0300 +++ mtype.c 2007-10-01 18:45:24.828125000 +0300 @@ -1832,8 +1832,6 @@ n2 = n * d2; if ((int)n2 < 0) goto Loverflow; - if (n2 >= 0x1000000) // put a 'reasonable' limit on it - goto Loverflow; if (n && n2 / n != d2) { Loverflow: My temporary workaround: Hex-edited the exe :P Comparing files C:\DOWNLOADS\DMD.1.021\DMD\BIN\dmd.exe and C:\SOFT\DMD\BIN\DMD.EXE 000086A1: 73 90 000086A2: 2B 90

The linker (optlink) fails with symbols that have more than 16Kb of static data. It isn't an onerous restriction, as the array can be easily new'd instead.