Big array gives segmentation error in C

Question

I am really new to C, so I am sorry if this is a absolute beginner question, but I am getting a segmentation error when I am building large array, relevant bits of what I am

Answer 1

You're consuming too much stack. The limit is platform dependent.

The exact limit depends on the OS. These limits can be changed to some extent on some operating systems .

For large amounts of memory, you should be using the head with malloc and/or calloc (and free).