INF: Local Variable Allocation Is Limited to 32K
ID Number:  Q19785

4.00 5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax | 5.10 6.00 6.00a
MS-DOS                           | OS/2


Summary:

In Microsoft C versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0ax, the total
amount of space that can be allocated for variables local to a
function is 32K. Trying to allocate more than 32K results in the
following compiler error:

   fatal error C1126: automatic allocation exceeds 32K

Additional reference words: 5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax
