I would like to have a program with a 5 mb string embedded in it kind of like this:
Is it possible to generate this string at compile time? Maybe with a macro? I'm trying to avoid a source file with a 5 mb string in it.Code:const char *c; c = (const char*)"BEGIN_STRING_HERE, (5 MB of arbitrary values here)";
In general, no, it is not possible with out making use of features specific to your compiler, linker, or executable file format.
Firstly, data embedded in an executable is normally directly reflected, in some way, in the source code (it has to come from somewhere). Secondly, programs execute in an environment with constrained resources (e.g. stack), and 5MB of such data would exceed those resources.
Why do you want a 5MB string embedded in an executable? What are you trying to achieve by doing that?
I am using the string to hold a file image. I am moving the image into the program after it has been compiled.Originally Posted by grumpy
Which toolchain are you using?
There's usually a way of adding "resources" to program images in one form or another.
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