How to overcome Stack Size issue with Visual Studio (running C codes with big array)

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It seems that the reason behind this is the stack overflow. The issue can be resolved by increasing the stack size.
In visual studio you can do this by using /STACK:reserve[,commit]. Read the MSDN article.

For more detailed explanation:

Under Windows platforms, the stack size information is contained in the executable files. It can be set during compilation in Visual studio C++.
Alternatively, Microsoft provides a program editbin.exe which can change the
executable files directly. Here are more details:

Windows (during compilation):

  1. Select Project->Setting.
  2. Select Link page.
  3. Select Category to Output.
  4. Type your preferred stack size in Reserve: field under Stack
    allocations    . eg, 32768 in decimal or 0x20000 in hexadecimal.

Windows (to modify the executable file):

There are two programs included in Microsoft Visual Studio, dumpbin.exe and editbin.exe. Run dumpbin /headers executable_file, and you can see the size of stack reserve information in optional header values. Run editbin /STACK:size to change the default stack size.

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