[R] memory allocation error

Prof Brian D Ripley ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
Thu Mar 22 07:37:57 CET 2001


On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Antonio [iso-8859-1] Rodríguez Verdugo wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have recently installed R-1.2.2 for windows (16MB RAM, P-166) and I
> getting the following message after processing my data (6 variables and
> 1200 observations):
>
> >Error: cannot allocate vector of size 4 Kb
> >In addition: Warning message:
> >Reached total allocation of 15Mb: see help(memory.size)
>
> Then, the program close.
>
> With the last version, 1.1.1 (I think) I didn't have this kind of problem.
>
>
>  I've tried to increase memory through:
>
> rgui.exe --vsize 16M --nsize 1000k
>
> but nothing

Try reading the rw-FAQ and/or the actual help file the message mentions!
It says nothing about those flags.

Hint: when you are asked to consult a help file, the information is there
Hint hint: the flag is called --max-mem-size

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