R devel - Feb 2004 - "cannot allocate vector" error message (PR#6603)

Full_Name: Alex Loguinov
Version: 1.8.1
OS: Windows XP Prof
Submission from: (NULL) (24.7.84.58)


My R-code is working great but periodically I have error message for the same
working code, like this:

"Error: cannot allocate vector of size 24 Kb"

To fix it I need to exit R and reboot my PC (Dell 530 with dual CPU).
What is wrong R 1.8.1(I never had such error messages for the same R code in
1.7.1)?

alog53@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Full_Name: Alex Loguinov
> Version: 1.8.1
> OS: Windows XP Prof
> Submission from: (NULL) (24.7.84.58)
> 
> My R-code is working great but periodically I have error message for the
same
> working code, like this:
> 
> "Error: cannot allocate vector of size 24 Kb"
> 
> To fix it I need to exit R and reboot my PC (Dell 530 with dual CPU).
> What is wrong R 1.8.1(I never had such error messages for the same R code
in
> 1.7.1)?
There's not enough memory available for R to perform the requested
operations.
See ?Memory and the "R for Windows FAQ" how to overcome the problem.

Please note that it is *not* a bug in R that it needs some memory to
perform calculations ...

Uwe Ligges