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+1

I am also very interested to know whether R has memory constraints.

York

On 4/26/07, Tucker McGrimmon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I am working with a large, but relatively sparse network, and trying
> to fit some ERGMs. There appears to be memory problems when using R. The
> typically error message R produces is
>
> "Error: cannot allocate vector of size 222757 Kb"
>
> My understanding is that while the ERGM is running R runs out of
> virtually memory. Typically this could be solved by using a 64 bit
> machine and allowing it some time. But it also depends on R.
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew if R and the package Statnet were written
> with 32 bit or 64 bit hardware in mind. That is, is the memory problem
> above arising because I am running R & Statnet within windows on a 32
> bit computer or because R & Statnet were written as a "32 bit program"
> ie. software versus hardware problem or both?
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Tucker McGrimmon
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