Re: AW: WG: AW: error: memory exhausted or requested size too large for range of Octave's index type

[Martin Helm]

Am Samstag, 9. April 2011, 09:08:21 schrieb Sina Calmote:
> Ou sorry then I sent the wrong version now there should be the right one
> attached.
> 
> I have the 32bit version and a friend installed octave 3.4.0 because I am
> not used to it but he knows linux since years.
> 
> concerning the memory:
> 2 GB memory
> but no swap
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Ursprüngliche Mail ----
> Von: Martin Helm <address@hidden>
> An: Sina Calmote <address@hidden>
> CC: An: <address@hidden>
> Gesendet: Samstag, den 9. April 2011, 1:07:11 Uhr
> Betreff: Re: WG: AW: error: memory exhausted or requested size too large
> for range of Octave's index type
> 
> Am Samstag, 9. April 2011, 00:38:41 schrieb Sina Calmote:
> > ----- Weitergeleitete Mail ----
> > Von: Sina Calmote <address@hidden>
> > An: Martin Helm <address@hidden>
> > Gesendet: Samstag, den 9. April 2011, 0:37:33 Uhr
> > Betreff: AW: error: memory exhausted or requested size too large for
> > range of Octave's index type
> > 
> > I attached an example (sorry I just could no shorten it more)
> > In essence I create several matrices due to a theoretical function and
> > then I plot them. There should be created 8 pictures but after the fifth
> > the error warning appears.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Ursprüngliche Mail ----
> > Von: Martin Helm <address@hidden>
> > An: address@hidden
> > CC: Sina Calmote <address@hidden>; Octave <address@hidden>
> > Gesendet: Freitag, den 8. April 2011, 14:19:59 Uhr
> > Betreff: Re: error: memory exhausted or requested size too large for
> > range of Octave's index type
> > 
> > Am Freitag, 8. April 2011, 12:39:34 schrieb Sina Calmote:
> > > as well I have the message : memory exhausted or requested size too
> > > large for range of .....
> > > 
> > > 
> > > but I switched from Windows Vista with octave 3.2.4 to Linux (kubuntu)
> > > with octave 3.4
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I mean it is the same computer why can there be an exhaust of memory?
> > > 
> > > Sina
> > 
> > Can you give us a small self contained code snippet which shows that
> > behaviour. In many cases this happens because by accident someone creates
> > an intermediate result which is too large and can be avoided.
> > Is your octave 3.4 on kubuntu compiled by yourself?
> 
> Does that contain the part which gives you problems? It runs without
> problems here (openSUSE 11.3 64bit, octave 3.4 built from 3.4.0 sources).
> I assume you reduced it to 3 graphs because I find only commands for 3
> figures in it but these are printed without problems.
> If someone else can check that also, maybe I miss the obvious.
> Tested with gnuplot and fltk backend.
> 
> How much memory do you have? Do you run kubuntu 32 or 64 bit?

Please do not answer at the top. 

This also runs without problems here (I get a warning about an invalid 
character in the file, but this has no effect), so I cannot reproduce it. 

Can someone with a 32bit system or an ubuntu user give it a try?