Maura E Monville wrote:
> I have been running R on my Linux/SuSE for over 2 months. I know it
> works.
> Some time ago it aborted as it ran out of memory in spite of having
> 2GB RAM + swap. Someone in this forum asked me whether I had compiled
> with the 64-bit libraries or the 32-bit since my computer is a 64-bit
> architecture.
> Therefore my question is about the "configure" procedure I have
> downloaded.
> Which parameters/options should I use with this configuration file in
> order to get a 64-bit executable R ?
> Last Friday my computer X server was messed up presumably by the
> on-line installation of upgrade patches. I am reinstalling all the
> applications after reinstalling the O.S.
Just do what I told you to:
> .Machine$sizeof.pointer
[1] 8
If you get 4 rather than 8, then you have a 32bit install. If you are
running a 64 bit SUSE, the nonobvious issue is how to set up for 32
bits, so I'd be surprised if that is what you have.
Unless you have considerably more than 2 GB of swap, then you are as
likely to run out of memory in 64 bits as you are in 32 bits. More
so,actually, because objects are bigger in 64 bits.
-p
>
> Thank you so much,
> Maura
>
> On Jan 21, 2008 8:29 AM, Peter Dalgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
> Maura E Monville wrote:
> > I am downloading the latest R source code R-2.6.1.tar.gz
> >
> > I am installing ion a 64-bit machine.
> > Is the configuration script the proper one for 64-bin
> installation ? I
> > mean the compiler and
> > linker options ..?
> >
> > Thanks you,
> > Maura
> >
> >
> The short answer is yes.
>
> The longer answer is that you didn't tell us which "Linux" you are
> talking about, but we have no reports on distributions where it
> doesn't
> work. You can easily check that .Machine$sizeof.pointer is 8 on a
> 64 bit
> build.
>
>
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