Editing Enable large arrays: Build octave such that it can use arrays larger than 2Gb.
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octave:1> a = zeros(1024,1024,512); | |||
error: | error: memory exhausted or requested size too large for range of Octave's index type -- trying to return to prompt | ||
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You will obtain this error even if your system has enough RAM to create this array (3 GB in the above case). | You will obtain this error even if your system has enough RAM to create this array (3 GB in the above case). | ||
To use arrays with more than (approximately) | To use arrays with more than (approximately) 2 billion elements, Octave has to be configured with the option --enable-64. This option is experimental and you are (as always) encouraged to submit bug reports if you find a problem. | ||
With this option, Octave will use internally 64-bit integers for array dimensions and indexing. However, '''all numerical libraries''' used by Octave will need to use also 64-bit integers for array dimensions and indexing, and in most cases they need to be compiled from source. | With this option, Octave will use internally 64-bit integers for array dimensions and indexing. However, '''all numerical libraries''' used by Octave will need to use also 64-bit integers for array dimensions and indexing, and in most cases they need to be compiled from source. | ||