*** error: can't allocate region

[annash...@gmail.com]

I would like to use RiboPicker at my Mac and everything was correct, but the last step when I run
./bwaMAC index -p ssr115 ssr115.fasta
I got that:

bwaMAC(5112,0xa18b81a8) malloc: *** mach_vm_map(size=2666246144) failed (error code=3)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
Bus error: 10

Thanks,
Anna

[Robert Schmieder]

Hi Anna,

malloc is the all purpose memory allocator, but I don't know what error code 3 is. malloc is calling the low level mach_vm_map, where vm stands for virtual memory.

Reason why this could fail are: (i) you have used up all of your memory address space or (ii) you are getting short of disk space on your boot volume where your virtual memory files live.

Rob

[durges...@neotechindia.com]

Please explain how to solve it.