Re: error: can't allocate region - layout block?

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Hi Carl,

thanks a lot for your time.

I’ll try it

m

> Il giorno 22 apr 2016, alle ore 17:20, Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> ha 
> scritto:
> 
> On 4/22/16 7:11 AM, "address@hidden" <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I¹m again plagued by a memory error:
>> 
>> lilypond(27883,0xa2db5000) malloc: *** mach_vm_map(size=106917888) failed
>> (error code=3)
>> *** error: can't allocate region
>> *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
> 
> I can confirm this problem on OSX 10.8.5.
> 
> I don't know how to solve it, but I have noticed that there is a
> programming error that occurs earlier in the output, probably due to some
> removed empty staves.  If this were my file, I would try to track down
> that programming error.  I think it may be related.
> 
> Fitting music on 79 or 80 pages...
> Drawing systems...
> programming error: could not find this grob's vertical axis group in the
> vertical alignment
> continuing, cross fingers
> programming error: could not find this grob's vertical axis group in the
> vertical alignment
> continuing, cross fingers
> 
> 
> Note that this error mentions a missing vertical axis group, which is a
> container that holds staves.  Perhaps some grob is trying to be generated
> that is tied to a staff that has been removed.
> 
> I have also noticed that the maximum memory used by LilyPond at the time
> the malloc error was thrown was about 2.45 GB.
> 
> And I have confirmed that if I leave the layout block in, but comment out
> the RemoveAllEmptyStaves, there is no malloc error.  So the problem is
> clearly with removing the staves.  I believe that if you can track down
> the source of the programming error it will fix your malloc problem.
> 
> But I don't have the time to go through your enormous score and track down
> the source of the programming error.  There are some suggestions in the
> documentation:
> 
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/usage/troubleshooting
> 
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Carl
> 
>