Re: Kernel exits (for lack of memory)
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- From: Joseph Gwinn <joegwinn at comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:13:44 -0400 (EDT)
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In article <k3c1e1$evh$1 at smc.vnet.net>, dgolber at aol.com wrote: > On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:49:26 AM UTC-4, Joseph Gwinn wrote: > The Out[] variables are storing all results, just in case you ask for them. > Set $HistoryLength to zero to turn this off. One can also Clear[] > intermediate variables to reduce memory footprint. Joe Gwinn > > ====== > > The example I am posting next sets $HistoryLength=0 and still shows this > behavior. OK. Will look. > What variables am I supposed to Clear[]???? It isn't Out, because > $HistoryLength is zero. I suspect it is internal variables of FindMinimum I doubt that FindMinimum is keeping anything hidden between calls, but one can tell by sprinkling MemoryInUse[] calls through the notebook, to tell where the weight is gained. > In any case, the MemoryInUse is not building up after many calls, so this > seems unlikley to be the cause of the kernel exit. When the kernel exits, what does it say? Also, what is written to the system log? Joe Gwinn