[R] glibc detected error

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008, pqs wrote:

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> Hello,
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> Today I run a R script that I didn't use for a while (one or two months)
> and I got an error which I don't understand.
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>>> source("run.R")
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>> *** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (!prev): 0x0809ea98 ***
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>> Abandon (core dumped)
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> Does anybody have a clue about the possible source of the error.

Some compiled code used by your script screwed up the memory allocator, 
directly or indirectly.  But we have no idea what is in 'run.R', and 
little about your OS, version of R ... see the posting guide.

> I think nothing was installed in this computer for many months (I'm not the
> administrator of my computer).
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> Thank You in advance.
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> Pere
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