library("nlme") ## PR#18777: corARMA() with p or q exceeding "maxLag" dat3 <- data.frame(ID = gl(5, 3), visit = 0:2) # => max time diff is 2 csARMA22 <- corARMA(form = ~ visit | ID, p = 2, q = 2) Initialize(csARMA22, dat3) # ok csAR3 <- corARMA(form = ~ visit | ID, p = 3) csMA3 <- corARMA(form = ~ visit | ID, q = 3) tools::assertError(Initialize(csAR3, dat3), verbose = TRUE) tools::assertError(Initialize(csMA3, dat3), verbose = TRUE) ## both crashed with "free(): invalid next size (fast)" in nlme <= 3.1-165