Problem:

Error occurs trying to compile under sde (Server Express Integrated Development Environment)

Compile works fine from the command line.

enter sde, load the file and choose  "F2 Compile"

a message is displayed at the bottom of the window: DIRECT: Memory allocation failed

Resolution:

During compile under sde Micro Focus tries to allocate some work files in the background.

The error "DIRECT: memory allocation failed" may occur if the user's umask is incorrect.

Set umask=022 to avoid this error.