MemoyError on initial commit

carmen [~/repo/sites]# bzr commit -m "Initial import"
Committing to: /home/newst0ry/repo/sites/
added admindb
added initdb
added manage
added sd
added sd.cfg
added sd/__init__.py
added sd/admin_data.json
added sd/common.py
aborting commit write group: MemoryError()
bzr: ERROR: exceptions.MemoryError:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/commands.py", line 893, in run_bzr_catch_errors
    return run_bzr(argv)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/commands.py", line 839, in run_bzr
    ret = run(*run_argv)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/commands.py", line 539, in run_argv_aliases
    return self.run(**all_cmd_args)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/builtins.py", line 2435, in run
    exclude=safe_relpath_files(tree, exclude))
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/decorators.py", line 192, in write_locked
    result = unbound(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/workingtree_4.py", line 235, in commit
    result = WorkingTree3.commit(self, message, revprops, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/decorators.py", line 192, in write_locked
    result = unbound(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/mutabletree.py", line 202, in commit
    *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/commit.py", line 369, in commit
    self._update_builder_with_changes()
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/commit.py", line 674, in _update_builder_with_changes
    self._populate_from_inventory()
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/commit.py", line 823, in _populate_from_inventory
    content_summary)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/commit.py", line 867, in _record_entry
    ie, self.parent_invs, path, self.work_tree, content_summary)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/repository.py", line 394, in record_entry_contents
    ie.file_id, lines, heads, nostore_sha)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/repository.py", line 456, in _add_text_to_weave
    check_content=False)[0:2]
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/knit.py", line 760, in add_lines
    parent_texts, left_matching_blocks, nostore_sha, random_id)
  File "/home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/knit.py", line 770, in _add
    line_bytes = ''.join(lines)
MemoryError

bzr 1.10 on python 2.6 (linux2)
arguments: ['/home/newst0ry/bin/bzr', 'commit', '-m', 'Initial import']
encoding: 'ANSI_X3.4-1968', fsenc: 'ANSI_X3.4-1968', lang: None
plugins:
  launchpad /home/newst0ry/repo/bzr-1.10/bzrlib/plugins/launchpad [unknown]
*** Bazaar has encountered an internal error.
    Please report a bug at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bzr/+filebug
    including this traceback, and a description of what you
    were doing when the error occurred.
carmen [~/repo/sites]#