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Does parallel::mclapply work under emulation (Rosetta 2) on Apple Silicon?

On 15/01/2021 05:53, Michael O'Dell via R-devel wrote:
That's rather dated: see the more recent reports on this list.

/index.html) and similarly the current lack of native versions of many 
eco-system components (e.g. the discussion 
here:https://github.com/neurolabusc/AppleSiliconForNeuroimaging?), will 
code using?parallel::mclapply()?run as expected (i.e. on Intel hardware) 
under emulation (Rosetta 2)? Has anyone tested this?

Yes: I have no idea why you would think otherwise.  All mclapply uses is 
forking, and the OS on an M1 Mac is the same as that on a (Big Sur) 
Intel Mac (in many cases literally the same, with the same bi-arch 
executables).