Multithread processing

Fri, Sep 28, 2001 6:25 AM #

Sorry, I should have been more specific.  We are experimenting with Linux
clusters and I wondered if R can take advantage of the multiprocessor
environment.

	Thanks,
	Harvey

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	Subject:	Re: [R] Multithread processing

On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Monder, Harvey wrote:

> Dose anyone know if R can handle multithread processing?

	On what platform?

	I guess the answer is not yet, but on Windows it does make use of
multiple
	threads, not at user level.


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A.J. Rossini

Fri, Sep 28, 2001 7:31 AM #

HM> Sorry, I should have been more specific.  We are experimenting
    HM> with Linux clusters and I wondered if R can take advantage of
    HM> the multiprocessor environment.

With explicit programming, you can do something similar (highly
depending on what you explicitly mean by "take advantage of") to
multiple threads using the RPVM library.

best,
-tony

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