[Rd] How to execute R scripts simultaneously from multiple threads

[Erik van Zijst]

Byron Ellis wrote:
> Short Answer: There isn't one.

I was afraid so. Thanks for confirming.


> On 1/3/07, Erik van Zijst <r at erik.prutser.cx> wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>>
>> My problem is about parallel execution of R-scripts. My platform is 
>> linux.
>>
>> A program that is written in C needs to execute multiple R-scripts
>> simultaneously. The C program makes use of multi-threading. Each thread
>> must initiate the execution of one script. Performance is very important.
>>
>> Appearantly the R C-API does not provide a mechanism for parallel
>> execution..
>>
>> It is preferred that the solution is not based on multi-processing (like
>> C/S), because that would introduce IPC overhead.
>>
>> Hopefully some thread-safe (single-proces) solution is readily
>> available, written in C.
>>
>> What is the best solution to do this?
>>
>> (If there is no single-process solution, what is the alternative?)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Erik.
>> -- 
>> Shannon's Observation:
>>         Nothing is so frustrating as a bad situation that is beginning to
>>         improve.
>>
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