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

[Byron Ellis]

Short Answer: There isn't one.

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.
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