[R] Running 32 bit R in terminal on Mac OS

[David Winsemius]

On Dec 24, 2009, at 1:33 PM, David Winsemius wrote:

> Try this in an R session:
>
> if(.Machine$sizeof.pointer == 4){print("32 bit")} else {print("64  
> bit")}
Dropped an "e" somehow...

if(.Machine$sizeof.pointer == 4){print("32 bit")} else {print("64 bit")}

> # for me it's .... [1] "64 bit"
>
> On Dec 24, 2009, at 1:04 PM, saleem1000 wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using Mac OS on R. When I start R thru the application menu
>
> What's the "application menu"? How did you install R?
>
>> I have the
>> option of running both the 32 bit version as well as the 64 bit  
>> version.
>
> Assuming you are looking at a Finder window for the /Applications/  
> directory ... What do you see?
>
>>
>> When I type in R in terminal I believe it starts up the 64 bit  
>> version.
>
> What did you type? Just "R"? Pretty sure that gets you a 32 bit  
> version.
>
>> How
>> can I start the 32 bit version instead??
>
> I'm betting you are already using a 32 bit version. All this Q&A  
> would be unnecessary if you included the results of sessionInfo()
>
>>
>> Saleem
>>
>
>
> David Winsemius, MD
> Heritage Laboratories
> West Hartford, CT
>
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David Winsemius, MD
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