[R] R code compiled, assembled or interpreted?

[Uwe Ligges]

francogrex wrote:
> Hi all, do you know if an R program 

If R program means pure R code, than now, R is an interpreted language.
For more information on the interpreter, you might want to start reading 
the manual "R Internals".

Uwe Ligges

> is compiled to machine language when
> executed? And also is there any way to disassemble an R code/program: to see
> how it is generating the machine instructions for the processor? Thanks