[R-pkg-devel] OpenCL R packages on CRAN

[Erin Hodgess]

Hello!

What about using WSL on Windows, please?  Would that help?

Thank you,
Sincerely,
Erin


On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 5:25 AM Uwe Ligges <ligges using statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
wrote:

>
>
> On 13.03.2023 11:43, quirin stier wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to ask what the current situation is regarding R packages
> > for computations on the GPU. There are no more official CRAN packages
> > using CUDA or OpenCL as foundation. There are only packages providing
> > either access to OpenCL, tensorflow or similar and packages using
> > directives in C++ via OpenMP.
> >
> > My aim is to provide an R package using OpenCL. However, as far as I
> > know, such package would not run in Windows. Does CRAN accept packages
> > which are not compatible with every os?
>
> CRAN asks for cross plattform code if possible. In some situations where
> it is not possible to provide cross plattform code, CRAN also accepts
> code that works for many (but not all) plattforms.
>
> OpenCL and Windows: Why would a package using OpenCL not work on Windows?
> We may have difficulties providimg binaries of the package (and checking
> it) as corresponding graphics hardware is not available on the
> build/check machines, but if possible you shopudl support that users
> with the required hardware can compile the package from sources on
> Windows, too.
>
> Best,
> Uwe Ligges
>
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