[R-SIG-Mac] How to Speed up R on the G5

[Michael Redmond]

Thomas,
IBM makes C compiler optimized for Mac OS/X:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info/ecatalog/en_US/products/K107418L80422W37.html

But I did not see a Fortran compiler. Does anyone know if Absoft the 
same as the above and does it include the compatible optimizing Fortran 
compiler? Or is there another Fortran compiler that is compatible with 
the above?

I am very interested in an optimized compile of R with option packages 
and bioconductor for OS/X on an XServe.

Thanks
Mike Redmond
UW-Madison
---

Thomas Lumley wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Jake Bowers wrote:
> 
>>
>> My first question is how to play with these different versions without
>> breaking my production version? That is, I don't want to have to
>> delete my currently working build of R-patched each time I want to run
>> a speed test.
> 
> 
> You can build R without installing it, as long as you don't want to use 
> the GUI.  For example, I have the current development version of R in 
> ~/R-devel/R and version 2.0.0 installed in /.
> 
> Then use
> 
>  ~/path/to/this/version/R CMD INSTALL thepackage
> 
> to install the package.  Make sure you don't have an .Rprofile that 
> would put all the packages in the same place.
> 
> 
>> My second question is whether there are ways other than using
>> --with-blas="-framework vecLib", to take advantage of what I thought
>> was the power of the G5 (or dual G5s in my case).
> 
> 
> I haven't found anything very impressive yet (this is on an iMac G5, so 
> with much lower bus speed).
> 
> I am planning to test the IBM (Absoft) compilers when I get time.  In 
> the past people have found that a good Fortran compiler can speed R up 
> noticeably (eg on Solaris).
> 
> 
>     -thomas
> 
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