[R-SIG-Mac] OT: Snow Leopard and Application Compatibility

[Steve Lianoglou]

Hi,

On Aug 27, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Jan de Leeuw wrote:

> I have been using SL for over a year. Compiling and running a x86-84  
> bit R
> can be done without problems. There are about 600 packages in my R  
> install,
> all build and run without problems. I don't know about R.app,  
> though. I do
> find that R on SL, with suitable optimization flags, feels quite a  
> bit faster.

Would you mind sharing what optimization flags those might be? :-)

In one of your previous posts you mention that you configure R for  
source compilation via this command:

configure --with-aqua --with-blas='\''-framework vecLib'\'' --with- 
lapack --prefix=/usr/local/R --disable-R-framework --with-readline -- 
with-cairo --enable-memory-profiling --enable-R-shlib --x-includes=/ 
usr/X11R6/include --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --build=x86_64-apple- 
darwin10 --host=x86_64-apple-darwin10 --target=x86_64-apple-darwin10

I'm not sure I see any optimization flags there (aside from specifying  
darwin10 (for snow leopard, I reckon?)), but is all that you mean?

Thanks,
-steve

>
> On Aug 27, 2009, at 05:20 , Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
>
>> There are list members with access to the developer pre-release  
>> 'seeds', and I have seen 'Mac OS X 10.6' in one report (with a  
>> corresponding sessionInfo() output). So it seems very likely there  
>> is no problem with R, and most likely none with with R.app.
>>
>> (We are deferring upgrading until our sysadmins are back from  
>> holiday absences.)
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009, Marc Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>> http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> Above is the link to a web site that is being updated with  
>>> information on potential application compatibility issues with  
>>> Snow Leopard (SL). Curiously, R is listed there...with an "Unknown  
>>> Status".
>>>
>>> Our copy of SL should arrive tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Before updating, you should review this list to see if there are  
>>> any potential issues with programs that you are using and SL.
>>>
>>> If there are, you may have to wait to upgrade the OS until an  
>>> application is updated to be compatible. I have to wait until PGP  
>>> (my whole disk encryption program) is updated, which supposedly  
>>> will be soon according to their tech support folks.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Marc Schwartz
>>>
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