ok, got it: library(multicore) ncore = multicore:::detectCores()
Best regards, Kaiyin ZHONG ------------------------------ FMB, Erasmus MC k.zh...@erasmusmc.nl kindlych...@gmail.com On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Jon Olav Skoien < jon.sko...@jrc.ec.europa.eu> wrote: > I dont think this has anything to do with the snow package, you should > rather start by checking what is the output of system('nproc') is on your > computer, and also whether it is possible to assign this to a variable. I > tried on a redhat linux (R 2.15.0) server: > > > > ncore = system('nproc') > 16 > > ncore > [1] 0 > # the result is printed, not returned > > > Best wishes, > Jon > > > On 18-Apr-13 10:52, Kaiyin Zhong (Victor Chung) wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I found a strange thing with the snow package. >> >> This will work: >> y = matrix(1:4, 2) >> cl = makeCluster(rep('localhost', 8), type='SOCK') >> parMM(cl, y, y) >> >> This will not: >> >> y = matrix(1:4, 2) >> ncore = system('nproc') >> parMM(cl, y, y) >> Error in cut.default(i, breaks) : invalid number of intervals >> >> I also tried: >> cl = makeCluster(rep('localhost', ncore), type='SOCK') >> cl = makeCluster(rep('localhost', as.integer(ncore)), type='SOCK') >> >> no luck. >> >> >> Could anyone please help? Thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Kaiyin ZHONG >> ------------------------------ >> >> FMB, Erasmus MC >> k.zh...@erasmusmc.nl >> kindlych...@gmail.com >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________**________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/**listinfo/r-help<https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/** >> posting-guide.html <http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> > > > -- > Jon Olav Skøien > Joint Research Centre - European Commission > Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) > Land Resource Management Unit > > Via Fermi 2749, TP 440, I-21027 Ispra (VA), ITALY > > jon.sko...@jrc.ec.europa.eu > Tel: +39 0332 789206 > > Disclaimer: Views expressed in this email are those of the individual and > do not necessarily represent official views of the European Commission. > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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