R devel - Nov 2006 - Smallest R executable

Hello,

I am trying to find out how can I generate the smallest R executable. R is to be
run in a grid application, in batch mode, so I need a small exceutable, possibly
getting rid of any interactive component. Should I look at the embedded version?
Any other pointers?

Many thanks,


Iago Mosqueira


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Iago Mosqueira wrote:
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Hello,

I am trying to find out how can I generate the smallest R executable. R 
is to be run in a grid application, in batch mode, so I need a small 
exceutable, possibly getting rid of any interactive component. Should I 
look at the embedded version? Any other pointers?
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Then look no further than littler (pronounced little r)!

http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/LittleR

Since we switched from using upper-case R to lower-case r, the space
savings have been incredible! ;)

Seriously, though, you might find it a good fit for batch programming,
as it supports she-bang style programming. It is an executable linked to
libR.so, and there's no shell script front-end.

But are you more concerned about saving disk space, or R's in-memory
footprint?

Jeff
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http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/JeffreyHorner