Easier Cluster Computing (Based on 'snow')

Usability wrapper around snow for easier development of parallel R programs. This package offers e.g. extended error checks, and additional functions. All functions work in sequential mode, too, if no cluster is present or wished. Package is also designed as connector to the cluster management tool sfCluster, but can also used without it.


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install.packages("snowfall")

1.84-6.3 by Jochen Knaus, 3 years ago


Browse source code at https://github.com/cran/snowfall


Authors: Jochen Knaus


Documentation:   PDF Manual  


GPL license


Depends on snow

Suggests Rmpi


Imported by ADSIHT, BaSTA, BayesS5, ERPM, MicSim, MoNAn, RationalExp, RegCombin, SAMtool, fence, georob, meteo, mglmn, quantspec, rags2ridges.

Depended on by MSEtool, NUCOMBog, adnuts, bmem, bmemLavaan, hsphase, multiridge, peperr, soilhypfit, stratbr, unvs.med, widals.

Suggested by CoxBoost, LassoNet, MPTinR, OpenMx, PSTR, TunePareto, ecospat, gcKrig, mlegp, regsem.


See at CRAN