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-# mcparallelDo
- A Simplified Interface for Running Commands on Parallel Processes
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+A Simplified Interface for Running Commands on Parallel Processes.
+
+`mcparallelDo` wraps mcparallel() and mccollect() from 'parallel' with temporary variables and a task handler.  Wrapped in this way the results of an mcparallel() call can be returned to the R session when the fork is complete without explicitly issuing a specific mccollect() to retrieve the value. Outside of top-level tasks, multiple mcparallel() jobs can be retrieved with a single call to mcparallelDoCheck().
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+**NOTE:** Given that Windows does not support parallalism through forks, the R base functions `mcparallel` and `mccollect` do not work.  Therefore, although `mcparallelDo` will work on windows and pass through commands to be evaluated, it has no meaningful effect on Windows.
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+# Dependencies 
+
+* parallel (for forking functions)
+* R.utils (for temporary variables)
+* ArgumentCheck (for argument checking
+* R6 (for the management object that keeps track of jobs)
+
+# Getting Started
+The package should install from source like any other R package.
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+# Status
+The package works well, is used in production, and has been on CRAN continuously since 2015-12-09. All issues related to desirable additional functionality. Pull requests, bug reports, and other contributions are welcome.
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+# Author
+
+Russell S. Pierce  
+
+# License
+
+GPL (>= 2)