A few months ago a biology group at the University of Utah contacted the Center for High-Performance Computing (CHPC). Their goal was to predict the MS/MS spectra for a set of molecules (#:230,737). In a first step, I installed the CFM-ID code and its dependencies (vide infra). On our Ember cluster (Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5660 […]
In this article we will describe how to build an R distribution from source using the Intel Compiler Suite. Why? The execution of R code can be significantly sped up when it is built with a decent compiler and relies on fast mathematical libraries (mainly linear algebra). Requirements The installation (vide infra) was performed on […]
In this post we will discuss the concept of a Virtual Environment in Python. We will discuss the following topics: What is a Virtual Environment (VE) Setting up a VE Activation of a VE Installation of packages within the VE Deactivation of a VE Removal of a VE What is a virtual environment? A Python […]