OpenCL
Interface allowing R to use OpenCL
v0.2-11
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Jan 19, 2026
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BSD_3_clause + file LICENSE
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This package provides an interface to OpenCL, allowing R to leverage computing power of GPUs and other HPC accelerator devices.
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Running ‘buffer.R’ [0s/1s]
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< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
< >
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< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
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< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
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< + }
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< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
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Running ‘buffer.R’
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< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
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Running ‘kernel.R’
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< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
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Running ‘buffer.R’
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< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
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Running ‘kernel.R’
Comparing ‘kernel.Rout’ to ‘kernel.Rout.save’ ...
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< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
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examples
Running examples in ‘OpenCL-Ex.R’ failed
The error most likely occurred in:
> ### Name: clBuffer
> ### Title: Create and handle OpenCL buffers
> ### Aliases: clBuffer as.clBuffer as.double.clBuffer as.integer.clBuffer
> ### is.clBuffer print.clBuffer length.clBuffer [.clBuffer [<-.clBuffer
> ### Keywords: interface
>
> ### ** Examples
>
> library(OpenCL)
>
> ## Only proceed if this machine has at least one OpenCL platform
> if (length(oclPlatforms())) {
+
+ ctx<-oclContext()
+
+ buf<-clBuffer(ctx, 16, "numeric")
+ # Do not write buf<-..., as this replaces buf with a vector.
+ buf[]<-sqrt(1:16)
+ buf
+
+ intbuf<-as.clBuffer(1:16, ctx)
+ print(intbuf)
+
+ length(buf)
+ as.numeric(buf)
+ buf[]
+
+ buf[3:5]
+ buf[1:2] = 0
+ buf
+
+ ## clBuffer is the required argument and return type of oclRun.
+ ## See oclRun() examples.
+ }
Error in oclDevices(type = device) :
clGetDeviceIDs failed, oclError -30: invalid value (CL_INVALID_VALUE)
Calls: oclContext -> oclDevices
Execution halted
ERROR
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tests
Running ‘buffer.R’ [0s/0s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/buffer.R’ failed.
Complete output:
> # 0. Create context
> library(OpenCL)
>
> if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
+ cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
+ q("no")
+ }
>
> ctx<-oclContext()
Error in oclDevices(type = device) :
clGetDeviceIDs failed, oclError -30: invalid value (CL_INVALID_VALUE)
Calls: oclContext -> oclDevices
Execution halted
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r-oldrel-macos-arm64
examples
Running examples in ‘OpenCL-Ex.R’ failed
The error most likely occurred in:
> ### Name: clBuffer
> ### Title: Create and handle OpenCL buffers
> ### Aliases: clBuffer as.clBuffer as.double.clBuffer as.integer.clBuffer
> ### is.clBuffer print.clBuffer length.clBuffer [.clBuffer [<-.clBuffer
> ### Keywords: interface
>
> ### ** Examples
>
> library(OpenCL)
>
> ## Only proceed if this machine has at least one OpenCL platform
> if (length(oclPlatforms())) {
+
+ ctx<-oclContext()
+
+ buf<-clBuffer(ctx, 16, "numeric")
+ # Do not write buf<-..., as this replaces buf with a vector.
+ buf[]<-sqrt(1:16)
+ buf
+
+ intbuf<-as.clBuffer(1:16, ctx)
+ print(intbuf)
+
+ length(buf)
+ as.numeric(buf)
+ buf[]
+
+ buf[3:5]
+ buf[1:2] = 0
+ buf
+
+ ## clBuffer is the required argument and return type of oclRun.
+ ## See oclRun() examples.
+ }
Error in oclDevices(type = device) :
clGetDeviceIDs failed, oclError -30: invalid value (CL_INVALID_VALUE)
Calls: oclContext -> oclDevices
Execution halted
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for GNU extensions in Makefiles
GNU make is a SystemRequirements.
ERROR
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tests
Running ‘buffer.R’ [0s/0s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/buffer.R’ failed.
Complete output:
> # 0. Create context
> library(OpenCL)
>
> if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
+ cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
+ q("no")
+ }
>
> ctx<-oclContext()
Error in oclDevices(type = device) :
clGetDeviceIDs failed, oclError -30: invalid value (CL_INVALID_VALUE)
Calls: oclContext -> oclDevices
Execution halted
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for GNU extensions in Makefiles
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tests
Running ‘buffer.R’ [0s/1s]
Comparing ‘buffer.Rout’ to ‘buffer.Rout.save’ ...5,10d4
< >
< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
< >
Running ‘kernel.R’ [3s/5s]
Comparing ‘kernel.Rout’ to ‘kernel.Rout.save’ ...5,10d4
< >
< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
< >
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Running ‘buffer.R’ [0s/1s]
Comparing ‘buffer.Rout’ to ‘buffer.Rout.save’ ...5,10d4
< >
< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
< >
Running ‘kernel.R’ [3s/5s]
Comparing ‘kernel.Rout’ to ‘kernel.Rout.save’ ...5,10d4
< >
< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
< >
NOTE
r-release-macos-arm64
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License stub is invalid DCF.
ERROR
r-release-macos-arm64
examples
Running examples in ‘OpenCL-Ex.R’ failed
The error most likely occurred in:
> ### Name: clBuffer
> ### Title: Create and handle OpenCL buffers
> ### Aliases: clBuffer as.clBuffer as.double.clBuffer as.integer.clBuffer
> ### is.clBuffer print.clBuffer length.clBuffer [.clBuffer [<-.clBuffer
> ### Keywords: interface
>
> ### ** Examples
>
> library(OpenCL)
>
> ## Only proceed if this machine has at least one OpenCL platform
> if (length(oclPlatforms())) {
+
+ ctx<-oclContext()
+
+ buf<-clBuffer(ctx, 16, "numeric")
+ # Do not write buf<-..., as this replaces buf with a vector.
+ buf[]<-sqrt(1:16)
+ buf
+
+ intbuf<-as.clBuffer(1:16, ctx)
+ print(intbuf)
+
+ length(buf)
+ as.numeric(buf)
+ buf[]
+
+ buf[3:5]
+ buf[1:2] = 0
+ buf
+
+ ## clBuffer is the required argument and return type of oclRun.
+ ## See oclRun() examples.
+ }
Error in oclDevices(type = device) :
clGetDeviceIDs failed, oclError -30: invalid value (CL_INVALID_VALUE)
Calls: oclContext -> oclDevices
Execution halted
ERROR
r-release-macos-arm64
tests
Running ‘buffer.R’ [0s/0s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/buffer.R’ failed.
Complete output:
> # 0. Create context
> library(OpenCL)
>
> if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
+ cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
+ q("no")
+ }
>
> ctx<-oclContext()
Error in oclDevices(type = device) :
clGetDeviceIDs failed, oclError -30: invalid value (CL_INVALID_VALUE)
Calls: oclContext -> oclDevices
Execution halted
NOTE
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tests
Running ‘buffer.R’ [0s/0s]
Comparing ‘buffer.Rout’ to ‘buffer.Rout.save’ ...5,10d4
< >
< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
< >
77c71
< OpenCL buffer, 16 elements of type single
---
> OpenCL buffer, 16 elements of type double
79c73
< [9] 3.316625 3.464102 3.605551 3.741657 3.872983 4.000000 4.123106 4.242640
---
> [9] 3.316625 3.464102 3.605551 3.741657 3.872983 4.000000 4.123106 4.242641
Running ‘kernel.R’ [0s/1s]
Comparing ‘kernel.Rout’ to ‘kernel.Rout.save’ ...5,10d4
< >
< > if (!length(oclPlatforms())) {
< + cat("== Cannot run tests as there is no platform")
< + q("no")
< + }
< >
29c23
< OpenCL buffer, 16 elements of type single
---
> OpenCL buffer, 16 elements of type double
32,35c26,27
< OpenCL buffer, 16 elements of type single
< [1] 1.00000 4.00000 9.00000 16.00000 25.00000 36.00001 48.99999
< [8] 63.99999 81.00000 100.00000 121.00002 144.00000 169.00000 196.00003
< [15] 225.00003 256.00000
---
> OpenCL buffer, 16 elements of type double
> [1] 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 121 144 169 196 225 256
42c34
< OpenCL buffer, 16 elements of type single
---
> OpenCL buffer, 16 elements of type double
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for GNU extensions in Makefiles
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