SQLite on Mac/ Bioconductor
As our data set growing bigger and bigger, keeping them in a flat file is no longer possible.
I am looking for a database solution. SQLite is an obvious choice for two reasons:
1) Fast: It gains the speed by getting rid of the client/server mode of most databases.
2) Able to handle large (>> tera-tera bytes) data.
SQLite comes with a GUI interface
http://sqlitebrowser.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html
However, as with any other free stuffs, installing it on a Mac seems a challenge. My colleague pointed me to Darwinports, a program facilitating the installation and compiling.
http://sqlite3.darwinports.com/
With a few kinks, it works out.
Total time needed: 1 h. Total frustration: medium high.
On the Bioconductor side, RSQLite and DBI libraries are needed.
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