Using a .mexw64 function on a Mac.

Hey! I realize that .mexw64 is a compiled machine code for a Windows 64-bit setup, and thus I cannot use that on the Mac. Is there any way that I can use it anyhow? Maybe by changing it to another format or reading the file and copying and pasting it? Thank you! P.S. The function is the pixelIdlistsn.mexw64.

Answer 1

[James Tursa]

No. The mexw64 file can only be used by a 64-bit MATLAB version running under Windows. There is no way to modify it (copying, pasting, reformatting, etc) that will allow it to run on a Mac.

[Guilherme Salome]

What if you have the original .m code?

[James Tursa]

If you have the original m-code then you can recompile that on the Mac into a Mac version, yes.

[Josephine Cruzat]

Any ideas on how to do that?

[Walter Roberson]

A .mex* file is typically originally C or C++ code (sometimes fortran) that has been compiled with the 'mex' command, such as

mex -v pixelIdlistsn.c

If you were starting with .m code then you would need to use MATLAB Coder to generate the C or C++ code to be built with mex; see https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/mlc-downloads/downloads/submissions/47593/versions/18/previews/documentation/modules/CodeGeneration/html/AccelerateMATLABDocumentation.html?access_key=