How to install a Matlab toolbox mltbx global?

At the moment I install Toolboxes globaly by extracting the mltbx file and store the content of fsroot at a location outside if the MATLAB installation (as example /usr/local/MATLAB/Toolboxes/mytoolbox) and prepend the p array in the pathdef.m file.

Is there a better solution as an administrator to install the toolbox at a central location?

Answer 1

[Abhiram]

Hi @Matti Kaupenjohann,

Instead of manually modifying “pathdef.m”, you can automate the process by creating a startup script that dynamically adds the toolbox paths. This can be done by creating a “startup.m” file in a directory that is already on the MATLAB path. This script can include commands like “addpath” to add your toolbox directories at runtime.

For more guidance on creating the “startup.m” file, refer to the MATLAB Documentation given below:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2024a/matlab/ref/startup.html

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

You can assign a path to

settings().matlab.addons.InstallationFolder.PersonalValue = PATH

to affect the directory for Add-Ons.

You can call

matlabshared.supportpkg.setSupportPackageRoot(PATH)

to affect the directory for Support Packages.