.m to .exe

I am willing to convert *.M file (basically a GUI) in *.EXE file. I am using matlab R2009a, I didn't get any complier in mbuild. I did some work on it, now i have VS2008 and MCR installed in my system. Before proceeding I just came here to as you how to do so? Is there any role of VS2008 o just MCR can do it?

P.S: I am using win7 Home Premium 64 bit.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

The supported compilers are shown here. Please especially note footnote 6, which leads you to this important solution for 64 bit use.

MCR is not a compiler: it is part of the run-time for the executable.

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

You can choose the VS2008 compiler. You just pick it when you do "mbuild -setup"

You need to run mbuild -setup whenever you install a new version of MATLAB or install additional compilers, such as VS2008.

[Walter Roberson]

Notice he is using Windows 64: for that you have to go through a two-step installation process in order to get the 64 bit compilers. The description of the process is linked to in my answer.

Answer 3

[muhammad usama]

Thank you for replying I am following your instructions. I'll come back to you if it will be rquired.

Answer 4

[muhammad usama]

i followed those steps, and now i am getting VS08 in mex, what else to do now? I am posting the result of mex -setup which i got. please have a look.

>> mex -setup Please choose your compiler for building external interface (MEX) files:

Would you like mex to locate installed compilers [y]/n? y

Select a compiler: [1] Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

[0] None

Compiler: 1

Please verify your choices:

Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

Are these correct [y]/n? y

************************************************************************* Warning: MEX-files generated using Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 require that Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 run-time libraries be available on the computer they are run on. If you plan to redistribute your MEX-files to other MATLAB users, be sure that they have the run-time libraries. *************************************************************************

Trying to update options file: C:\Users\USAMA\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB\R2009a\mexopts.bat From template: C:\PROGRA~1\MATLAB\R2009a\bin\win64\mexopts\msvc90freeopts.bat

Done . . .

************************************************************************ Warning: The MATLAB C and Fortran API has changed to support MATLAB variables with more than 2^32-1 elements. In the near future you will be required to update your code to utilize the new API. You can find more information about this at: http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/data/1-5C27B9.html?solution=1-5C27B9 Building with the -largeArrayDims option enables the new API.

[Walter Roberson]

Okay, those are warnings not errors. You can now proceed to build your mex. Note that you might have problems if the code was written expecting 32 bit windows.

Answer 5

[muhammad usama]

after this I did: mcc -m filename.m and it crearted *.exe file in the default directory.

Thanks alot for you help and guidance.