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user2045493
user2045493

Reputation: 41

MATLAB compiler - preserving source code

I have a question about Matlab compiler, which I am very new to.

I am trying to compile a large Matlab program to a standalone unix application. It has a number of supporting directories (filled with .m files) which run algorithms on input data. One of the key uses of this program is in allowing users to add their own .m files with their own algorithms for the program to run.

I am able to compile the project and run it as a standalone without issue. But the user can no longer access and add supporting files once it had been compiled.

Has anyone ever come across this before and have any suggestions for dealing with it? I understand that the .m files need to be compiled to .exe and such, but I was hoping Matlab might have a workaround for keeping supporting files in their original state.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 192

Answers (1)

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts

Reputation: 24127

This behaviour is by design, and you can't get round it - in fact it's not only technically impossible, it's against the license agreement:

5.2.3. Licensee's Application may not provide scripting capability similar to the capabilities of any of the Programs or provide functionality or behavior similar to that of the MATLAB command line.

Imagine if you created an application that simply accepted user input and passed it into the function eval. If you compiled it, you would then be able to essentially give away free copies of the whole of MATLAB to anyone.

Upvotes: 2

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