User`s guide

Building Stand-Alone Applications on UNIX

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Building Stand-Alone Applications on UNIX

This section explains how to compile and link C or C++ source code into a

stand-alone UNIX application. This section includes

• “Configuring for C or C++” on page 4-7

• “Preparing to Compile” on page 4-8

• “Verifying mbuild” on page 4-11

• “Verifying the MATLAB Compiler” on page 4-12

• “About the mbuild Script” on page 4-13

• “Packaging UNIX Applications” on page 4-13

Configuring for C or C++

The mbuild script deduces the type of files you are compiling by the file

extension. If you include both C and C++ files,

mbuild uses the C++ compiler

and the MATLAB C++ Math Library. If

mbuild cannot deduce from the file

extensions whether to compile C or C++,

mbuild invokes the C compiler. The

MATLAB Compiler generates only

.c and .cpp files. Table 4-1, UNIX File

Extensions for mbuild, shows the supported file extensions.

Note You can override the language choice that is determined from the

extension by using the

-lang option of mbuild. For more information about

this option, as well as all of the other

mbuild options, see the mbuild reference

page.

Table 4-1: UNIX File Extensions for mbuild

Language Extension(s)

C++

.cpp

.cxx

.cc