MATLAB: How to set environment variables for Compiler applications from bash / ksh / sh in MATLAB 7.5 (R2007b)

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I can run my MATLAB Compiler-generated application from the csh (C) shell using the LD_LIBRARY_PATH and related variables, but SETENV is not available in the bash, ksh, or sh shells on Linux/UNIX/Mac.

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The documentation for MATLAB 7.6 (R2008a) has been updated to incorporate the relevant information. For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

1. For the bash (Bourne Again) and ksh (Korn) shells:

Instead of the csh command SETENV, you can use the bash / ksh equivalent EXPORT command. A command specified as:

 csh> setenv VARIABLE value1:value2:...

should be entered as:

 bash> export VARIABLE=value1:value2:...

For example, the LD_LIBRARY_PATH definition supplied as:

 csh> setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH <matlabroot>/sys/os/glnxa64:<matlabroot>/bin/glnxa64:...

should be entered as:

 bash> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<matlabroot>/sys/os/glnxa64:<matlabroot>/bin/glnxa64:...

2. For the sh (Bourne) shell, these commands are similar, but definition and export must be done as separate steps:

 VARIABLE=value1:value2:...
 export VARIABLE

3. In both cases, the directory lists themselves are unchanged from the csh versions in the documentation.

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MATLAB: What is the correct value for LD_LIBRARY_PATH on 64-bit Linux when using MATLAB Compiler 4.4 (R2006a)

There is an error in the documentation for MATLAB Compiler 4.4 (R2006a) with regards to the value of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable on 64-bit Linux platforms.

On a development machine, the documentation should read:

 setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
         $MATLABROOT/sys/os/glnxa64: 
         $MATLABROOT/bin/glnxa64: 
         $MATLABROOT/extern/lib/glnxa64: 
         $MATLABROOT/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/native_threads: 
         $MATLABROOT/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/server: 
         $MATLABROOT/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64 
     setenv XAPPLRESDIR $MATLABROOT/X11/app-defaults

For a deployment machine, the documentation should read:

 setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
$MCR_ROOT/$VER/runtime/glnxa64: 
$MCR_ROOT/$VER/sys/os/glnxa64: 
$MCR_ROOT/$VER/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/native_threads: 
$MCR_ROOT/$VER/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64/server: 
$MCR_ROOT/$VER/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre1.5.0/lib/amd64:
 setenv XAPPLRESDIR $MCR_ROOT/$VER/X11/app-defaults

In the preceding example, $MATLABROOT and $MCR_ROOT represent the root directories of the MATLAB ($MATLABROOT) and MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR) installation ($MCR_ROOT) respectively. $VER refers to the version of MCR installed (for example, v73 or v74).

MATLAB: Do I get a libc.so.6: not found error when launching MATLAB in Ubuntu

To resolve this problem, open a Terminal window and use the commands below depending on your OS architecture:

For 64-bit Ubuntu:

sudo ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib64/libc.so.6

For 32-bit Ubuntu:

sudo ln -s /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/libc.so.6

For using the Student Version on 64-bit:

sudo ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib

Afterwards try starting MATLAB again.

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