MATLAB: Subdirectories in a custom package

MATLABpackagertoolbox

I created a toolbox package using the Packager tool integrated in MATLAB (version R2014b). In my toolbox, the functions are organised in subdirectories like base, graphics, etc. Also some functions are in the root directory of the toolbox, which is specified as a toolbox folder in the Packager.

When I installed the package on other computer, it occurred that only functions situated in the root toolbox directory could be called. The subdirectory functions could not be found.

It seems that the Packager adds only the root directory of a toolbox to MATLAB search path. Is there any way to specify the subdirectories to be added to the search path too? Or I have to put all my functions in a single folder?

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I'd recommend contacting tech support on this one. It's reproducible and no easy workaround other than unpackaging your directory structure seems to exist:

Part 4, section 1

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Hi Rodrigo,

I understand that you want to remove the .git folder and any files contained inside it, when you package the functions into a toolbox.

I was able to follow the procedure you mentioned and achieve this.

Steps to package a toolbox and remove the .git folder:

Step 1) Navigate to the folder that needs to be packaged as a toolbox.

Step 2) Inside MATLAB, in the Environment section of the Home tab, select Package Toolbox from the Add-Ons menu.

Step 3) Choose the folder where the files to be packaged into a Toolbox are present.

Step 4) In the Package toolbox GUI, there is a section "Toolbox Files and Folders" section, in that section please click on the "Exclude Files and Folders". This will open up a small dialog box.

Step 5) Add "**/.git" to this dialog box. In my case, this looks like:

% All files of a certain name in all subfolders of the toolbox folder:
    **/.svn
    **/.git

Please note, that there is no "%" sign in front of "**/.git", otherwise it will be read as a comment. This will remove the .git folder and any files inside it from the packaged toolbox.

Step 6) Package and Install the Toolbox.

Step 7) Once, installed, navigate to the directory where the toolbox is present and it will have all the files you added except the GIT folder.

More information on how to Package a Toolbox can be found in the documentation page below:

Documentation page on How to Package a Toolbox

Hope this helps.

If this still does not resolve your issue, you can create a Technical Support Request by clicking on the link below:

Create Technical Support Request

Thanks

Sudhanshu Bhatt

MATLAB: Is there a way to tell uigetfile to start browsing in a folder other than the current one

Edit

uigetfile('*.m','select the m file','E:/matlab')

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