MATLAB: Unable to link mex compiler with visual studio 2013

Question

I am running Win 7 pro with matlab R2011b. I am having a problem getting a compiler selected when I run mex -setup. I have visual studio 2013 installed on my machine. If I try to use the option to let mex locate an installed compiler, I get the following: Error using mex (line 206) Unable to complete successfully.

If I try to manually select a compiler, I get the following:
Would you like mex to locate installed compilers [y]/n? n
Select a compiler: 
[1] Intel C++ 12.0 (with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 linker) 
[2] Intel C++ 12.0 (with Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 linker) 
[3] Intel C++ 11.1 (with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 linker) 
[4] Intel Visual Fortran 12.0 (with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 linker) 
[5] Intel Visual Fortran 12.0 (with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Shell linker) 
[6] Intel Visual Fortran 12.0 (with Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 linker) 
[7] Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 (with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 linker) 
[8] Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 (with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Shell linker) 
[9] Microsoft Software Development Kit (SDK) 7.1 
[10] Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 
[11] Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 
[12] Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 
[13] Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express 
[0] None 
Compiler:

I don't see an option to select visual studio 2013. Can you please advise how to link visual studio 2013 compiler as the compiler that mex uses?

Thanks,

David

Answer 1

Hi,

each MATLAB release has a set of compilers which it supports. In your case R2011b does not support Visual Studio 2013. A list of supported compiler can be found here.