Is it possible to compile C# code in Matlab?

I'm currently working on the tool which consist of 2 parts. One is written outside in C#. Another will be developed in Matlab. The tool should run under Linux Red Hat 5.6 OS. It seems logical then to compile both parts using Matlab. But I can't find any infromation in help about compiling C# code. Still, I see articles about compiling C and C++ code.

Could anyone comment on the possiblity to compile C# code as well? I have currently 2010b version of Matlab.

Tnanks

[Friedrich]

C# and Linux? I would guess some C# clone, right?

The MEX concept works for C/C++ and Fortran only.

MATLAB cannot compile C# code. However you can use System commands from MATLAB to call the C# compiler.

If you want to use .NET DLL's in MATLAB one uses NET.addAssembly. But not sure if this command runs/is shipped on Linux.

[Alexander]

Friedrich,

Thank you for the answer. Obviously, I have to state the question more precise.

The tool should run under Linux environment. One part of the tool is written in C# in Windows (not by me). Another one will be written in Matlab. So, the question was if I can use Matlab to compile the first part under Linux.

If I understand you correctly, this is something which in general is not possible. Right?

Regards,

Alexander

Answer 1

[Friedrich]

Hi,

yes C# is Windows only. So it won't run on Linux. But there are some Linux clones available:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DotGNU

But I am not sure if this works nicely and if this works together with MATLAB. This would also require that the end user installs these files.

If possible, I would recommend rewriting the C# part in JAVA so that it can run on Linux and Windows (and also MAC).

Answer 2

[Bill Chou]

Another possible approach is to have the final program running in C# outside of MATLAB. In this case, you could use MATLAB Coder to convert your MATLAB algorithms into C/C++, do some manual work to interface it with C#, and then integrate that into your C# application. Please see this article for more details:

• Generating C Code from MATLAB for Use with Java and .NET Applications