How to make mex file of C program in matlab

I have to run a matlab code namely "huff2mat.m" but it uses a C file namely "unravel.c". It also asks me to make a mex file of it. How can i use the file "unravel.c" in matlab.

Answer 1

[Junaid]

if it is mex file, its mean C code for matlab. then simply compile it by this command in matlab editor.

mex unravel.c;

then you can call unravel as function in matlab.

[Jan]

And if you didn't do it before: "mex -setup". This setup requires and installed compiler, but this is perhaps another question.