Installed Visual C++ 2008 Express and Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 to compile MATLAB R2010a project, but MATLAB still can't find compiler

Hello,

Specs:

MATLAB R2010a

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (Version 10.0.17763 Build 17763) 64-bit machine

My office just made the move from Windows 7 to 10 and I'm trying to reinstall the compilers. I installed Visual C++ 2008 Express and Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5, however, MATLAB is still not correctly detecting a x64 compiler. I made sure during installation to check the x64 options for the SDK install.

What can I do?

Thanks!

Shen

[Jan]

Please post the debugging messages, which let you assume, that "MATLAB is still not correctly detecting a x64 compiler."

See: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/223444-is-matlab-compatible-with-windows-10 : Matlab is compatible with Windows 10 since R2015a. It is not recommended to use an earlier version for productive work.

[Shen Liu]

here it is:

>> mbuild -setup

Please choose your compiler for building standalone MATLAB applications:

Would you like mbuild to locate installed compilers [y]/n? y

Select a compiler:

[1] Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

[0] None

Compiler: 1

Please verify your choices:

Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express

Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

Are these correct [y]/n? y

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Error: Could not find the 64-bit compiler. This may indicate that the

"X64 Compilers and Tools" or the Microsoft Windows Software

Development Kit (SDK) is not installed. To build 64-bit binaries,

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition requires that these two

packages be properly installed.

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Trying to update options file: C:\Users\sliu\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB\R2010a\compopts.bat

From template: C:\PROGRA~1\MATLAB\R2010a\bin\win64\mbuildopts\msvc90freecompp.bat

Done . . .

[Shen Liu]

From poking around on other forums, it seems significant that there is no "amd64" folder with "cl.exe" in the "Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/bin/" folder. I'm definitely sure I checked x64 compilers and tools when I did the install.

I would definitely try another install, but that might have to wait a couple days. The IT people are gone and I don't have admin privileges...

Answer 1

[Kevin Chng]

I have successfully did it in my pc to compile exe. file by using R2010a in window 10.

Compiler I used is

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

I follow the steps below to install my x64 bits compiler and tools, I feel it is very important since I realize the x64 Compiler and Tools are not installed by default :

1. You can go to Control Panel -> Uninstall programs

2. Select Visual Studio and click Uninstall/Change

3. Click Next

4. Choose Add or Remove features

5. Expand MSVC 2008-> Language Tools -> Visual C++

6. Select x64 Compilers and Tools

After I complete this, I run the following command to select my compiler :

>> mbuild -setup -v

This is mbuild Copyright 1984-2006 The MathWorks, Inc.

Please choose your compiler for building standalone MATLAB applications:

Would you like mbuild to locate installed compilers [y]/n? y

Select a compiler:

[1] Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

[2] Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 in c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

[0] None

Compiler: 2

Please verify your choices:

Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1

Location: c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

Are these correct [y]/n? y

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Warning: Applications/components generated using Microsoft Visual Studio

2008 require that the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 run-time

libraries be available on the computer used for deployment.

To redistribute your applications/components, be sure that the

deployment machine has these run-time libraries.

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Trying to update options file: C:\Users\KevinChng\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB\R2010a\compopts.bat

From template: C:\PROGRA~1\MATLAB\R2010a\bin\win64\mbuildopts\msvc90compp.bat

Done . . .

Then I try generate a simple function as following :

function y = hello(x)

y=x

end

Eventually, I compile them by following command in MATLAB R2010a :

mcc -mv hello.m

[Kevin Chng]

I forgot why i use Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 instead of Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express. You can try whether it is working for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express.