FindMatlab¶
Finds Matlab installations and provides Matlab tools and libraries to cmake.
This package first intention is to find the libraries associated with Matlab in order to be able to build Matlab extensions (mex files). It can also be used:
run specific commands in Matlab
declare Matlab unit test
retrieve various information from Matlab (mex extensions, versions and release queries, …)
The module supports the following components:
MX_LIBRARY
,ENG_LIBRARY
andMAT_LIBRARY
: respectively the MX, ENG and MAT libraries of MatlabMAIN_PROGRAM
the Matlab binary program.MEX_COMPILER
the MEX compiler.SIMULINK
the Simulink environment.
Note
The version given to the find_package()
directive is the Matlab
version, which should not be confused with the Matlab release name
(eg. R2014).
The matlab_get_version_from_release_name()
and
matlab_get_release_name_from_version()
allow a mapping
from the release name to the version.
The variable Matlab_ROOT_DIR
may be specified in order to give
the path of the desired Matlab version. Otherwise, the behaviour is platform
specific:
Windows: The installed versions of Matlab are retrieved from the Windows registry
OS X: The installed versions of Matlab are given by the MATLAB paths in
/Application
. If no such application is found, it falls back to the one that might be accessible from the PATH.Unix: The desired Matlab should be accessible from the PATH.
Additional information is provided when MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG
is set.
When a Matlab binary is found automatically and the MATLAB_VERSION
is not given, the version is queried from Matlab directly.
On Windows, it can make a window running Matlab appear.
The mapping of the release names and the version of Matlab is performed by
defining pairs (name, version). The variable
MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
may be provided before the call to
the find_package()
in order to handle additional versions.
A Matlab scripts can be added to the set of tests using the
matlab_add_unit_test()
. By default, the Matlab unit test framework
will be used (>= 2013a) to run this script, but regular .m
files
returning an exit code can be used as well (0 indicating a success).
Module Input Variables¶
Users or projects may set the following variables to configure the module behaviour:
Matlab_ROOT_DIR
the root of the Matlab installation.
MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG
outputs debug information
MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
additional versions of Matlab for the automatic retrieval of the installed versions.
Variables defined by the module¶
Result variables¶
Matlab_FOUND
TRUE
if the Matlab installation is found,FALSE
otherwise. All variable below are defined if Matlab is found.Matlab_ROOT_DIR
the final root of the Matlab installation determined by the FindMatlab module.
Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM
the Matlab binary program. Available only if the component
MAIN_PROGRAM
is given in thefind_package()
directive.Matlab_INCLUDE_DIRS
the path of the Matlab libraries headers
Matlab_MEX_LIBRARY
library for mex, always available.
Matlab_MX_LIBRARY
mx library of Matlab (arrays). Available only if the component
MX_LIBRARY
has been requested.Matlab_ENG_LIBRARY
Matlab engine library. Available only if the component
ENG_LIBRARY
is requested.Matlab_MAT_LIBRARY
Matlab matrix library. Available only if the component
MAT_LIBRARY
is requested.Matlab_LIBRARIES
the whole set of libraries of Matlab
Matlab_MEX_COMPILER
the mex compiler of Matlab. Currently not used. Available only if the component
MEX_COMPILER
is asked
Cached variables¶
Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION
the extension of the mex files for the current platform (given by Matlab).
Matlab_ROOT_DIR
the location of the root of the Matlab installation found. If this value is changed by the user, the result variables are recomputed.
Provided macros¶
matlab_get_version_from_release_name()
returns the version from the release name
matlab_get_release_name_from_version()
returns the release name from the Matlab version
Provided functions¶
matlab_add_mex()
adds a target compiling a MEX file.
matlab_add_unit_test()
adds a Matlab unit test file as a test to the project.
matlab_extract_all_installed_versions_from_registry()
parses the registry for all Matlab versions. Available on Windows only. The part of the registry parsed is dependent on the host processor
matlab_get_all_valid_matlab_roots_from_registry()
returns all the possible Matlab paths, according to a previously given list. Only the existing/accessible paths are kept. This is mainly useful for the searching all possible Matlab installation.
matlab_get_mex_suffix()
returns the suffix to be used for the mex files (platform/architecture dependent)
matlab_get_version_from_matlab_run()
returns the version of Matlab, given the full directory of the Matlab program.
Known issues¶
- Symbol clash in a MEX target
By default, every symbols inside a MEX file defined with the command
matlab_add_mex()
have hidden visibility, except for the entry point. This is the default behaviour of the MEX compiler, which lowers the risk of symbol collision between the libraries shipped with Matlab, and the libraries to which the MEX file is linking to. This is also the default on Windows platforms.However, this is not sufficient in certain case, where for instance your MEX file is linking against libraries that are already loaded by Matlab, even if those libraries have different SONAMES. A possible solution is to hide the symbols of the libraries to which the MEX target is linking to. This can be achieved in GNU GCC compilers with the linker option
-Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL
.- Tests using GPU resources
in case your MEX file is using the GPU and in order to be able to run unit tests on this MEX file, the GPU resources should be properly released by Matlab. A possible solution is to make Matlab aware of the use of the GPU resources in the session, which can be performed by a command such as
D = gpuDevice()
at the beginning of the test script (or via a fixture).
Reference¶
-
Matlab_ROOT_DIR
¶ The root folder of the Matlab installation. If set before the call to
find_package()
, the module will look for the components in that path. If not set, then an automatic search of Matlab will be performed. If set, it should point to a valid version of Matlab.
-
MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG
¶ If set, the lookup of Matlab and the intermediate configuration steps are outputted to the console.
-
MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
¶ If set, specifies additional versions of Matlab that may be looked for. The variable should be a list of strings, organised by pairs of release name and versions, such as follows:
set(MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS "release_name1=corresponding_version1" "release_name2=corresponding_version2" ... )
Example:
set(MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS "R2013b=8.2" "R2013a=8.1" "R2012b=8.0")
The order of entries in this list matters when several versions of Matlab are installed. The priority is set according to the ordering in this list.
-
matlab_get_version_from_release_name
¶ Returns the version of Matlab (17.58) from a release name (R2017k)
-
matlab_get_release_name_from_version
¶ Returns the release name (R2017k) from the version of Matlab (17.58)
-
matlab_extract_all_installed_versions_from_registry
¶ This function parses the registry and founds the Matlab versions that are installed. The found versions are returned in matlab_versions. Set win64 to TRUE if the 64 bit version of Matlab should be looked for The returned list contains all versions under
HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Mathworks\\MATLAB
or an empty list in case an error occurred (or nothing found).Note
Only the versions are provided. No check is made over the existence of the installation referenced in the registry,
-
matlab_get_all_valid_matlab_roots_from_registry
¶ Populates the Matlab root with valid versions of Matlab. The returned matlab_roots is organized in pairs
(version_number,matlab_root_path)
.matlab_get_all_valid_matlab_roots_from_registry( matlab_versions matlab_roots)
matlab_versions
the versions of each of the Matlab installations
matlab_roots
the location of each of the Matlab installations
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matlab_get_mex_suffix
¶ Returns the extension of the mex files (the suffixes). This function should not be called before the appropriate Matlab root has been found.
matlab_get_mex_suffix( matlab_root mex_suffix)
matlab_root
the root of the Matlab installation
mex_suffix
the variable name in which the suffix will be returned.
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matlab_get_version_from_matlab_run
¶ This function runs Matlab program specified on arguments and extracts its version.
matlab_get_version_from_matlab_run( matlab_binary_path matlab_list_versions)
matlab_binary_path
the location of the matlab binary executable
matlab_list_versions
the version extracted from Matlab
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matlab_add_unit_test
¶ Adds a Matlab unit test to the test set of cmake/ctest. This command requires the component
MAIN_PROGRAM
. The unit test uses the Matlab unittest framework (default, available starting Matlab 2013b+) except if the optionNO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK
is given.The function expects one Matlab test script file to be given. In the case
NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK
is given, the unittest script file should contain the script to be run, plus an exit command with the exit value. This exit value will be passed to the ctest framework (0 success, non 0 failure). Additional arguments accepted byadd_test()
can be passed throughTEST_ARGS
(eg.CONFIGURATION <config> ...
).matlab_add_unit_test( NAME <name> UNITTEST_FILE matlab_file_containing_unittest.m [CUSTOM_MATLAB_COMMAND matlab_command_to_run_as_test] [UNITTEST_PRECOMMAND matlab_command_to_run] [TIMEOUT timeout] [ADDITIONAL_PATH path1 [path2 ...]] [MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS option1 [option2 ...]] [TEST_ARGS arg1 [arg2 ...]] [NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK] )
The function arguments are:
NAME
name of the unittest in ctest.
UNITTEST_FILE
the matlab unittest file. Its path will be automatically added to the Matlab path.
CUSTOM_MATLAB_COMMAND
Matlab script command to run as the test. If this is not set, then the following is run:
runtests('matlab_file_name'), exit(max([ans(1,:).Failed]))
wherematlab_file_name
is theUNITTEST_FILE
without the extension.UNITTEST_PRECOMMAND
Matlab script command to be ran before the file containing the test (eg. GPU device initialisation based on CMake variables).
TIMEOUT
the test timeout in seconds. Defaults to 180 seconds as the Matlab unit test may hang.
ADDITIONAL_PATH
a list of paths to add to the Matlab path prior to running the unit test.
MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS
a list of additional option in order to run Matlab from the command line.
-nosplash -nodesktop -nodisplay
are always added.TEST_ARGS
Additional options provided to the add_test command. These options are added to the default options (eg. “CONFIGURATIONS Release”)
NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK
when set, indicates that the test should not use the unittest framework of Matlab (available for versions >= R2013a).
WORKING_DIRECTORY
This will be the working directory for the test. If specified it will also be the output directory used for the log file of the test run. If not specifed the temporary directory
${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Matlab
will be used as the working directory and the log location.
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matlab_add_mex
¶ Adds a Matlab MEX target. This commands compiles the given sources with the current tool-chain in order to produce a MEX file. The final name of the produced output may be specified, as well as additional link libraries, and a documentation entry for the MEX file. Remaining arguments of the call are passed to the
add_library()
oradd_executable()
command.matlab_add_mex( NAME <name> [EXECUTABLE | MODULE | SHARED] SRC src1 [src2 ...] [OUTPUT_NAME output_name] [DOCUMENTATION file.txt] [LINK_TO target1 target2 ...] [...] )
NAME
name of the target.
SRC
list of source files.
LINK_TO
a list of additional link dependencies. The target links to
libmex
by default. IfMatlab_MX_LIBRARY
is defined, it also links tolibmx
.OUTPUT_NAME
if given, overrides the default name. The default name is the name of the target without any prefix and with
Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION
suffix.DOCUMENTATION
if given, the file
file.txt
will be considered as being the documentation file for the MEX file. This file is copied into the same folder without any processing, with the same name as the final mex file, and with extension .m. In that case, typinghelp <name>
in Matlab prints the documentation contained in this file.MODULE
orSHARED
may be given to specify the type of library to becreated.
EXECUTABLE
may be given to create an executable instead of a library. If no type is given explicitly, the type isSHARED
.
The documentation file is not processed and should be in the following format:
% This is the documentation function ret = mex_target_output_name(input1)