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Installation Directories

When installing files for Matlab, you have to distinguish three cases:

• Common files, for example, Matlab M-files, working with any Matlab version.
• Matlab version number dependent files, for example, Matlab M-files that work only with a specific Matlab version because of incompatible interface changes in newer Matlab releases.
• Matlab architecture dependent files, for example, Matlab MEX-files. Architecture dependent files always depend on the Matlab version number, too.

AX_MATLAB_DIR

Macro

Define Matlab installation directories. The AX_MATLAB_DIR macro sets the following output variables: matlabdir Directory for common Matlab files; value is $(datadir)/matlab. This is the top-level installation directory for Matlab files. All other installation directories are defined relative to this directory. matlabverdir Directory for Matlab version number dependent files; value is $(matlabdir)/$(MATLAB_VERSION). matlabarchdir Directory for Matlab architecture dependent files; value is $(matlabverdir)/$(host). The user can specify an alternative top-level installation directory for Matlab files by providing an argument to the --with-matlab-dir option for configure. The AX_MATLAB_DIR macro also defines installation directories for private Matlab files: matlabprivatedir Directory for common private Matlab files; value is $(matlabdir)/private. matlabprivateverdir Directory for private Matlab version number dependent files; value is $(matlabverdir)/private. matlabprivatearchdir Directory for private Matlab architecture dependent files; value is $(matlabarchdir)/private.