Cannot run any script or function in MATLAB when a file with a given name is in the startup directory

Hi,

I am running MATLAB R2014a on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and the issue I describe below started after I installed Ubuntu's most recent updates.

When I have a function called angle2dcm.m (from Aerospace Toolbox, which I don't have installed) in my startup directory, MATLAB can't run any file on that directory. Even startup.m does not run on startup. I get the following message:

Warning: Executing startup failed in matlabrc. This indicates a potentially serious problem in your MATLAB setup, which should be resolved as soon as possible. Error detected was: MATLAB:UndefinedFunction Undefined function or variable 'startup'. > In matlabrc at 192

I get 'Undefined function or variable < filename >.' whenever I run anything inside the directory.

However, when I delete angle2dcm.m, everything runs perfectly.

Since I can make it work, this is not a critical issue. Nevertheless I'd really like to know what can be causing this.

Thanks

[Harit Pandya]

Thank you for the post. I had been struggling with the same error since couple of hours.