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Fortran MEX - Visul Studio Linker

Charan — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:50:32 -0500

Hi

I wanted to MEX function to compile a fortran code. I
bought Intel Fortran 9.1 (since the matlab site say that is
compatible to Matlab2007b).

When I load the compiler, I am getting this error. Please
help. It is very urgent.

Thanks,
Charan

----error-----------
Your machine has a Intel Visual Fortran compiler located at
C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1. Do you want to
use this compiler [y]/n? y

Please verify your choices:

Compiler: Intel Visual Fortran 9.1
Location: C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1

Are these correct?([y]/n): y

Error: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 was not found by mex
-setup.
       The Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 linker is required
       to build Intel Fortran MEX-files. Please make sure that
       Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 is installed properly.

??? Error using ==> mex at 208
Unable to complete successfully.
-------------------------------------------

Re: Fortran MEX - Visul Studio Linker

roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Walter Roberson) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:52:29 -0500

In article <fonh1o$lqu$1@fred.mathworks.com>,
Charan <boyacharan@gmail.com> wrote:

>I wanted to MEX function to compile a fortran code. I
>bought Intel Fortran 9.1 (since the matlab site say that is
>compatible to Matlab2007b).

>When I load the compiler, I am getting this error. Please
>help. It is very urgent.

>Error: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 was not found by mex
>-setup.
> The Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 linker is required
> to build Intel Fortran MEX-files. Please make sure that
> Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 is installed properly.

Are you saying that you *do* have Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
installed, but that Matlab is not able to find it?
--
"To the modern spirt nothing is, or can be rightly known,
except relatively and under conditions." -- Walter Pater

Re: Fortran MEX - Visul Studio Linker

Charan — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:06:02 -0500

No. So Do I have to buy Visual Studio 2005 for just running
MEX Functions?

I see only "Common" folder under Visual Studio so I guess I
dont have Visual Studio on My comp. Is there any alternative
from not buying this?

THanks,
Charan

roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Walter Roberson) wrote in
message <fonh5d$seq$1@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>...
> In article <fonh1o$lqu$1@fred.mathworks.com>,
> Charan <boyacharan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I wanted to MEX function to compile a fortran code. I
> >bought Intel Fortran 9.1 (since the matlab site say that is
> >compatible to Matlab2007b).
>
> >When I load the compiler, I am getting this error. Please
> >help. It is very urgent.
>
> >Error: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 was not found by mex
> >-setup.
> > The Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 linker is required
> > to build Intel Fortran MEX-files. Please make
sure that
> > Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 is installed properly.
>
> Are you saying that you *do* have Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
> installed, but that Matlab is not able to find it?
> --
> "To the modern spirt nothing is, or can be rightly known,
> except relatively and under conditions." -- Walter Pater

Re: Fortran MEX - Visul Studio Linker

roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Walter Roberson) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:47:28 -0500

In article <fonhuq$1hg$1@fred.mathworks.com>,
Charan <boyacharan@gmail.com> wrote:

>No. So Do I have to buy Visual Studio 2005 for just running
>MEX Functions?

http://www.mathworks.com/support/tech-notes/1600/1601.html?BB=1#n7

  7. Intel compilers depend on tools provided by Microsoft
  development products. The following combinations are supported by
  MATLAB and Simulink related products:

(Table showing Intel Visual Fortran 9.1 requires Microsoft Visual
Studio 2005 SP1 Professional Edition, and VF 9.0 requires that
or MS Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition or
Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003)

I do not know if you need VS 2005 for -running- MEX functions,
but if you want to use the Intel Visual Fortran then according
to the error message you got, you need VS to -link- your MEX
functions. Linking is one of the essential steps of compiling.
Whether you need the VS product installed in order to run
the functions after linking is something I cannot predict;
it could go either way.
--
'Roberson' is my family name; my given name is 'Walter'.

Re: Fortran MEX - Visul Studio Linker

Gadi Reinhorn — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:41:41 -0500

Charan,

Intel Visual Fortran Requires that you have some Microsoft development
product.
That is listed in the system requirements Intel Visual Fortran:
ftp://download.intel.com/support/performancetools/fortran/windows/v9/INSTALL.pdf

Software Requirements to Develop IA-32 Applications
. One of the following Microsoft development products must be installed:
- Microsoft Visual C++* .NET* 2002 or 2003, Standard edition or above
- Microsoft Visual Studio* .NET* 2002 or 2003, any edition, with Visual C++
component installed
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Standard edition or above, with Visual C++
component installed (Note: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition is
supported for command line development only. Express Edition users are
advised to also install the Microsoft Platform SDK if Win32 APIs will be
used.)

etc.

A free option is to get the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition.

Good luck.

Gadi

"Charan " <boyacharan@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fonhuq$1hg$1@fred.mathworks.com...
>
> No. So Do I have to buy Visual Studio 2005 for just running
> MEX Functions?
>
> I see only "Common" folder under Visual Studio so I guess I
> dont have Visual Studio on My comp. Is there any alternative
> from not buying this?
>
> THanks,
> Charan

Re: Fortran MEX - Visul Studio Linker

Austin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:31:02 -0500

"Charan " <boyacharan@gmail.com> wrote in message
<fonh1o$lqu$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi
>
> I wanted to MEX function to compile a fortran code. I
> bought Intel Fortran 9.1 (since the matlab site say that is
> compatible to Matlab2007b).
>
> When I load the compiler, I am getting this error. Please
> help. It is very urgent.
>
> Thanks,
> Charan
>
> ----error-----------
> Your machine has a Intel Visual Fortran compiler located at
> C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1. Do you want to
> use this compiler [y]/n? y
>
> Please verify your choices:
>
> Compiler: Intel Visual Fortran 9.1
> Location: C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1
>
> Are these correct?([y]/n): y
>
> Error: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 was not found by mex
> -setup.
> The Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 linker is required
> to build Intel Fortran MEX-files. Please make sure
that
> Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 is installed properly.
>
> ??? Error using ==> mex at 208
> Unable to complete successfully.
> -------------------------------------------

I would highly recommend taking a look at "howto: mex + MS
Visual C/C++ Express Edition 2005" by William Fox at
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/loadFile.do?objectId=13321

It is extremely detailed on what things you need in order to
build MEX functions using the free Visual Studio C/C++
Express software. More specifically, I suspect that the
information Mr. Fox provides in regards to obtaining
"missing components" from the Windows Platform SDK needed by
Matlab to work with the VS Express compiler(s) is directly
applicable(related) to the problem you are experiencing.

Be sure and leave a final post to let everyone know what/how
you end up fixing your problem.

NOTE: I found the information on which Windows Platform SDK
to use a little confusing because the official Microsoft
name for the "Windows Platform SDK" is "Windows Server 2003
R2 Platform SDK." You do NOT want "Windows Server 2003 SP1
Platform SDK." R2 good; SP1 bad(still works just minus a
few bug fixes).

Re: Fortran MEX - Visul Studio Linker

Austin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:33:07 -0500