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From: "Will Campbell" <will.campbell@mathworks.com>
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Subject: Re: No Compilers in my Matlab 7.5 64-bit?
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:54:14 -0400
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Hi Daniel,
MATLAB typically ships with the lcc compiler, but lcc is not presently 
supported for Windows 64 bit machines.  So far as I know, there are no 
freely available C compilers out there for that platform.

More reading at
http://www.mathworks.com/support/compilers/current_release/win64.html
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/159291

Best of luck,
-Will


"Daniel " <djs32@buffalo.edu> wrote in message 
news:gs5bv5$laa$1@fred.mathworks.com...
> Hello,
>
> I need to compile a .cpp file in my Matlab 7.5.0 Win XP 64-bit but when I 
> type 'mex -setup', it says the following:
>
> Please choose your compiler for building external interface (MEX) files:
>
> Would you like mex to locate installed compilers [y]/n? y
>
> Select a compiler:
>
> [0] None
>
> Compiler: 0
>
> I am new to compiling with Matlab.  I do not have Visual Studio installed 
> on this computer.  Is it necessary to have this installed?  Can I download 
> and install the appropriate compiler from a website?
>
> Thanks for any help!
> -Dan