Is MATLAB supported on Apple Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard)?

I would like to use MATLAB on Apple Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard). I would like to know if these programs are supported for use on this operating system.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

MATLAB is supported for use with Mac OS X 10.5 for releases R2010b SP1 through R2007a. There are some known issues with MATLAB & Simulink on Mac OS X 10.5. See below for more information.

Issues running MATLAB on Mac OS X 10.5:

- When upgrading from Tiger to Leopard, X11 may break preventing MATLAB startup. For information about this issue, see the Bug Report here:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/details.html?rp=413677

Issues running Simulink on Mac OS X 10.5:

- Simulink may crash when dragging a block from one window to another. For more details about this issue see the Bug Report here:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/details.html?rp=409715

- Poor visual display of some Simulink windows. Specifically, incorrect colors are displayed on some Simulink menus, icons, and toolbars. This is strictly a visual issue, there are no functional issues and tool tips are not affected. This issue does not affect the Simulink editor. For more information about this issue, see the Bug Report Here:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/details.html?rp=408066