How can I set environment variables for Compiler applications from bash / ksh / sh in MATLAB 7.5 (R2007b)?

I can run my MATLAB Compiler-generated application from the csh (C) shell using the LD_LIBRARY_PATH and related variables, but SETENV is not available in the bash, ksh, or sh shells on Linux/UNIX/Mac.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The documentation for MATLAB 7.6 (R2008a) has been updated to incorporate the relevant information. For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

1. For the bash (Bourne Again) and ksh (Korn) shells:

Instead of the csh command SETENV, you can use the bash / ksh equivalent EXPORT command. A command specified as:

 csh> setenv VARIABLE value1:value2:...

should be entered as:

 bash> export VARIABLE=value1:value2:...

For example, the LD_LIBRARY_PATH definition supplied as:

 csh> setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH <matlabroot>/sys/os/glnxa64:<matlabroot>/bin/glnxa64:...

should be entered as:

 bash> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<matlabroot>/sys/os/glnxa64:<matlabroot>/bin/glnxa64:...

2. For the sh (Bourne) shell, these commands are similar, but definition and export must be done as separate steps:

 VARIABLE=value1:value2:...

 export VARIABLE

3. In both cases, the directory lists themselves are unchanged from the csh versions in the documentation.