jdmillard/mex-cmake

This demonstrates MEX and CMake compilation, the former providing persistent C++ class instantiation in Matlab.

MEX and CMake Workspace Example

This workspace demonstrates CMake and MEX compilation using C++ classes. In Matlab, the result is persistent objects. The basic idea is to create a MATLAB class whose methods interface with a mex function. The mex function is a .cpp file compiled by MATLAB that, in this case, manages an instantiation of the class.

The following compilation methods (MEX and CMake) are entirely independent. One is not required for the other. The purpose is to provide an example showing that the two can coexist in the same workspace. This allows the same code base to used for both.

For MEX

1. Navigate to the matlab subdirectory

cd /path/to/repo/matlab/

1. From Matlab command:

build

Alternatively, from the terminal (not required):

matlab -nojvm < build.m

TODO: notes about using the script+mex file to instantiate the class and mention an example script

For CMake

1. Navigate to the build subdirectory

cd /path/to/repo/build/

1. Compile and run

cmake ..
make
./mex-cmake