MATLAB C/C++ Graphics Library

Overview

You use the MATLAB Compiler (mcc) to create a stand-alone C or C++ graphics application. In this process, the MATLAB Compiler:

• Translates the specified M-files into a C or C++ source code modules
• Generates additional C or C++ source code modules, called wrapper files, required by stand-alone applications
• Compiles and links the source modules into a stand-alone application, by invoking an ANSI C or C++ compiler and linker that you have installed on your system.

The Compiler links your application with the MATLAB C/C++ Graphics Library, several other MATLAB libraries, and an ANSI C/C++ math library. The MATLAB API and MAT-file libraries come with MATLAB. The MATLAB Math Built-In Library and the MATLAB Math M-file Library are components of the MATLAB C/C++ Math Library. Figure 2-1 graphically illustrates this process.

Note    To avoid confusion between the MATLAB Compiler and an ANSI C or C++ compiler, this documentation uses "Compiler" with a capital C to refer to the MATLAB Compiler and "compiler" with a lowercase c refer to an ANSI C or C++ compiler.

Figure 2-1: Creating a Stand-Alone C or C++ Graphics Applications

Creating Stand-Alone Graphics Applications

Building a Stand-Alone Graphics Application