Create Standalone Applications from the Command Line

You can create standalone applications at the MATLAB^® prompt or your system command prompt using any of the following commands:

mcc
The mcc command can be directly invoked from both the MATLAB command prompt and a system command prompt.
compiler.build.standaloneApplication
The compiler.build.standaloneApplication function can be directly invoked from the MATLAB command prompt. However, to run this function from a system command prompt, you need to use the matlab function with the -batch option.
compiler.build.standaloneWindowsApplication
The compiler.build.standaloneWindowsApplication function can be directly invoked from the MATLAB command prompt. However, to run this function from a system command prompt, you need to use the matlab function with the -batch option.

Create a Standalone Application with the `mcc` Command

The mcc command invokes MATLAB Compiler™ to create a deployable application at the command prompt and provides fine-level control while packaging the application. It does not package the results in an installer.

To invoke the compiler to generate an application, use mcc with either the -m or the -e flag. Both flags package a MATLAB function and generate a standalone executable. The -m flag creates a standard executable that runs at a system command line.

On the Windows^® operating system, the -e flag generates an executable that does not open a Command Prompt window when double-clicked from the Windows File Explorer.

Use the following mcc options to package standalone applications.

Option	Description
`-W main -T link:exe`	Generate a standard executable equivalent to using `-m`.
`-W WinMain -T link:exe`	Generate an executable that does not open a command prompt when double-clicked from Windows file explorer. It is equivalent to using `-e`.
`-a filePath`	Add any files on the path to the generated binaries.
`-d outFolder`	Specify the folder for the packaged applications.
`-o fileName`	Specify the name of the generated executable file.

Create a Standalone Application with the `compiler.build.standaloneWindowsApplication` Function

To create a standalone application from the Windows Command Prompt using the compiler.build.standaloneWindowsApplication function, you need to use the matlab function with the -batch option. For example:

matlab -batch
         compiler.build.standaloneWindowsApplication('mymagic.m')

Run MATLAB Generated Standalone Application

To run your standalone application:

Open a terminal window.
Navigate to the folder into which you packaged your standalone application.

Run the application using one of the following commands:

Windows magicsquare 5

macOS

First, set the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable in the Terminal window from where you want to execute the application.

$export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH = MATLAB_RUNTIME_INSTALL_DIR/v99/runtime/maci64:MATLAB_RUNTIME_INSTALL_DIR/v99/sys/os/maci64:MATLAB_RUNTIME_INSTALL_DIR/v99/bin/maci64

Now run the application:

./magicsquare.app/Contents/macOS/magicsquare 5

Linux^® ./magicsquare 5

A 5-by-5 magic square is displayed in the console:

    17    24     1     8    15
    23     5     7    14    16
     4     6    13    20    22
    10    12    19    21     3
    11    18    25     2     9

Differences Between Compiler Apps and Command Line

You perform the same functions using the compiler apps, a compiler.build function, or the mcc command-line interface. The interactive menus and dialog boxes used in the compiler apps build mcc commands that are customized to your specification. As such, your MATLAB code is processed the same way as if you were packaging it using mcc.

If you know the commands for the type of application you want to deploy and do not require an installer, it is faster to execute either compiler.build or mcc than go through the compiler app workflow.

Compiler app advantages include:

You can perform related deployment tasks with a single intuitive interface.
You can maintain related information in a convenient project file.
Your project state persists between sessions.
You can load previously stored compiler projects from a prepopulated menu.
You can package applications for distribution.

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