How can I get a library to compile if Matlab cant find NMAKE

Hi There, I have been trying to get an older external neural network library from here, http://www.lsm.tugraz.at/download/index.html It says they once made a windows version but don't support it. I want to update a windows version for my work, but am just learning about Matlab and MEX files.

I've added MS VS2010 C++ as a compiler

" mex -setup

Would you like mex to locate installed compilers [y]/n? y

Select a compiler: 
[1] Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0 

[0] None 

Compiler: 1

The interface gives me two warnings
Warning: MEX-files generated using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 require"...
and
"  Warning: The MATLAB C and Fortran API has changed to support MATLAB" ...

The library has a make file and when I try to follow its instructions to run install.m I get the following errors

" Undefined function 'csim' for input arguments of type 'char'.

Error in install (line 10) v=csim('version');

Error in install (line 19) install; "

what seems to be happening is that install.m points to install.asv

install.m

% code % INSTALL will install the available packages. % % It checks wich subdirectories (csim, circuits, learning) % are available and calls install.m for each available % subdirectory.

% potential packages to install dirs = { 'csim' 'circuits' 'learning' 'utilities' 'develop' 'inputs' 'research' };

% save current directory rwd=pwd;

% go through all possible directories

for d=1:length(dirs)

if exist(dirs{d}) == 7

    cd(dirs{d});

    if( exist('./install.m','file') )

      install;

    end

    cd(rwd);

   end

end

end

The other file is Install.asv

if exist('csim') ~= 3
  if isunix
    !make
  elseif ispc
    !nmake -f Makefile.win; 
  else
    disp('Unsupported operating system! Terminated.'); return;
  end
  v=csim('version');
  fprintf('\b\b\b\b. Done.\nCSIM %s successfully compiled.\n',v);
else
  fprintf('csim.%s exists. No compilation necessary.\n',mexext);  
end

fprintf('CSIM *succesfully* installed.\n\n');

Sorry but today I can't get the NAMKE error... as it stands what is the error with line 10 " v=csim('version'); " csim is the library I'm trying to install I don't see how it could call a function for it. Is there something in the syntax I'm missing?

NMAKE should be installed with all Visual C++ installs. It is also on my computer. Would I have to add the path to Matlab? Would I just add it to the system environmental variables?

Thanks in advance for any help or hints.

Answer 1

[Kaustubha Govind]

The command:

   !nmake -f Makefile.win;

runs from the Windows/DOS command prompt, so you would need to add the path to 'nmake' to the System PATH variable.