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Software requirements

The Continuation Toolbox requires matlab 6.5 or higher to be installed on your computer. No special matlab packages or toolboxes are necessary.

To improve performance in MatCont and CL_MatCont, there is C-code included, which will be compiled by matlab at the start-up of the package. If this is the first time matlab needs to compile C-code, it will ask the user which compiler het intends to use for this. The message might look somewhat like the following:

Select a compiler: 
[1] Lcc C version 2.4.1 in C:\PROGRAM FILES\MATLAB\R2006A\sys\lcc 
[2] Microsoft Visual C/C++ version 7.1 in c:\Program Files\Microsoft...
[3] Microsoft Visual C/C++ version 6.0 in C:\Program Files\Microsoft...
 
[0] None 

Compiler: 

It is recommended to use the

Lcc C

-compiler. This is the built-in compiler in matlab, and it is with this compiler that the software is tested. So e.g. in this case, type 1 and enter. Confirmation will be asked, and after that another message may appear, which should be disregarded.

Should you want to change the compiler that is used by matlab, then type

mex -setup

at the command-line, and the same options will be given again.