How to build Matlab

Before Installation

You need: matlab installation cd ( or iso image ), pbuilder, installation key, license file to activate the product, ping licserv should work

Installation and Package Build

• login in pbuilder jail
• mount your installation source ( real cd or loop mount iso image )
• run 'install' from where your source was mounted

ATTENTION You NEED an X environment. If you do text mode installation, which is possible, you will need X later to activate the product and then your license file will NOT be accepted!

• do full installation with matlab root '/opt/matlab/$matlabversion'
• do sym links in '/usr/bin'
• when the installation is complete copy/move '/opt/matlab/$matlabversion' to your build directory
• create 'DEBIAN' directory ( you may want to use the one from the current package ) and edit the control files
• in 'postinst' you should take care of the sym links right now

MP="/opt/matlab/2008a/bin"
ln -s -f $MP/matlab /usr/bin/matlab
ln -s -f $MP/mbuild /usr/bin/mbuild
ln -s -f $MP/mcc /usr/bin/mcc
ln -s -f $MP/mex /usr/bin/mex

• do not forget to remove the code above in 'postrm'
• build with 'dpkg -b builddirectory pkgname.deb'

-- MiroslavShaltev - 11 Sep 2008