Documentation

Overview

Macintosh graphical applications, launched through the Mac OS X finder utility, require additional configuration if MATLAB^® software or the MATLAB Runtime were not installed in default locations.

Installing the Macintosh Application Launcher Preference Pane

Install the Macintosh Application Launcher preference pane, which gives you the ability to specify your installation area.

1. In the Mac OS X Finder, navigate to install_area/toolbox/compiler/maci64.

2. Double-click on MW_App_Launch.prefPane.

Note:   The Macintosh Application Launcher manages only user preference settings. If you copy the preferences defined in the launcher to the Macintosh System Preferences area, the preferences are still manipulated in the User Preferences area.

Configuring the Installation Area

Once the preference pane is installed, you configure the installation area.

1. Launch the preference pane by clicking on the apple logo in the upper left corner of the desktop.

2. Click on System Preferences. The MW_App_Launch preference pane appears in the Other area.

   

3. Click Add Install Area to define an installation area on your system.

4. Define the default installation path by browsing to it.

5. Click Open.

   

Modifying Your Installation Area

Occasionally, you remove an installation area, define additional areas or change the order of installation area precedence.

You can use the following options in MathWorks^® Application Launcher to modify your installation area:

• Add Install Area — Defines the path on your system where your applications install by default.

• Remove Install Area — Removes a previously defined installation area.

• Move Up — After selecting an installation area, click this button to move the defined path up the list. Binaries defined in installation areas at the top of the list have precedence over all succeeding entries.

• Move Down — After selecting an installation area, click this button to move the defined path down the list. Binaries defined in installation areas at the top of the list have precedence over all succeeding entries.

• Apply — Saves changes and exits MathWorks Application Launcher.

• Revert — Exits MathWorks Application Launcher without saving any changes.

Launching the Application

When you create a Macintosh application, a Macintosh bundle is created. If the application does not require standard input and output, launch the application by clicking on the bundle in the Mac OS X Finder utility.

The location of the bundle is determined by whether you use mcc or applicationCompiler to build the application:

• If you use applicationCompiler, the application bundle is placed in the compiled application's for_redistribution folder.

• If you use mcc, the application bundle is placed in the current working directory or in the output directory as specified by the mcc -o switch.