compiling a 32-bit C Shared Library

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Hi all,
I need to compile a 32-bit C shared library to deploy some Matlab Code. I have installed Matlab 2015b on a 32-bit Machine running windows 10. However, I am having trouble locating a compatible 32-bit compiler. Does anyone have any pointers to a (preferably) free compiler that would be recognized by this version of Matlab. I have tried searching for the recommended compilers given under https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/mathworks-dot-com/support/sysreq/files/SystemRequirements-Release2015b_SupportedCompilers.pdf specifically "Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 Available at no charge; requires .NET Framework 4." but to no avail. Any tips would be much appreciated.
Best wishes,
John

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 24 May 2018
SDK 7.1 is your only option. It is, however, not easy to install on Windows 10. You could experiment with the work-around described at https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/1de7c9b4-1feb-4c98-b426-f7f02cbafa99/windows-sdk-71-on-windows-10?forum=windowssdk
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John Anderson
John Anderson on 25 May 2018
Hi all,
So the installation I had attempted of Windows SDK 7.1 has a known problem in that the compilers are sometimes uninstalled during the installation. This requires you to run this patch
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=4422
However, this fails unless .NET 4.7.2 is installed. I had thought I had already done this but must have been in a previous life. Anyway I installed from here
https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/thank-you/net472?survey=false
And then successfully installed the patch.
Now Matlab detects the alternative compiler.
mex -setup
To choose a different C compiler, select one from the following:
lcc-win32 mex -setup:'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015b\bin\win32\mexopts\lcc-win32.xml' C
Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 (C) mex -setup:C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB\R2015b\mex_C_win32.xml C
And I am able to compile a 32-bit C Shared library ... finally.
Thanks again for your initial tip Walter.
Best wishes,
John
Fahimeh Dehghandehnavi
Fahimeh Dehghandehnavi on 4 Mar 2022
Thank you Walter! This workaround solved my problem too!

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yalin kou
yalin kou on 7 Oct 2018
We have a same trouble!

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