[SOLVED] how to generate MEX from package function in MATLAB?

how to generate MEX from package function in MATLAB?

I have the following directory structure:

main
   +model
      run.m
   +options
      opt.m
main.m

and so forth.

I have a function under +model directory called run that depends on some functions in the +options directory, such that my main.m script under directory main calls model.run() and the function run calls some options.opt().

I want to generate a MEX file of model.run(), so I run the coder from MATLAB command prompt, and on the first screen, where I enter the function name to generate code model.run, the coder simply displays the error:

This file is shadowed by C:\....\+model\run.m

I already tried adding the main directory to the path, but it didn't work.

Is it possible to compile a MEX for model.run() in this scenario?

MATLAB version: '9.4.0.813654 (R2018a)'

Solution

Generating code directly from a function in a package is unfortunately not supported in MATLAB Coder as of MATLAB R2019a. We've made an internal note of your request so we can look at lifting that limitation in the future.

The workaround right now is to add a wrapper function outside of a package that calls model.run and use that as your entry-point function with Coder. You could then move the resulting MEX file to your +model directory so that model.run calls the generated MEX in the rest of your code.