This is a way to install Matlab on a NixOS machine. Matlab is hard to install on NixOS, primarily because
- It has opaque dependencies.
- It ships bundled with tons of libraries, but some of these expect external libraries.
- It expects a normal Unix file structure.
This is still a work in progress, so please file and issue or make a pull request if something doesn't work. I will also revise this README as I learn more about the installation.
- Enter your file installation key, matlab version, and installation file name in the default.nix file
- Go into builder.sh and change your installed Matlab packages in the
_input_filevariable. (Note that product.MATLAB is required) - Put your license.lic file in your current directory.
- Copy your installer file to the /tmp directory. (Why? nix chokes when large files are in the source tree. Therefore, we need to use fetchurl, and we need the files in a place the builder can access.)
- Run
nix-build default.nix
If Matlab appears as just a grey window, then you need to trick matlab into
thinking you are using a different window manager. Install the wmname program
and then type wmname LG3D. This works for a few java programs.
- Don't require a tar file (allow zip)
- Make configuration simple for users. Put all needed user info at the top of default.nix with comments and skeleton values.
- Test mcc, mbuild, and mex to make sure they can find gcc correctly.
- Use requireFile instead of forcing the user to put their installer file in /tmp
- Add builder for Matlab Compiler Runtime