How do I use Matlab Compiler SDK to create executable for GUI app

Hi. I made a simple GUI app using maltab app designer. After exported it as .m file, I'd like to compile it using compiler SDK to C++ share library then somehow generate a executable file. I was following this document: Generate a C++ MATLAB Data API Shared Library and Build a C++ Application. I've tried to work through the document on a non-GUI .m file and successfully got an functional exe. But when I tried to implement same steps for the GUI app, I had an issue. If I run the exe, the window only appeared for a moment, like half a second, and then closed/crushed automatically. Same thing happened for Matlab plot feature. Basically, anything that has a graphical interface, I couldn't hold the window.

My app:

.m code (exported from app designer):

classdef sine_ploter < matlab.apps.AppBase

    % Properties that correspond to app components
    properties (Access = public)
        UIFigure     matlab.ui.Figure
        ClearButton  matlab.ui.control.Button
        Slider       matlab.ui.control.Slider
        PlotButton   matlab.ui.control.Button
        UIAxes       matlab.ui.control.UIAxes
    end

    % Callbacks that handle component events
    methods (Access = private)

        % Button pushed function: PlotButton
        function PlotButtonPushed(app, ~)
            x=0:pi/200:2*pi;
            v = app.Slider.Value;
            y=sin(v * x);
            plot(app.UIAxes,x,y);
        end

        % Button pushed function: ClearButton
        function ClearButtonPushed(app, ~)
            cla(app.UIAxes);
        end

        % Value changed function: Slider
        function SliderValueChanged(~, ~)
            
            
        end
    end

    % Component initialization
    methods (Access = private)

        % Create UIFigure and components
        function createComponents(app)

            % Create UIFigure and hide until all components are created
            app.UIFigure = uifigure('Visible', 'off');
            app.UIFigure.Color = [1 1 1];
            app.UIFigure.Position = [100 100 640 480];
            app.UIFigure.Name = 'MATLAB App';

            % Create UIAxes
            app.UIAxes = uiaxes(app.UIFigure);
            title(app.UIAxes, 'Y=sin(X)')
            xlabel(app.UIAxes, 'X')
            ylabel(app.UIAxes, 'Y')
            zlabel(app.UIAxes, 'Z')
            app.UIAxes.XGrid = 'on';
            app.UIAxes.YGrid = 'on';
            app.UIAxes.GridColor = [0 0 1];
            app.UIAxes.Position = [50 150 541 296];

            % Create PlotButton
            app.PlotButton = uibutton(app.UIFigure, 'push');
            app.PlotButton.ButtonPushedFcn = createCallbackFcn(app, @PlotButtonPushed, true);
            app.PlotButton.Position = [122 31 150 43];
            app.PlotButton.Text = 'Plot';

            % Create Slider
            app.Slider = uislider(app.UIFigure);
            app.Slider.Limits = [1 10];
            app.Slider.ValueChangedFcn = createCallbackFcn(app, @SliderValueChanged, true);
            app.Slider.Position = [233 132 175 3];
            app.Slider.Value = 1;

            % Create ClearButton
            app.ClearButton = uibutton(app.UIFigure, 'push');
            app.ClearButton.ButtonPushedFcn = createCallbackFcn(app, @ClearButtonPushed, true);
            app.ClearButton.Position = [388 31 150 43];
            app.ClearButton.Text = 'Clear';

            % Show the figure after all components are created
            app.UIFigure.Visible = 'on';
        end
    end

    % App creation and deletion
    methods (Access = public)

        % Construct app
        function app = sine_ploter

            % Create UIFigure and components
            createComponents(app)

            % Register the app with App Designer
            registerApp(app, app.UIFigure)

            if nargout == 0
                clear app
            end
        end

        % Code that executes before app deletion
        function delete(app)

            % Delete UIFigure when app is deleted
            delete(app.UIFigure)
        end
    end
end

My Sample script:

% Sample script to demonstrate execution of function sine_ploter(app, ~)
sine_ploter();

Any suggestions? Please and Thank you!!

Answer 1

[Yash Sharma]

I understand that you have a MATLAB GUI app and want to make a standalone executable of the same. Here are the steps that you can follow to convert your GUI app to standalone executable.

1. Make sure you have MATLAB Compiler and supported C compiler.
2. Run the command mbuild -setup to select your C compiler.
3. Run the command “deploytool” to open the deployment tool window.
4. Select Application compiler from the list of options.
5. In the main file tab click on the “+” button and select your main file.
6. Enter necessary information in application information window.
7. Click on “package”.

Please find below links to documentation which will be helpful for your implementation:

• deploytool: https://www.mathworks.com/help/compiler/deploytool.html
• Application Compiler: https://www.mathworks.com/help/compiler/applicationcompiler-app.html

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

[Steven Lord]

I would try writing and deploying a function that opens the app then waits for the app to close before the function returns. Something like this I think would work (though I haven't tried it.)

function deployMyApp()
app = sine_ploter;
waitfor(app)
end