Persistent user paths to Matlab and Octave
Matlab .mltbx toolbox packaged toolbox format is proprietary to Matlab.
Oftentimes we desire to
distribute a Matlab package as a set of .m source files
instead.
To add a “toolbox” or “package” to Matlab and use functions from that toolbox requires using “addpath” or “import” Matlab syntax.
This example makes those paths persistent in Matlab and Octave, using example toolbox directories ~/mypkg1
and ~/mypkg2
.
Normally use addpath()
instead of cd()
.
Do not put brackets or braces around the multiple paths.
Prepend a package to the Matlab path
by editing the startup.m
file from Matlab or Octave:
edit(fullfile(userpath,'startup.m'))
put in addpath() commands to the desired Matlab packages paths like:
addpath('~/mypkg1','~/mypkg2')
Restart Matlab/Octave and type
path
and the new toolbox directories will be at the top.