Is there an option to disable "startup.m" from being compiled into my code?

There are "addpath" and "cd" commands in my "startup.m" file. When I compile code for deployment and run the program on the deployed machine, these lines cause errors. However, it works as expected on the development machine.

I do not want the application compiler ("deploytool") or "mcc" to compile "startup.m" into my application, so I would like the option not to have it compiled into the final code if possible.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

"startup.m" is compiled into the deployed program to ensure that the deployed application code behaves the same as the code in the MATLAB environment.

There is currently no compiler option to disable this feature. However, the "isdeployed" function can be used as a workaround within the "startup.m" file.

For example:

if ~isdeployed
  % startup code. Including specify 
  % computer specific settings
end