function to generate collections of integers that all sum to the same value?

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Here's one for you number freaks.I am looking for a Matlab function that generates all ordered combinations of integers that add up to a certain value. For instance, in the case of 4,
1 1 1 1
1 1 2, 1 2 1, 2 1 1
1 3, 3 1
2 2
4
In the case of 5,
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 2, 1 1 2 1, 1 2 1 1, 2 1 1 1
1 2 2, 2 1 2, 2 2 1
1 1 3, 1 3 1, 3 1 1
1 4, 4 1
2 3, 3 2
5
Etc., all the way up to 8, or even 16 if that is possible.

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Bruno Luong
Bruno Luong on 21 Dec 2023
Look in File Exchange with the keywords integer partition. You'ill find many implementations for example this one:
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John D'Errico
John D'Errico on 21 Dec 2023
Be careful, as even relatively small numbers will have an immense number of partitions. By my count, 100 has 190569292 distinct ways to perform the sum, and 1000 has 24061467864032622473692149727991 distinct ways.

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