MAT2C: MATLAB-To-C Translator

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Inventors

Pramod G. Joisha

Prithviraj Banerjee*

Short Description

New software for automatic translation of MATLAB programs to optimized C code

Abstract

MAT2C is a software application that automatically translates MATLAB programs to highly optimized C code. The compiled code is usually orders of magnitude faster than the interpreted versions and is also often much faster then the C codes generated by mcc, the only commercially available compiler for MATLAB. The key reason for this is the use of statistically inferred types, produced by a back-end type inference engine called MAGICA, in optimizations and code-generation.

Applications

Compilation of specifications in MATLAB
Instructional use in classrooms

Advantages

Increased efficiency and speed of code compared to commercial competitor
Uses type information, unlike the commercial competitor

Publications

Joisha PG, Banerjee P. (2007) A translator system for the MATLAB language. Software Practice and Experience 37: 535-578.

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