Approaches for Building Code Generated from Simulink Models - MATLAB & Simulink (original) (raw)

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Use one of these approaches for building (compiling and linking) code that you generate from Simulink® models:

CMake — CMake is a third-party, open-source tool for build process management, which uses configuration (CMakeLists.txt) files to generate standard build files for native build environments, for example, makefiles, Ninja files, or Microsoft® Visual Studio® and Xcode projects. You can:
- Specify a generic CMake toolchain — see Deploy Component Algorithm as Component Model Library by Using CMake
- Specify a shipped CMake toolchain definition — see Configure CMake Build Process
- Provide a custom CMake toolchain definition by using thetarget package — see Create Custom CMake Toolchain Definition.
- Use CMake toolchain definitions to build generated code in the Windows Subsystem for Linux environment — see Build Code in Windows Subsystem for Linux.
  MATLAB® ships the CMake executable file. Simulink Coder™ and Embedded Coder® support CMake versions from 3.12.0 onwards.
Makefile-based toolchain — The build process generates makefiles and supports custom toolchains. You can define and register custom makefile-based toolchains by using the Target Framework orToolchainInfo objects. See:
- Define Custom Makefile-Based Toolchains Using Target Framework
- Register Custom Toolchain and Build Executable
Template makefile — The build process uses a template makefile with a toolchain that you specify. Optionally, you can control the build process through a toolchain information object. See Template Makefile Approach.

Each build approach supports:

For information about customizing a build approach, see Code Compilation Customization.

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