Comments on: Easier (and less error-prone) creation of Zip files

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:52:44 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Chris. Dependency mapping is challenging for a number of reasons, but we’re constantly working on trying to improve the process. I’ve shared your comments with the Developers responsible for DEPFUN.
Regards,
Brett

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:45:02 +0000

It’s a shame, but depfun(…) does not properly return the dependencies of Matlab script files. For example, it does not always find where Matlab classes are created.

This unfortunately means that exportToZip may omit required files if there are any script .m files called at ANY POINT from the file being exported or its children.

It’s a pity.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:53:28 +0000

Ryan,
I’m sorry you’re having problems with the DEPFUN command. Our Development Team is very interested in your feedback whenever you have issues with our code (or suggestions for enhancements!). I’d like to suggest that you enter a service request to report and track the issue–it’s easy to do, and helps us to continually improve your MATLAB experience. To report the issue, you’d GOTO our home page (www.mathworks.com), CLICK on the “Suport” tab, SELECT “View Service Requests” (under the “Manage My Account” heading), then, on the left panel under “My Support,” SELECT “Create New Request.” (Select the “Technical Support” option, and enter the relevant information.)

If you have any problems reporting the issue, feel free to email me directly:

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and I’ll be glad to help you out.

Thanks!
Brett

By: Ryan Gray

Ryan Gray — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:39:31 +0000

I wrote a zip function like this a while back, but the problem I have is that depfun is broken for me. It thinks that the legend command depends on a bunch of my functions, so anything using legend drags in dozens of unrelated functions. Something in the internal scribe class or something as I recall. It’s certainly path related, but not because my functions are ahead of the toolboxes on the path – they aren’t. It seems to be a reporting error on depfun’s part rather than a real dependency.

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:51:33 +0000

Hi Yair,
Urs has contributed some great tools over the years. I wasn’t familiar with FDEP; thanks for pointing that out.
Cheers,
Brett

By: Yair Altman

Yair Altman — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:34:51 +0000

As a much beefed-up improvement on depfun, I love Urs’s fdep utility on the File Exchange: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/17291

Yair