DAMTP Computing News

NOTE: This version of Matlab does NOT work on the SL3 Linux machines - the new Matlab needs newer versions of several core libraries.

Mathworks recently sent us the latest update to Matlab which is now installed for testing -- the flexlm licence-manager setup has been updated to support the new version. It can be run as:

     matlab-r2007a

It is available for Linux (x86 - SL5 only!), and MacOSX (ppc) -- we also have the Linux/x86_64 and MacOSX (intel) versions but don't yet have any public machines of those kinds.

The naming scheme is the same as for the last release (R2006b) in any case this version of Matlab reports itself as - using ver

     MATLAB Version 7.4.0.287 (R2007a)

Assuming that no major problems are found with the new version, it will become the default matlab though at least on Linux not until SL50 is installed almost everywhere. The old versions probably won't be removed for a very long time.

Those who wish to install the new version on their own machines for use against our licence-server should contact help@damtp.cam.ac.uk to arrange to borrow the install DVDs (and get the relevant PLP/license.dat info). The handful of people who have their own licences should also contact us.