Can we generate C++ code from Simulink models from bash or PowerShell command line?

Can we generate C++ code from Simulink models from bash or PowerShell?

I am a beginner with Matlab and Simulink, I manage the build system for my company, we are trying to integrate a build step that will look at all the Simulink models and generates code for them. In order to achieve that, we need an interface to Simulink Coder from the command line and not inside Matlab or it's add on applications.

Is this interface exposed ? and would this be a possibility ?

Answer 1

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You can execute matlab code non-interactively using the command line with the "-batch" commandline option. Create a MATLAB script "generate_code.m" like this:

model = 'your_model_name';
load_system(model);
slbuild(model);  % Code generation using Simulink Coder

You can modify this MATLAB script to read model file paths from a .TXT file and build them in a loop. Run this script non-interactively in your shell with:

matlab -batch "generate_code"

For more details, see:

1. MATLAB startup options: https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2022b/matlab/matlab_env/commonly-used-startup-options.html
2. "slbuild" documentation: https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2022b/simulink/slref/slbuild.html.