Matlab R2019a Runtime Installer not recognized in app designer

I have been trying to compile a standalone app made in app designer, using the application compiler UI. I want to include the matlab runtime in the package, and have selected this option in the compiler. When hitting package I get the 'Runtime not found' dialog with options of Download from web, and specify location. I cannot use download from web as the firewall and proxy setting my work use will not allow the connection. Therefore I downloaded the runtime installer for R2019a from the mathworks website, and got the file: MATLAB_Runtime_R2019a_Update_4_win64.zip. However when I specifiy this file in the Compiler Preferences dialog box, I get an error saying 'The file is not a valid MATLAB Runtime installer for this version of MATLAB'. I have tried redownloading the file several times, and also saving it in several different loactions, but the same error appears every time.

[nick wheeler]

I have the same question and experience with MATLAB_Runtime_R2019a_Update_5_win64.zip

[Ann Whitney]

I'm also having this problem with "MATLAB_Runtime_R2019a_Update_5_win64.zip"

[Gal Haneman]

same issue on 2 different computers and different domains!

[Nan Zhang]

I have the same problem with matlab R2019b and could not fix it still.

[Walter Roberson]

MATLAB_Runtime_R2019a_Update_4_win64.zip is not a runtime installer. The runtime installers are available at https://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/matlab-runtime.html

[Johnny B]

Walter Roberson, on the page you linked, the "64-bit" link in the "Windows" column next to R2019a downloads a file named "MATLAB_Runtime_2019a_Update_6_win64.zip. If that's "not a runtime installer", what is it? And what is a runtime installer?

[Walter Roberson]

The original poster asked about MATLAB_Runtime_R2019a_Update_4_win64.zip which is an updater that brings R2019a to R2019a Update 4, but does not install the Runtime.

The link you are talking about is for MATLAB_Runtime_2019a_Update_6_win64.zip which is the installer for the Runtime for MATLAB R2019a Update 6. Notice the "Runtime" in the file name.

[tao hu]

去官网下载与你的MATLAB版本相符合的MATLAB Runtime Version

然后解压后点击setup.exe安装（按照其默认安装路径安装即可）

安装完成打开MATLAB在命令行空间输入deploytool

在弹出来的选择框中选择第一个选项

之后在顶部的MAIN FILE栏中点击“+”

选择你希望打包的文件后点击Package即可自动生成

Go to the official website to download the MATLAB Runtime Version that matches your version of MATLAB

Then decompress and click setup.exe to install (install by following its default installation path)

After installation, open MATLAB and enter deploytool in the command line space.

Select the first option in the pop-up selection box

Then click "+" in the MAIN FILE column at the top

Select the files you want to package and click Package to generate them automatically

[dong zhang]

Actually,this qustion is very easy.Fist,you must download the right version of the runtime,and the version must match with you matlab version.After this,open the matlab,and at the top of the menu click"preferences",select the MATLAB Complier,at the right side,select the downloaded of the runtime path.It's a "*.zip "file.For example G:\MATLAB_Runtime_R2019a_win64.zip.

[Anna Fritz]

I am having the same error and this isn't working for me. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks!

Answer 1

[Christian Rynek]

Hi,

I had the same problem today. I downloaded the file (MATLAB_Runtime_R2019b_Update_4_win64.zip) and the compiler told me 'The file is not a valid MATLAB Runtime installer for this version of MATLAB'. I have entered the command 'compiler.runtime.download' in the command window in MATLAB R2019b. After some time I received this message in the command window:

MATLAB Runtime installer has been downloaded to:

"C:\Users\rynech1\AppData\Local\Temp\rynech1\MCRInstaller9.7\MATLAB_Runtime_R2019b_win64.zip"

After that I tried to creat the standallone application (Runtime included in package) again and it worked.

I hope this will help you.

Best greatings

Christian

Answer 2

[Esteban]

Had the same problem, since the runtime downloads from the website all look like updates or at least are not recognized as installers.

Run the command

mcrinstaller

If it returns empty, then I managed to download the installer with the following command:

compiler.runtime.download

It takes a while and has no progress bar, so have patience. The practical thing is it configures the compiler path atuomatically.

[Ahmed Salih]

I have the same problem.

And when I run compiler.runtime.download.

I got the error below.

Error using compiler.runtime.download

Unable to open output file:

'/home/amaa11/.mcrCache9.7/../MCRInstaller9.7/MATLAB_Runtime_R2019b_Update_3_glnxa64.zip' for writing. Common reasons include that the file exists and does not have write permission or the folder does not have

write permissions.

How this could be fixed?

[Charles Lewis]

Esteban,

Unfortunately I can't use the download function through Matlab due to company restrictions. Might you be able to take the time to show your Matlab folder path with regards to the Compiler Runtime? Does it appear to utilise the .zip file directly or does it install it into your toolbox/Compiler folder?

I don't know why this is so difficult; it's not at all clear through documentation how to set this up.

Many thanks for your time

Charlie

Answer 3

[Gholamreza Akbarizadeh]

Dear tao hu,

Please tell us more explanations. How did you do it?! I also downloaded the runtime installer for R2019a from the mathworks website, and got the file: MATLAB_Runtime_R2019a_Update_7_win64.zip. However when I specifiy this file in the Compiler Preferences dialog box, I get an error saying 'The file is not a valid MATLAB Runtime installer for this version of MATLAB'. I have tried redownloading the file several times, and also saving it in several different loactions, but the same error appears every time. What is the problem?

[seraj alhamidi]

same 4 me !

Answer 4

[Matias Peltoketo]

Hi!

As Christian Rynek says, command

compiler.runtime.download

works since it downloads the same update of the MATLAB Runtime that your MATLAB is. The key for solving this issue is that you should have the same update version of the MATLAB runtime as your MATLAB is. Try command

version -description

to see, what MATLAB update you have. If this doesn't match with the MATLAB runtime version (i.e. MATLAB_Runtime_R2019b_Update_4_win64.zip), you have to update your MATLAB to the same version. This can be done with Add-Ons -> Manage Add-Ons -> Updates. After you have updated your MATLAB to the current version, you should be able to download the current version of Runtime from https://se.mathworks.com/products/compiler/matlab-runtime.html.

As for finding some other version of MATLAB Runtime, I couldn't find any page where it would be possible to download previous updates of MATLAB Runtime. I think this is something that should be improved.

Hopefully this helped!

Best regards,

Matias

Answer 5

[J Liang]

This link helps. https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/483307-why-do-i-see-invalid-installer-when-attempting-to-install-matlab-compiler-runtime#answer_394518

It's because you need the correct version of MCR matching you Matlab version. But https://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/matlab-runtime.html only provides MCR zip for the lastest update. In reality it's very common for offline computers from university and cooperation are still working with a out-dated version.

You just need to follow the first link I posted and tweak the url to download the correct MCR version. In my case I am working with the original version of 2019a, aka no update, the coresponding MCR can be downloaded on https://ssd.mathworks.com/supportfiles/downloads/R2019a/Release/0/deployment_files/installer/complete/win64/MATLAB_Runtime_R2019a_win64.zip

Answer 6

[Chame Frank]

I solve it, Thanks!

After hours exploration，I find how this problem happened,and how to solve it.

• The error occurred because the downloaded MCRInstaller version did not match the MATALB version you have installed on your computer.

Look at the website: https://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/matlab-runtime.html..html, you will found which MCRInstaller version match your installed MATLAB version, and you download it,

But wait a mimute，go to the download manager to see what version you actually download, like this:

What does **Update_8** mean?

Then you shuld go to the MATLAB you have installed to see the exact version, because MATLAB R2019a has multiple updates exist，but the https://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/matlab-runtime.html..html only give the latest MCRInstaller version which match the latest MATLAB version.

You will found:

If you click "continue", you will update your MATLAB to the latest vesion, then you can configure the MCRInstaller download from the website successfully!

• If you do not to update your MATLAB version ,you should find the exact MCRInstaller version to match your MATLAB version , I think Christian Rynek's method is good ,and I followed his method successfully.