Error using Application Compiler to create Standalone .exe application

I am trying to use Application Compiler to create Standalone .exe file. I get error in the 1st step- Creating Binaries. The log is as follows:

ant:
<ant>
  <mkdir dir="C:\Users\Rishabh\Documents\MATLAB\simple_gui\for_redistribution" />
  <mkdir dir="C:\Users\Rishabh\Documents\MATLAB\simple_gui\for_testing" />
</ant>
mcc -C -o simple_gui -W WinMain:simple_gui -T link:exe -d C:\Users\Rishabh\Documents\MATLAB\simple_gui\for_testing -v C:\Users\Rishabh\Documents\MATLAB\simple_gui.m 
Test checkout of feature 'Compiler' failed.

mcc failed.

I have using Matlab 2013b on windows 10 and have installed Windows SDK 7.1 along with the patch Visual Studio 2010 SP1 C++ Compiler to overcome the issue of a version later than .NET framework 4.0 being installed as windows 10 has 4.6.1

The .m files is also attached.

[Walter Roberson]

You did not attach anything.

[RIshabh Golchha]

Roberson- Sorry missed it earlier. Attached one

Answer 1

[Sean de Wolski]

It looks like the license for the compiler is not available. Are you using it on a concurrent license?

[Walter Roberson]

Note that you need the MATLAB Compiler Toolbox.

[RIshabh Golchha]

What is concurrent license? And how do I verify if I am on it or something else?

[RIshabh Golchha]

Roberson- I think I do have the Matlab compiler toolbox as that is why I was able to at least start the application compiler

[Sean de Wolski]

Concurrent license means that you're connected to a license server sharing licenses with colleagues. If amongst you, you have one compiler license, which is not uncommon, then only one person can use it at a time. The error points to a license checkout failure:

Test checkout of feature 'Compiler' failed.

[RIshabh Golchha]

No. I am not on concurrent license. I have a standalone one

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

Try running this code in a new script:

% Check that user has the MATLAB COMPILER installed.
hasToolbox = license('test', 'compiler'); 
if hasToolbox
  message = sprintf('You have the MATLAB Compiler installed.');
  uiwait(helpdlg(message));
else
  % User does not have the toolbox installed.
  message = sprintf('Sorry, but you do not seem to have the Compiler product installed.');
  uiwait(helpdlg(message));
end

What happens when you run it?

[RIshabh Golchha]

As expected.. You have MATLAB Compiler installed

[Walter Roberson]

You may have it installed, but do you have it licensed? What does

 which mcc

show? And also check with license()

license('test','Compiler')

[RIshabh Golchha]

which mcc - C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2013b\toolbox\compiler\mcc.mexw64

What does this mean?

license('test','Compiler')- 1

[Walter Roberson]

Do you possibly have multiple MATLAB sessions open? If so then close all of them and then open one and try again.

[RIshabh Golchha]

No. I have only session. Multiple session means opening multiple Matlab terminals at the same time right?

[Image Analyst]

You might have to call the Mathworks on Monday.

[RIshabh Golchha]

Ok. Seems like the last option now.

A friend of mine has licensing through his university. So that would be concurrent license right?

He is facing a similar issue. Does concurrent licensing have any other way to solve the issues or are they the same

[Image Analyst]

I have no idea - I don't have that kind of license but I see people with such licenses asking here quite a bit. I don't know why it's so problematic. You don't have the Student Suite, do you? Because that license cannot have the compiler available to it.

[Walter Roberson]

Academic licenses are not necessarily concurrent licenses: they can also be node-locked or named user.

Answer 3

[RIshabh Golchha]

I shifted to Matlab 2015a and have installed runtime libraries(mcr) in addition to what I did when I was using 2013b and the application compiler is working.

So I think I was missing mcr earlier. Thanks everyone for your help

[Image Analyst]

Why not go all the way to R2015b? Why install an already outdated version?

[RIshabh Golchha]

Actually that is what I could get from institute at present