dynare/matlab/dynare_config.m

function dynareroot = dynare_config(path_to_dynare)
%function dynareroot = dynare_config(path_to_dynare)
% This function tests the existence of valid mex files (for qz
% decomposition, solution to sylvester equation and kronecker
% products...) and, if needed, add paths to the matlab versions
% of these routines.
%
% INPUTS
%   none
%             
% OUTPUTS
%   none
%        
% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
%   none

% Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Dynare Team
%
% This file is part of Dynare.
%
% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
% (at your option) any later version.
%
% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
% GNU General Public License for more details.
%
% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
% along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

if nargin
    addpath(path_to_dynare);
end
dynareroot = strrep(which('dynare.m'),'dynare.m','');

if exist('AIM')==7  % Add path to G.Anderson AIM solver (added by GP July'08)
    addpath([dynareroot '/AIM/']);
end

if exist('OCTAVE_VERSION')
    addpath([dynareroot '../mex/octave/'])
else
    if matlab_ver_less_than('7.5')
        addpath([dynareroot '../mex/2007a/'])
    else
        addpath([dynareroot '../mex/2007b/'])
    end
end

%% Set mex routine names
mex_status = cell(1,3);
mex_status(1,1) = {'mjdgges'};
mex_status(1,2) = {'qz'};
mex_status(1,3) = {'Generalized QZ'};
mex_status(2,1) = {'gensylv'};
mex_status(2,2) = {'gensylv'};
mex_status(2,3) = {'Sylvester equation solution'};
mex_status(3,1) = {'A_times_B_kronecker_C'};
mex_status(3,2) = {'kronecker'};
mex_status(3,3) = {'Kronecker products'};
mex_status(4,1) = {'sparse_hessian_times_B_kronecker_C'};
mex_status(4,2) = {'kronecker'};
mex_status(4,3) = {'Sparse kronecker products'};
number_of_mex_files = size(mex_status,1);
%% Remove some directories from matlab's path. This is necessary if the user has
%% added dynare_v4/matlab with the subfolders. Matlab has to ignore these
%% subfolders if valid mex files exist.
matlab_path = path;
for i=1:number_of_mex_files
    test = strfind(matlab_path,[dynareroot mex_status{i,2}]);
    action = length(test);
    if action
        rmpath([dynareroot mex_status{i,2}]);
        matlab_path = path;
    end
end
%% Test if valid mex files are available, if a mex file is not available
%% a matlab version of the routine is included in the path.
disp(' ')
disp('Configuring Dynare ...')
for i=1:number_of_mex_files
    test = (exist(mex_status{i,1}) == 3);
    if ~test
        addpath([dynareroot mex_status{i,2}]);
        message = '[m]   ';
    else
        message = '[mex] '; 
    end
    disp([ message mex_status{i,3} '.' ])
end
disp(' ')