Bump minimal required version of MATLAB to R2018b

Ref. #1907

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
   TERM: linux
   MATLAB_VERSION: R2023b
-  OLD_MATLAB_VERSION: R2014a
+  OLD_MATLAB_VERSION: R2018b
 
 # The next stanza creates the version number used for the source tarball and the
 # binary packages. Here are the following possible cases:

doc/manual/source/installation-and-configuration.rst

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ compilation steps are necessary in that case.
 
 In order to run Dynare, you need one of the following:
 
-* MATLAB, any version ranging from 8.3 (R2014a) to 23.2 (R2023b);
+* MATLAB, any version ranging from 9.5 (R2018b) to 23.2 (R2023b);
 * GNU Octave, any version ranging from 6.2.0 to 8.4.0, with the statistics package
   from `Octave-Forge`_. Note however that the Dynare installer for Windows
   requires a more specific version of Octave, as indicated on the download

macOS/build.sh

@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ else
     # Remove /opt/homebrew/bin from PATH, so it does not intervene with the x86_64 compilations
     path_remove PATH /opt/homebrew/bin
     MATLAB_ARCH=maci64
-    # On x86_64 we need to differentiate between older and newer MATLAB versions
-    OLD_MATLAB_PATH=/Applications/"$PKG_ARCH"/MATLAB_R2016b.app
 fi
 MATLAB_PATH=/Applications/"$PKG_ARCH"/MATLAB_R2023b.app
 
@@ -71,16 +69,10 @@ common_meson_opts=(-Dbuild_for=matlab -Dbuildtype=release -Dprefer_static=true -
                    -Dc_link_args="[ '-Wl,-ld_classic', '-L$QUADMATH_DIR' ]" -Dcpp_link_args="[ '-Wl,-ld_classic', '-L$QUADMATH_DIR' ]" -Dfortran_link_args="[ '-Wl,-ld_classic', '-L$QUADMATH_DIR' ]" \
                    --native-file scripts/homebrew-native-$PKG_ARCH.ini)
 
-# Build for MATLAB ⩾ R2018a (x86_64) and MATLAB ⩾ R2023b (arm64)
+# Build for MATLAB ⩾ R2018b (x86_64) and MATLAB ⩾ R2023b (arm64)
 arch -"$PKG_ARCH" meson setup "${common_meson_opts[@]}" -Dmatlab_path="$MATLAB_PATH" build-matlab --wipe
 arch -"$PKG_ARCH" meson compile -v -C build-matlab
 
-if [[ "$PKG_ARCH" == x86_64 ]]; then
-    # Build for MATLAB < R2018a
-    arch -"$PKG_ARCH" meson setup "${common_meson_opts[@]}" -Dmatlab_path="$OLD_MATLAB_PATH" build-old-matlab --wipe
-    arch -"$PKG_ARCH" meson compile -v -C build-old-matlab
-fi
-
 # If not in CI, build the docs
 if [[ -z $CI ]]; then
     arch -"$PKG_ARCH" meson compile -v -C build-matlab doc
@@ -125,8 +117,7 @@ mkdir -p \
       "$PKGFILES"/scripts \
       "$PKGFILES"/contrib/ms-sbvar/TZcode
 if [[ "$PKG_ARCH" == x86_64 ]]; then
-    mkdir -p "$PKGFILES"/mex/matlab/"$MATLAB_ARCH"-8.3-9.3 \
-             "$PKGFILES"/mex/matlab/"$MATLAB_ARCH"-9.4-23.2
+    mkdir -p "$PKGFILES"/mex/matlab/"$MATLAB_ARCH"-9.5-23.2
 else
     mkdir -p "$PKGFILES"/mex/matlab/"$MATLAB_ARCH"-23.2
 fi      
@@ -147,8 +138,7 @@ mkdir -p                                                             "$PKGFILES"
 ln -sf ../../preprocessor/dynare-preprocessor                        "$PKGFILES"/matlab/preprocessor64/dynare_m
 
 if [[ "$PKG_ARCH" == x86_64 ]]; then
-    cp -L  "$ROOTDIR"/build-matlab/*.mex"$MATLAB_ARCH"               "$PKGFILES"/mex/matlab/"$MATLAB_ARCH"-9.4-23.2
-    cp -L  "$ROOTDIR"/build-old-matlab/*.mex"$MATLAB_ARCH"           "$PKGFILES"/mex/matlab/"$MATLAB_ARCH"-8.3-9.3
+    cp -L  "$ROOTDIR"/build-matlab/*.mex"$MATLAB_ARCH"               "$PKGFILES"/mex/matlab/"$MATLAB_ARCH"-9.5-23.2
 else
     cp -L  "$ROOTDIR"/build-matlab/*.mex"$MATLAB_ARCH"               "$PKGFILES"/mex/matlab/"$MATLAB_ARCH"-23.2
 fi

matlab/+mom/get_data_moments.m

@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ for jm = 1:options_mom_.mom.mom_nbr
         end
     end
     % We replace NaN (due to leads and lags and missing values) with the corresponding mean
-    if isoctave || matlab_ver_less_than('8.5')
+    if isoctave
         dataMoments(jm,1) = nanmean(m_data_tmp);
     else
         dataMoments(jm,1) = mean(m_data_tmp,'omitnan');
     end
     m_data_tmp(isnan(m_data_tmp)) = dataMoments(jm,1);
     m_data(:,jm) = m_data_tmp;
-end
+end

matlab/+mom/run.m

@@ -172,22 +172,6 @@ options_mom_ = mom.default_option_mom_values(options_mom_, options_, M_.dname, d
 % -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 % workarounds
 % -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-% The TeX option crashes MATLAB R2014a run with "-nodisplay" option
-% (as is done from the testsuite).
-% Since we can’t directly test whether "-nodisplay" has been passed,
-% we test for the "source_root" environment variable, which is set
-% by the testsuite.
-% Note that it was not tested whether the crash happens with more
-% recent MATLAB versions, so when OLD_MATLAB_VERSION is increased,
-% one should make a test before removing this workaround.
-if options_.TeX && ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('8.4') && ~isempty(getenv('source_root'))
-    warning('Disabling TeX option due to a bug in MATLAB R2014a with -nodisplay')
-    options_.TeX = false;
-end
-if isfield(options_mom_, 'TeX') && options_mom_.TeX && ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('8.4') && ~isempty(getenv('source_root'))
-    warning('Disabling TeX option due to a bug in MATLAB R2014a with -nodisplay')
-    options_mom_.TeX = false;
-end
 if strcmp(options_mom_.mom.mom_method,'GMM') || strcmp(options_mom_.mom.mom_method,'SMM')
 % temporary workaround for https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dseries/-/issues/51
     if options_mom_.xls_sheet~=1

matlab/+occbin/mkdatap_anticipated_2constraints_dyn.m

@@ -98,11 +98,7 @@ if T_max > 0
         % check if last binding regime was already stored
         tmp = 0*binding_indicator;
         tmp(1:end-T_max+1,:) = binding_indicator(T_max:end,:);
-        if ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.1') % Automatic broadcasting was introduced in MATLAB R2016b
-            itmp = find(~any(bsxfun(@minus, dictionary.binding_indicator(1:length(tmp)*2,:), tmp(:))));
-        else
-            itmp = find(~any(dictionary.binding_indicator(1:length(tmp)*2,:)-tmp(:)));
-        end
+        itmp = find(~any(dictionary.binding_indicator(1:length(tmp)*2,:)-tmp(:)));
         if ~isempty(itmp)
             ireg(T_max) = itmp;
         else
@@ -134,11 +130,7 @@ if T_max > 0
     for i = T_max-1:-1:1        
         tmp = 0*binding_indicator;
         tmp(1:end-i+1,:) = binding_indicator(i:end,:);
-        if ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.1') % Automatic broadcasting was introduced in MATLAB R2016b
-            itmp = find(~any(bsxfun(@minus, dictionary.binding_indicator(1:length(tmp)*2,:), tmp(:))));
-        else
-            itmp = find(~any(dictionary.binding_indicator(1:length(tmp)*2,:)-tmp(:)));
-        end
+        itmp = find(~any(dictionary.binding_indicator(1:length(tmp)*2,:)-tmp(:)));
         if ~isempty(itmp)
             ireg(i) = itmp;
         else

matlab/+occbin/mkdatap_anticipated_dyn.m

@@ -89,11 +89,7 @@ if T_max > 0
         
         tmp = 0*binding_indicator;
         tmp(1:end-i+1) = binding_indicator(i:end);
-        if ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.1') % Automatic broadcasting was introduced in MATLAB R2016b
-            itmp = find(~any(bsxfun(@minus, dictionary.binding_indicator, tmp)));
-        else
-            itmp = find(~any(dictionary.binding_indicator-tmp));
-        end
+        itmp = find(~any(dictionary.binding_indicator-tmp));
         if ~isempty(itmp)
             ireg(i) = itmp;
         else

matlab/+occbin/solver.m

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function [dr, out, ss] = solver(M_, options_, dr ,steady_state, exo_steady_state
 %                                           - R: [n_vars by n_exo by n_shock_period] array of shock response matrices
 %                                           - C: [n_vars by n_shock_period] array of constants
 
-% Copyright © 2021 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2021-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -90,15 +90,7 @@ end
 
 % add back steady state
 if ~options_.occbin.simul.piecewise_only
-    if ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.1') % Automatic broadcasting was introduced in MATLAB R2016b
-        out.linear = bsxfun(@plus, out.linear, out.ys');
-    else
-        out.linear = out.linear + out.ys';
-    end
+    out.linear = out.linear + out.ys';
 end
-if ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.1') % Automatic broadcasting was introduced in MATLAB R2016b
-    out.piecewise = bsxfun(@plus, out.piecewise, out.ys');
-else
-    out.piecewise = out.piecewise + out.ys';
-end
-out.exo_pos = options_.occbin.simul.exo_pos;
+out.piecewise = out.piecewise + out.ys';
+out.exo_pos = options_.occbin.simul.exo_pos;

matlab/+occbin/write_regimes_to_xls.m

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function write_regimes_to_xls(occbin_struct,M_,options_)
 % - M_              [struct]    Matlab's structure describing the model
 % - options_        [struct]    Matlab's structure describing the current options
 
-% Copyright © 2021 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2021-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -62,14 +62,7 @@ else
     end
 end
 
-if ~ispc && ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.0')
-    % On GNU/Linux and macOS, with MATLAB < R2016a, “writeable” can’t write Excel files
-    % (and “xlswrite” can’t either)
-    warning('This version of MATLAB is too old and cannot create Excel files. The Occbin regimes will rather be written to a CSV file.')
-    filename=[OutputDirectoryName filesep xls_filename '.csv'];
-else
-    filename=[OutputDirectoryName filesep xls_filename '.xls'];
-end
+filename=[OutputDirectoryName filesep xls_filename '.xls'];
 
 if isfile(filename)
     delete(filename)
@@ -81,10 +74,6 @@ if isoctave
         error('The io package is required to write XLS files from Octave')
     end
     xlswrite(filename, vertcat(Header, xlsmat));
-elseif  ~ispc && matlab_ver_less_than('9.0')
-    % Use a CSV file. See the comment above about filename.
-    % We don’t use xlswrite because its CSV fallback does not support cell-arrays.
-    writetable(array2table(xlsmat,'VariableNames',Header), filename);
 else
     writetable(array2table(xlsmat,'VariableNames',Header), filename, 'Sheet', 'Regimes');
 end

matlab/dynare.m

@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ if isoctave
         skipline()
     end
 else
-    if matlab_ver_less_than('8.3') % Should match the test in meson.build
+    if matlab_ver_less_than('9.5') % Should match the test in meson.build
         skipline()
-        warning('This version of Dynare has only been tested on MATLAB 8.3 (R2014a) and above. Since your MATLAB version is older than that, Dynare may fail to run, or give unexpected results. Consider upgrading your MATLAB installation, or switch to Octave.');
+        warning('This version of Dynare has only been tested on MATLAB 9.5 (R2018b) and above. Since your MATLAB version is older than that, Dynare may fail to run, or give unexpected results. Consider upgrading your MATLAB installation, or switch to Octave.');
         skipline()
     end
 end

matlab/dynare_config.m

@@ -105,19 +105,14 @@ if ~exist('struct2array')
     p{end+1} = '/missing/struct2array';
 end
 
-% isfile is missing in MATLAB < R2017b
-if ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.3')
-    p{end+1} = '/missing/isfile';
-end
-
-% contains and splitlines don't exist in Octave and in MATLAB < R2016b
-if isoctave || matlab_ver_less_than('9.1')
+% contains and splitlines don't exist in Octave
+if isoctave
     p{end+1} = '/missing/contains';
     p{end+1} = '/missing/splitlines';
 end
 
-% datetime doesn't exist in Octave and in MATLAB < R2014b
-if isoctave || matlab_ver_less_than('8.4')
+% datetime doesn't exist in Octave
+if isoctave
     p{end+1} = '/missing/datetime';
 end
 

matlab/dynare_estimation.m

@@ -43,19 +43,6 @@ if ~isempty(strmatch('dsge_prior_weight',M_.param_names))
     options_.dsge_var = 1;
 end
 
-% The TeX option crashes MATLAB R2014a run with "-nodisplay" option
-% (as is done from the testsuite).
-% Since we can’t directly test whether "-nodisplay" has been passed,
-% we test for the "source_root" environment variable, which is set
-% by the testsuite.
-% Note that it was not tested whether the crash happens with more
-% recent MATLAB versions, so when OLD_MATLAB_VERSION is increased,
-% one should make a test before removing this workaround.
-if options_.TeX && ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('8.4') && ~isempty(getenv('source_root'))
-    warning('Disabling TeX option due to a bug in MATLAB R2014a with -nodisplay')
-    options_.TeX = false;
-end
-
 var_list = check_list_of_variables(options_, M_, var_list);
 options_.varlist = var_list;
 

matlab/dynare_identification.m

@@ -67,19 +67,6 @@ function [pdraws, STO_REDUCEDFORM, STO_MOMENTS, STO_DYNAMIC, STO_si_dDYNAMIC, ST
 
 global M_ options_ oo_ bayestopt_ estim_params_
 
-% The TeX option crashes MATLAB R2014a run with "-nodisplay" option
-% (as is done from the testsuite).
-% Since we can’t directly test whether "-nodisplay" has been passed,
-% we test for the "source_root" environment variable, which is set
-% by the testsuite.
-% Note that it was not tested whether the crash happens with more
-% recent MATLAB versions, so when OLD_MATLAB_VERSION is increased,
-% one should make a test before removing this workaround.
-if options_.TeX && ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('8.4') && ~isempty(getenv('source_root'))
-    warning('Disabling TeX option due to a bug in MATLAB R2014a with -nodisplay')
-    options_.TeX = false;
-end
-
 store_options_ = options_; % store options to restore them at the end
 fname = M_.fname; %model name
 dname = M_.dname; %model name

matlab/dynare_solve.m

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ if options.solve_algo == 0
     else
         options4fsolve = optimoptions('fsolve');
     end
-    if isoctave || matlab_ver_less_than('9.0') % Option names changed in MATLAB R2016a
+    if isoctave
         options4fsolve.MaxFunEvals = 50000;
         options4fsolve.MaxIter = maxit;
         options4fsolve.TolFun = tolf;

matlab/epilogue_shock_decomposition.m

@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ nterms = size(z,2);
 for k=1:size(y,1)
     ytmp  = squeeze(y(k,:,:));
     yres = ytmp(end,:) - sum(ytmp(1:end-1,:));
-    if ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.1') % Automatic broadcasting was introduced in MATLAB R2016b
-        w = bsxfun(@rdivide, abs(ytmp(1:end-1,:)), sum(abs(ytmp(1:end-1,:))))
-    else
-        w = abs(ytmp(1:end-1,:))./sum(abs(ytmp(1:end-1,:)));
-    end
+    w = abs(ytmp(1:end-1,:))./sum(abs(ytmp(1:end-1,:)));
     %     ytmp(1:end-1,:) = ytmp(1:end-1,:) + repmat(yres,[nterms-1 1])/(nterms-1);
     ytmp(1:end-1,:) = ytmp(1:end-1,:) + repmat(yres,[nterms-1 1]).*w;
     y(k,:,:) = ytmp;

matlab/get_path_to_mex_files.m

@@ -47,30 +47,16 @@ else
     end
     % Add win64 specific paths for Dynare Windows package
     if strcmp(computer, 'PCWIN64')
-        if matlab_ver_less_than('9.4')
-            tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/win64-8.3-9.3/'];
-            if exist(tmp, 'dir')
-                mexpath = tmp;
-            end
-        else
-            tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/win64-9.4-23.2/'];
-            if exist(tmp, 'dir')
-                mexpath = tmp;
-            end
+        tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/win64-9.5-23.2/'];
+        if exist(tmp, 'dir')
+            mexpath = tmp;
         end
     end
     % Add macOS paths for Dynare Mac package
     if strcmp(computer, 'MACI64')
-        if matlab_ver_less_than('9.4')
-            tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/maci64-8.3-9.3/'];
-            if exist(tmp, 'dir')
-                mexpath = tmp;
-            end
-        else
-            tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/maci64-9.4-23.2/'];
-            if exist(tmp, 'dir')
-                mexpath = tmp;
-            end
+        tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/maci64-9.5-23.2/'];
+        if exist(tmp, 'dir')
+            mexpath = tmp;
         end
     end
     if strcmp(computer, 'MACA64')

matlab/graph_decomp_detail.m

@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ for j=1:nvar
             ineg=zz<0;
             hax = subplot(nrow,ncol,i); set(gca,'box','on')
             hbar = bar(x(2:end),(zz.*ipos)','stacked','FaceColor','flat');
-            if ~isoctave && ~matlab_ver_less_than('9.3.0')
-                % make bar obey colormap under MATLAB R2017b
+            if ~isoctave
+                % make bar obey colormap under MATLAB
                 for k = 1:2
                     hbar(k).CData = k;
                 end
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ for j=1:nvar
             set(hbar,'edgecolor','flat');
             hold on,
             hbar = bar(x(2:end),(zz.*ineg)','stacked','FaceColor','flat');
-            if ~isoctave && ~matlab_ver_less_than('9.3.0')
-                % make bar obey colormap under MATLAB R2017b
+            if ~isoctave
+                % make bar obey colormap under MATLAB
                 for k = 1:2
                     hbar(k).CData = k;
                 end

matlab/loadjson_.m

@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ function o = loadjson_(jsonfilename)
 %
 % REMARKS
 % jsondecode builtin was introduced in MATLAB R2016b and in Octave 7.
-% Older MATLAB and Octave versions use jsonlab as fallback.
 
-% Copyright © 2020-2022 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2020-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ function o = loadjson_(jsonfilename)
 % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-if (isoctave && octave_ver_less_than('7')) || (~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.1'))
+if isoctave && octave_ver_less_than('7')
     o = loadjson(jsonfilename);
     return
 end

matlab/missing/isfile/isfile.m

@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-function a = isfile(b)
-
-%@info:
-%! @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{a} =} isfile (@var{b})
-%! @anchor{isfile}
-%! @sp 1
-%! Test if @var{b} is a file.
-%! @sp 2
-%! @strong{Inputs}
-%! @sp 1
-%! @table @var
-%! @item b
-%! A matlab/octave string.
-%! @end table
-%! @sp 2
-%! @strong{Outputs}
-%! @sp 1
-%! @table @var
-%! @item a
-%! Integer scalar, equal to 1 if @var{b} is a file, zero otherwise.
-%! @end table
-%! @sp 2
-%! @strong{This function is called by:}
-%! @sp 2
-%! @strong{This function calls:}
-%! @sp 2
-%! @end deftypefn
-%@eod:
-
-% Copyright © 2012-2017 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 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-stringarrayflag = false;
-cellofstringflag = false;
-n = 1;
-a = false;
-
-if ~isoctave() && ~matlab_ver_less_than('9.1') && isstring(b) && length(b)>1 && isvector(b)
-    n = length(b);
-    stringarrayflag = true;
-    a = false(size(b));
-end
-
-if iscell(b) && length(b)>1 && isvector(b)
-    if all(cellfun(@ischar, b))
-        n = length(b);
-        cellofstringflag = true;
-        a = false(size(b));
-    else
-        error('Wrong input argument type!')
-    end
-end
-
-for i=1:n
-    if stringarrayflag
-        d = b(i);
-    elseif cellofstringflag
-        d = b{i};
-    elseif ischar(b) && size(b, 1)==1
-        d = b;
-    else
-        error('Wrong input argument type!')
-    end
-    [base, ext] = strtok(d, '.');
-    if isempty(ext)
-        % File has no extension.
-        [status, c] = fileattrib(d);
-        if status
-            a(i) = ~c.directory;
-        end
-    else
-        a(i) = isequal(exist(d, 'file'), 2);
-    end
-end

matlab/missing/stats/+gamrnd/best_1978.m

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function  g = best_1978(a ,b)
 % OUTPUTS
 % - g    [double]     n*1 vector, gamma variates.
 
-% Copyright © 2006-2020 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2006-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -44,12 +44,7 @@ while mm
     X(index) = bb(index)+Y(index); % x
     id1 = index(X(index)<0); % Reject.
     id2 = setdiff(index, id1);
-    if numel(id2) ~= 0 || isoctave || ~matlab_ver_less_than('9.1')
-        % If id2=[], LHS of the .* has size [0,0], while RHS is [0,1].
-        % Since there is no automatic broadcast in MATLAB < R2016b, skip the
-        % statement in that case.
-        Z(id2) = 64.0*(W(id2).^3).*(rand(length(id2),1).^2); % d
-    end
+    Z(id2) = 64.0*(W(id2).^3).*(rand(length(id2),1).^2); % d
     id3 = id2(Z(id2)>1.0-2.0*Y(id2).*Y(id2)./X(id2)); % Reject.
     id4 = id3(log(Z(id3))>2.0*(bb(id3).*log(X(id3)./bb(id3))-Y(id3))); % Reject.
     index = [id1, id4];

matlab/missing/stats/+gamrnd/knuth.m

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function  g = knuth(a, b)
 % OUTPUTS
 % - g    [double]     n*1 vector, gamma variates.
 
-% Copyright © 2006-2020 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2006-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -38,15 +38,7 @@ while mm
     X(index) = Y(index).*bb(index) + a(index) - 1;
     id1 = index(X(index)<=0); % Rejected draws.
     id2 = setdiff(index, id1);
-    if numel(id2) == 0 && ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('9.1')
-        % The LHS of the > comparison in the "else" branch has size = [0, 1]
-        % while the RHS has size = [0, 0].
-        % Automatic broadcasting was only introduced in MATLAB R2016b, so we
-        % must handle this case separately to avoid an error.
-        id3 = [];
-    else
-        id3 = id2(rand(length(id2), 1)>(1+Y(id2).*Y(id2)).*exp((a(id2)-1).*(log(X(id2))-log(a(id2)-1))-bb(id2).*Y(id2))); % Rejected draws.
-    end
+    id3 = id2(rand(length(id2), 1)>(1+Y(id2).*Y(id2)).*exp((a(id2)-1).*(log(X(id2))-log(a(id2)-1))-bb(id2).*Y(id2))); % Rejected draws.
     index = [id1, id3];
     mm = length(index);
 end

matlab/modules/dseries

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3d7817fcd9b929d5e71b2669e59f2268558d136a
+Subproject commit 99b6f167e71945a45249dbc6b5100d2ca6b1474f

matlab/optimization/dynare_minimize_objective.m

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function [opt_par_values,fval,exitflag,hessian_mat,options_,Scale,new_rat_hess_i
 %   none.
 %
 %
-% Copyright © 2014-2021 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2014-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ switch minimizer_algorithm
         optim_options.Display='off';
     end
     if options_.analytic_derivation || (isfield(options_,'mom') && options_.mom.analytic_jacobian==1)
-        if isoctave || matlab_ver_less_than('9.0') % Option names changed in MATLAB R2016a
+        if isoctave
             optim_options.Jacobian = 'on';
         else
             optim_options.SpecifyObjectiveGradient = true;

matlab/stoch_simul.m

@@ -36,19 +36,6 @@ if isequal(options_.order,0)
     error('stoch_simul:: The order of the Taylor approximation cannot be 0!')
 end
 
-% The TeX option crashes MATLAB R2014a run with "-nodisplay" option
-% (as is done from the testsuite).
-% Since we can’t directly test whether "-nodisplay" has been passed,
-% we test for the "source_root" environment variable, which is set
-% by the testsuite.
-% Note that it was not tested whether the crash happens with more
-% recent MATLAB versions, so when OLD_MATLAB_VERSION is increased,
-% one should make a test before removing this workaround.
-if options_.TeX && ~isoctave && matlab_ver_less_than('8.4') && ~isempty(getenv('source_root'))
-    warning('Disabling TeX option due to a bug in MATLAB R2014a with -nodisplay')
-    options_.TeX = false;
-end
-
 if M_.exo_nbr==0
     error('stoch_simul:: does not support having no varexo in the model. As a workaround you could define a dummy exogenous variable.')
 end

matlab/surgibbs.m

@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ end
 % Plot
 %
 
-% The histogram() function is not implemented in Octave and in MATLAB < R2014b
-if ~options_.nograph && ~isoctave && ~matlab_ver_less_than('8.4')
+% The histogram() function is not implemented in Octave
+if ~options_.nograph && ~isoctave
     figure
     nrows = 5;
     ncols = floor(nparams/nrows);

matlab/trust_region.m

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function [x, errorflag, info] = trust_region(objfun, x, j1, j2, jacobianflag, gs
 %        4 if iteration is not making good progress, as measured by the improvement from the last 15 iterations.
 %        5 if no further improvement in the approximate solution x is possible (xtol is too small).
 
-% Copyright © 2014-2022 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2014-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ end
 
 function x = dogleg (r, b, d, delta)
 % Compute the Gauss-Newton direction.
-if isoctave || matlab_ver_less_than('9.3')
-    % The decomposition() function does not exist in Octave and MATLAB < R2017b
+if isoctave
+    % The decomposition() function does not exist in Octave
     x = r \ b;
 else
     x = decomposition(r, 'CheckCondition', false) \ b;
@@ -332,4 +332,4 @@ else
     else %prevent zero weight on Inf evaluating to NaN
         x = min(sgnorm, delta)*s;
     end
-end
+end

meson.build

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ if get_option('build_for') == 'matlab'
     error('The “matlab_path” option must be provided when doing a MATLAB build')
   endif
   matlab_version = run_command('scripts/get-matlab-version', matlab_path, check : true).stdout().strip()
-  matlab_minimal_version = [ '8.3', 'R2014a' ]
+  matlab_minimal_version = [ '9.5', 'R2018b' ]
 
   if matlab_version.version_compare('<' + matlab_minimal_version[0])
     error('MATLAB is too old (version ' + matlab_version + '), please upgrade to version ' + matlab_minimal_version[0] + ' (' + matlab_minimal_version[1] + ') at least.')

mex/sources/defines.F08

@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define MX_HAS_INTERLEAVED_COMPLEX (defined(MATLAB_MEX_FILE) && MATLAB_VERSION >= 0x0904)
+#define MX_HAS_INTERLEAVED_COMPLEX (defined(MATLAB_MEX_FILE))

mex/sources/dynmex.h

@@ -26,24 +26,4 @@
 
 #include <mex.h>
 
-#if defined(MATLAB_MEX_FILE) && MATLAB_VERSION < 0x0805
-# define mxIsScalar(x) (mxGetM(x) == 1 && mxGetN(x) == 1)
-#endif
-
-/* The int64_T and uint64_T type are broken under MinGW for MATLAB < R2015b
-   (they actually alias long integer types, which are 32-bit) */
-#if defined(MATLAB_MEX_FILE) && defined(__MINGW64__) && MATLAB_VERSION < 0x0806
-# define int64_T long long
-# define uint64_T unsigned long long
-#endif
-/* NB: the following #ifdef can be removed when we upgrade to C23, since the
-   latter has static_assert as a keyword */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-static_assert(sizeof(int64_T) == 8, "The int64_T type is buggy");
-static_assert(sizeof(uint64_T) == 8, "The uint64_T type is buggy");
-#else
-_Static_assert(sizeof(int64_T) == 8, "The int64_T type is buggy");
-_Static_assert(sizeof(uint64_T) == 8, "The uint64_T type is buggy");
-#endif
-
 #endif

mex/sources/matlab_mex.F08

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 ! Things to be aware of when adding new interfaces this file:
 !
 ! — The tricky part is to deal with API versioning.
-!   • API_VER is for functions which were not versioned before 9.4 (R2018a)
-!   • API_VER2 is for functions which were versioned _730 before 9.4 (R2018a)
-!     when not using the MX_COMPAT_32 mode
+!   For MATLAB ⩾ R2018b, all versions share the same API (embodied in API_VER
+!   define), but in the past the API would differ across function, so there
+!   was an API_VER2 define for those.
 !   For each function, the information can be retrieved from either matrix.h or
-!   mex.h from R2014a
+!   mex.h.
 ! — C passes arguments by value, so the “value” keyword is often needed
 ! — Strings passed to C must be null terminated (hence a wrapper is needed to
 !   append c_null_char)
@@ -49,17 +49,10 @@
 ! along with Dynare.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #ifdef MATLAB_MEX_FILE
-# if MATLAB_VERSION >= 0x0904
-#  define API_VER "_800"
-#  define API_VER2 "_800"
-# else
-#  define API_VER ""
-#  define API_VER2 "_730"
-# endif
+# define API_VER "_800"
 #else
 ! Octave
 # define API_VER ""
-# define API_VER2 ""
 #endif
 
 #include "defines.F08"
@@ -116,7 +109,7 @@ module matlab_mat
      !! Create, Query, and Access Data Types
 
      ! Numeric types
-     type(c_ptr) function mxCreateDoubleMatrix(m, n, ComplexFlag) bind(c, name="mxCreateDoubleMatrix"//API_VER2)
+     type(c_ptr) function mxCreateDoubleMatrix(m, n, ComplexFlag) bind(c, name="mxCreateDoubleMatrix"//API_VER)
        use iso_c_binding
        import :: mwSize, mxComplexity
        integer(mwSize), intent(in), value :: m, n
@@ -178,7 +171,7 @@ module matlab_mat
 #endif
 
      ! Sparse
-     type(c_ptr) function mxCreateSparse(m, n, nzmax, ComplexFlag) bind(c, name="mxCreateSparse"//API_VER2)
+     type(c_ptr) function mxCreateSparse(m, n, nzmax, ComplexFlag) bind(c, name="mxCreateSparse"//API_VER)
        use iso_c_binding
        import :: mwSize, mxComplexity
        integer(mwSize), intent(in), value :: m, n, nzmax
@@ -190,12 +183,12 @@ module matlab_mat
        type(c_ptr), intent(in), value :: pm
      end function mxIsSparse
 
-     pure type(c_ptr) function mxGetIr(pm) bind(c, name="mxGetIr"//API_VER2)
+     pure type(c_ptr) function mxGetIr(pm) bind(c, name="mxGetIr"//API_VER)
        use iso_c_binding
        type(c_ptr), intent(in), value :: pm
      end function mxGetIr
 
-     pure type(c_ptr) function mxGetJc(pm) bind(c, name="mxGetJc"//API_VER2)
+     pure type(c_ptr) function mxGetJc(pm) bind(c, name="mxGetJc"//API_VER)
        use iso_c_binding
        type(c_ptr), intent(in), value :: pm
      end function mxGetJc
@@ -242,7 +235,7 @@ module matlab_mat
      end function mxIsClass_internal
 
      ! Structure
-     type(c_ptr) function mxCreateStructMatrix_internal(m, n, nfields, fieldnames) bind(c, name="mxCreateStructMatrix"//API_VER2)
+     type(c_ptr) function mxCreateStructMatrix_internal(m, n, nfields, fieldnames) bind(c, name="mxCreateStructMatrix"//API_VER)
        use iso_c_binding
        import :: mwSize
        integer(mwSize), intent(in), value :: m, n
@@ -255,7 +248,7 @@ module matlab_mat
        type(c_ptr), intent(in), value :: pm
      end function mxIsStruct
 
-     pure type(c_ptr) function mxGetField_internal(pm, index, fieldname) bind(c, name="mxGetField"//API_VER2)
+     pure type(c_ptr) function mxGetField_internal(pm, index, fieldname) bind(c, name="mxGetField"//API_VER)
        use iso_c_binding
        import :: mwIndex
        type(c_ptr), intent(in), value :: pm
@@ -263,7 +256,7 @@ module matlab_mat
        character(c_char), dimension(*), intent(in) :: fieldname
      end function mxGetField_internal
 
-     subroutine mxSetField_internal(pm, index, fieldname, pvalue) bind(c, name="mxSetField"//API_VER2)
+     subroutine mxSetField_internal(pm, index, fieldname, pvalue) bind(c, name="mxSetField"//API_VER)
        use iso_c_binding
        import :: mwIndex
        type(c_ptr), intent(in), value :: pm
@@ -283,7 +276,7 @@ module matlab_mat
        type(c_ptr), intent(in), value :: pm
      end function mxIsCell
 
-     pure type(c_ptr) function mxGetCell_internal(pm, index) bind(c, name="mxGetCell"//API_VER2)
+     pure type(c_ptr) function mxGetCell_internal(pm, index) bind(c, name="mxGetCell"//API_VER)
        use iso_c_binding
        import :: mwIndex
        type(c_ptr), intent(in), value :: pm

preprocessor

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c4c14963a1d66009fcf04fbc63fdffff4384d9fd
+Subproject commit 73be95423d3f8c1aa05a5edae2712ffbf646602a

tests/bgp/fs2000/fs2000.mod

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright © 2019-2021 Dynare Team
+ * Copyright © 2019-2023 Dynare Team
  *
  * This file is part of Dynare.
  *
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ verbatim;
     g = ones(M_.endo_nbr,1);% 1+(rand(M_.endo_nbr,1)-.5)*.1;
     if isoctave
         options = optimset('Display','iter','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunEvals',1000000,'MaxIter',100000,'GradObj','on','TolFun',1e-6,'TolX',1e-6);
-    elseif matlab_ver_less_than('9.0')
-        % See https://fr.mathworks.com/help/optim/ug/current-and-legacy-option-name-tables.html
-        options = optimoptions('fsolve','Display','iter','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunEvals',1000000,'MaxIter',100000,'Jacobian','on','TolFun',1e-6,'TolX',1e-6);
     else
         options = optimoptions('fsolve','Display','iter','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunctionEvaluations',1000000,'MaxIterations',100000,'SpecifyObjectiveGradient',true,'FunctionTolerance',1e-6,'StepTolerance',1e-6);
     end

tests/bgp/nk-1/nk.mod

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ verbatim;
     bgp.write(M_);
     if isoctave
         options = optimset('Display', 'iter', 'MaxFunEvals', 1000000,'MaxIter',100000,'Jacobian','on','TolFun',1e-8,'TolX',1e-8);
-    elseif matlab_ver_less_than('9.0')
-        % See https://fr.mathworks.com/help/optim/ug/current-and-legacy-option-name-tables.html
-        options = optimoptions('fsolve','Display','iter','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunEvals',1000000,'MaxIter',100000,'Jacobian','on','TolFun',1e-8,'TolX',1e-8);
     else
         options = optimoptions('fsolve','Display','iter','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunctionEvaluations',1000000,'MaxIterations',100000,'SpecifyObjectiveGradient',true,'FunctionTolerance',1e-8,'StepTolerance',1e-8);
     end

tests/bgp/ramsey-1/ramsey.mod

@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ verbatim;
     bgp.write(M_);
     if isoctave
         options = optimset('Display', 'iter', 'MaxFunEvals', 1000000,'MaxIter',100000,'Jacobian','on','TolFun',1e-7,'TolX',1e-7);
-    elseif matlab_ver_less_than('9.0')
-        % See https://fr.mathworks.com/help/optim/ug/current-and-legacy-option-name-tables.html
-        options = optimoptions('fsolve','Display','iter','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunEvals',1000000,'MaxIter',100000,'Jacobian','on','TolFun',1e-6,'TolX',1e-6);
     else
         options = optimoptions('fsolve','Display','iter','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunctionEvaluations',1000000,'MaxIterations',100000,'SpecifyObjectiveGradient',true,'FunctionTolerance',1e-6,'StepTolerance',1e-6);
     end

tests/bgp/solow-1/solow.mod

@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ verbatim;
     EG = NaN(MC,1);
     if isoctave
         options = optimset('Display', 'off', 'MaxFunEvals', 1000000,'MaxIter',100000,'Jacobian','on','TolFun',1e-8,'TolX',1e-8);
-    elseif matlab_ver_less_than('9.0')
-        % See https://fr.mathworks.com/help/optim/ug/current-and-legacy-option-name-tables.html
-        options = optimoptions('fsolve','Display','off','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunEvals',1000000,'MaxIter',100000,'Jacobian','on','TolFun',1e-8,'TolX',1e-8);
     else
         options = optimoptions('fsolve','Display','off','Algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','MaxFunctionEvaluations',1000000,'MaxIterations',100000,'SpecifyObjectiveGradient',true,'FunctionTolerance',1e-8,'StepTolerance',1e-8);
     end

tests/estimation/method_of_moments/AFVRR/AFVRR_M0.mod

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 % Andreasen, Fernandez-Villaverde, Rubio-Ramirez (2018), The Pruned State-Space System for Non-Linear DSGE Models: Theory and Empirical Applications, Review of Economic Studies, 85, p. 1-49
 % Adapted for Dynare by Willi Mutschler (@wmutschl, willi@mutschler.eu), Jan 2021
 % =========================================================================
-% Copyright © 2021 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2021-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ dev_datamoments  = str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,5)) - oo_.mom.d
 dev_modelmoments = str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,6)) - oo_.mom.model_moments;
 
 % There is no table command in Octave
-% The table command also crashes on MATLAB R2014a because it does not like variable names
-if ~isoctave && ~matlab_ver_less_than('8.4')
+if ~isoctave
 table([AndreasenEtAl.Q@{orderApp} ; str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,5)) ; str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,6))],...
       [oo_.mom.Q                  ; oo_.mom.data_moments                              ; oo_.mom.model_moments                            ],...
       [dev_Q                      ; dev_datamoments                                   ; dev_modelmoments                                 ],...

tests/estimation/method_of_moments/AFVRR/AFVRR_MFB.mod

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 % Andreasen, Fernandez-Villaverde, Rubio-Ramirez (2018), The Pruned State-Space System for Non-Linear DSGE Models: Theory and Empirical Applications, Review of Economic Studies, 85, p. 1-49
 % Adapted for Dynare by Willi Mutschler (@wmutschl, willi@mutschler.eu), Jan 2021
 % =========================================================================
-% Copyright © 2021 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2021-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ dev_datamoments  = str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,5)) - oo_.mom.d
 dev_modelmoments = str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,6)) - oo_.mom.model_moments;
 
 % There is no table command in Octave
-% The table command also crashes on MATLAB R2014a because it does not like variable names
-if ~isoctave && ~matlab_ver_less_than('8.4')
+if ~isoctave
 table([AndreasenEtAl.Q@{orderApp} ; str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,5)) ; str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,6))],...
       [oo_.mom.Q                  ; oo_.mom.data_moments                              ; oo_.mom.model_moments                            ],...
       [dev_Q                      ; dev_datamoments                                   ; dev_modelmoments                                 ],...

tests/estimation/method_of_moments/AFVRR/AFVRR_MFB_RRA.mod

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 % Andreasen, Fernandez-Villaverde, Rubio-Ramirez (2018), The Pruned State-Space System for Non-Linear DSGE Models: Theory and Empirical Applications, Review of Economic Studies, 85, p. 1-49
 % Adapted for Dynare by Willi Mutschler (@wmutschl, willi@mutschler.eu), Jan 2021
 % =========================================================================
-% Copyright © 2021 Dynare Team
+% Copyright © 2021-2023 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ dev_datamoments  = str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,5)) - oo_.mom.d
 dev_modelmoments = str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,6)) - oo_.mom.model_moments;
 
 % There is no table command in Octave
-% The table command also crashes on MATLAB R2014a because it does not like variable names
-if ~isoctave && ~matlab_ver_less_than('8.4')
+if ~isoctave
 table([AndreasenEtAl.Q@{orderApp} ; str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,5)) ; str2double(AndreasenEtAl.moments@{orderApp}(:,6))],...
       [oo_.mom.Q                  ; oo_.mom.data_moments                              ; oo_.mom.model_moments                            ],...
       [dev_Q                      ; dev_datamoments                                   ; dev_modelmoments                                 ],...

tests/histval_initval_file_unit_tests.m

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ end
 fclose(fh);
 
 % The table() function is not implemented in Octave
-if ~isoctave && ((ispc && ~matlab_ver_less_than('8.2')) || (~ispc && ~matlab_ver_less_than('9.0')))
+if ~isoctave
     writetable(table(x,y), 'data.xlsx')
     options = struct();
     options.datafile = 'data.xlsx';
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ end
 
 % The table() function is not implemented in Octave
 % The test also does not work under GNU/Linux + MATLAB R2020b (Unicode issue in xlsread)
-if ~isoctave && (ispc && ~matlab_ver_less_than('8.2'))
+if ~isoctave && ispc
     writetable(table(x,y), 'data.xls')
     options = struct();
     options.datafile = 'data.xls';

tests/occbin/model_borrcon/borrcon_common.inc

@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ ylabels = char(percent,percent,percent,level);
 figtitle = 'Simulated variables';
 legendlist = cellstr(char('Piecewise Linear','Linear'));
 
-if isoctave || ~matlab_ver_less_than('8.4')
-    % For some unknown reason, MATLAB R2014a crashes with TeX labels
-    % when -nodisplay is passed (as in the testsuite)
-    options_.TeX=1;
-end
+options_.TeX=1;
 occbin_graph;
 occbin_graph c_hat b_hat y_hat;
 

windows/README.txt

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Note: Dynare comes with an automated uninstaller, which you can run from the
 Using Dynare with MATLAB®
 ─────────────────────────
 
-Dynare works on top of MATLAB®, any version ranging from 8.3 (R2014a) to 23.2
+Dynare works on top of MATLAB®, any version ranging from 9.5 (R2018b) to 23.2
 (R2023b). Only 64-bit versions are supported.
 
 To use Dynare, you just have to add the ‘matlab’ subdirectory of your Dynare

windows/build.sh

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ ROOT_DIRECTORY=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
 # Check that build directories do not already exist
 [[ -d /tmp/windeps ]] && { echo "Please remove the /tmp/windeps directory" 2>&1; exit 1; }
 [[ -d "$ROOT_DIRECTORY"/../build-win-matlab ]] && { echo "Please remove the build-win-matlab directory" 2>&1; exit 1; }
-[[ -d "$ROOT_DIRECTORY"/../build-win-old-matlab ]] && { echo "Please remove the build-win-old-matlab directory" 2>&1; exit 1; }
 [[ -d "$ROOT_DIRECTORY"/../build-win-octave ]] && { echo "Please remove the build-win-octave directory" 2>&1; exit 1; }
 
 # Create TMP folder and make sure it is deleted upon exit
@@ -56,16 +55,11 @@ cd ..
 
 common_meson_opts=(-Dbuildtype=release --cross-file scripts/windows-cross.ini)
 
-# Create Windows 64-bit DLL binaries for MATLAB ≥ R2018a
-meson setup --cross-file scripts/windows-cross-matlab.ini -Dmatlab_path=/tmp/windeps/matlab64/R2018a \
+# Create Windows 64-bit DLL binaries for MATLAB ≥ R2018b
+meson setup --cross-file scripts/windows-cross-matlab.ini -Dmatlab_path=/tmp/windeps/matlab64/R2018b \
       "${common_meson_opts[@]}" build-win-matlab
 meson compile -v -C build-win-matlab
 
-# Create Windows 64-bit DLL binaries for MATLAB ≥ R2014a and ≤ R2017b
-meson setup --cross-file scripts/windows-cross-matlab.ini -Dmatlab_path=/tmp/windeps/matlab64/R2014a \
-      "${common_meson_opts[@]}" build-win-old-matlab
-meson compile -v -C build-win-old-matlab
-
 # Create Windows DLL binaries for Octave/MinGW (64bit)
 meson setup --cross-file scripts/windows-cross-octave.ini \
       "${common_meson_opts[@]}" build-win-octave
@@ -87,7 +81,6 @@ fi
 # Strip binaries
 x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip build-win-matlab/preprocessor/src/dynare-preprocessor.exe
 x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip -- build-win-matlab/*.mexw64
-x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip -- build-win-old-matlab/*.mexw64
 x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip -- build-win-octave/*.mex
 
 # Add a preprocessor copy for backward compatibility
@@ -128,10 +121,8 @@ mkdir -p "$ZIPDIR"/contrib/ms-sbvar/TZcode
 cp -pr contrib/ms-sbvar/TZcode/MatlabFiles "$ZIPDIR"/contrib/ms-sbvar/TZcode
 mkdir -p "$ZIPDIR"/contrib/jsonlab
 cp -pr contrib/jsonlab/* "$ZIPDIR"/contrib/jsonlab
-mkdir -p "$ZIPDIR"/mex/matlab/win64-8.3-9.3
-cp -p build-win-old-matlab/*.mexw64 "$ZIPDIR"/mex/matlab/win64-8.3-9.3
-mkdir -p "$ZIPDIR"/mex/matlab/win64-9.4-23.2
-cp -p build-win-matlab/*.mexw64 "$ZIPDIR"/mex/matlab/win64-9.4-23.2
+mkdir -p "$ZIPDIR"/mex/matlab/win64-9.5-23.2
+cp -p build-win-matlab/*.mexw64 "$ZIPDIR"/mex/matlab/win64-9.5-23.2
 mkdir -p "$ZIPDIR"/mex/octave/win64
 cp -p build-win-octave/*.mex "$ZIPDIR"/mex/octave/win64
 mkdir "$ZIPDIR"/preprocessor

windows/deps/versions.mk

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ X13AS_VERSION = 1-1-b60
 OCTAVE_VERSION = 8.4.0
 OCTAVE_W64_BUILD =
 
-MATLAB64_VERSION = 20200930
+MATLAB64_VERSION = 20231122
 
 
 ### MSYS2 packages

windows/dynare.nsi

@@ -90,13 +90,8 @@ Section "Dynare core (preprocessor and M-files)"
 SectionEnd
 
 
-Section "MEX files for MATLAB 64-bit, version 8.3 to 9.3 (R2014a to R2017b)"
- SetOutPath $INSTDIR\mex\matlab\win64-8.3-9.3
- File ..\build-win-old-matlab\*.mexw64
-SectionEnd
-
-Section "MEX files for MATLAB 64-bit, version 9.4 to 23.2 (R2018a to R2023b)"
- SetOutPath $INSTDIR\mex\matlab\win64-9.4-23.2
+Section "MEX files for MATLAB 64-bit, version 9.5 to 23.2 (R2018b to R2023b)"
+ SetOutPath $INSTDIR\mex\matlab\win64-9.5-23.2
  File ..\build-win-matlab\*.mexw64
 SectionEnd