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Hi,
Compiling via mcc i get the following error at runtime (m2022a).
Is there a specific options or compile directive to ensure the paralell toolbox is included in the standalone application?
Unrecognized function or variable 'gcp'.
Error in MatlabThreads.Helper.StartThreadPool (line 28)
'gcp' may have been excluded from the MATLAB search path at compilation due to misuse of the path related mcc flags (-N, -p, -I).
Have the application owner verify that these flags were correctly used.
Contact the application owner for more details.
Thanks

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 24 Aug 2022
Moved: Walter Roberson on 24 Aug 2022
Notice that the documentation for gcp does not have any Extended Capabilities section. It might not be available in compiled executables.
Instead record the output of the call that creates the pool and use that variable.
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LP
LP on 24 Aug 2022
1/ Code is backend server so no figures but nice idea.
2/ I avoid handle classes ( and "try catch" ) at all costs because of exactly this reason, it leads to poor code.
Parpool is a handle class but if you loose the ptr you loose the object, yet the object "lives on" and throws errors if you try construct a new object.
Without gcp, there is no way to get the old pointer back to my knowledge.
I've implemented a persistent variable
function myPool = StartThreadPool( method , pooltimeout)
% myPool = StartThreadPool( method , pooltimeout )
% Start a pool or use the existing one
persistent pool_cache
if nargin < 1 || isempty( method )
method = 'localpool';
end
if nargin < 2 || isempty( pooltimeout )
pooltimeout = 120;
end
%% Use Cache if we can
if ~isempty( pool_cache ) && pool_cache.myPool.Connected
if strcmp( pool_cache.method, method)
myPool = pool_cache.myPool;
return
else
pool_cache.myPool.delete;
end
end
pool_cache = [];
%% New Pool Required
switch(method)
case 'threads'
myPool = parpool('threads');
case 'localpool'
myPool = parpool('local', 'IdleTimeout', pooltimeout );
otherwise
logInLiger( sprintf( '%-25s :: Unrecognized method = %s',mfuncname, method) );
end
% Cache For Later
pool_cache.method = method ;
pool_cache.myPool = myPool ;
end
Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 24 Aug 2022
Well if a persistent or global variable is not acceptable then I guess your next option would be to reimplement in a different programming language.

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Ed Mitchell
Ed Mitchell on 24 Aug 2022
I would not expect you to need a specific flag to include gcp. I put together a super simple code example:
if(isempty(gcp('nocreate')))
parpool('threads')
end
parfor i=1:10
disp(rand(10))
end
delete(gcp);
and compiled it with:
mcc -m SimpleThreadPoolCompiler.m
When I run it from the command prompt, it works without issue. If you compile this simple example and attempt to run it, do you hit the same error?

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