Re: Simple Question
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- Subject: [mg110940] Re: Simple Question
- From: telefunkenvf14 <rgorka at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:22:33 -0400 (EDT)
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On Jul 11, 5:18 am, Joseph Gwinn <joegw... at comcast.net> wrote: > In article <i1998f$pu... at smc.vnet.net>, KFUPM <hussain.alqaht... at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear All > > > Is it possible in Mathematica to generate a stand-alone code that > > doesn't require Mathematica to exist for execution. I have done this > > in Fortran and wondering if this exists in Mathematica. > > Mathematica function CForm[] will generate C code, but there are restrictions. > Specifically, CForm will not expand built-in functions like FindRoot. But I > have used CForm to generate the blob of code needed to perform vector and matrix > computations in embedded processors too small and too odd for Mathematica > to run on, and/or where Mathematica is itself far too slow. > > The real reason to use CForm here was to cut down on coding errors in a messy > bit of coordinate-transform code. > > Joe Gwinn Joe: It would be really cool if you could write a simple tutorial and share it in the Wolfram Library. I too have wondered how CForm[] might fit into Mathematica development workflow and it sounds like your experience could be a valuable resource to learn from. -RG