Installing Visual Studio 2015 just to use the C/C++ compiler in Matlab

Another article of the series “Problems and Solutions”. This time the problem is to install the Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 in order to use the C/C++ compiler to generate files mex in Matlab.

Matlab documentation is unfortunately not makes it clear what are the necessary components in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015. And pior: the required components are not installed in a typical installation, as was the case with Visual Studio 2013.

Well, the only component necessary for such use is the following:

Programming languages-> Visual C++-> Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015

All other items can be deselected during installation.

Therewith “only” about 9 will be installed.

Tested with the Professional and Enterprise versions.

Installing Visual Studio 2015 to use only C/C++ compiler in Matlab