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apommel / vscode-matlab-interactive-terminal

VS Code extension allowing for an interactive Matlab terminal and launching of scripts through Matlab Engine for Python
MIT License
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Automate the installation process #36

Closed ghost closed 3 years ago

ghost commented 3 years ago

We add an extension command that runs a shell script. What installation steps and checks would we do here?

apommel commented 3 years ago

You mean automating the MATLAB Engine installation ? I think the biggest issue with this would be that on a typical MATLAB/Python installation, admin rights are required to install the engine, on Windows at least.

ghost commented 3 years ago

Perhaps a Powershell script for Windows only? And sudo for Unix?

apommel commented 3 years ago

In any case it would require elevated privilege, and I don't feel a VS Code extension should ask for that. The installation process is sadly not straightforward, but I did not receive any complaints about it, so I guess it is fine as it is now.

ghost commented 3 years ago

Sure, such a script would fail review even though it would be useful