How to run libsvm in MATLAB?
Solution 1
Download and extract libsvm in a directory of your choosing, say C:\libsvm
As described in the C:\libsvm\matlab\README
file, first you have to make sure a supported C/C++ compiler is installed. Note that on 64-bit systems, you need the correct 64-bit version of the compiler (e.g. Windows SDK is needed for Visual Studio Express edition)
>> mex -setup
Once you have selected a compiler, you need to compile the MEX-files:
>> cd('C:\libsvm\matlab')
>> make
Finally add the folder with the generated binaries to the MATLAB search path:
>> addpath('C:\libsvm\matlab')
Test the library with a simple example (fake data):
>> labels = double(rand(10,1)>0.5);
>> data = rand(10,5);
>> model = svmtrain(labels, data, '-s 0 -t 2 -c 1 -g 0.1')
Note that the current version of libsvm includes pre-compiled 64-bit MEX-files for Windows. The binaries are located in C:\libsvm\windows\*.mexw64
(copy those to the matlab
subfolder from above)
Solution 2
For me I didn't need to recompile the libsvm files(it did cause some problems with the .net framwork and windows SDK) I only used the already compiled files and added them to a new folder by following the steps mentioned here minus the make step.
So to summarize:
1- I think you need to create "libsvm" folder under "C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2014b\toolbox\".
2- Then copy the *.mexw64 files from the "libsvm-3.21\windows" folder to the new folder.
3- finally add the libsvm folder you just created to matlab bath by clicking the set path button in home and adding the new folder with the path "C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2014b\toolbox\libsvm"
user2157806
Updated on July 30, 2022Comments
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user2157806 almost 2 years
How to get started with libsvm under MATLAB?
I've downloaded the library, and extracted it in
C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\toolbox\
, but then I don't know how to use it in MATLAB. -
Khalid Usman about 10 yearsThanks alot, it worked for me for Windows OS. Can you please help me to run the same thing for Mac OS?
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kAmol about 10 years@Amro Add some more details about testing, coz I'm facing problems with option
-b
i.e. probability. The result is showing same prob distribution among 5 classes for all tests.