Standalone application cannot find ctf

I have successfully compiled a standalone application using the compiler GUI (Matlab 2019a).

I have also been able to install the application to the same machine.

When I try to start the application I get the following error message:

Cannot find the nonembedded CTF archive '{path to installed app\app}.ctf

Curiously, I have been compiling, installing, and running other applications successfully the same day on the same machine.

What am I missing here? I have searched MATLAB Answers/internet and found no solution.

Please advice.

EDIT 1:

After compiling the same application several times I finally got an executable which didn't encounter the problem stated above. It seems that the compiler is not stable. Is this a known issue?

EDIT 2:

After lengthy correspondence with MathWorks support, I finally "solved" this issue by placing all my MatLab files on a local drive. Compiling from a mapped network drive seems to be the culprit (though it has been working for many years, since version 2015b).

[Fang Li]

Thank you. I was having the same issue but problem solved after seeing your EDIT 2.

[Mitesh]

I am having same issue. Been compiling this appilcation for so many year. Moving matlab21a and found this issue. Running this on linux RHL7.9.

[Francisco Sacchetti]

I am having same issue. Been compiling this appilcation for so many year. Moving matlab21a and found this issue. Same here!

[Michael]

I am experiencing the same issue in R2022b on Windows 10 and the workaround still applies. By moving the files to a local drive I was able to run the compiled code.

Answer 1

[David Aronstein]

I am having the same issue.

Answer 2

[Shubham Kashyap]

Use the following mcc command that does not embed the deployable CTF archive in binary executable.

>> mcc -m test.m -C

The above command will create a test.exe and a separate test.ctf file. When distributing the application to another machine, please make sure that test.exe and test.ctf are in a same folder.

[Russell]

How does this work when using the GUI and not a command line "mcc" call?