Does MATLAB Engine on UNIX require csh?

My Engine application fails to starts and returns the error

 Can't start MATLAB engine

I do not have /bin/csh installed on my system.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

In order for MATLAB Engine programs to start on UNIX systems, you must have csh installed at /bin/csh.

[Namita Vishnubhotla]

Yes. Please refer to this documentation link for more information:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/introducing-matlab-engine.html

[Walter Roberson]

Gosh, which century was that interface written?? Not this one, I would hope.

https://www.grymoire.com/unix/CshTop10.txt