This page shows how to compile VLFeat MEX files for usage in GNU Octave (tested on version 3.6.4).
Make sure that the image toolbox is installed in
Octave. This can be obtained, for example, by using
the pkg builtin Octave command:
>> pkg install image
Unpack VLFeat and use the Makefile to compile the MEX files. To
instruct the Makefile to target Octave as well, specify the path to
the mkoctfile command. For example,
if mkoctfile is in your current path and VLFeat is
unpacked in VLFEATROOT, the following should work:
> cd VLFEATROOT > MKOCTFILE=mkoctfile make
After the MEX files are successfully compiled (look for them
into toolbox/mex/octave/), you can start using VLFeat in
Octave in the same way as
MATLAB. Do not forget to use the vl_setup command to
initalize the paths:
octave:1> addpath VLFEATROOT/toolbox
octave:2> vl_setup
octave:3> vl_version verbose
VLFeat version 0.9.17
Static config: X64, little_endian, GNU C 40201 LP64, POSIX_threads, SSE2, OpenMP
4 CPU(s): GenuineIntel MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE41 SSE42
OpenMP: max threads: 4 (library: 4)
Debug: yes
SIMD enabled: yes