Bump minimal MATLAB version requirement to 7.9 (R2009b)

doc/dynare.texi

@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ In order to run Dynare, you need one of the following:
 @itemize
 @item
-MATLAB version 7.5 (R2007b) or above (MATLAB R2009b 64-bit for macOS);
+MATLAB version 7.9 (R2009b) or above;
 @item
 GNU Octave version 4.2.1 or above.

matlab/add_path_to_mex_files.m

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if isoctave
 else
     % Add win32 specific paths for Dynare Windows package
     if strcmp(computer, 'PCWIN')
-        tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/win32-7.5-8.6/'];
+        tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/win32-7.9-8.6/'];
         if exist(tmp, 'dir')
             mexpath = tmp;
             if modifypath
@@ -43,16 +43,8 @@ else
     end
     % Add win64 specific paths for Dynare Windows package
     if strcmp(computer, 'PCWIN64')
-        if matlab_ver_less_than('7.8')
-            tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/win64-7.5-7.7/'];
-            if exist(tmp, 'dir')
-                mexpath = tmp;
-                if modifypath
-                    addpath(mexpath);
-                end
-            end
-        elseif matlab_ver_less_than('9.4')
-            tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/win64-7.8-9.3/'];
+        if matlab_ver_less_than('9.4')
+            tmp = [dynareroot '../mex/matlab/win64-7.9-9.3/'];
             if exist(tmp, 'dir')
                 mexpath = tmp;
                 if modifypath

matlab/dynare.m

@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ if isoctave
         skipline()
     end
 else
-    if matlab_ver_less_than('7.5') % Should match the test in mex/build/matlab/configure.ac
+    if matlab_ver_less_than('7.9') % Should match the test in mex/build/matlab/configure.ac
         skipline()
-        warning('This version of Dynare has only been tested on MATLAB 7.5 (R2007b) and above. Since your MATLAB version is older than that, Dynare may fail to run, or give unexpected results. Consider upgrading your MATLAB installation, or switch to Octave.');
+        warning('This version of Dynare has only been tested on MATLAB 7.9 (R2009b) and above. Since your MATLAB version is older than that, Dynare may fail to run, or give unexpected results. Consider upgrading your MATLAB installation, or switch to Octave.');
         skipline()
     end
 end

mex/build/matlab/configure.ac

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if test "x$ax_enable_matlab" = "xyes"; then
 
   if test "x$ax_matlab_version_ok" = "xyes"; then
     AX_MEXOPTS
-    AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$MATLAB_VERSION], [lt], [7.5], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Your MATLAB is too old, please upgrade to version 7.5 (R2007b) at least.])])
+    AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$MATLAB_VERSION], [lt], [7.9], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Your MATLAB is too old, please upgrade to version 7.9 (R2009b) at least.])])
   fi
 
   CFLAGS="$MATLAB_CFLAGS"

windows/dynare.nsi

@@ -88,19 +88,14 @@ SectionEnd
 
 SectionGroup "MEX files for MATLAB"
 
-Section "MEX files for MATLAB 32-bit, version 7.5 to 8.6 (R2007b to R2015b)"
- SetOutPath $INSTDIR\mex\matlab\win32-7.5-8.6
- File ..\mex\matlab\win32-7.5-8.6\*.mexw32
+Section "MEX files for MATLAB 32-bit, version 7.9 to 8.6 (R2009b to R2015b)"
+ SetOutPath $INSTDIR\mex\matlab\win32-7.9-8.6
+ File ..\mex\matlab\win32-7.9-8.6\*.mexw32
 SectionEnd
 
-Section "MEX files for MATLAB 64-bit, version 7.5 to 7.7 (R2007b to R2008b)"
- SetOutPath $INSTDIR\mex\matlab\win64-7.5-7.7
- File ..\mex\matlab\win64-7.5-7.7\*.mexw64
-SectionEnd
-
-Section "MEX files for MATLAB 64-bit, version 7.8 to 9.3 (R2009a to R2017b)"
- SetOutPath $INSTDIR\mex\matlab\win64-7.8-9.3
- File ..\mex\matlab\win64-7.8-9.3\*.mexw64
+Section "MEX files for MATLAB 64-bit, version 7.9 to 9.3 (R2009b to R2017b)"
+ SetOutPath $INSTDIR\mex\matlab\win64-7.9-9.3
+ File ..\mex\matlab\win64-7.9-9.3\*.mexw64
 SectionEnd
 
 Section "MEX files for MATLAB 64-bit, version 9.4 to 9.5 (R2018a to R2018b)"