function [varargout] = min(varargin)

% MIN compile the missing mex file on the fly

% Copyright (C) 2012, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, NL
%
% This file is part of FieldTrip, see http://www.fieldtriptoolbox.org
% for the documentation and details.
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% $Id$

% remember the original working directory
pwdir = pwd;

% determine the name and full path of this function
funname = mfilename('fullpath');
mexsrc  = [funname '.c'];
[mexdir, mexname] = fileparts(funname);

try
  % try to compile the mex file on the fly
  warning('trying to compile MEX file from %s', mexsrc);
  cd(mexdir);
  mex(mexsrc);
  cd(pwdir);
  success = true;

catch
  % compilation failed
  disp(lasterr);
  error('could not locate MEX file for %s', mexname);
  cd(pwdir);
  success = false;
end

if success
  % execute the mex file that was just created
  funname   = mfilename;
  funhandle = str2func(funname);
  [varargout{1:nargout}] = funhandle(varargin{:});
end

