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+Installing Matlab: 
+
+-Make sure that when you install Matlab, you choose C:\MATLAB\R2011b as directory 
+for the installation. Failing to do so could preclude the sdk compiler from 
+finding the Matlab header files. 
+
+-Also pay attention to what version of Matlab you are using, 32 or 64 bits, 
+as this will need to be reflected onto the sdk compiler settings. 
+
+Win7: 
+-Be sure to use an account name that does not have spaces in it, as this could be an 
+issue with Cygwin. 
+
+
+Cygwin: 
+
+-You will need cygwin installed on your Windows platform to manage the compilation. 
+The compilation will still be carried out by the windows sdk compiler, but the 
+environment driving the compilation will be the unix-like cygwin. When you download
+cygwin, make sure that you install it in the C:\Cygwin directory. 
+
+-You will find the cygwin setup executable on the www.cygwin.com webpage. Here is a link
+to it: http://cygwin.com/setup.exe. Download this file to C:\cygwin and be sure to reuse 
+it when you want to update your current cygwin installation. Do not download setup.exe 
+twice! 
+
+- You will need the following packages downloaded to carry out the compilation of ISSM
+ successfully, so be sure to include them in your cygwin install: 
+
+subversion
+autotools
+automake
+vim (or any other editor)
+
+
+
+Compiler: 
+
+you will need the Windows SDK 7.1 compiler, which you can find at the following link
+http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=8279
+This compiler is compatible with Matlab, as detailed in the following webpage: 
+http://www.mathworks.com/support/compilers/R2011b/win64.html#n2
+
+
+Downloading issm: 
+
+Download issm onto the C:\ directory. Do not download it in your Documents or Desktop
+folder. 
+
+In cygwin: 
+cd /cygdrive/c/
+svn co http://issm.ess.uci.edi/svn/issm/issm