Do you need a Fortran compiler in your machine to have Matlab work?

I read that "Linear algebra functions and matrix operations in MATLAB® are built on LAPACK," and also learned that LAPACK is written in Fortran 90, so I guess we would need to have a Fortran compiler in our machine to make Matlab work. However, I was using Matlab some time ago without having a Fortran compiler installed. So I am a bit confused.

CodePudding user response：

No. The Matlab executable(s) are compiled from various sources, some of which may be fortran or derived from fortran code. But whether that's the case or not, it doesn't matter to the Matlab user. Matlab is delivered as a ready-to-run program.

For complete requirements necessary to run Matlab, see https://www.mathworks.com/support/requirements/matlab-system-requirements.html