st: Distributing Mata .mlib libraries from user sites

[Roger Newson <roger.newson@kcl.ac.uk>]

Hello All (especially Mata experts)

I have a query about distributing Mata .mlib libraries from user sites 
under Stata 9. According to the Mata Reference Manual (see -[M-3] mata 
mlib-), if I create a new .mlib library, and want to use it later in the 
same session, then I must tell Mata about it by typing

mata mlib index

so the compiled functions in my .mlib library are known to Mata. This looks 
simple enough to me. However, if I distribute a .mlib library as part of 
one of my Stata packages (on SSC or on my website). and a user downloads 
the package and wants to use it immediately, then does the user have to 
actively type

mata mlib index

immediately after installation? Or does the installation process itself 
(controlled by -net install- or -ssc install-) automatically update Mata's 
index of -mlib- files to include any new ones installed?

Best wishes (and thanks in advance)

Roger

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Roger Newson
Lecturer in Medical Statistics
Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology
King's College London

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