How to compile from a linux command line matreadstructarray.c using gcc?

I'd like to compile from the command line one of the sample files, but I receive the following error when I do so. (I copied matreadstructarray.c' to my 'c' folder). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

<179 pebble2:~/c > *gcc -o a.out matreadstructarray.c -I "/soft/linux/matlab2017b/extern/include"*

/tmp/ccjtgFoj.o: In function `analyzestructarray':

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x21): undefined reference to `mxGetNumberOfElements'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x46): undefined reference to `mxGetField'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x5d): undefined reference to `mxGetClassID'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x6e): undefined reference to `mxIsComplex'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x7e): undefined reference to `mxGetPr'

/tmp/ccjtgFoj.o: In function `findstructure':

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0xf5): undefined reference to `matOpen'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x133): undefined reference to `matGetVariable'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x16a): undefined reference to `mxGetClassID'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x182): undefined reference to `mxGetFieldNumber'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x1d6): undefined reference to `mxDestroyArray'

matreadstructarray.c:(.text+0x1e2): undefined reference to `matClose'

collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

<180 pebble2:~/c >

Answer 1

[Darshan Ramakant Bhat]

I found the similar issue being discussed in the below MATLAB answer post:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/2260-compiling-a-c-program-to-read-mat-files

I hope this will help you.