diff --git a/Help/release/dev/FindMatlab-rewrite.rst b/Help/release/dev/FindMatlab-rewrite.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07727b816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/FindMatlab-rewrite.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FindMatlab-rewrite
+------------------
+
+* The :module:`FindMatlab` module was completely rewritten.  It learned
+  about versions and components and to find Matlab in a more precise and
+  multiplatform way.  The module now offers APIs to create mex extensions,
+  documentation, and unit tests.
diff --git a/Modules/FindMatlab.cmake b/Modules/FindMatlab.cmake
index 73b3a5b7f..d08423b36 100644
--- a/Modules/FindMatlab.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindMatlab.cmake
@@ -2,20 +2,208 @@
 # FindMatlab
 # ----------
 #
-# this module looks for Matlab
+# Finds Matlab installations and provides Matlab tools and libraries to cmake.
 #
-# Defines:
+# This package first intention is to find the libraries associated with Matlab
+# in order to be able to build Matlab extensions (mex files). It can also be
+# used:
 #
-# ::
+# * run specific commands in Matlab
+# * declare Matlab unit test
+# * retrieve various information from Matlab (mex extensions, versions and
+#   release queries, ...)
 #
-#   MATLAB_INCLUDE_DIR: include path for mex.h, engine.h
-#   MATLAB_LIBRARIES:   required libraries: libmex, etc
-#   MATLAB_MEX_LIBRARY: path to libmex.lib
-#   MATLAB_MX_LIBRARY:  path to libmx.lib
-#   MATLAB_ENG_LIBRARY: path to libeng.lib
+# The module supports the following components:
+#
+# * ``MX_LIBRARY`` and ``ENG_LIBRARY`` respectively the MX and ENG libraries of
+#   Matlab
+# * ``MAIN_PROGRAM`` the Matlab binary program.
+#
+# .. note::
+#
+#   The version given to the :command:`find_package` directive is the Matlab
+#   **version**, which should not be confused with the Matlab *release* name
+#   (eg. `R2014`).
+#   The :command:`matlab_get_version_from_release_name` and
+#   :command:`matlab_get_release_name_from_version` allow a mapping
+#   from the release name to the version.
+#
+# The variable :variable:`Matlab_ROOT_DIR` may be specified in order to give
+# the path of the desired Matlab version. Otherwise, the behaviour is platform
+# specific:
+#
+# * Windows: The installed versions of Matlab are retrieved from the
+#   Windows registry
+# * OS X: The installed versions of Matlab are given by the MATLAB
+#   paths in ``/Application``. If no such application is found, it falls back
+#   to the one that might be accessible from the PATH.
+# * Unix: The desired Matlab should be accessible from the PATH.
+#
+# Additional information is provided when :variable:`MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG` is set.
+# When a Matlab binary is found automatically and the ``MATLAB_VERSION``
+# is not given, the version is queried from Matlab directly.
+# On Windows, it can make a window running Matlab appear.
+#
+# The mapping of the release names and the version of Matlab is performed by
+# defining pairs (name, version).  The variable
+# :variable:`MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS` may be provided before the call to
+# the :command:`find_package` in order to handle additional versions.
+#
+# A Matlab scripts can be added to the set of tests using the
+# :command:`matlab_add_unit_test`. By default, the Matlab unit test framework
+# will be used (>= 2013a) to run this script, but regular ``.m`` files
+# returning an exit code can be used as well (0 indicating a success).
+#
+# Module Input Variables
+# ----------------------
+#
+# Users or projects may set the following variables to configure the module
+# behaviour:
+#
+# :variable:`Matlab_ROOT_DIR`
+#   the root of the Matlab installation.
+# :variable:`MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG`
+#   outputs debug information
+# :variable:`MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS`
+#   additional versions of Matlab for the automatic retrieval of the installed
+#   versions.
+#
+# Variables defined by the module
+# -------------------------------
+#
+# Result variables
+# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+#
+# ``Matlab_FOUND``
+#   ``TRUE`` if the Matlab installation is found, ``FALSE``
+#   otherwise. All variable below are defined if Matlab is found.
+# ``Matlab_ROOT_DIR``
+#   the final root of the Matlab installation determined by the FindMatlab
+#   module.
+# ``Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM``
+#   the Matlab binary program. Available only if the component ``MAIN_PROGRAM``
+#   is given in the :command:`find_package` directive.
+# ``Matlab_INCLUDE_DIRS``
+#  the path of the Matlab libraries headers
+# ``Matlab_MEX_LIBRARY``
+#   library for mex, always available.
+# ``Matlab_MX_LIBRARY``
+#   mx library of Matlab (arrays). Available only if the component
+#   ``MX_LIBRARY`` has been requested.
+# ``Matlab_ENG_LIBRARY``
+#   Matlab engine library. Available only if the component ``ENG_LIBRARY``
+#   is requested.
+# ``Matlab_LIBRARIES``
+#   the whole set of libraries of Matlab
+# ``Matlab_MEX_COMPILER``
+#   the mex compiler of Matlab. Currently not used.
+#   Available only if the component ``MEX_COMPILER`` is asked
+#
+# Cached variables
+# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+#
+# ``Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION``
+#   the extension of the mex files for the current platform (given by Matlab).
+# ``Matlab_ROOT_DIR``
+#   the location of the root of the Matlab installation found. If this value
+#   is changed by the user, the result variables are recomputed.
+#
+# Provided macros
+# ---------------
+#
+# :command:`matlab_get_version_from_release_name`
+#   returns the version from the release name
+# :command:`matlab_get_release_name_from_version`
+#   returns the release name from the Matlab version
+#
+# Provided functions
+# ------------------
+#
+# :command:`matlab_add_mex`
+#   adds a target compiling a MEX file.
+# :command:`matlab_add_unit_test`
+#   adds a Matlab unit test file as a test to the project.
+# :command:`matlab_extract_all_installed_versions_from_registry`
+#   parses the registry for all Matlab versions. Available on Windows only.
+#   The part of the registry parsed is dependent on the host processor
+# :command:`matlab_get_all_valid_matlab_roots_from_registry`
+#   returns all the possible Matlab paths, according to a previously
+#   given list. Only the existing/accessible paths are kept. This is mainly
+#   useful for the searching all possible Matlab installation.
+# :command:`matlab_get_mex_suffix`
+#   returns the suffix to be used for the mex files
+#   (platform/architecture dependant)
+# :command:`matlab_get_version_from_matlab_run`
+#   returns the version of Matlab, given the full directory of the Matlab program.
+#
+#
+# Known issues
+# ------------
+#
+# **Symbol clash in a MEX target**
+#   By default, every symbols inside a MEX
+#   file defined with the command :command:`matlab_add_mex` have hidden
+#   visibility, except for the entry point. This is the default behaviour of
+#   the MEX compiler, which lowers the risk of symbol collision between the
+#   libraries shipped with Matlab, and the libraries to which the MEX file is
+#   linking to. This is also the default on Windows platforms.
+#
+#   However, this is not sufficient in certain case, where for instance your
+#   MEX file is linking against libraries that are already loaded by Matlab,
+#   even if those libraries have different SONAMES.
+#   A possible solution is to hide the symbols of the libraries to which the
+#   MEX target is linking to. This can be achieved in GNU GCC compilers with
+#   the linker option ``-Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL``.
+#
+# **Tests using GPU resources**
+#   in case your MEX file is using the GPU and
+#   in order to be able to run unit tests on this MEX file, the GPU resources
+#   should be properly released by Matlab. A possible solution is to make
+#   Matlab aware of the use of the GPU resources in the session, which can be
+#   performed by a command such as ``D = gpuDevice()`` at the beginning of
+#   the test script (or via a fixture).
+#
+#
+# Reference
+# --------------
+#
+# .. variable:: Matlab_ROOT_DIR
+#
+#    The root folder of the Matlab installation. If set before the call to
+#    :command:`find_package`, the module will look for the components in that
+#    path. If not set, then an automatic search of Matlab
+#    will be performed. If set, it should point to a valid version of Matlab.
+#
+# .. variable:: MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG
+#
+#    If set, the lookup of Matlab and the intermediate configuration steps are
+#    outputted to the console.
+#
+# .. variable:: MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
+#
+#   If set, specifies additional versions of Matlab that may be looked for.
+#   The variable should be a list of strings, organised by pairs of release
+#   name and versions, such as follows::
+#
+#     set(MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
+#         "release_name1=corresponding_version1"
+#         "release_name2=corresponding_version2"
+#         ...
+#         )
+#
+#   Example::
+#
+#     set(MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
+#         "R2013b=8.2"
+#         "R2013a=8.1"
+#         "R2012b=8.0")
+#
+#   The order of entries in this list matters when several versions of
+#   Matlab are installed. The priority is set according to the ordering in
+#   this list.
 
 #=============================================================================
-# Copyright 2005-2009 Kitware, Inc.
+# Copyright 2014-2015 Raffi Enficiaud, Max Planck Society
 #
 # Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
 # see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
@@ -27,101 +215,1247 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-set(MATLAB_FOUND 0)
-if(WIN32)
-  if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Visual Studio 6")
-    set(MATLAB_ROOT "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\MathWorks\\MATLAB\\7.0;MATLABROOT]/extern/lib/win32/microsoft/msvc60")
+set(_FindMatlab_SELF_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}")
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+
+
+# The currently supported versions. Other version can be added by the user by
+# providing MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
+if(NOT MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS)
+  set(MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS)
+endif()
+
+set(MATLAB_VERSIONS_MAPPING
+  "R2014a=8.3"
+  "R2013b=8.2"
+  "R2013a=8.1"
+  "R2012b=8.0"
+  "R2012a=7.14"
+
+  "R2011b=7.13"
+  "R2011a=7.12"
+  "R2010b=7.11"
+
+  ${MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS}
+  )
+
+
+# temporary folder for all Matlab runs
+set(_matlab_temporary_folder ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Matlab)
+
+if(NOT EXISTS "${_matlab_temporary_folder}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${_matlab_temporary_folder}")
+endif()
+
+#.rst:
+# .. command:: matlab_get_version_from_release_name
+#
+#   Returns the version of Matlab (17.58) from a release name (R2017k)
+macro (matlab_get_version_from_release_name release_name version_name)
+
+  string(REGEX MATCHALL "${release_name}=([0-9]+\\.?[0-9]*)" _matched ${MATLAB_VERSIONS_MAPPING})
+
+  set(${version_name} "")
+  if(NOT _matched STREQUAL "")
+    set(${version_name} ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
   else()
-    if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Visual Studio 7")
-      # Assume people are generally using 7.1,
-      # if using 7.0 need to link to: ../extern/lib/win32/microsoft/msvc70
-      set(MATLAB_ROOT "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\MathWorks\\MATLAB\\7.0;MATLABROOT]/extern/lib/win32/microsoft/msvc71")
-    else()
-      if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Borland")
-        # Same here, there are also: bcc50 and bcc51 directories
-        set(MATLAB_ROOT "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\MathWorks\\MATLAB\\7.0;MATLABROOT]/extern/lib/win32/microsoft/bcc54")
-      else()
-        if(MATLAB_FIND_REQUIRED)
-          message(FATAL_ERROR "Generator not compatible: ${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
-        endif()
+    message(WARNING "The release name ${release_name} is not registered")
+  endif()
+  unset(_matched)
+
+endmacro()
+
+
+
+
+
+#.rst:
+# .. command:: matlab_get_release_name_from_version
+#
+#   Returns the release name (R2017k) from the version of Matlab (17.58)
+macro (matlab_get_release_name_from_version version release_name)
+
+  set(${release_name} "")
+  foreach(_var IN LISTS MATLAB_VERSIONS_MAPPING)
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL "(.+)=${version}" _matched ${_var})
+    if(NOT _matched STREQUAL "")
+      set(${release_name} ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+      break()
+    endif()
+  endforeach(_var)
+
+  unset(_var)
+  unset(_matched)
+  if(${release_name} STREQUAL "")
+    message(WARNING "The version ${version} is not registered")
+  endif()
+
+endmacro()
+
+
+
+
+
+# extracts all the supported release names (R2017k...) of Matlab
+# internal use
+macro(matlab_get_supported_releases list_releases)
+  set(${list_releases})
+  foreach(_var IN LISTS MATLAB_VERSIONS_MAPPING)
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL "(.+)=([0-9]+\\.?[0-9]*)" _matched ${_var})
+    if(NOT _matched STREQUAL "")
+      list(APPEND ${list_releases} ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+    endif()
+    unset(_matched)
+    unset(CMAKE_MATCH_1)
+  endforeach(_var)
+  unset(_var)
+endmacro()
+
+
+
+# extracts all the supported versions of Matlab
+# internal use
+macro(matlab_get_supported_versions list_versions)
+  set(${list_versions})
+  foreach(_var IN LISTS MATLAB_VERSIONS_MAPPING)
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL "(.+)=([0-9]+\\.?[0-9]*)" _matched ${_var})
+    if(NOT _matched STREQUAL "")
+      list(APPEND ${list_versions} ${CMAKE_MATCH_2})
+    endif()
+    unset(_matched)
+    unset(CMAKE_MATCH_1)
+  endforeach(_var)
+  unset(_var)
+endmacro()
+
+
+#.rst:
+# .. command:: matlab_extract_all_installed_versions_from_registry
+#
+#   This function parses the registry and founds the Matlab versions that are
+#   installed. The found versions are returned in `matlab_versions`.
+#   Set `win64` to `TRUE` if the 64 bit version of Matlab should be looked for
+#   The returned list contains all versions under
+#   ``HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Mathworks\\MATLAB`` or an empty list in case an error
+#   occurred (or nothing found).
+#
+#   .. note::
+#
+#     Only the versions are provided. No check is made over the existence of the
+#     installation referenced in the registry,
+#
+function(matlab_extract_all_installed_versions_from_registry win64 matlab_versions)
+
+  if(NOT CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "This macro can only be called by a windows host (call to reg.exe")
+  endif()
+
+
+  if(${win64} AND ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "64")
+    set(APPEND_REG "/reg:64")
+  else()
+    set(APPEND_REG "/reg:32")
+  endif()
+
+  # /reg:64 should be added on 64 bits capable OSs in order to enable the
+  # redirection of 64 bits applications
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Mathworks\\MATLAB /f * /k ${APPEND_REG}
+    RESULT_VARIABLE resultMatlab
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE varMatlab
+    ERROR_VARIABLE errMatlab
+    INPUT_FILE NUL
+    )
+
+
+  set(matlabs_from_registry)
+  if(${resultMatlab} EQUAL 0)
+
+    string(
+      REGEX MATCHALL "MATLAB\\\\([0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)?)"
+      matlab_versions_regex ${varMatlab})
+
+    foreach(match IN LISTS matlab_versions_regex)
+      string(
+        REGEX MATCH "MATLAB\\\\(([0-9]+)(\\.([0-9]+))?)"
+        current_match ${match})
+
+      set(_matlab_current_version ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+      set(current_matlab_version_major ${CMAKE_MATCH_2})
+      set(current_matlab_version_minor ${CMAKE_MATCH_4})
+      if(NOT current_matlab_version_minor)
+        set(current_matlab_version_minor "0")
       endif()
+
+      list(APPEND matlabs_from_registry ${_matlab_current_version})
+      unset(_matlab_current_version)
+    endforeach(match)
+
+  endif()
+
+  if(matlabs_from_registry)
+    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES matlabs_from_registry)
+    list(SORT matlabs_from_registry)
+    list(REVERSE matlabs_from_registry)
+  endif()
+
+  set(${matlab_versions} ${matlabs_from_registry} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+endfunction()
+
+
+
+# (internal)
+macro(extract_matlab_versions_from_registry_brute_force matlab_versions)
+  # get the supported versions
+  set(matlab_supported_versions)
+  matlab_get_supported_versions(matlab_supported_versions)
+
+
+  # this is a manual population of the versions we want to look for
+  # this can be done as is, but preferably with the call to
+  # matlab_get_supported_versions and variable
+
+  # populating the versions we want to look for
+  # set(matlab_supported_versions)
+
+  # # Matlab 7
+  # set(matlab_major 7)
+  # foreach(current_matlab_minor RANGE 4 20)
+    # list(APPEND matlab_supported_versions "${matlab_major}.${current_matlab_minor}")
+  # endforeach(current_matlab_minor)
+
+  # # Matlab 8
+  # set(matlab_major 8)
+  # foreach(current_matlab_minor RANGE 0 5)
+    # list(APPEND matlab_supported_versions "${matlab_major}.${current_matlab_minor}")
+  # endforeach(current_matlab_minor)
+
+  # # taking into account the possible additional versions provided by the user
+  # if(DEFINED MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS)
+    # list(APPEND matlab_supported_versions MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS)
+  # endif()
+
+
+  # we order from more recent to older
+  if(matlab_supported_versions)
+    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES matlab_supported_versions)
+    list(SORT matlab_supported_versions)
+    list(REVERSE matlab_supported_versions)
+  endif()
+
+
+  set(${matlab_versions} ${matlab_supported_versions})
+
+
+endmacro()
+
+
+
+
+#.rst:
+# .. command:: matlab_get_all_valid_matlab_roots_from_registry
+#
+#   Populates the Matlab root with valid versions of Matlab.
+#   The returned matlab_roots is organized in pairs
+#   ``(version_number,matlab_root_path)``.
+#
+#   ::
+#
+#     matlab_get_all_valid_matlab_roots_from_registry(
+#         matlab_versions
+#         matlab_roots)
+#
+#   ``matlab_versions``
+#     the versions of each of the Matlab installations
+#   ``matlab_roots``
+#     the location of each of the Matlab installations
+function(matlab_get_all_valid_matlab_roots_from_registry matlab_versions matlab_roots)
+
+  # The matlab_versions comes either from
+  # extract_matlab_versions_from_registry_brute_force or
+  # matlab_extract_all_installed_versions_from_registry.
+
+
+  set(_matlab_roots_list )
+  foreach(_matlab_current_version ${matlab_versions})
+    get_filename_component(
+      current_MATLAB_ROOT
+      "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\MathWorks\\MATLAB\\${_matlab_current_version};MATLABROOT]"
+      ABSOLUTE)
+
+    if(EXISTS ${current_MATLAB_ROOT})
+      list(APPEND _matlab_roots_list ${_matlab_current_version} ${current_MATLAB_ROOT})
+    endif()
+
+  endforeach(_matlab_current_version)
+  unset(_matlab_current_version)
+  set(${matlab_roots} ${_matlab_roots_list} PARENT_SCOPE)
+  unset(_matlab_roots_list)
+endfunction()
+
+#.rst:
+# .. command:: matlab_get_mex_suffix
+#
+#   Returns the extension of the mex files (the suffixes).
+#   This function should not be called before the appropriate Matlab root has
+#   been found.
+#
+#   ::
+#
+#     matlab_get_mex_suffix(
+#         matlab_root
+#         mex_suffix)
+#
+#   ``matlab_root``
+#     the root of the Matlab installation
+#   ``mex_suffix``
+#     the variable name in which the suffix will be returned.
+function(matlab_get_mex_suffix matlab_root mex_suffix)
+
+  # todo setup the extension properly. Currently I do not know if this is
+  # sufficient for all win32 distributions.
+  # there is also CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX that could be tweaked
+  set(mexext_suffix "")
+  if(WIN32)
+    list(APPEND mexext_suffix ".bat")
+  endif()
+
+  # we first try without suffix, since cmake does not understand a list with
+  # one empty string element
+  find_program(
+    Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG
+    NAMES mexext
+    PATHS ${matlab_root}/bin
+    DOC "Matlab MEX extension provider"
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  )
+
+  foreach(current_mexext_suffix IN LISTS mexext_suffix)
+    if(NOT DEFINED Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG OR NOT Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG)
+      # this call should populate the cache automatically
+      find_program(
+        Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG
+        "mexext${current_mexext_suffix}"
+        PATHS ${matlab_root}/bin
+        DOC "Matlab MEX extension provider"
+        NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+      )
+    endif()
+  endforeach(current_mexext_suffix)
+
+
+  # the program has been found?
+  if((NOT Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG) OR (NOT EXISTS ${Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG}))
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(WARNING "[MATLAB] Cannot found mexext program. Matlab root is ${matlab_root}")
+    endif()
+    unset(Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG CACHE)
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  set(_matlab_mex_extension)
+
+  set(devnull)
+  if(UNIX)
+    set(devnull INPUT_FILE /dev/null)
+  elseif(WIN32)
+    set(devnull INPUT_FILE NUL)
+  endif()
+
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND ${Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG}
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE _matlab_mex_extension
+    ERROR_VARIABLE _matlab_mex_extension_error
+    ${devnull})
+  string(STRIP ${_matlab_mex_extension} _matlab_mex_extension)
+
+  unset(Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG CACHE)
+  set(${mex_suffix} ${_matlab_mex_extension} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+
+
+
+#.rst:
+# .. command:: matlab_get_version_from_matlab_run
+#
+#   This function runs Matlab program specified on arguments and extracts its
+#   version.
+#
+#   ::
+#
+#     matlab_get_version_from_matlab_run(
+#         matlab_binary_path
+#         matlab_list_versions)
+#
+#   ``matlab_binary_path``
+#     the location of the `matlab` binary executable
+#   ``matlab_list_versions``
+#     the version extracted from Matlab
+function(matlab_get_version_from_matlab_run matlab_binary_program matlab_list_versions)
+
+  set(${matlab_list_versions} "" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+
+  if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+    message(STATUS "[MATLAB] Determining the version of Matlab from ${matlab_binary_program}")
+  endif()
+
+  if(EXISTS "${_matlab_temporary_folder}/matlabVersionLog.cmaketmp")
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(STATUS "[MATLAB] Removing previous ${_matlab_temporary_folder}/matlabVersionLog.cmaketmp file")
+    endif()
+    file(REMOVE "${_matlab_temporary_folder}/matlabVersionLog.cmaketmp")
+  endif()
+
+
+  # the log file is needed since on windows the command executes in a new
+  # window and it is not possible to get back the answer of Matlab
+  # the -wait command is needed on windows, otherwise the call returns
+  # immediately after the program launches itself.
+  if(WIN32)
+    set(_matlab_additional_commands "-wait")
+  endif()
+
+  set(devnull)
+  if(UNIX)
+    set(devnull INPUT_FILE /dev/null)
+  elseif(WIN32)
+    set(devnull INPUT_FILE NUL)
+  endif()
+
+  # timeout set to 30 seconds, in case it does not start
+  # note as said before OUTPUT_VARIABLE cannot be used in a platform
+  # independent manner however, not setting it would flush the output of Matlab
+  # in the current console (unix variant)
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND "${matlab_binary_program}" -nosplash -nojvm ${_matlab_additional_commands} -logfile "matlabVersionLog.cmaketmp" -nodesktop -nodisplay -r "version, exit"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE _matlab_version_from_cmd_dummy
+    RESULT_VARIABLE _matlab_result_version_call
+    ERROR_VARIABLE _matlab_result_version_call_error
+    TIMEOUT 30
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${_matlab_temporary_folder}"
+    ${devnull}
+    )
+
+
+  if(${_matlab_result_version_call})
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(WARNING "[MATLAB] Unable to determine the version of Matlab. Matlab call returned with error ${_matlab_result_version_call}.")
+    endif()
+    return()
+  elseif(NOT EXISTS "${_matlab_temporary_folder}/matlabVersionLog.cmaketmp")
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(WARNING "[MATLAB] Unable to determine the version of Matlab. The log file does not exist.")
+    endif()
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  # if successful, read back the log
+  file(READ "${_matlab_temporary_folder}/matlabVersionLog.cmaketmp" _matlab_version_from_cmd)
+  file(REMOVE "${_matlab_temporary_folder}/matlabVersionLog.cmaketmp")
+
+  set(index -1)
+  string(FIND ${_matlab_version_from_cmd} "ans" index)
+  if(index EQUAL -1)
+
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(WARNING "[MATLAB] Cannot find the version of Matlab returned by the run.")
+    endif()
+
+  else()
+    set(matlab_list_of_all_versions_tmp)
+
+    string(SUBSTRING ${_matlab_version_from_cmd} ${index} -1 substring_ans)
+    string(
+      REGEX MATCHALL "ans[\r\n\t ]*=[\r\n\t ]*([0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)?)"
+      matlab_versions_regex
+      ${substring_ans})
+    foreach(match IN LISTS matlab_versions_regex)
+      string(
+        REGEX MATCH "ans[\r\n\t ]*=[\r\n\t ]*(([0-9]+)(\\.([0-9]+))?)"
+        current_match ${match})
+
+      list(APPEND matlab_list_of_all_versions_tmp ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+    endforeach()
+    if(matlab_list_of_all_versions_tmp)
+      list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES matlab_list_of_all_versions_tmp)
+    endif()
+    set(${matlab_list_versions} ${matlab_list_of_all_versions_tmp} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+  endif()
+
+endfunction()
+
+
+#.rst:
+# .. command:: matlab_add_unit_test
+#
+#   Adds a Matlab unit test to the test set of cmake/ctest.
+#   This command requires the component ``MAIN_PROGRAM``.
+#   The unit test uses the Matlab unittest framework (default, available
+#   starting Matlab 2013b+) except if the option ``NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK``
+#   is given.
+#
+#   The function expects one Matlab test script file to be given.
+#   In the case ``NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK`` is given, the unittest script file
+#   should contain the script to be run, plus an exit command with the exit
+#   value. This exit value will be passed to the ctest framework (0 success,
+#   non 0 failure). Additional arguments accepted by :command:`add_test` can be
+#   passed through ``TEST_ARGS`` (eg. ``CONFIGURATION <config> ...``).
+#
+#   ::
+#
+#     matlab_add_unit_test(
+#         NAME <name>
+#         UNITTEST_FILE matlab_file_containing_unittest.m
+#         [UNITTEST_PRECOMMAND matlab_command_to_run]
+#         [TIMEOUT timeout]
+#         [ADDITIONAL_PATH path1 [path2 ...]]
+#         [MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS option1 [option2 ...]]
+#         [TEST_ARGS arg1 [arg2 ...]]
+#         [NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK]
+#         )
+#
+#   The function arguments are:
+#
+#   ``NAME``
+#     name of the unittest in ctest.
+#   ``UNITTEST_FILE``
+#     the matlab unittest file. Its path will be automatically
+#     added to the Matlab path.
+#   ``UNITTEST_PRECOMMAND``
+#     Matlab script command to be ran before the file
+#     containing the test (eg. GPU device initialisation based on CMake
+#     variables).
+#   ``TIMEOUT``
+#     the test timeout in seconds. Defaults to 180 seconds as the
+#     Matlab unit test may hang.
+#   ``ADDITIONAL_PATH``
+#     a list of paths to add to the Matlab path prior to
+#     running the unit test.
+#   ``MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS``
+#     a list of additional option in order
+#     to run Matlab from the command line.
+#   ``TEST_ARGS``
+#     Additional options provided to the add_test command. These
+#     options are added to the default options (eg. "CONFIGURATIONS Release")
+#   ``NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK``
+#     when set, indicates that the test should not
+#     use the unittest framework of Matlab (available for versions >= R2013a).
+#
+function(matlab_add_unit_test)
+
+  if(NOT Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "[MATLAB] This functionality needs the MAIN_PROGRAM component (not default)")
+  endif()
+
+  set(options NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK)
+  set(oneValueArgs NAME UNITTEST_PRECOMMAND UNITTEST_FILE TIMEOUT)
+  set(multiValueArgs ADDITIONAL_PATH MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS TEST_ARGS)
+
+  set(prefix _matlab_unittest_prefix)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(${prefix} "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN} )
+
+  if(NOT ${prefix}_NAME)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "[MATLAB] The Matlab test name cannot be empty")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${${prefix}_NAME}
+           COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+            -Dtest_name=${${prefix}_NAME}
+            -Dadditional_paths=${${prefix}_ADDITIONAL_PATH}
+            -Dtest_timeout=${${prefix}_TIMEOUT}
+            -Doutput_directory=${_matlab_temporary_folder}
+            -DMatlab_PROGRAM=${Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM}
+            -Dno_unittest_framework=${${prefix}_NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK}
+            -DMatlab_ADDITIONNAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS=${${prefix}_MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS}
+            -Dunittest_file_to_run=${${prefix}_UNITTEST_FILE}
+            -Dcmd_to_run_before_test=${${prefix}_UNITTEST_PRECOMMAND}
+            -P ${_FindMatlab_SELF_DIR}/MatlabTestsRedirect.cmake
+           ${${prefix}_TEST_ARGS}
+           ${${prefix}_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}
+           )
+endfunction()
+
+
+#.rst:
+# .. command:: matlab_add_mex
+#
+#   Adds a Matlab MEX target.
+#   This commands compiles the given sources with the current tool-chain in
+#   order to produce a MEX file. The final name of the produced output may be
+#   specified, as well as additional link libraries, and a documentation entry
+#   for the MEX file. Remaining arguments of the call are passed to the
+#   :command:`add_library` command.
+#
+#   ::
+#
+#      matlab_add_mex(
+#          NAME <name>
+#          SRC src1 [src2 ...]
+#          [OUTPUT_NAME output_name]
+#          [DOCUMENTATION file.txt]
+#          [LINK_TO target1 target2 ...]
+#          [...]
+#      )
+#
+#   ``NAME``
+#     name of the target.
+#   ``SRC``
+#     list of tje source files.
+#   ``LINK_TO``
+#     a list of additional link dependencies.  The target links to ``libmex``
+#     by default. If ``Matlab_MX_LIBRARY`` is defined, it also
+#     links to ``libmx``.
+#   ``OUTPUT_NAME``
+#     if given, overrides the default name. The default name is
+#     the name of the target without any prefix and
+#     with ``Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION`` suffix.
+#   ``DOCUMENTATION``
+#     if given, the file ``file.txt`` will be considered as
+#     being the documentation file for the MEX file. This file is copied into
+#     the same folder without any processing, with the same name as the final
+#     mex file, and with extension `.m`. In that case, typing ``help <name>``
+#     in Matlab prints the documentation contained in this file.
+#
+#   The documentation file is not processed and should be in the following
+#   format:
+#
+#   ::
+#
+#     % This is the documentation
+#     function ret = mex_target_output_name(input1)
+#
+function(matlab_add_mex )
+
+  if(NOT WIN32)
+    # we do not need all this on Windows
+    # pthread options
+    check_cxx_compiler_flag(-pthread                    HAS_MINUS_PTHREAD)
+    # we should use try_compile instead, the link flags are discarded from
+    # this compiler_flag function.
+    #check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL HAS_SYMBOL_HIDING_CAPABILITY)
+
+  endif()
+
+  set(oneValueArgs NAME DOCUMENTATION OUTPUT_NAME)
+  set(multiValueArgs LINK_TO SRC)
+
+  set(prefix _matlab_addmex_prefix)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(${prefix} "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN} )
+
+  if(NOT ${prefix}_NAME)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "[MATLAB] The MEX target name cannot be empty")
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT ${prefix}_OUTPUT_NAME)
+    set(${prefix}_OUTPUT_NAME ${${prefix}_NAME})
+  endif()
+
+  add_library(${${prefix}_NAME}
+    SHARED
+      ${${prefix}_SRC}
+      ${${prefix}_DOCUMENTATION}
+      ${${prefix}_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
+  target_include_directories(${${prefix}_NAME} PRIVATE ${Matlab_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+  if(DEFINED Matlab_MX_LIBRARY)
+    target_link_libraries(${${prefix}_NAME} ${Matlab_MX_LIBRARY})
+  endif()
+
+  target_link_libraries(${${prefix}_NAME} ${Matlab_MEX_LIBRARY} ${${prefix}_LINK_TO})
+  set_target_properties(${${prefix}_NAME}
+      PROPERTIES
+        PREFIX ""
+        OUTPUT_NAME ${${prefix}_OUTPUT_NAME}
+        SUFFIX ".${Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION}")
+
+
+  # documentation
+  if(NOT ${${prefix}_DOCUMENTATION} STREQUAL "")
+    get_target_property(output_name ${${prefix}_NAME} OUTPUT_NAME)
+    add_custom_command(
+      TARGET ${${prefix}_NAME}
+      PRE_BUILD
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${${prefix}_DOCUMENTATION} $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${${prefix}_NAME}>/${output_name}.m
+      COMMENT "Copy ${${prefix}_NAME} documentation file into the output folder"
+    )
+  endif() # documentation
+
+  # entry point in the mex file + taking care of visibility and symbol clashes.
+  if(WIN32)
+    set_target_properties(${${prefix}_NAME}
+      PROPERTIES
+        DEFINE_SYMBOL "DLL_EXPORT_SYM=__declspec(dllexport)")
+  else()
+
+    if(HAS_MINUS_PTHREAD AND NOT APPLE)
+      # Apparently, compiling with -pthread generated the proper link flags
+      # and some defines at compilation
+      target_compile_options(${${prefix}_NAME} PRIVATE "-pthread")
+    endif()
+
+
+    # if we do not do that, the symbols linked from eg. boost remain weak and
+    # then clash with the ones defined in the matlab process. So by default
+    # the symbols are hidden.
+    # This also means that for shared libraries (like MEX), the entry point
+    # should be explicitly declared with default visibility, otherwise Matlab
+    # cannot find the entry point.
+    # Note that this is particularly meaningful if the MEX wrapper itself
+    # contains symbols that are clashing with Matlab (that are compiled in the
+    # MEX file). In order to propagate the visibility options to the libraries
+    # to which the MEX file is linked against, the -Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL
+    # option should also be specified.
+
+    set_target_properties(${${prefix}_NAME}
+      PROPERTIES
+        CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET "hidden"
+        C_VISIBILITY_PRESET "hidden"
+        VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN "hidden"
+    )
+
+    #  get_target_property(
+    #    _previous_link_flags
+    #    ${${prefix}_NAME}
+    #    LINK_FLAGS)
+    #  if(NOT _previous_link_flags)
+    #    set(_previous_link_flags)
+    #  endif()
+
+    #  if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
+    #    set_target_properties(${${prefix}_NAME}
+    #      PROPERTIES
+    #        LINK_FLAGS "${_previous_link_flags} -Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL"
+    #        # -Wl,--version-script=${_FindMatlab_SELF_DIR}/MatlabLinuxVisibility.map"
+    #    )
+    #  elseif("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
+    #    # in this case, all other symbols become hidden.
+    #    set_target_properties(${${prefix}_NAME}
+    #      PROPERTIES
+    #        LINK_FLAGS "${_previous_link_flags} -Wl,-exported_symbol,_mexFunction"
+    #        #-Wl,-exported_symbols_list,${_FindMatlab_SELF_DIR}/MatlabOSXVisilibity.map"
+    #    )
+    #  endif()
+
+
+
+    set_target_properties(${${prefix}_NAME}
+      PROPERTIES
+        DEFINE_SYMBOL "DLL_EXPORT_SYM=__attribute__ ((visibility (\"default\")))"
+    )
+
+
+  endif()
+
+endfunction()
+
+
+# (internal)
+# Used to get the version of matlab, using caching. This basically transforms the
+# output of the root list, with possible unknown version, to a version
+#
+function(_Matlab_get_version_from_root matlab_root matlab_known_version matlab_final_version)
+
+  # if the version is not trivial, we query matlab for that
+  # we keep track of the location of matlab that induced this version
+  #if(NOT DEFINED Matlab_PROG_VERSION_STRING_AUTO_DETECT)
+  #  set(Matlab_PROG_VERSION_STRING_AUTO_DETECT "" CACHE INTERNAL "internal matlab location for the discovered version")
+  #endif()
+
+  if(NOT ${matlab_known_version} STREQUAL "NOTFOUND")
+    # the version is known, we just return it
+    set(${matlab_final_version} ${matlab_known_version} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(Matlab_VERSION_STRING_INTERNAL ${matlab_known_version} CACHE INTERNAL "Matlab version (automatically determined)" FORCE)
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  #
+  set(_matlab_current_program ${Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM})
+
+  # do we already have a matlab program?
+  if(NOT _matlab_current_program)
+
+    set(_find_matlab_options)
+    if(matlab_root AND EXISTS ${matlab_root})
+      set(_find_matlab_options PATHS ${matlab_root} ${matlab_root}/bin NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+    endif()
+
+    find_program(
+        _matlab_current_program
+        matlab
+        ${_find_matlab_options}
+        DOC "Matlab main program"
+      )
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT _matlab_current_program OR NOT EXISTS ${_matlab_current_program})
+    # if not found, clear the dependent variables
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(WARNING "[MATLAB] Cannot find the main matlab program under ${matlab_root}")
+    endif()
+    set(Matlab_PROG_VERSION_STRING_AUTO_DETECT "" CACHE INTERNAL "internal matlab location for the discovered version" FORCE)
+    set(Matlab_VERSION_STRING_INTERNAL "" CACHE INTERNAL "internal matlab location for the discovered version" FORCE)
+    unset(_matlab_current_program)
+    unset(_matlab_current_program CACHE)
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  # full real path for path comparison
+  get_filename_component(_matlab_main_real_path_tmp "${_matlab_current_program}" REALPATH)
+  unset(_matlab_current_program)
+  unset(_matlab_current_program CACHE)
+
+  # is it the same as the previous one?
+  if(_matlab_main_real_path_tmp STREQUAL Matlab_PROG_VERSION_STRING_AUTO_DETECT)
+    set(${matlab_final_version} ${Matlab_VERSION_STRING_INTERNAL} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  # update the location of the program
+  set(Matlab_PROG_VERSION_STRING_AUTO_DETECT ${_matlab_main_real_path_tmp} CACHE INTERNAL "internal matlab location for the discovered version" FORCE)
+
+  set(matlab_list_of_all_versions)
+  matlab_get_version_from_matlab_run("${Matlab_PROG_VERSION_STRING_AUTO_DETECT}" matlab_list_of_all_versions)
+
+  list(GET matlab_list_of_all_versions 0 _matlab_version_tmp)
+
+  # set the version into the cache
+  set(Matlab_VERSION_STRING_INTERNAL ${_matlab_version_tmp} CACHE INTERNAL "Matlab version (automatically determined)" FORCE)
+
+  # warning, just in case several versions found (should not happen)
+  list(LENGTH matlab_list_of_all_versions list_of_all_versions_length)
+  if((${list_of_all_versions_length} GREATER 1) AND MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+    message(WARNING "[MATLAB] Found several versions, taking the first one (versions found ${matlab_list_of_all_versions})")
+  endif()
+
+  # return the updated value
+  set(${matlab_final_version} ${Matlab_VERSION_STRING_INTERNAL} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+endfunction()
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+# ###################################
+# Exploring the possible Matlab_ROOTS
+
+# this variable will get all Matlab installations found in the current system.
+set(_matlab_possible_roots)
+
+
+
+if(Matlab_ROOT_DIR)
+  # if the user specifies a possible root, we keep this one
+
+  if(NOT EXISTS ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR})
+    # if Matlab_ROOT_DIR specified but erroneous
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(WARNING "[MATLAB] the specified path for Matlab_ROOT_DIR does not exist (${Matlab_ROOT_DIR})")
+    endif()
+  else()
+    # NOTFOUND indicates the code below to search for the version automatically
+    if(NOT DEFINED Matlab_VERSION_STRING_INTERNAL)
+      list(APPEND _matlab_possible_roots "NOTFOUND" ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}) # empty version
+    else()
+      list(APPEND _matlab_possible_roots ${Matlab_VERSION_STRING_INTERNAL} ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}) # cached version
     endif()
   endif()
-  find_library(MATLAB_MEX_LIBRARY
-    libmex
-    ${MATLAB_ROOT}
-    )
-  find_library(MATLAB_MX_LIBRARY
-    libmx
-    ${MATLAB_ROOT}
-    )
-  find_library(MATLAB_ENG_LIBRARY
-    libeng
-    ${MATLAB_ROOT}
-    )
 
-  find_path(MATLAB_INCLUDE_DIR
-    "mex.h"
-    "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\MathWorks\\MATLAB\\7.0;MATLABROOT]/extern/include"
-    )
+
 else()
-  if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)
-    # Regular x86
-    set(MATLAB_ROOT
-      /usr/local/matlab-7sp1/bin/glnx86/
-      /opt/matlab-7sp1/bin/glnx86/
-      $ENV{HOME}/matlab-7sp1/bin/glnx86/
-      $ENV{HOME}/redhat-matlab/bin/glnx86/
-      )
-  else()
-    # AMD64:
-    set(MATLAB_ROOT
-      /usr/local/matlab-7sp1/bin/glnxa64/
-      /opt/matlab-7sp1/bin/glnxa64/
-      $ENV{HOME}/matlab7_64/bin/glnxa64/
-      $ENV{HOME}/matlab-7sp1/bin/glnxa64/
-      $ENV{HOME}/redhat-matlab/bin/glnxa64/
-      )
+
+  # if the user does not specify the possible installation root, we look for
+  # one installation using the appropriate heuristics
+
+  if(WIN32)
+
+    # On WIN32, we look for Matlab installation in the registry
+    # if unsuccessful, we look for all known revision and filter the existing
+    # ones.
+
+    # testing if we are able to extract the needed information from the registry
+    set(_matlab_versions_from_registry)
+    matlab_extract_all_installed_versions_from_registry(CMAKE_CL_64 _matlab_versions_from_registry)
+
+    # the returned list is empty, doing the search on all known versions
+    if(NOT _matlab_versions_from_registry)
+
+      if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+        message(STATUS "[MATLAB] Search for Matlab from the registry unsuccessful, testing all supported versions")
+      endif()
+
+      extract_matlab_versions_from_registry_brute_force(_matlab_versions_from_registry)
+    endif()
+
+    # filtering the results with the registry keys
+    matlab_get_all_valid_matlab_roots_from_registry("${_matlab_versions_from_registry}" _matlab_possible_roots)
+    unset(_matlab_versions_from_registry)
+
+  elseif(APPLE)
+
+    # on mac, we look for the /Application paths
+    # this corresponds to the behaviour on Windows. On Linux, we do not have
+    # any other guess.
+    matlab_get_supported_releases(_matlab_releases)
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(STATUS "[MATLAB] Matlab supported versions ${_matlab_releases}. If more version should be supported "
+                   "the variable MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS can be set according to the documentation")
+    endif()
+
+    foreach(_matlab_current_release IN LISTS _matlab_releases)
+      set(_matlab_full_string "/Applications/MATLAB_${_matlab_current_release}.app")
+      if(EXISTS ${_matlab_full_string})
+        set(_matlab_current_version)
+        matlab_get_version_from_release_name("${_matlab_current_release}" _matlab_current_version)
+        if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+          message(STATUS "[MATLAB] Found version ${_matlab_current_release} (${_matlab_current_version}) in ${_matlab_full_string}")
+        endif()
+        list(APPEND _matlab_possible_roots ${_matlab_current_version} ${_matlab_full_string})
+        unset(_matlab_current_version)
+      endif()
+
+      unset(_matlab_full_string)
+    endforeach(_matlab_current_release)
+
+    unset(_matlab_current_release)
+    unset(_matlab_releases)
+
   endif()
-  find_library(MATLAB_MEX_LIBRARY
-    mex
-    ${MATLAB_ROOT}
-    )
-  find_library(MATLAB_MX_LIBRARY
+
+endif()
+
+
+
+list(LENGTH _matlab_possible_roots _numbers_of_matlab_roots)
+if(_numbers_of_matlab_roots EQUAL 0)
+  # if we have not found anything, we fall back on the PATH
+
+
+  # At this point, we have no other choice than trying to find it from PATH.
+  # If set by the user, this wont change
+  find_program(
+    _matlab_main_tmp
+    NAMES matlab)
+
+
+  if(_matlab_main_tmp)
+    # we then populate the list of roots, with empty version
+    if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+      message(STATUS "[MATLAB] matlab found from PATH: ${_matlab_main_tmp}")
+    endif()
+
+    # resolve symlinks
+    get_filename_component(_matlab_current_location "${_matlab_main_tmp}" REALPATH)
+
+    # get the directory (the command below has to be run twice)
+    # this will be the matlab root
+    get_filename_component(_matlab_current_location "${_matlab_current_location}" DIRECTORY)
+    get_filename_component(_matlab_current_location "${_matlab_current_location}" DIRECTORY) # Matlab should be in bin
+
+    list(APPEND _matlab_possible_roots "NOTFOUND" ${_matlab_current_location})
+
+    unset(_matlab_current_location)
+
+  endif()
+  unset(_matlab_main_tmp CACHE)
+
+endif()
+
+
+
+
+
+if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+  message(STATUS "[MATLAB] Matlab root folders are ${_matlab_possible_roots}")
+endif()
+
+
+
+
+
+# take the first possible Matlab root
+list(LENGTH _matlab_possible_roots _numbers_of_matlab_roots)
+set(Matlab_VERSION_STRING "NOTFOUND")
+if(_numbers_of_matlab_roots GREATER 0)
+  list(GET _matlab_possible_roots 0 Matlab_VERSION_STRING)
+  list(GET _matlab_possible_roots 1 Matlab_ROOT_DIR)
+
+  # adding a warning in case of ambiguity
+  if(_numbers_of_matlab_roots GREATER 2 AND MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+    message(WARNING "[MATLAB] Found several distributions of Matlab. Setting the current version to ${Matlab_VERSION_STRING} (located ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR})."
+                    " If this is not the desired behaviour, provide the -DMatlab_ROOT_DIR=... on the command line")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+
+# check if the root changed against the previous defined one, if so
+# clear all the cached variables
+if(DEFINED Matlab_ROOT_DIR_LAST_CACHED)
+
+  if(NOT Matlab_ROOT_DIR_LAST_CACHED STREQUAL Matlab_ROOT_DIR)
+    set(_Matlab_cached_vars
+        Matlab_INCLUDE_DIRS
+        Matlab_MEX_LIBRARY
+        Matlab_MEX_COMPILER
+        Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM
+        Matlab_MX_LIBRARY
+        Matlab_ENG_LIBRARY
+        Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION
+
+        # internal
+        Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG
+        Matlab_ROOT_DIR_LAST_CACHED
+        #Matlab_PROG_VERSION_STRING_AUTO_DETECT
+        Matlab_VERSION_STRING_INTERNAL
+        )
+    foreach(_var IN LISTS _Matlab_cached_vars)
+      if(DEFINED ${_var})
+        unset(${_var} CACHE)
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+set(Matlab_ROOT_DIR_LAST_CACHED ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR} CACHE INTERNAL "last Matlab root dir location")
+set(Matlab_ROOT_DIR ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR} CACHE PATH "Matlab installation root path" FORCE)
+
+# Fix the version, in case this one is NOTFOUND
+_Matlab_get_version_from_root(
+  "${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}"
+  ${Matlab_VERSION_STRING}
+  Matlab_VERSION_STRING
+)
+
+
+
+
+if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+  message(STATUS "[MATLAB] Current version is ${Matlab_VERSION_STRING} located ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}")
+endif()
+
+
+
+if(Matlab_ROOT_DIR)
+  file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR} Matlab_ROOT_DIR)
+endif()
+
+if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)
+  set(_matlab_64Build FALSE)
+else()
+  set(_matlab_64Build TRUE)
+endif()
+
+if(APPLE)
+  set(_matlab_bin_prefix "mac") # i should be for intel
+  set(_matlab_bin_suffix_32bits "i")
+  set(_matlab_bin_suffix_64bits "i64")
+elseif(UNIX)
+  set(_matlab_bin_prefix "gln")
+  set(_matlab_bin_suffix_32bits "x86")
+  set(_matlab_bin_suffix_64bits "xa64")
+else()
+  set(_matlab_bin_prefix "win")
+  set(_matlab_bin_suffix_32bits "32")
+  set(_matlab_bin_suffix_64bits "64")
+endif()
+
+
+
+set(MATLAB_INCLUDE_DIR_TO_LOOK ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}/extern/include)
+if(_matlab_64Build)
+  set(_matlab_current_suffix ${_matlab_bin_suffix_64bits})
+else()
+  set(_matlab_current_suffix ${_matlab_bin_suffix_32bits})
+endif()
+
+set(Matlab_BINARIES_DIR
+    ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}/bin/${_matlab_bin_prefix}${_matlab_current_suffix})
+set(Matlab_EXTERN_LIBRARY_DIR
+    ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}/extern/lib/${_matlab_bin_prefix}${_matlab_current_suffix})
+
+if(WIN32)
+  set(_matlab_lib_dir_for_search ${Matlab_EXTERN_LIBRARY_DIR}/microsoft)
+  set(_matlab_lib_prefix_for_search "lib")
+else()
+  set(_matlab_lib_dir_for_search ${Matlab_BINARIES_DIR})
+  set(_matlab_lib_prefix_for_search "lib")
+endif()
+
+unset(_matlab_64Build)
+
+
+if(NOT DEFINED Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION)
+  set(_matlab_mex_extension "")
+  matlab_get_mex_suffix("${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}" _matlab_mex_extension)
+
+  # This variable goes to the cache.
+  set(Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION ${_matlab_mex_extension} CACHE STRING "Extensions for the mex targets (automatically given by Matlab)")
+  unset(_matlab_mex_extension)
+endif()
+
+
+if(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG)
+  message(STATUS "[MATLAB] [DEBUG]_matlab_lib_prefix_for_search = ${_matlab_lib_prefix_for_search} | _matlab_lib_dir_for_search = ${_matlab_lib_dir_for_search}")
+endif()
+
+
+
+# internal
+# This small stub around find_library is to prevent any pollution of CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES in the global scope.
+# This is the function to be used below instead of the find_library directives.
+function(_Matlab_find_library _matlab_library_prefix)
+  set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES} ${_matlab_library_prefix})
+  find_library(${ARGN})
+endfunction()
+
+
+set(_matlab_required_variables)
+
+
+# the MEX library/header are required
+find_path(
+  Matlab_INCLUDE_DIRS
+  mex.h
+  PATHS ${MATLAB_INCLUDE_DIR_TO_LOOK}
+  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  )
+list(APPEND _matlab_required_variables Matlab_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+
+_Matlab_find_library(
+  ${_matlab_lib_prefix_for_search}
+  Matlab_MEX_LIBRARY
+  mex
+  PATHS ${_matlab_lib_dir_for_search}
+  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+)
+
+
+list(APPEND _matlab_required_variables Matlab_MEX_LIBRARY)
+
+# the MEX extension is required
+list(APPEND _matlab_required_variables Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION)
+
+# the matlab root is required
+list(APPEND _matlab_required_variables Matlab_ROOT_DIR)
+
+
+# component Mex Compiler
+list(FIND Matlab_FIND_COMPONENTS MEX_COMPILER _matlab_find_mex_compiler)
+if(_matlab_find_mex_compiler GREATER -1)
+  find_program(
+    Matlab_MEX_COMPILER
+    "mex"
+    PATHS ${Matlab_BINARIES_DIR}
+    DOC "Matlab MEX compiler"
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  )
+
+  if(Matlab_MEX_COMPILER)
+    set(Matlab_MEX_COMPILER_FOUND TRUE)
+  endif()
+endif()
+unset(_matlab_find_mex_compiler)
+
+# component Matlab program
+list(FIND Matlab_FIND_COMPONENTS MAIN_PROGRAM _matlab_find_matlab_program)
+if(_matlab_find_matlab_program GREATER -1)
+
+  find_program(
+    Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM
+    matlab
+    PATHS ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR} ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}/bin
+    DOC "Matlab main program"
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  )
+
+  if(Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM)
+    set(Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM_FOUND TRUE)
+  endif()
+
+endif()
+unset(_matlab_find_matlab_program)
+
+# Component MX library
+list(FIND Matlab_FIND_COMPONENTS MX_LIBRARY _matlab_find_mx)
+if(_matlab_find_mx GREATER -1)
+  _Matlab_find_library(
+    ${_matlab_lib_prefix_for_search}
+    Matlab_MX_LIBRARY
     mx
-    ${MATLAB_ROOT}
-    )
-  find_library(MATLAB_ENG_LIBRARY
+    PATHS ${_matlab_lib_dir_for_search}
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  )
+
+  if(Matlab_MX_LIBRARY)
+    set(Matlab_MX_LIBRARY_FOUND TRUE)
+  endif()
+endif()
+unset(_matlab_find_mx)
+
+
+# Component ENG library
+list(FIND Matlab_FIND_COMPONENTS ENG_LIBRARY _matlab_find_eng)
+if(_matlab_find_eng GREATER -1)
+  _Matlab_find_library(
+    ${_matlab_lib_prefix_for_search}
+    Matlab_ENG_LIBRARY
     eng
-    ${MATLAB_ROOT}
-    )
-  find_path(MATLAB_INCLUDE_DIR
-    "mex.h"
-    "/usr/local/matlab-7sp1/extern/include/"
-    "/opt/matlab-7sp1/extern/include/"
-    "$ENV{HOME}/matlab-7sp1/extern/include/"
-    "$ENV{HOME}/redhat-matlab/extern/include/"
-    )
-
+    PATHS ${_matlab_lib_dir_for_search}
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  )
+  if(Matlab_ENG_LIBRARY)
+    set(Matlab_ENG_LIBRARY_FOUND TRUE)
+  endif()
 endif()
+unset(_matlab_find_eng)
 
-# This is common to UNIX and Win32:
-set(MATLAB_LIBRARIES
-  ${MATLAB_MEX_LIBRARY}
-  ${MATLAB_MX_LIBRARY}
-  ${MATLAB_ENG_LIBRARY}
-)
 
-if(MATLAB_INCLUDE_DIR AND MATLAB_LIBRARIES)
-  set(MATLAB_FOUND 1)
+
+
+
+unset(_matlab_lib_dir_for_search)
+
+
+set(Matlab_LIBRARIES ${Matlab_MEX_LIBRARY} ${Matlab_MX_LIBRARY} ${Matlab_ENG_LIBRARY})
+
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(
+  Matlab
+  FOUND_VAR Matlab_FOUND
+  REQUIRED_VARS ${_matlab_required_variables}
+  VERSION_VAR Matlab_VERSION_STRING
+  HANDLE_COMPONENTS)
+
+unset(_matlab_required_variables)
+unset(_matlab_bin_prefix)
+unset(_matlab_bin_suffix_32bits)
+unset(_matlab_bin_suffix_64bits)
+unset(_matlab_current_suffix)
+unset(_matlab_lib_dir_for_search)
+unset(_matlab_lib_prefix_for_search)
+
+if(Matlab_INCLUDE_DIRS AND Matlab_LIBRARIES)
+  mark_as_advanced(
+    #Matlab_LIBRARIES
+    Matlab_MEX_LIBRARY
+    Matlab_MX_LIBRARY
+    Matlab_ENG_LIBRARY
+    Matlab_INCLUDE_DIRS
+    Matlab_FOUND
+    #Matlab_ROOT_DIR
+    #Matlab_VERSION_STRING
+    Matlab_MAIN_PROGRAM
+    #Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION
+    Matlab_MEXEXTENSIONS_PROG
+    Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION
+    #Matlab_BINARIES_DIR
+  )
 endif()
-
-mark_as_advanced(
-  MATLAB_LIBRARIES
-  MATLAB_MEX_LIBRARY
-  MATLAB_MX_LIBRARY
-  MATLAB_ENG_LIBRARY
-  MATLAB_INCLUDE_DIR
-  MATLAB_FOUND
-  MATLAB_ROOT
-)
diff --git a/Modules/MatlabTestsRedirect.cmake b/Modules/MatlabTestsRedirect.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebccbf662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/MatlabTestsRedirect.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# This is an undocumented internal helper for the FindMatlab
+# module ``matlab_add_unit_test`` command.
+
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2014-2015 Raffi Enficiaud, Max Planck Society
+#
+# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+#
+# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the License for more information.
+#=============================================================================
+# (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
+#  License text for the above reference.)
+
+
+# Usage: cmake
+#   -Dtest_timeout=180
+#   -Dworking_directory="."
+#   -Doutput_directory=
+#   -Dadditional_paths=""
+#   -Dno_unittest_framework=""
+#   -DMatlab_PROGRAM=matlab_exe_location
+#   -DMatlab_ADDITIONNAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS=""
+#   -Dtest_name=name_of_the_test
+#   -Dcmd_to_run_before_test=""
+#   -Dunittest_file_to_run
+#   -P FindMatlab_TestsRedirect.cmake
+
+set(Matlab_UNIT_TESTS_CMD -nosplash -nojvm -nodesktop -nodisplay ${Matlab_ADDITIONNAL_STARTUP_OPTIONS})
+if(WIN32)
+  set(Matlab_UNIT_TESTS_CMD ${Matlab_UNIT_TESTS_CMD} -wait)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT test_timeout)
+  set(test_timeout 180)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT cmd_to_run_before_test)
+  set(cmd_to_run_before_test)
+endif()
+
+get_filename_component(unittest_file_directory   "${unittest_file_to_run}" DIRECTORY)
+get_filename_component(unittest_file_to_run_name "${unittest_file_to_run}" NAME_WE)
+
+set(concat_string '${unittest_file_directory}')
+foreach(s IN LISTS additional_paths)
+  if(NOT "${s}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(concat_string "${concat_string}, '${s}'")
+  endif()
+endforeach()
+
+set(unittest_to_run "runtests('${unittest_file_to_run_name}'), exit(max([ans(1,:).Failed]))")
+if(no_unittest_framework)
+  set(unittest_to_run "try, ${unittest_file_to_run_name}, catch err, disp('An exception has been thrown during the execution'), disp(err), disp(err.stack), exit(1), end, exit(0)")
+endif()
+
+set(Matlab_SCRIPT_TO_RUN
+    "addpath(${concat_string}), path, ${cmd_to_run_before_test}, ${unittest_to_run}"
+   )
+
+set(Matlab_LOG_FILE "${output_directory}/${test_name}.log")
+
+set(devnull)
+if(UNIX)
+  set(devnull INPUT_FILE /dev/null)
+elseif(WIN32)
+  set(devnull INPUT_FILE NUL)
+endif()
+
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND "${Matlab_PROGRAM}" ${Matlab_UNIT_TESTS_CMD} -logfile "${test_name}.log" -r "${Matlab_SCRIPT_TO_RUN}"
+  RESULT_VARIABLE res
+  TIMEOUT ${test_timeout}
+  OUTPUT_QUIET # we do not want the output twice
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY "${output_directory}"
+  ${devnull}
+  )
+
+if(NOT EXISTS ${Matlab_LOG_FILE})
+  message( FATAL_ERROR "[MATLAB] ERROR: cannot find the log file ${Matlab_LOG_FILE}")
+endif()
+
+# print the output in any case.
+file(READ ${Matlab_LOG_FILE} matlab_log_content)
+message("Matlab test ${name_of_the_test} output:\n${matlab_log_content}") # if we put FATAL_ERROR here, the file is indented.
+
+
+if(NOT (res EQUAL 0))
+  message( FATAL_ERROR "[MATLAB] TEST FAILED" )
+endif()
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 703c54823..414f6254a 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1256,6 +1256,12 @@ ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/bin/cmake -DDIR=dev -P ${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/Release
     add_subdirectory(FindJsonCpp)
   endif()
 
+  # Matlab module
+  if(CMake_TEST_FindMatlab)
+    ADD_TEST_MACRO(FindMatlab.basic_checks      ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} -C $<CONFIGURATION>)
+    ADD_TEST_MACRO(FindMatlab.versions_checks   ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} -C $<CONFIGURATION>)
+  endif()
+
   find_package(GTK2 QUIET)
   if(GTK2_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory(FindGTK2)
diff --git a/Tests/FindMatlab/basic_checks/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/FindMatlab/basic_checks/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acf71ea97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FindMatlab/basic_checks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.12)
+enable_testing()
+project(basic_checks)
+
+set(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG TRUE)
+
+# the success of the following command is dependent on the current configuration:
+# - on 32bits builds (cmake is building with 32 bits), it looks for 32 bits Matlab
+# - on 64bits builds (cmake is building with 64 bits), it looks for 64 bits Matlab
+find_package(Matlab REQUIRED COMPONENTS MX_LIBRARY MAIN_PROGRAM)
+
+
+
+matlab_add_mex(
+    # target name
+    NAME cmake_matlab_test_wrapper1
+    # output name
+    OUTPUT_NAME cmake_matlab_mex1
+    SRC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../matlab_wrapper1.cpp
+    DOCUMENTATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../help_text1.m.txt
+  )
+
+
+matlab_add_unit_test(
+    NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}_matlabtest-1
+    TIMEOUT 30
+    UNITTEST_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake_matlab_unit_tests1.m
+    ADDITIONAL_PATH $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:cmake_matlab_test_wrapper1>
+    )
+
+matlab_add_unit_test(
+    NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}_matlabtest-2
+    TIMEOUT 15
+    UNITTEST_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake_matlab_unit_tests_timeout.m
+    ADDITIONAL_PATH $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:cmake_matlab_test_wrapper1>
+    )
+set_tests_properties(${PROJECT_NAME}_matlabtest-2 PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL TRUE)
+
+
+# testing the test without the unittest framework of Matlab
+matlab_add_unit_test(
+    NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}_matlabtest-3
+    TIMEOUT 30
+    NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK
+    UNITTEST_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake_matlab_unit_tests2.m
+    ADDITIONAL_PATH $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:cmake_matlab_test_wrapper1>
+    )
+
+matlab_add_unit_test(
+    NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}_matlabtest-4
+    TIMEOUT 30
+    NO_UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK
+    UNITTEST_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake_matlab_unit_tests3.m
+    ADDITIONAL_PATH $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:cmake_matlab_test_wrapper1>
+    )
+set_tests_properties(${PROJECT_NAME}_matlabtest-4 PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL TRUE)
diff --git a/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests1.m b/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests1.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2371c3a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests1.m
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+classdef cmake_matlab_unit_tests1 < matlab.unittest.TestCase
+  % some simple unit test for CMake Matlab wrapper
+  properties
+  end
+
+  methods (Test)
+    function testDummyCall(testCase)
+      % very simple call test
+      cmake_matlab_mex1(rand(3,3));
+    end
+
+    function testDummyCall2(testCase)
+      % very simple call test 2
+      ret = cmake_matlab_mex1(rand(3,3));
+      testCase.verifyEqual(size(ret), size(rand(3,3)));
+
+      testCase.verifyEqual(size(cmake_matlab_mex1(rand(4,3))), [4,3] );
+    end
+
+    function testFailTest(testCase)
+      testCase.verifyError(@() cmake_matlab_mex1(10), 'cmake_matlab:configuration');
+      testCase.verifyError(@() cmake_matlab_mex1([10]), 'cmake_matlab:configuration');
+    end
+
+    function testHelpContent(testCase)
+      % testing the help feature
+      testCase.verifySubstring(evalc('help cmake_matlab_mex1'), 'Dummy matlab extension in cmake');
+    end
+
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests2.m b/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests2.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a8a342de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests2.m
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+ret = cmake_matlab_mex1(rand(3,3));
+
+if(size(ret) ~= size(rand(3,3)))
+  error('Dimension mismatch!');
+end
diff --git a/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests3.m b/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests3.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2639325be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests3.m
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+cmake_matlab_mex1(10);
+
+% should not reach this point
+exit(0);
diff --git a/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests_timeout.m b/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests_timeout.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11d5e9ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests_timeout.m
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+classdef cmake_matlab_unit_tests_timeout < matlab.unittest.TestCase
+  % timeout tests
+
+  properties
+  end
+
+  methods (Test)
+    function testCallHangsShouldBeTimedOut(testCase)
+      cmake_matlab_mex1(rand(3,3));
+      disp('Will now wait.');
+      disp('Testing the cmake Matlab package timeout - do not kill');
+      pause(20); % supposed to be killed after 15s
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Tests/FindMatlab/help_text1.m.txt b/Tests/FindMatlab/help_text1.m.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a924355d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FindMatlab/help_text1.m.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+% Dummy matlab extension in cmake
+function ret = cmake_matlab_mex1(X)
diff --git a/Tests/FindMatlab/matlab_wrapper1.cpp b/Tests/FindMatlab/matlab_wrapper1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4149bb954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FindMatlab/matlab_wrapper1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+// simple workaround to some compiler specific problems
+// see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22367516/mex-compile-error-unknown-type-name-char16-t/23281916#23281916
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include "mex.h"
+
+// this test should return a matrix of 10 x 10 and should check some of the arguments
+
+void mexFunction(const int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], const int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[])
+{
+  if(nrhs != 1)
+  {
+    mexErrMsgTxt("Incorrect arguments");
+  }
+
+  size_t dim1 = mxGetM(prhs[0]);
+  size_t dim2 = mxGetN(prhs[0]);
+
+  if(dim1 == 1 || dim2 == 1)
+  {
+    mexErrMsgIdAndTxt("cmake_matlab:configuration", "Incorrect arguments");
+  }
+
+  plhs[0] = mxCreateNumericMatrix(dim1, dim2, mxGetClassID(prhs[0]), mxREAL);
+}
diff --git a/Tests/FindMatlab/versions_checks/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/FindMatlab/versions_checks/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d20685c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/FindMatlab/versions_checks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.12)
+enable_testing()
+project(versions_checks)
+
+set(MATLAB_FIND_DEBUG TRUE)
+set(MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
+    "dummy=14.9")
+
+# the success of the following command is dependent on the current configuration
+# in this case, we are only interested in the version macros
+find_package(Matlab)
+
+
+
+if(NOT COMMAND matlab_get_version_from_release_name)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "The macro matlab_get_version_from_release_name should be defined")
+endif()
+
+if(NOT COMMAND matlab_get_release_name_from_version)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "The macro matlab_get_release_name_from_version should be defined")
+endif()
+
+
+# matlab_get_release_name_from_version
+matlab_get_release_name_from_version("7.13" release_name)
+if(NOT release_name STREQUAL "R2011b")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "version 7.13 does not give release R2011b : '${release_name}' != R2011b")
+endif()
+
+matlab_get_release_name_from_version("14.9" release_name)
+if(NOT release_name STREQUAL "dummy")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "version 14.9 does not give release dummy : '${release_name}' != dummy")
+endif()
+
+matlab_get_release_name_from_version("14.10" release_name)
+if(NOT release_name STREQUAL "")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "version 14.10 does not give empty release: '${release_name}' != ''")
+endif()
+
+
+# matlab_get_version_from_release_name
+matlab_get_version_from_release_name("R2011a" version)
+if(NOT version STREQUAL "7.12")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Release R2011a does not give version 7.12 : '${version}' != 7.12")
+endif()
+
+matlab_get_version_from_release_name("dummy" version)
+#message(FATAL_ERROR "versionversion = ${version}")
+if(NOT version STREQUAL "14.9")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Release dummy does not give version 14.9 : '${version}' != 14.9")
+endif()
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bcc3f34e..7cbc9fea7 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -211,3 +211,8 @@ if(RPMBUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 endif()
 
 add_RunCMake_test(COMPILE_LANGUAGE-genex)
+
+# Matlab module related tests
+if(CMake_TEST_FindMatlab)
+  add_RunCMake_test(FindMatlab)
+endif()
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b9a95788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+include(${RunCMake_TEST}.cmake)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95a787fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CMake Error at .*FindMatlab.cmake:[0-9]+ \(message\):
+  \[MATLAB\] This functionality needs the MAIN_PROGRAM component \(not default\)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cbc1c202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/MatlabTest1.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.12)
+enable_testing()
+project(test_should_fail)
+
+find_package(Matlab REQUIRED COMPONENTS MX_LIBRARY)
+
+matlab_add_mex(
+    # target name
+    NAME cmake_matlab_test_wrapper1
+    # output name
+    OUTPUT_NAME cmake_matlab_mex1
+    SRC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/matlab_wrapper1.cpp
+  )
+
+# this command should raise a FATAL_ERROR, component MAIN_PROGRAM is missing
+matlab_add_unit_test(
+    NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}_matlabtest-1
+    TIMEOUT 1
+    UNITTEST_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_matlab_unit_tests2.m
+    ADDITIONAL_PATH $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:cmake_matlab_test_wrapper1>
+    )
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/RunCMakeTest.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33dbb772c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+include(RunCMake)
+run_cmake(MatlabTest1)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests2.m b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests2.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a8a342de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/cmake_matlab_unit_tests2.m
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+ret = cmake_matlab_mex1(rand(3,3));
+
+if(size(ret) ~= size(rand(3,3)))
+  error('Dimension mismatch!');
+end
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/matlab_wrapper1.cpp b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/matlab_wrapper1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4149bb954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/FindMatlab/matlab_wrapper1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+// simple workaround to some compiler specific problems
+// see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22367516/mex-compile-error-unknown-type-name-char16-t/23281916#23281916
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include "mex.h"
+
+// this test should return a matrix of 10 x 10 and should check some of the arguments
+
+void mexFunction(const int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], const int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[])
+{
+  if(nrhs != 1)
+  {
+    mexErrMsgTxt("Incorrect arguments");
+  }
+
+  size_t dim1 = mxGetM(prhs[0]);
+  size_t dim2 = mxGetN(prhs[0]);
+
+  if(dim1 == 1 || dim2 == 1)
+  {
+    mexErrMsgIdAndTxt("cmake_matlab:configuration", "Incorrect arguments");
+  }
+
+  plhs[0] = mxCreateNumericMatrix(dim1, dim2, mxGetClassID(prhs[0]), mxREAL);
+}