diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bea433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/toolbox_fast_marching/compile_mex.m b/toolbox_fast_marching/compile_mex.m
index f81ac98..d17f2ac 100644
--- a/toolbox_fast_marching/compile_mex.m
+++ b/toolbox_fast_marching/compile_mex.m
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 % compile mex file
-mex mex/perform_front_propagation_2d.cpp mex/perform_front_propagation_2d_mex.cpp mex/fheap/fib.cpp 
-mex mex/perform_front_propagation_3d.cpp mex/perform_front_propagation_3d_mex.cpp  mex/fheap/fib.cpp 
-mex mex/perform_circular_front_propagation_2d.cpp mex/perform_front_propagation_2d.cpp mex/fheap/fib.cpp 
+mex -compatibleArrayDims mex/perform_front_propagation_2d.cpp mex/perform_front_propagation_2d_mex.cpp mex/fheap/fib.cpp
+mex -compatibleArrayDims mex/perform_front_propagation_3d.cpp mex/perform_front_propagation_3d_mex.cpp  mex/fheap/fib.cpp
+mex -compatibleArrayDims mex/perform_circular_front_propagation_2d.cpp mex/perform_front_propagation_2d.cpp mex/fheap/fib.cpp
 
 % anisotropic FM
-mex mex/anisotropic-fm//perform_front_propagation_anisotropic.cpp
-mex mex/anisotropic-fm-feth/fm2dAniso.cpp
+%mex -compatibleArrayDims mex/anisotropic-fm//perform_front_propagation_anisotropic.cpp
+%mex -compatibleArrayDims mex/anisotropic-fm-feth/fm2dAniso.cpp
 
 % compiling skeleton
-mex mex/skeleton.cpp
+mex -compatibleArrayDims mex/skeleton.cpp
 % compiling distance transform
-mex mex/eucdist2.c
+mex -compatibleArrayDims mex/eucdist2.c
 
 disp('Compiling perform_front_propagation_mesh, might time some time.');
 rep = 'mex/';
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@
     'gw/gw_core/GW_Face.cpp',             ...
     'gw/gw_core/GW_Mesh.cpp',             ...
     'gw/gw_core/GW_Vertex.cpp',       ...
-    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicFace.cpp', ...                                              
-    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicMesh.cpp',     ...                                 
-    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicPath.cpp',         ...                       
-    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicPoint.cpp',            ...           
-    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_TriangularInterpolation_Cubic.cpp', ...      
-    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicVertex.cpp',                    ...  
+    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicFace.cpp', ...
+    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicMesh.cpp',     ...
+    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicPath.cpp',         ...
+    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicPoint.cpp',            ...
+    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_TriangularInterpolation_Cubic.cpp', ...
+    'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_GeodesicVertex.cpp',                    ...
     'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_TriangularInterpolation_Linear.cpp',      ...
     'gw/gw_geodesic/GW_TriangularInterpolation_Quadratic.cpp',  ...
 };
-str = 'mex ';
+str = 'mex -compatibleArrayDims ';
 for i=1:length(files)
     str = [str rep files{i} ' '];
 end