MATLAB ERRORS

[Fatal Error] :-1:-1: Premature end of file on startup

This error occurs when the MATLAB preferences or the path becomes corrupt in MATLAB. To resolve this issue you can clear the MATLAB preferences and reset the path. To do so, run the following steps:
1) Clear the MATLAB preferences so that they can be generated correctly:
To clear the preferences, you will need to get into your Application Data folder($HOME/.matlab for LINUX).
Once in the Application Data folder, rename R2008a to R2008a_old. Once renamed, try restarting MATLAB. This will cause a new set of preferences to be recreated on the next MATLAB execution. If the error returns, you can try resetting MATLAB's path using the instructions below.
2) Generate a new pathdef.m file for MATLAB:
If the error reoccurs, the pathdef.m file that stores MATLAB's paths may be corrupt. To resolve this issue, run the following commands in MATLAB to reset the path:

restoredefaultpath
savepath
rehash toolboxcache

Once complete, restart MATLAB to enable the changes.