Re: Help compiling pureVST

OK, I downloaded PureVST (sorry, had to figure this out earlier) and 
unpacked it. I created a build directory and changed to that. I also 
corrected the paths to the VST3 SDK and Pd's source (well, Pd's 
directory that includes the src/ directory, not the actual src/ 
directory; that's what I got I should do from the CMakeLists.txt file) 
and I run:

`cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release`

but I got the following error:

```
CMake Warning:
   No source or binary directory provided.  Both will be assumed to be the
   same as the current working directory, but note that this warning will
   become a fatal error in future CMake releases.


CMake Error: The source directory 
"/home/alex/Applications/puredata/PureVST-0.5/build" does not appear to 
contain CMakeLists.txt.
Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI.
```

Perhaps something is missing in the command, like a double dot? I know 
nothing about CMake, so this could be rather trivial...

On 5/30/25 10:22, Miller Puckette via Pd-list wrote:
> Hmm... the directions could have been clearer, sorry....
>
> vst_cleanser.c is in the pureVTS source, not in the Pd source.  If 
> you've downloaded and unpacked the PureVST source tarball it should be 
> just "purevst/source/vst_cleanser.c". And yes, no trailing period (I 
> think my markdown-to-html converter remove the space I had put between 
> the filename and the period).
>
> and yes, 'wherever the sources landed" refers to the pureVST source 
> (currently https://msp.ucsd.edu/tools/purevst/PureVST-0.5.src.tgz ) 
> whic need dwonloading and unpacking before even making this version of 
> libpd.
>
> cheers
> Miller
>
>
> On 5/30/25 8:39 AM, Alexandros Drymonitis wrote:
>>
>> I'm trying to compile pureVST from source on Debian 12. I built the 
>> VST SDK and following pureVST's README, I've gone up to the following 
>> step `make MORECFLAGS=-DVST_CLEANSER` insinde the libpd directory.
>>
>> I don't quite understand the following steps. Right after this, the 
>> README reads that I should type 
>> `MORESRC=../../work/vst/purevst/source/vst_cleanser.c.`
>>
>> Being inside the libpd directory, where will the two parent 
>> directories lead me, since the path starts with ../../? Also, where 
>> is this `work` directory supposed to be? Or `vst` and `purevst`? Are 
>> these directories Miller created in his system?
>>
>> I did a `find . -name vst_cleanser.c` from my home directory and 
>> found nothing (BTW, is the dot at the end supposed to be there?).
>>
>> Then the instructions follow like this:
>>
>> ```
>>
>> Then using the PureVST source tree, consult the CMakeLists.txt file 
>> and correct the path settings for the VST SDK and for the Pd source. 
>> Then make an empty build directory, and using a shell or terminal 
>> window, change directory to the build directory and try to get these 
>> to work in sequence:
>>
>> |SRC=~/work/vst/purevst|
>>
>> [… or wherever the sources landed]
>>
>> |cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release 
>> -DSMTG_ENABLE_VST3_PLUGIN_EXAMPLES=FALSE 
>> -DSMTG_ENABLE_VST3_HOSTING_EXAMPLES=FALSE -DHOME=$HOME $SRC|
>>
>> |cmake --build .|
>>
>> ```
>>
>> It mentions "or wherever the sources landed". Which sources? After 
>> building libpd? And in which directory should all the cmake command 
>> be executed?
>>
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