HISE image directory not found (macOS)

[dannytaurus]

@David-Healey Have you set the HISE path in Settings?

Yours will be different, of course, but it does need to be set here for compiling to work.

[Avián]

@dannytaurus yes! Exactly like you set it: /Users/username/Documents/Hise

[Avián]

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[Avián]

@David-Healey yes, the folder exists in the right path.

[lijas90]

@Avián Delete the contents of the binaries folder and recompile.

[dannytaurus]

@Avián And just to confirm, you're using Export as Instrument, and not Compile Project?

If you're still seeing an error, please post a screenshot of what you see. Don't refer us back to your first image because that's from Compile Project, which does not work.

[Avián]

@dannytaurus the reason why I refered back to my first image: cause it's the same issue. Sorry that I didn't told you before.

[David Healey]

@Avián Do you have more than one copy of HISE or the HISE source code on your system? Is your project on an external drive?

[Avián]

@David-Healey no! little update! It was possible to compile as a standalone now! Some folders in the binaries didn't have the permission to read & write. I checked and changed them all now. It works! But now, if I want to compile/export the vst3 & au, this issue shows up:

2026-01-23 11:42:36.174 xcodebuild[2885:78044] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 876. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.

2026-01-23 11:42:36.174 xcodebuild[2885:78044] Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "JSON text did not start with array or object and option to allow fragments not set." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=JSON text did not start with array or object and option to allow fragments not set.}

xcodebuild: error: Unable to read project 'projectname.xcodeproj' from folder '/Users/username/Documents/HISE Projects/projectname/Binaries/Builds/MacOSX'.

Reason: The project ‘projectname’ is damaged and cannot be opened due to a parse error. Examine the project file for invalid edits or unresolved source control conflicts.

Path: /Users/username/Documents/HISE Projects/projectname/Binaries/Builds/MacOSX/projectname.xcodeproj

[Oli Ullmann]

@Avián
Please recompile HISE from the latest commit. Christoph fixed this problem!

[Avián]

@Oli-Ullmann I just have to click on code and copy the https in my xcode github right? https://github.com/christophhart/HISE# do I have to clear/delete something before? Or just overwrite it?

[Oli Ullmann]

@Avián

1. Delete the entire HISE folder.
2. Open the console, navigate to the location where you want to create the HISE folder, and enter this command:

git clone --branch develop --recurse-submodules https://github.com/christophhart/HISE.git

3. Go to the newly created HISE folder in tools/SDK and unzip the sdk zip file. Move the two folders ASIOSDK2.3 and VST3 SDK from the unzipped folder to the SDK folder.
4. Open the projects/standalone folder in the HISE folder and open HISE Standalone.jucer. Click on Save and open in IDE. xCode will now open.
5. Compile HISE using the “For profiling” scheme.