AAX Build on MacOS

[Lindon]

@ustk yeah mine doesn't look anything like yours - but lets start right from the beginning...

what are you running (the path) from HISE>tools>SDK> ?????????

in order to compile the AAX SDK???

[ustk]

@Lindon Perhaps because I filtered with the search bar...

This xcode project:

[Lindon]

@ustk sigh well nope I compile that and I get the same problems...

Im using Sonoma 14.6.1 and XCode 15.4 and AAX SDK V2.0.8

..anyone think this is wrong? got a better suggestion?

[ustk]

@Lindon I guess you meant 2.8.0...

Can your mac support a more recent OS?

Can you try downgrading the SDK?

[David Healey]

@ustk said in AAX Build on MacOS:

Can your mac support a more recent OS?

I'm still on Ventura, so not sure a newer OS will help Lindon here.

[ustk]

@David-Healey Well so an SDK downgrade would be the best thing to test, at least to see if the process is the good one

[Lindon]

@ustk OK can someone point me at a download for an earlier SDK please.

[ustk]

@Lindon I reckon you need to use the links of the actual version, and change the version number manually so:

https://cdn.avid.com/aax-toolkit/aax-sdk-2-8-0.zip

becomes:

https://cdn.avid.com/aax-toolkit/aax-sdk-2-6-1.zip

All legacy versions "should" be available this way

[David Healey]

I just ran into an issue with the latest SDK on Windows, might be related. By default the Visual Studio project is set to dynamic linking. I had to change it to static linking and rebuild.

[Lindon]

@David-Healey said in AAX Build on MacOS:

I just ran into an issue with the latest SDK on Windows, might be related. By default the Visual Studio project is set to dynamic linking. I had to change it to static linking and rebuild.

hmm, AAX builds and works fine for me on windows, its MacOS where I have problems (when is it never?)

[ustk]

@Lindon Have you tried the version I pointed you at?

[Lindon]

@ustk trying it now.....

[Lindon]

@Lindon well that failed with these errors:

ld: library 'AAXLibrary_libcpp' not found

clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

▸ Linking KeyEngine

ld: library 'AAXLibrary_libcpp' not found

clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

So Im still doing something wrong.....

[Lindon]

@Lindon Im just opening this file:

/xcode/AAX_SDK.xcworkspace in xcode and hitting Build for Profiling right???

[Lindon]

@Lindon ok so I went away and rebuilt HISe....

and tried again: now Im getting this;

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "AAXStartup(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXShutdown(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXCanUnloadNow(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXGetSDKVersion(unsigned long long*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXRegisterPlugin(IACFUnknown*, IACFPluginDefinition**)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXGetClassFactory(IACFUnknown*, _acfUID const&, _acfUID const&, void**)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXRegisterComponent(IACFUnknown*, unsigned int, IACFComponentDefinition**)", referenced from:
❌ ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
❌ clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
[KeyEngine - AAX] Linking KeyEngine
** BUILD FAILED **

[Lindon]

@Lindon yep its def the AAX config. VST3 builds fine and other projects build fine for VST3 but fail with the above for AAX, so Im doing something wrong here.....

[ustk]

@Lindon I might have pointed you to the wrong xcode project. you should build Libs/AAXLibrary/MacBuild/AAXLibrary.xcodeproj

If you tried to build the SDK itself then it's probably my bad. I just updated the screenshot to the good project path so people won't get confused.

[Lindon]

@ustk ok here is what I did:

• downloaded aax-sdk-2-6-1.zip
• unzipped it and got aax-sdk-2-6-1 folder
• copied this folder to HISE/tools/SDK/
• opened SDK/aax-sdk-2-6-1/Libs/AAXLibrary/MacBuild/AAXLibrary.xcodeproj in xcode
• ran Product>Build For/Profiling. xcode tells me this was a success...
• renamed aax-sdk-2-6-1. to AAX in the HISE/SDK folder
• opened my project in HISE
• ran Export>Export As Instrument and selected AAX as my target....

got this in the console window:

⚠️  ld: ignoring file '/Users/lindonparker/HISE/tools/SDK/AAX/Libs/Release/libAAXLibrary_libcpp.a[2](AAX_VDescriptionHost.o)': found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64'
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "AAXStartup(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXShutdown(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXCanUnloadNow(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXGetSDKVersion(unsigned long long*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXRegisterPlugin(IACFUnknown*, IACFPluginDefinition**)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXGetClassFactory(IACFUnknown*, _acfUID const&, _acfUID const&, void**)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXRegisterComponent(IACFUnknown*, unsigned int, IACFComponentDefinition**)", referenced from:
❌ ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
❌ clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
[KeyEngine - AAX] Linking KeyEngine
** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
	Ld /Volumes/Untitled/Nomad\ Sounds/KeyEngine/Binaries/Builds/MacOSX/build/KeyEngine.build/Release/KeyEngine\ -\ AAX.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/Binary/KeyEngine normal x86_64 (in target 'KeyEngine - AAX' from project 'KeyEngine')
(1 failure)
⚠️  /Volumes/Untitled/Nomad Sounds/KeyEngine/Binaries/Builds/MacOSX/KeyEngine.xcodeproj: The macOS deployment target 'MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET' is set to 10.9, but the range of supported deployment target versions is 10.13 to 14.5.99. (in target 'KeyEngine - All' from project 'KeyEngine')

so its something about this:

found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64'.

for some reason its not set up to build properly on my M1 mac...

[Lindon]

Ok so I downloaded the latest HISE, installed it and built a VST3..all fine - I think

I downloaded aax-sdk-2-8-0 again, unpacked it changed its name to AAX and built the MacOS project - all works fine,

Started HISE loaded my project (again) and tried to build an AAX plugin, and I get this again:

⚠️ ld: ignoring file '/Users/lindonparker/HISE/tools/SDK/AAX/Libs/Release/libAAXLibrary_libcpp.a[2](AAX_VDescriptionHost.o)': found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64'
❌ Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64
❌   "AAXStartup(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXShutdown(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXCanUnloadNow(IACFUnknown*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXGetSDKVersion(unsigned long long*)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXRegisterPlugin(IACFUnknown*, IACFPluginDefinition**)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXGetClassFactory(IACFUnknown*, _acfUID const&, _acfUID const&, void**)", referenced from:
❌   "AAXRegisterComponent(IACFUnknown*, unsigned int, IACFComponentDefinition**)", referenced from:
❌ ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
❌ clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
	Ld /Volumes/Untitled/Nomad\ Sounds/KeyEngine/Binaries/Builds/MacOSX/build/KeyEngine.build/Release/KeyEngine\ -\ AAX.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/Binary/KeyEngine normal x86_64 (in target 'KeyEngine - AAX' from project 'KeyEngine')

Im pretty sure its something to do with this:

found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64'

Im on an M1 arm-based Mac, but I dont know what to do about it...ANYONE????

[dannytaurus]

@Lindon said in AAX Build on MacOS:

required architecture 'x86_64'

I know nothing about AAX, but if it's saying you need required architecture 'x86_64' then maybe you simply need an Intel machine to compile it?