Extremely frustrated. Simple FX Plugin, constant failure

[Morphoice]

Im afraid I have to again ask for someone to explain to me how to build a simple FX plugin, using a faust reverb demo and put it's controls into the UI.

I have tried for 2 days now, all I get is constant crashes or build fails, and if it builds the daw crashes upon loading it.

All I do is create an empty project
Add a Script FX node
add a faust module with a reverb example
connect the parameters
create a knob for size in the empty UI
everything works perfectly inside hise
compile
fail.
make some changes
fail more.

vst3 is enabled
the scripnode is enabled to compile
I even tried compiling the dsp network on its own
then using a hardcodedfx node... no luck either, still crashes the daw
make more changes, go over it all again
sudden hash mismatches
sanity fails
throwing beer at monitor
crying because I feel like a total loser...
wife gets annoyed
leaves me
etc

I am slowly losing my motivation over this...
is this how this usually goes or am I just unlucky or extremely unskilled?

I kicked everything out of the project, it is now an empty UI and an empty secriptnode
still:

▸ Compiling include_hi_core_04.cpp
▸ Compiling include_hi_core_02.cpp
▸ Compiling factory.cpp
▸ Compiling include_hi_core.cpp
** BUILD FAILED **

Killed the ScriptFX node, project is now completely empty
cleaned Build directory
cleaned DSP networks

still no chance to build

▸ Compiling include_hi_core_04.cpp
▸ Compiling include_hi_core_02.cpp
▸ Compiling factory.cpp
▸ Compiling include_hi_core.cpp
▸ Compiling RNBO.cpp
** BUILD FAILED **
code_text

my plugin is now an empty grey box, and I can't even get that to work
I'm jumping off a cliff now.

[HISEnberg]

@Morphoice Referencing my other post. The Fx will continue to build with the project, even if they aren't visibly present on your UI or Module tree. You will need to erase all the files in your DSP network, as well as the Additional Source Code folder. You might want to start a new project and test your FX networks there.

[d.healey]

@Morphoice which daws did you test in? Have you validated the plugin with pluginval?

[Morphoice]

@HISEnberg I’ll try that

[Morphoice]

@d-healey I'm on Cubase 13, I'm running pluginval now to see if it will get any info. Hadn't heard of it before

[Morphoice]

@d-healey this is what I get in pluginval, crashed

pluginval v0.2.7 - JUCE v5.4.7
Started validating: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/DarkStar.vst3
Random seed: 0x3bf4442
Validation started: 27 Oct 2024 2:00:13pm

Strictness level: 5
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Starting test: pluginval / Scan for known types: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/DarkStar.vst3...

*** FAILED: VALIDATION CRASHED

0   pluginval                           0x00000001023bf610 _ZN4juce11SystemStats17getStackBacktraceEv + 64
1   pluginval                           0x000000010233e836 _ZN12_GLOBAL__N_119getCrashLogContentsEv + 38
2   pluginval                           0x000000010233e624 _ZN12_GLOBAL__N_111handleCrashEPv + 20
3   pluginval                           0x00000001023bf84d _ZN4juceL11handleCrashEi + 13
4   libsystem_platform.dylib            0x00007ff808eb3e9d _sigtramp + 29
5   ???                                 0x0000600000320e80 0x0 + 105553119547008
6   DarkStar                            0x0000000111e4e456 GetPluginFactory + 6009894
7   DarkStar                            0x0000000111f5ef87 GetPluginFactory + 7126871
8   DarkStar                            0x00000001119664bc GetPluginFactory + 865420
9   DarkStar                            0x00000001119664bc GetPluginFactory + 865420
10  DarkStar                            0x000000011199e4cd GetPluginFactory + 1094813
11  DarkStar                            0x00000001119d209a GetPluginFactory + 1306730
12  DarkStar                            0x0000000111be08a0 GetPluginFactory + 3463280
13  DarkStar                            0x000000011189c458 GetPluginFactory + 37928
14  DarkStar                            0x00000001118936b2 GetPluginFactory + 1666
15  DarkStar                            0x00000001118aa55d GetPluginFactory + 95533
16  pluginval                           0x000000010238e9be _ZN4juce18DescriptionFactory26findDescriptionsAndPerformERKNS_4FileE + 1054
17  pluginval                           0x000000010236faeb _ZN4juce16VST3ModuleHandle25getAllDescriptionsForFileERNS_10OwnedArrayINS_17PluginDescriptionENS_20DummyCriticalSectionEEERKNS_6StringE + 315
18  pluginval                           0x0000000102373501 _ZN4juce15KnownPluginList14scanAndAddFileERKNS_6StringEbRNS_10OwnedArrayINS_17PluginDescriptionENS_20DummyCriticalSectionEEERNS_17AudioPluginFormatE + 849
19  pluginval                           0x0000000102373a6d _ZN4juce15KnownPluginList29scanAndAddDragAndDroppedFilesERNS_24AudioPluginFormatManagerERKNS_11StringArrayERNS_10OwnedArrayINS_17PluginDescriptionENS_20DummyCriticalSectionEEE + 765
20  pluginval                           0x0000000102349986 _ZNSt3__110__function6__funcIZN11PluginTests7runTestEvE3$_0NS_9allocatorIS3_EEFvvEEclEv + 70
21  pluginval                           0x00000001023febc9 _ZN4juce12MessageQueue21runLoopSourceCallbackEPv + 57
22  CoreFoundation                      0x00007ff808f65266 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 17
23  CoreFoundation                      0x00007ff808f65208 __CFRunLoopDoSource0 + 157
24  CoreFoundation                      0x00007ff808f64fdf __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 203
25  CoreFoundation                      0x00007ff808f63c5a __CFRunLoopRun + 960
26  CoreFoundation                      0x00007ff808f632aa CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 536
27  HIToolbox                           0x00007ff814a39fe3 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 292
28  HIToolbox                           0x00007ff814a3f9c4 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 646
29  HIToolbox                           0x00007ff814a3fb62 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 66
30  AppKit                              0x00007ff80c800d8b _DPSNextEvent + 902
31  AppKit                              0x00007ff80d21d4c8 -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 1290
32  AppKit                              0x00007ff80c7f1eb7 -[NSApplication run] + 610
33  pluginval                           0x00000001023f93b0 _ZN4juce19JUCEApplicationBase4mainEv + 144
34  pluginval                           0x00000001023f9303 _ZN4juce19JUCEApplicationBase4mainEiPPKc + 83
35  dyld                                0x00000002029792cd start + 1805

Binary Images:
0x102337000 pluginval
0x7ff808eb0000 libsystem_platform.dylib
0x11188e000 DarkStar
0x7ff808ee8000 CoreFoundation
0x7ff81494b000 HIToolbox
0x7ff80c7c1000 AppKit

[orange]

@Morphoice Which Hise commit are you using?

[Morphoice]

@orange 3e6941ca

[orange]

@Morphoice You can try one of the commits in the late September, works here.