Exported plugin fails to load (Windows ARM)

[paper_lung]

This is where stuff begins to break for me: https://github.com/christophhart/HISE/commit/d7b5a121a825bf9a3fb6153d5e81d3f6a5242420

[d.healey]

@paper_lung Ah ok so it is the AVX commit that breaks, sorry I thought it was the other one.

Ok can you make a video showing the export process where you disable AVX so I can follow the exact steps?

[paper_lung]

@d-healey All I'm doing is removing the /arch:AVX flag in the Projucer extra compiler flags. Everything else I'm leaving as-is, but I have also tried changing the 'Use IPP Library' from 'Use Static Library' to 'no'.

[bendurso]

Plugins exported with Hise don't work on Windows ARM, as far as I know. Only on x64. Or am I wrong?

[paper_lung]

@bendurso they used to - I have a few plugins from last year which worked no problem

[d.healey]

@paper_lung said in Exported plugin fails to load (Windows ARM):

All I'm doing is removing the /arch:AVX flag in the Projucer extra compiler flags

So you remove that. Then you click save and open in IDE? Is that right?

[paper_lung]

@d-healey yeah, then build solution as normal

[d.healey]

@paper_lung Ok so we can rule out AVX being the issue, and you've disabled IPP so that's not the problem either.

[d.healey]

@paper_lung Have you tried an empty test project?

[paper_lung]

@d-healey No, I'll give that a try tomorrow

[paper_lung]

@d-healey I've tried compiling an empty test project but it's just exporting a 'shared code' folder, any idea why that would happen?

[paper_lung]

I also thought I'd throw one of my broken VST3 files into chatgpt to see if it can detect anything. Here's what it says (obviously to be taken with a pinch of salt):

Architecture: x64 (Machine = 0x8664) ️
VST3 entry: The binary contains GetPluginFactory ️
Runtime linkage: No MSVC CRT DLLs are imported → looks statically linked (/MT) ️
Side libs: No IPP/OpenMP/FFTW/etc. DLLs imported ️
AVX/VEX footprint: The code section shows a high density of VEX prefixes (0xC4/0xC5), which strongly indicates AVX/AVX2 instructions are present.

I've disabled AVX via the Projucer like I've mentioned, and seeing as Hise commits previous to the AVX implementation compile working VST3's, I wonder if something is amiss with AVX?

[d.healey]

@paper_lung said in Exported plugin fails to load (Windows ARM):

@d-healey I've tried compiling an empty test project but it's just exporting a 'shared code' folder, any idea why that would happen?

Did you save the xml? Did you set the plugin name/code and all the other usual project settings?

[paper_lung]

@d-healey yes to all of those

[d.healey]

@paper_lung Can you send me the project and I'll try compiling it on my Windows VM, then you can test if it loads on your ARM system?

[paper_lung]

@d-healey Sure, thanks - here you go:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nt0bmdkOrACbGAjoOLA8xDJ4RtPXmNBe/view?usp=sharing

Just tried exporting again and it compiled, it still fails on ARM though

[d.healey]

@paper_lung I've created standalone and VSTi with and without AVX.

https://filedn.eu/larUQgXOwVjQdvpPaD96lHH/test_export.zip

[paper_lung]

@d-healey Thanks - with AVX fails, without AVX loads correctly.

[d.healey]

@paper_lung said in Exported plugin fails to load (Windows ARM):

without AVX loads correctly.

So the question is what did you do different to me when you disabled AVX?

Time to make that video I asked for :)

[paper_lung]

@d-healey Here you go, hopefully I've not missed anything haha. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_5Vi0pO6ta6hNzu3Su4CESh2IJ4MHTnQ/view