AAX Build on MacOS

[Lindon]

So for the first time in a long time Im having to build AAX versions of my project...

So I downloaded the latest(ish) AAX SDK (2.8.0) and fired it up in XCode, and it built successfully...

I then renamed the AAX_2_8_0 folder to AAX and HISE finds it and starts the build of my project...

But then I get these errors:

⚠️  ld: ignoring file '/Users/lindonparker/HISE/tools/SDK/AAX/Libs/Release/libAAXLibrary_libcpp.a[3](AAX_CEffectParameters.o)': found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64'
⚠️  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
> Symbol: AAXStartup(IACFUnknown*)
> Referenced from: _ACFStartup in lto.o



❌  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 **

So Im guessing I've done something wrong and not set a flag for building on an Arm machine(which is what Im doing). I've looked thru as much as I can find in XCode but I dont see anywhere that X86_64 is mentioned and Arm isnt....

What do I need to do?

[David Healey]

@Lindon Yeah I suspect the issue is with building the aax library rather than building your project. I don't have an arm machine though so I can't test it.

[ustk]

@Lindon Perhaps a version compatibility issue, I'm running 2.6.1 without any issue.

[ustk]

@ustk I've built both architectures:

[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.....