Installers

[Dan Korneff]

@Christoph-Hart With Packages, do I need to make a "package" for each version of the plugin? and then import each of those into a project?
I just clicked around, but it looks like I'll actually have to read some documentation

[Christoph Hart]

Check out David's package files:

https://github.com/davidhealey/sofiawoodwinds/tree/master/Packaging/OSX

I am not doing it much differently.

[Dan Korneff]

@Christoph-Hart Any tricks on how to create the package for aax?
Packages shows my Application Support folder as Empty

[ustk]

@dustbro I don't have my computer in front of me, but you need to create each subfolder of the path (right click on Application Support)

[Christoph Hart]

Packages shows a "Vanilla" system, that you have to populate with folders and files that it will populate during the installation, so it's like Greg said, you need to add all folders and files at the location you want them to be.

Be aware that the AAX plugins have to be at the global /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins folder and not the user ~/Library/... path. This is a problem if you are using the current user's home domain by ticking the last checkbox in the advanced settings:

[Dan Korneff]

@Christoph-Hart said in Installers:

Be aware that the AAX plugins have to be at the global /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins folder and not the user ~/Library/... path. This is a problem if you are using the current user's home domain by ticking the last checkbox in the advanced settings:

I'm having a slightly different problem I can't seem to access the user ~/Library (which is where the VST3 folder is located.
I've tried

chflags unhidden ./Library/ 

from Terminal, but get access denied. Yay!!

[Dan Korneff]

I was able to create a shortcut for the user library and access thru there
My next issue involves confusion over the source and destination. When you add a folder to your list, what is that actually selecting?? I went thru and added my plug, and it automatically selects the Source and Destination. In Inno Setup, I could script the source file, and it's destination. This just makes me scratch my head.

[Dan Korneff]

I think I got it sorted. Add folders and sub folders (case sensitive) to your destination, then right click and "add files".

[Christoph Hart]

Or in this case, just use "Absolute Reference"...

[orange]

@dustbro These examples are very useful, you can easily modify them. there are templates for Whitebox Packages and Inno setup ;)

https://github.com/olilarkin/wdl-ol/tree/master/IPlugExamples/IPlugEffect/installer

[Dan Korneff]

@orange Thank you!

[Dan Korneff]

@orange @Christoph-Hart When I use the installer I made with Inno, the AAX plugins install as folders instead of plugins and aren't recognized in ProTools. Any experience with this?

[Christoph Hart]

For some reason the AAX plugins end up in a wrong folder structure so I have this beautiful gem in my build script:

xcopy "build\AAX\%plugin_name% x86.aaxplugin\Contents\Win32\%plugin_name% x86.aaxplugin" "build\AAX\%plugin_name% x64.aaxplugin\Contents\Win32\"
ren "build\AAX\%plugin_name% x64.aaxplugin\Contents\Win32\%plugin_name% x86.aaxplugin" "%plugin_name%.aaxplugin"
ren "build\AAX\%plugin_name% x64.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\%plugin_name% x64.aaxplugin" "%plugin_name%.aaxplugin"
ren "build\AAX\%plugin_name% x64.aaxplugin" "%plugin_name%.aaxplugin"
rmdir /Q /S "build\AAX\%plugin_name% x86.aaxplugin"

[Dan Korneff]

@Christoph-Hart Inno script? or HISE command line?

[d.healey]

@dustbro That looks like batch scripting to me

[orange]

I made this template for Inno Setup. It works for VST2 / VST3 / AAX...

Also it is compatible with 32 & 64 bit installations with checkbox. It also checks 32/64 bit versions, if the system is x86, it won't allow to install 64 bit plugins.

Just modify the necessary sections with line by line for you.

Cheers ;)

[Dan Korneff]

@orange the script is almost exactly like what I have.
It turns out to be a PACE signing issue. Although the plugin shows as being a folder instead of the AAX plugin icon, it's working. Good enough for me!

[orange]

@dustbro Good to see it is working.

Actually I couldn't managed to add the AAX icon to the aax plugin folders, but aax plugins work without any issues ;)

By the way if anyone know how to add aax icons to the installation files or how to create folders with aax icons, it would be good to share from here.

[Dan Korneff]

@orange I just noticed this at the end of compiling AAX:

Maybe we can set the folder Icon with the installer as well?

[orange]

@dustbro Hise creates plugin AAX folders with the icons. but I couldn't managed to add this icons to installers. It would be cool that if somebody can share how do it :)