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    • gorangroovesG
      gorangrooves @DanH
      last edited by

      @DanH No. This is the first installer and I can only get it to install into the user directory. Kind of ironic that many others had the opposite problem.

      Goran Rista
      https://gorangrooves.com

      Handy Drums and Handy Grooves
      https://library.gorangrooves.com

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      • d.healeyD
        d.healey
        last edited by

        Why do you want it to install for all users?

        Libre Wave - Freedom respecting instruments and effects
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        • gorangroovesG
          gorangrooves @d.healey
          last edited by

          @d-healey That's the default location for all plugins. It is either "just me" or "all users".

          Goran Rista
          https://gorangrooves.com

          Handy Drums and Handy Grooves
          https://library.gorangrooves.com

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          • d.healeyD
            d.healey
            last edited by

            I'd have thought most people would only want to install their plugins for their own use.

            Libre Wave - Freedom respecting instruments and effects
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            YouTube Channel - Public HISE tutorials

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            • gorangroovesG
              gorangrooves @d.healey
              last edited by

              @d-healey yes, but it is really the location of the install that is the issue. Where do you have your plugins install to?

              Goran Rista
              https://gorangrooves.com

              Handy Drums and Handy Grooves
              https://library.gorangrooves.com

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              • d.healeyD
                d.healey @gorangrooves
                last edited by

                @gorangrooves I can't remember, you can check the template that comes with my export app to find out.

                Libre Wave - Freedom respecting instruments and effects
                My Patreon - HISE tutorials
                YouTube Channel - Public HISE tutorials

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                • orangeO
                  orange @gorangrooves
                  last edited by

                  @gorangrooves There is a tutorial in JUCE documents for this. Take a look at the "Installers for Mac" section.

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                  JUCE: Tutorial: Package your app or plugin for distribution

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                  (docs.juce.com)

                  develop Branch / XCode 13.1
                  macOS Monterey / M1 Max

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                  • orangeO
                    orange @gorangrooves
                    last edited by orange

                    @gorangrooves

                    Also you can use this macOS INSTALLER TEMPLATE.

                    I use that, and it works for me.

                    develop Branch / XCode 13.1
                    macOS Monterey / M1 Max

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                    • DabDabD
                      DabDab
                      last edited by

                      Few days ago I made a post https://forum.hise.audio/topic/4594/vst-vst3-packing-software

                      During this research I got the working solution similar to @orange

                      Bollywood Music Producer and Trance Producer.

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                      • gorangroovesG
                        gorangrooves
                        last edited by

                        Thanks, guys. I've done dozens of combinations so far, comparing to other templates. It doesn't seem to be the setup of the Packages project, but a permissions issue. I am still trying to work it out.
                        What I have discovered is that if I try to package one of the existing plugins I own (from a third-party manufacturer), it installs as it should in the correct place. So, the only thing I can conclude is that it has to do with the source file permissions.

                        I'll keep banging at it and hopefully, I'll figure out the solution.

                        Goran Rista
                        https://gorangrooves.com

                        Handy Drums and Handy Grooves
                        https://library.gorangrooves.com

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                        • gorangroovesG
                          gorangrooves
                          last edited by gorangrooves

                          Alright, I want to post some useful info for anyone else that may encounter these issues in the future.

                          If you find that your plugins show 0 bites in size once installed into default system directories, or that your app won't open, it means that they don't have the right permissions set. On Mac, each plugin is not a single file like on PC, but rather a bundle consisting of several files and folders, which you can inspect by right-clicking on your plugin and selecting Show Package Contents.

                          The reason why your plugins and apps may not have the necessary permissions is if you compiled them on a network PC. Because of the different file systems, those permissions are either not written on the PC during compiling or are unable to be copied over to Mac.

                          All files and folders inside the plugins packages need to have the correct permissions set in order for them to appear as plugins and not empty folders. The source files need to have the correct permissions set in order for them to be properly added to the payload inside Whitebox Packages.

                          Since plugins on Mac are not single files, it is not enough to simply change their permissions. Permissions for all files and folders included in these plugin packages need to be set correctly in order for the plugins to work as single units.

                          The correct permission are 755: Owner (R/W/E), Group (R/E), Everyone Else (R/E).

                          A quick way to set permission for all plugins you will be using in a project is to put them in a single folder, then set the permissions for that folder and everything inside it, thus affecting all plugins and their internal components. This will need to be done using a command line in the terminal.

                          To verify that the installed plugins will have the correct permissions and therefore be usable on the destination computer, do the following in the Whitebox Packages.

                          • Right-click on the plugin you added to your payload and from the popup menu and select Expand All.
                          • Click on each of the newly visible folders and files within the plugin and verify their permissions.
                          • If you are missing read/ execute permission for Owner/Group on any subfolder within your plugin, it means that your plugin won't be installed properly, so you will need to set it. The best is to ensure that the source files have all the necessary permissions set so that the permissions will automatically be set inside the Packages as well.

                          Goran Rista
                          https://gorangrooves.com

                          Handy Drums and Handy Grooves
                          https://library.gorangrooves.com

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