"HISE path not set" error in Win batch compile script

gorangrooves

I am using a stripped down batch compile script @d-healey was kind to provide, to try to compile my plugins.

Here is the script.

@echo off

set project_name=Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion
set project_dir=I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Hise VST- %project_name%
set hise_name=HISE-Jan6-32ch.exe
set hise_source=C:\HISE-develop
set hise_path=%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\%hise_name%
set projucer_path=%hise_source%\tools\projucer\Projucer.exe
set msbuild="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MsBuild.exe"



REM Build the binaries
%hise_path% set_hise_folder -p:%hise_source%
%hise_path% set_project_folder -p:%project_dir%

echo Exporting "%project_name%" Standalone
%hise_path% export_ci "%project_dir%\XmlPresetBackups\%project_name%.xml" -t:standalone -a:x64 -p:""
call %project_dir%\Binaries\batchCompile.bat

echo Exporting "%project_name%" Plugin
%hise_path% export_ci "%project_dir%\XmlPresetBackups\%project_name%.xml" -t:instrument -p:VST3 -a:x64
call %project_dir%\Binaries\batchCompile.bat

pause

I have validated that all paths are correct by printing the placeholders.
However, when running the script, I get the error:

HISE SDK path set to C:\HISE-develop
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Standalone
Loading the preset...

ERROR: Export Error
HISE path not set
==============================================================================
EXPORT ERROR: HISE path not set
==============================================================================
'I:\AUDIO' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Plugin
Loading the preset...

However, my HISE path is 100% set and valid! I can export with no problem from HISE directly.

If I am correct, the "HISE path" referred in the error is the %hise_source% in my script.
I don't know if this is a bug of some sort or I am missing something.

Any ideas?

d.healey

@gorangrooves Use forward slashes in the paths or put them in quotes

gorangrooves

@d-healey I am afraid that is not it. Actually, it doesn't work with either of those. To everyone's surprise, Windows 11 understands the path without the quotation marks.

When I add the following print statements to the script:

echo HISE source is %hise_source%
echo HISE path is %hise_path%

I get the output:

HISE source is C:\HISE-develop
HISE path is C:\Users\goran\Desktop\HISE-Jan6-32ch.exe
HISE SDK path set to C:\HISE-develop
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Standalone
Loading the preset...

As you can see, it is properly parsing everything. It loads the preset and reads from it, but the error is showing, despite proof that HISE path is indeed set. It is set everwhere: in HISE settings, batchCompile.bat, in the script.

The error looks like it is being printed by HISE, and not by CMD, right?

d.healey

@gorangrooves Your HISE path should be within the HISE source folder I think. I'm not sure if that makes a difference though.

gorangrooves

@d-healey Yes, as strange as it seems, the HISE path needs to be within the HISE source folder. I started fresh again, as git is giving me issues when compiling HISE and changed the hise path location. I made progress. Not there yet, but getting better.

Christoph Hart

@gorangrooves HISE path means the HISE source folder.

HISE path is C:\Users\goran\Desktop\HISE-Jan6-32ch.exe

You've set it to the HISE executable.

Christoph Hart

Oh, nevermind, just look at the source code:

if (!hisePath.isDirectory())
	{
		if (isUsingCIMode())
		{
			auto appPath = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentApplicationFile).getParentDirectory();

			while (!appPath.isRoot() && !appPath.getChildFile("hi_core").isDirectory())
			{
				appPath = appPath.getParentDirectory();
			}

			if (!appPath.isRoot())
				hisePath = appPath;

so apparently if you're running in CI mode it expects the HISE executable to be a part of the HISE source folder (so when you compile it it's automatically located in the projects/standalone/... subfolder.

gorangrooves

@Christoph-Hart Got you. I am using it now in the original subdirectory of HISE source folder where HISE gets compiled by default. I am no longer getting the same errors. The script generates the AutogeneratedProject and batchCompile, as well as everything else, but doesn't actually compile anything.

It does this:

HISE source is C:\HISE-develop
HISE path is C:\HISE-develop\projects\standalone\Builds\VisualStudio2022\x64\Release\App\HISE.exe
HISE SDK path set to C:\HISE-develop
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Standalone
Loading the preset...

Exporting the pooled resources...DONE
Creating I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Hise VST- Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Source\PresetData.h and I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Hise VST- Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Source\PresetData.cpp from files in I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Hise VST- Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\temp...

Adding externalFiles: 564260 bytes
Adding images: 1301342 bytes
Adding impulses: 28 bytes
Adding midiFiles: 20544 bytes
Adding preset: 41154 bytes
Adding samplemaps: 18455 bytes
Adding userPresets: 2088 bytes

 Total size of binary data: 1947871 bytes
'I:\AUDIO' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

It seems that it is having issues with my folder path, despite the fact that it is able to do everything in there. Correct?

gorangrooves

@gorangrooves If I enclose the path in "", the script compiles. but gives an error that it can not save the preset.

Christoph Hart

@gorangrooves what does it say exactly?

gorangrooves

@Christoph-Hart Goodness, this is driving me nuts. I renamed the project folder to say just "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion", thus matching the name of the plugin/ preset etc.

The project path is set in quotation marks. I get this error.

HISE source is C:\HISE-develop
HISE path is C:\HISE-develop\projects\standalone\Builds\VisualStudio2022\x64\Release\App\HISE.exe
HISE SDK path set to C:\HISE-develop
ERROR: `"I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion"` is not a valid path
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Standalone

==============================================================================
EXPORT ERROR: Preset file not found
==============================================================================

'"I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion"\Binaries\batchCompile.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Plugin

==============================================================================
EXPORT ERROR: Preset file not found
==============================================================================

'"I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion"\Binaries\batchCompile.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Press any key to continue . . .

gorangrooves

Then, I remove the quotation marks from the path, so that the project path is this:

set project_dir=I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\%project_name%

I get this:

HISE source is C:\HISE-develop
HISE path is C:\HISE-develop\projects\standalone\Builds\VisualStudio2022\x64\Release\App\HISE.exe
HISE SDK path set to C:\HISE-develop
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Standalone
Loading the preset...

Audio Driver Initialisation Error: The Audio driver  could not be opened.
DONE

Exporting the pooled resources...DONE
Creating I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Source\PresetData.h and I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Source\PresetData.cpp from files in I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\temp...

Adding externalFiles: 564260 bytes
Adding images: 1301342 bytes
Adding impulses: 28 bytes
Adding midiFiles: 20544 bytes
Adding preset: 41154 bytes
Adding samplemaps: 18455 bytes
Adding userPresets: 2088 bytes

 Total size of binary data: 1947871 bytes
'I:\AUDIO' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

This attempt generates those resources, but it will not compile.

gorangrooves

@Christoph-Hart I then place the project path back into "". It starts compiling, creating this:

HISE source is C:\HISE-develop
HISE path is C:\HISE-develop\projects\standalone\Builds\VisualStudio2022\x64\Release\App\HISE.exe
HISE SDK path set to C:\HISE-develop
ERROR: `"I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion"` is not a valid path
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Standalone

==============================================================================
EXPORT ERROR: Preset file not found
==============================================================================

Re-saving file: I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\AutogeneratedProject.jucer
Finished saving: Visual Studio 2022
Finished saving: Xcode (macOS)
Finished saving: Xcode (iOS)
Finished saving: Linux Makefile
Compiling 64bit Instrument plugin Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion ...
MSBuild version 17.8.3+195e7f5a3 for .NET Framework

  CopyProtection.cpp
  Plugin.cpp
  PresetData.cpp
  BinaryData.cpp
  include_hi_core.cpp
  include_hi_dsp_library_01.cpp
  include_hi_dsp_library_02.cpp
  include_hi_frontend.cpp
  include_hi_lac.cpp
  include_hi_lac_02.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_1.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_2.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_3.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_4.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_5.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_6.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_7.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_8.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_9.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_10.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_11.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_12.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_13.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_14.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_15.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_16.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_17.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_18.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_19.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_20.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_21.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_22.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_23.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_24.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_25.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_26.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_27.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_28.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_29.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_30.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_31.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_32.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_33.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_34.cpp
  include_hi_rlottie_35.cpp
  include_hi_scripting_01.cpp
  include_hi_scripting_02.cpp
  include_hi_scripting_03.cpp
  include_hi_scripting_04.cpp
  include_hi_snex.cpp
  include_hi_snex_62.cpp
  include_hi_streaming.cpp
  include_hi_tools.cpp
  include_hi_zstd_1.cpp
  include_hi_zstd_2.cpp
  include_hi_zstd_3.cpp
  include_juce_audio_basics.cpp
  include_juce_audio_devices.cpp
  include_juce_audio_formats.cpp
  include_juce_audio_plugin_client_utils.cpp
  include_juce_audio_processors.cpp
  include_juce_audio_utils.cpp
  include_juce_core.cpp
  include_juce_cryptography.cpp
  include_juce_data_structures.cpp
  include_juce_dsp.cpp
  include_juce_events.cpp
  include_juce_graphics.cpp
  include_juce_gui_extra.cpp
  include_juce_opengl.cpp
  include_juce_osc.cpp
  include_juce_product_unlocking.cpp
C:\HISE-develop\hi_tools\hi_neural\RTNeural\modules\xsimd\arch\xsimd_sse2.hpp(1024,9): warning C4068: unknown pragma 'c
lang' [I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Builds\VisualStudio2022\Handy Drums-
Flamenco Percussion_SharedCode.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../JuceLibraryCode/include_hi_tools.cpp')

C:\HISE-develop\hi_tools\hi_neural\RTNeural\modules\xsimd\arch\xsimd_sse2.hpp(1025,9): warning C4068: unknown pragma 'c
lang' [I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Builds\VisualStudio2022\Handy Drums-
Flamenco Percussion_SharedCode.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../JuceLibraryCode/include_hi_tools.cpp')

C:\HISE-develop\hi_tools\hi_neural\RTNeural\modules\xsimd\arch\xsimd_sse2.hpp(1055,9): warning C4068: unknown pragma 'c
lang' [I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Builds\VisualStudio2022\Handy Drums-
Flamenco Percussion_SharedCode.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../JuceLibraryCode/include_hi_tools.cpp')

  include_hi_snex_60.c
  include_hi_snex_61.c
  include_juce_gui_basics.cpp
  Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion_SharedCode.vcxproj -> I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percuss
  ion\Binaries\Compiled\Shared Code\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion.lib
  include_juce_audio_plugin_client_VST3.cpp
     Creating library .\..\..\Compiled\VST3\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion.lib and object .\..\..\Compiled\VST3\Handy
   Drums- Flamenco Percussion.exp
  Generating code
C:\HISE-develop\hi_scripting\scripting\scriptnode\dynamic_elements\DynamicRoutingNodes.h(126): warning C4715: 'scriptno
de::duplilogic::dynamic::shouldUpdateNumClones': not all control paths return a value [I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS
\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Builds\VisualStudio2022\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion_VST3.vcxproj]
C:\HISE-develop\hi_scripting\scripting\engine\JavascriptEngineCustom.cpp(839): warning C4715: 'hise::HiseJavascriptEngi
ne::RootObject::InlineFunction::ParameterReference::getResult': not all control paths return a value [I:\AUDIO TEMPORAR
Y\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\Builds\VisualStudio2022\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion_VST3
.vcxproj]
  Finished generating code
  Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion_VST3.vcxproj -> I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Bi
  naries\Compiled\VST3\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion.vst3
Exporting "Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion" Plugin

==============================================================================
EXPORT ERROR: Preset file not found
==============================================================================

Re-saving file: I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Binaries\AutogeneratedProject.jucer
Finished saving: Visual Studio 2022
Finished saving: Xcode (macOS)
Finished saving: Xcode (iOS)
Finished saving: Linux Makefile
Compiling 64bit Instrument plugin Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion ...
MSBuild version 17.8.3+195e7f5a3 for .NET Framework

  Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion_SharedCode.vcxproj -> I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percuss
  ion\Binaries\Compiled\Shared Code\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion.lib
  Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion_VST3.vcxproj -> I:\AUDIO TEMPORARY\HISE PROJECTS\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion\Bi
  naries\Compiled\VST3\Handy Drums- Flamenco Percussion.vst3
Press any key to continue . . .

It compiles only vst3 plugin. If you notice from the console print, it was supposed to compile standalone, but it output vst3 instead, probably twice, as there is no app compiled, but only the vst3.

d.healey

Is the project name exactly the same as the project xml?

gorangrooves

@d-healey Yes.

d.healey

@gorangrooves

%hise_path% export_ci "%project_dir%\XmlPresetBackups\%project_name%.xml" -t:standalone -a:x64 -p:""

What is -p:""?

gorangrooves

@d-healey I don't know. You tell me, it is your script

d.healey

@gorangrooves lol I just checked, apparently that's what we need for exporting standalone, so all good there.

d.healey

@gorangrooves So you get nothing output in Binaries\Compiled\App?

gorangrooves

@d-healey Correct. Nothing gets output there.

"HISE path not set" error in Win batch compile script

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