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Windows Development Notes

Critical: Visual Studio Project Fix

Problem: Projucer doesn't properly add source files to the Visual Studio project, causing none of your code changes to compile.

Symptoms:

  • Code changes don't appear in the plugin after rebuilding
  • Old/grey UI shows instead of your new colors
  • No logout buttons appear

Solution: The Makefile now automatically fixes this when you run make plugin or make plugin-project.

How It Works

The fix-vcxproj.sh script runs after Projucer and adds all source files to the Visual Studio project.

Manual Fix

If the automatic fix doesn't work:

  1. Open plugin/Builds/VisualStudio2022/Sidechain_VST3.vcxproj
  2. Find the empty <ItemGroup/> near the end (around line 271)
  3. Replace it with:
<ItemGroup>
  <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\PluginProcessor.cpp"/>
  <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\PluginEditor.cpp"/>
  <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\PostsFeedComponent.cpp"/>
  <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\ProfileSetupComponent.cpp"/>
  <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\AudioCapture.cpp"/>
  <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\NetworkClient.cpp"/>
  <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\PluginProcessor.h"/>
  <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\PluginEditor.h"/>
  <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\PostsFeedComponent.h"/>
  <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\ProfileSetupComponent.h"/>
  <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\AudioCapture.h"/>
  <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\NetworkClient.h"/>
</ItemGroup>

Build Tips

Standard Build

make plugin-install  # This automatically runs the fix

Adding New Source Files

  1. Add the file to plugin/Source/
  2. Open plugin/Sidechain.jucer in Projucer GUI
  3. Add the file to the project in the File Explorer pane
  4. Save the project
  5. Run make plugin - the fix script will automatically add it to the VS project
  6. Rebuild

Why This Happens

JUCE/Projucer has a bug where it generates an empty <ItemGroup/> in the vcxproj instead of populating it with source files. This is a known issue with certain JUCE project configurations.