Compiling plugins for Linux using Windows

[1h3x0r (The XOR)]

I successfully compiled my plugins for linux, just using Windows. The process is:

1. install the Windows Linux Subsystem component from Windows’ Add/Remove features panel
2. download ubuntu from the microsoft store
3. apt upgrade and update
4. apt install all the requirements listed in the VCV build page
5. git clone the plugin to compile
6. make

this subsystem has not a GUI front-end so the plugins cannot be tested, but they still compile fine.
the advantage is that there is no need to install virtual machines, dockers etc.

[stoermelder (Ben)]

Maybe you want to configure an automatic build with Azure Pipelines. It is quite easy to configure and you get builds for Windows, Linux and Mac for every commit.

Azure Pipelines for Github allows build of plugin

Hi Folks ———————- An edit at the top of the thread on updates since I wrote this first post Azure pipelines setup as described here can build your plugin on all three platforms and upload a working zip to a github release automatically on every push to master; as well as building all your pull requests before you merge them. The directions in this thread are complete but the short version is: Basically you need to invite the azure pipeline into your repo (as documented https://docs.micros…

[dizzy (Daniele Zerbini)]

It looks like more is coming for strange Windows people…
https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/86007.html

[1h3x0r (The XOR)]

the best existing OS is getting even better

[dizzy (Daniele Zerbini)]

Mmmh… winux or lindows?