[LAU] native linux vst, esp zynaddsubfx

[Edgar Aichinger]

Am Samstag 13 September 2008 schrieb Atte André Jensen:
> Hi
> 
> Yesterday I stumbled upon http://www.anticore.org/jucetice/?page_id=8. I
> was surprised to find zynaddsubfx there, but unfortunately it doesn't
> work. The problem is that the plugin doesn't get it's UI drawn, instead
> there appears a window about the right size but it gets filled with some
> of the hosts UI. There are at least one other plugin from that page that
> behaves like this.
> 
> What could be the cause for this? I can think of several possibilities:
> 
> 1) Problems with the host's (energyXT2) graphical rendering.
> 
> 2) In compatibility between the plugin and some graphical lib on my
> machine. I tried to compile the plugin but it failed. I then downloaded 
> the vst_sdk(version 2.3, 2.4 and 3) from steinberg and made the 
> compilation run a bit further by copying the missing files. Now it stops at:
> make[2]: Entering directory 
> `/home/atte/eXT2/plugins/instruments/new/zynaddsubfx/src/Output'
> make[2]: *** No rule to make target 
> `../../vstsdk2/source/common/AEffEditor.hpp', needed by 
> `VSTaudiooutput.o'.  Stop.
> make[2]: Leaving directory 
> `/home/atte/eXT2/plugins/instruments/new/zynaddsubfx/src/Output'
> make[1]: *** [Output] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory 
> `/home/atte/eXT2/plugins/instruments/new/zynaddsubfx/src'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
> The file AEffEditor.hpp is nowhere to be found inside the sdk's I 
> downloaded, I suspect it's because it's from an older version, in any 
> case how do I proceed with compiling zynaddsubfx as a vst plugin?

I use vstsdk2.3 to build jucetice stuff, and it has the file:

     2179  05-14-03 10:53   vstsdk2.3/source/common/AEffEditor.hpp  


> 
> 3) Problems related to compiz/accel/X on my machine. I've seen this
> before: some program doesn't like to be run under compiz and have flakey
> redrawing. How can I run a non accelerated xorg (to see if this fixes 
> the problem)? I mean simply selecting "None" under 
> preferences->appearence->visual effects (gnome) wouldn't really disable 
> accelerated rendering, would it? And with the new ubuntu (and this new 
> laptop) I don't see any mention of acceleration in xorg.conf
> 
> Any input including similar experiences and suggestions are appreciated!
> 

Edgar