GitHub Actions Build Workflow

This workflow automatically builds Chartchotic VST3 plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Triggers

• Push to branches: main, develop, refac
• Pull requests to main, develop, refac
• Releases (creates downloadable artifacts)

Build Outputs

Windows (windows-latest)

• VST3: Chartchotic-VST3-Windows-x64.zip
• AU: Chartchotic-AU-Windows-x64.zip (if available)
• Standalone: Chartchotic-Standalone-Windows-x64.zip (if available)

macOS (macos-latest)

• VST3: Chartchotic-VST3-macOS.zip

Linux (ubuntu-22.04)

• VST3: Chartchotic-VST3-Linux-x64.zip

Artifacts

Artifacts are available for 30 days after each build:

1. Go to the "Actions" tab
2. Click on a workflow run
3. Scroll down to "Artifacts" section
4. Download the built plugins

Releases

When you create a GitHub release:

1. The workflow automatically builds all three platforms
2. Creates zip files with the plugins
3. Attaches them to the release as downloadable assets

Troubleshooting

If builds fail:

1. Check the logs in the Actions tab
2. Common issues:
   • Missing dependencies
   • Projucer file changes
   • Path issues with spaces in "Chartchotic" folder name

Local Testing

To test locally before pushing:

# macOS
cd Chartchotic
./build.sh

# Windows (in Visual Studio Command Prompt)
cd Chartchotic  
msbuild "Builds/VisualStudio2022/Chartchotic.sln" /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64

# Linux
cd Chartchotic
./build-linux.sh