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kronihias / ambix

cross-platform Ambisonic VST, LV2 plug-ins with variable order for use in Digital Audio Workstations like Reaper or Ardour or as Jack standalone applications
GNU General Public License v2.0
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v0.3.0 Native Apple Silicon installer failed #36

Closed jwmao98 closed 1 month ago

jwmao98 commented 4 months ago

Hello! I've been trying to install the plugins using the pre-built installer and have got the dependencies (MacPorts, eigen3) installed on my Mac.

After running the installer, it returned an error message of failed installation; weirdly enough, only the ambix_binaural plugin is successfully copied to the plugin folder and can be opened and used in Reaper.

Is there anything I could test to see if this issue persists?

kronihias commented 4 months ago

Hi!

For the pre-built installer there are no dependencies, you only need eigen3 if you want to compile the plugins yourself.

What did the error message say?

What macOS are you using?

jwmao98 commented 4 months ago

Thanks for the quick response! I'm using a MacBook Pro (M1 Pro chip) with Ventura 13.6.4.

The error message was very generic: "The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance."

I suspect the issue has something to do with a problematic installation of eigen3 using MacPorts. I have reinstalled the command line tool to Xcode using xcode-select --install but it doesn't seem to be enough.

kronihias commented 4 months ago

Not xcode nor any other dependency are necessary for installing the release installers: https://github.com/kronihias/ambix/releases

Just as cross check, does the installer for https://github.com/kronihias/mcfx/releases work?

jwmao98 commented 4 months ago

Just tried both the ambix and mcfx installers and sadly neither worked for my Mac.

realshafer commented 1 month ago

I'm also getting the generic error during installation of ambix o1, o3, or o5: "The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance." I'm not sure if this helps, but clicking "Customize" shows VST, action = "upgrade," and size = 0KB. Kind of odd since this is a fresh installation.

kronihias commented 1 month ago

HI @jwmao98 and @realshafer , I just updated the mac os installers for ambix and mcfx, I hope they work for you now. https://github.com/kronihias/ambix/releases https://github.com/kronihias/mcfx/releases Please test again and let me know.

realshafer commented 1 month ago

Wonderful! Works as expected. Plugins installed. Thank you for the quick fix!