build

name	build
description	Build the Synth Duster VCV Rack plugin against ~/Rack-SDK. Use this whenever a code, SVG, or generated-header change needs to compile, or when verifying that the dylib still builds cleanly.

Run from the repo root:

make RACK_DIR=$HOME/Rack-SDK

Produces plugin.dylib next to the Makefile. Build time is a few seconds on warm cache, ~10–15 s cold.

Expect clang IDE diagnostics about 'rack.hpp' file not found, Use of undeclared identifier 'config', etc. These come from clangd-in-IDE which doesn't see the SDK include path; the actual c++ invocation inside make does, and resolves them. If make returns 0, the build succeeded — don't try to "fix" those diagnostics.

If the build fails for real, look near the bottom of make's output for the first compiler error. Common gotchas:

• A typo referencing widget::, math::, or app:: types — those are inside rack::, but using namespace rack; is in plugin.hpp so they should resolve. If you see 'foo' was not declared after editing, check the include is still #include "plugin.hpp".
• A missing comma in src/Bristles.inl after editing the Python tool — re-run python3 tools/gen_bristle_data.py.