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Build, test, and run MAGDA DAW. Use when compiling, running tests, or launching the app. Always use Makefile commands, never raw cmake/ninja.
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Code-sign the MAGDA Windows installer with the Certum cloud certificate (SimplySign). Use when releasing on Windows, when the signing job in release.yml needs attention, or when troubleshooting "cert not found" / SmartScreen warnings.
Work on MAGDA's compiled Faust devices (synths/FX whose DSP is a .dsp file compiled to C++ at build time). Use when adding or changing a parameter on a compiled Faust plugin (e.g. Poly Synth, the filter engines, compiled FX), creating a new compiled Faust device, or wiring its custom UI. Covers the .dsp -> generated.cpp pipeline, the host-slot contract, and UI/linking.
Update the MAGDA application icon (dock / taskbar / window icon) from a new source PNG. Use when the user wants to change, swap, or update the app icon, e.g. "update the app icon to Bold-M6". Covers the assets/app_icon.png pipeline, the square-PNG requirement, and rebuilding so JUCE regenerates the .icns/.ico.
Manage MAGDA translations via Crowdin - how to add source strings, push sources, push a specific locale's translation via CLI, and the rules about who writes what.
Write values from MAGDA into a te::AutomatableParameter (slider moves, controller input, state restore, modifier sync). Covers the setParameterFromHost requirement, why setParameter silently drops host writes when modifiers are active, and what to do after a TE submodule bump. Use when adding a new DeviceProcessor, wiring a new control surface, debugging "slider does nothing when an LFO/macro is on the parameter", or rebasing the TE patch.
Tag and push a release. Use when the user says "release X.Y.Z". Does NOT merge any branches โ just tags the current HEAD and pushes.
| name | building |
| description | Build, test, and run MAGDA DAW. Use when compiling, running tests, or launching the app. Always use Makefile commands, never raw cmake/ninja. |
Always use Makefile targets. Never use cmake or ninja directly.
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
make debug | Debug build (default) |
make release | Release build |
make configure | Force CMake reconfigure |
make clean | Remove all build artifacts |
make rebuild | Clean + debug build |
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
make test | Build and run all tests |
make test-build | Build tests only |
make test-verbose | Run tests with verbose output |
make test-list | List all available tests |
make test-window | Plugin window tests only |
make test-shutdown | Shutdown sequence tests only |
make test-threading | Thread safety tests only |
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
make run | Build and launch app (GUI) |
make run-console | Build and run with stdout visible |
make run-profile | Run with performance profiling |
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
make format | clang-format all source files |
make lint | clang-tidy on all sources |
make lint-changed | clang-tidy on modified files only |
make lint-file FILE=path | clang-tidy on a specific file |
cmake-build-debug/cmake-build-release/cmake-build-debug, NOT build/cmake-build-debug/tests/magda_testscmake-build-debug/magda/daw/magda_daw_app_artefacts/Debug/MAGDA.app