While compiling vst in linux: ft2build.h: No such file or directory

autotel · September 25, 2020, 9:49am

Hi! I decided to give Juce another try, this time in Ubuntu. I could create a standalone plugin, but I run into trouble trying to follow the Juce vst tutorial. I cannot compile the plugin.

Compiling include_juce_graphics.cpp
In file included from ../../JuceLibraryCode/include_juce_graphics.cpp:8:
.../Juce/modules/juce_graphics/juce_graphics.cpp:92:12: fatal error: ft2build.h: No such file or directory
   92 |   #include <ft2build.h>
      |            ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.

libfreetype6-dev is installed, and I can actually find the ft2build.h file in /usr/include/freetype2/.
Sadly I don’t understand much about makefiles, plus any fix I could do in it, would get overwritten after any edit in projucer. How does one fix this issue? Many thanks in advance

KottVV · September 25, 2020, 10:27am

Hi,

Is it plugin from examples or your own?

What

pkg-config --cflags freetype2

says?

autotel · September 25, 2020, 10:37am

thank you!

pkg-config --cflags freetype2

says

-I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng16

The plugin is not from examples, I was following the official Juce tutorial for vst’s. It is an interesting question. I opened an example and attempted to build it (SamplerPlugin), and it fails with the same error.

KottVV · September 25, 2020, 11:00am

Hm…

V=1 make

will give exact compiler’s command line with flags and paths
also you can check Makefile for this line:

(shell pkg-config --cflags alsa freetype2 libcurl webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0)

as it works fow me

autotel · September 25, 2020, 11:18am

this appears twice in the makefile, though it is part of a longer line:

 $(shell pkg-config --cflags alsa freetype2 libcurl webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0)

V=1 make produces a very long text (I added the line breaks to make it more readable, it was only one line)

g++  -MMD "-DLINUX=1" "-DDEBUG=1" "-D_DEBUG=1"
"-DPIP_JUCE_EXAMPLES_DIRECTORY=L2hvbWUvam9hcXVpbi9KdWNlL2V4YW1wbGVz" 
"-DJUCER_LINUX_MAKE_6D53C8B4=1" "-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=1.0.0" 
"-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x10000" "-DJUCE_DISPLAY_SPLASH_SCREEN=1"
"-DJUCE_USE_DARK_SPLASH_SCREEN=1" "-DJUCE_PROJUCER_VERSION=0x60001" 
"-DJUCE    _MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_basics=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_devices=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_formats=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_plugin_client=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_processors=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_utils=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_core=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_data_structures=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_events=1"  
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_graphics=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_gui_basics=1" 
"-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_gui_extra=1" 
"-DJUCE_GLOBAL_MODULE_SETTINGS_INCLUDED=1" 
"-DJUCE_VST3_CAN_REPLACE_VST2=0" 
"-DJUCE_STRICT_REFCOUNTEDPOINTER=1" "-DJucePlugin_Build_VST=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_Build_VST3=1" "-DJucePlugin_Build_AU=1" "-DJucePlugin_Build_AUv3=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_Build_RTAS=0" "-DJucePlugin_Build_AAX=0" "-DJucePlugin_Build_Standalone=1" 
"-DJucePlugin_Build_Unity=0" "-DJucePlugin_Enable_IAA=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_Name=\"SamplerPlugin\"" "-DJucePlugin_Desc=\"SamplerPlugin\"" 
"-DJucePlugin_Manufacturer=\"JUCE\"" "-DJucePlugin_ManufacturerWebsite=\"http://juce.com\"" 
"-DJucePlugin_ManufacturerEmail=\"\"" "-DJucePlugin_ManufacturerCode=0x4d616e75" 
"-DJucePlugin_PluginCode=0x53303738" "-DJucePlugin_IsSynth=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_WantsMidiInput=0" "-DJucePlugin_ProducesMidiOutput=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_IsMidiEffect=0" "-DJucePlugin_EditorRequiresKeyboardFocus=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_Version=1.0.0" "-DJucePlugin_VersionCode=0x10000" 
"-DJucePlugin_VersionString=\"1.0.0\"" "-DJucePlugin_VSTUniqueID=JucePlugin_PluginCode" 
"-DJucePlugin_VSTCategory=kPlugCategEffect" "-DJucePlugin_Vst3Category=\"Fx\"" 
"-DJucePlugin_AUMainType='aufx'" "-DJucePlugin_AUSubType=JucePlugin_PluginCode" 
"-DJucePlugin_AUExportPrefix=SamplerPluginAU" 
"-DJucePlugin_AUExportPrefixQuoted=\"SamplerPluginAU\"" 
"-DJucePlugin_AUManufacturerCode=JucePlugin_ManufacturerCode" 
"-DJucePlugin_CFBundleIdentifier=com.JUCE.SamplerPlugin" "-DJucePlugin_RTASCategory=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_RTASManufacturerCode=JucePlugin_ManufacturerCode" 
"-DJucePlugin_RTASProductId=JucePlugin_PluginCode" "-DJucePlugin_RTASDisableBypass=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_RTASDisableMultiMono=0" "-DJucePlugin_AAXIdentifier=com.JUCE.SamplerPlugin" 
"-DJucePlugin_AAXManufacturerCode=JucePlugin_ManufacturerCode" 
"-DJucePlugin_AAXProductId=JucePlugin_PluginCode" "-DJucePlugin_AAXCategory=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_AAXDisableBypass=0" "-DJucePlugin_AAXDisableMultiMono=0" 
"-DJucePlugin_IAAType=0x61757278" "-DJucePlugin_IAASubType=JucePlugin_PluginCode" 
"-DJucePlugin_IAAName=\"JUCE: SamplerPlugin\"" "-DJucePlugin_VSTNumMidiInputs=16" 
"-DJucePlugin_VSTNumMidiOutputs=16" 
"-DJUCE_STANDALONE_APPLICATION=JucePlugin_Build_Standalone"  -pthread -I/home/me
/Juce/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK -I../../JuceLibraryCode -I/home
/me/Juce/modules   -fPIC -g -ggdb -O0  -std=c++14  "-DJUCE_SHARED_CODE=1"  -o 
"build/intermediate/Debug/include_juce_graphics_f817e147.o" -c "../../JuceLibraryCode
/include_juce_graphics.cpp"

KottVV · September 25, 2020, 12:14pm

You can paste whole line or upload it at some hosting (http://susepaste.org/ for example)
I see the line

-I/home/me
/Juce/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK -I../../JuceLibraryCode -I/home
/me/Juce/modules

is not complete?

autotel · September 28, 2020, 8:26am

I did paste the whole line, I just added line breaks so that it’s easier to read.
What is missing?

KottVV · September 28, 2020, 10:10am

Somehow it ignores include path from pkg-config. I’m not yet sure why it happens, what’s your Ubuntu version and shell?

autotel · October 1, 2020, 11:42am

Kubuntu 20.04
Konsole 19.12.3

KottVV · October 2, 2020, 2:38am

$(shell pkg-config --cflags alsa freetype2 libcurl webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0)

should add include paths to compiler’s args
this how it looks on my ubuntu 20.04:

Compiling include_juce_graphics.cpp
g++  -MMD "-DLINUX=1" "-DDEBUG=1" "-D_DEBUG=1" "-DPIP_JUCE_EXAMPLES_DIRECTORY=L2hvbWUva3Yvc3JjL0pVQ0UvZXhhbXBsZXM=" "-DJUCER_LINUX_MAKE_6D53C8B4=1" "-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=1.0.0" "-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x10000" "-DJUCE_DISPLAY_SPLASH_SCREEN=1" "-DJUCE_USE_DARK_SPLASH_SCREEN=1" "-DJUCE_PROJUCER_VERSION=0x60001" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_basics=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_devices=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_formats=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_plugin_client=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_processors=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_utils=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_core=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_data_structures=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_events=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_graphics=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_gui_basics=1" "-DJUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_gui_extra=1" "-DJUCE_GLOBAL_MODULE_SETTINGS_INCLUDED=1" "-DJUCE_VST3_CAN_REPLACE_VST2=0" "-DJUCE_STRICT_REFCOUNTEDPOINTER=1" "-DJucePlugin_Build_VST=0" "-DJucePlugin_Build_VST3=1" "-DJucePlugin_Build_AU=1" "-DJucePlugin_Build_AUv3=0" "-DJucePlugin_Build_RTAS=0" "-DJucePlugin_Build_AAX=0" "-DJucePlugin_Build_Standalone=1" "-DJucePlugin_Build_Unity=0" "-DJucePlugin_Enable_IAA=0" "-DJucePlugin_Name=\"SamplerPlugin\"" "-DJucePlugin_Desc=\"SamplerPlugin\"" "-DJucePlugin_Manufacturer=\"JUCE\"" "-DJucePlugin_ManufacturerWebsite=\"http://juce.com\"" "-DJucePlugin_ManufacturerEmail=\"\"" "-DJucePlugin_ManufacturerCode=0x4d616e75" "-DJucePlugin_PluginCode=0x507a736a" "-DJucePlugin_IsSynth=0" "-DJucePlugin_WantsMidiInput=0" "-DJucePlugin_ProducesMidiOutput=0" "-DJucePlugin_IsMidiEffect=0" "-DJucePlugin_EditorRequiresKeyboardFocus=0" "-DJucePlugin_Version=1.0.0" "-DJucePlugin_VersionCode=0x10000" "-DJucePlugin_VersionString=\"1.0.0\"" "-DJucePlugin_VSTUniqueID=JucePlugin_PluginCode" "-DJucePlugin_VSTCategory=kPlugCategEffect" "-DJucePlugin_Vst3Category=\"Fx\"" "-DJucePlugin_AUMainType='aufx'" "-DJucePlugin_AUSubType=JucePlugin_PluginCode" "-DJucePlugin_AUExportPrefix=SamplerPluginAU" "-DJucePlugin_AUExportPrefixQuoted=\"SamplerPluginAU\"" "-DJucePlugin_AUManufacturerCode=JucePlugin_ManufacturerCode" "-DJucePlugin_CFBundleIdentifier=com.JUCE.SamplerPlugin" "-DJucePlugin_RTASCategory=0" "-DJucePlugin_RTASManufacturerCode=JucePlugin_ManufacturerCode" "-DJucePlugin_RTASProductId=JucePlugin_PluginCode" "-DJucePlugin_RTASDisableBypass=0" "-DJucePlugin_RTASDisableMultiMono=0" "-DJucePlugin_AAXIdentifier=com.JUCE.SamplerPlugin" "-DJucePlugin_AAXManufacturerCode=JucePlugin_ManufacturerCode" "-DJucePlugin_AAXProductId=JucePlugin_PluginCode" "-DJucePlugin_AAXCategory=0" "-DJucePlugin_AAXDisableBypass=0" "-DJucePlugin_AAXDisableMultiMono=0" "-DJucePlugin_IAAType=0x61757278" "-DJucePlugin_IAASubType=JucePlugin_PluginCode" "-DJucePlugin_IAAName=\"JUCE: SamplerPlugin\"" "-DJucePlugin_VSTNumMidiInputs=16" "-DJucePlugin_VSTNumMidiOutputs=16" "-DJUCE_STANDALONE_APPLICATION=JucePlugin_Build_Standalone" -pthread -I/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu -I/usr/include/webkitgtk-4.0 -I/usr/include/gtk-3.0 -I/usr/include/libsoup-2.4 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/webkitgtk-4.0 -I/usr/include/gtk-3.0 -I/usr/include/at-spi2-atk/2.0 -I/usr/include/at-spi-2.0 -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dbus-1.0/include -I/usr/include/gtk-3.0 -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/fribidi -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/uuid -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng16 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/libmount -I/usr/include/blkid -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -pthread -I/home/kv/src/JUCE/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK -I/home/kv/VST2_SDK -I../../JuceLibraryCode -I/home/kv/src/JUCE/modules   -fPIC -g -ggdb -O0  -std=c++14  "-DJUCE_SHARED_CODE=1"  -o "build/intermediate/Debug/include_juce_graphics_f817e147.o" -c "../../JuceLibraryCode/include_juce_graphics.cpp"

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