Debugging plugins in Xcode

FMOD Engine
1

It’s been a long time since I last posted here. Nice to see the project is continuing to develop at rapid speed. Hats off to everyone invovled :clap:

So I’m returning to an a plugin I developed with an earlier API and I’m having issues debugging it in Xcode. If I select the FMOD Studio app as the debug executable, it tries to open FMOD but then exist with the following:

2020-10-15 09:58:54.612529+0100 fmodstudio[15882:807328] MessageTracer: load_domain_whitelist_search_tree:73: Search tree file's format version number (0) is not supported
2020-10-15 09:58:54.612560+0100 fmodstudio[15882:807328] MessageTracer: Falling back to default whitelist

Usage: fmodstudio [-build] [-shared-audio-source-dir <path>] 
       [-banks <banknames>] [-platforms <platformnames>] [-export-guids]
       [-script <scriptfile>] [-ignore-warnings] <project.fspro>

-build ................................ Build mode for command line tool.
-shared-audio-source-dir <path> ....... Overrides the assets folder path.
                                        (Optional)
-banks <banknames> .................... Comma-separated list of banks to
                                        build. (Optional)
-platforms <platformnames>............. Comma-separated list of platforms
                                        to build. (Optional)
-export-guids ......................... Exports event guids and mixer guids
                                        to text files.	(Optional)
-script <scriptfile> .................. Javascript file to run on the
                                        project. (Optional)
-diagnostic ........................... Runs validation check on the project
                                        for potential corruptions and
                                        errors. (Optional)
-ignore-warnings ...................... Continue building if warnings are
                                        detected. (Optional)
-help ................................. See usage information for command
                                        line tool.

Examples:
fmodstudio -build foobar.fspro
fmodstudio -build -banks "Master Bank, SFX, Music" foobar.fspro
fmodstudio -build -banks "Master Bank" -platforms "Desktop" foobar.fspro
fmodstudio -build -platforms "Desktop, XboxOne, PS4" foobar.fspro
fmodstudio -build -banks "Master Bank,Dialog" -ignore-warnings foobar.fspro
fmodstudio -build -banks "Master Bank,Dialog" -export-guids foobar.fspro
fmodstudio -build -shared-audio-source-dir "C:/audio assets" foobar.fspro
fmodstudio -script foo.js foobar.fspro
fmodstudio -diagnostic foobar.fspro

Is there some kind magic command line params I can pass to get FMOD to run from within XCode?

2

Unfortunately as part of Apple’s code sign / notarization process we must disable debugging support from our releases or run afoul of gate keeper. As far as I am aware there isn’t a way to work around this without us removing the notarization process from our builds.

3

Thanks Mathew. Can you provide a non-signed version for plugin developers to use? If we can’t debug plugins, then we can’t really develop for MacOS :frowning:

4

It’s not something we’re really set up to deliver as part of our usual release process but if you send me an email at support@fmod.com I’ll see if I can get you a build that works. Please specify in the email whether you need 2.0 or 2.1, also we’d be keen to hear about what plugin you’re developing.

5

Thanks Mathew. I’ll send you guys a mail now.