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diff --git a/plugins/LV2/README.md b/plugins/LV2/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6bad9d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/plugins/LV2/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ + +# Airwindows open-source LV2 plugins for Linux + +This repository contains a CMake project that builds Airwindows plugins for +Linux. Thanks to the Patreon supporters, Chris now publishes some of his plugins +under the MIT license on his GitHub, thus making this possible. Please, consider +supporting him. More info: + +1. <https://patreon.com/airwindows> +2. <https://github.com/airwindows/airwindows> +3. <http://airwindows.com> + +This port to the LV2 plugin format is done by Harald Eilertsen, based on the CMake +buildsystem [Eugene Cherny](https://github.com/ech2) made for the LinuxVST port +of the plugins. + +1. <https://code.volse.net/audio/plugins/airwindows-lv2-port.git> + +## Building + +Install CMake from your package manager: + +- Debian / Ubuntu: `apt install cmake` +- Fedora / CentOS: `dnf install cmake` +- Arch / Manjaro: `pacman -S cmake` + +Then make a directory where you want the project built, `build` is a good candidate. +Then: + +``` +% cd build +% cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. +% make +``` + +You should now have a `lv2` subdirectory with another level of subdirectories, +one for each plugin, copy these to your LV2 folder to install: + +``` +% mkdir ~/.lv2 +% cp -r ./lv2/* ~/.lv2/ +``` + +To build a debug build, set `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug` instead. + +## Adding new plugins + +1. Create a new directory `PluginName` in the `src` dir. +2. Copy the plugin’s `.cpp` and `.h` files to it. +3. Add line `add_airwindows_plugin(PluginName)` to the root `CMakeLists.txt`. + This will create a new target `PluginName` with all the sources copied, as |