ChucK-DMX: A DMX ChuGin for ChucK.

ChucK-DMX (v0.1.0) — ChucK-DMX API Reference • Examples • Changelog

Installing ChucK-DMX

The easiest way to install ChucK-DMX is through ChuMP, ChucK's package manager. If you wish to build from source, see Building ChucK-DMX from Source.

1. Download ChucK version 1.5.5.0 or later. You can get the latest version here.

2. To install ChucK-DMX, run the following command (which uses ChucK's new package manager, ChuMP):

chump install DMX

Updating ChucK-DMX

To update to the latest version of ChucK-DMX, run the following command:

chump update DMX

Running ChucK-DMX

Minimal Example

If the ChucK-DMX ChuGin is properly loaded, the following example will run without errors:

// example.ck
DMX dmx;

Congrats, you now have ChucK-DMX properly installed!

Learning ChucK-DMX

• Check out the API Reference.
• Check out the Examples to get started using ChucK-DMX.

Building ChucK-DMX from Source

If you prefer to build ChucK-DMX manually instead of installing via ChuMP, follow these instructions:

Prerequisites

• CMake version 3.15 or higher
• A C++17 compatible compiler
• On Windows: Visual Studio 2022 (or newer) with MSVC toolchain
• On Linux/macOS: GCC or Clang toolchain
• On Linux: uuid-dev package: sudo apt-get install uuid-dev

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Oran2009/ChucK-DMX.git
cd ChucK-DMX

Create and enter the build directory

mkdir build
cd build

Configure and build

• On Windows with Visual Studio:

  cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
  cmake --build . --config Release
  

• On Linux/macOS:

  cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
  make
  

Output

• The built ChuGin plugin (DMX.chug) will be located inside the build output directory, typically in:

  • Windows: build/Release/DMX.chug
  • Linux/macOS: build/DMX.chug

Using the built ChuGin

Copy the generated .chug file to your ChucK plugins directory or specify the path when loading the plugin in your scripts.

Authors

ChucK-DMX was created and is maintained by Ben Hoang.