Hey all,

I've been trying to get started with Camomile to make some plugins to share with friends, but I've hit a problem I haven't been able to find mentioned anywhere.

After using the script from the latest stable (I've also tried this with the latest experimental release), to build plugins, when I try to open them in Logic, I just see a loading symbol in the plugin window (see attached picture). This problem occurs with the example plugins and plugins built by others (e.g., Mike Moreno's Lira 8 ).

Even weirder is I've had the same problem on an Intel 2014 MacBook Pro and an M1 2021 MacBook Pro.

Maybe I'm being an idiot and missing something?

Anyone else had this problem and knows a fix? It'd be super appreciated!

@merzben Do you get the same behavior on different VST hosts? Different plug-in types?

Because Camomile's binaries are not notarised (devs need to pay Apple if they want their apps to appear as trusted), I think you need to disable SIP (System Integrity Protection) if you want the plugin to load. Normally, it will ask you in the settings panel if you want to trust an app, but because this is a plugin it can't do that and will just block it instead. I'm not entirely sure if this is the problem, but it could be.

Obviously a warning, this will cause your MacBook to be less secure. At the same time, most devs I know run without SIP because it's a pain in the ass. If this doesn't end up working, I'd recommend re-enabling it though.

See this;
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection

@timothyschoen I don't think that's the issue because I'm a Mac dumdum, didn't know about SIP (thanks for the info BTW), but still managed to get VST3 plugins to load on Reaper. (MacBook Pro 2012, MacOS 10.14.6)

@timothyschoen it would be a shame if SIP was the problem, it would kill the main idea of being able to share patches with non-Pd friends...

@jameslo if you've managed to get it working in Reaper, perhaps it's a Logic Pro thing not wanting non-notarised AUs running?

@merzben that's why I asked if you had tried other plug-in types and/or other VST hosts (I guess I meant plug-in hosts)