mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

Compile C Plugin on macOS

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Description

I'm trying to build mpv-debug-plugin for macOS, but it failed to compile without a linking target (works on Linux).

[build] [ 92%] Linking CXX shared library debug.dylib
[build] Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
[build]   "_mpv_command_string", referenced from:
[build]       Debug::Console::ExecCommand(char const*) in debug.cpp.o

Also tried MPV_CPLUGIN_DYNAMIC_SYM, but got:

[build] [100%] Linking CXX shared library debug.dylib
[build] duplicate symbol '_pfn_mpv_set_property' in:
[build]     CMakeFiles/debug.dir/src/debug.cpp.o
[build]     CMakeFiles/debug.dir/src/main.cpp.o

It seems selectany only work on Windows. ping @kasper93

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Start by reproducing the macOS link failure in mpv-debug-plugin and inspect the references from src/debug.cpp and src/main.cpp, along with the MPV_CPLUGIN_DYNAMIC_SYM path. Done means the plugin links on macOS without the undefined or duplicate symbols reported here.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, cpp, macos
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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