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Only suggest using symlinks with sandboxed plugins

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Now that I think about it it's pretty obvious why symlinks only work
with hosts that support plugin sandboxing (since your OS will never load
two instaces of an identical .so file into the same process). Still, I
find using symlinks in hosts that do sandbox their plugins to be very
user friendly, especially while developing.
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@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ You can either download a prebuilt version of yabridge through the GitHub
compile it from source using the instructions in the [build](#Building) section
below.
There are two ways to use yabridge. If you're using Bitwig Studio, then the
recommended installation method is to use symbolic links. The main advantage
There are two ways to use yabridge. If your host supports plugin sanboxing, then
the recommended installation method is to use symbolic links. The main advantage
here is that you will be able to update yabridge for all of your plugins in one
go, and it avoids having to install anything outside of your home directory.
Sadly, not all hosts support this behavior. The copy-based installation will
work for all hosts.
go, and it avoids having to either install outside of your home directory or to
set up environment variables. Sadly, not all hosts support this behavior. The
copy-based installation will work for all hosts.
If you have downloaded the prebuilt version of yabridge or if have followed the
instructions from the [bitbridge](#32-bit-bitbridge) section below, then
@@ -49,20 +49,23 @@ automatically detect and use the Wine prefix the plugin's `.dll` file is located
in. Alternatively you could set the `WINEPREFIX` environment variable to
override the Wine prefix for all instances of yabridge.
### Symlinking (recommended with Bitwig Studio)
### Symlinking (recommended for Bitwig Studio)
This is the recommended way to use yabridge if you're using Bitwig Studio You
can either use the prebuilt binaries from the GitHub releases section, or you
can build yabridge directly from source. If you use the prebuilt binaries, then
you can simply extract them to `~/.local/share/yabridge` or to anywhere else in
your home directory. If you choose to build from source, then you can use the
compiled binaries directly from the `build/` directory. For the section below
I'm going to assume you've extracted the files to `~/.local/share/yabridge`.
This is the recommended way to use yabridge if you're using Bitwig Studio or any
other VST host that supports _invididually sandboxed plugins_. If you use Bitwig
Studio and you do not want to use the '_Individually_' plugin hosting mode, then
you should follow the instructions from the [copying](#Copying) section below
instead. For this installation method you can either use the prebuilt binaries
from the [GitHub releases](https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge/releases)
section, or you can build yabridge directly from source. If you use the prebuilt
binaries, then you can simply extract them to `~/.local/share/yabridge` or to
any other location in your home directory. If you choose to build from source,
then you can use the compiled binaries directly from the `build/` directory. For
the section below I'm going to assume you've extracted the files to
`~/.local/share/yabridge`.
To set up yabridge for a VST plugin called
`~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.dll`,
simply create a symlink from `~/.local/share/yabridge/libyabridge.so` to
`~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.so` like so:
To set up yabridge for a VST plugin called `~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.dll`, simply create a symlink from
`~/.local/share/yabridge/libyabridge.so` to `~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.so`, like so:
```shell
ln -s ~/.local/share/yabridge/libyabridge.so "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.so"
@@ -84,9 +87,9 @@ find "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins" -type f -iname '*.
### Copying
If your VST host does not have support for symlinked VST plugins, then you can
also install yabridge by creating copies of the `libyabridge.so` file instead of
using symlinks. For this you will have to make sure that all four of the
This installation method will work for all VST hosts. This works similar to the
procedure described above, but using copies of `libyabridge.so` instead of
symlinks. For this you will have to make sure that all four of the
`yabridge-host*` files from the downloaded archive are somewhere in the search
path. The recommended way to do this is to download yabridge from the GitHub
[releases](https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge/releases) section, extract
@@ -95,12 +98,11 @@ all the files to `~/.local/share/yabridge`, and then add that directory to your
package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yabridge/) available if you're
running Arch or Manjaro.
The installation process for a plugin is the same as the procedure described
above, but instead of creating a symlink from `libyabridge.so` to `plugin.so`,
you'll now have to create a copy. Using the same example, if you have extracted
yabridge's files to `~/.local/share/yabridge` and you want to set up yabridge
for a VST plugin called `~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.dll`, then you should copy
`~/.local/share/yabridge/libyabridge.so` to `~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.so` like so:
The setup process for a plugin is similar to the procedure described above.
Using the same example, if you have extracted yabridge's files to
`~/.local/share/yabridge` and you want to set up yabridge for a VST plugin
called `~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.dll`, then you
should copy `~/.local/share/yabridge/libyabridge.so` to `~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.so`, like so:
```shell
cp ~/.local/share/yabridge/libyabridge.so "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins/plugin.so"