JUCE_ASSERT_MESSAGE_THREAD thrown in Debug

[DesertKnight]

While trying to run PluginVal in Debug (Both on windows and Mac) I constantly getting JUCE_ASSERT_MESSAGE_THREAD thrown, even before getting to plugin code.
I need to fully disable it in order to continue debug session.

Is it correct behavior or someting wrong with my setup?

[drowaudio]

Can you post a stack trace when the assertion is hit please? It sounds like either the message thread hasn't been set up or it's running on a background d thread for some reason...

Can I also check you're using the tip of the develop branch?

[DesertKnight]

I will prepare the stuck trace.
Not sure what you mean by "using the tip of the develop branch"?

[DesertKnight]

ValidatorChildProcess (8)#0 0x0000000101b50f21 in juce::VST3PluginInstance::prepareToPlay(double, int) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/Juce/6.1.6/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp:2386
#1 0x0000000101609175 in AudioProcessingTest::runAudioProcessingTest(PluginTests&, juce::AudioPluginInstance&, bool) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/tests/BasicTests.cpp:196
#2 0x0000000101608a06 in AudioProcessingTest::runTest(PluginTests&, juce::AudioPluginInstance&) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/tests/BasicTests.cpp:245
#3 0x00000001015d7a1e in PluginTests::testType(juce::PluginDescription const&) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/PluginTests.cpp:192
#4 0x00000001015d5a81 in PluginTests::runTest() at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/PluginTests.cpp:107
#5 0x0000000101f6038d in juce::UnitTest::performTest(juce::UnitTestRunner*) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/Juce/6.1.6/modules/juce_core/unit_tests/juce_UnitTest.cpp:77
#6 0x0000000101f6275c in juce::UnitTestRunner::runTests(juce::Array<juce::UnitTest*, juce::DummyCriticalSection, 0> const&, long long) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/Juce/6.1.6/modules/juce_core/unit_tests/juce_UnitTest.cpp:165
#7 0x00000001016754be in runTests(PluginTests&, std::__1::function<void (juce::String const&)>) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/Validator.cpp:205
#8 0x0000000101670ea6 in validate(juce::String const&, PluginTests::Options, std::__1::function<void (juce::String const&)>) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/Validator.cpp:224
#9 0x000000010166de3e in ValidatorChildProcess::processRequest(juce::MemoryBlock) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/Validator.cpp:500
#10 0x000000010166ba07 in ValidatorChildProcess::processRequests() at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/Validator.cpp:463
#11 0x0000000101667884 in ValidatorChildProcess::run() at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/PluginVal/0.3.0/Source/Validator.cpp:426
#12 0x0000000101f4a91f in juce::Thread::threadEntryPoint() at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/Juce/6.1.6/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp:96
#13 0x0000000101f4b398 in juce::juce_threadEntryPoint(void*) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/Juce/6.1.6/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp:118
#14 0x0000000101fd1759 in juce::threadEntryProc(void*) at /Volumes/p4client/ProAudio/SDKs/Juce/6.1.6/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h:859
#15 0x000000010548bc0d in _pthread_start ()
#16 0x0000000105493ccf in thread_start ()

[drowaudio]

I think you're using an old version of pluginval. Where did you get it from and can you update to the latest please? v1.0.1

[DesertKnight]

Yes, I am using version 0.3.0 which is not very old.
I did not find any remarks in changelog about fixing this issue.
Can you please direct me to the explanation of how to compile the new version with cmake?
Right now I have errors on juce, so I guess I should configure path to it somwhere but I did not find where.

Thanks!

[drowaudio]

Hi @DanygW, 0.3.0 is about a year old so it's well worth updating.

This is the line in the change log that relates to these assertions:
Added better conformance to the VST3 standard when running at levels 5 and below

The repo has documents for how to build with the new cmake system: https://github.com/Tracktion/pluginval#installation

Cheers

[DesertKnight]

Thanks @drowaudio.
I updated to the new version. It's just in older version there was a projucer version and now all is in CMake, so it took me some time to figure out how to run it. Indeed, asserts are gone.

[drowaudio]

Great. We moved to cmake as it was easier to support and provide setup instructions for.
Glad that you're up and running now.