akvirtualcamera-wiki/Build-and-install.md

Dependencies

• CMake

Mac

• Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install from a terminal)

Windows

• MSYS2
• Visual Studio Build Tools

Build

For building akvirtualcamera, open a terminal and run the following commands:

Note: Replace /path/to with the actual path of the sources directory.

Mac

cmake -S /path/to/akvirtualcamera -B /path/to/akvirtualcamera-build-directory
make -C /path/to/akvirtualcamera-build-directory

MSYS2

cmake -G "MSYS Makefiles" -S /path/to/akvirtualcamera -B /path/to/akvirtualcamera-build-directory
make -C /path/to/akvirtualcamera-build-directory

Visual Studio

cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -S /path/to/akvirtualcamera -B /path/to/akvirtualcamera-build-directory
cmake --build /path/to/akvirtualcamera-build-directory

For other generators check CMake documentation.
You can also compile akvirtualcamera using cmake-gui.
The generated plugin files are located at /path/to/akvirtualcamera-build-directory/build.

Install

akvirtualcamera service needs to be installed and running for the virtual camera to properly work.

Note: Replace /path/to with the actual path of the plugin.

Mac

Run the following commands as root

# Is highly recommendable Linking the plugin instead of copying it.

ln -s /path/to/AkVirtualCamera.plugin /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/AkVirtualCamera.plugin

# Create the configuration file for the assistant.

cat << EOF > /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.webcamoid.cmio.AkVCam.Assistant.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>org.webcamoid.cmio.AkVCam.Assistant</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
            <string>/path/to/AkVirtualCamera.plugin/Contents/Resources/AkVCamAssistant</string>
            <string>--timeout</string>
            <string>300.0</string>
        </array>
        <key>MachServices</key>
        <dict>
            <key>org.webcamoid.cmio.AkVCam.Assistant</key>
            <true/>
        </dict>
        <key>StandardOutPath</key>
        <string>/tmp/AkVCamAssistant.log</string>
        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
        <string>/tmp/AkVCamAssistant.log</string>
    </dict>
</plist>
EOF

# If the service was disabled re-enable it.

launchctl enable system/ org.webcamoid.cmio.AkVCam.Assistant

# Configure and launch the service.

launchctl bootstrap system /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.webcamoid.cmio.AkVCam.Assistant.plist

Windows

Open an administrator CMD and run the following commands:

rem If you are running in 64 bits Windows run:

/path/to/x64/AkVCamAssistant.exe --install

rem If you are running in 32 bits Windows run:

/path/to/x86/AkVCamAssistant.exe --install

rem Start the service

sc start AkVCamAssistant