# Latest

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## [Welcome to the Cinder Forums](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/welcome-to-the-cinder-forums/8)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/welcome-to-the-cinder-forums/8 "2016-05-29T03:43:23Z")

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Welcome to the forums for Cinder, an open source C++ framework for creative coding. Learn more at https://libcinder.org.

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## [Is there any maintainer for Linux?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/is-there-any-maintainer-for-linux/2228)

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**Author:** [@bogado](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/bogado)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/is-there-any-maintainer-for-linux/2228 "2026-06-08T13:46:42Z")

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Hi, I stumbled into this project and thought that it looks quite interesting and it scratches an itch that I had for some time, a graphical base line for my personal experiments. I’ve tried to compile it on my fedora ma…

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## [Game made with Cinder- Terra Firma 1 & 2](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/game-made-with-cinder-terra-firma-1-2/2156)

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**Author:** [@mehwoot](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/mehwoot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/game-made-with-cinder-terra-firma-1-2/2156 "2026-04-07T15:36:54Z")

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I recently found out that Cinder is still being updated so I thought I’d post what I’ve been using it for- my game called Terra Firma. It’s a simulation of the natural processes of the earth, featuring water physics, hy…

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## [GLAD related error in RPi4 build (GstPlayer.cpp)](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/glad-related-error-in-rpi4-build-gstplayer-cpp/2155)

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**Author:** [@SethGibson](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/SethGibson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/glad-related-error-in-rpi4-build-gstplayer-cpp/2155 "2026-01-26T21:42:45Z")

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Hey all, I’m trying to build Cinder on an RPi 400 following the guide in the docs and a few notes from some posts here on the forums. Seems to do alright until it hits GstPlayer.cpp wherein it throws this error: error:…

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## [Windows Video Support](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/windows-video-support/2154)

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**Author:** [@andrewfb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/andrewfb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/windows-video-support/2154 "2026-01-10T23:53:13Z")

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Just wanted to take note of a nice milestone here, which is support for video playback on Windows, implemented in PR #2393. This was made possible by @lithium and his excellent AX-MediaPlayer library, so hat’s off to hi…

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## [Cinder and LEDs in 2025(6)?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-and-leds-in-2025-6/2152)

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**Author:** [@SethGibson](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/SethGibson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-and-leds-in-2025-6/2152 "2025-12-22T18:07:44Z")

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Hey all, Been a while since I’ve done any LED work (last time I did, fadecandy was a thing, if that gives some context), so basically, as the subj reads, are there any libraries or other methods folks have used to drive…

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## [New path offsetting implementation](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/new-path-offsetting-implementation/2151)

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**Author:** [@andrewfb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/andrewfb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/new-path-offsetting-implementation/2151 "2025-12-18T18:18:07Z")

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Just wanted to highlight PR 2390, which adds several features to ci::Shape2d and ci::Path2d. More specifically, it adds support for calculating offset curves from paths, based on the research and implementation of Raph L…

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## [Stereolabs Zed CinderBlock](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/stereolabs-zed-cinderblock/2149)

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**Author:** [@andrewfb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/andrewfb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/stereolabs-zed-cinderblock/2149 "2025-12-04T18:08:47Z")

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A CinderBlock for the Stereolabs Zed cameras is available here: GitHub - cinder/Cinder-StereolabsZed: CinderBlock for the Stereolabs Zed2i depth camera These cameras have some nice features, including the ability to do …

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## [Azure Kinect CinderBlock](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/azure-kinect-cinderblock/2148)

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**Author:** [@andrewfb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/andrewfb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/azure-kinect-cinderblock/2148 "2025-12-02T17:27:02Z")

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Just wanted to make quick note here of a CinderBlock for the Azure Kinect, available here. It’s pretty full-featured, including skeletal tracking and multi-camera support, and while the Azure Kinect is discontinued (th…

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## [Cairo problem in 0.9.3 macosx](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cairo-problem-in-0-9-3-macosx/2146)

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**Author:** [@lemonjim](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/lemonjim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cairo-problem-in-0-9-3-macosx/2146 "2025-11-30T17:14:25Z")

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I love libCinder for many years! I am mostly happy with the 0.9.3 release for macosx, but I have an app that needs libCairo, and it fails to build (was OK in 0.9.3 built from source last year). I get the same issues with…

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## [0.9.4 upgrades and changes](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/0-9-4-upgrades-and-changes/2141)

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**Author:** [@andrewfb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/andrewfb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/0-9-4-upgrades-and-changes/2141 "2025-11-03T05:10:40Z")

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Cinder 0.9.3 has been released! Release v0.9.3 · cinder/Cinder · GitHub Now for some more interesting work. In short order we’re planning to Set the minimum C++ version to C++20 Move the minimum MSVC version to 2022\* …

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## [0.9.3 preview release notes](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/0-9-3-preview-release-notes/2140)

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**Author:** [@andrewfb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/andrewfb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/0-9-3-preview-release-notes/2140 "2025-10-31T23:57:08Z")

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We’re closing in on an official 0.9.3 release in the coming days and I wanted to share the draft release notes here. Platform & Toolchain Modernization Visual Studio 2019 & C++17 - Cinder 0.9.3 requires Visual Studio 20…

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## [Cinder on macs m4 is it working?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-on-macs-m4-is-it-working/2136)

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**Author:** [@cyrstem](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cyrstem)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-on-macs-m4-is-it-working/2136 "2025-10-26T17:30:37Z")

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is anyone using cinder on mac m4 on visual studio ? does it work. i think i saw somewhere the xcode is not working or building is cinder still been supported?

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## [Recent Cinder Updates](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/recent-cinder-updates/2139)

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**Author:** [@andrewfb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/andrewfb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/recent-cinder-updates/2139 "2025-10-22T17:05:22Z")

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Just wanted to share some recent updates here for anyone who doesn’t closely track the Cinder GitHub repo. We’re working on a long overdue dot release (0.9.3) in the coming weeks as well. CanvasUi Implementation - A new…

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## [CMake 4.0.1 and CXX\_STANDARD on Cinder project](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cmake-4-0-1-and-cxx-standard-on-cinder-project/2126)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cmake-4-0-1-and-cxx-standard-on-cinder-project/2126 "2025-10-20T21:37:40Z")

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Hey 'embers, Anyone tried a recent CMake on Cinder? I’ve recently begun migrating my Cinder based project to my new PC and updated some build software. I’ve found that CMake’s command to set the C++ standard no longer …

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## [ci::Anim, timeline and memory safety](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/ci-anim-timeline-and-memory-safety/2138)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/ci-anim-timeline-and-memory-safety/2138 "2025-10-20T21:34:18Z")

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Hey Embers, Initially, when I started using ci::Anim and the associated ci::Timeline object, I noticed that the appendTo() and similar functions accepted an address of the animation object to be modified. I somehow got …

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## [Problems saving png file with cinder compiled with vs2022](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/problems-saving-png-file-with-cinder-compiled-with-vs2022/2137)

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**Author:** [@Ivan](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Ivan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/problems-saving-png-file-with-cinder-compiled-with-vs2022/2137 "2025-10-04T17:26:39Z")

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Hello, I am very new to Cinder. I decided to try it after reading the very good documentation available here. I downloaded the repo and compiled the solution with vs2022 using the vs2019 project.I just needed to add a …

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## [How to get ImGui working properly](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-get-imgui-working-properly/2134)

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**Author:** [@cekcreator](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cekcreator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-get-imgui-working-properly/2134 "2025-09-12T15:37:55Z")

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Hey everyone! I am trying to use Cinders’ ImGui functionality and had a couple of questions. I have been following this post and followed the examples that I ended up finding. But I have run into some issues. All the …

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## [Using zero texture because texture unloadable - MacOS Shader/Texture issues](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/using-zero-texture-because-texture-unloadable-macos-shader-texture-issues/2135)

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**Author:** [@cekcreator](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cekcreator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/using-zero-texture-because-texture-unloadable-macos-shader-texture-issues/2135 "2025-09-08T23:40:52Z")

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Hey everyone, sorry to blow up the forum again, has anyone run into the issue with using shaders or textures and getting the log message: POSSIBLE ISSUE: unit 0 GLD\_TEXTURE\_INDEX\_2D is unloadable and bound to sampler ty…

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## [\[Solved\] Debugging Normal Mapping](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/solved-debugging-normal-mapping/2132)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/solved-debugging-normal-mapping/2132 "2025-08-06T15:27:53Z")

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Hey 'Embers, I’m trying to render a normal mapped sphere with a moon texture obtained from here: But for reasons that aren’t entirely clear to me, the render looks quite off and even super dark in spots. I’m using th…

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## [Build failed on Signals.h](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/build-failed-on-signals-h/2124)

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**Author:** [@lemonjim](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/lemonjim)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/build-failed-on-signals-h/2124 "2025-07-11T23:52:16Z")

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Hello! I am on a MacBook Pro M4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, libCinder 0.9.3. Now none of the sample projects (or my own projects) can build. It seems to be a change in cinder::Signals.h. Enclosed is the error traceback from Xco…

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## [Cinder on mac questions](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-on-mac-questions/2131)

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**Author:** [@cekcreator](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cekcreator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-on-mac-questions/2131 "2025-07-09T00:13:03Z")

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Hey yall I was able to successfully use CinderBox to create a project but when I try to build in xcode all I get is this error and no other information. Has anyone seen this before? I am pretty new to mac/xcode and I can…

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## [AX-VideoCapture](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/ax-videocapture/2127)

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**Author:** [@lithium](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/lithium)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/ax-videocapture/2127 "2025-05-04T12:18:56Z")

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Had some spare time over the long weekend to knock out AX-VideoCapture, which borrows a lot from my AX-MediaPlayer block, but for hardware accelerated webcam capture on windows. It (ab)uses WGL\_NV\_DX\_interop2 to share D…

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## [DL based spatial skeleton tracking](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/dl-based-spatial-skeleton-tracking/2123)

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**Author:** [@seph](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/seph)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/dl-based-spatial-skeleton-tracking/2123 "2025-04-04T12:18:55Z")

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I’ve open sourced a spatial skeleton tracing utility macOS app that I have been using for a few exhibitions. This project aims at providing a low-cost, yet robust, skeleton tracking system for art installations in a bri…

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## [Libcairo on macOS arm64](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/libcairo-on-macos-arm64/2120)

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**Author:** [@lemonjim](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/lemonjim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/libcairo-on-macos-arm64/2120 "2025-02-12T17:35:05Z")

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Hi folks, big fan here. I recently got a new M4 MacBook Pro and ported all my apps to universal binaries, except one app that uses libcairo.a. Unsure, I cloned and built cinder 0.9.3 without too many problems (one compil…

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## [How to confirm Cinder is Working](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-confirm-cinder-is-working/2111)

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**Author:** [@CreCoProject](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/CreCoProject)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-confirm-cinder-is-working/2111 "2024-09-21T10:15:25Z")

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Hey Community, I have tried to build Cinder with this Guide: https://libcinder.org/docs/guides/linux-notes/ubuntu.html How ever: I have installed the Dependencies without any Error Information. I have done the cmake …

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## [Cinder-Spout block update](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-spout-block-update/2112)

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**Author:** [@brucelane](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/brucelane)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-spout-block-update/2112 "2024-09-17T16:47:07Z")

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Hi, I’m currently updating the Cinder-Spout block to target Spout 2.007 It you want to try it, here is the branch: GitHub - brucelane/Cinder-Spout at Spout2.007 Ongoing discussion on Cinder Block update - Developer - …

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## [Build cinder as shared library on windows](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/build-cinder-as-shared-library-on-windows/999)

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**Author:** [@noobusdeer](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/noobusdeer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/build-cinder-as-shared-library-on-windows/999 "2024-09-07T22:08:48Z")

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Hi! Is it posible to build cinder as shared library on windows as cmake … -DBUILD\_SHARED\_LIBS=1 on linux. I’m trying to make with cmake on windows buit get many unresolved external symbol errors. I’m making applicati…

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## [Vbo array attribute error in Windows](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/vbo-array-attribute-error-in-windows/2109)

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**Author:** [@gabor\_papp](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/gabor_papp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/vbo-array-attribute-error-in-windows/2109 "2024-08-26T21:14:20Z")

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I’m building an app in Windows, that compiles and runs fine on macOS, but I’m encountering some Vbo issues. An array attribute which is float\[ 6 \] is expected to have 0 size for some reason, so it fails to work. This is …

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## [Is cinder 0.9.3 buildable in "permissive-" mode?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/is-cinder-0-9-3-buildable-in-permissive-mode/2108)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Monov](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Stefan_Monov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/is-cinder-0-9-3-buildable-in-permissive-mode/2108 "2024-07-17T08:30:40Z")

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Using 0.9.2. I tried to set my MSVS 2022 app to C++17 mode and to “permissive-” mode, meaning the compiler is stricter in detecting C++ standard compliance problems in your code. (Reason: I want to also use Qt in this s…

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