Building a SAMSON Extension

This section is for developers who already installed the SAMSON SDK and generated at least one extension project.

Use it when you need to:

• configure the generated CMake project in your IDE
• build the extension in Debug or Release
• install the built extension into SAMSON
• launch the correct SAMSON executable for testing or debugging

Start here

Before you open one of the platform guides, make sure you already completed these steps:

1. Install the SDK and verify that SAMSON Debug starts.
2. Generate an extension project with the Extension Generator.
3. Install the required compiler, CMake, and Qt version for your platform.

If any of those are still missing, go back to Installation first.

Choose your platform

• Building a SAMSON Extension on Windows
• Building a SAMSON Extension on macOS
• Building a SAMSON Extension on Linux

What success looks like

At the end of the platform-specific guide, you should be able to:

• open the root CMakeLists.txt for your extension workspace
• build the install target for both Debug and Release
• launch the matching SAMSON executable from the IDE
• iterate on the code and regenerate the project after adding files or new extensions

Next steps

• Use Developing GUI when your extension needs widgets or property windows.
• Use Publishing a SAMSON Extension when the built extension is ready to package and upload.