An excellent class library for C++ VST development is Julian Storer's JUCE. It can produce plugins in the VST (2.x, 3.x), RTAS, AAX and AU formats and is cross platform across Windows, Linux and Mac OSX.
The best way to program in Juce is through Juce's own Project Management tool Introjucer which relies under `../extras/Introjucer' when cloning JUCE from its GitHub repository.
After installing it by running make in `../extras/Introjucer/builds/Linux' and sudo install Introjucer /usr/local/bin (or your desired installation path) you can copy `../extras/Introjucer/Source/BinaryData/juce_icon.png' to your `~/.icons' directory and then put the following .desktop file into your `~/.local/share/applications' folder:
The best way to program in Juce is through Juce's own Project Management tool Introjucer which relies under `../extras/Introjucer' when cloning JUCE from its GitHub repository.
After installing it by running make in `../extras/Introjucer/builds/Linux' and sudo install Introjucer /usr/local/bin (or your desired installation path) you can copy `../extras/Introjucer/Source/BinaryData/juce_icon.png' to your `~/.icons' directory and then put the following .desktop file into your `~/.local/share/applications' folder:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-openand then you can easily run Introjucer from your gnome-shell.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Introjucer
Comment=JUCE's project-management tool and secret weapon.
Exec=PATH_ΤΟ_BIN_DIR/Introjucer
Icon=PATH_TO_YOUR_HOME_DIR/.icons/juce_icon.png
