C++ UE Build/Rebuild a Plugin

Unreal Build System

• UnrealBuildTool (UBT)

• UnrealHeaderTool (UHT)

Is it doable?

• Check the source code.

• Given source code.

Prerequestie

• Visual Studio 2019

• Unreal Engine with debug symbol or full Unreal Engine source code from Github

Case I: NDIIOPlugin

Engine Version - UE 4.27.2

Congratulation!!

Case I: NDIIOPlugin

Engine Version - UE 5.0 EA2

error C2664: 'FPlaceableItem::FPlaceableItem(UClass &,const FAssetData &,FName,FName,TOptional<FLinearColor>,TOptional<int32>,TOptional<FText>)': cannot convert argument 4 from 'TOptional<FLinearColor>' to 'FName'

 error C2039: 'ReflectionsType': is not a member of 'FPostProcessSettings'

error C2039: 'bOverride_ReflectionsType': is not a member of 'FPostProcessSettings'

Case II: Houdini Engine

Case III: TCPWrapper

Socketer: A TCP socket blueprint library for Unreal Engine 4! (github.com)

getnamo/udp-ue4: Convenience UDP wrapper for Unreal Engine 4 (github.com)

getnamo/udp-ue4: Convenience UDP wrapper for Unreal Engine 4 (github.com)

Edited by Jeffrey, Yungjie Huang

Last updated: February 10, 2022

Reference:

• Unreal Build System | Unreal Engine 4.27 Documentation