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

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Congratulation!!

Case I: NDIIOPlugin

Engine Version - UE 5.0 EA2

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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)

Edited by Jeffrey, Yungjie Huang

Last updated: February 10, 2022

Reference:

Unreal Build System | Unreal Engine 4.27 Documentation