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I am new to Kotlin and intellij. I am following code suggestion at <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/kotlin-native-and-intellij-idea-without-extra-build-tools-like-gradle-maven/27453|kotlin-native-and-intellij-idea-without-extra-build-tools-like-gradle-maven> but get the error
```kotlinx.serialization compiler plugin is not applied to the module, so this annotation would not be processed. Make sure that you've setup your buildscript correctly and re-import project.```
What is the way to use compiler plugins without Gradle, so using only(?)  .iml files in intellij? (the link explains why, as I'm also  running a 1-day workshop on (FP in) Kotlin)

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Hi! You can try specifying the `-XPlugin` compiler argument in the Kotlin Facet of your module in the Project Settings:

thx! great advice and insightful and should-work

 (unfortunately i get a can't-find-path error to the plugin jar file that really is there, absolute  or relative ; and i see this is a recurring problem on certain older versions of intellij)

furthermore, i don't even know if i downloaded the correct serialization compiler plugin

If possible, please share your IDEA version and the error message that you see

:face_palm: i had to remove quotation marks on the filepath thus.   `-XPlugin=/Users/user/repo/kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin-for-ide-1.9.22.jar`
thx!