how to build DLIB for iOS - ios

I'm trying to build DLIB for an iOS project. Running the cmake results in a libdlib.a and a load of .o files.
When I add the library to an Xcode project I get warning that the library hasn't been built for arm64.
My question is two-part:
How can I build DLIB for iOS (I tried cmake **path_to_source** -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURE="arm64" but it caused loads of errors e.g. unknown type name '__uint32_t'; did you mean '__uint128_t')?
What is the purpose of all the .o files that get built when you run cmake? Do I need to include them in an Xcode project?

I finally figured out how to do this:
Requirements
X11 (on a mac you can just open the X11 app and if X11 isn't installed it'll take you to the download).
Xcode
cmake (you can use home-brew for that)
Steps
In terminal make the lib-xx.xx/examples your root
Run:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G Xcode ..
cmake --build . --config Release
This will create a folder called dlib_build in which you can find an Xcode project that compiles the library. In the build settings of that Xcode project you can set the build architecture and SDK for any Xcode supported OS you like!
EDIT:
You have to include a lot of custom compiler flags and 3rd party libraries to get dlib to work in a project. Check out the examples.xcproject build settings.

To compliment RASS's answer, I am attaching screenshots showing how to change this to and from an iOS and OSX lib
After opening the project,
Select the project file from the project navigator
Select the dlib target all the way down the bottom
Select 'Build Settings'
Expand 'Base SDK' drop down
Select either iOS or macOS (OSX)
I hope this helps some people out! gl

Rob Sanders and mylogon already show how to build dlib for ios, here is how to use it:
add libdlib.a to project, and add path to library search paths
add all source to include directory(do not add to project), and add path to header search paths.
add accelerate framework, which contains blas symbols.
add preprocessor macros, from building settings, "custom compiler flag"/"other c flags". these macros make sure the header files match the lib.
-DDLIB_JPEG_SUPPORT
-DDLIB_NO_GUI_SUPPORT
-DNDEBUG
-DDLIB_USE_BLAS
-DDLIB_USE_LAPACK

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I have to support OpenSSL in my project in building my iPad app for UIKitForMac. Currently, I get these errors.
Building for UIKit for Mac, but the linked library 'libssl.a' was built for freestanding. You may need to restrict the platforms for which this library should be linked in the target editor.
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I was reading about XCFrameworks, but Apple really hasn't put out much information here. Has anyone figured out build scenarios?
The solution in the comments doesn't work for me. However, I just build to different libs: iOS as I used to and another one for Catalyst by adding the build parameters: -target x86_64-apple-ios13.0-macabi and defining Mac SDK in -isysroot. After that, I just conditionally add each of the libraries for each build version and it works.
Amid mounting frustration following many failed attempts and Google searches, I successfully built openSSL 1.1.1g for Catalyst, compiled my project, linked openSSL and launched the app on my Mac by doing the following:
I used the same directory in to which I had previously extracted and built openSSL for IOS.
Following instructions here, I edited <openSSL directory>/Configurations/10-main.conf. Scrolling down to the "darwin64-x86_64-cc" section, I added a second CFLAGS line:
CFLAGS => add("-target x86_64-apple-ios13.0-macabi"),
In the openSSL directory, execute ./Configure darwin64-x86_64-cc -shared Note that I've seen several other versions of this Configure statement, some with many more options. This command worked for me, but I'm not sure what all the other variations do. You may want to research this further.
Execute make clean to clear all the objects from the prior IOS build
Execute make This successfully built openSSL.
In Xcode, under -> General -> "Frameworks, Libraries and Embedded Content" I removed both libcrypto.a and libssl.a this was a critical step
Switching tabs to Build Phases -> Link Binary With Libraries, verify both archives are removed from this section as well. (It appeared that removing them in step 5 also cleared them in step 6, but I'm not certain).
Back on General -> Frameworks, click the + to add new entries, select "add other" in the lower left corner of the popup window, then provide the path to the newly built libcrypto.a. Repeat for libssl.a
Delete the derived data in a terminal window (I'm not certain this was necessary, but did it out of an abundance of caution):
cd ~/Library/Developer/Xcode
mv DerivedData DerivedData.old
Build the project in Xcode. This successfully completed.
Steps 5-7 turned out to be critical. Even though I moved and/or completely replaced the prior libraries, when I tried to build in Xcode I would get linker errors that I was building for MacOS Catalina but trying to link something built for MacOS x86.

How to build opencv in ios

I have compiled openCV 3.1 with contrib modules using cmake gui following this link. The files have been generated but how do I use it in my ios project? Is there a way to create the opencv.framework file or do I just import the whole built folder into my XCode project.
Maybe it would be simplest to use command line instead of using CMakeGUI to build openCV with additional modules.
CMake must be installed, of course.
Create somewhere in a place suitable for you a new folder
>mkdir ~/your_open_cv_dir
>
>cd ~/your_open_cv_dir
>
>git clone https://github.com/opencv/opencv.git
If your need extra modules clone their sources too
>git clone https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib.git
Your your_open_cv_dir can have inside 2 folders,
opencv and opencv_contrib
Make a symbolic link for Xcode to let the OpenCV build scripts find the compiler, header files etc.
>cd /
>
>sudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer Developer
Build OpenCV framework:
>cd ~/your_open_cv_dir
>
>python opencv/platforms/ios/build_framework.py ios
In case you need extended version of OpenCV build it with extra modules
>python opencv/platforms/ios/build_framework.py ios --contrib opencv_contrib
Look for opencv2.framework in opencv/platforms/ios/ios/opencv2.framework (if you followed the cmake instructions correctly, the framework should have been built there). If you built opencv_contrib separately, the framework will be under opencv/platforms/ios/ios_contrib/opencv2.framework.
Drag opencv2.framework into your Xcode project. Make sure you check "copy items if needed".
In "Build Phases", under "Link Binary with Libraries", add opencv2.framework. This might do the trick. You can check by importing an OpenCV header in one of your Objective-C++ files and seeing if Xcode can find it. If not, follow the next steps to specify a header search path.
In your project's "Build Settings", add $(PROJECT_DIR) to "Framework Search Paths", "Header Search Paths", and "Library Search Paths".
Now you can import OpenCV header files (.hpp files) in your Objective-C++ code.

Embed OpenSSL module in Swift framework so its not needed when importing into application [duplicate]

I have installed OpenSSL in xcode for receipt validation, but it doesn't work.
I download openssl.xcodeproj and openssl-1.0.1f. I extract openssl-1.0.1f and add openssl.xcodeproj to my project.
I edit the Header Search Path to :
/Users/marko/Documents/Razvoj/BIView\ Mobile\ New\ Version/openssl/include/openssl
I added libcrypto.a in Target Dependencies under Build Phases
and added libcrypto.a in Link Binary With Libraries
as was described in http://atastypixel.com/blog/easy-inclusion-of-openssl-into-iphone-app-projects/.
But when I build project it stops with error :
clang: error: no such file or directory: '/Users/ .... -bmgslnakszsfovecplbzoslykrxo/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/libcrypto.a'
Why ?
OK, how to build and install it....
It might be easier to use a pre-built version of OpenSSL for iOS. You can find one at this Github account. The OpenSSL from that Github are multi-arch. They have ARMv7, ARMv7s, ARM64, and i386. That means they work with devices and simulators.
Download either OpenSSL 1.0.1e or 1.0.1f. Install it in a location like /usr/local/ssl/ios.
Then, add the headers to your Xcode project. They are located in /usr/local/ssl/ios/include:
Finally, add the multi-arch libs (libcrypto.a and libssl.a) to your Xcode project. They are located in /usr/local/ssl/ios/lib:
You need to add the library as a Framework. See this question: how to add an existing framework in Xcode 5.
Its OK to add the OpenSSL libraries under Frameworks. Its how things are done under Apple/Xcode.
I use the Absolute Path like in the image below because Crypto++, OpenSSL, etc are installed in /usr/local. The image below is a screen capture I have handy of Crypto++, and not OpenSSL's libcrypto.a or libssl.a. But the same applies to all libraries.

Edit custom path with OpenCV framework using CMake to generate XCODE project in iOS

I have a cross-platform build system using CMake, and I have OpenCV dependency for iOS.
Setting ${OpenCV_DIR} manually, my project compile and execute correctly if and only if I set manually every time I generate XCODE project variable Project > Build Settings > Framework Search Paths with ${OpenCV_DIR}.
How can I set this variable using CMake directly?
CMake has no full integration with XCode. You can generate a project using it but a lot of things fails. Just drag into your project OpenCV and it will be detected.

Linker errors after upgrading Xcode to 4.5.2 and OpenCV to 2.4.3

My project was working just fine until this morning. I was using xcode 4.3, and an older version of OpenCV (I'm not sure about the exact version). OSX was already 10.7.x, but not 10.7.5
Today, after upgrading OSX to 10.7.5, xcode to 4.5.2, and downloading OpenCV 2.4.3, I am getting the following linker errors when trying to build the project:
Undefined symbols for architecture armv7:
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_ALAssetsLibrary", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in opencv2(cap_ios_video_camera.o)
"cv::FeatureDetector::create(std::string const&)", referenced from:
-[ImageAnalyzer detectBlobs:] in ImageAnalyzer.o
"cv::FeatureDetector::detect(cv::Mat const&, std::vector >&, cv::Mat const&) const", referenced from:
-[ImageAnalyzer detectBlobs:] in ImageAnalyzer.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture armv7
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
In order to use the new opencv framework I removed the reference to the old framework, and referenced the project to the official prebuilt opencv2.framework downloaded from here.
I also removed the reference to libz.dylib, and added a reference to libc++.dylib instead.
Last step was to update the prefix file to the new framework. The relevant part in the prefix file now looks like this:
#ifdef __cplusplus
#import <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
#endif
It all narrowed down to these 4 linker errors I can't seem to get rid of. I tried using libstdc++.dylib, but I am getting even more errors. I also tried building OpenCV myself as explained here, but I am still getting the same errors as the prebuilt framework.
What did I miss? Is there anything else I need to change in my project?
UPDATE:
As seen here, setting the "C++ Standard Library" to "libc++ (LLVM C++ standard libray with C++ 11 support" yielded only one error:
clang: error: invalid deployment target for -stdlib=libc++ (requires iOS 5.0 or later)
Changing the deployment target to iOS 5 finally got my project to run again.
Does this mean OpenCV 2.4.3 doesn't work on iOS versions older than 5?
steps to compile and run c++ opencv 2.4.4 on mac os x lion 10.7.5 with cmake 2.8.10 and xcode 4.6.1
Having the right tools
download opencv-unix from http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/files/ and untar it wherever
download cmake .dmg from http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html and install it
i am assuming you have xcode 4.6 on os x lion which includes the ios sdk 6.1
go to xcode preferences to download and install the Command Line Tools so you have g++ etc.
Use cmake to compile opencv
go to the extracted opencv folder
create a build directory
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -D WITH_TBB=OFF -D BUILD_NEW_PYTHON_SUPPORT=OFF -D BUILD_FAT_JAVA_LIB=OFF -D BUILD_TBB=OFF -D BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ CMAKE_CC_COMPILER=gcc -D CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=x86_64 -D BUILD_opencv_java=OFF -G "Unix Makefiles" ..
make -j8
sudo make install
from the build folder, go to bin/ and run one of the tests
./opencv_test_stitching
Create your own c++ opencv xcode project
fire up xcode and create a new xcode project
select Command Line Tool for the type of project under os x
open your project's build settings
under Architectures, set Architecture to 64-bit intel. also set Valid Architectures to x86_64
under Build Options, set Compiler for C/C++ to Default Compiler
under Search Paths, set Header Search Paths to /usr/local/include
also under Search Paths, set Library Search Paths to /usr/local/lib
under Apple LLVM compiler 4.2 - Language set C++ Standard Library to libstd++ (For OpenCV 2.4.6, Xcode 5, LLVM 5.0, and 10.8.5, set both language dialect and std library to "Compiler Default" instead of "libstd++")
Add the compiled opencv libraries to your project
go the the Build Phases tab next to Build Settings tab you were in
inside Link Binary With Libraries, click on the + sign and choose Add Other
hit the front slash / on your keyboard and enter /usr/local/lib
hit enter and select the libraries you want to use in your project
make sure you always select libopencv_core.2.4.4.dylib
hit enter and you will see the selected dylibs under your project
write some code
first lets organize the files, right click on your project blueprint icon and select New Group
name the new group opencv or whatever
drag the dylibs and drop them in that group
open main.cpp
copy code from any of the sample tests that came with opencv and paste it here
make sure all the required dylibs are added, for example, if you copied the opencv_test_stitching.cpp code into main.cpp, you will need to add the following libraries in the previous steps
libopencv_core.2.4.4.dylib
libopencv_highgui.2.4.4.dylib
libopencv_stitching.2.4.4.dylib
Cheers.
It seems that your project is missing the framework AssetsLibrary.
Select the top node in the project navigator. (The project and targets page with the build settings appears.)
Select the target.
Select Summary.
Scroll down to Linked Frameworks and Libraries.
Click the Plus icon at the end of the table and select AssetsLibrary.framework.
Click Add.
Then try to build it again.
Since I can't seem to get an answer regarding the versions (neither here nor at the OpenCV Q&A site), I'm going to post this as an answer, as it at least solved the issue. This is described here.
In your project's Build Settings, go down to the section Apple LLVM compiler 4.1-Language.
There:
Set C++ Language Dialect to Compiler Default
Set C++ Standard Libray to libc++ (LLVM C++ standard libray with C++ 11 support
After doing the above, I stopped getting those linker errors, and only got one error instead, which stated that only iOS 5 and above is supported. Changing the Deployment Target to 5.0 in the project summery did the trick.
On a final note, I'm still not sure what it means, regarding OpenCV 2.4.3's compatibility with iOS versions older than 5.
clang: error: invalid deployment target for -stdlib=libc++ (requires iOS 5.0 or later) to remove this error.
GoTo BuildSettings. Set c++ standard library to compiler default. The
error will get removed surely.
Just to get this into the postings somewhere in case someone else runs into the same thing. If you follow all the great advice aboutsetting the proper c++ library to link against for building an iOS app BUT still get the link errors for undefined symbols make sure your code files are set to compile as c++! That is rename your .m to .mm and .h to .hpp. It's the little things...
Instead of using terminal commands given in the opencv installation guide in official website, use the following commands to build opencv from terminal. Worked for me.
cd OpenCV-2.3.1
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" ..
make
sudo make install
Go Xcode/General/Linked Frameworks and Libraries
Press "+" button
type: AssetsLibrary
Select "AssetsLibrary.framework" and import it
Done
Good luck!

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