Undefined symbols upon bringing a static library into project - ios

I have a static library that I've created. It's a universal library so it should be working on the iphone and the simulator. Just by bringing the library into the project it won't compile, I get about 21 linker errors. They're all like this:
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NumberPad", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in libClipPOSLibrary.a(PCCIDEntryView.o)
I've included all the frameworks necessary in the project, but for some reason this library just isn't happy. Also, I'm sure the architecture of the library matches the architecture of the project, and I've even used the nm command to look at the library to see if all of the classes are referenced and they are.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Your app doesn't need to know about NumberPad... it's your "libClipPOSLibrary.a". You should probably include / link the library that includes the NumberPad stuff (and the other missing symbols) against your "libClipPOSLibrary.a" when you build the .a file.

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Xcode: Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:"_OBJC_CLASS_$_ATTrackingManager"

I'm exporting a project from Unity to IOS (Xcode), and when building I'm getting this error in Xcode. What should I do?
Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_ATTrackingManager", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in libGameAnalytics.a(GADevice.o)
I'm not a "unity" guy, but from the looks of the error message you do not have a symbol included in your project by that name ... looks like it's trying to find the symbol from a static library named "libGameAnalytics" and looking for the GADevice object file (notice the "dot 'O'). If you are setting up a regular Xcode/iOS project then I'd recommend you use the corresponding "native" Swift/Objective-C Frameworks, static libraries, Cocoapods, or import source files.
Try making that replacement from Xcode's project file, and see if your error goes away ... it's at least a place to begin investigation, and might provide additional insight to the problem.

Trouble adding -ObjC flag to iOS project

I have an iOS project which includes the Parse library. It has been working fine.
Today, I needed to add the Google Conversion Tracking SDK to my project. The instructions for adding this SDK require that I change my project settings to include the -ObjC linker flag.
When I did this, I could no longer compile my project. The errors I receive are of the form "Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64", and in every case the source of the error is something in the Parse SDK. Here is one example of the 6 errors I'm getting:
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_ACAccountTypeIdentifierTwitter", referenced from:
-[PF_Twitter getLocalTwitterAccountAsync] in Parse(PF_Twitter.o)
I've never had to use the -ObjC flag explicitly before. My understanding is that this flag tells the compiler to link every class that was compiled even if it isn't explicitly referenced in the source code. Other than producing a larger executable, I can't see how this would cause a problem.
Appreciate any solutions or ideas.
Thanks.
I recently had a similar issue (not with parse though).
Open PF_Twitter and see what frameworks are included in it's header and implementation files. Then go to your target's Build Phases and add those frameworks in "Link Binary With Libraries".
If this doesn't help, other alternatives are discussed under this stack overflow question--
Undefined symbols for architecture arm64 Parse
Thanks. Adding the Social framework fixed the problem for me.

Xcode 6 linker error - Undefined symbols for architecture armv7

After upgrading to Xcode 6 beta 7 (and now still with Xcode 6 GM) I am unable to link my Swift app. I receive errors such as:
Undefined symbols for architecture armv7:
"_swift_stdlib_compareNSStringDeterministicUnicodeCollation", referenced from:
...
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture armv7
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
I have seen the other SO posts that recommend deleting the Derived Data folder and/or using the Clean Build Folder option to get past this error, but that solution didn't help at all in my case. Nothing has changed about my code or the CocoaPods I'm using since Xcode 6 beta 5 which is the last time it worked.
Any ideas?
EDIT:
A full posting of the error log:
Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:
"_swift_stdlib_compareNSStringDeterministicUnicodeCollation", referenced from:
TFC12MyProject21BarcodeViewController13captureOutputfS0_FTGSQCSo15AVCaptureOutput_24didOutputMetadataObjectsGSQGSaPSs9AnyObject___14fromConnectionGSQCSo19AVCaptureConnection__T_ in BarcodeViewController.o
"__TFSs21_arrayConditionalCastU___FGSaQ__GSqGSaQ0_", referenced from:
TFC12MyProject27SessionsTableViewController17viewWillDisappearfS0_FSbT_ in SessionsTableViewController.o
"__TFSs15_arrayForceCastU___FGSaQ__GSaQ0", referenced from:
__TFC12MyProject7RestApi12tokenMappingfS0_FT_CSo15RKEntityMapping in RestApi.o
__TFC12MyProject28AttendeesTableViewControllerg24fetchedResultsControllerCSo26NSFetchedResultsController in AttendeesTableViewController.o
__TFC12MyProject27SessionsTableViewControllerg24fetchedResultsControllerCSo26NSFetchedResultsController in SessionsTableViewController.o
__TFC12MyProject21BarcodeViewController13startScanningfS0_FT_Sb in BarcodeViewController.o
"__TFSs26_forceBridgeFromObjectiveCU__FTPSs9AnyObject_MQ__Q_", referenced from:
__TFC12MyProject7RestApi12resetRestKitfS0_FT_T_ in RestApi.o
__TFC12MyProject16BluetoothManager17_startAdvertisingfS0_FT_T_ in BluetoothManager.o
__TFC12MyProject19LoginViewController32registerForKeyboardNotificationsfS0_FT_T_ in LoginViewController.o
__TFC12MyProject19LoginViewController35deregisterFromKeyboardNotificationsfS0_FT_T_ in LoginViewController.o
__TFC12MyProject19LoginViewController16callProcessLoginfS0_FT_T_ in LoginViewController.o
__TFC12MyProject21CheckinViewController16enableBeaconModefS0_FT_T_ in CheckinViewController.o
__TFC12MyProject21BarcodeViewController13startScanningfS0_FT_Sb in BarcodeViewController.o
...
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
What's happening here has nothing to do with your Derived Data location.
When a swift application is built, it goes through several steps:
Write auxiliary files
Create product structure
Compile swift source for each architecture
Copy resource rules plist
Copy application bridging header
Link against swift runtime libraries for each architecture
Copy application swift module for each architecture
Create the application binary
Copy resources build phase
Copy the swift standard libraries into the application
Package it up
Sign it
Whew! That's a lot. Your build is failing when linking against the swift runtime libraries. They live in Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift/iphoneos inside the Xcode developer directory. Specifically, the library that is not being correctly linked is libswiftCore.dylib. If you use nm on that library, you can see it defines your first missing symbol:
quellish% nm /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift/iphoneos/libswiftCore.dylib | grep compareNSStringDeterministicUnicodeCollation
00197c8c T _swift_stdlib_compareNSStringDeterministicUnicodeCollation
000000000018352c T _swift_stdlib_compareNSStringDeterministicUnicodeCollation
You can also use lipo to see what architectures are in the file:
quellish% xcrun lipo -info /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift/iphoneos/libswiftCore.dylib
Architectures in the fat file: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift/iphoneos/libswiftCore.dylib are: armv7 arm64
It contains armv7 and arm64. It's not the library architecture that's the problem.
Linking against the swift standard library is not working. It's possible that source control or migrating Xcode versions has caused your project file to drop part of the linking step, or it's simply not able to find the libraries it needs to link against. Xcode project files are complex and use a lot of references - it's possible that a merge, etc. caused a critical reference to be come dissociated from the linking step. Without a full build log and a look at your machine it may not be possible to tell.
This library, as you might guess, has nothing to do with the project's derived data location.
The best way to move forward would unfortunately be to recreate the project file. Comparing the build log of the broken project to a swift project that does build correctly may provide some insights, but it may also be a waste of time - something fixable may be the problem, but more likely not.
I would encourage you to file a bug and include the troublesome project file with it.
I have solved my issue by deleting all the data in the ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData folder. I read about that in another thread, but ignored it thinking a clean included that process!
I have Updated on Yosemite, Xcode 6.1.
I have updated gem xcodeproj (0.19.4) and cocoapods (0.34.4).
I have resolve my conflict by :
Clearing the Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData folder
replace in Target -> Build Settings -> Linking -> Other Linker Flags : $(OTHER_LDFLAGS)
Check in Target -> Build Phases -> Copy Pods Resources : "${SRCROOT}/Pods/Target Support Files/Pods/Pods-resources.sh"
1) I face the same problem but just clear the applications from derived data from User/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData and I am able to run the code.
2) In your case may be, it will run by removing armv7 architecture from build settings. And make sure your compiler is Default Compiler in Build Settings.
Thanks I hope this helpful to you and everyone.
This seems to be caused (for most) by linking a third-party library that does not support the requested architecture.
I had somewhat similar problem (a linker error from Apple's framework). As it turned out, the problem was that I was missing the library LocalAuthentication.framework. I am wondering if maybe you need to delete the Foundation.framework from the Build Phase tab (in the Link Libraries section), and then re-add it? Maybe that will solve the problem?
'Upgraded' to xcode 6 and swift app wouldn't build for simulator yet would build fine on an iPad - Linker error, undefined symbols for i386 for the simulator.
Clearing the Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData folder worked for me.
There appears to be a bug in Xcode 6.0.1 that is causing the linker to drop dependencies in existing project files. I have had this same problem across several different projects, new and old, since the 6.0.1 update.
The easy 'fix' is to just trash your entire 'Derrived Data' and all build files (i.e. manually clean the project) and then rebuild after a fresh Xcode restart. Magically, the linker now finds all the missing architectures/symbols.
NOTE: I have had several incompatible v-table crashes caused by this same bug. The C++ linker appears to be generating incomplete linkages, causing absurd errors where there are no real errors to be found. Again, just rebuild from a clean state and .. ta da.. save yourself a LOT of headache and wasted time tracking down a non-issue.
I solved this issue after trying all that was suggested here with no luck.
Like someone said earlier, it's a SourceControl issue.
One of my project files (the one referenced in the error message) was missing from the project browser. However, XCode still had a reference to it (I was going to the class definition when I was selecting "jump to definition" from Xcode GUI).
As a matter of fact, the project.pbxproj was not listing it. This was probably a Git Issue. In any event, I just recreated the file in the same directory it has been recreated and voila.
I am a filly when it comes to iOS Objective C, though I have been coding in several other languages for many years. So I am stabbing around in the dark most of the time with Objective C.
I started having this error, "Undefined symbols for architecture armv7", directly after declaring some "global" variables in my .h file like so:
extern NSString *globalNotes;
extern NSString *globalUserCountry;
I was then referring to these variables from the .m file like so:
globalNotes= #"Error (Marker 1010)";
globalUserCountry= #"No result";
THE FIX - To correct this, I changed them to object properties like so:
#property(nonatomic, strong, readwrite) NSString *globalNotes;
#property(nonatomic, strong, readwrite) NSString *globalUserCountry;
And referred to them like so:
self.globalNotes= #"Error (Marker 1010)";
self.globalUserCountry= #"No result";
That seemed to fix my problem.

Cocoa Static Library with ZXing error

My project uses some Cocoa static libraries, one of which is a Zxing Project. I am getting a lot of errors while trying to incorporate this project. Weirdly enough, I was able to create a demo with Zxing in a separate project, without any errors. My main project builds and runs ok, as long as I do not include the Cocoa static library for Zxing.
So the question is, how do I include the ZXing static library to my Cocoa project? How do I configure library (e.g. how do I set the Header Search Paths~~).
Thanks.
Some detail about my project
The Structure
EnjoyMobile
-CustomStaticLibrary.xcodeproj
-ZXingWidegt.xcodeproj
Header search Paths in my -CustomStaticLibrary Target
./zxing/iphone/ZXingWidget/Classes
./zxing/cpp/core/src
The error
Undefined symbols for architecture i386:
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_QRCodeReader", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in libCustomerLibrary.a(CustomerViewController.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture i386
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
Zxing is kind of a painfull integration, also in the newer versions of Xcode Apple added more error checks. I would suggest you to use cococapods for a better integration or this ObjectiveC wrapper here
It's not seeing some of the lib classes. Double check the steps in the README, particularly step 2. If it still fails, post the link command that fails.

Getting error "Undefined symbols for architecture i386" in xcode when headers are not missing

When I try to compile my iPhone app and run it in the simulator I get errors complaining about undefined symbols.
All of these symbols correspond to classes that are in included and not missing in my project.
Example:
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_SHKFacebook", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in FooAppDelegate.o
objc-class-ref in FooLandingPageViewController.o
objc-class-ref in FooAppDelegate.o
but SHKFacebook.h is not missing from the project.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
I have multiple Xcode targets in this project and when I added the files to the project I added them under the wrong target making them not visible to the target I was trying to build.
Is SHKFaceBook.h your file or a file from a library?
If its from a library click on your project target and select the Build Phases tab and then
select the Link Binary With Library section and make sure the library is added.
If SHKFaceBook.h is not from a library then the fact that the .h file is included is irrelevant if the corresponding .m file isn't present.
If the .m file is already in your XCode project then from the Build Phases tab select Compile Sources and make sure the necessary files are there.
FYI this is a link error, a link error is not the same as a compile error. Source files can compile with just the header, but they cannot be linked and built without the actual code. A header file is not code, it is more like a description of what is in the code.
It sounds to me like the library your linking against was only compiled for the arm platform, and not for the i386 - if you have the source try a clean / re-build?

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