[SOLVED] Error when building Meteor App for iOS using Cordova

diaconutheodor · 2017-05-08T09:40:12.531Z

Apple Mach-O Linker (ld) Error Group 
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

I am running: meteor run ios-device, and I am getting that in build-time error logs in XCode 8.3.2, running on macOS 10.12.4, and meteor version is: 1.2.1

Any help is more than welcome, I am completely lost at this.

diaconutheodor · 2017-05-11T06:29:54.778Z

Solved
Using XCode8, Toggle Build Settings -> ‘No Common Blocks’ , see what works.

themuffinman · 2017-06-22T20:49:52.592Z

Hitting this error now. What was the setting that worked for you?

diaconutheodor · 2017-06-23T03:36:20.561Z

@themuffinman don’t remember try with both. Also make sure you check out the error logs.

themuffinman · 2017-06-23T16:27:49.338Z

Turns out I was working with the .xcodeproj file;
I, instead, needed to open the .xcworkspace.

The error went away after that

fullhdpixel · 2017-10-28T20:11:11.159Z

I just encountered this issue again. It was fixed last time by using the .xcworkspace but now nothing helps

“: Linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)”

is there anything else I have to try?

ylebihan · 2017-10-30T18:09:11.358Z

Same thing as @fullhdpixel : the workspace workaround used to work some months ago, but now it fails systematically with the same Meteor project.

fullhdpixel · 2017-10-30T18:20:10.576Z

This issue is really urgent for me. I’ve got a broken IOS app since two weeks in the play store and I cannot release new update.

ylebihan · 2017-10-31T13:26:12.471Z

OK, I solved the problem on my app by recreating a blank meteor project, carefully copying all code, asset and db files into the new folder, then reinstalling Meteor and npm packages.

Before reinstalling any Cordova plugin, I tried to deploy a build to iOS : it worked without problem. Then I reinstalled all Cordova plugins one by one, and noticed Xcode started to raise the Apple Mach-O Linker error again right after installing a specific plugin : phonegap-plugin-push.

But this time, the workspace workaround mentioned by @themuffinman worked again and I could deploy my app to iPhone.

ylebihan · 2017-11-10T19:13:33.265Z

10 days later, the problem is back again. The very same app I mentioned in my previous post refuses to build.

fullhdpixel · 2017-11-13T16:47:41.962Z

Still same issue. Here’s what I tried:

Removing cordova plugins
Switching to new empty project and then adding stuff back in
Removing and adding ios platform
Opening workspace instead of project

Honestly, I’m giving up on development with Meteor/Cordova right now. My startup idea is not working out anyway, but for my next project I’ll go try react native

fullhdpixel · 2017-11-13T18:26:57.026Z

duplicate symbol _OBJC_CLASS_$_CDVLogger in:
    fullhdpixel/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/appname-aotwoinuwlctmlgpvvoasrqgfaon/Build/Intermediates.noindex/appname.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/appname.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/CDVLogger.o
    fullhdpixel/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/appname-aotwoinuwlctmlgpvvoasrqgfaon/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/libCordova.a(CDVLogger.o)
duplicate symbol _OBJC_METACLASS_$_CDVLogger in:
    fullhdpixel/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/appname-aotwoinuwlctmlgpvvoasrqgfaon/Build/Intermediates.noindex/appname.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/appname.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/CDVLogger.o
    fullhdpixel/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/appname-aotwoinuwlctmlgpvvoasrqgfaon/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/libCordova.a(CDVLogger.o)
ld: 2 duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

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sirganya · 2017-11-13T20:24:58.520Z

Adding

cordova-plugin-console@1.1.0

to .meteor/cordova-plugins file fixed the problem for me.

Meteor 1.6 how do I get/upgrade to latest Cordova?

Thanks. @skirunman yep, if I remove cordova-plugin-console I get a linker error in Xcode, if I add it back in it goes away. The error is around duplicates… duplicate symbol OBJC_CLASS$_CDVLogger in: /Users/adamginsburg/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/Buzzy-dqirsrcohaqedrfarjlcqjhtcjxc/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Buzzy.build/Debug-iphoneos/Buzzy.build/Objects-normal/arm64/CDVLogger.o /Users/adamginsburg/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/Buzzy-dqirsrcohaqedrfarjlcqjhtcjxc/Build/…

fullhdpixel · 2017-11-13T20:41:50.857Z

Wow it works! Thankss!!

ylebihan · 2017-11-14T13:44:24.601Z

Indeed, installing this plugin - or upgrading to Meteor 1.6 beta 5 - removes the error if the build is issued from the workspace.

anitashah · 2017-11-16T09:02:23.660Z

One of my iOS developers is facing this type of error, I am going to provide @diaconutheodor solution, I hope that would be work!!

gkaradag · 2018-04-20T11:46:14.952Z

The same issue still exists in Meteor v1.6.1 .The root cause for me is the phonegap-plugin-push. I have had to rollback its version from 2.2.2 to1.9.4 to continue …

larry · 2019-09-03T18:13:40.690Z

Had this come up. It appears to be due to a duplicate symbol. I had two different cordova plugins targeting similar IOS functionality, both using the same symbol in their code. Turns out I didn’t need one of the plugins so I just removed that one and it would build.