object file built for free standing (BlackBerry Dynamics iOS SDK)

Question

I'm having trouble to build an external pre built dependency. It throws the following error:

In /Users/me/Projects/app/ThirdParty/GoodFiles/GD.framework/GD(nondga_helper.o), building for iOS, but linking in object file built for free standing, file '/Users/me/Projects/app/ThirdParty/GoodFiles/GD.framework/GD' for architecture arm64

One of the questions that really bothers me is that I don't have a real idea what "free standing" really means. I thought it had to do with being a fat binary, but after running lipo -thin arm64 GD -o GD (and verifying with -info that it really worked) in one of my build scripts I'm still seeing the same problem.

I also tried to exclude arm64 from the simulator and x86_64 from iOS builds in Excluded Architectures as mentioned elsewhere, but that didn't work either.

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Removed the Xcode 12 reason. This already doesn't compile anymore in Xcode 11.

Answer 1

Hi there are new BB certification files you have to add along with the usual GD.Framework files. These are documented on Blackberry website

New Xcode build system

GD.framework
BlackBerryCerticom.xcframework
BlackBerryCerticomSBGSE.xcframework

Legacy Xcode build system

GD.framework
BlackBerryCerticom.framework
BlackBerryCerticomSBGSE.framework

https://docs.blackberry.com/en/development-tools/blackberry-dynamics-sdk-ios/8_1/blackberry-dynamics-sdk-ios-devguide/Steps-to-get-started-And-iOS/rqx1490022241984/Prepare-an-app-to-use-the-static-framework

Answer 2

Check:

Xcode > Preferences > Locations > Command Line Tools

In my case it was set to Xcode 12 after installing Xcode 12. There is NO Xcode 12 proof solution until mid December.