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cybobear
cybobear
Inspiring
April 3, 2018
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iOS simulator broken with new updates

  • April 3, 2018
  • 3 replies
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I get an error when trying to build a simulator IPA for testing on OSx.

Here is the error:

ld: unexpected token: !tapi-tbd-v3 file '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator.sdk/usr/lib/libc++.tbd' for architecture x86_64

Compilation failed while executing : ld64

I'm guessing this is related to updates to xcode, simulator, itunes etc...

Any direction greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

-cybo

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    Correct answer pravishtis

    Hi Pravishti,

    Is there any update on this issue or a workaround?

    The simulator is a really powerful tool for testing on various iOS devices.

    -cybo


    Hi,

    Could you please try once with following workaround and let us know if things are working fine for you:

    • Replace the Runtime LD located at the path <AIRSDK>/lib/aot/bin/ld64/ld64 with the one which comes with Xcode 9.3.
    • You can find it at location: <Xcode9.3InstallDir>/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/ld.

    Also, do not forget to rename ld to ld64.

    Thanks,

    Pravishti | Adobe AIR Engineering

    3 replies

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    dews
    Inspiring
    November 10, 2018

    This might be related: Unable to debug on new iPhones

    grahamsmith10151448
    grahamsmith10151448
    Inspiring
    November 2, 2018

    Are we any nearer getting a solution for this ?...   it's a vital feature were missing here .

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    Apocalyptic0n3
    Inspiring
    April 3, 2018

    I am experiencing the same issue. I am able to package for release, but I cannot package for debug on either device or in simulator. Full error:

    ld: unexpected token: !tapi-tbd-v3 file '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS.sdk/usr/lib/libc++.tbd' for architecture arm64

    ld: unexpected token: !tapi-tbd-v3 file '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS.sdk/usr/lib/libc++.tbd' for architecture armv7

    Compilation failed while executing : ld64

    pravishtis
    Adobe Employee
    pravishtis
    Adobe Employee
    April 6, 2018

    Hi,

    Thanks for reporting this issue. We're currently investigating it and we'll keep you posted.

    Thanks,

    Pravishti | Adobe AIR Engineering

    cybobear
    cybobearAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 7, 2018

    There is a workaround, Mohanaraj​ , can that be shared here?

    Even with the work around there isn't an easy way to do iPhone X testing in the simulator, but I found a tolerable solution to that too. Here's the StackOverflow discussion I followed:

    xcode - Is there a way to move my iOS Simulator app data from one simulator (iPhone 7) to another (iPad Pro 12.9)? - Sta…


    Hi Colin,

    Fingers crossed that workaround can be shared.

    What's the issue with iPhone X, before this error happened I'm pretty sure I was able to run it in the sim?

    Thanks for the reply.

    -cybo

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