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I am trying to create a basic OS X Framework  right now I just have a test framework created  TestMacFramework framework and I m trying to import it into a brand new OS X Application project   I have built the  framework file and imported it into the new project  The framework appears to link okay  and I can reference the public header file I added to the framework build phases section   However  when I try to run the container Application I get the following Error   dyld  Library not loaded   Library Frameworks TestMacFramework framework Versions A TestMacFramework   Referenced from   Users samharman Library Developer Xcode DerivedData TestMacContainer-dzabuelobzfknafuhmgooqhqrgzl Build Products Debug TestMacContainer app Contents MacOS TestMacContainer   Reason  image not found   After a bit of googling I realised I needed to add a Copy Files section to my container application build phases  so I have done this and set it up like so       However  I am still getting the runtime error  I m obviously doing something wrong here  but the Apple developer library resource for this references Xcode 2  so isn t very helpful   What have I missed   UPDATE   I can see in the build log that my TestMacFramework framework is being copied into the  app contents frameworks directory  but it isn t being installed to the Library Frameworks directory on the HD    UPDATE 2   The build links correctly if I manually copy the TestMacFramework framework into the Library Frameworks directory

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It was quite simple for me  i just added my framework to my embedded binaries under app targets

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When you drag a custom framework into a project under Xcode 10 1  it assumes that the framework is a system framework and puts the framework into  Link Binary With Libraries  section of  Build Phases  under your target     System frameworks are already on the device so it is not copied over to the device and thus cannot execute at runtime so KABOOM   crash in   abort with payload  and disinforming error   Reason  image not found    This is because the framework code is not copied to the device     In reality  to have Xcode both link the custom framework and ensure that it is copied along with your code to the iOS device  real or simulator  the custom framework needs to be moved to  Copy Bundle Resources   This ultimately packages the framework along with your code executable to be available on the device together   To add a custom framework to a project and avoid the Apple crash    Drag custom framework into your iOS project file list Click ProjectName in Navigator -  TargetName -   Build Phases  -  Link Binary With Libraries disclosure triangle Drag custom framework out and down to  Copy Bundle Resources  section below  Xcode now moves the framework reference  fixed in Xcode 10  Run in simulator or device   The custom framework thus gets copied along with your code to your target device and is available at runtime      editorial  you would think Xcode would be smart enough to figure out the difference between one of it s system frameworks which need not be copied to the device and a custom framework that is  oh I don t know  in the project root directory hierarchy

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I tried many fixes  but what worked for me was to delete a missing target listed in the build tab of the build scheme  You can get to it by opening the edit window of the current scheme   Edit  My UI testing target was not working as well  and the solution I found was to delete it and generate it again

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The only thing that worked for me   Target   Build Phases    CP  Embed Pods Frameworks Uncheck  Show environment variables in build log  and  Run script only when installing

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If you are using Xcode 11  ensure that you have the framework added in Frameworks  Libraries  and Embed Content under Target settings - General  Change Embed status from -  Do not Embed  to  Embed  amp  Sign

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So I managed to get it working  it s quite simple when you have the right instructions  What I was looking for was a  private  framework which lives in the App bundle rather than being written to the system library folder   Building The Framework   Add a target to create a Cocoa Framework Within that targets  Build Settings  configure the  Installation Directory  to   executable path    Frameworks  Build library  and access the  framework from the archive or products directory   Including The Framework   Drag the created  framework file into the Xcode Project  be sure to tick  Copy Files to Directory  In the containing applications target  add a new  Copy File Build Phase  Set the  Destination  to  Frameworks  Drag in the created  framework

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For me this was the solution  after many hours of searching    For some reason  well into the development of a Swift 2 3 custom Framework  Xcode 8 had removed the DYLIB INSTALL NAME BASE setting from the project pbxproj file  A little walk into the Build Settings   Dynamic Library Install Name Base setting back to  rpath fixed it    from https   forums developer apple com thread 4687

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open xcode -  general -  Embedded Binaries -  add QBImagepicker framework and RSKImageCropper -  clean project  just add QBImagePicker framework and RSKImageCropper framework at embedded binaries worked for me

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Xcode 11    The only thing to do is to add the framework to the General- gt Frameworks  Libraries And Embedded Content section in the General tab of your app target   Make sure you select the  Embed  amp  Sign  option      Xcode v6 -  Xcode v10   The only thing to do is to add the framework to the Embedded binaries section in the General tab of your app target

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Xcode 11     in Xcode 11 add framework into General- gt Frameworks  Libraries And Embedded Content   after adding make sure you select Embed  amp  Sign option

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I found that this issue was related only to the code signing and certificates not the code itself  To verify this  create the basic single view app and try to run it without any changes to your device  If you see the same error type this shows your code is fine  Like me you will find that your certificates are invalid  Download all again and fix any expired ones  Then when you get the basic app to not report the error try your app again after exiting Xcode and perhaps restarting your mac for good measure  That finally put this nightmare to an end  Most likely this has nothing to do with your code especially if you get Build Successful message when you try to run it  FYI

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What solved it for me was changing abstract target to target for the main target in my Podfile  I had previously set it to abstract target and this caused the described error  Now it works like a charm

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This might happen with Pod Frameworks  I was facing the same issue with AnswerBotProvidersSDK framework and my mistake was  I set Run Script checked for Install builds only in targets build phases  Incorrect settings   Correct Settings

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Xcode 11   Build Phases -  Embed Frameworks

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I experienced that problem only when running on real device  iPhone SE   On simulator project worked as expected    I did try all fixes from this very thread and from here  None of those worked for me   For me problem was solved after restarting iPhone  sic     I did     clean build folder   clean derived data  delete app from device  reboot device    And it finally works      If every other solution fails don t forget to try it out

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There should be a  Run Script  into  Build Phases  with this    usr local bin carthage copy-frameworks   On the  Input Files  of that  Run Script   you should add the path to your libraries  Like this

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I had the same issue for a different reason  I ve created a new configuration to Debug and Release  under PROJECT -  Info tab -  Configuration   And I had to change my pod frameworks shell script  Pods- appName -frameworks sh   under Targets Support Files  to make it work    Xcode 9

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None of these issues solved this for me   The problem in the end was pretty easy  It looks like its a pretty major Xcode bug which I have logged the problem and fix under Apple bug  29820370   If you are struggling  as it seems like there are several pages of problems similar to this   then it would be great if you can raise a bug on bug reporter  https   bugreport apple com  and reference the bug I raised to gain visibility   I want to make Xcode back into the pleasure that it was before - and this is something I am sure Xcode should have fixed itself    Here is the fix   1   Open Keychain - go to Apple Worldwide Developer Cert   2  Double Click on it 3  Change the permission level from  always trust  to use System Defaults 4  Save and close it 5  Restart Xcode  Clean and build your project and it should be gone    Screenshot below of the correct settings   Hope this helps

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Deleting derived data saved it for me

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If you accidentally reset your keychain  this can occur due to missing Apple certificates in the keychain  I followed this to solve my problem   I had the same issue and was able to fix by re-downloading the WWDR  Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority   Download from here  http   developer apple com certificationauthority AppleWWDRCA cer

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For Xcode 8  some stale products will be removed from derived data folder refer to this solution   Apple  In macOS 10 12 and later  Xcode cleans up stale derived data  precompiled headers  and module caches   23282174    The Xcode build system supports stale file removal of some types of build artifacts that were produced in a previous build  but have since been removed from the project   Base on the author s thought  I found this build log from my case   Remove stale build products   bin rm -rf  Users usename Library Developer Xcode DerivedData myapp-esvvhwwwwngijeemhatmklwzoxnb Build Products Debug-iphonesimulator myapp app Frameworks AliyunVodPlayerSDK framework  bin rmdir  Users usename Library Developer Xcode DerivedData myapp-esvvhwwwwngijeemhatmklwzoxnb Build Products Debug-iphonesimulator myapp app Frameworks   After creating a new copy file phase and copy the target stale framework to Frameworks destination  the above removal log disappears after rebuilding    Just clarify my situation and reason  hope it s helpful for someone

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I ran into the same issue but the accepted solution did not work for me  Instead the solution was to modify the framework s install name   The error in the original post is   dyld  Library not loaded   Library Frameworks TestMacFramework framework Versions A TestMacFramework   Referenced from   Users samharman Library Developer Xcode DerivedData TestMacContainer-dzabuelobzfknafuhmgooqhqrgzl Build Products Debug TestMacContainer app Contents MacOS TestMacContainer   Reason  image not found   Note the first path after Library not loaded  The framework is being loaded from an absolute path  This path comes from the framework s install name  sometimes called rpath   which can be examined using   otool -D MyFramework framework MyFramework   When a framework is embedded into an app this path should be relative and of this form   rpath MyFramework framework MyFramework  If your framework s install name is an absolute path it may not be loaded at runtime and an error similar to the one above will be produced    The solution is to modify the install name   install name tool -id   rpath MyFramework framework MyFramework  MyFramework framework MyFramework    With this change I no longer get the error

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I think there is no fixed way to solve this problem since it might be caused by different reason  I also had this problem last week  I don t know when and exactly what cause this problem  only when I run it on simulator with Xcode or try to install it onto the phone  then it reports such kind of error  But when I run it with react-native run-ios with terminal  there is no problem    I checked all the ways posted on the internet  like renew certificate  change settings in Xcode  all of ways mentions above   actually all of settings in Xcode were already set as it requested before  none of ways works for me  Until this morning when I delete the pods and reinstall  the error finally gonna after a week  If you are also using cocoapod and then error was just show up without any specific reason  maybe you can try my way    Check my cocoapods version  Update it if there is new version available  Go to your project folder  delete your Podfile lock   Pods file  project xcworkspace  Run pod install

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Got the issue when trying Xcode 9 beta and going back to Xcode 8  A simple Clean on the target resolved the issue

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The options above where not possible for me to include  I solved it by specifying the Runpath Search Path  This is on the  Build Settings  tab  In the  Linking  section  Change  Runpath Search Paths  into   inherited   executable path Frameworks

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