Cordova-plugin-firebase: iOS Build Error

[shawns582]

Describe the bug
I am getting a build link error in ios on my Ionic 3 app. I tried v2.0.1 and v1.1.4 of the plugin. It works fine on android. Below is what I am getting (with some of the path removed):

`/platforms/ios/Pods/FirebaseCore/Firebase/Core/FIRLogger.m:18:9: fatal error: 'GoogleUtilities/GULAppEnvironmentUtil.h' file not found

import

    ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1 error generated.
.....
The following build commands failed:
CompileC /Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/SoulSence-advbkxgddogbosgxnofvgcwiickp/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Pods.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/FirebaseCore.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/FIRLogger.o FirebaseCore/Firebase/Core/FIRLogger.m normal x86_64 objective-c com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0.compiler
(1 failure)
(node:82540) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error code 65 for command: xcodebuild with args: -xcconfig,/platforms/ios/cordova/build-debug.xcconfig,-workspace,SoulSence.xcworkspace,-scheme,SoulSence,-configuration,Debug,-sdk,iphonesimulator,-destination,platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone X,build,CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR=/platforms/ios/build/emulator,SHARED_PRECOMPS_DIR=/platforms/ios/build/sharedpch
`

I tried with and without adding pod 'Firebase/Core' to my podFile and doing 'pod install'

Would appreciate any help.

[briantq]

This plugin does not work with pods. There is a feature request open to implement that functionality. You should remove remove all Firebase pods and any plugins that reference Firebase/Google pods from your project as I imagine that will generate an error.

What version of the plugin are you using

Also, can you list the plugins in your project cordova plugin list to see if there are any suspected conflicts

[shawns582]

thanks @briantq I tried with v2.0.1 and 1.1.4 of the plugin. Below is my current list of plugins for my project:

com.oauthio.plugins.oauthio 0.2.4 "OAuth.io"
com.verso.cordova.clipboard 0.1.0 "Clipboard"
cordova-plugin-android-permissions 1.0.0 "Permissions"
cordova-plugin-app-event 1.2.1 "Application Events"
cordova-plugin-badge 0.8.6 "Badge"
cordova-plugin-camera 3.0.0 "Camera"
cordova-plugin-compat 1.2.0 "Compat"
cordova-plugin-console 1.1.0 "Console"
cordova-plugin-contacts 3.0.1 "Contacts"
cordova-plugin-device 1.1.7 "Device"
cordova-plugin-facebook4 1.9.1 "Facebook Connect"
cordova-plugin-file 6.0.1 "File"
cordova-plugin-file-transfer 1.7.0 "File Transfer"
cordova-plugin-filepath 1.0.2 "FilePath"
cordova-plugin-firebase 2.0.1 "Google Firebase Plugin"
cordova-plugin-google-analytics 1.8.3 "Google Universal Analytics Plugin"
cordova-plugin-googleplus 5.2.1 "Google SignIn"
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser 1.7.2 "InAppBrowser"
cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 1.1.16 "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview"
cordova-plugin-media 5.0.2 "Media"
cordova-plugin-media-capture 3.0.2 "Capture"
cordova-plugin-music-controls 2.1.4 "MusicControls"
cordova-plugin-network-information 1.3.4 "Network Information"
cordova-plugin-splashscreen 5.0.2 "Splashscreen"
cordova-plugin-statusbar 2.4.1 "StatusBar"
cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.3.3 "Whitelist"
cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing 5.2.1 "SocialSharing"
cordova-sqlite-storage 2.2.0 "Cordova sqlite storage plugin"
es6-promise-plugin 4.1.0 "Promise"
ionic-plugin-keyboard 2.2.1 "Keyboard"
onesignal-cordova-plugin 2.2.5 "OneSignal Push Notifications"
twitter-connect-plugin 0.6.0 "Twitter Connect"

Below is my ionic info:

Ionic:

ionic (Ionic CLI) : 4.1.2 (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic)
Ionic Framework : ionic-angular 3.9.2
@ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.7

Cordova:

cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0
Cordova Platforms : android 6.3.0, ios 4.5.4
Cordova Plugins : cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 1.1.1, (and 27 other plugins)

System:

ios-deploy : 1.9.2
ios-sim : 6.1.2
NodeJS : v9.4.0 (/usr/local/bin/node)
npm : 5.6.0
OS : macOS High Sierra
Xcode : Xcode 9.4.1 Build version 9F2000

Also after removing pods and reinstalling I now get this:

`Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_FABNetworkMaximumRetryCount", referenced from:
___51-[CLSBetaController loadUpdateWithCompletionBlock:]_block_invoke in Crashlytics(CLSBetaController.o)
"_GULLoggerInitializeASL", referenced from:
___FIRLoggerInitializeASL_block_invoke in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
"_GULLoggerEnableSTDERR", referenced from:
___FIRLoggerInitializeASL_block_invoke in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULSwizzler", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(UIViewController+APMScreenClassName_9656c83908820df5d5741a22364bcbc3.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRSelectorInstrumentor_533cb9fc17c76e86c2a8deed3bf3bb8e.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRProxyObjectHelper_3a51514a260cac11ea82400beaac4a87.o)
"_GULLogInfo", referenced from:
___44+[UIViewController(APMScreenClassName) load]_block_invoke in GoogleAppMeasurement(UIViewController+APMScreenClassName_9656c83908820df5d5741a22364bcbc3.o)
"_GULLoggerForceDebug", referenced from:
___FIRLoggerInitializeASL_block_invoke in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
"_GULLogError", referenced from:
+[APMAnalytics startWithAppID:origin:options:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMAnalytics_b5e839cb4c33d04514600afcd61d2def.o)
-[APMUserDefaults synchronize] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMUserDefaults_a6b5b26129a36e9a7f47684f0883c824.o)
"_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusCodeNotModified", referenced from:
-[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
"_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusCodeNotFound", referenced from:
-[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
"_GULLoggerRegisterVersion", referenced from:
___FIRLoggerInitializeASL_block_invoke in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
"_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusCodeUnavailable", referenced from:
-[APMMeasurement networkUploadCompletionHandlerWithResponse:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
-[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULObjectSwizzler", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRObjectInstrumentor_f65d32035cadef24185912716f0b12f9.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRNetworkTrace_3053ec2ab59f2fcfec4b18c29e4b4cec.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRNSURLConnectionInstrument_5611d225f62417fa73742554b6a45401.o)
"_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusNoContent", referenced from:
-[APMMeasurement networkUploadCompletionHandlerWithResponse:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
-[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
"_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusCodeCannotAcceptTraffic", referenced from:
-[APMMeasurement networkUploadCompletionHandlerWithResponse:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
-[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
"_GULLogWarning", referenced from:
-[APMUserDefaults objectForKey:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMUserDefaults_a6b5b26129a36e9a7f47684f0883c824.o)
-[APMUserDefaults setObject:forKey:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMUserDefaults_a6b5b26129a36e9a7f47684f0883c824.o)
-[APMUserDefaults synchronize] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMUserDefaults_a6b5b26129a36e9a7f47684f0883c824.o)
+[APMMeasurement sharedInstance] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
___44+[UIViewController(APMScreenClassName) load]_block_invoke in GoogleAppMeasurement(UIViewController+APMScreenClassName_9656c83908820df5d5741a22364bcbc3.o)
"_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusOK", referenced from:
-[APMMeasurement networkUploadCompletionHandlerWithResponse:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
-[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
"_GULLogBasic", referenced from:
-[APMASLLogger logMessage:logTag:messageCode:withLogLevel:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMASLLogger_466efed35a5f23968c22566c7d73d056.o)
_FIRLogBasic in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULAppEnvironmentUtil", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in FirebaseInstanceID(FIRMessagingLog_4bce424a95932f9cf38ffaf7cadd24a8.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebaseCoreDiagnostics(FIRDiagnostics_b8d2083bbf595e32a15f4c92bf56379b.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebaseAuth(FIRAuth.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebaseAuth(FIRAuthAPNSTokenManager.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebaseAuth(FIRAuthAppDelegateProxy.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebaseAuth(FIRAuthDefaultUIDelegate.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebaseRemoteConfig(RCNConfigSettings_22e23cfa4b36fa0d65a3f7296e546bb7.o)
...
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULMutableDictionary", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMRemoteConfig_c5400480091348d9d0507d500ca1b5e8.o)
objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULNetwork", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMAnalytics_b5e839cb4c33d04514600afcd61d2def.o)
objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMAppDelegateInterceptor_8eccbb425d76703bd931c4581a5d7ff0.o)
objc-class-ref in FirebaseCoreDiagnostics(FIRClearcutLogger_39f37e7cc81dbdcb1b22721b95a40297.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULReachabilityChecker", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in FirebaseMessaging(FIRMessaging.o)
"_GULIsLoggableLevel", referenced from:
-[APMMonitor isLoggableLevel:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMonitor_ef678926ed29a8789c2a47d143bcb03c.o)
"_GULSetLoggerLevel", referenced from:
-[APMMonitor setDebugModeEnabled:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMonitor_ef678926ed29a8789c2a47d143bcb03c.o)
_FIRSetLoggerLevel in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULAppDelegateSwizzler", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMAnalytics_b5e839cb4c33d04514600afcd61d2def.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
Showing first 200 warnings only

* BUILD FAILED *

The following build commands failed:
Ld build/emulator/SoulSence.app/SoulSence normal x86_64
(1 failure)
(node:94122) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error code 65 for command: xcodebuild with args: -xcconfig,/platforms/ios/cordova/build-debug.xcconfig,-workspace,SoulSence.xcworkspace,-scheme,SoulSence,-configuration,Debug,-sdk,iphonesimulator,-destination,platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone X,build,CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR=/platforms/ios/build/emulator,SHARED_PRECOMPS_DIR=/platforms/ios/build/sharedpch
(node:94122) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1)
(node:94122) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.`

[briantq]

@shawns582 you should definitely take out Google Analytics as that is already in this plugin. I have to imagine including both would cause problems. If that doesn't resolve your problem I would try removing other Google dependencies like Google plus to see the there is a conflict there.

Feel free to tag me in a comment if you have more questions as I'm going to close this since it's specific to your configuration and not a problem with the plug-in

[shawns582]

@briantq thanks for your help. I tried removing Google Analytics and Google plus but still had a problem. Since I am only using firebase analytics at the moment (plan to use push notifications, crashlytics etc in the future), I was able to get cordova-plugin-firebase-analytics v0.13.0 working.

I will try again later to get cordova-plugin-firebase working after this app release. Hopefully I have better luck then.

[Nabarun]

Getting this similar error , has anyone got any solution

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "_GULLoggerInitializeASL", referenced from:
      ___FIRLoggerInitializeASL_block_invoke in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
  "_GULLoggerEnableSTDERR", referenced from:
      ___FIRLoggerInitializeASL_block_invoke in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULSwizzler", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(UIViewController+APMScreenClassName_9656c83908820df5d5741a22364bcbc3.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRSelectorInstrumentor_533cb9fc17c76e86c2a8deed3bf3bb8e.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRProxyObjectHelper_3a51514a260cac11ea82400beaac4a87.o)
  "_GULLogInfo", referenced from:
      ___44+[UIViewController(APMScreenClassName) load]_block_invoke in GoogleAppMeasurement(UIViewController+APMScreenClassName_9656c83908820df5d5741a22364bcbc3.o)
  "_GULLoggerForceDebug", referenced from:
      ___FIRLoggerInitializeASL_block_invoke in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
  "_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusCodeNotModified", referenced from:
      -[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
  "_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusCodeNotFound", referenced from:
      -[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
  "_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusCodeCannotAcceptTraffic", referenced from:
      -[APMMeasurement networkUploadCompletionHandlerWithResponse:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
      -[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
  "_GULLogWarning", referenced from:
      -[APMUserDefaults objectForKey:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMUserDefaults_a6b5b26129a36e9a7f47684f0883c824.o)
      -[APMUserDefaults setObject:forKey:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMUserDefaults_a6b5b26129a36e9a7f47684f0883c824.o)
      -[APMUserDefaults synchronize] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMUserDefaults_a6b5b26129a36e9a7f47684f0883c824.o)
      +[APMMeasurement sharedInstance] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
      ___44+[UIViewController(APMScreenClassName) load]_block_invoke in GoogleAppMeasurement(UIViewController+APMScreenClassName_9656c83908820df5d5741a22364bcbc3.o)
  "_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusNoContent", referenced from:
      -[APMMeasurement networkUploadCompletionHandlerWithResponse:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
      -[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
  "_GULLoggerRegisterVersion", referenced from:
      ___FIRLoggerInitializeASL_block_invoke in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
  "_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusCodeUnavailable", referenced from:
      -[APMMeasurement networkUploadCompletionHandlerWithResponse:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
      -[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
  "_kGULNetworkHTTPStatusOK", referenced from:
      -[APMMeasurement networkUploadCompletionHandlerWithResponse:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
      -[APMMeasurement networkRemoteConfigFetchCompletionHandler:data:error:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
  "_GULLogBasic", referenced from:
      -[APMASLLogger logMessage:logTag:messageCode:withLogLevel:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMASLLogger_466efed35a5f23968c22566c7d73d056.o)
      _FIRLogBasic in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULObjectSwizzler", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRObjectInstrumentor_f65d32035cadef24185912716f0b12f9.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRNetworkTrace_3053ec2ab59f2fcfec4b18c29e4b4cec.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebasePerformance(FPRNSURLConnectionInstrument_5611d225f62417fa73742554b6a45401.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULAppEnvironmentUtil", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseInstanceID(FIRMessagingLog_4bce424a95932f9cf38ffaf7cadd24a8.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseCoreDiagnostics(FIRDiagnostics_b8d2083bbf595e32a15f4c92bf56379b.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseAuth(FIRAuth.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseAuth(FIRAuthAPNSTokenManager.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseAuth(FIRAuthAppDelegateProxy.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseAuth(FIRAuthDefaultUIDelegate.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseRemoteConfig(RCNConfigSettings_22e23cfa4b36fa0d65a3f7296e546bb7.o)
      ...
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULMutableDictionary", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMRemoteConfig_c5400480091348d9d0507d500ca1b5e8.o)
      objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULNetwork", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMAnalytics_b5e839cb4c33d04514600afcd61d2def.o)
      objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMeasurement_9c6a590e800f6e58020a35af1caeae59.o)
      objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMAppDelegateInterceptor_8eccbb425d76703bd931c4581a5d7ff0.o)
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseCoreDiagnostics(FIRClearcutLogger_39f37e7cc81dbdcb1b22721b95a40297.o)
  "_GULIsLoggableLevel", referenced from:
      -[APMMonitor isLoggableLevel:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMonitor_ef678926ed29a8789c2a47d143bcb03c.o)
  "_GULLogError", referenced from:
      +[APMAnalytics startWithAppID:origin:options:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMAnalytics_b5e839cb4c33d04514600afcd61d2def.o)
      -[APMUserDefaults synchronize] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMUserDefaults_a6b5b26129a36e9a7f47684f0883c824.o)
  "_GULSetLoggerLevel", referenced from:
      -[APMMonitor setDebugModeEnabled:] in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMMonitor_ef678926ed29a8789c2a47d143bcb03c.o)
      _FIRSetLoggerLevel in FirebaseCore(FIRLogger.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULReachabilityChecker", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in FirebaseMessaging(FIRMessaging.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_GULAppDelegateSwizzler", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in GoogleAppMeasurement(APMAnalytics_b5e839cb4c33d04514600afcd61d2def.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

[mesqueeb]

Just in case anyone comes looking here.
It worked when I did this:

cordova platform rm ios
cordova platform rm android
cordova platform add ios
cordova platform add android

and it started working and didn't have the above error anymore.

It's often because of a conflicting plugin (like phonegap-plugin-push). But even if you remove that plugin you'd need to remove and add the platforms once.

[murilobeltrame]

Thanks @mesqueeb ,
In my case I just uninstalled phonegap-plugin-push.

[gabygarro]

I had this problem and my conflict was cordova-plugin-firebase-config. I removed it and my build suceeded.

[hiepxanh]

@mesqueeb thank you so much, I just facing the same problem npm uninstall --save phonegap-plugin-push and ionic cordova platform rm ios then ionic cordova platform add ios just work