Duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64 under Xcode

Question

I now have the same question with above title but have not found the right answer yet. I got the error:

    /Users/nle/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/TestMoboSDK-Client-cgodalyxmwqzynaxfbbewrooymnq/Build/Intermediates/TestMoboSDK-Client.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/TestMoboSDK-Client.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/MoboSDK.o
    /Users/nle/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/TestMoboSDK-Client-cgodalyxmwqzynaxfbbewrooymnq/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/libMoboSDK.a(MoboSDK.o)
duplicate symbol _OBJC_METACLASS_$_MoboSDK in:
    /Users/nle/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/TestMoboSDK-Client-cgodalyxmwqzynaxfbbewrooymnq/Build/Intermediates/TestMoboSDK-Client.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/TestMoboSDK-Client.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/MoboSDK.o
    /Users/nle/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/TestMoboSDK-Client-cgodalyxmwqzynaxfbbewrooymnq/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/libMoboSDK.a(MoboSDK.o)
ld: 75 duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Any help is appreciated.

Finally I find out the reason of this error cause I added -ObjC to the Other Linker Flags. After remove this value then I can build my project successfully, but I don't know why. Can anyone explain this?

Answer 1

For me, changing 'No Common Blocks' from Yes to No ( under Targets->Build Settings->Apple LLVM - Code Generation ) fixed the problem.

Answer 2

Stupid one, but make sure you haven't #imported a .m file by mistake somewhere

Answer 3

75 duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64

Means that you have loaded same functions twice. As the issue disappear after removing -ObjC from Other Linker Flags, this means that this option result that functions loads twice:

from Technical Q&A

This flag causes the linker to load every object file in the library that defines an Objective-C class or category. While this option will typically result in a larger executable (due to additional object code loaded into the application), it will allow the successful creation of effective Objective-C static libraries that contain categories on existing classes.

https://developer.apple.com/library/content/qa/qa1490/_index.html

Answer 4

In my case, I just created a header file to define constant strings like this:

NSString *const AppDescriptionString = @"Healthy is the best way to keep fit";

I solved this scenario by using static:

static NSString *const AppDescriptionString = @"Healthy is the best way to keep fit";

Answer 5

Happens also when you declare const variables with same name in different class:

in file Message.m

const int kMessageLength = 36;

@implementation Message

@end

in file Chat.m

const int kMessageLength = 20;

@implementation Chat

@end

Answer 6

I have same problem. In Xcode 7.2 in path Project Target > Build Setting > No Common Blocks, i change it to NO.

Answer 7

I found the accepted answer touches on the problem but didn't help me solve it, hopefully this answer will help with this very frustrating issue.

duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_BLoginViewController._hud in:

17 duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64

"Means that you have loaded same functions twice. As the issue disappear after removing -ObjC from Other Linker Flags, this means that this option result that functions loads twice:"

In layman's terms this means we have two files in our project with exactly the same name. Maybe you are combining one project into another one? Have a look at the errors above the "duplicate symbols" error to see which folder is duplicated, in my case it was BLoginViewController.

For example, in the image below you can see I have two BImageViewControllers, for me this is what was causing the issue.

As soon as I deleted one then the issue vanished :)

Answer 8

This occurred on me when I accepted "recommended settings" pop-up on a project that I develop two years ago in Objective-C.

The problem was that when you accepted the "recommended settings" update, Xcode automatically changed or added some build settings, including GCC_NO_COMMON_BLOCKS = YES;.

This made the build failed with the duplicate symbol error in my updated project. So I changed No Common Block to NO in my build settings and the error was gone.

Answer 9

I experienced this issue after installing Cocoapods. Now happens everytime I update some pods. Solution I've found:

Go to terminal:

1) pod deintegrate
2) pod install

Also, check the item "Always Embed Swift Libraries" in your Build Settings. It should be "faded" indicating it is using the default configuration. If its set to a manual YES, hit delete over it to revert it to the default configuration. This stopped the behavior.

Answer 10

Fastest way to find the duplicate is:

1. Go to Targets
2. Go to Build Phases
3. Go to Compile Sources
4. Delete duplicate files.

Answer 11

• Go to Targets
• Select Build Settings
• Search for "No Common Blocks", select it to NO.

It worked for me

Answer 12

Following steps solved the issue for me.

1. Go to Build Phases in Target settings.
2. Go to “Link Binary With Libraries”.
3. Check if any of the libraries exist twice.
4. Build again.

Answer 13

Remove -ObjC from Other Linker Flags or Please check you imported any .m file instead of .h by mistake.

Answer 14

Update answer for 2021, Xcode 12.X:

pod deintegrate 
pod install

Hope this helps!

Answer 15

My situation with some legacy project opened in Xcode 7.3 was:

duplicate symbol _SomeEnumState in:

followed with list of two unrelated files.o, then this was repeated couple of times, then finally:

ld: 8 duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

What solved it for me was changing enum declaration from:

enum SomeEnumState {
    SomeEnumStateActive = 0,
    SomeEnumStateUsed = 1,
    SomeEnumStateHidden = 2
} SomeEnumState;

to this:

typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, SomeEnumState) {
    SomeEnumStateActive = 0,
    SomeEnumStateUsed = 1,
    SomeEnumStateHidden = 2
};

If somebody has explanation for this, please enlighten me.

Answer 16

Defining same variable under @implementation in more than one class also can cause this problem.

Answer 17

In my case, there were two file by same name in the location

Targets > Build Phases > Compile Sources and delete any duplicate files.

Answer 18

My problem was that I had 5 duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64. After reading this post and their answers, I try with the common solution about change GCC_NO_COMMON_BLOCKS = YES to NO

But, instead of working for me, I went from 5 duplicates to 1 duplicate...

So, I paid attention to that last error, and I realized what was my problem, and it was an "incompatibility" with these packages (I had both in package.json):

rn-fetch-blob
react-native-blob-util

The message was clear about it, and I remove rn-fetch-blob because I have not idea why it was in my project, but, I only used with jest and delete it, it wasn't a problem.

So, after removing that package, and run yarn again, problem solved... And without changing the GCC_NO_COMMON_BLOCKS

Answer 19

For me during the Xcode8 recommended project settings update "No Common Blocks" to YES which causes this issue.

Answer 20

Today , I got the same error . The error's key word is duplicate. I fix it by:

1. Remove the duplicate file at Build Phases-->Compile Sources
2. If you can not remove it at Build Phases, you need find the file at your project and remove the reference by DELETE :

3. Add the file to your project again
4. Add the file's .m to your Build Phases-->Compile Sources again
5. Build your project, the error will disappear

Answer 21

I got the same error when I added a pod repository

pod 'SWRevealViewController'

for an already added source code (SWRevealViewController) from gitHub. So, the error will be fixed by either removing the source code or pod repository.

Case # 2:

The 2nd time, this error appeared when I declare a constant in .h file.

NSString * const SomeConstant  = @"SomeValue";
@interface AppDelegate : UIResponder <UIApplicationDelegate> {
...
...

Answer 22

Another silly mistake that will cause this error is repeated files. I accidentally copied some files twice. First I went to Targets -> Build Phases -> Compile sources. There I noticed some files on that list twice and their locations.

Answer 23

Make sure you haven't imported a .m file by accident, you might want to delete your derived data in the Projects Window and then build and run again.

Answer 24

None of above solutions works for me, I just fixed it myself.

I got duplicate symbol of my core data model which I make it myself, but in my .xcdatamodeld inspector, I choose Class Definition of Codegen property, I guess that's what's wrong with. Then I choose Manual/None,it got fixed.

Hope this can be helpful for you!

Answer 25

For anyone else who is having this issue, I didn't see my resolution in any of these answers.

After having a .pbxproj merge conflict which was manually addressed (albeit poorly), there were duplicate references to individual class files in the .pbxproj. Deleting those from the Project > Build Phases > Compile Sources fixed everything for me.

Hope this helps someone down the line.

Answer 26

Similar to Juice007, I had declared and initialized a C type variable in two different .m files (that weren't imported!)

BOOL myVar = NO;

however, this method of declaring and initializing a variable, even in .m, even in @implementation grants it global scope. Your options are:

1. Declare it as static, to limit the scope to class:

   static BOOL myVar = NO;
   

2. Remove the initialization (which will make the two classes share the global var):

   BOOL myVar;
   -(void) init{
       myVar = NO;
   }
   

3. Declare it as a property:

   @property BOOL myVar;
   

4. Declare it as a proper iVar in the @interface

   @interface myClass(){
       BOOL myVar;
   }
   @end
   

Answer 27

In my case I had two main() methods defined in my project and removing one solved the issue.

Answer 28

The answers above didn't work for me. Here's how I got around it:

1) in finder, delete the entire Pods folder and Podfile.lock file 2) close the xcode project 3) run pod install in the terminal 4) open the xcode project, run the clean build command

Worked for me after that.

Answer 29

Because I haven't seen this answer:

Uninstall and reinstall your podfiles! Remove or uninstall library previously added : cocoapods

I've run into this issue over 3 times building my app and every time this is what fixes it. :)

Answer 30

I've just had this error as well. Found that the problem was variables declared with global scope, with the same names, were being repeated throughout the files being compiled into the program. Once changing the global variables to local scope to the pseudo-main function the error was resolved.

Answer 31

Same issue happen with me, when I was integrating the lob project inside my project.

Actually lob project also have the AFNetworking files, So I remove the .m files from lob project.

Actually .m files are conflicting with My project POd/AFNetworking/ .m files

Answer 32

Recently had a headache looking for source of an error. I was wondered, when i found out that my app doesn't want to compile, simply because i had following code snippet in different classes:

dispatch_time_t getDispatchTimeByDate(NSDate *date)
{
    NSTimeInterval interval;
    double second, subsecond;
    struct timespec time;
    dispatch_time_t milestone;


    interval = [date timeIntervalSince1970];
    subsecond = modf(interval, &second);
    time.tv_sec = second;
    time.tv_nsec = subsecond * NSEC_PER_SEC;
    milestone = dispatch_walltime(&time, 0);

    return milestone;
}

Hope that might help someone.

Answer 33

I hope it will definitely help you

I got same error 3 duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64

in my case I have copied code from another file of same project eg. code of A.m file to B.m and after complilation i got an error as mention. and i have solve error by changing the name of global Variable.

this error came in my case because of same declare for global variable in both file.

Answer 34

Sometimes, this happens when you have the wrong file in import like for ex.:

import "MenuItem.m"

Instead of

import "MenuItem.h"

this will throw that duplicate error duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64

Answer 35

For me, this happened when mistakenly I defined two entry points for my APP

@main struct AppName: App { //Comment - @main

Or

@UIApplicationMain class AppDelegate //Comment - @UIApplicationMain

Answer 36

If you're coming here for a React Native Project, then go to the following,

Targets -> <Your-App> -> Build Settings -> Dead Code Stripping

Change from No to Yes for Debug.

P.S. This approach works for React Native projects, not sure if it will work for a native project too.

Answer 37

In Xcode 6.3.2. I have checked all possibility like as belowed

1: I have not import .m file in my project.

2: Removed -ObjC from Other linker flag.

3: Removed all my derive Data.

still i am getting same error. I have removed this error by removing any variable declaration from .pch file. in my case, i have declared AppDelegate object in .pch file. finally i found reason that cause error. so i remove declaration of any variable from .pch file and my project working charm.

Answer 38

I also have this fault today.That's because I defined a const value in a .m file.But I defined another .m file that also included this const value.That's means it has two same const values.So this error appears. And my solution is adding a keyword "static" before the const value.such as:

static CGFloat const btnConunt = 9;

And then I build the project it won't report this error.

Answer 39

1.Go to Build Phases

2.Search for the file name

3.Delete duplicate

-> Error will go away.

If it doesn't, try to search for "file.m", if you see any #import "file.m" , clear this line

Answer 40

I face the same error what i did

1.Copy the duplicate symbol file (class name or framework name) from the end which is just showed above of the line (duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64).

2. Paste it in Find Navigator and press enter

It showed me duplicate class. I remove the duplicate class and run successfully.

Answer 41

This error generally occurs when you have linked any library or file twice. In the error desciption, the name of the duplicated file will be listed, you can search and and make sure you don't have duplicates. If you find duplicates, remove reference to one of them to play safe

Answer 42

Ensure you are not importing [ViewController.m] instead of header file

#import "ViewController.m"

Answer 43

This answer explains well as to why this problem occurs:

Xcode C++ :: Duplicate Symbols for Architecture x86_64

In my opinion you do not need to turn any of the flags off or change Xcode settings, re-read your code, and fix the problem. Changing the settings would just subside the inflammation not the cause.

Answer 44

Remove -all_load from Other Linker Flags. It works on my project

Answer 45

If you're using and think it might be your pods, try this:

pod deintegrate
pod install

Answer 46

I just encoutered the problem. The pod deintegrate or Removing podfile.lock ways would be helpful for you, but try the following sequence , that may be more helpful than deintegrating the pod files

• Comment all the pods in Podfile
• run the pod install, it will remove Pods folder from the project
• Uncomment all the pods in Podfile
• run again pod install

Answer 47

If you have some common functions defined in a header file, change them into inline.

Answer 48

My mistake was having implemented functions in header files. There should be a clear separation between function definitions in header files, and function implementations in the code files.

For example, I had something like:

my_header.h

#ifdef my_header_h
#define my_header_h

int foo() { return 123; }

#endif // my_header_h

which should be:

#ifdef my_header_h
#define my_header_h

int foo();

#endif // my_header_h

Answer 49

This Answer works with Xcode 12.5.1, worked for me on 2021

1. Close your Xcode project.
2. Go to your project directory, if you use flutter don't forget to get in "ios" file in the project folder.
3. Delete [Pods, Podfile, Podfile.lock].
4. Run the terminal.
5. Go to your project directory.

If you use swift you're done here jump to xcode and run the app or keep on if you're using flutter

6. Run flutter clean.
7. Run flutter pub get.
8. Run flutter run. Don't forget to run the simulator before you use flutter run command.

Congrats everything should work!

Answer 50

For the case of React Native, the solution was simply deleting all of the libraries in: Target > Build Phases > Link Binary with Library.

I don't really know the cause, but I assume React Native already has the packages installed, creating duplicates.

Answer 51

This error happened to me when I implemented a class method with a scope resolution operator in the header file, instead of .cpp file.

PS: And I was programming in C++ on Macbook Yosemite.

Answer 52

In my case, I named an Entity of my Core Data Model the same as an Object. So: I defined an object "Event.h" and at the same time I had this entity called "Event". I ended up renaming the entity.

Answer 53

Can you try clear all plugin under the plugin folder?

It is worked for me

Answer 54

Please check with the pod and Libraries you added. There should be one or more libraries are repeated. Please remove it from one side. I will fix the issue. And the effected library will listed in x-code error message detail.

Answer 55

just uninstall the pod which it is related to and reinstall them.

Answer 56

None of the above mentioned answer helped, as i had similar errors in pods and locally stored framework that looked like this,

duplicate symbol '_OBJC_METACLASS_$_EZAudioDevice' in:
    /Users/(yourUserName)/Desktop/Source Code/(yourProjectName)/Pods/AudioKit/iOS/AudioKit.framework/AudioKit(EZAudioDevice.o)
    /Users/(yourUserName)/Desktop/Source Code/(yourProjectName)/ChirpSDK.framework/ChirpSDK(EZAudioDevice.o)

So the fix was to locate /Users/(yourUserName)/Desktop/Source Code/(yourProjectName)/Pods directory in project where you will find these two files namely,

• Pods-(yourProjectName).debug.xcconfig
• Pods-(yourProjectName).release.xcconfig

In both of these files, you need to remove -ObjC flag under OTHER_LDFLAGS = $(inherited), the rational for removing this is as same as already mention here

Answer 57

I simply just unistalled all my pods and reinstalled them. I also got rid of some pods i did not use.

Answer 58

Open your project in XCode

you will see the sidebar now focus on the attached image.

Search your specific SDK or any dublicate file where you facing an issue.

You will see that you have added any file twice.

just remove that file and your issue will be resolved.

Note: you have to remove the file from that place where you add it wrongly.

FOR EXAMPLE

Note: Just remove FBSDKCoreKit from Frameworks

Good Luck

Answer 59

I tried following this steps and It works for me now.

1. Open Xcode > Pods > Targets Support Files > Pods-{TARGET-NAME}

   find "OTHER_LDFLAGS" and remove only "-ObjC" in these two files:

   Pods-{TARGET-NAME}.release.xcconfig & Pods-{TARGET-NAME}.debug.xcconfig

2. Go to project main target > Build Settings > Other Linker Flags:

   Make sure no "-ObjC" is left in the value

3. I deleted the build/Build folder in ios and run-ios again. It works now.

Answer 60

Ive got this error after installed alamofires pod, but alamafire was already installed as package through xcode`s File/Add Packages.... error gone after I removed the package and also removed it from Targets/General/Frameworks...

Answer 61

I am also faced this issue on FBReactNativeSpec, just made check on Run script - For install builds only

Answer 62

I got the same issue in Xcode 14. Cleaning the build folder worked for me.

Select "Clean Build Folder" option from "Product" menu.

Answer 63

So, I have solved this by deleting pods which is related to Fabric, because it was conflicting with Crashlitics pod, since they actually duplicate each other, because Fabric it's just old version of Crashlitics

Answer 64

My issue with this error was the Podfile. I'm using Firebase and one of their pods was the problem.

1. I removed all firebase pods from the Podfile
2. Deleted the derived data by running this code in the terminal. rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/
3. then reinstalled the pods I needed one by one.

Answer 65

If you are still unable to resolve this issue, try Product > Clean Build Folder ...

That's the only thing that worked for me.

Answer 66

In my case, i changed the Build System to Legacy and it worked.

You can access this option in the menu:

File > Workspace Settings > Build System