Well -- I can take your word for it, and be of no help ... or you can show us the exact link line, with -Wl,-lobjc added to it, and the failure.
Ken > On Jun 10, 2024, at 9:19 AM, Gagan Sidhu <br...@mac.com> wrote: > > the output is no different with the -lobjc, which is why i said with or > without lobjc > > it’s the exact same as below. > > Thanks, > Gagan > >> On Jun 10, 2024, at 10:17 AM, Ken Cunningham >> <ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com <mailto:ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Yes but I still don't see -lobjc on your link line... >> >> K >> >> >> >>> On Jun 10, 2024, at 9:15 AM, Gagan Sidhu via macports-dev >>> <macports-dev@lists.macports.org <mailto:macports-dev@lists.macports.org>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> oh does the list parse out indented comments? if so my apologies! >>> >>> the original error is this: >>> >>> GagansMacPro:updater Gagan$ /opt/local/bin/ccache /opt/local/bin/clang++ >>> -isysroot /Users/Gagan/.mozbuild/MacOSX14.4.sdk -objc >>> -mmacosx-version-min=10.7 -stdlib=libc++ -o >>> ../../../../dist/bin/org.mozilla.updater -fstack-protector-strong >>> -fno-sized-deallocation -fno-aligned-new -fno-exceptions -fPIC -fno-rtti >>> -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -fno-math-errno >>> -pthread -gdwarf-4 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -funwind-tables >>> -Wl,@/Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/obj-x86_64-apple-darwin18.7.0/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/org_mozilla_updater.list >>> -fuse-ld=lld -fstack-protector-strong >>> -Wl,-rpath,@executable_path/../Frameworks/UpdateSettings.framework >>> -sectcreate __TEXT __info_plist >>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/obj-x86_64-apple-darwin18.7.0/dist/bin/Info.plist >>> -sectcreate __TEXT __launchd_plist >>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/Launchd.plist >>> ../../../../build/pure_virtual/libpure_virtual.a >>> -Wl,-rpath,@executable_path ../../../../dist/bin/UpdateSettings -framework >>> Security -framework Cocoa -framework SystemConfiguration >>> ld64.lld: error: undefined symbol: OBJC_CLASS_$_NSObject >>>>>> referenced by >>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/launchchild_osx.mm >>>>>> launchchild_osx.o:(symbol >>>>>> OBJC_CLASS_$_ElevatedUpdateServer+0x8) >>>>>> referenced by >>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/progressui_osx.mm >>>>>> progressui_osx.o:(symbol OBJC_CLASS_$_UpdaterUI+0x8) >>> >>> ld64.lld: error: undefined symbol: OBJC_METACLASS_$_NSObject >>>>>> referenced by >>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/launchchild_osx.mm >>>>>> launchchild_osx.o:(symbol >>>>>> OBJC_METACLASS_$_ElevatedUpdateServer+0x8) >>>>>> referenced by >>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/launchchild_osx.mm >>>>>> launchchild_osx.o:(symbol >>>>>> OBJC_METACLASS_$_ElevatedUpdateServer+0x0) >>>>>> referenced by >>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/progressui_osx.mm >>>>>> progressui_osx.o:(symbol OBJC_METACLASS_$_UpdaterUI+0x8) >>>>>> referenced 1 more times >>> >>> >>> with or without -lobjc >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Gagan >>> >>>> On Jun 10, 2024, at 10:14 AM, Ken Cunningham >>>> <ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com <mailto:ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I can't see lobjc on the link line. >>>> >>>> Could you show us a failed link with it there? >>>> >>>> Thx >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jun 10, 2024, at 8:51 AM, Gagan Sidhu via macports-dev >>>>> <macports-dev@lists.macports.org >>>>> <mailto:macports-dev@lists.macports.org>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> GagansMacPro:updater Gagan$ /opt/local/bin/ccache /opt/local/bin/clang++ >>>>>> -isysroot /Users/Gagan/.mozbuild/MacOSX14.4.sdk >>>>>> -mmacosx-version-min=10.7 -stdlib=libc++ -o >>>>>> ../../../../dist/bin/org.mozilla.updater -fstack-protector-strong >>>>>> -fno-sized-deallocation -fno-aligned-new -fno-exceptions -fPIC -fno-rtti >>>>>> -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -fno-math-errno >>>>>> -pthread -gdwarf-4 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -funwind-tables >>>>>> -Wl,@/Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/obj-x86_64-apple-darwin18.7.0/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/org_mozilla_updater.list >>>>>> -fuse-ld=lld -fstack-protector-strong >>>>>> -Wl,-rpath,@executable_path/../Frameworks/UpdateSettings.framework >>>>>> -sectcreate __TEXT __info_plist >>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/obj-x86_64-apple-darwin18.7.0/dist/bin/Info.plist >>>>>> -sectcreate __TEXT __launchd_plist >>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/Launchd.plist >>>>>> ../../../../build/pure_virtual/libpure_virtual.a >>>>>> -Wl,-rpath,@executable_path ../../../../dist/bin/UpdateSettings >>>>>> -framework Security -framework Cocoa -framework SystemConfiguration >>>>> >>>>> with or without -lobjc still produces the same undefined symbol error. >>>>> >>>>> sorry for the duplicate message ken. forgot to send it ot the mailer. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 10, 2024, at 9:45 AM, Ken Cunningham >>>>>>> <ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <mailto:ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's easier to help if we can see the link line you're using, but in >>>>>>> short you need to make sure that lobjc is in the link libs, sometimes >>>>>>> by explicitly adding it: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -framework Cocoa -lobjc" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> K >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jun 10, 2024, at 8:08 AM, Gagan Sidhu via macports-dev >>>>>>>> <macports-dev@lists.macports.org >>>>>>>> <mailto:macports-dev@lists.macports.org>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> hi team, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> first of all, i just built the clang-18 properly and wow am i amazed. >>>>>>>> here i was asking about wasm and stuff, i should have been a little >>>>>>>> more thorough, my bad. >>>>>>>> -really this thing is a work of art. great yob >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> now to my question, which i also posted to >>>>>>>> stackexchange(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78602533/using-nsobject-with-modern-os-x-sdk-14-4-and-10-7-macosx-deployment-target) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> briefly: the NSObject class moved from the runtime to Foundation from >>>>>>>> Lion to Mountain Lion. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> so there is a little bit of a “hole” in trying to compile for a 10.7 >>>>>>>> target using an SDK that is >=10.8: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ld64.lld: error: undefined symbol: OBJC_CLASS_$_NSObject >>>>>>>>>>>> referenced by >>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/launchchild_osx.mm >>>>>>>>>>>> launchchild_osx.o:(symbol >>>>>>>>>>>> OBJC_CLASS_$_ElevatedUpdateServer+0x8) >>>>>>>>>>>> referenced by >>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/progressui_osx.mm >>>>>>>>>>>> progressui_osx.o:(symbol OBJC_CLASS_$_UpdaterUI+0x8) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ld64.lld: error: undefined symbol: OBJC_METACLASS_$_NSObject >>>>>>>>>>>> referenced by >>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/launchchild_osx.mm >>>>>>>>>>>> launchchild_osx.o:(symbol >>>>>>>>>>>> OBJC_METACLASS_$_ElevatedUpdateServer+0x8) >>>>>>>>>>>> referenced by >>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/launchchild_osx.mm >>>>>>>>>>>> launchchild_osx.o:(symbol >>>>>>>>>>>> OBJC_METACLASS_$_ElevatedUpdateServer+0x0) >>>>>>>>>>>> referenced by >>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/Gagan/Downloads/mozilla-unified/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/progressui_osx.mm >>>>>>>>>>>> progressui_osx.o:(symbol OBJC_METACLASS_$_UpdaterUI+0x8) >>>>>>>>>>>> referenced 1 more times >>>>>>>>> clang++: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see >>>>>>>>> invocation) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> usually it will say something like this because, as is obvious to this >>>>>>>> educated and sharp crowd, the >=10.8 objc runtime will not have >>>>>>>> NSObject like 10.7, and thus there is no framework we can link for a >>>>>>>> 10.7 target to get NSObject. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> have any of you vets dealt this issew? is there a simple way? i >>>>>>>> haven’t thought too hard about trying to use an OSObject but i’m open >>>>>>>> to alternatives. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> maybe duplicating the class and renaming any usage with a macro? i was >>>>>>>> hoping for sokmething cleaner tho. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Gagan >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
