platypus @5.3: Undefined symbols: _objc_loadClassref

[i0ntempest]

build log attached.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

The error seems to be:

:info:build Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
:info:build   "_objc_loadClassref", referenced from:
:info:build       __ARCLite__load() in libarclite_macosx.a(arclite.o)
:info:build ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
:info:build clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

I see from the log that you're on 10.14 with Xcode 11.2 and your deployment target is set to 10.14, but the port is overriding the deployment target to 10.8. In general, ports should not override the user's deployment target choice.

Googling, I see other reports of this problem occurring as of Xcode 11. It says using a newer deployment target avoids this problem. So you could try removing the deployment target override from the portfile.

[amake (Aaron Madlon-Kay)]

The deployment target is set to 10.8 for the reasons discussed here:

​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/commit/1b72fd2e1d85beee776e06c01c4310cfcf97132c#commitcomment-33922883

[i0ntempest]

Appreciate the info. I just found out it does build if I change deployment target to 10.10. Since no one really uses <10.10 anymore (and people who do should all have Xcode <11), I'd say the best solution to this is change the target to 10.10 if Xcode is >=11. What do you say?

[amake (Aaron Madlon-Kay)]

I agree that we should bump the target under some condition, but I'd rather be more specific, since targeting 10.8 works fine for me on macOS 10.15 with Xcode 11.2. And given the nature of this app, the earlier we can target the better.

So is it ${os.major} < 19 && [vercmp ${xcodeversion} 11] >= 0?

[i0ntempest]

Yea that's prolly the best option for now.

[Aaron Madlon-Kay <amake@…>]

In 6655bf98428d7cbf8c3c9f946a85510e3f22244b/macports-ports (master):

Platypus: fix build on macOS 10.14 with Xcode 11

Fixes #59651

[i0ntempest]

Okay this is awkward, actually I need to target 10.11 for it to build. I probably made a typo when editing my portfile yesterday... sorry for that.

[Aaron Madlon-Kay <amake@…>]

In ea0caadac25cf385b7230cf87b2f48565ccadc95/macports-ports (master):

Platypus: fix deployment target for macOS 10.14 with Xcode 11

See #59651