File is universal (three slices), but it does not

Question

I upgraded Xcode version and when using external static libraries, I get this message:

ld: file is universal (3 slices) but does not contain a(n) armv7s slice: /file/location for architecture armv7s clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Is there any way to bypass this and add support to the library if the developer of the library hasn't updated their library yet?

Answer 1

In my case, I was linking to a third-party library that was a bit old (developed for iOS 6, on XCode 5 / iOS 7). Therefore, I had to update the third-party library, do a Clean and Build, and it now builds successfully.

Answer 2

Try to remove armv7s from project's "Valid architecture" to release from this issue for iOS 5.1 phone

Answer 3

I just posted a fix here that would also apply in this case - basically, you do a hex find-and-replace in your external library to make it think that it's ARMv7s code. You should be able to use lipo to break it into 3 static libraries, duplicate / modify the ARMv7 one, then use lipo again to assemble a new library for all 4 architectures.

Answer 4

Flurry Support for iPhone 5 (ARMv7s) As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Flurry started working on a version of the iOS SDK to support the ARMv7s processor in the new iPhone 5 immediately after the announcement on Wednesday.

I am happy to tell you that the work is done and the SDK is now available on the site.

Answer 5

I've simply toggled "Build Active Architecture Only" to "Yes" in the target's build settings, and it's OK now!

Answer 6

If you want to remove the support for any architecture, for example, ARMv7-s in your case, use menu Project -> Build Settings -> remove the architecture from "valid architectures".

You can use this as a temporary solution until the library has been updated. You have to remove the architecture from your main project, not from the library.

Alternatively, you can set the flag for your debug configuration's "Build Active Architecture Only" to Yes. Leave the release configuration's "Build Active Architecture Only" to No, just so you'll get a reminder before releasing that you ought to upgrade any third-party libraries you're using.