npm install of ios-deploy fails with "ld: framework not found MobileDevice" on macOS Catalina

[michelleangela]

Expected behavior

can install ios-deploy with npm

Actual behavior

install ios-deploy fails with error

ld: framework not found MobileDevice
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

see attached logs for details
2019-10-21T21_18_50_387Z-debug.log

Steps to reproduce the problem

Install iso-deploy using npm

sudo npm install -g -unsafe-perm=true ios-deploy

System Specs

Please run the commands below in your Terminal.app and include it in the issue. Check when done and include results below.

• 1. system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
  Software:

  System Software Overview:

  System Version: macOS 10.15 (19A603)
  Kernel Version: Darwin 19.0.0
  Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
  Boot Mode: Normal
  Computer Name: macminimdd
  User Name: mdd (mdd)
  Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
  System Integrity Protection: Enabled
  Time since boot: 2:07
  

• 2. ios-deploy -V
  n/a. cannot install ios-deploy

• 3. xcodebuild -version
  Xcode 11.1
  Build version 11A1027

• 4. xcode-select --print-path
  /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

• 5. gcc --version
  Configured with: --prefix=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1
  Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.8)
  Target: x86_64-apple-darwin19.0.0
  Thread model: posix
  InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin

• 6. lldb --version
  lldb-1100.0.28.19
  Apple Swift version 5.1 (swiftlang-1100.0.270.13 clang-1100.0.33.7)

[michelleangela]

I tried workarounds posted here #387 (comment) and it didn't work.

[Kennytian]

1. system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
Software:
    System Software Overview:

      System Version: macOS 10.15 (19A602)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 19.0.0
      Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
      Boot Mode: Normal
      Computer Name: Kenny’s Mac
      User Name: Kenny (kenny)
      Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
      System Integrity Protection: Enabled
      Time since boot: 1 day 1:31

2. ios-deploy -V
n/a. cannot install ios-deploy

 3. xcodebuild -version
Xcode 11.1
Build version 11A1027

4. xcode-select --print-path
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

5. gcc --version
Configured with: --prefix=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1
Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.8)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin19.0.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin

6. lldb --version
lldb-1100.0.28.19
Apple Swift version 5.1 (swiftlang-1100.0.270.13 clang-1100.0.33.7)

The same issue here.

[Kennytian]

@michelleangela

You can try following steps:

1. npm uninstall -g ios-deploy

2. yarn global remove ios-deploy (if you installed it with yarn global)

3. npm i -g ios-deploy@beta

It's work to me.

[michelleangela]

1. npm uninstall -g ios-deploy
2. yarn global remove ios-deploy (if you installed it with yarn global)
3. npm i -g ios-deploy@beta

The version ios-deploy@beta fails to install as well.

[matamune94]

** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
	Ld /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ios-deploy/build/Release/ios-deploy normal x86_64
(1 failure)

not working help

[lvlkoo]

Same for me. Any solution for this?
MacOS 10.15 Catalina

[michaelpeterlee]

If anyone is here from the Ionic v1 project, you can ignore this error when building iOS; Just open the project in XCode.

[michelleangela]

Other npm packages that take a dependency on the ios-deploy will also fail to install because ios-deploy fails to install. In particular we'd like to get the ios-deploy installation fixed to successfully install the vcremote package.

[maximovalexei]

** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
	Ld /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ios-deploy/build/Release/ios-deploy normal x86_64
(1 failure)

не работает помощь

Аналогичная проблема

[N-Olbert]

Other npm packages that take a dependency on the ios-deploy will also fail to install because ios-deploy fails to install. In particular we'd like to get the ios-deploy installation fixed to successfully install the vcremote package.

@michelleangela Installing ios-deploy via brew works for me on Catalina 10.15 (brew uses a precompiled tarball). As vcremote requires/installs brew anyways could it be a workaround to modify the vcremote package to use brew (instead of npm) to install ios-deploy?

[abowerman]

Other npm packages that take a dependency on the ios-deploy will also fail to install because ios-deploy fails to install. In particular we'd like to get the ios-deploy installation fixed to successfully install the vcremote package.

@michelleangela Installing ios-deploy via brew works for me on Catalina 10.15 (brew uses a precompiled tarball). As vcremote requires/installs brew anyways could it be a workaround to modify the vcremote package to use brew (instead of npm) to install ios-deploy?

for the people skimming:

brew install ios-deploy

Should do the trick.

[penicsn]

I solved this way:

• git clone https://github.com/ios-control/ios-deploy.git --branch=1.9.4
• cd to ios-deploy then: npm i
• xcodebuild
• sudo cp -R /[IOS-DEPLOY-DIR] /usr/local/lib/node_modules
• ln -s /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ios-deploy/build/Release/ios-deploy /usr/local/bin/

[HristoSmerikarov]

Had the same issue, but resolved it with a "two-step-before" fix:
flutter/flutter#22595