dyld: Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/

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Error:

dyld: Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/n.framework/n Referenced from: /Users/hunterp/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices//data/Containers/Bundle/Application//Demo.app/Demo Reason: image not found

I followed every answer in this stackoverflow question: iOS app with framework crashed on device, dyld: Library not loaded, Xcode 6 Beta

AND heres my build settings: enter image description here

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 18 '15 at 11:46

I suspect that there is something else wrong in your build settings as your error message contains extraneous slashes between directories

/Users/hunterp/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices//data/Containers/Bundle/Application//Demo.app/Demo Reason: image not found
                                                      ^^                                  ^^

(which the syntax highlighting nicely points out when I format as code ;))

When searching for the framework, it's possible that when it goes up a directory (with ..) it's parsing one of those //s not as you expect.

I'd check your header, framework and library search paths for entries that contain slashes where they are not needed, especially if they reference $(BUILDDIR)/¹ or similar

^{1. I can't remember the actual environment variables}

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 13 '19 at 13:45

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Try to select executable_path and press Delete
Also try the same with Library Search Paths and Header Search Paths

If you have 2 targets try to edit your pod file:

target :MainTarget, :exclusive => true do
link_with ['Target1']

  pod 'SomePod'

end

target :SecondTarget, :exclusive => true do
link_with ['Target2']

  pod 'SomePod'

end

and run in the terminal : pod update

Also set Pods Debug and Release configuration to None

edited Feb 13 '19 at 13:45

iosMentalist

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answered May 19 '15 at 14:50

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why should @executable_path be deleted in step one? You mean the Runpath Search path should be empty? – Ananth Kamath Feb 22 '21 at 11:11
@AnanthKamath the path will be not empty, it will be default. – ChikabuZ Feb 22 '21 at 11:13
I was forgetting the targets in podfile, thanks ! Also for a cleaner pod, I would recommend this accepted answer : https://stackoverflow.com/a/14907073/10202308 – Ahmed Jun 29 '22 at 06:58

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 19 '15 at 14:41

I think the error

dyld: Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/n.framework/n ...

shows the Runpath Search Paths is set to be "@executable_path/../Frameworks".
Go to "Build Settings"->"Runpath Search Paths", delete "@executable_path/../Frameworks" if exists, then add "@executable_path/Frameworks".

dyld: Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/

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