ld: library not found for -lc++ clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Question

This showed when I am running the app with connected device:

Ld DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/TestPods.app/TestPods normal arm64
    cd /Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods
    export IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=9.3
    export PATH="/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin:/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
    /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang -arch arm64 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS9.3.sdk -L/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos -L/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/Pods/GGLInstanceID/Libraries -L/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/Pods/Google/Libraries -L/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/Pods/GoogleCloudMessaging/Libraries -F/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos -F/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/Alamofire -F/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/JTFadingInfoView -F/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/Pods/GoogleIPhoneUtilities/Frameworks -F/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/Pods/GoogleInterchangeUtilities/Frameworks -F/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/Pods/GoogleNetworkingUtilities/Frameworks -F/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/Pods/GoogleSymbolUtilities/Frameworks -F/Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/Pods/GoogleUtilities/Frameworks -filelist /Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Intermediates/TestPods.build/Debug-iphoneos/TestPods.build/Objects-normal/arm64/TestPods.LinkFileList -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker @executable_path/Frameworks -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker @loader_path/Frameworks -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker @executable_path/Frameworks -miphoneos-version-min=9.3 -dead_strip -Xlinker -no_deduplicate -ObjC -lGGLCloudMessaging -lGGLCore -lGGLInstanceIDLib -lGcmLib -lsqlite3 -lstdc++ -lz -framework AddressBook -framework Alamofire -framework AssetsLibrary -framework CoreFoundation -framework CoreGraphics -framework CoreLocation -framework CoreMotion -framework GoogleIPhoneUtilities -framework GoogleInterchangeUtilities -framework GoogleNetworkingUtilities -framework GoogleSymbolUtilities -framework GoogleUtilities -framework JTFadingInfoView -framework MessageUI -framework Security -framework SystemConfiguration -L/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift/iphoneos -Xlinker -add_ast_path -Xlinker /Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Intermediates/TestPods.build/Debug-iphoneos/TestPods.build/Objects-normal/arm64/TestPods.swiftmodule -framework Pods_TestPods -Xlinker -dependency_info -Xlinker /Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Intermediates/TestPods.build/Debug-iphoneos/TestPods.build/Objects-normal/arm64/TestPods_dependency_info.dat -o /Users/tannaz/Developments/TestPods/DerivedData/TestPods/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/TestPods.app/TestPods

ld: library not found for -lc++
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Answer 1

You had this error because of some missing libraries in your project. Check your Build Phases then Link Binary With Libraries. The linker can't find some frameworks that may be moved or deleted.

Add the missing libraries. Clean and Build your project.

Check these related tickets:

• Xcode 5- clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
• Xcode 7: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) again

To solve this problem:

1. Go to your project setting page
2. Select your project (left side)
3. Click the "Build Settings" tab
4. Search "Bitcode"
5. Set "Enable Bitcode" to "No"

Hope this helps!