Framework Not Linking in XCode 4.5 - xcode

I added the iAd framework to my app, which has two targets. I am able to compile and run one of my targets, but the other does not compile. (The code that doesn't compile in one case does compile in the other case.) Apparently, the framework is not recognized or linked.
I checked the linked libraries in Build Phases for both targets, and the framework is listed. Most of my other libraries were added before I split off another target, and I didn't have this problem for most of them. I recall having something like this happen once before, where I went back into build phases and removed and re-added the framework. That resolved the problem. (I don't remember exactly what I did that one time, though.) I tried this again, and it still does not work.
What can I look for to see what is happening and how I might fix it?
I'm compiling for a target with iOS 5.0 using SDK 6.0.

Make sure your iAD framework is set as a member for the second target.
In other words, look at the file inspector for your iAD framework and make certain the checkmark is checked for both targets.
Here is what it looks like just for a .m file... it would be the same case for the framework:

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The documentation for the project says just add the framework and the linker flags and you are good to go. Hours and hours of wasted time later, I have figured out that that's not true. If you do that, the project does not see the header files. You have to put the framework somewhere were the compiler will find the headers. In my case, that worked when I dropped the framework into /Developer/Library/Frameworks and then told it to recurse in searching that framework directory (do not fiddle around with the headers search directories).
Then the problem I get is that the link fails with the message:
ld: framework not found OCHamcrestIOS
I noticed that the documentation for the project says that it was updated for Xcode 4. I pulled down the binary of the framework after checking out the code and wasting a ton of time unable to build the IOS version of the framework.
The documentation is here.
I also noticed in that documentation that the cocoa instructions tell you to put a copy files phase into the build. I tried that. Didn't change the outcome.
The last time I fell into a sink hole it was because the library was C++ code. Maybe that's still the problem.
Barring a rapid solution here, I am going to go back to using STAsserts, as sickening as that prospect is, this is far, far worse.
Update: reinstalled Xcode. Still doesn't work. There are cheap ways to make this work, like add the header files to the project. Did a blog post about this that brought out a person with the same experience.
I use a number of frameworks in my projects. Some from other people and some are mine. Looking at the documentation I would suggest that the copy phase stuff is not for iOS development. So I would not do that. I downloaded the latest zip from https://github.com/jonreid/OCHamcrest and it appears to contain a ready to go iOS static library. (Not on my mac so I cannot test to confirm).
Anyway, the way I include static libs is to
Select the project (XCode 4).
Select the target I want to add the library to.
Select the Build phases tab.
Expand Link binary with Libraries.
Click the [+] button to add a framework.
Click the [Add Other ...] button and navigate to the directory containing the <lib>.framework directory and select that.
Thats all. The targets search paths will be updated to include the framework directory and the framework will be listed on the left under the project. Expanding it will show the headers.
The problem you mention sound like a couple of things. Firstly the framework not found sounds like the framework has not been included in the target. When you select the framework in the project list on the left, you should be able to see it's Target Membership displayed on the right. Check it's on for the target you are compiling.
Secondly building frameworks is not a trivial task so don't attempt it unless you have the scripts to do it. I say this because building a iOS static framework means compiling for both simulator and devices, combining the compiled lib files into a universal one, and then storing it and the header in a specific directory strucuture.
The downloaded zip from OCHamcrest though, appears to have the correct OCHamcrestiOS.framework in it. So if you store that directory somewhere and link to it using the steps I've outlined above it should work just fine.
So the solution I adopted for now, after much thrashing around, was to include the framework in the project.
Create a group inside the Xcode project called Third Party.
Link it to a folder called thirdparty.
Go to the Add Files in Xcode and pick the framework.
Drag it over to the dependencies.
Run the tests, they pass!
This is maybe preferable anyway because referencing it in /System/Library/Frameworks would present some versioning issues, and this can be setup very quickly. Furthermore, we have a continuous integration server, and having to get in there and sync versions whenever something changes is not so great.
Thanks for checking it out, Derek.

Project that builds both framework for OS X and static library for iOS

I am trying to build a library of code that can be built into a .framework for OS X as well as a shared library for iOS. I'm not sure this is possible, there seems to be some strange behavior on XCode 3.2.5's part.
I want one project that holds all my shared code. Keeping the #if and #else definitions out of the equation here, I'd like this code to be able to be built with the 10.6 SDK as well as the iOS 4.2 SDK. I'd like to have 2 separate targets in my project, one building the .framework, and the other building the shared library lib*.a. They would each only get to compile the code that is relevant to them, but this single project would hold all of it.
My first steps seemed ok - created a fresh new project for building .frameworks, then I added a target to build an iOS shared library. As soon as I flip back to the .framework target, I get an error trying to build:
"target specifies product type 'com.apple.product-type.framework', but there's no such product type for the 'iphonesimulator' platform"
I didn't change the "product type" in the framework target (not even sure how), but it now seems to think that it's supposed to build everything for iphonesimulator, and that product doesn't support frameworks (which indeed it doesn't).
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"Relative to Current SDK" doesn't work mixing Mac Framework and iPhone static library

I have a framework of code I maintain. It's got mac and iphone objective-c code. And some of it is shared. I'm not having any problems with code. It's a problem with Xcode.
Let's just call my framework "AwesomeKit" for this problem.
The first thing I did was create an xcode Framework project called "AwesomeKit". Add source files to it, link against the common mac frameworks: foundation, cocoa, carbon, etc. It compiles fine.
Then, add a new "static library" target, let's call it "AwesomeKit-iPhone" and set the base SDK in the build settings to iphone device 3.1.3.
The problem comes when I try to add "Existing Frameworks" to the AweseomKit-iPhone target.
First change the current build target to AwesomeKit-iPhone.
Right click on any group and select "Add > Existing Frameworks..."
Choose UIKit.framework
UIKit will immediately be highlighted red, as if it's missing. It is indeed missing because Xcode uses the "Relative SDK" setting from the "Mac OS 10.6" SDK. When it should be using it relative to the current target's base sdk iphone device 3.1.3.
What the heck? Has anyone experienced this? This is really annoying.
I found the solution to this. You have to edit the project.pbxproj file inside of the project.xcodeproj directory. Find any entries like "SDKROOT = XXX" and change it to you real base root. It's probably best to look another project.pbxproj file that has it correctly set. I've used this on multiple occasions now and works like a charm. Usually there's 2 or more of the SDKROOT entries in project.pbxproj.
I think I've seen your problem. I'm still new myself to this, but what I've found when universal static libraries for both simulators and devices is that it's best to keep the Xcode Active SDK set to "Base SDK" rather that selecting an SDK. IN that mode, the current SDK is the SDK of the currently selected target.
Active SDK is rather like overriding the sdk on the command line. If yoy set it, SDK settings on targets will be overridden.
So im my case I wanted two targets to be run at the same time, one using the simulator sdk which compiles for i386 architecture and the other pointing at the device sdk which builds a universal lib for armv6/armv7 architectures.
I have seen the red not found stuff and I seem to remember that doing this, made it go away. I also had the project SDK set to a device rather than Mac. Remember that targets override this so it's a good way to ensure that Xcode is pointing at the right sdk without effecting the settings on targets and the ultimate build.
I'm in the same boat right now, XCode keep tacking the wrong SDK in front of the frameworks. This is project with both OSX and iOS targets. But there's seems to be something really wrong with my Project Build settings. Your screenshots don't show them, but you may want to check them. In my case, many entries are duplicates. So I have two categories "Architectures", totally identical. If I change one, the other changes along with it. This could be related to the problem with the wrong SDK being chosen. I think the project file is corrupted, and I'm now trying to figure out if I can fix it manually.

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