OSX: DLL Has A Reference to Itself? - macos

I have a library built on OSX 10.6. It runs fine with apps on that version of MacOS. On OSX 10.7 it doesn't run right because it can't find all its dependencies properly, and I suspect it has something to with it thinking that it is linked to itself. Why would screens.so show when I run "otool -L" on screens.so? Is it something that I should remove, and if so, how?
screens.so:
screens.so (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 111.1.4)
/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.3)
/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 275.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Carbon (compatibility version 2.0.0, current version 136.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Versions/A/Cocoa (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 12.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/QuickTime (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1327.73.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/OpenGL (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/AGL.framework/Versions/A/AGL (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/usr/lib/libwx_macud-2.8.0.dylib (compatibility version 2.6.0, current version 2.8.4)
/usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 7.4.0)
/usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 34.0.0)

The output is just fine - the first line is merely the ID string of the dynamic library, it shows you what will be used at link time to embed into the executable. For example:
$ otool -L /usr/lib/libz.dylib
/usr/lib/libz.dylib:
/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.5)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 159.0.0)
this shows you that linking -lz will result in /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib load command in the binary.
But back to your problem -- it has nothing to do with the first line, it has to do with this line:
/usr/lib/libwx_macud-2.8.0.dylib (compatibility version 2.6.0, current version 2.8.4)
which is linking a library that doesn't exist in Lion - are you sure you need it?

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Why does my binary link to libraries with #rpath (MacOS)

For a reason I don't understand some of the libraries of my binary are statically linked while others have an rpath.
$ otool -L binary
binary:
/usr/local/lib/libtest-1.2.0.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1311.100.3)
/opt/homebrew/opt/openblas/lib/libopenblas.0.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
#rpath/libtorch.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
#rpath/libtorch_cpu.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation (compatibility version 150.0.0, current version 1858.112.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenCL.framework/Versions/A/OpenCL (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
How can I force my libtorch libraries for example to be statically linked without using DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH (which can't be overridden without changing some security settings on Mac)?
Thank you.

Why is Sierra asking for Contacts (AddressBook) permission?

As folks using my app transition to Sierra (MacOS 10.12), the OS is suddenly asking them for permission to access their Contacts. I have no idea why it's doing this; it doesn't do it on any previous OS.
More importantly, there's nowhere the app is accessing the contacts; in fact, I'm not loading the ABAddresssBook framework at all. I've searched the source for Address and Contact with no results. Xcode shows no "Capabilities". The only third-party framework I'm using is Sparkle. (I statically link the mp4v2 library, which knows nothing of MacOS.) FYI, this app is distributed as a signed third-party, not through the App Store. It does have some embedded command-line executables (such as ffmpeg etc), again not OS X specific.
I've tried to use the debugger to see what's triggering the notification. It shows a background thread with a block executing to get [ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook] and then launching the user request, but no indication of who launched that block.
Any suggestions on where else to look?
Here's the otool -L library listing for the app and Sparkle.
<<App>>/Contents/MacOS/app
/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.8)
/usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 307.4.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 57740.1.18)
/System/Library/Frameworks/QTKit.framework/Versions/A/QTKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Quartz.framework/Versions/A/Quartz (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 275.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/SystemConfiguration.framework/Versions/A/SystemConfiguration (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 888.1.2)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ScriptingBridge.framework/Versions/A/ScriptingBridge (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Versions/A/Cocoa (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 22.0.0)
#rpath/Sparkle.framework/Versions/A/Sparkle (compatibility version 1.6.0, current version 1.11.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation (compatibility version 300.0.0, current version 1349.0.0)
/usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 228.0.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1238.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/AppKit (compatibility version 45.0.0, current version 1500.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation (compatibility version 150.0.0, current version 1348.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics (compatibility version 64.0.0, current version 1070.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 775.7.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Versions/A/QuartzCore (compatibility version 1.2.0, current version 1.11.0)
<<App>>//Contents/Frameworks/sparkle.framework/Sparkle:
#rpath/Sparkle.framework/Versions/A/Sparkle (compatibility version 1.6.0, current version 1.11.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/AppKit (compatibility version 45.0.0, current version 1391.12.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation (compatibility version 300.0.0, current version 1229.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 275.0.0)
/usr/lib/libbz2.1.0.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.5)
/usr/lib/libxar.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.3.0)
/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.5)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 57324.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/SystemConfiguration.framework/Versions/A/SystemConfiguration (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 800.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 601.1.43)
/usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 228.0.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1225.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 48.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation (compatibility version 150.0.0, current version 1229.11.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 726.4.0)
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Turned out to be the Cocoa Lumberjack logging framework. One of the method asks for all the classes to see if they have enabled logging, and does a "class_getClassMethod" on logging. If you do this with ABAddressBook, it triggers the user request for access.

Why can it make sense to link a library against itself?

Checking the first two lines of the output of otool -L /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/ImageIO shows that the library is apparently linked against itself. Is there a reason for that? Why does that even make sense?
/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/ImageIO:
/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/ImageIO (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/A/Accelerate (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 4.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics (compatibility version 64.0.0, current version 600.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 48.0.0)
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleVPA.framework/Versions/A/AppleVPA (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation (compatibility version 300.0.0, current version 1252.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation (compatibility version 150.0.0, current version 1255.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 728.4.0)
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleJPEG.framework/Versions/A/AppleJPEG (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libJPEG.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libTIFF.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libPng.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libGIF.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libJP2.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libRadiance.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 228.0.0)
/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.5)
/System/Library/Frameworks/IOSurface.framework/Versions/A/IOSurface (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 120.1.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1225.1.1)
The first line of the output from otool -L is just the path of the file it's operating on, as passed on the command line.
The second line (the first indented one) is not a dependency. It's showing the install name of the library. In other words, it's showing the value of the LC_ID_DYLIB load command, not any of the LC_LOAD[_WEAK]_DYLIB commands.
From the otool man page (which isn't in Apple's online reference library for some reason):
-L Display the names and version numbers of the shared libraries
that the object file uses, as well as the shared library ID if
the file is a shared library.
Note: "as well as the shared library ID if the file is a shared library".

OS X dlopen can't find framework - Image Not Found

I'm trying to add Google Breakpad (some external framework) support to my application. I have done all the required steps, but when I try to load my application using dlopen, I get this error:
(char *) error = 0x0000000100200175 "dlopen(/Users/user/MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyApp, 1):
Library not loaded: #executable_path/../Frameworks/Breakpad.framework/Versions/A/Breakpad\n
Referenced from: /Users/user/MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyApp\n
Reason: image not found"
I checked and the Breakpad file does indeed exist in the relative path (to the MyApp file).
Here's the otool -L on the MyApp file (notice the #executable_path):
Users-Mac:MacOS user$ otool -L MyApp
MyApp:
/usr/lib/libcurl.4.dylib (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.1.0)
/usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib (compatibility version 0.9.8, current version 0.9.8)
/usr/lib/libcrypto.0.9.8.dylib (compatibility version 0.9.8, current version 0.9.8)
/usr/lib/libsqlite3.dylib (compatibility version 9.0.0, current version 9.6.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/A/Accelerate (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 4.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/AudioToolbox.framework/Versions/A/AudioToolbox (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/AudioUnit.framework/Versions/A/AudioUnit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
#executable_path/../Frameworks/Breakpad.framework/Versions/A/Breakpad (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Carbon (compatibility version 2.0.0, current version 152.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Versions/A/Cocoa (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 15.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreAudio.framework/Versions/A/CoreAudio (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreAudioKit.framework/Versions/A/CoreAudioKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMIDI.framework/Versions/A/CoreMIDI (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 49.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/DiscRecording.framework/Versions/A/DiscRecording (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 275.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Versions/A/QuartzCore (compatibility version 1.2.0, current version 1.6.3)
/System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 533.21.1)
/usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 7.9.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 125.2.11)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation (compatibility version 150.0.0, current version 550.43.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/AppKit (compatibility version 45.0.0, current version 1038.36.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 38.0.0)
/usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 227.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 44.0.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation (compatibility version 300.0.0, current version 751.62.0)
Anyone has a clue?
Follow this steps, It may work:
go to Target then press Build Phase
left top of this page you will find + symbol, press this symbol.
press New Copy Files Build Phase
expand copy file then Drag you framework and drop in this section.
Change the Destination to frameworks
Hope it will Work
Well, it turns out it was a problem when using dynamic libraries and compiling for OS X 10.6.
The #executable_path doesn't get updated after the dynamic load and thus the LOADED binary is looking for its dependencies relative to the LOADING binary.
I ended up recompiling my framework, Breakpad, and using #loader_path instead of #executable_path, and now everything works just fine.
More info here:
dylib #executable_path path issue in a plug-in bundle

Multiple libcurl.4.dylib with different compatibility versions

I'm trying to run a binary executable built for 10.7 (ISCAgent in the below example) on Mac OS X 10.6.8.
The problem with the binary is it depends on /usr/lib/libcurl.4.dylib
with compatibility version of 7.0.0, while I only have version 6.0.0 installed:
$ otool -L ISCAgent
ISCAgent:
#executable_path/libsslserver.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
#executable_path/libssl.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
#executable_path/libcrypto.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
#executable_path/libcachecom.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
#executable_path/libxerces-c-3.1.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
#executable_path/libicuuc.40.dylib (compatibility version 40.0.0, current version 40.0.0)
#executable_path/libicudata.40.dylib (compatibility version 40.0.0, current version 40.0.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 159.1.0)
/usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 52.0.0)
$ otool -L libxerces-c-3.1.dylib
libxerces-c-3.1.dylib:
#executable_path/libxerces-c-3.1.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
/usr/lib/libcurl.4.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 7.0.0)
#executable_path/libicuuc.40.dylib (compatibility version 40.0.0, current version 40.0.0)
#executable_path/libicudata.40.dylib (compatibility version 40.0.0, current version 40.0.0)
/usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 52.0.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 159.1.0)
$ otool -L /usr/lib/libcurl.4.dylib
/usr/lib/libcurl.4.dylib:
/usr/lib/libcurl.4.dylib (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.1.0)
/usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib (compatibility version 0.9.8, current version 0.9.8)
/usr/lib/libcrypto.0.9.8.dylib (compatibility version 0.9.8, current version 0.9.8)
/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.3)
/System/Library/Frameworks/LDAP.framework/Versions/A/LDAP (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 2.2.0)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Kerberos.framework/Versions/A/Kerberos (compatibility version 5.0.0, current version 5.0.0)
/usr/lib/libresolv.9.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 41.1.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 125.2.11)
Currently, I've just replaced libxerces-c-3.1.dylib shipped with the executable with one I built myself on my Snow Leopard, and everything seems to work.
I would like to know what my other options are, however.
Particularly:
How can I (I'm pretty sure I can't, but still) have different versions of libcurl.4.dylib with different compatibility version values in the same /usr/lib directory? I'm confused a bit here -- if code contract (API) and/or ABI changes, the version number in the library file name should also be increased, shouldn't it? If, on the other hand, we have a compatibility version mechanism, what the original version number present in the file name is good for?
How can I affect the hard-coded library paths in a 3rd-party shared object? I have a libcurl.4.dylib (from MacPorts, compatibility version 8.0.0) residing under /opt/local/lib, but exporting a proper DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH doesn't help -- libxerces-c-3.1.dylib always picks libcurl.4.dylib from /usr/lib.

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