parse.framework is not linked, installed via cocoapods

Question

I was using parse 1.6.5 and it was working fine in my project. when i udated via pods on 1.7.2 then i got a problem about PFNullability i fixed it by placing NSNullability next to * sign like NSError *PF_NULLABLE_S errorand it is fixed but after that i got problem with linking. errors are following

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFACL", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in SignUpViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in CustomLoginViewController.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFAnalytics", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in AppDelegate.o
      objc-class-ref in AllAnalytics.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFCloud", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in AdminsViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in AppDelegate.o
      objc-class-ref in ScheduleViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in HelpViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in AddAdminViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in TeamReleventViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in PhotosAndVideosViewController.o
      ...
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFDateFormatter", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in ParseFacebookUtils(PFFacebookAuthenticationProvider.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFFile", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in TeamReleventViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in SearchTeamViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in UserProfileSettingsViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in PhotoSharingViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in CreateNewTeamViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in AddItemViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in AddNewsViewController.o
      ...
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFInstallation", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in AppDelegate.o
      objc-class-ref in CustomLoginViewController.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFInternalUtils", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in ParseFacebookUtils(PFFacebookUtils.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFObject", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in News1ViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in PhotosAndVideosViewController.o
      _OBJC_CLASS_$_Post in Post.o
      _OBJC_CLASS_$_Event in Event.o
      _OBJC_CLASS_$_TeamMember in TeamMember.o
      _OBJC_CLASS_$_TeamAdmin in TeamAdmin.o
      _OBJC_CLASS_$_Team in Team.o
      ...
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFPush", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in AppDelegate.o
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFQuery", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in AppDelegate.o
      objc-class-ref in MoreViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in MenuViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in StoreViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in NewsFeedViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in CustomLoginViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in NVGalleryViewController.o
      ...
     (maybe you meant: _OBJC_CLASS_$_PFQueryTableViewController)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFReceptionist", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in ParseFacebookUtils(PFFacebookAuthenticationProvider.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_PFUser", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in AdminsViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in AppDelegate.o
      objc-class-ref in ScheduleViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in AddAdminViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in TeamReleventViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in PhotosAndVideosViewController.o
      objc-class-ref in TeamSettingsViewController.o
      ...
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_Parse", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in AppDelegate.o
      objc-class-ref in ParseUI(PFQueryTableViewController.o)
  "_OBJC_CLASS_$_ParseCrashReporting", referenced from:
      objc-class-ref in AppDelegate.o
  "_OBJC_METACLASS_$_PFObject", referenced from:
      _OBJC_METACLASS_$_Post in Post.o
      _OBJC_METACLASS_$_Event in Event.o
      _OBJC_METACLASS_$_TeamMember in TeamMember.o
      _OBJC_METACLASS_$_TeamAdmin in TeamAdmin.o
      _OBJC_METACLASS_$_Team in Team.o
      _OBJC_METACLASS_$_Media in Media.o
      _OBJC_METACLASS_$_Link in Link.o
      ...
  "_PFParseErrorDomain", referenced from:
      -[PFImageView loadInBackground:progressBlock:] in ParseUI(PFImageView.o)
      ___46-[PFImageView loadInBackground:progressBlock:]_block_invoke32 in ParseUI(PFImageView.o)
  "_kPFErrorCacheMiss", referenced from:
      ___48-[PFQueryTableViewController loadObjects:clear:]_block_invoke in ParseUI(PFQueryTableViewController.o)
  "_kPFErrorInvalidImageData", referenced from:
      ___46-[PFImageView loadInBackground:progressBlock:]_block_invoke32 in ParseUI(PFImageView.o)
  "_kPFErrorUnsavedFile", referenced from:
      -[PFImageView loadInBackground:progressBlock:] in ParseUI(PFImageView.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

please help me i have to upload my new version release as soon as possible

Answer 1

Ok, the best way to clean up certain pods related issues is to clean up everything and run again.

I have this standard procedure that works whenever there is a linking error with cocoaPods.

1.Keep a backup! (This may completely break!)

2.Do a pod deintegrate Use this library --> https://github.com/CocoaPods/cocoapods-deintegrate to call the pod deintegrate command to clean up everything with cocoa pods.

3.Clean up the project settings, by removing everything that was edited. (If you did it for some framework to work, then keep it) Remove search paths, framework header paths, other linker flags Remove configs, Remove Flags, Remove PCH if any Anything that is bold in build settings is edited, whatever is not done explicitly by you for some purpose, delete it to restore back to default value.

4.Delete the workspace, and any pod file from the directory.

4.Paste Back your main pod file from the backup.

5.Delete data from derivedFolder, window-->projects-->delete derived data

6.Do a clean (product --> clean), and even clean build folder (holding option, do product --> clean build folder)

7.Do a pod install

8.Build and run.

Everything should be restored back to happy states!