PI57190: CLI CORDOVA IOS FAILS TO DEPLOY TO A REAL DEVICE WITH LINKER ERROR ABOUT BITCODE

IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Interim Fix README for 7.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When trying to deploy an MobileFirst Platform Foundation Cordova
  iOS app to a real device,
  it fails with a linker error:
  "IBMMobileFirstPlatformFoundationHybrid(JSONStoreOpenOptions.o)'
  does not contain bitcode. You must rebuild it with bitcode
  enabled (Xcode setting ENABLE_BITCODE), obtain an updated
  library from the vendor, or disable bitcode for this target"
  

Local fix

• Set Enable Bitcode = No in Build Settings in Xcode
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Customers who have a MobileFirst Platform Foundation Cordova *
  * iOS application                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The application fails to deploy to a physical device because *
  * the ENABLE_BITCODE build setting is set to yes               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Set ENABLE_BITCODE build setting to NO in the project template
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MFPF/WORKLIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY

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