How to add 3rd framework to application build by theos?

[wugensan]

Hello,
I need to add a 3rd framework to my application build by theos, but I don't know where should it be placed in my project directory or somewhere else, and how to modify the Makefile.
Any help will be gratitude!!!

[thiesdiggity]

Hi @wugensan, I'm having the same issue. Were you able to figure this out? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[kirb]

The merge of kirb/theos has added proper support for non-Apple frameworks. You can place them in the lib directory, and then reference them with thing_EXTRA_FRAMEWORKS = Blah.

[kvzn]

@kirb EXTRA_FRAMEWORKS works for compiling without errors, but doesn't work on the device, why?

[ipadkid358]

It compiles on your main computer, but not on your iOS device? Or it compiles, but crashes when the binary is run on the iOS device? Is the framework on the iOS device?

[kirb]

How does it not work? Provide as much detail as possible, including exact error output. You can run make troubleshoot to quickly upload Theos error output to Ghostbin. If it’s building fine but fails to load at runtime, check syslog (using macOS Console.app, or oslog from Cydia) for dyld error messages. Particularly, iOS 11 will refuse to load frameworks installed to /Library/Frameworks. If this is your own framework, you must move it to /usr/lib with MyFramework_INSTALL_PATH = /usr/lib.

This is an old issue thread — if you think you’ve found a bug in Theos, please create another issue. Otherwise, take a look at our advice on getting help.

[kvzn]

@kirb Thank you for your very great help. I sign the third party framework with ldid -S first, then put it at /System/Library/Framework, this way works. But if I put the framework at /Library/Framework or /usr/lib, it says image not found in the syslog. My environment is iOS 11.1.2 with Electra, do you know why the framework in /usr/lib can not be loaded? Very appreciate your help!