Dynamic Linking for iOS is broken on React Native `0.71.1`

[imWildCat]

Description

After running pod install with dynamic linking (NO_FLIPPER=1 RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=0 USE_FRAMEWORKS=dynamic bundle exec pod install), the app cannot be built.

Version

0.71.1

Output of npx react-native info

➜  DemoRN0711 npx react-native info
info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
    OS: macOS 13.1
    CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max
    Memory: 13.64 GB / 64.00 GB
    Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 16.19.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.19 - ~/Library/pnpm/yarn
    npm: 8.19.3 - /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
    Watchman: 2023.01.16.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.11.3 - /Users/[user]/.rbenv/shims/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: DriverKit 22.2, iOS 16.2, macOS 13.1, tvOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 31, 32, 33
      Build Tools: 30.0.3, 31.0.0, 33.0.0
      System Images: android-31 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a, android-33 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      Android NDK: 25.1.8937393
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: Electric Eel 2022.1.1 Electric Eel 2022.1.1
    Xcode: 14.2/14C18 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: 11.0.17 - /usr/bin/javac
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0 
    react-native: 0.71.1 => 0.71.1 
    react-native-macos: Not Found
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

Steps to reproduce

1. npx react-native init DemoRN0711 --skip-install
2. cd DemoRN0711 && yarn install
3. cd ios
4. NO_FLIPPER=1 RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=0 USE_FRAMEWORKS=dynamic bundle exec pod install
5. xcodebuild archive -workspace DemoRN0711.xcworkspace/ -scheme DemoRN0711 -configuration Release -archivePath ./DemoRN0711-iphoneos.xcarchive -sdk iphoneos ENABLE_BITCODE=NO SKIP_INSTALL=NO ARCHS=arm64 CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY= CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO SUPPORTS_MACCATALYST=NO | xcbeautify

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository

DemoRN0711.zip

[cipolleschi]

Hi @imWildCat, thank you for opening the issue.

The Old Architecture is working with use_frameworks! :linkage => :static, though, and we have CircleCI jobs to keep it working.
What is the use case? Do you explicitly need dynamic_frameworks?

[imWildCat]

@cipolleschi thanks for your reply!

I was trying to build React Native binaries to save the overall project compile time.
The old architecture with Dynamic linking works before 0.71.0.

[cipolleschi]

I did some tests today and the current situation is that dynamically linked frameworks stopped working in 0.70, when Hermes is enabled and stopped also for JSC from 0.71. I'm still trying to figure out what happened, but it is not trivial and the issue is highlighting other problems in the codebase.

Is in our intention to try to solve this regression, but, unfortunately, it could take some time to have them back online. I'm sorry for this disruption. :(

[imWildCat]

No worries! Thanks in advance!

I'm also glad to help but not sure where to get started.

[nurse-the-code]

I am having similar issues on react-native 0.65. I have been wondering if it could be related to Xcode 14.2?

[extremeheat]

Same problem, took a while to hunt this down but the dynamic linking setting created lots of funny linker errors after upgrading the RN version.

E.g., "Undefined symbol: facebook::jsi::Value::Value(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, facebook::jsi::Value const&)".

https://gist.githubusercontent.com/extremeheat/ad48c8e69fd7319e7af0bafd65636edd/raw

[cipolleschi]

Yeah, we know. I have a few changes almost ready that would fix it. They may be ready for 0.71.3 as we are about to release 0.71.2 this week.

I'm sorry for the disruption.

[cipolleschi]

You can look up how it is going, following this PR: #36003 😉

[kelset]

@imWildCat can you try 0.71.2 and tell us if it's fixed now?

[imWildCat]

Huge thanks @cipolleschi @kelset !

I queued a build at imWildCat/ReactNative-Binary#25 with 0.71.2

Will let you know when I have the result

[imWildCat]

Sorry for the delay. I believe this issue has been addressed. My testing PR is still failing due to a different issue, IMO.