Issue with Statically Linked Binary DatadogCrashReporting in CocoaPods Integration

[mohameditani]

Describe the issue

When integrating the DatadogCrashReporting pod into our project, we encountered an issue due to its inclusion of statically linked binaries. The error is as follows:

[!] The 'Pods-Cashier' target has transitive dependencies that include statically linked binaries: (DatadogCrashReporting)
This conflict arises because CocoaPods cannot integrate statically linked binaries into dynamic frameworks, which is the default configuration in many projects.

Podspec sample:

Pod::Spec.new do |s|

s.authors      = { '' => '' }
s.license      = { :type => '.' }
s.homepage     = '.'
s.source       = { :git => '', :tag => '4.1.0' }
s.summary      = '.'

s.name                  = "Logger"
s.platform              = :ios
s.ios.deployment_target = '15.0'
s.requires_arc          = true
s.source_files          = "Source/**/*.{swift}"
s.version               = "4.1.0"


s.dependency 'DatadogSDK'
s.dependency 'DatadogInternal'
s.dependency 'DatadogCrashReporting'
s.dependency 'XCGLogger'
s.dependency 'Constants'
s.dependency 'FirebaseCrashlytics'

end

Reproduction steps

Add the following to the podspec of a custom pod:
pod 'DatadogCrashReporting'
Run pod install.
Observe the error during the installation process.
Expected Behavior:
The DatadogCrashReporting pod should integrate successfully without causing conflicts with the target.

Actual Behavior:
The installation fails with an error about statically linked binaries.

Environment Details:

CocoaPods Version: [Specify your CocoaPods version]
Xcode Version: [Specify your Xcode version]
iOS Deployment Target: 15.0
Podfile Configuration:
use_frameworks!

Device Information

No response

SDK version

1.23.0

Integration Methods

Cocoapods

Xcode Version

16.1

Swift Version

6.0.2

MacOS Version

Sequoia 15.0.1

Deployment Target

15.0

Other relevant information

No response

[maxep]

Hello @mohameditani,

Yes, our DatadogCrashReporting module is defined as static because its transitive dependency PLCrashReporter's podspec links to a static framework. For that reason, your podspec also requires to define s.static_framework = true.

I hope this helps.

[mohameditani]

Hello @maxep ,

Thank you for your message. I tried that already and still similar error [!] The 'Pods-Cashier' target has transitive dependencies that include statically linked binaries: (Logger and DatadogCrashReporting)

Any other possible solutions?

[mariedm]

Hello @mohameditani,

Here are a few suggestions to help troubleshoot the issue:

• First, as @maxep suggested, make sure s.static_framework = true is present in your podspec file; this is required for your framework to work correctly
• Additionally, verify that all dependencies are compatible with static linking to avoid conflicts
• Check your Podfile.lock and check if dependencies are being linked statically or dynamically (and adjust if needed)
• Specify explicit versions for your dependencies (e.g., s.dependency 'DatadogInternal', '~> 2.20.0') to avoid compatibility issues
• Run pod spec lint to identify any warnings or errors that might indicate configuration issues

Hope that helps!

[norhan-boghdadi]

Hello @mariedm,

Thank you for your response, I followed the above points but I still get the error: [!] The 'Pods-Cashier' target has transitive dependencies that include statically linked binaries: (Logger and DatadogCrashReporting)