Problem with GoogleUtilities after Declaring :linkage => :static in Podfile

[jyahann]

Problem

After declaring :linkage => :static in Podfile as required by another third-party library, I encountered an issue with GoogleUtilities when running a Flutter application:

flutter run lib/main_development.dart --flavor Runner --debug

Output:

/{flutter_proj}/ios/Runner.xcodeproj: warning: Multiple targets match implicit dependency for linker flags '-framework GoogleUtilities'. Consider adding an explicit dependency on the intended target to resolve this ambiguity. (in target 'ImageNotification' from project 'Runner')
                note: Target 'GoogleUtilities-1fb9575f' (in project 'Pods')
                note: Target 'GoogleUtilities-54d832b6' (in project 'Pods')

            Result bundle written to path:
            	/var/folders/q8/zhslst2s5zjbd7q45y13wqvc0000gn/T/flutter_tools.FIKvOe/flutter_ios_build_temp_direBvQTp/temporary_xcresult_bundle


            --- xcodebuild: WARNING: Using the first of multiple matching destinations:

            { platform:iOS Simulator, id:F3BB9235-14DD-4979-8DB2-C76ECEC0BFBE, OS:17.0.1, name:iPhone 15 Pro }
            2024-04-25 11:45:12.941 xcodebuild[31837:2023202] [MT] DVTAssertions: Warning in /System/Volumes/Data/SWE/Apps/DT/BuildRoots/BuildRoot11/ActiveBuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/IDEFrameworks/IDEFrameworks-22269/IDEFoundation/Provisioning/Capabilities Infrastructure/IDECapabilityQuerySelection.swift:103
            Details:  createItemModels creation requirements should not create capability item model for a capability item model that already exists.
            Function: createItemModels(for:itemModelSource:)
            Thread:   <_NSMainThread: 0x158e09a50>{number = 1, name = main}
            Please file a bug at https://feedbackassistant.apple.com with this warning message and any useful information you can provide.

Package Versions in pubspec.yaml:

firebase_core: ^2.27.1
firebase_messaging: ^14.7.20
firebase_auth: ^4.17.9
firebase_in_app_messaging: ^0.7.4+18
firebase_crashlytics: ^3.4.19
firebase_app_check: ^0.2.1+18
firebase_performance: ^0.9.3+18
firebase_analytics: ^10.2.1

Podfile:

platform :ios, '14.0'

ENV['COCOAPODS_DISABLE_STATS'] = 'true'

project 'Runner', {
  'Debug' => :debug,
  'Profile' => :release,
  'Release' => :release,
}

def flutter_root
  generated_xcode_build_settings_path = File.expand_path(File.join('..', 'Flutter', 'Generated.xcconfig'), __FILE__)
  unless File.exist?(generated_xcode_build_settings_path)
    raise "#{generated_xcode_build_settings_path} must exist. If you're running pod install manually, make sure flutter pub get is executed first"
  end

  File.foreach(generated_xcode_build_settings_path) do |line|
    matches = line.match(/FLUTTER_ROOT\=(.*)/)
    return matches[1].strip if matches
  end
  raise "FLUTTER_ROOT not found in #{generated_xcode_build_settings_path}. Try deleting Generated.xcconfig, then run flutter pub get"
end

require File.expand_path(File.join('packages', 'flutter_tools', 'bin', 'podhelper'), flutter_root)

flutter_ios_podfile_setup

target 'Runner' do
  use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
  pod 'GTMSessionFetcher'
  pod 'GoogleUtilities'

  flutter_install_all_ios_pods File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__))
end

post_install do |installer|
  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
    flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
    target.build_configurations.each do |config|
      config.build_settings.delete 'IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'
      config.build_settings['GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS'] ||= [
        '$(inherited)',
        'PERMISSION_CAMERA=1',
        'PERMISSION_PHOTOS=1',
        'PERMISSION_NOTIFICATIONS=1',
      ]
    end
  end
end

target 'ImageNotification' do
  use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
  pod 'Firebase/Messaging'
end

Additional Notes:

I also tried using use_modular_headers and explicitly declaring pod 'YandexMobileAds', :linkage => :static (although such declaration does not exist in CocoaPods) without success. However, the production build through Xcode on a real device works fine. The issue lies in not being able to run the debug build on an emulator/device.

Please feel free to provide any insights or suggestions on how to resolve this issue. Thank you!