Library not found for -lAFNetworking Xcode issues

Question

ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/kh/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/om-euxqzibzllbcmndwqrgthdeotiro/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/AFNetworking'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/kh/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/om-euxqzibzllbcmndwqrgthdeotiro/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/JSONModel'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/kh/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/om-euxqzibzllbcmndwqrgthdeotiro/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/ReactiveCocoa'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/kh/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/om-euxqzibzllbcmndwqrgthdeotiro/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/Realm'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/kh/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/dom-euxqzibzllbcmndwqrgthdeotiro/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/SAMKeychain'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/kh/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/om-euxqzibzllbcmndwqrgthdeotiro/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/Sentry'
ld: library not found for -lAFNetworking
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Some Solutions I tried , and all of below didn't work which was previously suggested on similar stackoverflow questions

• Opening xcworkspace, yes I am opening that.Not the project
• Restart xcode
• Clean & Build multiple times.
• Deleted pods folder, and installed pods again.
• pod update multiple times
• set Build Active architecture Only to Yes
• Selected my Target, went to "Build Phases" in "Link Binary With Libraries" removed ".a" file of that library. Clean and Build.
• Target -> Build Settings ->Other Linker Flags = $(inherited)
• Target -> Build Settings ->Library Search Path = $(inherited)

Note that libPods-om.a is giving me red whenever i add in target ( choose frameworks and libraries to add)

Worth to note, it runs onreal physical device. but not simulator

Answer 1

I had same issue on Xcode 12.4, only on simulators (on device works well). Solved by adding arm64 for key Any iOS Simulator SDK on Build Settings < Excluded Archicetures. Add on

1. Project settings, and
2. Pods settings

Or, you can try another solution (also worked for me):

1. adding arm64 for key Any iOS Simulator SDK on Project settings
2. add config.build_settings["EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]"] = "arm64" on Pod file