Errors when compiling Orbotix HelloWorld

Question

While I've followed the release instructions for 1.6 b1146 to the letter, I'm still unable to get Orbotix' "HelloWorld" to compile. I'm getting a lot of "Apple Mach-O Linker Error" messages. What am I doing wrong?

UPDATE: Hmmm. Looks like Build | Mach-O Type should be set to "Static Library". All but one of my error messages went away.

Those macho types get me every time. ;-0

UPDATE 11/18/13:

OK, when using Mach-O type "Static Library" setting, there is one remaining error message:

Command /Applications/Xcode 5.0.2.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/libtool failed with exit code 1

How can I fix this?

UPDATE LATER 11/18/13:

I see in the release notes for 1.6b1146 a couple of sentences that read: "The QuickStart App Template has been removed from this release since XCode 5 is not compatible. Please use the following information to manually set up your project."

I've opened the Orbotix "HelloWorld" project and followed the instructions in the release notes, but I am still getting multiple Mach-0 errors. I am running it on my iPhone 5s, not the emulator.

Do the quoted sentences above mean that none of the Orbotix sample code in the /trunk/samples directory will work? Do I need to make my own HelloWorld project somehow by copying and pasting from the Orbotix sample code?

Answer 1

Phoebe - I just validated that the Sphero iOS SDK v1.6 Hello World sample compiles and executes on a 5s, 5, and 4s with no changes after downloading the Zip from https://github.com/orbotix/Sphero-iOS-SDK

Please validate that you are using a clean copy of the Hello World sample.

Answer 2

Phoebe719, I received word of your problems with the SDK through our customer service department. I'm sorry it took us a while for us to get back to you.

As for your issue, do you happen to be attempting to compile this onto an emulator? I myself have been baffled about the Mach-O linker errors when Xcode decides to not build to a device.

If you are building to an emulator, then I'm sorry, but there is no symbols in the iOS SDK for a mac to connect to a Sphero, and therefore, it just won't work. There is a mac SDK out there, but it is in a beta phase.

If not, then go ahead and leave a comment, and I'll see if we can't further diagnose the issue.