duplicate symbols for architectures in Xcode

objective-c xcode duplicates symbols
IlyaKharlamov picture IlyaKharlamov · Oct 20, 2012 · Viewed 48.1k times · Source

Here is the error message I receive when compiling ...

Ld /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.app/MasterDetail normal i386
    cd /Users/ilia3546/Проекты/iDecide
    setenv IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 5.0
    setenv PATH "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/usr/bin:/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
    /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang -arch i386 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator6.0.sdk -L/Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator -F/Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator -filelist /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetail.LinkFileList -Xlinker -objc_abi_version -Xlinker 2 -fobjc-link-runtime -Xlinker -no_implicit_dylibs -mios-simulator-version-min=5.0 -framework UIKit -framework Foundation -framework CoreGraphics -o /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.app/MasterDetail

duplicate symbol _main in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/main-E0BAF2CA88EDEE32.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailAppDelegate._window in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailAppDelegate-C2C06F734ECE2E36.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailAppDelegate._navigationController in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailAppDelegate-C2C06F734ECE2E36.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailAppDelegate._splitViewController in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailAppDelegate-C2C06F734ECE2E36.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_CLASS_$_MasterDetailAppDelegate in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailAppDelegate-C2C06F734ECE2E36.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_METACLASS_$_MasterDetailAppDelegate in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailAppDelegate-C2C06F734ECE2E36.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailDetailViewController._detailItem in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailDetailViewController-B3C32DC7B1BE4E38.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailDetailViewController._TitleOfDetail in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailDetailViewController-B3C32DC7B1BE4E38.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailDetailViewController._detailDescriptionLabel in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailDetailViewController-B3C32DC7B1BE4E38.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailDetailViewController._masterPopoverController in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailDetailViewController-B3C32DC7B1BE4E38.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailDetailViewController.WebView in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailDetailViewController-B3C32DC7B1BE4E38.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_CLASS_$_MasterDetailDetailViewController in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailDetailViewController-B3C32DC7B1BE4E38.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_METACLASS_$_MasterDetailDetailViewController in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailDetailViewController-B3C32DC7B1BE4E38.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController._detailViewController in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController._Controller1 in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController.listOfDecide in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController.listOfDecideOpis in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController.listOfGraph in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController.listOfGraphOpis in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController.listOfAbout in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_IVAR_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController.listOfAboutOpis in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_CLASS_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
duplicate symbol _OBJC_METACLASS_$_MasterDetailMasterViewController in:
    /Users/ilia3546/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MasterDetail-fhgogwnbpzovbtaskgecptdnvgjs/Build/Intermediates/MasterDetail.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/MasterDetail.build/Objects-normal/i386/MasterDetailMasterViewController-A4C5EC1C14AE6E3A.o
ld: 23 duplicate symbols for architecture i386
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

appdelegate.m -

#import "MasterDetailAppDelegate.h"

#import "MasterDetailMasterViewController.h"

#import "MasterDetailDetailViewController.h"


@implementation MasterDetailAppDelegate

@synthesize window = _window;
@synthesize navigationController = _navigationController;
@synthesize splitViewController = _splitViewController;

- (void)dealloc
{
    [_window release];
    [_navigationController release];
    [_splitViewController release];
    [super dealloc];
}


- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
    self.window = [[[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]] autorelease];
    // Override point for customization after application launch.
    if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {
            MasterDetailMasterViewController *masterViewController = [[[MasterDetailMasterViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"MasterDetailMasterViewController_iPhone" bundle:nil] autorelease];
            self.navigationController = [[[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:masterViewController] autorelease];
            self.window.rootViewController = self.navigationController; 
    } else {
        MasterDetailMasterViewController *masterViewController = [[[MasterDetailMasterViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"MasterDetailMasterViewController_iPad" bundle:nil] autorelease];
        UINavigationController *masterNavigationController = [[[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:masterViewController] autorelease];

        MasterDetailDetailViewController *detailViewController = [[[MasterDetailDetailViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"MasterDetailDetailViewController_iPad" bundle:nil] autorelease];
        UINavigationController *detailNavigationController = [[[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:detailViewController] autorelease];
        self.splitViewController = [[[UISplitViewController alloc] init] autorelease];
        self.splitViewController.delegate = detailViewController;
        self.splitViewController.viewControllers = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:masterNavigationController, detailNavigationController, nil];

        self.window.rootViewController = self.splitViewController;
    }
    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
    return YES;
}

- (void)applicationWillResignActive:(UIApplication *)application
{
    /*
     Sent when the application is about to move from active to inactive state. This can occur for certain types of temporary interruptions (such as an incoming phone call or SMS message) or when the user quits the application and it begins the transition to the background state.
     Use this method to pause ongoing tasks, disable timers, and throttle down OpenGL ES frame rates. Games should use this method to pause the game.
     */
}

- (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application
{
    /*
     Use this method to release shared resources, save user data, invalidate timers, and store enough application state information to restore your application to its current state in case it is terminated later. 
     If your application supports background execution, this method is called instead of applicationWillTerminate: when the user quits.
     */
}

- (void)applicationWillEnterForeground:(UIApplication *)application
{
    /*
     Called as part of the transition from the background to the active state; here you can undo many of the changes made on entering the background.
     */
}

- (void)applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *)application
{
    /*
     Restart any tasks that were paused (or not yet started) while the application was inactive. If the application was previously in the background, optionally refresh the user interface.
     */
}

- (void)applicationWillTerminate:(UIApplication *)application
{
    /*
     Called when the application is about to terminate.
     Save data if appropriate.
     See also applicationDidEnterBackground:.
     */
}

@end

main.m - 

//
//  main.m
//  MasterDetail
//
//  Created by Wei-Meng Lee on 3/9/11.
//  Copyright (c) 2011 __MyCompanyName__. All rights reserved.
//

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

#import "MasterDetailAppDelegate.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    @autoreleasepool {
        return UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, nil, NSStringFromClass([MasterDetailAppDelegate class]));
    }
}

I checked importing the .m file instead of the .h, but all correctly.

Answer

Voloda2 picture Voloda2 · Jan 17, 2013

Check your import files, it may that you're importing a .m file. 

#import "TimeModel.m"

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