[Crashlytics] Xcode16 missing dSYM in Firebase

[dustin2023]

Description

Issue Description

This is related to issues #13543 and #13764.

The problem is that when building the application with Debug mode on Xcode 16.1, the dSYM files fail to upload to Crashlytics.
It worked in latest Xcode 15 version.

The workaround is to disable Debug Dylib Support in the target's Build Settings. However, this causes SwiftUI previews to stop working.

Reproducing the issue

1. Set ENABLE_DEBUG_DYLIB=YES for build options
2. Build the application in Xcode 16.1

Firebase SDK Version

11.4.0

Xcode Version

16.1

Installation Method

Swift Package Manager

Firebase Product(s)

Crashlytics

Targeted Platforms

iOS

Relevant Log Output

11.4.0 - [FirebaseCrashlytics][I-CLS000000] [Firebase/Crashlytics] Packaged report with id '67cba1a19d7b4800a514f208856ed765' for submission
11.4.0 - [FirebaseCrashlytics][I-CLS000000] Submitting report async
11.4.0 - [FirebaseCrashlytics][I-CLS000000] [Crashlytics:Crash:Reports:Event] Sending app_exception event to Firebase Analytics for crash-free statistics
11.4.0 - [FirebaseCrashlytics][I-CLS000000] Completed report submission with id: 67cba1a19d7b4800a514f208856ed765

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[jclardy]

I'm also experiencing this issue on the same setup, Xcode 16.1, Firebase 11.4.0. For now I have a separate previews target for development.

[MichaelVerdon]

Does this issue come up when using the latest version 11.5.0?

[dustin2023]

Does this issue come up when using the latest version 11.5.0?

Sadly, yes. I get the some error and also I figured out that I also get this Warning:
warning: (arm64) /Users/dustin/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MyAppName-cicejndcecececfe/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/MyAppName.app/ MyAppName empty dSYM file detected, dSYM was created with an executable with no debug info.

[rizafran]

Thanks for reporting. I tried setting the ENABLE_DEBUG_DYLIB to YES, but I was able to upload the dSYMs in the Crashlytics dashboard, and I'm using Xcode 16.1 to reproduce the issue. May I know if you're encountering any error when uploading the dSYMs?

[MichaelVerdon]

I have reliably been able to reproduce this error achieving the same warning and have been investigating it. Using XCode 16.1 and the current version. No errors come up but the exact same warning comes up after running a test app.

[themiswang]

The warning seems like is from XCode/lldb compiler rather than Crashlytics (https://lldb.llvm.org/cpp_reference/SymbolFileDWARF_8cpp_source.html line655). This is probably something on Apple side, Crashlytics only consumes dSYM which is generated from Xcode. Related conversation on Apple side: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/761589?answerId=806733022#806733022

[dustin2023]

The warning seems like is from XCode/lldb compiler rather than Crashlytics (https://lldb.llvm.org/cpp_reference/SymbolFileDWARF_8cpp_source.html line655). This is probably something on Apple side, Crashlytics only consumes dSYM which is generated from Xcode. Related conversation on Apple side: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/761589?answerId=806733022#806733022

I opened a new post for this: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/768802
Maybe they have a solution. I will share it here as well.

[Harikarthyk]

+1

[CtrlJone]

+1

[grantespo]

+1

[danielshaffer]

+1

[alexanderkhitev]

Hello! Any news/updates?

[girishw]

+1 Maybe related to this ? https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/761589?answerId=806733022#806733022

[BartoszCichecki]

+1

I literally just started working on a new app. Xcode 16.1 followed configuration, builds correctly. After test crash, there is "Missing dSYM" warning in Firebase console.

Don't know what more info is needed, but script says:

Running upload-symbols in Build Phase mode
Validating build environment for Crashlytics...
Validation succeeded. Symbol uploading will proceed in the background.

so it looks like run thinks everything is ok.

[themiswang]

One thing I realized after update to xcode 16.1 my test app build setting for Debug information format debug mode is changed to DWARF instead of DWARF with dSYM file. Can you double check the build setting and try it again? So far I cannot reproduce the issue using latest version of Firebase SDK. I also gonna send an issue to Feedback Assistance this week regarding with the warning.

[BartoszCichecki]

For me, it's a brand new project created with Xcode 16.1. I checked project file in text editor to make sure DWARF with dSYM file is selected. All other settings in Firebase guide here are correct. Yet, I get both the warning about empty dSYM is there, AND most importantly, dsyms are not uplaoded - console warns about missing dSYM.

Here is a redacted pbxproj with app name/teams removed (extension changed to txt so that github accepts the file):
project.txt

[BartoszCichecki]

I tried setting "Enable Debug Dylib Support" to "No", and I confirm - upload start working, but it breaks SwiftUI previews. What is more dSYMs that where uploaded to Firebase are missing version number.

I dont know what is happening here, but it's time to take this more seriously and start being more active here guys.

PS: behaviour is the same with Xcode 16.2 beta 3.