Questions tagged [install-name-tool]
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install_name_tool -change fails silently and ignores -headerpad_max_install_names flag
I have a command-line executable that includes links to dylibs that — when distributed — will not be at the stated location returned by otool -L.
For instance, given a binary called foo:
$ otool -L foo
/opt/local/lib/libgcc/libstdc++.6.dylib…

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install_name_tool error when running virtualenv on Mac OSX Lion (with Xcode)
When I try to run mkvirtualenv with python 2.6, I get the error:
Could not call install_name_tool -- you must have Apple's development tools installed
I've installed Xcode. (It's actually installed, not just downloaded and waiting to be installed).…

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"dll-path" has no effect when building boost
I aim to have full runpaths in compiled boost libraries by providing dll-path option when compiling boost:
$ ./b2 dll-path=$(pwd)/build --prefix=$(pwd)/build
$ ./b2 install dll-path=$(pwd)/build --prefix=$(pwd)/build
However, when I check libraries…

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install_name_tool does not make any changes?
My app needs to load a dylib provided by a hardware manufacturer. Using otool on the dylib produces this output:
$otool -L harwdware.2.dylib
hardware.2.dylib:
@executable_path/../Addittional/hardware.2.dylib (compatibility version 3.0.0,…

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dyld: Library not loaded: libboost_system.dylib
Yet another dyld: Library not loaded dylib problem..
I've got a dylib (libboost_system.dylib) compiled from the Boost sources,
then used install-name-tool to prepare it for inclusion in the Frameworks folder of my app bundle like…

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install-name-tool does not add path to library when viewed through otool?
I finished my mac app using Xcode and Qt. Now I would like to prepare it for deployment to other macs. Inorder to do that I utilized macdeployqt.
I just created an app bundle with macdeployqt. However some of the libraries are missing. I attempted…

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dylib library path and use it in application
I want to create a library in Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.x) and use it in another application by qt creator, so I’ve created a simple library in qt with this setting:
QT -= gui
TARGET =…

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Fix paths in dylib files using install_name_tool
I'm trying to compile my C++ project after updating OS to El Capitan. However, I faced a few snags along the way:
dyld: Library not loaded: pathB/libIceUtil.34.dylib
Referenced from: pathA/libSlice.34.dylib
Reason: image not found
The problem is…

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XCodebuild specifying target and linking a framework
I have a project in which I need to produce two executables, one in 64-bit (x64_86) and the other in 32-bit (i386); they cannot be combined.
The project includes linking to a 3rd party framework.
Compilation in XCode works without issue.
When…

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install_name_tool on OS X Lion
I'm running OS 10.7.4 and cannot find install_name_tool. I have Xcode 4.3.3 installed through the App Store. Does anyone know where I can find/get install_name_tool?

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Xcode 4, dylib & install_name_tool
I'm trying to get a dylib working in my OSX project.
Ive been reading a few samples, this one specifically:
Xcode 4 adding dylib
But I still cannot get it to work.
Here are the steps I have performed:
Copied the testing.1.dylib to my Xcode projects…

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Changing dylib library path with install_name_tool -id, nothing changes
I'm trying to put an executable together to send to another computer.
otool -L "exec_name" returns:
/usr/local/opt/glfw/lib/libglfw.3.dylib (compatibility version 3.0.0, current version 3.3.0)
trying to change it to my executable…

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install_name_tool does nothing
I'm preparing my application for deployment on OSX.
The only problem is relocating the shared libraries.
I put them all inside a Frameworks-folder in the .app-folder itself.
What I try for every library is something like:
install_name_tool \
-id…

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How to run Nuitka on macOS
I am trying to run Nuitka, just to test it, on a very basic Python script.
Unfortunately, I get an error I cannot properly understand.
$ nuitka-run dice_test.py …

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Include a dylib into an OS X Framework
Today, I am trying to make an Objective-C wrapper of the mediainfo library. I have also written two demo projects (one written in Objective-C and the other one in Swift).
I would like to include the dylib of mediainfo into the framework bundle so…

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