How to upload iOS app to Appstore which uses OpenCV [duplicate] - c++

Question

Compiling Xcode Project fails with following errors:
'missing required architecture arm64 in file /Users/*/Git/ocr/opencv2.framework/opencv2'
It works well, if i change Architectures(under Build Settings) to (armv7, armv7s) instead of (armv7, armv7s).
How to change the opencv python build script, to add arm64 support to opencv2.framework?

Answer 1

The latest OpenCV iOS framework supports 64 bit by default
It can be downloaded at: OpenCV download page

Answer 2

I modified the following to make it build, though I haven't got an arm64 iOS device to test at the moment.
Edit: I also had to follow https://stackoverflow.com/a/17025423/1094400
Assuming "opencv" is the folder containing the opencv source from Github:
in each of gzlib.c, gzread.c, gzwrite.c located in opencv/3rdparty/zlib/ add:
#include <unistd.h>
at the top after the existing include.
In addition open opencv/platforms/ios/cmake/Modules/Platform/iOS.cmake and change line 88 from:
set (CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "$(ARCHS_STANDARD_32_BIT)" CACHE string "Build architecture for iOS")
to:
set (CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "$(ARCHS_STANDARD_INCLUDING_64_BIT)" CACHE string "Build architecture for iOS")
Furthermore change the buildscript at opencv/platforms/ios/build_framework.py in lines 99 and 100 from:
targets = ["iPhoneOS", "iPhoneOS", "iPhoneSimulator"]
archs = ["armv7", "armv7s", "i386"]
to:
targets = ["iPhoneOS", "iPhoneOS", "iPhoneOS", "iPhoneSimulator", "iPhoneSimulator"]
archs = ["armv7", "armv7s", "arm64", "i386", "x86_64"]
The resulting library will include the following:
$ xcrun -sdk iphoneos lipo -info opencv2
Architectures in the fat file: opencv2 are: armv7 armv7s i386 x86_64 arm64
Although I have a remaining concern regarding opencv/platforms/ios/cmake/Toolchain-iPhoneOS_Xcode.cmake which defines the size of a data pointer to be 4 in lines 14 and 17.
It should be 8 for 64bit I guess, so as I haven't tested if the compiled library is working for arm64 I would suggest further investigations at this point if it does not run properly.

Answer 3

micahp's answer was almost perfect, but missed the simulator version. So modify platforms/ios/build_framework.py to:
targets = ["iPhoneOS", "iPhoneOS", "iPhoneOS", "iPhoneSimulator", "iPhoneSimulator"]
archs = ["armv7", "armv7s", "arm64", "i386", "x86_64"]
You'll need to download the command line tools for Xcode 5.0.1 and then run
python opencv/platforms/ios/build_framework.py ios

Answer 4

Try to wait a next month. Will release a new XCode with more powerful supporting of 32/64 bit.
https://developer.apple.com/news/index.php?id=9162013a

Answer 5

Modify "build_frameworks.py" to:
def build_framework(srcroot, dstroot):
"main function to do all the work"
targets = ["iPhoneOS", "iPhoneOS", "iPhoneOS", "iPhoneSimulator"]
archs = ["armv7", "armv7s", "arm64", "i386"]
for i in range(len(targets)):
build_opencv(srcroot, os.path.join(dstroot, "build"), targets[i], archs[i])
put_framework_together(srcroot, dstroot)

Answer 6

#Jan, I followed your instructions, but OpenCV still doesn't run on arm64. You made such a detailed and wonderful answer - why not check it out on a simulator and see if you can make it run? :-)
FWIW, I think it might be harder than it seems. On the openCV stackoverflow clone, there's an indication that this problem might be non-trivial.

Answer 7

Instead of using terminal commands given in the opencv installation guide in official website, use the following commands. Worked for me.
cd OpenCV-2.3.1
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" ..
make
sudo make install

Answer 8

I was having a similar error, but the issue wasn't related with the arm64 coompilation.fixed adding the framework libc++.dylib