[Build]Linker error when building for macCatalyst: Object file built for macOS

[jchen351]

Describe the issue

When building the Apple framework with macCatalyst support, the linker fails due to an object file being built for macOS rather than macCatalyst. The error message is:

ld: building for 'macCatalyst', but linking in object file (_deps/kleidiai-build/libkleidiai.a[28](kai_matmul_clamp_f32_qai8dxp1x4_qsi4c32p4x4_1x4_neon_dotprod_asm.S.o)) built for 'macOS'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Additional Notes

• The issue appears to be related to the kleidiai dependency, which is providing an object file compiled for macOS.
• It may be necessary to adjust the build settings or the way kleidiai is compiled to ensure compatibility with macCatalyst.

Target platform

macOS-14

Build script

From onnxruntime project root:

mkdir build && python3 tools/ci_build/github/apple/build_apple_framework.py --build_dir build settings.json

The build is configured using settings.json with the following content:

{
    "build_osx_archs": {
        "iphoneos": [
            "arm64"
        ],
        "iphonesimulator": [
            "arm64",
            "x86_64"
        ],
        "macabi": [
            "arm64",
            "x86_64"
        ]
    },
    "build_params": {
        "base": [
            "--parallel",
            "--build_apple_framework",
            "--use_coreml",
            "--skip_tests",
            "--cmake_extra_defines=onnxruntime_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF"
        ],
        "iphoneos": [
            "--ios",
            "--use_xcode",
            "--use_xnnpack",
            "--apple_deploy_target=15.1"
        ],
        "iphonesimulator": [
            "--ios",
            "--use_xcode",
            "--use_xnnpack",
            "--apple_deploy_target=15.1"
        ],
        "macabi": [
            "--macos=Catalyst",
            "--apple_deploy_target=14.0"
        ]
    }
}

Error / output

ld: building for 'macCatalyst', but linking in object file (_deps/kleidiai-build/libkleidiai.a[28](kai_matmul_clamp_f32_qai8dxp1x4_qsi4c32p4x4_1x4_neon_dotprod_asm.S.o)) built for 'macOS'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

For more infomation, see log here.

GCC / Compiler Version

Xcode 15.3.0

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