Adding RealmSwift as a subproject: Missing required modules: 'Realm.Private', 'Realm'

Question

So I wanted to link to RealmSwift in my own framework and these are the steps I took:

1. Add RealmSwift as a subproject

2. Link the framework:

3. Add the dependency

4. Import RealmSwift into the Swift file:

And I got the error: Missing required modules: 'Realm.Private', 'Realm'. How can I solve this issue? Thanks!

Ultramicroscopic

I can copy the Realm.framework out of the RealmSwift.framework and the message disappears. But then RLMObject is not found. How about you? – Flanders

This is still an issue 7years later. – Insolate

Answer 1

You'll need to add /path/to/RealmSwift.framework/Frameworks to the “Framework Search Paths” section in Build Settings

where /path/to/RealmSwift.framework is the location of the framework.

This is because RealmSwift.framework depends on Realm.framework (where the Realm and Realm.Private modules are defined), which is vendored in its Frameworks directory.

Viburnum

Cocoapods should take care of all this. Is this a bug in the latest version? – Colza

The original question was in reference to using Xcode subprojects, so CocoaPods is irrelevant. You're correct in assuming that CocoaPods takes care of all this setup, however. – Viburnum

How do I find this path exactly? I'm using SPM. – Interlaken

Answer 2

I had the same issue, turns out that the file that showed the error was used by two different targets. When adding Realm with SPM, we can only select one target. I solved the with the following steps:

1. In the Project Navigator, select the target that lacks Realm
2. In Build Phases > Link Binary With Libraries, add RealmSwift and Realm.

Squirearchy

This should be the accepted answer, because it shows a Xcode-specific solution in a clear and understandable way without relying on figuring paths manually. – Finalist

Answer 3

As of Realm v0.93.0, RealmSwift.framework no longer embeds Realm.framework. This causes the same missing module error message when you upgrade. You can resolve it by linking directly to both RealmSwift.framework and Realm.framework. You'll also need to remove any pre-existing strip-frameworks.sh Run Script Phase in your app's target's Build Phases. This step is no longer needed.

Craddock

Answer 4

Something similar happened to me when I did the pod install...

Make sure you open the appname.xcworkspace file not the appname.xcodeproj after doing the pod-install with CocoaPods.

The error No such module 'RealmSwift' will occur from any file where 'import RealmSwift' is set up if not opened from appname.xcworkspace.

Repairman

Answer 5

1. Select Project Name.
2. Navigate to Build Phases > Link Binary With Libraries enter image description here
3. Click the plus sign to add > Select Realm, RealmSwift click Add enter image description here
4. Hit command + b to build and your problem should go away like this image

Radium