missing required module 'SwiftShims' error generated by Xcode in project

Question

I copied my project in a running state but the copied project doesn\'t work for me although the actual project is running fine. When I build my copied project it gives me th

Answer 1

I had the same error, but the reason turned out to be having different iOS versions specified as Podfile's platform :ios and as my project's deployment target.

Answer 2

If you're working with SPM, deleting the .build folder and re-running swift build solves the issue for me.

Answer 3

I have once encountered for a private local pod, which somehow Cocoapod set the lib product name as eg. "MyLib-6c4b1003" -- with a prefix in hex.

This random hex somehow changed, but the project Other Link Flags still using the old one. I did the search to find out the references to the old hex and deleted them, run pod install and the right name will be used.

I still cannot understand why there is this random hex in the prefix, but seems like Cocoapods setting up of the project could reference to the wrong one.

Answer 4

Did you try to remove the cache ?

rm -rf /Users/abdulrehman/Desktop/StudentMentor/DerivedData/ModuleCache/DLJPQMLQI1Q/

(I might have wrong copied your file path. So feel free to type it manually if there is nothing to remove at this path)

Answer 5

SwiftShims is a module defined in the standard library. It shouldn't be missing. I think it's because your DerivedData path changed, and now the compiler can't find its cache anymore.

Answer 6

• Goto your project folder
• Delete the contents inside the DerivedDataXcode folder.
• Clean the project
• Run.