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[CP-beta]Revert "Directly generate a Mach-O dynamic library using gen_snapshot [reland] (#174870) - #180687

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… [reland] (flutter#174870) (flutter#180639)

This reverts commit 4b6e0bd.

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@github-actions github-actions Bot added tool Affects the "flutter" command-line tool. See also t: labels. team-ios Owned by iOS platform team labels Jan 8, 2026

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This pull request reverts the mechanism for generating AOT snapshots on Apple platforms. Instead of directly generating a Mach-O dynamic library from gen_snapshot, the tool will now generate an assembly file (.S) and then use xcrun cc and xcrun clang to compile and link it into a framework. This change is reflected across the AOTSnapshotter implementation and its corresponding tests. My review identifies a missing deployment target flag for macOS builds, which could lead to incorrect builds, and suggests a fix along with corresponding test updates.

Comment on lines +261 to +265
if (isIOS)
// When the minimum version is updated, remember to update
// template MinimumOSVersion.
// https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/62902
'-miphoneos-version-min=${FlutterDarwinPlatform.ios.deploymentTarget()}',

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The macOS deployment target version is missing. The previous implementation correctly set --macho-min-os-version for both iOS and macOS. This logic should be preserved by adding -mmacosx-version-min for macOS builds to ensure the correct deployment target is used.

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if (isIOS)
// When the minimum version is updated, remember to update
// template MinimumOSVersion.
// https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/62902
'-miphoneos-version-min=${FlutterDarwinPlatform.ios.deploymentTarget()}',
if (isIOS)
// When the minimum version is updated, remember to update
// template MinimumOSVersion.
// https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/62902
'-miphoneos-version-min=${FlutterDarwinPlatform.ios.deploymentTarget()}'
else
'-mmacosx-version-min=${FlutterDarwinPlatform.macos.deploymentTarget()}',

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FakeCommand(
command: <String>[
'xcrun',
'cc',
'-arch',
'arm64',
'-c',
environment.buildDir.childFile('arm64/snapshot_assembly.S').path,
'-o',
environment.buildDir.childFile('arm64/snapshot_assembly.o').path,
],
),
FakeCommand(
command: <String>[
'xcrun',
'cc',
'-arch',
'x86_64',
'-c',
environment.buildDir.childFile('x86_64/snapshot_assembly.S').path,
'-o',
environment.buildDir.childFile('x86_64/snapshot_assembly.o').path,
],
),
FakeCommand(
command: <String>[
'xcrun',
'clang',
'-arch',
'arm64',
'-dynamiclib',
'-Xlinker',
'-rpath',
'-Xlinker',
'@executable_path/Frameworks',
'-Xlinker',
'-rpath',
'-Xlinker',
'@loader_path/Frameworks',
'-fapplication-extension',
'-install_name',
'@rpath/App.framework/App',
'-o',
environment.buildDir.childFile('arm64/App.framework/App').path,
environment.buildDir.childFile('arm64/snapshot_assembly.o').path,
],
),
FakeCommand(
command: <String>[
'xcrun',
'clang',
'-arch',
'x86_64',
'-dynamiclib',
'-Xlinker',
'-rpath',
'-Xlinker',
'@executable_path/Frameworks',
'-Xlinker',
'-rpath',
'-Xlinker',
'@loader_path/Frameworks',
'-fapplication-extension',
'-install_name',
'@rpath/App.framework/App',
'-o',
environment.buildDir.childFile('x86_64/App.framework/App').path,
environment.buildDir.childFile('x86_64/snapshot_assembly.o').path,
],
),

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The test commands for cc and clang on macOS are missing the -mmacosx-version-min flag. To align with the suggested change in packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/build.dart and ensure tests are accurate, this flag should be added to all cc and clang fake commands for macOS.

For example, the cc command for arm64 should include -mmacosx-version-min=10.15.

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Closing as the original PR to master made the cut for the upcoming beta release that is a WIP.

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