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Build fails with “C99 was enabled in PCH file” when using Firebase 11.15.0 with Xcode 26 beta #14950

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Environment

Item Version
Xcode 26.0 beta (17A5241e)
macOS (release) 15.0 Sonoma (23A4286)
macOS (beta) 16.0 Tahoe dev 1
Swift 6.1 (swiftlang-6.1.0.12.1 clang-1500.0.40.1)
Firebase iOS SDK 11.15.0 (via Swift Package Manager)
Project mix Swift + Objective-C (no C++)
Firebase packages FirebaseAuth, FirebaseCrashlytics, FirebaseFirestore, FirebaseCore, FirebaseAnalytics, GoogleDataTransport, GoogleAppMeasurement, …

Same project builds cleanly with Xcode 16.4 on both macOS 15 & 16.


Build failure after upgrading to Xcode 26 beta

…/ModuleCache.noindex/SwiftShims-XXXX.pcm:
C99 was enabled in PCH file but is currently disabled
missing required module ‘SwiftShims’
module file cannot be loaded due to a configuration mismatch


Probabel Minimal reproduction

  1. Add Firebase 11.15.0 via Swift Package Manager to any project.
  2. Open with Xcode 26 beta, Clean Build Folder, then Run.
  3. Build fails with the errors shown above (identical on macOS 15 & 16).

Log excerpt (first failing compile)

CompileC … -std=c99 …/GoogleDataTransport/GDTCORClock.m
# later in the same build:
C99 was enabled in PCH file but is currently disabled

This appears to stem from Firebase submodules such as GoogleDataTransport,
GoogleAppMeasurement, and FirebaseCrashlytics, which still inject
-std=c99 via unsafeFlags or define cLanguageStandard: .c99.

That forces Clang to build precompiled headers in C99, while the Swift toolchain
expects the default (gnu17), causing a mismatch and failing the build.

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Notes

Attempts to override this by removing -std=c99 or replacing it with
cLanguageStandard: .gnu17 did not resolve the issue in practice.

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Requested fix

Please revise the Package.swift definitions across affected Firebase packages
to stop enforcing -std=c99, or explicitly align with gnu17, so that
Swift’s importer doesn’t encounter a mismatch under the new toolchain.

Thanks!


### Reproducing the issue

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### Firebase SDK Version

Newest Major 

### Xcode Version

Newest Xcode 26 Beta 

### Installation Method

Swift Package Manager

### Firebase Product(s)

All

### Targeted Platforms

iOS

### Relevant Log Output

```shell

If using Swift Package Manager, the project's Package.resolved

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If using CocoaPods, the project's Podfile.lock

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