fix(build): update iOS build configuration for universal binary support

Author: Gioee

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    name: ${{ matrix.name }}${{ matrix.arch && format('-{0}', matrix.arch) || '' }} build${{ matrix.arch != 'arm64-v8a' && matrix.name != 'isim' && matrix.name != 'ios' && ' + test' || ''}}
+    name: ${{ matrix.name }}${{ matrix.arch && format('-{0}', matrix.arch) || '' }} build${{ matrix.arch != 'arm64-v8a' && matrix.name != 'ios' && ' + test' || ''}}
     timeout-minutes: 120
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             name: macos
             make: LLAMA="-DGGML_NATIVE=ON -DGGML_METAL=ON -DGGML_ACCELERATE=ON -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=Apple -DGGML_LLAMAFILE=ON" WHISPER="-DGGML_METAL=ON -DGGML_ACCELERATE=ON -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=Apple -DWHISPER_COREML=ON -DWHISPER_COREML_ALLOW_FALLBACK=ON"
-          
-          # Windows builds
           - os: windows-latest
             arch: x86_64
             name: windows
             make: LLAMA="-DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=OpenBLAS -DGGML_VULKAN=ON -DGGML_OPENCL=ON -DGGML_LLAMAFILE=ON"
+            
           - os: windows-latest
             arch: x86_64
             name: windows-gpu
@@ -50,14 +49,10 @@ jobs:
             name: android
             make: PLATFORM=android ARCH=x86_64
             sqlite-amalgamation-zip: https://sqlite.org/2025/sqlite-amalgamation-3490100.zip
-          
-          # iOS builds
+
           - os: macos-latest
             name: ios
-            make: PLATFORM=ios
-          - os: macos-latest
-            name: isim
-            make: PLATFORM=isim
+            make: PLATFORM=ios LLAMA="-DGGML_METAL=ON -DGGML_ACCELERATE=ON -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=Apple" WHISPER="-DGGML_METAL=ON -DGGML_ACCELERATE=ON -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=Apple -DWHISPER_COREML=ON -DWHISPER_COREML_ALLOW_FALLBACK=ON"
 
     defaults:
       run:

Makefile

@@ -226,23 +226,19 @@ else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),android)
 	STRIP = $(BIN)/llvm-strip --strip-unneeded $@
 else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),ios)
 	TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/ai.dylib
-	SDK := -isysroot $(shell xcrun --sdk iphoneos --show-sdk-path) -miphoneos-version-min=14.0
+	# Build universal binary for both device (arm64) and simulator (x86_64+arm64)
+	DEVICE_SDK := $(shell xcrun --sdk iphoneos --show-sdk-path)
+	SIMULATOR_SDK := $(shell xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-path)
 	LLAMA_LIBS += $(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-metal/libggml-metal.a $(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-blas/libggml-blas.a
 	WHISPER_LDFLAGS += -lwhisper.coreml
-	LDFLAGS += -L./$(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-metal -lggml-metal -L./$(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-blas -lggml-blas -framework Accelerate -framework Metal -framework Foundation -framework CoreML -framework AVFoundation -framework AudioToolbox -framework CoreAudio -framework Security -ldl -dynamiclib $(SDK)
-	CFLAGS += -arch arm64 -x objective-c $(SDK)
-	LLAMA_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
-	WHISPER_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0 -DWHISPER_COREML=ON
+	# Universal binary supporting both device and simulator
+	LDFLAGS += -arch arm64 -arch x86_64 -L./$(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-metal -lggml-metal -L./$(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-blas -lggml-blas -framework Accelerate -framework Metal -framework Foundation -framework CoreML -framework AVFoundation -framework AudioToolbox -framework CoreAudio -framework Security -ldl -dynamiclib -miphoneos-version-min=14.0 -miphonesimulator-version-min=14.0
+	CFLAGS += -arch arm64 -arch x86_64 -x objective-c -miphoneos-version-min=14.0 -miphonesimulator-version-min=14.0
+	# Configure for universal iOS build (device + simulator)
+	LLAMA_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0 -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="arm64;x86_64" -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS="iphoneos iphonesimulator"
+	WHISPER_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0 -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="arm64;x86_64" -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS="iphoneos iphonesimulator" -DWHISPER_COREML=ON
+	MINIAUDIO_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0 -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="arm64;x86_64" -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS="iphoneos iphonesimulator"
 	STRIP = strip -x -S $@
-else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),isim)
-	TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/ai.dylib
-	SDK := -isysroot $(shell xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-path) -miphonesimulator-version-min=14.0
-	LLAMA_LIBS += $(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-metal/libggml-metal.a $(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-blas/libggml-blas.a
-	WHISPER_LDFLAGS += -lwhisper.coreml
-	LDFLAGS += -arch x86_64 -arch arm64 -L./$(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-metal -lggml-metal -L./$(BUILD_LLAMA)/ggml/src/ggml-blas -lggml-blas -framework Accelerate -framework Metal -framework Foundation -framework CoreML -framework AVFoundation -framework AudioToolbox -framework CoreAudio -framework Security -ldl -dynamiclib $(SDK)
-	CFLAGS += -arch x86_64 -arch arm64 -x objective-c $(SDK)
-	LLAMA_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=iphonesimulator -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0 -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
-	WHISPER_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=iphonesimulator -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0 -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" -DWHISPER_COREML=ON
 else # linux
 	TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/ai.so
 	LDFLAGS += -shared
@@ -448,8 +444,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  macos (default on macOS)"
 	@echo "  windows (default on Windows)"
 	@echo "  android (needs ARCH to be set to x86_64 or arm64-v8a and ANDROID_NDK to be set)"
-	@echo "  ios (only on macOS)"
-	@echo "  isim (only on macOS)"
+	@echo "  ios (universal binary for device and simulator, only on macOS)"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Targets:"
 	@echo "  all					- Build the extension (default)"