I've got an existing project where i want to add the framework called CoreActionSheetPicker from
https://github.com/skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0
The problem is i cant seem to add the framework to my project? when i pull the framework over to my existing project none of the files below is added and when i try to import it says it does not exist
import CoreActionSheetPicker
I want to do this without cocoaPods. What is the steps in order to do such? i'm using swift. Do i first need to create a WorkSpace?
I've just cloned it, and it appears the project file is invalid. You can see this by trying to open it. You should raise the issue with the owner on GitHub, which is how you're supposed to ask questions about projects there. Then you will get feedback directly from the creator or at least someone else who knows about that project.
As for adding a project,
Download the source
Drag the .xcodeproj into your project within Xcode
Add the framework in Build Phases / link binary with libraries
Add it as a Build Phase / target dependency.
Note that at the moment, you should always builds 3rd part libraries with your swift project, and not just include the binary. See here about binary compatibility of frameworks:
https://developer.apple.com/swift/blog/?id=2
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I have multiple projects that build into XCFramework. For example:
FeatureA.xcframework
FeatureB.xcframework
FeatureC.xcframework
When I build MySDK, it produces a .xcframework with a "frameworks" folder in it. FeatureA, B and C are inside that folder. This means that the frameworks were embeded.
But, when I add MySDK into another project and try to build I get: no such module "FeatureA" OR Could not build "FeatureA" to Objc.
The only way that my test project builds is by adding each .xcframework dependency. I tried using the search paths, but no luck.
I also tried change the modulemap file, but the error describe above continues.
I want to build a SDK, MySDK.xcframework that contains all depencency frameworks. In this way I hope that someone who wants to use my library will only have to import MySDK.xcframework.
What I want is even possible for iOS?
I try to add a custom made framework in a project of me but as a reference.
The reason for this is that I want making changes in the framework and see them in the project without need of delete old framework - copy new one.
But something i am missing since i got the below error
No such module
The way I add the framework as a reference is to "untick" the "copy if needed" when I drag and drop it.
I am adding the framework inside the "frameworks" folder of the project.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
You should be linking external libraries in the menu by going to the Target’s “Build Phases” and add the library with “link binary with libraries”. This should fix your problem.
An alternative suggestion is to use CocoaPods, which are very widely used in iOS development. If you aren't familiar with Cocoapods, its sort of like web development's npm. You turn your custom framework into a Pod and add a Podfile to your iOS app. The Podfile is just a list of external dependencies. If you push a change to your custom framework, all you have to do is run
pod update
in your command line it will automatically handle the update. This would solve your problem and also keeps your project neat and organized so you don't have to juggle drag and dropping new libraries. CocoaPods also can handle a lot of the other major external libraries you may be using. See the following very easy to follow tutorials:
creating a pod,
getting started with cocoapods
I've created an objC dynamic framework and I'd like to add it as a dependency into an objC project.
I've read those guides and some SO answers but none of them works:
https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2435/_index.html
http://netsplit.com/xcode-two-apps-with-a-shared-private-framework-in-a-workspace
https://medium.com/swiftworld/my-xcode-project-structure-for-open-source-project-1d363ff48534
https://www.raywenderlich.com/126365/ios-frameworks-tutorial
Basically what I do is open the host app and drag the framework project in it.
Then I drag the framework from the Products group of the framework project into the Embedded binaries section of the sample app.
What I see in the build phases is that I have:
In the target dependencies I can see the framework
In link binary with libraries I can see the framework
It has been added a new phase called Embed framework and my framework is there
If I try to import the framework module the compiler says
Module XXX not found
The only way to make it work seems to add in the framework search path of the build phases, the direct path to the product of the framework itself.
For what I understood it seems that somehow the path of the framework is not taken into account, but as far as I know in none of the guide is written to change it.
[NOTE]: no cocoapods or Carthage solution
Turns out that I had a wrong build settings in Per-configuration Build Products Path, instead of having it to point to build/debug-iphoneos it was pointing just to build .
Thus the process explained in the question works.
Hope this will help someone else.
I am manually adding the SQLite.swift subproject to my project. As the directions indicated, I copied the .xcodeproj file to my project. This allows me see all the source files (unlike this SO question).
Everything seemed like it was working fine. However, I discovered that the source files of that subproject were not copied to my project. They are still in original location where I downloaded them. Is this by design? What if I want to share my project source code with other people in the future? They won't have the subproject source that is necessary for my project to work.
If I do need to copy the subproject source to my project, then how do I do that?
Add it to your filesystem-structure first. For example by pressing "Show in Finder" on the "Chimee"-project which will lead you to the folder it's located in. Then copy the SQLite-project structure in there.
Afterwards you can then drag&drop the xcodeproj into your project which will then still link to its original path, but as it's now inside your project-structure isn't a problem anymore.
I guess that this is by design, because when you try it via Add files to "YourProject" you can select the Copy items if needed-option but it will still not get copied (only with .xcodeproj-files, it works with all other filetypes)
After doing more research, I now feel that using a dependency manager (like CocoaPods or Carthage) is a better option than manually adding the framework to the project.
This will allow easier updating in the future.
Github source code sharing and App Store submission issues have already been considered.
Using Carthage is not too difficult if you follow this excellent guide: Carthage Tutorial: Getting Started
Notes
Delete the framework files that you manually copied in before installing the framework with Carthage.
I will leave #TMob's answer as accepted for now, but I am no longer pursuing that route.
I have a framework in my project.
I recently got git access to code. Is there some way I can link the source to that framework so when I step through breakpoints it will show me code instead of assembly instructions?
I would like to do this without having to rebuild the framework.
You have two choices:
1) clone the project, and add the framework project to your project.
2) insure that the base project has 'DWARF with dSYM File' enabled when its build, the symbols NOT stripped from the binary, and the dSYM file saved within the included framework.
My guess is that the original author did not do the second option, so your option is the first one.