Hi guys, in a KMM mobile project, do we need to `dependsOn(commonMain)` in the `iosMain` block ? s...

# multiplatform

[brabo-hi]

Hi guys, in a KMM mobile project, do we need to dependsOn(commonMain) in the iosMain block ?
something like

val iosMain by getting {
            dependsOn(commonMain)
            iosX64Main.dependsOn(this)
            iosArm64Main.dependsOn(this)
            iosSimulatorArm64Main.dependsOn(this)
               dependencies {
               }
}

[jw]

It depends. If you used ios() to create then no. If you created it yourself the traditional way then yes. If you created it yourself using the new target hierarchy DSL then no.

[brabo-hi]

could you please elaborate more, what do you mean by using ios() to create

[jw]

kotlin {
  ios()
}

It's a shortcut for defining a few (but not all) of the iOS targets and a shared source set.

[brabo-hi]

this is currently what i have

kotlin {
    iosX64()
    iosArm64()
    iosSimulatorArm64()
    
    android {}

    cocoapods {}
    
    sourceSets {
        val commonMain by getting {}
        val androidMain by getting {}

        val iosX64Main by getting
        val iosArm64Main by getting
        val iosSimulatorArm64Main by getting
        val iosMain by getting {
            dependsOn(commonMain)
            iosX64Main.dependsOn(this)
            iosArm64Main.dependsOn(this)
            iosSimulatorArm64Main.dependsOn(this)
            dependencies {
            }
        }
    }
}

[jw]

nothing is creating the iosMain source set there. Change getting to creating.

[brabo-hi]

I see, thank you so much

[Pamela Hill]

Please also have a look at this doc on how you can make that even more concise: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-hierarchy.html