Still having trouble linking binary framework from...

# multiplatform

[Samuel Michael]

Still having trouble linking binary framework from KMM to my iOS app. Tried default “pack for xcode” task, installing as a Podfile, and can’t seem to import and reference it from within the iOS app still. Anyone have any tips what worked for them with larger modularized iOS apps?

[willyrs]

surely not a best practise, but I gave up trying to use pod and I just link the .framework in the xcode project

[Samuel Michael]

How did you do that? I tried just adding manually to the Frameworks folder in the module I wanted to try and use it and still no luck

[Samuel Michael]

Were you able to access it?

[willyrs]

did you copy the framework in the xcode project? The .framework file must be in the root of the xcode project, or in a subfolder

[willyrs]

xcode let you search for it everywhere, but it won’t work if it’s outside the project folder

[willyrs]

I made a custom gradle step that takes the framework and moves it in the xcode proj

[Samuel Michael]

Ok maybe that’s my mistake, I may have just copied the reference and not the actual file

[willyrs]

task(“buildAndMerge”) {
dependsOn(“build”)
doLast {
exec {
commandLine = “rm -Rf ../ios/shared.xcframework”.split(” “)
}
exec {
commandLine = “xcodebuild -create-xcframework -framework build/bin/ios/sharedReleaseFramework/shared.framework -framework build/bin/iosArm64/sharedReleaseFramework/shared.framework -framework build/bin/mac/sharedReleaseFramework/shared.framework -output ../ios/shared.xcframework”.split(” “)
}
}
}

[Samuel Michael]

The KMM plugin now has a “Pack for Xcode” gradle task that is supposed to do it automatically but it didn’t work for me

[willyrs]

this is it, I delete the old .xcframework if present and create a new one

[willyrs]

yes, it doesn’t work to me neither

[Samuel Michael]

cool maybe I can try your variation thanks! 🙏

[willyrs]

these are the targets:
iosX64(“ios”) {
binaries {
framework(“shared”)
}
}
iosArm64(“iosArm64”) {
binaries {
framework(“shared”)
}
}

macosX64(“mac”) {
binaries {
framework(“shared”)
}
}

[Samuel Michael]

My iOS app is very complex and modularized so it may be harder than usual

[willyrs]

let me know if it works for you 🙂

[Samuel Michael]

Still trying to figure out why I can’t get any of the normal ways of automating framework delivery to work, in the meantime your tip about physically moving the framework seems to have done the trick for a short term solution.