How to use local-only project via CocoaPods

Question

I am struggling to find a way to package an Xcode framework we created as a Pod that would only be used internally (not public, not on github).

How do I modify the .podspec to build the SDK from the local Xcode project on my development machine?

Answer 1

Local CocoaPods

[Dependency manager]

Example with Git:

Textual

Podfile

//Podfile pod supports:
//default(try to find .podcpec in centralised repo), path
//-remote    
    pod 'PodName'
//-local     
    //local_path can be absolute or relative
    pod 'PodName', :path => '<local_path>.podspec'

Podspec

//Podspec source supports:
//git, svn, hg, http
//-remote    
    s.source = { :git => "https://url_to.git", :tag => "git_tag" }
//-local     
    s.source = { :git => 'file:///path_to_git_folder', :tag => "git_tag" }
    //or, where path_to_git_folder can be relative
    s.source = { :git => '/path_to_git_folder', :tag => "git_tag" }

Do not forget to commit your changes beforehand. git_tag can be the same as a branch name.

Several useful commands:

Update:

Podfile:

pod update

Check .podspec:

pod spec lint "<some_path>.podspec" --quick
pod spec lint "<some_path>.podspec" --verbose --allow-warnings

Register session:

pod trunk register <email> '<name>' --description='<description>' 

Release:

pod trunk push <file>.podspec --verbose --allow-warnings

Pod search^[About]:

pod search <pod_name>

[Local Carthage] [Local Swift Package Manager]

[Android Maven local]

Answer 2

Short answer: you don't use the .podspec for this. Longer: the .podfile is mainly for specifying:

• external dependencies
• what to snarf out of the project, relative to the project folder

IIRC, other than some informational metadata, the .podspec does not address how you get to that project folder, as this is handled separately.

As mentioned in the comments, you can use the Podfile to use a local project, with the :path => directive pointing to a local project folder. For example, you have the project in /Users/me/proj -- and the .podspec lives at the top-level -- your Podfile would have an entry like:

pod 'MyPodName', :path => '/Users/me/proj'

Warning: when you run pod {update, install}, this will pull whatever is checked out locally in that project at the time.