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MZimmerman6
MZimmerman6

Reputation: 8593

Importing an Xcode project into another one

I am trying to integrate one application into another and I thought that a simple way of doing this may be to add the one application into another. (Simply going to File->Add Files to "Project")

However, when I do this and try to use files that are in that other project, it says that the files can not be found. Am I doing something wrong, or is doing this even the correct way of going about this?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4099

Answers (2)

justin
justin

Reputation: 104698

You just add the project (project A) and configure it as a dependency of the app (project B).

If it's iOS, you likely want to deal with this shared program using a library.

If OS X, then you still need to link to what symbols you reference (e.g. create a library). If you just want to bundle a helper app or executable with your app, add it as a dependency, then you'll probably want to copy the product (project A.app) as a resource to your bundle of project B.app. If you only want to build or test, then a simple dependency will do.

If you're really sharing sources, look into using a library (static, dynamic, framework) rather than copying your sources or their references.

Upvotes: 2

DRVic
DRVic

Reputation: 2481

Depending on what you're trying to do, you could either just import the source files (not the project file itself), or you could make the part of the original project you want to use into a framework (library). Then you import the entire framework in one step.

Upvotes: 2

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