yonaskolb / yonaskolb/XcodeGen

Ability to support dependencies across projects

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Description

I'd like to have multiple Xcode projects for a mammoth iOS app. Say, MyApp.xcodeproj ThirdParty.xcodeproj Core.xcodeproj.

Currently, there is dependencies between the targets in these projects. Say, MyApp depends on ThirdParty and Core. Core depends on ThirdParty as well.

I'd like for XcodeGen to be able to partition dependencies across multiple targets within the same workspace. Is this something reasonable or in the cards for XcodeGen.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing XcodeGen's project and workspace generation paths to understand how targets and dependencies are currently represented. Define how dependencies should be partitioned across the three example projects, then verify the behavior with coverage for cross-project dependencies and workspace generation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
build-system, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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