yonaskolb / yonaskolb/XcodeGen

Which product type should I use for a project containing only aggregate target?

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Description

What I want to is to use a single project to manage all other sub-projects, so that I only need to build this single project in my shell script to have all other sub-projects built.

The problem is I am not sure which product type I should use. Currently, this single project has no product at all, it just has many dependencies in its target.

I tried with type: application, but the generated project gives me an app product, which I don't need.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how XcodeGen handles product types for a project whose target has dependencies but no product. Check the generated project behavior for an aggregate-only target; done means one project can build its sub-project dependencies without generating an unwanted app product.

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Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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