Creating Cocoa Framework using Elements

nader_shalabi · April 14, 2016, 6:45pm

How to create a .framework packages with Elements (C# or Oxygene)?

Thanks

mh · April 14, 2016, 10:38pm

Currently, you can only create static libraries.

nader_shalabi · April 15, 2016, 10:05am

Thanks Marc,
I am trying to build a Framework bundled with resources (xib files) to be used in a plugin-like library, I still can build a static Mac OS X library and wrap it in a bundled framework manually (I will copy what Xcode generates and just replace the static library ;)). Appreciate it.
Nader

mh · April 15, 2016, 2:15pm

Fwiw, we are looking at full framework support (consuming and building) for a future update. No exact timeline i can promise though.

nader_shalabi · June 3, 2019, 8:06am

Hello Marc,

I am checking back on this, for your kind feedback.

Regards

mh · June 3, 2019, 11:48am

Nader,

we support importing frameworks, bit not building them (you can build static or dynamic ic libraries and a matching .h file though, which should give you pretty much the same capabilities in terms of using the library you create from Xcode.

—marc

nader_shalabi · June 3, 2019, 12:06pm

Thank you Marc,

Building it manually is what I have been doing so far (as per this case history), having it manually done though is error prone and time consuming. I would add this to my wish list

Much appreciated your prompt response

mh · June 3, 2019, 12:15pm

I’ll see what I can do.

RemObjectsSoftware · June 3, 2019, 12:16pm

Thanks, logged as bugs://82714

mh · June 3, 2019, 1:19pm

I’d like to send you a new build in about an hour that should have this implemented (pending more testing). what’s your account name on remobjects.com?

nader_shalabi · June 3, 2019, 1:46pm

Thanks,

Emailed it to you,

Regards,
Nader

mh · June 3, 2019, 3:03pm

New build is up. you’ll wanna create a Dynamic Library project ad (manually in textedit) add True as project setting.

mh · June 7, 2019, 3:45pm

Is this working ok for you?

nader_shalabi · June 8, 2019, 2:09pm

Thank you Marc,

I am running the latest build now, but couldn’t get what I should do to test the feature

Much appreciated

mh · June 8, 2019, 3:40pm

If you create/have a Dynamic library project (output type “Library”), you should see a. new option “CreateFrameworkBundle”. setting that too true will make the build package up the framework.

JohnMoshakis · June 8, 2019, 6:07pm

Which section of settings should that be in ?

mh · June 10, 2019, 11:03pm

Hmm, seems that change to the Settings config got lost somehow:(. You’ll have to manually add the setting for now, <CreateFrameworkBundle>True</CreateFrameworkBundle>.

JohnMoshakis · June 11, 2019, 12:56am

I get this when I build

E: Could not find a part of the path ‘/Users/JohnMoshakis/Library/Application Support/RemObjects Software/EBuild/Obj/DynamicLibrary-2C9315C161EF13EDD07C41FD22DF58160748C7A4/Debug/Toffee-iOS/Device/DynamicLibrary.framework’.
D: | at System.IO.Error.WinIOError (System.Int32 errorCode, System.String maybeFullPath) [0x000f7] in :0 .
D: | at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator1[TSource].HandleError (System.Int32 hr, System.String path) [0x00006] in <b4d1a66727f44ba888b54966284fabb4>:0 . D: | at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator1[TSource].CommonInit () [0x00054] in :0 .
D: | at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator1[TSource]..ctor (System.String path, System.String originalUserPath, System.String searchPattern, System.IO.SearchOption searchOption, System.IO.SearchResultHandler1[TSource] resultHandler, System.Boolean checkHost) [0x000d6] in :0 .
D: | at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableFactory.CreateFileNameIterator (System.String path, System.String originalUserPath, System.String searchPattern, System.Boolean includeFiles, System.Boolean includeDirs, System.IO.SearchOption searchOption, System.Boolean checkHost) [0x00009] in :0 .
D: | at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames (System.String path, System.String userPathOriginal, System.String searchPattern, System.Boolean includeFiles, System.Boolean includeDirs, System.IO.SearchOption searchOption, System.Boolean checkHost) [0x00000] in :0 .
D: | at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetDirectories (System.String path, System.String searchPattern, System.IO.SearchOption searchOption) [0x00000] in :0 .
D: | at System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories (System.String path) [0x0000e] in :0 .
D: | at System.IO.Directory.RecursiveDelete (System.String path) [0x00000] in :0 .
D: | at System.IO.Directory.Delete (System.String path, System.Boolean recursive) [0x00009] in :0 .
D: | at RemObjects.Elements.RTL.Folder.Delete$mapped (System.String self) [0x00000] in :0 .
D: | at RemObjects.Elements.RTL.Folder.Delete (System.String aFolderName) [0x00000] in :0 .
D: | at RemObjects.EBuild.Elements.ElementsDarwinCreateFrameworkBundle.Execute () [0x00096] in :0 .
D: | at RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildContext.RunTask________forTarget (RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildTask+MetaClass aTask, RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildValues aSettings, RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildObjects aObjects, RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildTarget aTarget) [0x0037c] in <4416c40b4c254882bd2e606906411ee8>:0 .
← Task CreateFrameworkBundle failed with exception Could not find a part of the path ‘/Users/JohnMoshakis/Library/Application Support/RemObjects Software/EBuild/Obj/DynamicLibrary-2C9315C161EF13EDD07C41FD22DF58160748C7A4/Debug/Toffee-iOS/Device/DynamicLibrary.framework’. for DynamicLibrary, Toffee-iOS, took 0.0000s (0.0264s).
D: | at System.IO.Error.WinIOError (System.Int32 errorCode, System.String maybeFullPath) [0x000f7] in :0
D: | at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator1[TSource].HandleError (System.Int32 hr, System.String path) [0x00006] in <b4d1a66727f44ba888b54966284fabb4>:0 D: | at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator1[TSource].CommonInit () [0x00054] in :0
D: | at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator1[TSource]..ctor (System.String path, System.String originalUserPath, System.String searchPattern, System.IO.SearchOption searchOption, System.IO.SearchResultHandler1[TSource] resultHandler, System.Boolean checkHost) [0x000d6] in :0
D: | at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableFactory.CreateFileNameIterator (System.String path, System.String originalUserPath, System.String searchPattern, System.Boolean includeFiles, System.Boolean includeDirs, System.IO.SearchOption searchOption, System.Boolean checkHost) [0x00009] in :0
D: | at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames (System.String path, System.String userPathOriginal, System.String searchPattern, System.Boolean includeFiles, System.Boolean includeDirs, System.IO.SearchOption searchOption, System.Boolean checkHost) [0x00000] in :0
D: | at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetDirectories (System.String path, System.String searchPattern, System.IO.SearchOption searchOption) [0x00000] in :0
D: | at System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories (System.String path) [0x0000e] in :0
D: | at System.IO.Directory.RecursiveDelete (System.String path) [0x00000] in :0
D: | at System.IO.Directory.Delete (System.String path, System.Boolean recursive) [0x00009] in :0
D: | at RemObjects.Elements.RTL.Folder.Delete$mapped (System.String self) [0x00000] in :0
D: | at RemObjects.Elements.RTL.Folder.Delete (System.String aFolderName) [0x00000] in :0
D: | at RemObjects.EBuild.Elements.ElementsDarwinCreateFrameworkBundle.Execute () [0x00096] in :0
D: | at RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildContext.RunTask________forTarget (RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildTask+MetaClass aTask, RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildValues aSettings, RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildObjects aObjects, RemObjects.EBuild.EBuildTarget aTarget) [0x0037c] in <4416c40b4c254882bd2e606906411ee8>:0
← Task RemObjects.EBuild.Elements.ElementsDetermineFinalOutput failed for DynamicLibrary, took 0.0491s (0.3301s).

Is this correct ?

<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <RootNamespace>DynamicLibrary</RootNamespace>
    <ProjectGuid>{EAD0030D-A36D-49ED-A393-D9C7EA53ED62}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <AssemblyName>DynamicLibrary</AssemblyName>
    <Configuration Condition="'$(Configuration)' == ''">Release</Configuration>
    <SDK>iOS</SDK>
    <MangleTypeNames>True</MangleTypeNames>
    <CreateHeaderFile>True</CreateHeaderFile>
    <CreateFrameworkBundle>True</CreateFrameworkBundle>    
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
    <Optimize>False</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>.\Bin\Debug</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;</DefineConstants>
    <GenerateDebugInfo>True</GenerateDebugInfo>
    <EnableAsserts>True</EnableAsserts>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
    <OutputPath>.\Bin\Release</OutputPath>
    <GenerateDSym>True</GenerateDSym>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="CoreGraphics" />
    <Reference Include="Foundation" />
    <Reference Include="UIKit" />
    <Reference Include="rtl" />
    <Reference Include="libToffee" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="Library.pas" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\RemObjects Software\Elements\RemObjects.Elements.Toffee.targets" />
</Project>

mh · June 11, 2019, 2:58am

Can I get a full test case? Is this on Mac?

JohnMoshakis · June 11, 2019, 3:00am

DynamicLibrary.zip (8.5 KB)

Yes. I created it using Fire and then edited the elements file.