{"id":683,"date":"2009-10-14T01:01:20","date_gmt":"2009-10-14T00:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/t-machine.org\/?p=683"},"modified":"2011-02-03T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T14:10:47","slug":"how-to-make-an-iphone-static-library-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.t-machine.org\/index.php\/2009\/10\/14\/how-to-make-an-iphone-static-library-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make an iPhone static library – part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Apple changed everything (again) without telling developers (again) and broke everything (again).<\/p>\n

Current versions of Xcode (the minimum that Apple allows you to use) will *not* work with the architecture-link part of this blog post.<\/p>\n

Instead, see this StackOverflow question I asked (and answered) with an updated technique: http:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/3520977\/build-fat-static-library-device-simulator-using-xcode-and-sdk-4<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Intro<\/h4>\n

This is NOT a perfect way of doing static libs on iPhone; however, it does work – I’ve used it in iPhone apps that are on the App Store right now – and I’ve been sitting on this post for over a month, improving it, tweaking it. It’s not perfect, but I think it’s better to put it out onto Google than to keep it quiet any longer.<\/p>\n

NB: I’m not a Mac developer; the iPhone is relatively new to me. I apologize in advance for any stupid mistakes I make here where I should have known better!<\/p>\n

PS: If you don’t read this blog normally, you might be dismayed at the amount of whinging about Apple’s less-than-perfect code and documentation in this post. Sorry. Let me just say that I am *trying* to be even-handed – and that that requires not only praising Apple, but also calling out their bad acts where relevant. I and many of my friends and ex-colleagues have suffered hours and days of wasted time – ON THIS TOPIC ALONE – because of tiny things that Apple staff “forgot to mention” or “didn’t bother testing”. It’s understandable, but it’s also painful.
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A recap of what we need<\/h4>\n

You might want to read How to make an iPhone static library – part 1<\/a> if you haven’t already – it goes into much more detail on what we need, and why.<\/p>\n

Recapping the key points:<\/p>\n