I'm the culprit behind the request for source-file framework=true :) This was started in the pre-3.0.0 days, and is still a concern in 3.0.0. For example look at this plugin: https://github.com/shazron/TestFlightPlugin/blob/master/plugin.xml
The libTestFlight.a file is a file that needs to be copied over (<source-file>), and also installed in the "Link Binary with Libraries" section (<framework>. It cannot be added as just a <framework> because that just adds it to "Link Binary with Libraries" (this is mainly for System frameworks, e.g CoreMedia.framework). On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:37 AM, Andrew Grieve <[email protected]> wrote: > #1 <lib-file> == dynamically linked libs that exist in your plugin == .so, > .dll, .dylib, .jar > #2 <framework> == dynamically linked libs provided by the OS == .so, .dll, > .dylib, .framework > #3 <src> == precompiled object file / lib that exists in you plugins == .a, > .o > #4 <src framework="true"> == ???... Might refer to the fake .framework > files that some iOS projects distribute (that have .a in them instead of > .dylib). Example might just be wrong (should say .framework not .a) > > so... I think all four do different things, but maybe we can coalesce them > better? > > e.g. we could have have framework=true be unnecessary by just looking at > the file extension. > Not sure about a sane way to combine the others... Maybe add a section to > the docs that highlights the differences? > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Michal Mocny <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would think it will be more confusing to use the same tag name that > does > > something different depending on which platform its used on, so I'de vote > > to leave them specific and not try to unify. > > > > I do think thats its hard to tell which tag applies to which platform, so > > perhaps a platform prefix or platform attribute that is verified by a > > schema (ie, <framework platform=ios ...>, <lib-file platform=bb10 ...>) > > > > Not sure about the sourrce-file framework=true issue, but that sounds > > confusing :) > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hey all, > > > > > > There's an issue filed for plugman [1], wherein a user had an issue > > > authoring a plugin.xml file for a plugin and got tripped up with > > > <framework> [2] and <lib-file> [3] support on different platforms. > > > > > > Currently: <framework> only applies to iOS. <lib-file> only for BB10. > To > > > confuse matters further, we also support <source-file> elements with a > > > framework=true attribute (that is iOS-only). > > > > > > :) > > > > > > Any ideas on how to consolidate all this stuff? How to make this > > > specification clearer/more readable/more intuitive? > > > > > > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4430 > > > [2] > > > > > > http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/plugin_ref_spec.md.html#Plugin%20Sp > > > ecification_framework > > > [3] > > > > > > http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/plugin_ref_spec.md.html#Plugin%20Sp > > > ecification_lib_file > > > [4] > > > > > > http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/plugin_ref_spec.md.html#Plugin%20Sp > > > ecification_source_file > > > > > > > > >
