Both types are installable by plugman. The (install.js) code does not give you a full picture.
Take a look at [1] It is not a defect. For tool that is just supposed to moves file around and update some config files, I think plugman has gotten overly complicated. Mostly to meet CLI requirements. [1] https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cordova-plugman.git;a=blob;f=src/util/config-changes.js;h=989a582649732469921c80d4ede6f9f00874d3ea;hb=HEAD#l130 On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Inline ... > > @purplecabbage > risingj.com > > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Anis KADRI <anis.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 1. This is an iOS only thing. Non-custom means System frameworks that > ship > > with the iOS SDK (CoreGraphics.framework, Accounts.frameworks, ...). > Custom > > frameworks are the ones you usually download, drag and drop to your xcode > > project. There are some differences in how the project is structured for > > System vs Custom frameworks. > > > > Well, the framework tag now applies to Windows Phone and Windows 8, so this > needs to be addressed. > I understand the difference between custom and not-custom, but I require > both types to be install-able by plugman. > ie. custom means copy lib file to project + add linker reference > not-custom means just add linker reference > > > > 2. It is silly I know but I didn't want to introduce a new tag. > Especially > > since there was already one that was > > explicit enough (the <framework> tag). > > > > Not silly, I too want to use the framework tag ... > > > > > > 3. if unspecified or set to false, it will be considered as a system > > framework. Otherwise (if custom="true") it is considered a custom > framework > > and the xcode project will be structured accordingly. We could make the > > custom attribute mandatory but I thought it would more of a pain. > Besides, > > it would break existing plugins that use System Frameworks. > > > > Looking at the code any framework tag that does not have @custom='true' > will be completely ignored. Is this a defect? > > > > > > Anis > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Plugman's install.js has this nice little gem in the source [0]: > > > > > > frameworkFiles = platformTag.findall('./framework[@custom="true"]'), // > > > CB-5238 adding only custom frameworks > > > > > > Looking through CB-5238[1], and the related issues [2][3] I have some > > > questions. > > > > > > 1. How do we add a non-custom framework? > > > 2. What is the point of having an attribute that we only accept one > value > > > for? > > > 3. The docs [4] state that the default is false, but the code does not > do > > > anything unless @custom is 'true', where is the disconnect? > > > > > > [0] > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugman/blob/master/src/install.js#L362 > > > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5238 > > > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5682 > > > [3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5949 > > > [4] http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/edge/plugin_ref_spec.md > > > > > > > > > > > > @purplecabbage > > > risingj.com > > > > > >