I added Carthage to the iOS WebViews section of the docs for cordova-ios@4.4.0, instead of replacing it: http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/04/26/ios-release.html
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 11:26 PM, Shazron <shaz...@apache.org> wrote: > Thanks Corinne, > That's the bet that Swift pm will be the king of the hill once it is fully > baked and everybody moves to it (especially since it will be included with > Xcode), but until then... > > Regarding doing both, I'd like to not support both -- especially since > CocoaPods is more involved. I'll let this stew a bit for discussion and > won't move forward just yet. > > > > On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 12:46 AM, Corinne <corinnekr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On 24 Mar 2017, at 01:11, Shazron <shaz...@apache.org> wrote: >> > >> > Yes for plugins we have to use plugman. >> > >> > Why Carthage and not CocoaPods? >> > >> > Firstly I like that Carthage is not opinionated like CocoaPods -- you >> have >> > to have a Podfile, podspec, etc, and it creates a workspace that you >> *have* >> > to use. I was working on the goal for users to "easily add Cordova to an >> > existing project" -- thus Carthage wins hands down (it builds the >> > framework, you add it in, you're done). Granted, Carthage is for iOS 8+ >> > only but that is our deployment target anyway. >> > >> > CocoaPods is pretty heavy and I didn't like the hundreds of megabytes >> (half >> > gig?) you need to download before you can use it -- and I feel that >> > Carthage is the way of the future anyway (although CocoaPods is great >> for >> > discovery I suppose). Not to mention potential CocoaPods >> > Ruby/Gems/dependency hell. >> >> Mmm... difficult to predict the future but I'll bet on Swift package >> manager (once it's got a proper iOS support) >> >> > >> > I realize that if users need plugins they will have to install CocoaPods >> > anyway if the plugins require CocoaPods (but that is outside the scope >> of >> > embedding Cordova). I don't want users to go through that hell >> > pre-emptively just to embed Cordova. >> >> The doc starts with "This guide shows how to embed a Cordova-enabled >> WebView component within a larger iOS application." >> If the app is large chances are that it already use CocoaPods. >> >> What about a foc with 2 methods and let the use puck either Carthage or >> CocoaPods? >> > >> > Note that we *can* use Cordova as a CocoaPod already (not directly from >> > Apache): http://docs.phonegap.com/tutorials/develop/1-embed-webview/ >> ios/ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 4:29 PM, julio cesar sanchez < >> jcesarmob...@gmail.com >> >> wrote: >> > >> >> No objection, but why Carthage and not CocoaPods? >> >> >> >> For the plugins we have to use plugman, right? >> >> >> >> 2017-03-23 22:07 GMT+01:00 Shazron <shaz...@apache.org>: >> >> >> >>> I'm going to leave this open for the rest of this week, and if no >> >> concerns >> >>> I will take that as lazy consensus and file an issue for changing >> this. >> >>> >> >>>> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Shazron <shaz...@apache.org> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> ## DESCRIPTION >> >>>> >> >>>> Carthage is supported for embedding Cordova into existing iOS >> projects >> >>> now >> >>>> (in cordova-ios@4.4.0, the next release): >> >>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12050 >> >>>> >> >>>> The Docs to update are here: >> >>>> http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/6.x/guide/platforms/ios/ >> webview.html >> >>>> >> >>>> Doc issue: >> >>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12514 >> >>>> >> >>>> ## CARTHAGE >> >>>> >> >>>> Carthage is: >> >>>> https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage >> >>>> >> >>>> In your existing project, you create a Cartfile. In it, you point it >> to >> >>>> the Git repo for cordova-ios (among other dependencies). It will then >> >>>> download the repo and build Cordova.framework in your project in a >> >>>> subfolder. You would then add Cordova.framework into your project. >> Then >> >>> in >> >>>> your code you can do this: >> >>>> >> >>>> @import Cordova; >> >>>> >> >>>> CDVViewController* cdv = [CDVViewController new]; >> >>>> >> >>>> ### PROPOSAL >> >>>> >> >>>> Update the docs to use Carthage, replacing the existing multitude of >> >>>> steps. Note that Carthage, like the docs before it, does not solve >> the >> >>> "How >> >>>> do I add plugins?" problem, it is a replacement for the existing >> >> method. >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org >> >> >
