iOS Frameworks

DRoscoe

I don't know if its just me, but the search capability for the forum does not work. I try to search for "ios framework" and the results are 10 pages of posts that have nothing to do with ios. I have better luck with a Google search and then find the Qt forums links from there.

Anyway, I want to link to the native iOS ExternalAccessory framework. I link to other third-party frameworks using the traditional approach:

LIBS += -F<path to framework> -framework <framework name>

The path to the framework I want is:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks

That's quite a mouthful! And, I'd have to specify a different path if I were building for the Simulator.

I was wondering if there was a shortcut method for native iOS frameworks

Thanks!

SGaist

Hi,

AFAIK, if it comes with the SDK, you should only need the LIBS += -framework <framework name> line.

Doesn't that work ?

DRoscoe

@SGaist Sorry for the long delay. I just returned from vacation. Unfortunately, that does not work. Nothing I have tried has successfully incorporated the ExternalAccessory framework via qmake. I have to add it manually from the Xcode project post-generation

SGaist

How did you try to use with qmake ? What error did you got ?

DRoscoe

@SGaist Below is the code in my .pro file with my latest attempt. I do not see any errors at all. The other libraries shown there show up in the project structure when I generate the xCode project files and lode them in xCode, but not ExternalAccessory

ios {
  SETTINGS_BUNDLE_DATA_ROOT.files += $$PWD/Root.plist
  SETTINGS_BUNDLE_DATA_ROOT.path = Settings.bundle
  SETTINGS_BUNDLE_DATA_LANG.files += $$PWD/Root.strings
  SETTINGS_BUNDLE_DATA_LANG.path = Settings.bundle/en.lproj

#  UTAS_BUNDLE_DATA.files
#  UTAS_BUNDLE_DATA.path

  ios_icon.files += $$files($$PWD/ios/icons/*.png)
  launch_image.files += $$PWD/tap_display_launch_screen.xib \
                        $$files($$PWD/ios/launch-images/*.png)
  QMAKE_BUNDLE_DATA += SETTINGS_BUNDLE_DATA_ROOT  SETTINGS_BUNDLE_DATA_LANG \
                       ios_icon  launch_image
  QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = tap_display_app-Info.plist
  LIBS += -F /Library/Frameworks/UTCTIMAccess -framework "UTC TIM Access" \
          /usr/lib/libz.dylib /usr/lib/libxml2.dylib
  LIBS += -framework ExternalAccessory

  INCLUDEPATH += /Users/atoltest/Documents/UTAS_SDK/TIMRepositoryAccessHeader

  QMAKE_IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.2
}

SGaist

Strange… Indeed the .pro file looks good at first glance.

What error are you getting ? Symbols not found or the framework itself ?

DRoscoe

@SGaist I am getting absolutely no errors, except when I build and the dependency isn't there.