When packaging 3rd-party xcframeworks as separate React Native Library, Embedded Framework is not being included

[silencer07]

Apologies for long text. I need help so I am posting this and maybe someone better at me on iOS can help me.

Context:
We have 3rd party libraries(2 xcframeworks) in our app. They are proprietary framework that we cannot modify in anyway. This works currently.

I am tasked to pluck those frameworks out and package them as a react native library. I generated the library project using npx create-react-native-library@latest which is what is describe in the official react native documentation

I have already included and linked them in the generated project

Now I added the project as a dependency in the project and removed all the previously embedded xcframeworks (these two) since they should be coming from my new library that packages them. Note that we don't have CI/CD for the library so I am just including them as a raw git repo dependency in my package.json. The intent is to have it compiled together with the project when the app is building

However I am running on an issue, The ServiceCore.xcframework includes a framework folder inside it that contains some files, that for some reason I am having this issue

I am seeing that SCCDefines inside the framework folder of the ServiceCore

I have two hunches:

Either the Chat framework does not see its sibling dependency during build, hence ServiceCore not found

Or Core xcframework not including its embedded framework during build.

I am pulling my hair on this one. If this is on android side I would not have any issues at all since gradle is good at dependency management.

I also tried doing it altogether in podspec file and I am getting more error than the xcode way

This is in the library framework btw

I am having error

The folder is wrong because it is looking for the prepare-framework file which is in the /Users/aldrin/WebstormProjects/mobile-app/node-modules/react-native-mecca-chat-library/ios/Frameworks/ServiceCore.xcframework (basically missing the node-modules/react-native-mecca-chat-library in path)

EDIT: Tried hardcoding the path, basically I am back to the error wherein the Core library is not found during build.

Thanks!

[atlj]

Hey, are you adding the s.vendored_frameworks line into the .podspec file or the Podfile?

[silencer07]

@atlj I am pretty sure it is the spec file. This library does not generate a podfile, only podspec and xcodeproj file for iOS

Github is having issues atm I cannot upload a screenshot. I will link an imgur as proof that this is the generated podspec

[silencer07]

@atlj here you go: https://imgur.com/a/z1V4EVu

[Noitham]

Hey @silencer07 , did you manage any progress? I have the exact same issue.

Exact same use case:
Want to make a module for my react native app, the module depends on 2 SDK's provided via .xcframework.
Worked all good with the frameworks on the project, but want to extract it in a package to keep the project cleaner.

Seeing these errors when trying to build after installing the package:

[silencer07]

@Noitham unfortunately no. We just decided to pause that task for now. Still I am interested if someone can make this work

[lampapos]

Try a workaround from this issue - separate the pod into two pods. One should contain only xcframeworks and another one should use it as a dependency.