Can you reference Xib files from static libraries on the iPhone?

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In my app, i currently have all my code separated into a static library, to make it easier to set up the xcode project targets for the actual app and for unit tests for my c

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No worries, I've been trying to do pretty much the same thing as you for the last week - I'd like to ship a "framework" of xibs, include files and .a libs to a client without giving them all the source code. I couldn't find a good way to do this with bundles either.

For whatever reason, Apple are being particularly obtuse about this - I can't see a reason for them to be so in the case of static libraries (dynamic libraries fair enough).

My solution for now is to manually create a package folder "Foo" that contains the following subfolders:

1. "include" -> put .h files here
2. "res" -> put .xib files here
3. "lib" -> contains "iphoneos" & "iphonesimulator" subfolders each with libFoo.a

Then zip this up and send to the client. The client then:

1. Unzips the package where ever they like.
2. Adds the "res" folder under the resources group.
3. Changes the following target settings:
   Other Linker Flags = -Objc -lfoo
   Header Search Paths = /include
   Library Search Paths = /lib/$(PLATFORM_NAME)
   

I can probably automate the package creation with some build steps at my end, but the client is stuck with four slightly fiddly steps to get set up.