iOS8 Dynamic Frameworks -> CodeSign error: code signing is required for product type 'Framework' in SDK 'iOS 8.3'

Question

I am using the iOS8 Dynamic Frameworks that I build myself and link within my iOS app. It was working fine in the simulator and on device, but when trying to archive a Relea

Answer 1

The framework does not need its own app ID registered in the developer center, provisioning profile, or entitlements. I have an app on the app store that contains an app target, a today extension target, watch extension targets, and a framework target for shared code.

I was encountering this issue with a second app I was attempting to setup a build for, and I was able to resolve it by changing the signing for my framework to use automatic settings instead of "Don't Code Sign" (iOS Developer identity / Automatic profile). This causes the error to go away and the framework still seems to be resigned during the archive as one would expect. It seems that some build settings are required, even if it is just going to resign.

EDIT: It's worth mentioning that once you set it to automatic, you must also have a provisioning profile installed that is appropriate for the bundle id set for the targets being built (a wildcard development profile should suffice).