Using libraries in XCode and sharing them via Subversion

Question

We are including the mySettings library in our iPhone application to provide a settings dialog inside the application. The installation description in the Wiki of the projects describes how to include the library (see http://bitbucket.org/karemorstol/mysettings/wiki/Installation).

After following these instructions the application compiles and runs in the simulator as desired. When the developer shares the project via our SVN repository and another developer checks it out it does not compile on another machine because the referenced files are lying outside of the project folder.

Shouldn't we put all the required files into the project folder?

How is this usually done in Xcode when using a subversion repository?

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

Yes, all files necessary to build and run the project should be available in the repository. You can use svn:externals to specify what additional files need to be checked out along with the project and where in the repository they live.