Architecture Request: switch to XCFramework instead of static libraries

[msmtamburro]

With Xcode 12, there are some additional lipo steps needed to deal with static libraries, such as the one created with the Yubico Xcode project. If you were to instead use an XCFramework, consumers of this code wouldn't have to remove architectures prior to submitting apps.

[jensutbult]

Is there a specific reason that you can not use the Swift Package Manager for our SDK? That's the method we currently encourage our integrators to use as it is very user friendly and nicely integrated into Xcode.

[msmtamburro]

Thanks for responding. Yes, our current tooling constructs our Xcode projects on the fly, and does not yet support the Swift Package Manager. I figured I would ask, since you have an existing framework target, but understand if you cannot accommodate the request.

[jensutbult]

Is it possible for you to include the source code in your current tooling instead of the libraries? The reason I'm asking is that we're contemplating removing the binary distribution of the SDK. Nothing is set in stone yet so input from users of the SDK is highly valuable.

[jensutbult]

I think if we do decide to keep the binary distribution a move to XCFramework would probably make a lot of sense.

[msmtamburro]

Thanks, Jens. For us, including source code requires some maintenance if files are added, removed, renamed, or moved. Since that's more work than lipo, we've opted to do this post-processing step on the framework.

[jensutbult]

Do you have a time frame as to when support for SPM might be included in you tooling? If this is something that is planned, keeping the current static libraries and then moving to SPM might be a better route than adding support for XCFramework in YubiKit.

[msmtamburro]

Hi Jens-- No, SPM support is neither on our roadmap, nor the open source project on which our tooling is based.

[jensutbult]

Ok, good to know. We'll keep this issue open for now and reevaluate once version 4 of our SDK has been released.

[mrdeakapants]

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