Lift the requirement on cocoapods

[mikolajefento]

Problem Statement

The SDK relies on cocoapods that is coming to EOL. It would be nice if this SDK provided the batteries-included setup with no requirements on cocoapods nor SPM.

Solution Brainstorm

Get whatever you have in cocoapods and make a static library out of it then create cInterops and link the static library to the .klib artifact using staticLibraries property in .def file 🙌

[buenaflor]

hey yeah that's something we might do in the future 👍

[buenaflor]

I assume dynamic libraries wont work with this approach

[mikolajefento]

Yes, it has to be statically linked

[buenaflor]

I'm wondering though how often it's the case that someone uses neither spm nor cocoapods

+ defining header files is definitely a major increase in maintenance overhead for us and I'm not sure how well it plays together with new cocoa sdk features since they're using more and more swift

[ivnsch]

I'm fine with SPM dependency, just not cocoapods, please.

[buenaflor]

I'm fine with SPM dependency, just not cocoapods, please.

Cocoapods is not required to use the SDK. You can use either SPM or Cocoapods

[ivnsch]

I'm fine with SPM dependency, just not cocoapods, please.

Cocoapods is not required to use the SDK. You can use either SPM or Cocoapods

How exactly? The manual setup says this

Apple Installation Methods
Swift Package Manager (SPM)
Swift Package Manager (SPM) is a powerful tool for managing dependencies in Swift that allows developers to enjoy a more native integration experience with Xcode. If you already use SPM or prefer it over other package managers on Apple platforms, this guide will show you how to install the Kotlin Multiplatform SDK while using Swift Package Manager.

Install
In order to install the Sentry Kotlin Multiplatform SDK, you need to use Cocoapods and Swift Package Manager simultaneously, which might seem unconventional at first, especially if you're accustomed to using SPM for all your dependencies. However, you can achieve a smooth integration by using the Kotlin Cocoapods plugin specifically for compiling and building the shared framework. You can then continue to manage all other dependencies with SPM as usual.

Follow the steps for our primary installation method Cocoapods to install the Sentry Kotlin Multiplatform SDK.

After you've consumed the shared framework in your application via Cocoapods, you can continue with SPM for other dependencies without disrupting your existing workflow.

I tried different combinations anyway, if I add the dependency with SPM it complains about duplicate symbols, if I don't it complains that it's missing, the plugin also didn't work (which I don't want to use anyway as it adds ~20 seconds build time to Android..)