CocoaPods: point to a branch in pod spec

Question

I'm trying to install code from a repository's branch on a pod spec, and based on the documentation, this should work:

s.dependency 'repository_name',
:git => 'https://github.com/account_name/repository_name.git',
:branch => 'experimental_branch'

But I get an error with something like [!] Unsupported version requirements. Updating CocoaPods might fix the issue.

It works when installing from a pod file directly:

pod 'ObjectiveRecord', :git => 'https://github.com/supermarin/ObjectiveRecord.git', :branch => '2-0-experimental'

Does anyone know? Thanks!

score 52 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 05 '14 at 14:31

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You can't use a pod dependency like that, it only supports "name", "version". Source: guides.cocoapods.org. It is expected that the :git and :branch metadata will come from the podfile.

answered Aug 05 '14 at 14:31

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Thanks! I guess I was pushing the limits of cocoapods ;) – DZenBot Aug 05 '14 at 22:47
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The response should be accepted as valid if it helped you. – Pablo A. Aug 19 '16 at 15:40
This answer appears to be outdated. Since it's coming up on Google, would you mind updating it? – Raphael Feb 02 '18 at 14:44
Doesn't look like it, go through to the link I posted, it's still just those two options. – orta Feb 06 '18 at 19:02

Vijay Sharma · Answer 2 · 2020-03-18T13:16:22.667

Please check the discussion here - Link

I think it is possible now as per the discussion but initially -

They suggested Tag instead of the branch as the problem with a branch vs a tag is that a branch does not specify a specific point in the history, whereas a tag does. This distinction is very important, as we need to guarantee that depending on a specific version of the library will result in using the same source every time. Technically it is possible to delete a tag and create it again pointing to a different commit, but this is less likely to happen.

CocoaPods: point to a branch in pod spec

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