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Simple question; title says it all

I downloaded an open source demonstration project. The documentation says it uses CocoaPods.

None of the targets will build (no such module "Canvas"—Canvas is the framework class I want to review). Searching, the most common solution recommended is "just run pods install again".

Does this mean I have to install CocoaPods to build a project that uses CocoaPods?

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If you have never installed CocoaPods on this machine before, get it installed, this post will help you https://stackoverflow.com/a/43292864/1244597

Then whenever you download a project that uses pod dependencies, open terminal and type these 2 commands:

$ cd PATH_TO_PROJECT
$ pod install

UPDATE I downloaded the Canvas open source project, you do not need to install CocoaPods for this project because the pod library is already available within the project directory, you just run the Example project by double clicking this file:

/Canvas/Example/Canvas.xcworkspace
AamirR
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  • Tried that, no joy: Installed CocoaPods using the instructions on their website. cd'd to the example project directory (the one with the PodFile). Ran `pod install`. Got error: __[!] No podspec found for Canvas in ../__, which is clearly wrong because there is a `Canvas+.podspec` file in the parent directory. – James Bucanek Dec 31 '18 at 20:24
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    *sigh* This is what bothers me about all of these tools that claim to make development so much simpler; they often just end up making it harder. :( – James Bucanek Dec 31 '18 at 20:25
  • Making those edits didn't help. Now I get the error __[!] Unable to find a target named `Canvas`, did find `Canvas_Example` and `Canvas_Tests`.__. Note that the file I had was radically different. Are we talking about the same [Canvas](https://github.com/Authman2/Canvas) project? – James Bucanek Dec 31 '18 at 22:05
  • No, I used a different Canvas project, please see my edited update – AamirR Dec 31 '18 at 22:12
  • Thanks! That worked. (I guess I have to read up on what an Xcode *workspace* is.) Going forward, if I want to use this framework in my project is using CocoaPods the best solution or can I just lift the framework from this GIT project? – James Bucanek Dec 31 '18 at 22:18
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    Thanks for the advice. I will give it a try ... since I already have it installed ;) – James Bucanek Dec 31 '18 at 22:23