NativeScript 5.4.2
tns-core-modules 5.4.3
tns-ios 5.4.2
Xcode 10.2.1
I am attempting to create a plugin for this background geolocation library for iOS: https://github.com/Yermo/background-geolocation-ios
The project produces a static library, libBackgroundGeolocation.a.
I have read the documentation on how to use a static iOS library: https://docs.nativescript.org/plugins/Use-Native-iOS-Libraries#static-libraries
I have read about the required directory structure: https://docs.nativescript.org/plugins/plugin-reference#directory-structure
My plugin is based on the official plugin seed, so I have a demo directory and a src directory containing my plugin code and a platforms/ios directory under that.
I have copied the BackgroundGeolocation.a file into src/platforms/ios.
I have created a src/platforms/ios/include/BackgroundGeolocation directory and copied the public header files from the project into that directory.
I notice that src/platforms/ios/include/BackgroundGeolocation/module.modulemap file has been created.
In the plugin directory I can successfully run 'npm run build'.
However, from the demo directory if I run 'tns build ios' I consistently get a "ld: Library not found for -lBackgroundGeolocation" error.
If I rename the library to libBackgroundGeolocation.a I get the "ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir '.....ios/include/libBackgroundGeolocation" so I surmise it's at least recognizing that the library is there.
I thought that maybe it was a path problem so I tried setting the library include path explicitly in build.xcconfig using the full path to the platforms/ios directory.
No joy. It still doesn't find the library but if I misspell the name of the directory in the -L in build.xcconfig it flags a directory not found error.
I then thought that maybe it had to do with the targets in the library so I followed the recipe here Build fat static library (device + simulator) using Xcode and SDK 4+ to include multiple targets.
Still no joy.
I suspect I am missing something fundamental.
What am I doing wrong?
Is there a working recent working sample somewhere of how to wrap a static iOS library as a NativeScript plugin?
