AppIcon is not displayed in SpringBoard when linking with frameworks including assets

Originator:fabien.lydoire
Number:rdar://34303722 Date Originated:September 7 2017
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Xcode Product Version:Xcode 9.0 beta 6 (9M214v)
Classification: Reproducible:Always
 
Area:
Xcode

Summary:
When using cocoapods and linking with pod 'NearbyMessages', the AppIcon is not displayed in the SpringBoard

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a project using Xcode 9.0 beta 6 (9M214v).
2. Add assets to the Assets.xcassets assets library
3. Launch the App -> Icon is displayed in the SpringBoard
4. Init cocoapods for this project ($pod init)
5. Edit the created podfile to
          platform :ios, '11.0'
          target 'AppIcon' do
            use_frameworks!
            pod 'NearbyMessages'
          end
6. $pod install
7. Open the created workspace and launch the app -> Icon is not displayed in the SpringBoard

Expected Results:
It did work using Xcode 8. App Icon should be displayed when building with Xcode 9

Actual Results:
Icon is not displayed in the SpringBoard

Version/Build:
Xcode 9.0 beta 6 (9M214v).

Comments

Thanks dwebb, it fixes the issue. Nice workaround.

By fabien.lydoire at Oct. 17, 2017, 9:18 a.m. (reply...)

Known bug in Cocoapods; here's a workaround

I've reproduced the problem you're seeing. It's apparently a known bug in Cocoapods. A workaround is given by a developer in this discussion: https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/7003#issuecomment-329677763

The workaround is to add the following code to the bottom of your Podfile:

post_install do |installer| installer.aggregate_targets.each do |target| copy_pods_resources_path = "Pods/Target Support Files/#{target.name}/#{target.name}-resources.sh" string_to_replace = '--compile "${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/${UNLOCALIZED_RESOURCES_FOLDER_PATH}"' assets_compile_with_app_icon_arguments = '--compile "${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/${UNLOCALIZED_RESOURCES_FOLDER_PATH}" --app-icon "${ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME}" --output-partial-info-plist "${BUILD_DIR}/assetcatalog_generated_info.plist"' text = File.read(copy_pods_resources_path) new_contents = text.gsub(string_to_replace, assets_compile_with_app_icon_arguments) File.open(copy_pods_resources_path, "w") {|file| file.puts new_contents } end end

(Sorry for the formatting; I don't know why the line breaks have been removed.)

I tried it on my project, and it worked! Let me know if you need help.

By dwebb at Sept. 15, 2017, 9:02 p.m. (reply...)

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