CocoaPods

1. Select Tools | CocoaPods | Select Ruby SDK from the main menu. Alternatively, in the Preference dialog ⌃ ⌥ S, go to Tools | CocoaPods.

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   The CocoaPods menu item is grayed out while the project is being indexed.

2. In the Preferences dialog, click Add Ruby SDK, and specify the path to the Ruby SDK that will be used with CocoaPods, by default, /usr/bin/ruby:

   

Do one of the following:

• Click Install CocoaPods in the Preferences dialog.

• Select Tools | CocoaPods | Install CocoaPods gem from the main menu.

After the CocoaPods gem is installed, the list of pods is displayed on the Tools | CocoaPods page of the Preferences dialog:

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If you are using the CDN specs repo (default for CocoaPods 1.8 and later), the pods summary and description are unavailable.

If there is no Podfile in your project, you can create it in AppCode:

• From the main menu, select Tools | CocoaPods | Create CocoaPods Podfile.

To open the existing Podfile for editing:

• From the main menu, select Tools | CocoaPods | Edit Podfile.

The Podfile will be opened in the editor. You can use AppCode's code completion and inspections while editing the Podfile.

1. Open the Podfile by selecting Tools | CocoaPods | Edit Podfile from the main menu.

2. Type the name of the pod(s) that you need to install under the corresponding target(s). For example:

   project 'iOSConferences.xcodeproj'
   target 'iOSConferences' do
     use_frameworks!
     pod 'Yams'
   end

   Read more about the Podfile syntax here.

3. After you type the pod name, the The pods are not installed message appears:

   

   To install the pods, do one of the following:

   • Place the caret at the code line where you add the pod, press ⌥ ⏎, select Install, and press ⏎.

   • Click Install pods in the top-left corner of the editor window.

   • From the main menu, select Tools | CocoaPods | Install.