在Xcode中使用Swift Package Manager

Question

I am trying to use the following library in my XCode project

https://github.com/czechboy0/Socks

It says to use the Swift Package Manager to use the library however I am not sure where I am supposed to put this line???

.Package(url: "https://github.com/czechboy0/Socks.git", majorVersion: 0, minor: 10)

I am running mac OS 10.12 Sierra with XCode 8 beta.

I believe that the Swift Package Manager is supposed to come with Swift 3 and Swift 3 is supposed to be part of XCode 8 beta however I am at a loss as to how to actually use the package manager in swift. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am rather new to iOS development and this issue is frustrating ...

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Answer 1

The easiest way to use the Swift Package Manager with Xcode, assuming you have Xcode 8.0+ installed is to use the following command in the project root directory:

swift package generate-xcodeproj

This will create a new Xcode Project with Sources and Dependencies imported into the project.

Answer 2

Swift Package Manager is a tool for managing the distribution of Swift code. It's integrated with the Swift build system to automate the process of downloading, compiling, and linking dependencies. :swift.org says

To use Socks must be added to Package.swift manifest file.

This is how your manifest file should look like

import PackageDescription

    let package = Package(
        name: "DeckOfPlayingCards",
        targets: [],
        dependencies: [
            .Package(url: "https://github.com/czechboy0/Socks.git", majorVersion: 0, minor: 10)
        ]
    )

When swift build command runs it will downloads all dependencies like Carthage or Cocoapodes do.