Fix iOS hybrid app archive issue by removing CordovaLib subproject#323
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When archiving iOS hybrid apps created with forcehybrid.js, Xcode was producing a 'Generic Xcode Archive' instead of an 'iOS App Archive'. This prevented proper distribution of the app. The issue was caused by CordovaLib being included as a subproject in the generated Xcode project. This commit adds a new function removeCordovaLibFromWorkspace() that automatically removes all CordovaLib references from the project.pbxproj file after cordova prepare runs. The function removes: - PBXContainerItemProxy entries referencing CordovaLib - PBXReferenceProxy entries for CordovaLib products - PBXTargetDependency entries for CordovaLib - PBXFileReference for CordovaLib.xcodeproj - Products group and projectReferences entries - All array references to removed IDs This fix is only applied to iOS platform builds and ensures the generated apps can be properly archived for distribution.
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When archiving iOS hybrid apps created with forcehybrid.js, Xcode was producing a 'Generic Xcode Archive' instead of an 'iOS App Archive'. This prevented proper distribution of the app.
The issue was caused by CordovaLib being included as a subproject in the generated Xcode project. This commit adds a new function removeCordovaLibFromWorkspace() that automatically removes all CordovaLib references from the project.pbxproj file after cordova prepare runs.
The function removes:
This fix is only applied to iOS platform builds and ensures the generated apps can be properly archived for distribution.