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== Development environment ==

To develop VLC for iOS, you need:
* Mac OS X Lion (or later)
* Latest XCode version (4.6.3 works so far)
* A correct shell (we recommend iTerm2 and zsh)
* [http://cocoapods.org CocoaPods] (for dependency management)

== Get the source ==

If you want to develop VLC for iOS, it is '''highly recommended''' that you use the [[git]] version:

 git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc-ports/ios.git

== Build it ==

Build it for the simulator.
 
 sh compileVLCforiOS.sh -s

Wait, and grab a coffee.


Manually assign the code sign in Xcode, and build it for devices.

 sh compileVLCforiOS.sh

Grab a second coffee. :)

Better to have a look at the usage() function in compileVLCforiOS.sh, you might need -s to enable debug, -l or -n to save some time when you need to rebuild the project.

== Deploy ==

Open the project in Xcode and click on Run.

If you want to run in the simulator after running compileVLCforiOS.sh without the -s option, you need to run it again with the -s option, and vice versa.

== Send patches ==
You can create patches and send them to our [http://mailman.videolan.org/listinfo/ios mailing list] ios@v.o, or on our [[IRC]].

Please see [[Git#Submitting_patches]] on how to send patches...

== Notes ==
If everything goes well, congratulations to Lucky You! If not, please report any problem to our [http://mailman.videolan.org/listinfo/ios mailing list] ios@v.o, or on our [[IRC]]. 

This might help you more than Google, because any lately committing might cause compiling errors(at least these days), although the latest git is supposed to be an all time stable one.

=== History ===
The first version of this howto was written by [[User:J-b|jb]] on 18 July 2013.

Last edited by leoujzwiki on 12 Oct 2013.

=== Previous Version ===
The old version of the app can be compiled using this [[MobileVLC|howto]].

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