Environment:
Cocos Creator: 3.8.7
Xcode: 26.2 (or your current version)
Build Option: “Skip update xcode project” is enabled.
Steps to Reproduce:
Build Phase: Performed an iOS build with Target 12.0. The “Skip update xcode project” option was checked.
CocoaPods Setup:
Navigated to the project directory: mycocosproject/build/ios/proj
Ran pod init.
Modified the Podfile to change the platform target from 9.0 to 12.0.
Ran pod install successfully.
Xcode Build:
Opened the generated .xcworkspace file.
Attempted to build for both a physical device and the Simulator.
The Issue: The build fails consistently with the following error:
Framework Pods_xxx not found
Additional Details: Despite opening the .xcworkspace file (not the .xcodeproj), Xcode still cannot locate the Pods framework. It seems like the linking process is failing when the “Skip update” option is used in Cocos Creator.
Has anyone faced this issue before? Any guidance on how to correctly link the Pods when maintaining a manual Xcode project in Cocos would be much appreciated.