Carthage
Carthage enhances Appcircle's CI/CD pipelines with a decentralized dependency manager for iOS, offering developers improved control and efficiency in app development.
Key Benefits
Flexible Dependency Management: Gives developers more control over which dependencies are built and included, streamlining integration and improving efficiency.
Minimal Configuration: Requires less setup compared to other dependency managers, helping maintain a cleaner project structure without complex configuration files.
Binary Framework Support: Improves efficiency by supporting pre-compiled frameworks, reducing build times significantly in mobile app pipelines.
Selective Integration: Allows building only the frameworks you need, reducing complexity and further improving build performance.
Points to Consider
Build Time for Large Dependencies: While binary frameworks reduce build times, compiling large dependencies from source can still be slow. Optimize your Cartfile and use binaries whenever possible.
Dependency Updates: Regularly update Carthage and its dependencies to benefit from performance improvements, bug fixes, and security patches.
For more information on setup and usage, please visit Appcircle Technical Documentation