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CMake XCFramework
As we all know, CocosCreator 3+ uses CMake to generate and build iOS/Android projects.
CMake does not support link xcframework. Therefore, we take xcframework as the framework and link to the ios-i386_x86_64-simulator framework in xcframework by default.
When you want to run on another architecture, you can manually switch to another architecture.
take a look at file $CreatorProjectRoot/native/engine/ios/CMakeLists.txt
Library ${LIB_NAME} is linked to ios simulator i386/x86_64
LinkXCFramework("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Firebase/FirebaseAnalytics/FirebaseCore.xcframework" ios-i386_x86_64-simulator ${LIB_NAME})
The library is now linked to the ios device armv7/arm64
LinkXCFramework("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Firebase/FirebaseAnalytics/FirebaseCore.xcframework" ios-armv7_arm64 ${LIB_NAME})
Another Way
You can link xcframwork directly in the generated xcode project. However, it should be noted that every generation operation in Creator may overwrite the xcode project.