Example of how to use the ruby gem xcodeproj to add a library to the Frameworks group of a project. Forked and updated to work with updated version of xcodeproj.

add_lib_with_xcodeproj.rb

require 'xcodeproj'

project_path = "your_project_path";
# Create project object
project = Xcodeproj::Project.new(project_path);

lib_path = "your_lib_path";

# Add the lib file as a reference
libRef = project['Frameworks'].new_file(lib_path);

# Get the build phase
framework_buildphase = project.objects.select{|x| x.class == Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXFrameworksBuildPhase}[0];

# Add it to the build phase
framework_buildphase.add_file_reference(libRef);

# Save the project
project.save();

Very relevant and useful documentation at: http://rubydoc.info/gems/xcodeproj/Xcodeproj/Project

I am unable to get the PBXFrameworkBuildPhase all i get is the following classes.

Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXProject
Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXGroup
Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXGroup
Xcodeproj::Project::Object::XCConfigurationList
Xcodeproj::Project::Object::XCBuildConfiguration
Xcodeproj::Project::Object::XCBuildConfiguration
Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXGroup
Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXFileReference

Following is the code snipet

require 'xcodeproj'

project_path = "/Users/NileshAgrawal/Documents/ca-work/ios/ios-samples/ios-samples/MAAKitchenSink/MAAKitchenSink.xcodeproj";

Create project object

project = Xcodeproj::Project.new(project_path);

lib_path = "/Users/NileshAgrawal/Documents/ca-work/ios/ios-samples/ios-samples/MAAKitchenSink/libCAMobileAppAnalytics.a";

Add the lib file as a reference

libRef = project['Frameworks'].new_file(lib_path);

Get the build phase

framework_buildphase = project.objects.select{|x| x.class == Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXFrameworksBuildPhase}[0];

projectobjects.select { |x|
puts x.class
};

Add it to the build phase

framework_buildphase.add_file_reference(libRef);

Save the project

project.save_as(project_path);

hi, could you give an example to add "libz.tbd"

many thanks