Script to Build .framework bundle from .a library in Xcode

FrameworkBuildScript

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# Build a .framework bundle from an iOS library (.a) in Xcode
# Usage: Place this inside a run script in your project's "Build phases"
# Note: Script assumes that your .h, .a and .bundle are all in the same folder
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# Your Vars Start
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FRAMEWORK_NAME=MyFramework
FRAMEWORK_VERSION=A
RESOURCES_BUNDLE=Resources.bundle

# The source location of your library, Its where all your .h .a and .bundle should be.
SRC_LOCATION=${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/../MyLibraryOut

# The name of your .a file, AKA your library's binary.
DOT_A_FILENAME=myProject-${CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION}.a

# Location of where you would like your library to output
OUTPUT_LOCATION=${SRCROOT}/${FRAMEWORK_NAME}.framework

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# Your Vars End
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# remove old version
rm -rf "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}"

# Create framework folder structure
mkdir -p "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}"
mkdir -p "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Versions"
mkdir -p "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Versions/${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}"
mkdir -p "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Versions/${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}/Resources"
mkdir -p "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Versions/${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}/Headers"

# Create framework relative sym links.
ln -s "${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}" "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Versions/Current"
ln -s "Versions/Current/Headers" "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Headers"
ln -s "Versions/Current/Resources" "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Resources"
ln -s "Versions/Current/${FRAMEWORK_NAME}" "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/${FRAMEWORK_NAME}"

# Copy headers, resources and binary files to their framework locations
cp -R "${SRC_LOCATION}/${DOT_A_FILENAME}" "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Versions/${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}/${FRAMEWORK_NAME}"
find ${SRC_LOCATION} -name "*.h" -exec cp {} ${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Versions/${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}/Headers/ \;
cp -R "${SRC_LOCATION}/${RESOURCES_BUNDLE}" "${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/Versions/${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}/Resources"