Do others need to install CocoaPods to build my project?

Question

I have made an app for a university project, which uses CocoaPods for dependency management (I have 2 pods included). I have to upload this project, and provide an installation guide for a reviewer. My question is: will others be able to just open the xcworkspace file as is, or do they also need to install cocoapods themselves?

Answer 1

It depends on how you plan to give your source code to the reviewers.

Cocoapods is just a way of installing and managing libraries. If all you do is zip your project folder and send it to the reviewers, they won't need to install Cocoapods because the needed Pods are already included in your project.

If you planned on giving them the code by giving them access to your repository, they will need Cocoapods if your repository ignores the Pods folder (ex: you added the Pods folder in your .gitignore). If your Pods are commited to the repository, they won't need it.