Howto build the MBGLCore.framework

[georgbachmann]

I have some issues with offline maps as described here: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/issues/16519 Now I'd like to take matters in my own hand and see what I can come up with to solve my problem. But I am already facing my first big challenge. Can anybody tell me how to generate the MBGLCore.framework. I tried so using the mapbox-gl-native cmake commands for iOS, but they did not produce that framework. So I am wondering how that framework is produced. I can't even find the name MBGLCore anywhere in that code. So that's a bit strange?!?

Any hints are very very much appreciated!

[JesseCrocker]

It appears that all new development in mapbox/mapbox-gl-native is happening in a private repository. And MBGLCore.framework was added after work switched to a private repo, so unless you somehow have access to that repository there is no way to build the whole thing from source after mapbox-gl-native-ios version 5.9.

[roblabs]

Not addressing the original question, but I have further questions:

• Is there a Wiki or architecture document on what is in MBGLCore.framework?
• For example, there was a release in Sep 2020, #475, that addressed some issues. What other types of issues will be addressed in MBGLCore.framework?
• Does MBGLCore include work to address GLKit? See WWDC 2018, Metal for OpenGL Developers
  • I noticed from a Xcode Bot build that built today after #475 that mentioned this issue:

    Source/tmp/platform/iOS/ios.xcodeproj GLKit is deprecated. Consider migrating to MetalKit instead.

I understand from the above discussion that some of this is in a private repo and I don't want to reveal any plans that Mapbox may have, but I'm curious what to expect in the open source vs. the closed source.