Remove existing target from osx template and generate it programmatically as well.

lib/cocoapods/xcode/project.rb

@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ module Pod
             'GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER' => 'YES',
             'GCC_PREFIX_HEADER'            => 'Pods-Prefix.pch',
             'GCC_VERSION'                  => 'com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0',
-            # TODO not sure if this specific flag is needed, but the OTHER_LDFLAGS option *has* to
-            # be overriden so that it does not use those from the xcconfig (for CocoaPods specific).
-            'OTHER_LDFLAGS'                => '-ObjC',
+            # The OTHER_LDFLAGS option *has* to be overriden so that it does not
+            # use those from the xcconfig (for CocoaPods specifically).
+            'OTHER_LDFLAGS'                => '',
             'PRODUCT_NAME'                 => '$(TARGET_NAME)',
             'SKIP_INSTALL'                 => 'YES',
           }.merge(buildSettings || {})

spec/unit/xcode/project_spec.rb

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ describe "Pod::Xcode::Project" do
           'DSTROOT'                      => '/tmp/Pods.dst',
           'GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER' => 'YES',
           'GCC_PREFIX_HEADER'            => 'Pods-Prefix.pch',
-          'OTHER_LDFLAGS'                => '-ObjC',
+          'OTHER_LDFLAGS'                => '',
           'GCC_VERSION'                  => 'com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0',
           'PRODUCT_NAME'                 => '$(TARGET_NAME)',
           'SKIP_INSTALL'                 => 'YES',

xcode-project-templates/cocoa-static-library/Pods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -6,28 +6,12 @@
 	objectVersion = 46;
 	objects = {
 
-/* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
-		518ACD3F1446050200F6BE80 /* Cocoa.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 518ACD3E1446050200F6BE80 /* Cocoa.framework */; };
-/* End PBXBuildFile section */
-
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
-		518ACD3B1446050200F6BE80 /* libPods.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = archive.ar; includeInIndex = 0; path = libPods.a; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		518ACD3E1446050200F6BE80 /* Cocoa.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = Cocoa.framework; path = System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework; sourceTree = SDKROOT; };
 		518ACD461446050200F6BE80 /* Pods-Prefix.pch */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "Pods-Prefix.pch"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		518ACD53144605B400F6BE80 /* Pods.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; path = Pods.xcconfig; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
-/* Begin PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
-		518ACD381446050200F6BE80 /* Frameworks */ = {
-			isa = PBXFrameworksBuildPhase;
-			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
-			files = (
-				518ACD3F1446050200F6BE80 /* Cocoa.framework in Frameworks */,
-			);
-			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
-		};
-/* End PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
-
 /* Begin PBXGroup section */
 		518ACD301446050100F6BE80 = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
@@ -42,7 +26,6 @@
 		518ACD3C1446050200F6BE80 /* Products */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
-				518ACD3B1446050200F6BE80 /* libPods.a */,
 			);
 			name = Products;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -74,36 +57,6 @@
 		};
 /* End PBXGroup section */
 
-/* Begin PBXHeadersBuildPhase section */
-		518ACD391446050200F6BE80 /* Headers */ = {
-			isa = PBXHeadersBuildPhase;
-			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
-			files = (
-			);
-			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
-		};
-/* End PBXHeadersBuildPhase section */
-
-/* Begin PBXNativeTarget section */
-		518ACD3A1446050200F6BE80 /* Pods */ = {
-			isa = PBXNativeTarget;
-			buildConfigurationList = 518ACD4C1446050200F6BE80 /* Build configuration list for PBXNativeTarget "Pods" */;
-			buildPhases = (
-				518ACD371446050200F6BE80 /* Sources */,
-				518ACD381446050200F6BE80 /* Frameworks */,
-				518ACD391446050200F6BE80 /* Headers */,
-			);
-			buildRules = (
-			);
-			dependencies = (
-			);
-			name = Pods;
-			productName = Pods;
-			productReference = 518ACD3B1446050200F6BE80 /* libPods.a */;
-			productType = "com.apple.product-type.library.static";
-		};
-/* End PBXNativeTarget section */
-
 /* Begin PBXProject section */
 		518ACD321446050100F6BE80 /* Project object */ = {
 			isa = PBXProject;
@@ -122,21 +75,10 @@
 			projectDirPath = "";
 			projectRoot = "";
 			targets = (
-				518ACD3A1446050200F6BE80 /* Pods */,
 			);
 		};
 /* End PBXProject section */
 
-/* Begin PBXSourcesBuildPhase section */
-		518ACD371446050200F6BE80 /* Sources */ = {
-			isa = PBXSourcesBuildPhase;
-			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
-			files = (
-			);
-			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
-		};
-/* End PBXSourcesBuildPhase section */
-
 /* Begin XCBuildConfiguration section */
 		518ACD4A1446050200F6BE80 /* Debug */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
@@ -185,30 +127,6 @@
 			};
 			name = Release;
 		};
-		518ACD4D1446050200F6BE80 /* Debug */ = {
-			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
-			baseConfigurationReference = 518ACD53144605B400F6BE80 /* Pods.xcconfig */;
-			buildSettings = {
-				GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER = YES;
-				GCC_PREFIX_HEADER = "Pods-Prefix.pch";
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
-				);
-				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
-			};
-			name = Debug;
-		};
-		518ACD4E1446050200F6BE80 /* Release */ = {
-			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
-			baseConfigurationReference = 518ACD53144605B400F6BE80 /* Pods.xcconfig */;
-			buildSettings = {
-				GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER = YES;
-				GCC_PREFIX_HEADER = "Pods-Prefix.pch";
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
-				);
-				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
-			};
-			name = Release;
-		};
 /* End XCBuildConfiguration section */
 
 /* Begin XCConfigurationList section */
@@ -221,15 +139,6 @@
 			defaultConfigurationIsVisible = 0;
 			defaultConfigurationName = Release;
 		};
-		518ACD4C1446050200F6BE80 /* Build configuration list for PBXNativeTarget "Pods" */ = {
-			isa = XCConfigurationList;
-			buildConfigurations = (
-				518ACD4D1446050200F6BE80 /* Debug */,
-				518ACD4E1446050200F6BE80 /* Release */,
-			);
-			defaultConfigurationIsVisible = 0;
-			defaultConfigurationName = Release;
-		};
 /* End XCConfigurationList section */
 	};
 	rootObject = 518ACD321446050100F6BE80 /* Project object */;