CocoaPods: point to a branch in pod spec

Question

I\'m trying to install code from a repository\'s branch on a pod spec, and based on the documentation, this should work:

s.dependency \'repository_name\',
:git =         


        

Answer 1

Please check the discussion here - Link

I think it is possible now as per the discussion but initially -

They suggested Tag instead of the branch as the problem with a branch vs a tag is that a branch does not specify a specific point in the history, whereas a tag does. This distinction is very important, as we need to guarantee that depending on a specific version of the library will result in using the same source every time. Technically it is possible to delete a tag and create it again pointing to a different commit, but this is less likely to happen.

Answer 2

You can't use a pod dependency like that, it only supports "name", "version". Source: guides.cocoapods.org. It is expected that the :git and :branch metadata will come from the podfile.