Optimizing Binaries - How Does the Linker Help Reduce App Size? What are the different types of linking - Part Two
In the previous post we talked about how the linker’s selective loading helps solve the bloat issue. But there are some other limitations to static linking. Because of those limitations software engineers created Dynamic libraries and the Dynamic Linker. In this post we’ll go through some of those limitations and discuss the trade-offs between the two ways of linking and their sizing impact.
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Why does pod lib lint suddenly fail to build?
I made some changes to the repo of our private pod. Pushed up my branch. Tests all ran. Then my colleague asked for some updates to my PR (pull request). I made changes and pushed it to GH. I wanted to merge the changes. But then CI was failing. So I ran CI again. It failed again. They say third time is the charm. So I ran it two more times....
What is Manifest.lock File?
When you get on a plane, the crew members make sure everyone that checked in, is actually on the flight. If someone doesn’t board, then the plane either stays until they board or remove them and their luggages from the plane. It’s a safety check.
CocoaPods does something similar. But before we dive deep into what a Manifest.lock file is, we should learn about the two schools of thoughts when it comes to dependencies....
