Xcode Project Version Control Using Git

Until now, I was updating code without keeping track of changes, so I added version control using Git.

Git and Xcode

I added the GitHub .gitignore template for Xcode, which is very straightforward.

I decided to add .DS_Store to the ignore list.

Assets

I could use Git LFS to track only references to asset files (images, sounds), but I decided to put everything under version control to keep things simple.

Libraries and Frameworks

Initially, I included the frameworks I’ve used — SDL2, SDL_mixer, SDL_image — directly in the repository instead of referencing them. Later, I added their paths to the .gitignore and rewrote the project history to exclude them from version control.

I believe the best way to reference external libraries and make the project platform-independent is to use and add references to the frameworks in the CMakeLists.txt.

It might also be possible to build the macOS app without Xcode, directly from the command line, but I’m unsure how to do that. I’ve decided to keep it as a to-do task.