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Update macios docs for our Xcode 26.4 release.
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34 changes: 34 additions & 0 deletions docs/ios/building-apps/build-items.md
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Expand Up @@ -309,6 +309,40 @@ the `CollectAppManifestsDependsOn` property:
</Target>
```

## ReferenceNativeSymbol

The item group `ReferenceNativeSymbol` can be used to specify how we should
handle a given native symbol: either ignore it, or ask the native linker to
keep it (by passing the symbol as `-u ...` or in a symbol file to the native
linker).

There are two supported types of metadata:

* `SymbolType`: either `ObjectiveCClass`, `Function` or `Field`. Used to
compute the complete native name of a symbol (for instance, the native
symbol for the Objective-C class `MyClass` is `_OBJC_CLASS_$_MyClass`,
while for a function `MyFunction` it's just `_MyFunction`.
* `SymbolMode`: either `Ignore` or not set. `Ignore` means to not pass the given
symbol to the native linker, the default is to do so.

`SymbolType` is required, while `SymbolMode` isn't.

Example symbol to keep:

```xml
<ItemGroup>
<ReferenceNativeSymbol Include="MyClass" SymbolType="ObjectiveCClass" />
</ItemGroup>
```

Example symbol to ignore:

```xml
<ItemGroup>
<ReferenceNativeSymbol Include="MyClass" SymbolType="ObjectiveCClass" SymbolMode="Ignore" />
</ItemGroup>
```

### SkipCodesignItems

An item group that specifies files or directories in the app bundle that should not be signed.
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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ The full path to the `altool` tool.

The default behavior is to use `xcrun altool`.

## ACToolPath

The full path to the `actool` tool.

The default behavior is to use `xcrun actool`.

## AppBundleResourcePrefix

The directory where resources are stored (this prefix will be removed when copying resources to the app bundle).
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Where the generated source from the generator are saved.

## IBToolPath

The full path to the `ibtool` tool.

The default behavior is to use `xcrun ibtool`.

## IncludeAllAppIcons

Set the `IncludeAllAppIcons` property to true to automatically include all app
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## ReferenceNativeSymbol

The item group `ReferenceNativeSymbol` can be used to specify how we should
handle a given native symbol: either ignore it, or ask the native linker to
keep it (by passing the symbol as `-u ...` or in a symbol file to the native
linker).

There are two supported types of metadata:

* `SymbolType`: either `ObjectiveCClass`, `Function` or `Field`. Used to
compute the complete native name of a symbol (for instance, the native
symbol for the Objective-C class `MyClass` is `_OBJC_CLASS_$_MyClass`,
while for a function `MyFunction` it's just `_MyFunction`.
* `SymbolMode`: either `Ignore` or not set. `Ignore` means to not pass the given
symbol to the native linker, the default is to do so.

`SymbolType` is required, while `SymbolMode` isn't.

Example symbol to keep:

```xml
<ItemGroup>
<ReferenceNativeSymbol Include="MyClass" SymbolType="ObjectiveCClass" />
</ItemGroup>
```

Example symbol to ignore:

```xml
<ItemGroup>
<ReferenceNativeSymbol Include="MyClass" SymbolType="ObjectiveCClass" SymbolMode="Ignore" />
</ItemGroup>
```
See [ReferenceNativeSymbol](build-items.md#referencenativesymbol)

## RequireLinkWithAttributeForObjectiveCClassSearch

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* [macOSMinimumVersion](#macosminimumversion)
* [MacCatalystMinimumVersion](#maccatalystminimumversion)

## TextureAtlasPath

The full path to the `TextureAtlas` tool.

The default behavior is to use `xcrun TextureAtlas`.

## TrimMode

Specifies the trimming granularity.
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The current (as of .NET 9) default values are:

* iOS and iOS: `partial` when building for device, `copy` when building for the simulator.
* iOS and tvOS: `partial` when building for device, `copy` when building for the simulator.
* macOS: always `copy`.
* Mac Catalyst: `partial` when building for the `"Release"` configuration, `copy` otherwise.

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