opencv/doc/tutorials/introduction/ios_install/ios_install.rst

.. _iOS-Installation:

Installation in iOS
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Required packages
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  * CMake 2.8.8 or higher
  * Xcode 4.3 or higher

Getting the cutting-edge OpenCV from SourceForge SVN repository
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Launch SVN client and checkout the current OpenCV snapshot from here: http://code.opencv.org/svn/opencv/trunk/opencv

In MacOS it can be done using the following command in Terminal:

.. code-block:: bash

   cd ~/<my_working _directory>
   svn co http://code.opencv.org/svn/opencv/trunk/opencv  
 

Building OpenCV from source using CMake, using the command line
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#. Make symbolic link for Xcode to let OpenCV build scripts find the compiler, header files etc.

    .. code-block:: bash
    
       cd /
       sudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer Developer
       
#. Build OpenCV framework

    .. code-block:: bash
    
       cd ~/<my_working_directory>
       python opencv/ios/build_framework.py ios
       
If everything's fine, after a few minutes you will get ~/<my_working_directory>/ios/opencv2.framework. You can add this framework to your Xcode projects.