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+# This file describes to Cocoapods how to integrate the Objective-C runtime into a dependent
+# project.
+# Despite this file being specific to Objective-C, it needs to be on the root of the repository.
+# Otherwise, Cocoapods gives trouble like not picking up the license file correctly, or not letting
+# dependent projects use the :git notation to refer to the library.
+Pod::Spec.new do |s|
+  s.name     = 'Protobuf'
+  s.version  = '3.0.0-beta-2'
+  s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v.3 runtime library for Objective-C.'
+  s.homepage = 'https://github.com/google/protobuf'
+  s.license  = 'New BSD'
+  s.authors  = { 'The Protocol Buffers contributors' => 'protobuf@googlegroups.com' }
+
+  s.source = { :git => 'https://github.com/google/protobuf.git',
+               :tag => "v#{s.version}" }
+
+  s.source_files = 'objectivec/*.{h,m}',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/Any.pbobjc.{h,m}',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/Api.pbobjc.{h,m}',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/Duration.pbobjc.h',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/Empty.pbobjc.{h,m}',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/FieldMask.pbobjc.{h,m}',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/SourceContext.pbobjc.{h,m}',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/Struct.pbobjc.{h,m}',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/Timestamp.pbobjc.h',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/Type.pbobjc.{h,m}',
+                   'objectivec/google/protobuf/Wrappers.pbobjc.{h,m}'
+  # Timestamp.pbobjc.m and Duration.pbobjc.m are #imported by GPBWellKnownTypes.m. So we can't
+  # compile them (duplicate symbols), but we need them available for the importing:
+  s.preserve_paths = 'objectivec/google/protobuf/Duration.pbobjc.m',
+                     'objectivec/google/protobuf/Timestamp.pbobjc.m'
+  # The following would cause duplicate symbol definitions. GPBProtocolBuffers is expected to be
+  # left out, as it's an umbrella implementation file.
+  s.exclude_files = 'objectivec/GPBProtocolBuffers.m'
+  s.header_mappings_dir = 'objectivec'
+
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '7.1'
+  s.osx.deployment_target = '10.9'
+  s.requires_arc = false
+end