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copied!<p>I am creating a library and even though it is working perfectly fine by packaging all my code and putting all the header files in a folder and then zipping the folder and the static library, I just can't figure out the purpose of the "Copy Headers" section under Build Phases.</p> <p>I have read all this links:</p> <p><a href="http://blog.carbonfive.com/2011/04/04/using-open-source-static-libraries-in-xcode-4/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Using open source static libraries</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.icodeblog.com/2011/04/07/creating-static-libraries-for-ios/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Creating static libraries for iOS</a></p> <p><a href="http://blog.boreal-kiss.net/2011/03/15/how-to-create-universal-static-libraries-on-xcode-4/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">How to create universal static libraries</a></p> <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7439192/xcode-copy-headers-public-vs-private-vs-project">Stackoverflow: copy headers: public vs private vs project</a></p> <p>But I still do not see the point of setting the copy headers, I realize you can set the private and public path under build settings > packaging, and that the header files will go to that folder after build. But what is the point in this?, is this any different than not setting a single copy header file, and simply grabbing the .a file grab all my header files and put them in a folder?. Also what is the purpose of setting copy project headers?, since they are not included in the target at all?.</p>

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