Sencha Touch Cookbook

Setting up the iOS-based development environment

This recipe outlines the steps to set up the environment for the iOS-based (for example, iPhone, iPad, iPod) development.

Getting ready

JDK is installed and the following environment variables are set correctly:

• JAVA_HOME
• PATH

You should have created the ch01_01.js file as mentioned in the previous recipe.

How to do it...

Carry out the following steps:

1. Download and install Xcode from Apple Developer Portal (http://developer.apple.com). This requires you to have membership of the iOS and Mac developer programs.
2. Download the copy of PhoneGap-1.0.0 and extract its contents. Navigate to the iOS directory and run the installer until completion.
3. Launch Xcode, and under the File menu, select New and then New Project ...