xcodebuild

xcodebuild: simulator or device?

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An Xcode build from the command line looks like: xcodebuild -configuration ${BUILD_TYPE} -target ${TARGET_NAME} -arch ${CPU_ARCHITECTURE} -sdk ${SIMULATOR_OR_IOS_SDK} BUILD_TYPE is something like “Release” or “Debug” (those are the defaults, you may have added others to the project) TARGET_NAME is the name of the target you are building (by default the same name as your project) … Read more

Is the project.xcworkspace file important?

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project.xcworkspace is a directory of files describing the workspace or projects. Although some of the answers here indicate it is unnecessary and should be ignored for source control, I don’t agree, but it’s going to be highly dependent upon how you use your environment. Generally, the contents of the project.xcworkspace directory contains the contents.xcworkspacedata file, … Read more

How can I use the legacy build system with Xcode 10’s `xcodebuild`?

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There is an (as of yet undocumented) flag in xcodebuild: -UseModernBuildSystem=<value>. The value can be either 0 or NO to use the legacy (“original”) build system, or 1 or YES to use the new build system. For example: xcodebuild -workspace Foo.xcworkspace -scheme Bar -configuration Release -archivePath /path/to/Foo.xcarchive clean archive -UseModernBuildSystem=NO (-UseNewBuildSystem=<value> seems to work as … Read more

Use xcodebuild (Xcode 8) and automatic signing in CI (Travis/Jenkins) environments

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I basically run into the same issue using Jenkins CI and the Xcode Plugin. I ended up doing the build and codesigning stuff myself using xcodebuild. 0. Prerequisites In order to get the following steps done successfully, you need to have installed the necessary provisioning profiles and certificates. That means your code signing should already … Read more

How do I determine which iOS SDK I have?

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If you type this: $> xcodebuild -showsdks it gives something like this: $> OS X SDKs: OS X 10.8 -sdk macosx10.8 OS X 10.9 -sdk macosx10.9 iOS SDKs: iOS 6.1 -sdk iphoneos6.1 iOS 7.0 -sdk iphoneos7.0 iOS Simulator SDKs: Simulator – iOS 6.0 -sdk iphonesimulator6.0 Simulator – iOS 6.1 -sdk iphonesimulator6.1 Simulator – iOS 7.0 … Read more