Is there a way to change dynamically the name of the archives when it finishes to compiling without adding it manually like I do now (with a script for example). I would like to add the version after each archiving in suffix to the name of the app, for example :
The command lines in the terminal doesn't interest me as it takes more time to do it by command than just adding 4 characters manually (cf Renaming of IPA app name or Xcode "Build and Archive" from command line) like this:
/usr/bin/xcrun -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v "${RELEASE_BUILDDIR}/${APPLICATION_NAME}.app" -o "${BUILD_HISTORY_DIR}/${APPLICATION_NAME}.ipa" --sign "${DEVELOPER_NAME}" --embed "${PROVISONING_PROFILE}”
My goal is to have an ipa with the name of the app, and the version with Xcode.
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Is there a possibility to directly generate a xcarchive file from the command line? So that you can generate an AppStore build with a CI tool like Jenkins?
With Xcode it seems you can, but I'm using Xamarin Studio on Mac. Anyway is this possible? Or can you manually create an xcarchive file with the app, dsym and plist?
On my build server I use the following commands to create an AppStore signed ipa file from an archive.
/Applications/Xamarin\ Studio.app/Contents/MacOS/mdtool -v build "--configuration:AppStore|iPhone" -p:RssReader.iOS Apps/RssReader.sln || exit 1
# transform the archive into a .ipa package
xcrun -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v "${WORKSPACE}/Apps/RssReader/iOS/RssReader.iOS/bin/iPhone/AppStore/RssReader.app" -o "${WORKSPACE}/Apps/RssReader/iOS/RssReader.iOS/bin/iPhone/AppStore/RssReader-${BUILD_NUMBER}-appstore.ipa"
We have an API that users can call to create Cordova apps/projects, upload their www directory, and then start compilation and download the executable binary file. This binary file will then go into a private app store.
I'm having trouble with the compile step for iOS. The Cordova build step is no problem, but it doesn't output a binary file, like it does for Android. After reading everything I found on Stackoverflow and elsewhere, the plan was this:
xcodebuild clean -configuration Release -alltargets
xcodebuild -scheme MyApp archive -archivePath build/MyApp
xcodebuild -exportArchive -exportFormat ipa -archivePath "build/MyApp.xcarchive" -exportPath "MyApp.ipa" -exportProvisioningProfile "My Prov Profile"
Given that the signing identity and everything is set up correctly, it almost works. The first command executes fine. The second command just hangs.
However, if I open the project in Xcode, and then execute the commands, it compiles and exports, and I'm left with an .ipa file, which is what I wanted. It seems that Xcode sets up a workspace and some scheme-related things when the project is first opened.
Is there any way I can get xcodebuild (or xcrun, or anything, for that matter) to create this workspace file for me?
Or is there another way to approach this?
Right now, I have a solution where I actually open the Xcode project, wait 15 seconds, and then proceed. But I can think of a thousand ways that will fail at some point, so I would like to change it to something a little more elegant.
I currently have Xcode 6.3 installed, if that is relevant.
Update: Opal's answer below set me on the right path (I think). What I ended up doing, was exporting a shared scheme as per Opal's link, and using that as a template for future apps. The solutions was something like this:
# Copy shared scheme file into directory
mkdir /path/to/project/dir/MyApp.xcodeproj/xcshareddata
mkdir /path/to/project/dir/MyApp.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes
cp data/MyScheme.xcscheme /path/to/project/dir/MyApp.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/.
# Use sed to replace app name in scheme file
sed -i '' "s/%app_name%/MyApp/g" MyApp.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/MyScheme.xcscheme
# CD into directory
cd /path/to/project/dir
# Move files from Cordova to our build directory
cp -r CordovaLib/build/* build/.
# Build and export
xcodebuild clean -configuration Release -alltargets
xcodebuild -scheme MyScheme archive -archivePath build/MyApp
xcodebuild -exportArchive -exportFormat ipa -archivePath "build/MyApp.xcarchive" -exportPath "MyApp.ipa" -exportProvisioningProfile "MyProvProfile"
It seems that the application you try to build has no shared schemes. Schemes if not shared, are created when project is loaded to xcode. To create shared schemes see this site.
These are the steps I used to automate ipa generation without opening xcode in my cordova environment. (xcode version: 6.0.1 cordova version: 3.6.0)
Change in cordova/build.xcconfig: CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=iPhone Distribution (change "Developer" to "Distribution". )
run cordova build ios --device in cordova workspace that generates .app file
Sign using : xcrun -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v ${WORKSPACE}/platforms/ios/build/device/${application.name}.app -o ${WORKSPACE}/platforms/ios/build/${application.name}.ipa --embed ${ios.distribution.provisionfile}.mobileprovision --sign ${code.signing.identity}
I noticed a different when creating an .ipa file manually using xcrun than exporting it from xcode. The xcrun version doesn't have any symbols included with the .ipa.
I was wondering what's the best way to create an .ipa with symbols (no reason not to send them) manually from the command line, I'm using TeamCity CI to generate our production .ipa files.
I use the following command line to generate the IPA -
/usr/bin/xcrun -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v "DerivedData/MyApp/Build/Products/Release-iphoneos/MyApp.app" -o "~/MyApp.ipa" --sign "<HIDDEN>" --embed "<HIDDEN>"
I run it after invoking xcodebuild so the Release-iphoneos folder got the latest release version of my app.
I'll answer myself -
In Xcode 7 Apple added the ability to specify export options plist file to better control the .ipa file creation.
One of the options there is <key>uploadSymbols</key> that does exactly what I need.
http://www.matrixprojects.net/p/xcodebuild-export-options-plist
I want to build my ios-apps Appstore-ready directly from the command line with the mdtool from MonoTouch (Xamarin) so that Jenkins can kick in and produce the uploadable package right away.
I use the following command:
'/Applications/Xamarin Studio.app/Contents/MacOS/mdtool' -v build '--configuration:AppStore|iPhone' MyAppProject.csproj
Now, the build runs, uses my AppStore Provisioning Profile and creates the files in my bin/iPhone/AppStore - folder.
Now, according to the documentation of Xamarin, I should zip the created app-file in the bin/iPhone/AppStore and select it in xCode Application Loader like shown in the screenshot:
But the Application Loader shows every file grayed out, so there is no chance to continue.
What if you rename the .zip extension to .ipa?
I think you should not choose "Open package" but "Deliver Your App".
You can also use the xcrun ("XCode Run") command line tool to with the "PackageApplication" argument to package an ".app" into an ".ipa" and optionally specify a signing identity and provisioning profile at the same time.
Something like:
/usr/bin/xcrun -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v "Ios.app" -o "Ios.ipa" --sign "[DEVELOPER_NAME]" --embed "[PROVISONING_PROFILE]”
More info on xcrun here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/xcrun.1.html
So with XCode4, as is kinda well known, building .IPAs can only be created used "build and archive" if only one target has "Skip Install" set to "No".
My problem is that our project contains multiple targets, that need to be shipped as .ipas at some point. Setting "Skip Install" on each on everytime i need to build an .ipa is annoying. Does anybody know of a better way, maybe using those scary "Configuration Files" I've seen mentioned somewhere? Currently, i'm using the .app from the .xarchive and build an .IPA the old way, packaging it in a Payload folder.
How about xcrun PackageApplication?
Xcode “Build and Archive” from command line
Execute xcrun from command line.
PRODUCTDIR=DerivedData/foo/Build/Products/AdHoc-iphoneos
TARGET=targetA
IDENTITY="iPhone\ Distribution:\ foo"
PROVISIONING_PROFILE="/Users/foo/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning\ Profiles/foo.mobileprovision"
OUTDIR=out
/usr/bin/xcrun -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v "${PRODUCTDIR}/${TARGET}.app" -o "${OUTDIR}/${TARGET}.ipa" --sign "${IDENTITY}" --embed "${PROVISONING_PROFILE}"
How about define several targets? That should you allow to adjust each separately for your needs.