Xcode : Submission Failed - Invalid IPA - ios

Question

After many hours of research, I don't know why I can't submit my application from xCode (6.1).
At the end of the submission an error is returned:
ERROR ITMS-90072: "The IPA is invalid It does not include a Payload directory."
The two responses that I've read are located in the info.plist file
Two keys must be added :
- LSRequiresIPhoneOS: YES (Boolean)
- CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion: 6.0 (String)
The project has been cleaned.
This is the contents of my file info.plist:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
<true/>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>fr_FR</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>$(EXECUTABLE_NAME)</string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.forprodis.$(PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier)</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>$(PRODUCT_NAME)</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
<string>????</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
<string>Main</string>
<key>UIMainStoryboardFile</key>
<string>Main</string>
<key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>
<array>
<string>armv7</string>
</array>
<key>UIStatusBarHidden</key>
<true/>
<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
<array>
<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
</array>
<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad</key>
<array>
<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown</string>
<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
</array>
<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</plist>
I have generated the IPA and unzip it. The folder contains two subfolders :
- Applications
- Symbols
Only the Payload folder should appear, isn't it ? (the wrapper)
Wikipedia describes the content like this :
An IPA has a built-in structure for iTunes and AppStore to recognize,
The example below shows the structure of an IPA:
/Payload/
/Payload/Application.app
/iTunesArtwork
/iTunesMetadata.plist

Answer 1

I just had the very same problem. It turned out that a missing entitlement for in-app purchases was the culprit.
Select your target and go to 'Capabilities'. Xcode highlighted the missing entitlement and offered to fix it. Then it finally worked.
I hope this works for you as well. I have spent the last couple of hours tearing my hair out.

Answer 2

I faced the same problem on an application that I've successfully submitted many times over the past few years. To correct it, I had to edit the Info.plist file to set:
Application requires iPhone environment = YES
Mine was set to NO. This does not restrict the application from deploying to iPad or iPod.