Would you be able to help me understand the reason why Archive button is grayed out in Xcode?
I have all developers profiles downloaded
Device type set to iPhone 6
And archive is checked in scheme.
Ios – Archive button grayed out in Xcode
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I found how to automate the build and archive process from the comand line, I just wrote a blog article explaining how you can achieve that.
The command you have to use is xcrun:
/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}"
You will find all the details in the article. If you have any questions dont hesitate to ask.
Build configiuration setting needs to be an "iOS Device" (or any specific device if connected) to activate "Product → Archive" menu item. For some strange reason when any kind of iOS Simulator is selected, Archive is greyed out.
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Best Answer
Answer valid through Xcode 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12+
You can not archive, because from target you have not selected device or Generic iOS device or Any iOS Device , still there is a simulator.
Nothing generic or wrong with Xcode 7. This happens with all Xcode versions.
In Xcode 12 it is named Any iOS Device