Ios – Xcode building application to ipa from command line

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I'm unable to build ipa signed file from command line. First a few words about my environment:

1. Application
I've prepared a simple application for iPad from template "Master-Detail Application". Changed nothing in code, changed nothing in settings. Just plain new project.

2. Build script
Here is my build "script"

cd /Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/

xcodebuild -target signtest -configuration Debug -sdk iphonesimulator4.3 clean build

/usr/bin/xcrun -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -v /Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/build/Debug-iphonesimulator/signtest.app -o /Users/admin/Desktop/binaries/signtest.ipa --sign "iPhone Developer: Marcin Zyga (CLJR93MXJ6)" --embed "/Users/admin/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning\ Profiles/94D99766-0268-4E0E-B8D1-053063BB2DA1.mobileprovision"

3. Problem

Application is builded, and then I'm trying to make an ipa file from the build. But I've got this:

** BUILD SUCCEEDED **

Packaging application: '/Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/build/Debug-iphonesimulator/signtest.app'
Arguments: embed=/Users/admin/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning\ Profiles/94D99766-0268-4E0E-B8D1-053063BB2DA1.mobileprovision  verbose=1  output=/Users/admin/Desktop/binaries/signtest.ipa  sign=iPhone Developer: Marcin Zyga (CLJR93MXJ6)  
Environment variables:
HOME = /Users/admin
SUDO_GID = 20
DISPLAY = /tmp/launch-vj2zx7/org.x:0
VERSIONER_PERL_PREFER_32_BIT = no
MAIL = /var/mail/root
SSH_AUTH_SOCK = /tmp/launch-YPyQMl/Listeners
PWD = /Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest
LANG = pl_PL.UTF-8
USER = root
LOGNAME = root
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING = 0x0:29:42
USERNAME = root
SHLVL = 1
OLDPWD = /SMT/ci_shell_scripts
_ = /usr/bin/xcrun
PATH = /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin
LSCOLORS = GxFxCxDxBxegedabagaced
SUDO_USER = admin
SHELL = /bin/bash
TERM = xterm-256color
SUDO_COMMAND = ./sign_test_ipa.sh
VERSIONER_PERL_VERSION = 5.12
SUDO_UID = 502

Output directory: '/Users/admin/Desktop/binaries/signtest.ipa'
Temporary Directory: '/tmp/eiJTk08At3'  (will NOT be deleted on exit when verbose set)
+ /bin/cp -Rp /Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/build/Debug-iphonesimulator/signtest.app /tmp/eiJTk08At3/Payload
Program /bin/cp returned 0 : []
### Checking original app
+ /usr/bin/codesign --verify -vvvv /Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/build/Debug-iphonesimulator/signtest.app
Program /usr/bin/codesign returned 1 : [/Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/build/Debug-iphonesimulator/signtest.app: object file format unrecognized, invalid, or unsuitable
]
error: Codesign check fails : /Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/build/Debug-iphonesimulator/signtest.app: object file format unrecognized, invalid, or unsuitable

The important part is here:

  Program /usr/bin/codesign returned 1 : [/Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/build/Debug-iphonesimulator/signtest.app: object file format unrecognized, invalid, or unsuitable
    ]
    error: Codesign check fails : /Users/admin/Desktop/signtest/signtest/build/Debug-iphonesimulator/signtest.app: object file format unrecognized, invalid, or unsuitable

I'm unable to find solution.

4. What I've already done
Here is a list of what I've already tried to do. However if you are sure that things that I've already tried is solution for my problem please write step by step how to do this (maybe I've done something wrong earlier).

That codesign returned 1 (object ifile format invalid or unsuitable) problem again – added propsed line of code, no effect at all
Xcode – Sharing app – PackageApplication failed with exit code 1 – setted in build settings Code Signing Resource Rules Path to $(SDKROOT)/ResourceRules.plist
iPhone Codesign object file format invalid or unsuitable – invoke commands

sudo mv /usr/bin/codesign_allocate /usr/bin/codesign_allocate_old
sudo ln -s /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin/codesign_allocate /usr/bin

5. What I'm trying to achive
I'm trying to generate an ipa file signed with developer certificate so I can upload ipa file via iTunes to test it on device.

6. Response to answers from below

I've changed the build command line to:

xcodebuild -target signtest -configuration Debug -sdk iphoneos clean build

But now I'm getting:

=== BUILD NATIVE TARGET signtest OF PROJECT signtest WITH CONFIGURATION Debug ===
Check dependencies
[BEROR]Code Sign error: Provisioning profile '94D99766-0268-4E0E-B8D1-053063BB2DA1' can't be found


** BUILD FAILED **

I've manually setted provisioning profiles in xcode for this project. I've double checked and they are there. What I'm a doing wrong here? Moreover when I'm building with attached device it all goes fine and application start on my iPad.

Best Answer

You're selecting the iPhone Simulator SDK in your build script. Switch it to the real SDK.

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IOS builds / ipa creation no longer works from the command line

Apple got back to me with a solution. As of Xcode 7 we should use xcodebuild instead of PackageApplication to produce the .ipa file.

xcodebuild has a new -exportArchive option to create an .ipa that works more like Xcode Organizer.

So we should now:

build an archive with xcodebuild archive
create the .ipa with xcodebuild -exportArchive

We now build the archive like this:

xcodebuild -workspace myApp.xcworkspace -scheme myApp -sdk iphoneos -configuration AppStoreDistribution archive -archivePath $PWD/build/myApp.xcarchive

We now export the .ipa like this:

xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath $PWD/build/myApp.xcarchive -exportOptionsPlist exportOptions.plist -exportPath $PWD/build

These two command create the files build/myApp.xcarchive and build/myApp.ipa

Note that xcodebuild -exportArchive requires a -exportOptionsPlist argument that points to a .plist file with export options. For a complete list of what you can put in that plist, run xcodebuild -help. The minimal contents of the file looks like this:

<?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>method</key>
    <string>app-store</string>
    <key>teamID</key>
    <string>YOUR_TEN_CHARACTER_TEAM_ID</string>
</dict>
</plist>

In Xcode 9, you now have to specify more details in exportOptions.plist like below:

<?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>compileBitcode</key>
  <false/>
  <key>method</key>
  <string>ad-hoc</string>
  <key>provisioningProfiles</key>
  <dict>
    <key>my.bundle.identifier</key>
    <string>My Provisioning Profile Name</string>
  </dict>
  <key>signingCertificate</key>
  <string>iPhone Distribution</string>
  <key>signingStyle</key>
  <string>manual</string>
  <key>stripSwiftSymbols</key>
  <true/>
  <key>teamID</key>
  <string>YOURTEAMID</string>
  <key>thinning</key>
  <string>&lt;none&gt;</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Xcode – How to update Xcode from command line

What you are actually using is the command to install the Xcode command line tools - xcode-select --install. Hence the error message you got - the tools are already installed.

The command you need to update Xcode is softwareupdate command [args ...]. You can use softwareupdate --list to see what's available and then softwareupdate --install -a to install all updates or softwareupdate --install <product name> to install just the Xcode update (if available). You can get the name from the list command.

As it was mentioned in the comments here is the man page for the softwareupdate tool.

2019 Update

A lot of users are experiencing problems where softwareupdate --install -a will in fact not update to the newest version of Xcode. The cause for this is more than likely a pending macOS update (as @brianlmerritt pointed out below). In most cases updating macOS first will solve the problem and allow Xcode to be updated as well.

Updating the Xcode Command Line Tools

A large portion of users are landing on this answer in an attempt to update the Xcode Command Line Tools. The easiest way to achieve this is by removing the old version of the tools, and installing the new one.

sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
xcode-select --install

A popup will appear and guide you through the rest of the process.

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