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Can you use an external macOS device as an Xcode run destination?
Just wondering if it is possible to configure a secondary macbook to act as a run destination in Xcode, similar to how you would configure an iPhone as a run destination. I have tried connecting my device via USB-C and I can see that my macbook detects the second macbook via USB but it does not show up when trying to add devices in Xcode. I suppose this flow might not be supported?
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May ’25
`xcodebuild -list` command with Swift Packages in Xcode 16.3 leads to an INTERNAL ERROR
An internal error occurs when executing the xcodebuild -list command targeting a Swift Package. This behavior is new in Xcode 16.3 and was not present in the previous version, Xcode 16.2. cd ~/Developer mkdir Playground cd Playground swift package init xcodebuild -list Command line invocation: /Applications/Xcode-16.3.0.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild -list Resolve Package Graph ** INTERNAL ERROR: Unable to load workspace '/Users/treastrain/Developer/Playground' ** Uncaught Exception: -[Swift.__SwiftDeferredNSArray intersectsSet:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x600001aab5e0 Stack: 0 __exceptionPreprocess (in CoreFoundation) 1 objc_exception_throw (in libobjc.A.dylib) 2 -[NSObject(NSObject) __retain_OA] (in CoreFoundation) 3 ___forwarding___ (in CoreFoundation) 4 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 (in CoreFoundation) 5 -[DVTCoreDevice(DVTCoreDeviceIDE) deviceSupportsBuildable:buildParameters:error:] (in IDEFoundation) 6 -[DVTCoreDevice(DVTCoreDeviceIDE) supportedArchitecturesForBuildableContext:buildParameters:error:] (in IDEFoundation) 7 _IDERunDestinationsForBuildableUsingDeviceWithBuildParameters (in IDEFoundation) 8 -[IDERunDestinationManager runDestinationsForScheme:schemeCommands:executionEnvironment:eligibleOnly:genericOnly:architectureVisibility:] (in IDEFoundation) 9 IDESchemeDetermineAvailableRunDestinations (in IDEFoundation) 10 -[IDEScheme _actuallyInvalidateAvailableRunDestinations] (in IDEFoundation) 11 addSchemeAndMakeActiveIfNecessary #1 (result:error:) in IDESwiftPackage.generateScheme(with:buildable:additionalBuildables:unsetRunnable:makeActive:orderHint:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 12 IDESwiftPackage.generateScheme(with:buildable:additionalBuildables:unsetRunnable:makeActive:orderHint:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 13 IDESwiftPackage.generateSchemes(_:isRootPackage:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 14 IDESwiftPackage.update(from:graphHasErrors:delegate:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 15 specialized IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.rootPackagesDidUpdate(packages:graphHasErrors:modelGraphSynchronizerToken:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 16 closure #1 in IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.packageGraphDidFinishAction(_:duration:result:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 17 partial apply for closure #1 in IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.disableWorkspaceContentSynchronization(during:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 18 <deduplicated_symbol> (in DVTFoundation) 19 <deduplicated_symbol> (in DVTFoundation) 20 thunk for @escaping @callee_guaranteed () -> () (in DVTFoundation) 21 __58-[DVTModelObjectGraph performBlockCoalescingModelChanges:]_block_invoke (in DVTFoundation) 22 -[DVTModelGraphTransactionScope performTransaction:] (in DVTFoundation) 23 -[DVTModelObjectGraph performBlockCoalescingModelChanges:] (in DVTFoundation) 24 DVTModelObjectGraph.performBlockCoalescingModelChanges<A>(_:) (in DVTFoundation) 25 IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.disableWorkspaceContentSynchronization(during:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 26 IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.packageGraphDidFinishAction(_:duration:result:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 27 <deduplicated_symbol> (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 28 SPMWorkspace.packageGraphActionFinished(_:) (in SwiftPM) 29 closure #2 in closure #3 in SPMWorkspace.processPackageGraphActionsInBackgroundIfNeeded(canProcessPackageGraphActions:) (in SwiftPM) 30 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 31 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 32 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 33 completeTaskWithClosure(swift::AsyncContext*, swift::SwiftError*) (in libswift_Concurrency.dylib) zsh: abort xcodebuild -list Environments: % xcodebuild -version Xcode 16.3 Build version 16E140 % swift --version swift-driver version: 1.120.5 Apple Swift version 6.1 (swiftlang-6.1.0.110.21 clang-1700.0.13.3) Target: arm64-apple-macosx15.0
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Why can't Xcode projects be opened in multiple workspaces
So Xcode has projects. And I breakup my code/libraries/targets into those. So why after 20 years of Xcode, can a workspace, that holds projects not display the same project opened in another workspace? The workspace redirects all output the project would normally generate in DerivedData to a completely different folder by default. What this means is I have to shut one workspace, and then open the other workspace with a different set of projects to see the ones that are shared. The workspace can't build because it can't open the project shared with another one that is open. VS sln files don't have this issue, so why do workspace files.
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Best strategy to embed multiple dylibs into frameworks
Hi, I compiled Intel Open Image Denoise library for iOS, and obtained a bunch of dependent dylibs. I want to use these ones in a swift project (via bridging as this is C/C++) targeting the iPad. I understand that it is required to embed these dylibs into frameworks as iOS doesn't allow dylib. Is it necessary to generate one framework for each dylib? If so, how are dependencies between the libraries (and their frameworks) managed? Or, is it possible to generate only one framework embeding all the dependencies?
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Jun ’25
LLDB is invoking Xcode to display source code all of a sudden. How to switch back?
I've cross posted this at https://stackoverflow.com/q/79647300/6230282 Basically, I use command line and emacs app to develop on daily basis, but all of a sudden, LLDB is invoking Xcode to display source code for me, instead of printing them in command line. How do I switch back? Or alternatively, can I set a custom editor for LLDB? (lldb) version lldb-1700.0.9.502 Apple Swift version 6.1.2 (swiftlang-6.1.2.1.2 clang-1700.0.13.5) About Xcode: Version 16.4 (16F6)
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Jun ’25
run XCUITest with an SKStoreReviewController
I'm building out a number of XCUITests. At one stage in my app, we present an SKStoreReviewController to ask the user if they'd like to review the app now. All I'd like to do is dismiss the view, by hitting the "Not Now" button. Normally, for other "system" views, I'd something like this: let springboard = XCUIApplication(bundleIdentifier: "com.apple.springboard") let notNowButton = springboard.buttons["Not Now"] And then I'd do an appropriate 'wait' and tap action. But for some reason, this isn't working. Looking for advice on how to properly handle this screen.
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Jun ’25
plist failed to open after upgrading Xcode to Version 16.4 (16F6)
Hi, today I upgraded Xcode to Version 16.4 (16F6) and the Simulator to version Version 16.0 (1042.1) since then I get the following message in the debugger with any project when running the simulator: load_eligibility_plist: Failed to open /Users/xxxx/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/1B9FA609-7502-42DE-93A8-B856E2618A7F/data/Containers/Data/Application/4FA1B071-A5F1-4E00-B3AC-630E273DD900/private/var/db/eligibilityd/eligibility.plist: No such file or directory I have checked other similar questions but in my case I do not have Cocoapods installed.
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Jun ’25
On Log Noise - Debugging
I came across several "errors" being reported when I run my app, however my app seems to function correctly. I believe they fall in the category listed on this ( now locked ) thread https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/115461 However, I wanted to post the ones I found to clarify ( close to submission) just in case any of these end up being more than just log noise later. PLEASE let me know if you've come across these before and whether they impacted anything or if you can confirm they are just log noise. Thanks in advance! -[RTIInputSystemClient remoteTextInputSessionWithID:performInputOperation:] perform input operation requires a valid sessionID. inputModality = Keyboard, inputOperation = , customInfoType = UIEmojiSearchOperations AVAudioSession_iOS.mm:2,223 Server returned an error from destroySession:. Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 “The connection to service with pid 102 named com.apple.audio.AudioSession was invalidated from this process.” UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=The connection to service with pid 102 named com.apple.audio.AudioSession was invalidated from this process. CAReportingClient.mm:532 Attempted to remove a reporter not created by this client { careporter_id=408,331,130,765,320 } load_eligibility_plist: Failed to open //private/var/db/os_eligibility/eligibility.plist: Operation not permitted(1) - I verified and this file is indeed in non read mode on my Mac for the user. However it affects nothing. The following 2 pop up - although I have no explicit code or 3P code ( nor Ads) that require impressions - each time I click on the Game Center Access Point post authentication. Cannot add impressions because no tracker is specified by the metrics fields context. Did you forget to set one from your view controller or data source? Cannot add page fields because none are specified by the metrics fields context. Did you forget to add an PageMetricsPresenter to the object graph used for actions?
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Xcode Preview & Simulator test failed
I upgraded IOS to 15.5 yesterday and then my xcode failed to preview today. The error message I got is: Communication with Apple failed Your team has no devices from which to generate a provisioning profile. Connect a device to use or manually add device IDs in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles. https://developer.apple.com/account/ Any one knows how to fix it?
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Jun ’25
Xcode15 on Sequoia
Recently I upgraded to Sequoia only to find out that I can‘t run Xcode 15 anymore: I used to run it directly by opening up the app contents and run xcode binary from the macos folder. But this trick is not working anymore (xcode is killed before launch). I need xcode15 to continue working with a project that I have based in Unreal 5.3. I tried to migrate my project to xcode16 but I have thousands of compiler issues that will be hard to fix (with xcode15 everything was ok). does anyone know how to continue using xcode15 and not forcing us to waste time migraring to xcode16? thank you in advance
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Jun ’25
Trouble Distributing iOS + WatchOS App as a Bundle (Info.plist / Target Confusion)
Hi all, I’m running into an issue with my iOS + Apple Watch app project, and I could really use some advice. My WatchOS app requires an iOS companion for settings and configuration, so both apps need to be distributed together. Here’s how I structured my Xcode project: Main iOS App target WatchOS App target WatchOS Extension target However, I’m very confused about how these targets interact, and things are not working as expected. The problem: I can build and run the WatchOS app and its extension independently in the simulator by selecting their schemes. When I select the main iOS app scheme, I get an error about ITSWatchOnlyContainer in the Info.plist—even though there’s no Info tab for that target in Xcode. I’m able to distribute the WatchOS app by itself, and the extension as well. But I can’t distribute them bundled together as a single package, and I haven’t found any clear resources that explain how to fix this. This is my very first app, and it’s frustrating to get stuck just before the finish line! Project Structure / steps to reproduce Let’s say my project is called MyAppProject, with these targets: MyAppProject Main iOS App Embedded target: MyAppProject Watch App Bundle identifier: com.example.MyAppProject MyAppProject Watch App WKCompanionAppBundleIdentifier: com.example.MyAppProject “Requires iOS App”: YES MyAppProject Extension Bundle identifier: com.example.MyAppProject When running from the MyAppProject scheme, I get this error (even though I can’t see or edit the Info.plist in Xcode for this target): “Please try again later. This app has the ITSWatchOnlyContainer key set in its Info.plist, which identifies it as a shell app surrounding a Watch-only app; these are not installable.” As a result, I can’t distribute the app as a bundle. I’d appreciate help understanding: How should the Info.plist files be configured for each target? What do I do if the Info.plist path seems missing in the Xcode UI? Is there a “correct” way to structure an iOS + WatchOS app for bundled distribution?
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Jun ’25
Does Xcode still support capturing GPU workload for OpenGLES game app on iOS?
As far as I know, there was a time that you can capture GPU workload for opengles game app on iOS using Xcode. However, currently I'm using Xcode version 15.2 and iOS18,it seems the "capture GPU workload" button is always disabled when I'm trying to debug my game app which is using opengles api for graphics rendering no matter switchinng "GPU Frame Capture" to "OpenGL ES" or "Metal" or "Automatically" in the scheme. And I'm not able to capture GPU workload for my game on iOS. The only way to make the "capture GPU workload" button enabled is creating a new project using metal api for graphics rendering. But I don't want to change the graphics API, because it will cause a lot. Does Xcode still support capturing GPU workload for OpenGLES game app on iOS? If not, is there an alternative way?
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Jun ’25
Refactor->Rename "Refactoring Engine Failure"
For Xcode 15 and Xcode 16, whenever I try to use the Refactor->Rename command I get a spinning busy cursor for a short while then I get an alert that says: Rename Failed Refactoring engine failure. This happens on several projects and I've tried removing the derived data folder, but am at a loss to find additional troubleshooting steps. Are there other files I might remove or reset to get my "Refactoring Engine" back into shape?
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Jun ’25
Xcode 16 | xcodebuild fails when providing -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16,arch=x86_64'
Hello. In the Xcode 15 we were using this command in the terminal to run our tests on the Rosetta Simulator: xcodebuild -workspace CoreLibraries.xcworkspace -scheme CoreLibraries -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 15,arch=x86_64' test` In the Xcode 16 the same command doesn't work anymore. It produces the error: xcodebuild: error: Unable to find a device matching the provided destination specifier: { platform:iOS Simulator, arch:x86_64, OS:latest, name:iPhone 16 } Unsupported device specifier option. The device “iPhone 16” does not support the following options: arch Please supply only supported device specifier options. Running test directly from the Xcode UI using iPhone 16 (Rosetta) still works fine. Does anyone know how to modify the xcodebuild command to make it work again?
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App record creation error at validation
Hi, I developed an app and trying to publish but at the validation state i'm getting two errors. The errors as follows: (1) App record creation failed due to an invalid input. Request failed with the error code "STATE_ERROR.APP_CREATE.PLATFORM_NOT_ALLOWED_DUE_TO_CONTRACT_STATE", and reason "One or more platforms cannot be created for this app due to your provider's contract state. Creation of apps for the platform(s) iOS is not available due to your provider's contract state." (2) App record creation failed due to an invalid attribute. Request failed with error code "ENTITY_ERROR.ATTRIBUTE.REQUIRED", and reason "The provided entity is missing a required attribute You must provide a value for the attribute 'companyName' with this request" Which inputs and attributes are causing these errors? Thanks in advance.
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X-code crashing every 2 minutes
My xcode 16.4 keeps crashing with the error: Anyone know how to fix it? Process: Xcode [20071] Path: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode Identifier: com.apple.dt.Xcode Version: 16.4 (23792) Build Info: IDEApplication-23792000000000000~2 (16F6) App Item ID: 497799835 App External ID: 874973124 Code Type: ARM-64 (Native) Parent Process: launchd [1] User ID: 501 Date/Time: 2025-06-06 01:31:03.6599 +1000 OS Version: macOS 15.5 (24F74) Report Version: 12 Anonymous UUID: 3ED1A837-3C2A-D5E1-B6F0-D115812C4E33 Sleep/Wake UUID: 906EABDA-2FDD-40F8-8C53-922340EA0AB1 Time Awake Since Boot: 12000 seconds Time Since Wake: 347 seconds System Integrity Protection: enabled Notes: Extracting libpas PGM metadata failed. Crashed Thread: 12 Dispatch queue: */sec-35-TextField.swift - predictive Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS) Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000025dcaca80 Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x000000025dcaca80 Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 10 Bus error: 10 Terminating Process: exc handler [20071]
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Jun ’25
EXC_BAD_ACCESS if Address or Thread Sanitizer is enabled
I'm getting EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=2, address=0x7ff8a6e2fcce) when launching my app on the simulator with Address or Thread Sanitizer enabled. I'm running Xcode 16.3 (16E140) on macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 (24E263). The call stack looks like the following. On the device, there is no crash, but this message is printed to the console: malloc: nano zone abandoned due to inability to reserve vm space. (Not sure if it's related.) Does anybody know what is causing the crash? Thread 1 #0 0x0000000103361f5b in __sanitizer::MemoryMappingLayout::Next () #1 0x000000010336034b in __sanitizer::MemoryRangeIsAvailable () #2 0x000000010334db77 in __asan::InitializeShadowMemory () #3 0x0000000103395069 in __asan::AsanInitInternal() (.cold.1) () #4 0x000000010334d352 in __asan::AsanInitInternal () #5 0x0000000103394f65 in __asan_init.cold.1 () #6 0x000000010334d325 in __asan::AsanInitFromRtl () #7 0x0000000103343289 in wrap_malloc_default_zone () #8 0x00007ff801b15f86 in __malloc_init () #9 0x00007ffa160080be in libSystem_initializer () #10 0x000000010306eb11 in invocation function for block in dyld4::Loader::findAndRunAllInitializers(dyld4::RuntimeState&) const () #11 0x000000010308f364 in invocation function for block in dyld3::MachOAnalyzer::forEachInitializer(Diagnostics&, dyld3::MachOAnalyzer::VMAddrConverter const&, void (unsigned int) block_pointer, void const*) const () #12 0x00000001030aad7c in invocation function for block in mach_o::Header::forEachSection(void (mach_o::Header::SectionInfo const&, bool&) block_pointer) const () #13 0x00000001030a83c9 in mach_o::Header::forEachLoadCommand () #14 0x00000001030a98c8 in mach_o::Header::forEachSection () #15 0x000000010308ef62 in dyld3::MachOAnalyzer::forEachInitializer () #16 0x000000010306e9ac in dyld4::Loader::findAndRunAllInitializers () #17 0x0000000103074da1 in dyld4::JustInTimeLoader::runInitializers () #18 0x00000001030807c5 in dyld4::APIs::runAllInitializersForMain () #19 0x000000010305efac in dyld4::prepare () #20 0x000000010305e36e in _dyld_sim_prepare () #21 0x000000010993b2a0 in dyld4::prepareSim () #22 0x0000000109939963 in dyld4::prepare () #23 0x000000010993981f in dyld4::start(dyld4::KernelArgs*, void*, void*)::$_0::operator()() const () #24 0x00000001099394da in start ()
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Can you use an external macOS device as an Xcode run destination?
Just wondering if it is possible to configure a secondary macbook to act as a run destination in Xcode, similar to how you would configure an iPhone as a run destination. I have tried connecting my device via USB-C and I can see that my macbook detects the second macbook via USB but it does not show up when trying to add devices in Xcode. I suppose this flow might not be supported?
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May ’25
Debug Memory Graph: Unable to build memory graph
Submitted feedback FB17075016 Xcode 16.3 release macOS 15.4 iOS 18.4 / iPadOS 18.4 release builds Memory graph fails to build when targeting physical devices running release builds referenced above. Memory graph will build against a simulator device.
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May ’25
`xcodebuild -list` command with Swift Packages in Xcode 16.3 leads to an INTERNAL ERROR
An internal error occurs when executing the xcodebuild -list command targeting a Swift Package. This behavior is new in Xcode 16.3 and was not present in the previous version, Xcode 16.2. cd ~/Developer mkdir Playground cd Playground swift package init xcodebuild -list Command line invocation: /Applications/Xcode-16.3.0.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild -list Resolve Package Graph ** INTERNAL ERROR: Unable to load workspace '/Users/treastrain/Developer/Playground' ** Uncaught Exception: -[Swift.__SwiftDeferredNSArray intersectsSet:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x600001aab5e0 Stack: 0 __exceptionPreprocess (in CoreFoundation) 1 objc_exception_throw (in libobjc.A.dylib) 2 -[NSObject(NSObject) __retain_OA] (in CoreFoundation) 3 ___forwarding___ (in CoreFoundation) 4 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 (in CoreFoundation) 5 -[DVTCoreDevice(DVTCoreDeviceIDE) deviceSupportsBuildable:buildParameters:error:] (in IDEFoundation) 6 -[DVTCoreDevice(DVTCoreDeviceIDE) supportedArchitecturesForBuildableContext:buildParameters:error:] (in IDEFoundation) 7 _IDERunDestinationsForBuildableUsingDeviceWithBuildParameters (in IDEFoundation) 8 -[IDERunDestinationManager runDestinationsForScheme:schemeCommands:executionEnvironment:eligibleOnly:genericOnly:architectureVisibility:] (in IDEFoundation) 9 IDESchemeDetermineAvailableRunDestinations (in IDEFoundation) 10 -[IDEScheme _actuallyInvalidateAvailableRunDestinations] (in IDEFoundation) 11 addSchemeAndMakeActiveIfNecessary #1 (result:error:) in IDESwiftPackage.generateScheme(with:buildable:additionalBuildables:unsetRunnable:makeActive:orderHint:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 12 IDESwiftPackage.generateScheme(with:buildable:additionalBuildables:unsetRunnable:makeActive:orderHint:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 13 IDESwiftPackage.generateSchemes(_:isRootPackage:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 14 IDESwiftPackage.update(from:graphHasErrors:delegate:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 15 specialized IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.rootPackagesDidUpdate(packages:graphHasErrors:modelGraphSynchronizerToken:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 16 closure #1 in IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.packageGraphDidFinishAction(_:duration:result:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 17 partial apply for closure #1 in IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.disableWorkspaceContentSynchronization(during:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 18 <deduplicated_symbol> (in DVTFoundation) 19 <deduplicated_symbol> (in DVTFoundation) 20 thunk for @escaping @callee_guaranteed () -> () (in DVTFoundation) 21 __58-[DVTModelObjectGraph performBlockCoalescingModelChanges:]_block_invoke (in DVTFoundation) 22 -[DVTModelGraphTransactionScope performTransaction:] (in DVTFoundation) 23 -[DVTModelObjectGraph performBlockCoalescingModelChanges:] (in DVTFoundation) 24 DVTModelObjectGraph.performBlockCoalescingModelChanges<A>(_:) (in DVTFoundation) 25 IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.disableWorkspaceContentSynchronization(during:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 26 IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.packageGraphDidFinishAction(_:duration:result:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 27 <deduplicated_symbol> (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 28 SPMWorkspace.packageGraphActionFinished(_:) (in SwiftPM) 29 closure #2 in closure #3 in SPMWorkspace.processPackageGraphActionsInBackgroundIfNeeded(canProcessPackageGraphActions:) (in SwiftPM) 30 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 31 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 32 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 33 completeTaskWithClosure(swift::AsyncContext*, swift::SwiftError*) (in libswift_Concurrency.dylib) zsh: abort xcodebuild -list Environments: % xcodebuild -version Xcode 16.3 Build version 16E140 % swift --version swift-driver version: 1.120.5 Apple Swift version 6.1 (swiftlang-6.1.0.110.21 clang-1700.0.13.3) Target: arm64-apple-macosx15.0
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Jun ’25
Why can't Xcode projects be opened in multiple workspaces
So Xcode has projects. And I breakup my code/libraries/targets into those. So why after 20 years of Xcode, can a workspace, that holds projects not display the same project opened in another workspace? The workspace redirects all output the project would normally generate in DerivedData to a completely different folder by default. What this means is I have to shut one workspace, and then open the other workspace with a different set of projects to see the ones that are shared. The workspace can't build because it can't open the project shared with another one that is open. VS sln files don't have this issue, so why do workspace files.
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Jun ’25
Best strategy to embed multiple dylibs into frameworks
Hi, I compiled Intel Open Image Denoise library for iOS, and obtained a bunch of dependent dylibs. I want to use these ones in a swift project (via bridging as this is C/C++) targeting the iPad. I understand that it is required to embed these dylibs into frameworks as iOS doesn't allow dylib. Is it necessary to generate one framework for each dylib? If so, how are dependencies between the libraries (and their frameworks) managed? Or, is it possible to generate only one framework embeding all the dependencies?
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Jun ’25
LLDB is invoking Xcode to display source code all of a sudden. How to switch back?
I've cross posted this at https://stackoverflow.com/q/79647300/6230282 Basically, I use command line and emacs app to develop on daily basis, but all of a sudden, LLDB is invoking Xcode to display source code for me, instead of printing them in command line. How do I switch back? Or alternatively, can I set a custom editor for LLDB? (lldb) version lldb-1700.0.9.502 Apple Swift version 6.1.2 (swiftlang-6.1.2.1.2 clang-1700.0.13.5) About Xcode: Version 16.4 (16F6)
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Jun ’25
run XCUITest with an SKStoreReviewController
I'm building out a number of XCUITests. At one stage in my app, we present an SKStoreReviewController to ask the user if they'd like to review the app now. All I'd like to do is dismiss the view, by hitting the "Not Now" button. Normally, for other "system" views, I'd something like this: let springboard = XCUIApplication(bundleIdentifier: "com.apple.springboard") let notNowButton = springboard.buttons["Not Now"] And then I'd do an appropriate 'wait' and tap action. But for some reason, this isn't working. Looking for advice on how to properly handle this screen.
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Jun ’25
plist failed to open after upgrading Xcode to Version 16.4 (16F6)
Hi, today I upgraded Xcode to Version 16.4 (16F6) and the Simulator to version Version 16.0 (1042.1) since then I get the following message in the debugger with any project when running the simulator: load_eligibility_plist: Failed to open /Users/xxxx/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/1B9FA609-7502-42DE-93A8-B856E2618A7F/data/Containers/Data/Application/4FA1B071-A5F1-4E00-B3AC-630E273DD900/private/var/db/eligibilityd/eligibility.plist: No such file or directory I have checked other similar questions but in my case I do not have Cocoapods installed.
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Jun ’25
On Log Noise - Debugging
I came across several "errors" being reported when I run my app, however my app seems to function correctly. I believe they fall in the category listed on this ( now locked ) thread https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/115461 However, I wanted to post the ones I found to clarify ( close to submission) just in case any of these end up being more than just log noise later. PLEASE let me know if you've come across these before and whether they impacted anything or if you can confirm they are just log noise. Thanks in advance! -[RTIInputSystemClient remoteTextInputSessionWithID:performInputOperation:] perform input operation requires a valid sessionID. inputModality = Keyboard, inputOperation = , customInfoType = UIEmojiSearchOperations AVAudioSession_iOS.mm:2,223 Server returned an error from destroySession:. Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 “The connection to service with pid 102 named com.apple.audio.AudioSession was invalidated from this process.” UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=The connection to service with pid 102 named com.apple.audio.AudioSession was invalidated from this process. CAReportingClient.mm:532 Attempted to remove a reporter not created by this client { careporter_id=408,331,130,765,320 } load_eligibility_plist: Failed to open //private/var/db/os_eligibility/eligibility.plist: Operation not permitted(1) - I verified and this file is indeed in non read mode on my Mac for the user. However it affects nothing. The following 2 pop up - although I have no explicit code or 3P code ( nor Ads) that require impressions - each time I click on the Game Center Access Point post authentication. Cannot add impressions because no tracker is specified by the metrics fields context. Did you forget to set one from your view controller or data source? Cannot add page fields because none are specified by the metrics fields context. Did you forget to add an PageMetricsPresenter to the object graph used for actions?
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Jun ’25
Xcode Preview & Simulator test failed
I upgraded IOS to 15.5 yesterday and then my xcode failed to preview today. The error message I got is: Communication with Apple failed Your team has no devices from which to generate a provisioning profile. Connect a device to use or manually add device IDs in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles. https://developer.apple.com/account/ Any one knows how to fix it?
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Jun ’25
Xcode15 on Sequoia
Recently I upgraded to Sequoia only to find out that I can‘t run Xcode 15 anymore: I used to run it directly by opening up the app contents and run xcode binary from the macos folder. But this trick is not working anymore (xcode is killed before launch). I need xcode15 to continue working with a project that I have based in Unreal 5.3. I tried to migrate my project to xcode16 but I have thousands of compiler issues that will be hard to fix (with xcode15 everything was ok). does anyone know how to continue using xcode15 and not forcing us to waste time migraring to xcode16? thank you in advance
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Jun ’25
Trouble Distributing iOS + WatchOS App as a Bundle (Info.plist / Target Confusion)
Hi all, I’m running into an issue with my iOS + Apple Watch app project, and I could really use some advice. My WatchOS app requires an iOS companion for settings and configuration, so both apps need to be distributed together. Here’s how I structured my Xcode project: Main iOS App target WatchOS App target WatchOS Extension target However, I’m very confused about how these targets interact, and things are not working as expected. The problem: I can build and run the WatchOS app and its extension independently in the simulator by selecting their schemes. When I select the main iOS app scheme, I get an error about ITSWatchOnlyContainer in the Info.plist—even though there’s no Info tab for that target in Xcode. I’m able to distribute the WatchOS app by itself, and the extension as well. But I can’t distribute them bundled together as a single package, and I haven’t found any clear resources that explain how to fix this. This is my very first app, and it’s frustrating to get stuck just before the finish line! Project Structure / steps to reproduce Let’s say my project is called MyAppProject, with these targets: MyAppProject Main iOS App Embedded target: MyAppProject Watch App Bundle identifier: com.example.MyAppProject MyAppProject Watch App WKCompanionAppBundleIdentifier: com.example.MyAppProject “Requires iOS App”: YES MyAppProject Extension Bundle identifier: com.example.MyAppProject When running from the MyAppProject scheme, I get this error (even though I can’t see or edit the Info.plist in Xcode for this target): “Please try again later. This app has the ITSWatchOnlyContainer key set in its Info.plist, which identifies it as a shell app surrounding a Watch-only app; these are not installable.” As a result, I can’t distribute the app as a bundle. I’d appreciate help understanding: How should the Info.plist files be configured for each target? What do I do if the Info.plist path seems missing in the Xcode UI? Is there a “correct” way to structure an iOS + WatchOS app for bundled distribution?
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Jun ’25
Does Xcode still support capturing GPU workload for OpenGLES game app on iOS?
As far as I know, there was a time that you can capture GPU workload for opengles game app on iOS using Xcode. However, currently I'm using Xcode version 15.2 and iOS18,it seems the "capture GPU workload" button is always disabled when I'm trying to debug my game app which is using opengles api for graphics rendering no matter switchinng "GPU Frame Capture" to "OpenGL ES" or "Metal" or "Automatically" in the scheme. And I'm not able to capture GPU workload for my game on iOS. The only way to make the "capture GPU workload" button enabled is creating a new project using metal api for graphics rendering. But I don't want to change the graphics API, because it will cause a lot. Does Xcode still support capturing GPU workload for OpenGLES game app on iOS? If not, is there an alternative way?
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Jun ’25
Refactor->Rename "Refactoring Engine Failure"
For Xcode 15 and Xcode 16, whenever I try to use the Refactor->Rename command I get a spinning busy cursor for a short while then I get an alert that says: Rename Failed Refactoring engine failure. This happens on several projects and I've tried removing the derived data folder, but am at a loss to find additional troubleshooting steps. Are there other files I might remove or reset to get my "Refactoring Engine" back into shape?
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Jun ’25
Xcode 16 | xcodebuild fails when providing -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16,arch=x86_64'
Hello. In the Xcode 15 we were using this command in the terminal to run our tests on the Rosetta Simulator: xcodebuild -workspace CoreLibraries.xcworkspace -scheme CoreLibraries -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 15,arch=x86_64' test` In the Xcode 16 the same command doesn't work anymore. It produces the error: xcodebuild: error: Unable to find a device matching the provided destination specifier: { platform:iOS Simulator, arch:x86_64, OS:latest, name:iPhone 16 } Unsupported device specifier option. The device “iPhone 16” does not support the following options: arch Please supply only supported device specifier options. Running test directly from the Xcode UI using iPhone 16 (Rosetta) still works fine. Does anyone know how to modify the xcodebuild command to make it work again?
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Jun ’25
Problem with Sandbox Testers
I try adding people as Sandbox Testers to my App, but Apple keeps saying that they already exist on the team, even though they're not. It always show "A user with this email address already exists on the team" It keeps happening with every address I try.
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Jun ’25
App record creation error at validation
Hi, I developed an app and trying to publish but at the validation state i'm getting two errors. The errors as follows: (1) App record creation failed due to an invalid input. Request failed with the error code "STATE_ERROR.APP_CREATE.PLATFORM_NOT_ALLOWED_DUE_TO_CONTRACT_STATE", and reason "One or more platforms cannot be created for this app due to your provider's contract state. Creation of apps for the platform(s) iOS is not available due to your provider's contract state." (2) App record creation failed due to an invalid attribute. Request failed with error code "ENTITY_ERROR.ATTRIBUTE.REQUIRED", and reason "The provided entity is missing a required attribute You must provide a value for the attribute 'companyName' with this request" Which inputs and attributes are causing these errors? Thanks in advance.
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Jun ’25
X-code crashing every 2 minutes
My xcode 16.4 keeps crashing with the error: Anyone know how to fix it? Process: Xcode [20071] Path: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode Identifier: com.apple.dt.Xcode Version: 16.4 (23792) Build Info: IDEApplication-23792000000000000~2 (16F6) App Item ID: 497799835 App External ID: 874973124 Code Type: ARM-64 (Native) Parent Process: launchd [1] User ID: 501 Date/Time: 2025-06-06 01:31:03.6599 +1000 OS Version: macOS 15.5 (24F74) Report Version: 12 Anonymous UUID: 3ED1A837-3C2A-D5E1-B6F0-D115812C4E33 Sleep/Wake UUID: 906EABDA-2FDD-40F8-8C53-922340EA0AB1 Time Awake Since Boot: 12000 seconds Time Since Wake: 347 seconds System Integrity Protection: enabled Notes: Extracting libpas PGM metadata failed. Crashed Thread: 12 Dispatch queue: */sec-35-TextField.swift - predictive Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS) Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000025dcaca80 Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x000000025dcaca80 Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 10 Bus error: 10 Terminating Process: exc handler [20071]
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Jun ’25
EXC_BAD_ACCESS if Address or Thread Sanitizer is enabled
I'm getting EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=2, address=0x7ff8a6e2fcce) when launching my app on the simulator with Address or Thread Sanitizer enabled. I'm running Xcode 16.3 (16E140) on macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 (24E263). The call stack looks like the following. On the device, there is no crash, but this message is printed to the console: malloc: nano zone abandoned due to inability to reserve vm space. (Not sure if it's related.) Does anybody know what is causing the crash? Thread 1 #0 0x0000000103361f5b in __sanitizer::MemoryMappingLayout::Next () #1 0x000000010336034b in __sanitizer::MemoryRangeIsAvailable () #2 0x000000010334db77 in __asan::InitializeShadowMemory () #3 0x0000000103395069 in __asan::AsanInitInternal() (.cold.1) () #4 0x000000010334d352 in __asan::AsanInitInternal () #5 0x0000000103394f65 in __asan_init.cold.1 () #6 0x000000010334d325 in __asan::AsanInitFromRtl () #7 0x0000000103343289 in wrap_malloc_default_zone () #8 0x00007ff801b15f86 in __malloc_init () #9 0x00007ffa160080be in libSystem_initializer () #10 0x000000010306eb11 in invocation function for block in dyld4::Loader::findAndRunAllInitializers(dyld4::RuntimeState&) const () #11 0x000000010308f364 in invocation function for block in dyld3::MachOAnalyzer::forEachInitializer(Diagnostics&, dyld3::MachOAnalyzer::VMAddrConverter const&, void (unsigned int) block_pointer, void const*) const () #12 0x00000001030aad7c in invocation function for block in mach_o::Header::forEachSection(void (mach_o::Header::SectionInfo const&, bool&) block_pointer) const () #13 0x00000001030a83c9 in mach_o::Header::forEachLoadCommand () #14 0x00000001030a98c8 in mach_o::Header::forEachSection () #15 0x000000010308ef62 in dyld3::MachOAnalyzer::forEachInitializer () #16 0x000000010306e9ac in dyld4::Loader::findAndRunAllInitializers () #17 0x0000000103074da1 in dyld4::JustInTimeLoader::runInitializers () #18 0x00000001030807c5 in dyld4::APIs::runAllInitializersForMain () #19 0x000000010305efac in dyld4::prepare () #20 0x000000010305e36e in _dyld_sim_prepare () #21 0x000000010993b2a0 in dyld4::prepareSim () #22 0x0000000109939963 in dyld4::prepare () #23 0x000000010993981f in dyld4::start(dyld4::KernelArgs*, void*, void*)::$_0::operator()() const () #24 0x00000001099394da in start ()
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Jun ’25
webviews are crashing in 18.5 simulator
The app I am working on crashes when opening a webview. webviews are working on iOS 18.2 simulator, but crashing in 18.5 simulator. On actual devices they don't seem to crash. Can someone know the reason for it and how to fix it?
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