Command line create Ad Hoc .ipa issue - command-line

Question

Since updating to Xcode 8.3, I've found that XCRun PackageApplication is deprecated and I've been trying to switch over to using xcodebuild exportArchive. I've seem quite a few posts about problems doing this but still haven't managed to get this working myself.
My test call is:
xcodebuild -exportArchive IPA -archivePath test.xcarchive/Products/Applications/test.app -exportPath . -exportOptionsPlist a.plist
My xcarchive seems to be fine as I can package it for Ad Hoc distribution manually in Xcode.
My plist is:
<?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>uploadSymbols</key>
<false/>
<key>uploadBitcode</key>
<false/>
<key>method</key>
<string>ad-hoc</string>
<key>compileBitcode</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</plist>
But I get this error:
error: exportArchive: exportOptionsPlist error for key 'method': expected one of {}, but found
Error Domain=IDEFoundationErrorDomain Code=1 "exportOptionsPlist error for key 'method': expected one of {}, but found " UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=exportOptionsPlist error for key 'method': expected one of {}, but found }
I've also been trying to use fast lane gym. With that, I can create a .ipa on the command line but I need to specify a provisioning profile to use as it's not being signed with the correct one for testers.
If you need any more information, please let me know.
Thanks,
Chris.

Answer 1

Your value for the -archivePath param is not correct, please try just to reference the xcarchive. You can also omit the IPA string after -exportArchive, as it has no effect:
xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath test.xcarchive -exportPath . -exportOptionsPlist a.plist
The xcarchive contains a Info.plist, which specifies where the app bundle can be located inside the xcarchive, so you don't need to specify this yourself.
See man xcodebuild for details