Xcode won't build to device - iphone

This problem has been KILLING me. I've been working on this app for 8 Months, and I am so close to finishing, I just can't seem to build for device. Building for the simulator works fine, but device always gives me the SAME 2 errors.
The 1st Error:
"Instruction requires a CPU feature not currently enabled"
From googling, I've found this probably means I'm not linking a binary I should be, but I'm not sure.
The 2nd Error:
If you can't read it, it says: Generating JWFNS.app.dSYM ... error: unable to open executable '/Users/ajr1188/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/JWFNS-azshgysfabycfagnebotitpcyaww/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/JWFNS.app/JWFNS'
This is the big one. I cannot seem to build the .app.dSYM file properly. I went in and deleted the build folder, I looked at EVERY stackoverflow question I could find and tried changing any random thing mentioned in another question, but all of it is to no avail. I'm so suck right now. AHH. PLEASE. Any help would be so appreciated!

Maybe your project has become hopelessly corrupted. One thing to try is to start a brand new project and copy/import all your sources/assets into the new project to see if that fixes the problem.
Another less nuclear (but perhaps more time consuming) approach is to binary search the build. Exclude absolutely everything except main.m and see if that fixes the problem. If it does, include half your sources, and buid again....repeat, trying to narrow in on the problem spot. Maybe a file or group of files has received special build settings that don't belong there.

I've had very similar problems, I cant remember the exact error message but it was very similar. Are you able to make a new project that will run on your device?
if so (and I know this sounds bad but it's worth a try) Create a new project and simply copy all the code and resources across and see if it still works. If it doesn't then there is something wrong with you code and you can continue trying to isolate the problem from there.
Hope this is helpful.

check the frameworks you link to. there's a chance that you linked a framework (say quartz) of osx, instead of ios.

Answering in detail is probably going to take looking at your target settings. But it looks like you may be building for the wrong architecture. (It doesn't link, so there is no .dSYM symbol file.) For example, if you have only recently built for device, you probably created your project under an older Xcode, and it may not have the arm6/arm7 settings right.
To check, show the Build Settings for your target (not the project), and filter on Architecture.

Make sure that in build settings the architectures are armv6 and armv7. Also make sure that in .plist file, the "Application requires iPhone environment" is TRUE. Delete "Required device capabilities" in the .plist if present.

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Advice to fix 'No such module' issues for pods in Xcode project

I'm facing this No such module 'SomeModule' error in an XCode solution that I've inherited from some other developers. Initially the error is No such module 'ObjectMapper', but I find that if I swap the position of that line with the one below, it becomes No such module 'Alamofire'.
I've tried all the simple things suggested on this site (and others), making sure I'm opening the .xcworkspace file, deleting everything and re-installing (derived data, the whole Pods directory, etc.), updating cocoapods, etc.
I suspect that what's actually going on is that either the pods themselves aren't building, but for some reason the errors there are making their way to XCode's obtuse errors list, or that they are building but somehow not being linked correctly.
This is actually a project I've inherited from some other developers, so it's hard to know what weird or wonderful configuration they've done to break things. They are using an approach that I've not seen before where there's 3 build schemes for different environments (in this case Develop, Stage and Prod) then this kind of parent scheme for all the other three.
I've also tried going to 'Manage Schemes' then ticking the 'Show' checkbox for the Pods-Sunflower project. When I try to build just that project, I get a bunch of errors (mainly for Facebook, Google and Realm pods) that say things like:
Unable to load contents of file list: '/Target Support Files/FBSDKCoreKit/FBSDKCoreKit-xcframeworks-input-files.xcfilelist'
I don't expect anyone will be able to provide me a set of steps on how to solve this issue (I mean, that would be great), but I am hoping that someone can help me find ways to just work out what the problem is here, like:
How can I verify that all the separate pods are actually building?
Is there some folder where I can see all the built pods?
When you get a No such module 'SomeModule' error, where is Xcode trying to find the modules (like, in the file system? where?)
Thanks. I know this is one of those perennial issues, appreciate any advice.
The solution which worked for me was:
First thing i do when i got project from another developer is make a copy of pods and completely delete following files
Podfile
Pods folder
Podfile.lock
xcworkspace
In case you already once use that same project try deleting derived data
After deleting pods, reinstall pods and open project and let xcode do indexing of your project and after indexing look left side where warnings and errors shows, In there sometime you just have to just click and update or convert whatever xcode suggesting.
Note: - Sometimes doing same thing doesn't work try changing sequence because its xcode sometimes become dumb. Also try restarting
Honestly in these situation all i do is hit and try.
But above steps generallt works for me.

Packing an Actionscript (Flash Builder) application for iPhone

Recently I tried to build a flash application in Flash Builder, and I wanted to export it to my iPhone. I have gone through all the required steps in order to certify my application.
Now, with all that done, all that was left to be done is building the ".ipa" file in Flash Builder. Now, this gives the following error:
'Launching TestGame' has encountered a problem.
Error occurred while packaging the application:
NotBefore: Wed Apr 11 18:52:40 CEST 2012
Google didn't give me a decent answer, nor does Adobe's information regarding mobile application development. All I can think off, is that I can't build the application before that date. That's ridiculous, I can't imagine a certain check like that.
I'm pretty sure my ".p12" key file is generated correctly.
Is anyone else familiar with this error? Please, be so kind to guide me in the right direction.
Kind regards,
Matthias.
The error occurs because the compiler didn't find the files under the corresponding directory such as debug-bin or release-bin folder. (explains from: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/893772)
For example, if you are doing a debug-build, and you didn't select the project option: copy non-embeded files to the output folder. And debug-build needs some files such as icons files under the debug-bin folder, and it couldn't find it.
Solution: select project compiling option: the copy non-embeded file to the output folder.
Try again, if still not you will need to try the ADT build to get more details http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WS901d38e593cd1bac35eb7b4e12cddc5fbbb-8000.html
I suggest compiling from command line. I'd ported an AIR app to iOS and compiled using adt dirrectly (without FB or whatever), and there were more meanful messages then yours. Take a look at the manual on how to build ipa wit adt. The other advise is to check your iPhone node in app.xml (take a look here) and icons.
The "error" was thrown because the certificate wasn't valid yet. It became valid on the date shown above.
You could also fix the manifest file in the iOS developers center.
This problem does come up more often than needed. The error reporting is lacking distinctions but is also difficult to asses since there can be many factors causing this error. If it was one factor or even just a few then it would most likely let you know.
A great way to ensure that the error reporting can do its job and tell you where the problem is is to check your error log. It will tell you at least a few of the places that threw the block.
If you are unable to read those strange glyphs then just ensure that all your resources are being packaged. This does mean a little time of list checking but it is well worth it, for the errors and to get rid of development junk.
The first step in the asset list check is to go through each part of your Assets class (flash builder reference). If you do not have a direct Assets class then you may want to make one and move all of your asset calls to that one class - since it will save you time if this happens again.
Your Assets class is not the same as your Assets folder. Your folder is where the files are stored - i.e. images, bitmaps, sounds, etc. Your Assets class is what categorizes and assigns references to each individual file.
Go through your Assets class to ensure that each of those files exist in the folder as well. Then go to the Project menu (top near Navigate and Search) and select Clean. Either clean all your projects or check the current one. Once this is done you need to click on your Assets Folder (right click or highlight and hit edit or whatever), and select Refresh. This will check that all the files are still there and get rid of/update them.
If none of this throws an error -red X- or other errors then you need to check your project .xml file. This may take you some time to ensure that all of your add on packages and details are correct. Make sure you have the correct:
at the top and it matches your current air release.
Make sure all the filenames, names, ids, version numbers, aspect ratios, fullscreen, visible, icons, extensionIDs, and everything else are not only correct but actually there. Most of these statements should have something written and not be blank. If they are blank find out what to put in.
Ensure that you have the proper icon file extension. If it says assets/icon48.png and the icon48.png is actually in assets/pictures/images/icons/toomanyfilesextensions/whatever/icon48.png
you need to fix that link.
The last thing that you will need to check is when you want to either Release Build or Debug. You need to make sure that all assets are checked and selected.
Go to Project - Properties.
then select ActionScript Build Path.
Click the Native Extensions tab and see if there are any red X's. If there are tap the little arrow beside them and see what the matter it. Add the correct ANE or get rid of it or whatever you need to do.
Then in the same menu go to the left and select ActionScript Build Packaging. A little arrow should be beside that one too. Tap the arrow and it will open to Apple iOS, BlackBerry, Gooogle and whatever else you have (probably nothing more). Select the OS your want to use, lets say Apple, and you will have 4 tabs pop up. Make sure you have the correct certificates selected. If you have none or are confused about this you need to spend some time on Google.
The biggest one for this error is under the Package Contents tab. Most people miss this!
Open the tab and see if anything is not checked. There will 99.99% be something or many of them not checked if you are getting this error. Just check them all and you can figure out what you need and don't need later. Some of them will be listed because you just threw in a bunch of ANEs and .SWFs to have some awesome app. Those add on packages will throw in unnecessary contents into this package. That is fine and don't worry until you want to be picky. Just make sure they are all selected and hit Apply and Ok.
That's it. You should have a working Release Build if you did everything else correct and this error should be easy from now on (but time wasting).
You may get a 'slip' error now, but that is another story. But that is a great sign because you are getting closer to that stupid mistake that we all make: the elusive spelling mistake.

Xcode falsely claims CFBundleExecutable to be (null)

I'm trying to create an ad-hoc build of an iPhone app for beta testing.
On their end, they're seeing an error like the following:
"The info.plist for application at xxx specifies a CFBundleExecutable of (null), which does not exist"
Here is an excerpt from the actual info.plist:
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
And it clearly is not null.
What am I doing wrong here?
The WORKING SOLUTION is this (and only this):
In Xcode, choose “Executables” from the project hierarchy. Click your project executable then press Command-I. Choose the General tab and set the working directory to “Build Products directory”.
Found via BrainwashInc, who credits MacHackShack. I thought this valuable information was way too important to leave floating around on random blog.
It seems like sometimes XCode may flip this setting, as I suddenly started having this issue, and the fix above repaired it. Changing it back to "project directory" reproduces the issue for me, every time.
I also had to restart XCode to get the debugger to work once this fix installed the app, that may be unrelated.
I don't think there is ONE working solution to this. I found several solutions that doesn't work for me. At the end, I did find one solution.
By deleting whatever I had in the "Producs" folder in xCode I managed to get it working. I am using xCode 3.2.1.
Note: I did the change regarding "Build Products directory” above as well, perhaps both solutions needs to be implemented, up to you to try it out.
This is, to say the least, quite anoying. As a beginner, things are complicated enough without bugs in the SDK...
Hope this will help someone out there!
Cheers
It sounds like you're looking at the info.plist in the project not the built product.
The '${EXECUTABLE_NAME}' in the project info.plist is just a place holder for a variable in the build script. You need to look at the info.plist in your built product to see what is listed there. It sounds like for some reason, the build script is not populating the field as it should.
You might actually check that the contents of the application package actually has an executable. Sounds weird I know but a few years ago I mucked about with my build setting son a project and ended up with a product without an executable. Everything else, the package, resources, string files etc was there just no actual program.
This is a know issue of SDK:
Changing an iPhone Executable's working directory from “Build Products directory” may cause the application not to install properly with the error message “The Info.plist for application at (null) specifies a CFBundleExecutable of (null), which does not exist.”
as you can see here:
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/releasenotes/General/RN-iPhoneSDK-3/index.html
For me, it worked to change the working directory.
I created the problem deleting by hand the build directory.

iPhone: Failed to launch simulated application: Unknown error

This is a new iPhone project, only 1 target (different from this question)
On build we get:
Failed to launch simulated application: Unknown error.
The google again gives us nothing, lots of people have encountered this and there are lots of crazy ideas to try "oh clean the build", "clear the cache", "twiddle this flag" and none of them work and work consistently. We can reproduce this on two different machines with SDK 2.2.1 and 3.0 beta. Not the install on the machines since other iphone projects work just fine so we believe it has something to do with the config of this particular project but after combing through the config twice we can't spot the problem.
Vanna, I'd like to buy a clue for $200 please.
Tried: XCode menu->Clear cache
Tried: clean all targets
Tried: rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/iPhone\ Simulator
This happened to me once and I think I saw in a blog to simply quit and restart Xcode. Miraculously, it worked for me. I doubt this is the end all solutions to all problems like these though, but if you haven't yet closed Xcode, it's worth a try.
I sometimes see this problem and it is fixed by rebooting the maching. I suspect the internal state of the simulator gets screwed. Doesn't sound like your problem though.
I agree with MiRAGe; if this persists, start a new project and import your source.
If other projects work fine; start a new one and copy the files. Combing through configs just won't do it (since XCode has, well, thousands of config possibilities).
You can send me a check with the $200.
P.S: When you actually do start a new project, do it step by step. Run it after each change. Maybe you will find your problem. It might be a ton of work, but it might also help the other thousands of lost souls who have an 'Unkown Error'.
Changing the product name worked for me. I tried several different alternatives and all of them worked fine. It was the "magic product name" I used at the onset that failed every time I went back to it. YMMV.
This might be because items are missing for the target. Expand the target and verify that all needed source files and libraries are there. Restart Xcode after you've messed around.
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Thanks ...Did have the same problem or worse. My app wasn't loading in the simulator, alternatively sometimes the build failed. Now realized it's pretty logical.
When you create a new project and info.plist get associated with the project.
Each time you add a modify/add the target another plist is generated with the new name.
But the original association with the info.plist is still around and there's a conflict.
So remove that association from the current target or better still remove from project and trash the info.plist.
Just make sure in the target settings(do getInfo) the correct info.plist is mentioned.
Note the name for product/target should not have spaces. If you really want it change the bundle display name.
Now the only reason why xcode should be closed is to ensure the project file has registered all changes.
I got this problem when I added the .plist to my target (Info.plist -> Get Info -> Targets -> Target Memberships). It went away when I unchecked it again.
I see that that's separate from the Targets -> -> Get Info -> Build -> Packaging -> "Info.plist file" -> my.plist that trips mentioned, but I still don't really understand what's going on, and definitely don't understand why we get such an unhelpful error message.
I've had this twice for the same reason: adding a folder called Resources to the project. This is a naming conflict with something (though there is nothing called "Resources" in the application bundle by default). It might be that mysterious naming conflicts are a common cause of this problem.
To fix I renamed the folder to something else ("Assets"), manually deleted the entire build folder (clean didn't work) and quit the simulator.
Another thing to try if you are desperate is to change the 'Product Name' setting. This worked for me once when everything else didn't.
I had the same problem because I had changed the BundleName and some other values but not changed the PRODUCT_NAME. I had problems finding where PRODUCT_NAME is defined: Get Info on the target, Build-tab and it is down the list somewhere.
I changed PRODUCT_NAME to match the bundle name, restarted Xcode and it worked.
Fred
I had this problem recently and the fix was ridiculously simple. I remembered that I had been editing the target settings and under the "Properties" tab in the "Executable" field there was a space after the value which was ${EXECUTABLE_NAME}. Yes, a single space. It was impossible to see unless you highlight the field. I figured this out because I had edited that field seeing if I could add a command line option that way. I guess when I cut the additional option back out, I missed a space. So while this is the only possible cause of this problem, it's worth checking out.
Had same problem. None of the answers above worked for me. Then i remember i had just added the icon to the Resources folder before the problem started. Moved icon to Other Sources folder and it worked. Weird!
Thanks Guys.
I had the Product name different than in the info plist. A restart once I fixed that made it all go away.
ps, stackoverflow has been a real help to beginners like me. Thanks from downunder.
I add this issue with a folder named "resources". Rename it, clean every thing and run again.
1) Restart Xcode;
2) Use "Get Info" on Info.plist and uncheck current target (Info.plist would be added anyway).
That's all.
I can confirm that a naming conflict was the source of our problem. We had a filesystem folder named resources inside the Xcode group named Resources. Sometimes we would get the error and a system would lock up and sometimes it would not. Changing the folder to the name assets resolved our problem. After reading some of the above comments - it appears that Xcode group names can clash with directory/folder names.
This happened to me when I changed my version number from 1.0 to 0.1. When I changed it back it started working again.

Build Error - missing required architecture i386 in file

I'm getting this error when building my iPhone application:
ld: warning: in /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS3.1.sdk/System/Library
/Frameworks/UIKit.framework/UIKit, missing required architecture i386 in file
It goes the same for all the frameworks in my app. It's very weird since this was not happening earlier.
This happens when you add a framework to your project and unintentionally copy the framework into your project directory.
The fix is to check your project directory (where you store your project on disk) for any iphone SDK *.Framework files and delete them.
Project will build fine afterwards.
I had this same problem, and the solution turned out to be an easy fix. Backup then open project.pbxproj (located inside your project file bundle) in TextMate or TextEdit and search for the section titled "/* Begin XCBuildConfiguration section */". Look for a key named FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS and delete it and it's contents (once per build configuration, so I removed it in two places). Here is an example of what I deleted:
FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
"$(inherited)",
"\"$(DEVELOPER_DIR)/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS3.1.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks\"",);
My project now build for both the iPhone device and the iPhoneSimulator.
What has happened here is that Xcode has mysteriously added a "Framework Search Paths" entry that points to a particular iPhone device SDK. For example, mine was recently set to:
$(DEVELOPER_DIR)/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS2.2.1.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks
This leads the compiler to find frameworks of the incorrect architecture. Removing any values under the "Framework Search Paths" key in your target's build settings will resolve the issue.
I just wanted to mention that in XCode if you go to "Edit Project Settings"
and find "Search Paths" There is a field for "Framework Search Paths". Updating this should fix the problem, without having to hack the project file!
Cheers!
Jesse
Check that you didn't copy the framework into your project when you added it. If you copied it, it can't find the original paths. To fix this problem. Delete the AVFoundation framework from your frameworks folder in your project, then add it again, but this time, make sure you don't have copy check marked.
This fixed it for me!
I fixed it in a different way.The reason why i was getting this error was that i added security.framework twice in my project.I was not able to see security framework in xcode ,i opened the project in finder and found this framework which i deleted and problem solved.
If your app is meant to run on the device, make sure you are not trying to run in it on the simulator. May sound obvious, but check anyway.
Though it is possible that something got deleted, it has been my experience that something gets screwed up in the project file. I have yet to pin down what that "something" is. I've had similar issues when the SDK installation is just fine. There are a couple of options.
First, add all of your files to a new project. This seems to usually work. Kind of a pain, though.
Second, you can right-click project in XCode/Get Info/Build/Library Search Paths. Add new paths similar to /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator3.1.sdk/usr/lib. Add appropriate versions of that string for each version (2.2.1, etc) and platform (simulator or iPhoneOS). Perform a similar action for Framework Search Paths if frameworks are your problem.
Third, which is more work but more reliable, is to open project.pbxproj from within MyProject.xcodeproj (Textmate is good for this). Look for "/* Begin XCBuildConfiguration section */", then "LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS" and "FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS". Add or modify the paths as appropriate, and save the file.
In any case, a pain in the butt, and I'd sure like to pin-point the cause because I've had this happen a couple of times. Project builds fine, then just up and refuses to do so with what seems to be little reason.
"Edit Project Settings" and find "Search Paths" There is a field for "Framework Search Paths". delete all!!
It just happened here to me as well. Thanks to a great partner we found the answer. Your Xcode may be pointing to the simulator ..change it to a IOS device instead ..built smooth after ....
Run the file command on the framework from Terminal:
file /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS3.1.sdk/System/Library /Frameworks/UIKit.framework/UIKit
You should get back a message telling you which architectures the UIKit binary is compatible with. If you don't see "i386" listed, then you've somehow managed to remove the i386 version of UIKit, which will mean that you can't build for the simulator.To fix that, you'll have to re-install the SDK.
If you get some other error, hopefully it'll help you figure out what the actual problem is.
I just want to let you know that In my case, I was having the same problem, I realized that I had an older Xcode folder called Xcode3.1.3 I just rename it because it was an older version and that did the magic for me.
Check your library search paths in your target settings. Sometimes goofy libraries get entered in there and this will give you a similar error.
You can remove all entries in this section.
I'd just experienced something slightly different, because I work on my own library (WM_GSRecognizerLib), but the error is the same.
What'd happen: due to some updates, the path targeting the lib to include (.a) was from the "Debug-iphoneos" folder (where it is generated). Compiling for Generic iOS Devices worked fine, but not for simulator, complaining for the missing i386 architecture.
What I did for this issue, is to also include the binaries from the "Debug-iphonesimulator" folder.
It can help for this topic, because the explanation is here: devices require binaries for arm64/armv7/armv7s, while simulator does need i386.
My solution was to set on simulator target debug YES, just look on git status to see the new line added as architecture only on .project. if you don't set this the build will run to all architectures and will show some missing architecture like i386 or other.
NOTE THAT obviously the main issue is to use some framework that implements some kind of specific architecture.
I too got the same error am using xcode version 4.0.2 so what i did was selected the xcode project file and from their i selected the Target option their i could see the app of my project so i clicked on it and went to the build settings option.
Their in the search option i typed Framework search path, and deleted all the settings and then clicked the build button and that worked for me just fine,
Thanks and Regards