rbaumbach / Buildz

A repo to practice building apps manually...

Buildz

A repo to practice building apps manually...

Using xcodebuild

Simple

Building

xcodebuild -scheme "Simple" -project "Simple.xcodeproj" build

Testing

xcodebuild -scheme "Simple" -project "Simple.xcodeproj" -destination "name=iPhone 11 Pro" test

Cleaning

xcodebuild clean

Or add clean to xcodebuild build command:

xcodebuild -scheme "Simple" -project "Simple.xcodeproj" clean build

Analyze

xcodebuild analyze

Archive

First, build using generic platform:

xcodebuild -scheme "Simple" -project "Simple.xcodeproj" -destination generic/platform=iOS build

Second, build the xcarchive:

xcodebuild -scheme "Simple" -project "Simple.xcodeproj" \
  -archivePath ./Simple.xcarchive \
  archive

Third, generate the proper exportOptions.plist:

Note: This example uses manual signing with a development build:

<?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>development</string>
	<key>provisioningProfiles</key>
	<dict>
		<key>ENTER YOUR BUNDLE ID HERE</key>
		<string>ENTER YOUR PROVISIONING PROFILE HERE</string>
	</dict>
	<key>signingStyle</key>
	<string>manual</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Lastly, export the ipa:

xcodebuild -exportArchive \
  -archivePath ./Simple.xcarchive \
  -exportOptionsPlist ./exportOptions.plist \
  -exportPath ./Simple.ipa

Advanced

Testing

Testing with specific device and iOS version with multiple destinations:

xcodebuild -scheme "Simple" -project "Simple.xcodeproj" \
  -destination "name=iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd generation),OS=13.0" \
  -destination "name=iPhone 11,OS=13.3" \
  test

Testing without building:

xcodebuild -scheme "Simple" -project "Simple.xcodeproj" -destination "name=iPhone 11 Pro" test-without-building

Dynamic Framework

Additional commands

List simulators

instruments -s devices

Notes:

Since this is an iOS Application, in order to run build or archive commands, it is required to create a real "App ID" and development provisioning profile.

These commands can all currently be used using the "Simple" Xcode project.

References:

• Basic xcodebuild usage
• xcodebuild destination options
• simctl