To generate an ipa, execute the archive and export operations in sequence. Xcodebuild is a command-line tool that allows you to perform various operations on your Xcode projects and workspaces from the command line.

Launch Terminal and navigate to the folder where your xcodeproj file is located. The XCConfig Signing scheme is now set to the Debug configuration for archiving. Update the Build Configuration to Debug from the dropdown then click Close to close the dialog. To modify the Archive phase setting, edit the XCConfig Signing scheme and choose Archive. By default, XCode sets the scheme’s Archive phase to the Release configuration. The XCode project’s Debug configuration is set to use xcconfig.

This article uses the same project and describes how to generate an ipa from the command-line.īefore you jump to the command-line, make sure that the Xcode project Archive setting is configured correctly.

The article Configuring XCode Project Signing with xcconfig describes setting up an XCode project for manual signing with xcconfig.

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