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Hi am newbie to IOS dev my question is in java after compilation source file will be convertes to class files.Can anyone help me to understand execution process of IOS app i.e source files to .ipa file.Thanks in advance

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What research have you done? What's not clear from your research? This is a fairly well covered topic in a variety of forms. – GlenH7 May 13 at 10:55

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In the first step the project is compiled and linked to an app, which is just a zip-file containing binaries and resources. This format can be installed to an attached device directly.

In a second step, you can convert that app to an ipa, so everyone who's UDID key is in the creator's mobile provision, can install it to his device with the help of itunes.

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