Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE). This tag should only be used for questions about Xcode itself, and not for general Mac or iOS programming topics. Use [cocoa] for Mac programming questions, and [cocoa-touch] or [ios] for iOS programming questions.
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How to “add existing frameworks” in Xcode 4?
I can't find the good old "Add existing frameworks" option. How do I do this?
We're talking about Xcode 4 DP2 (in the context of iPhone development, as far as it matters...).
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How can I disable ARC for a single file in a project?
I am using ARC successfully in my project. However, I have encountered a few files (e.g., in unit tests and mock objects) where the rules of ARC are a little more fragile right now. I recall hearing ...
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Git ignore file for Xcode projects
Which files should I include in .gitignore when using Git in conjunction with Xcode?
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How do I set up NSZombieEnabled in Xcode 4?
How do I set up NSZombieEnabled and CFZombieLevel for my executable in Xcode 4?
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Codesign error: Provisioning profile cannot be found after deleting expired profile
Tried to rebuild an app that was just working yesterday. Got a message that a profile had expired, so I removed it from the iPod and from iTunes. When I chose a new profile (one with an * in the ...
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How to change the name of an iPhone app?
I began an iPhone project the other day with a silly development code name, and now I want to change the name of the project since its nearly finished.
But I'm not sure how to do this with Xcode, ...
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“Warning: iPhone apps should include an armv6 architecture” even with build config set
It's been a while since I've had to adjust project build settings. After upgrading to a recent SDK I'm having trouble building my ad hoc distribution configuration.
Build generates this warning and ...
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How to print out the method name and line number and conditionally disable NSLog?
I'm doing a presentation on debugging in Xcode and would like to get more information on using NSLog efficiently.
In particular, I have two questions:
is there a way to easily NSLog the current ...
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How do I test if a string is empty in Objective C?
How do I test if an NSString is empty in Objective C?
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What is the best way to unit test Objective-C code?
What frameworks exist to unit test Objective-C code? I would like a framework that integrates nicely with Xcode.
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File is universal (three slices), but it does not contain a(n) ARMv7-s slice error for static libraries on iOS, anyway to bypass?
I upgraded Xcode version and when using external static libraries, I get this message:
ld: file is universal (3 slices) but does not contain a(n) armv7s slice: /file/location for architecture ...
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Best way to define private methods for a class in Objective-C
I just started programming Objective-C and, having a background in Java, wonder how people writing Objective-C programs deal with private methods.
I understand there may be several conventions and ...
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Xcode strange warning: “Multiple build commands for output file”
I am getting an error like this:
[WARN]Warning: Multiple build commands for output file /Developer/B/Be/build/Release-iphonesimulator/BB.app/no.png
[WARN]Warning: Multiple build commands for ...
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iPhone app signing: A valid signing identity matching this profile could not be found in your keychain
I'm pulling my hair out over this. I just downloaded the iPhone 3.0 SDK, but now I can't get my provisioning profiles to work. Here is what I have tried:
Delete all provisioning profiles
Delete ...
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Version vs build in XCode 4
I have an app that I developed with XCode 3 and recently started editing with XCode 4. In the target summary I have the iOS application target form with fields: identifier, version, build, devices, ...
