iOS mobile build debug vs release

Question

I'm into QA and have received an iOS .ipa file (a test build) to be tested.

Problem: The question is how do I make sure if this iOS build file is a debug build or a release build?

What I have tried: I do not have access to XCode. I have spent hours on the net searching for a relevant answer, to my above problem, but all in vain.

Your help will be highly appreciated.

You can directly mail me if required on: jerry.tom141@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

我很确定这是一个Ad-Hoc构建。

Answer 2

AFAIK, the only way you can know this is check with the developer. In Xcode, the Archive setting is by default set to Release mode. If the developer hasn't changed this it will be a Release build.

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

Debug and release are, as far as I know, just names that you can configure. I think you could even them to actually be the opposite. So I remain a bit in the dark about what you want to know exactly.

What may help you is to unpack the IPA. Basically it is a ZIP file, so you can rename it and unzip. Next you could run codesign -d -vvvv appname.app which gives you some information about the certificate that was used to sign it. This is important because for development and release different certificates are used. We mention the type of certificate in its name, perhaps your developers do so as well.