xcode 4.3.2 archive build not creating dsym

Question

I have an old project developed with Xcode 4, i remember doing xarchive on Xcode which generated dsym properly. but on the latest version that is x 4.3.2 the xarchive created doesn't have the dsym file. i verified the setting these setting

1. dwarf with dsym for both debug and release

what else is causing issue, is there any other setting which i should take care ? please advice a way to fix this issue.

note: i selecting archive-debug and not archive release in the scheme. thanks.

Answer 1

Verify that the Generate Debug Symbols are set to YES in Build Settings . Make sure you clean your target before compiling. After doing so, make sure you're looking for the .dSYM in the right location.

• Right Click Archive from Organizer and Show In Finder
• Right click .xarchive File and Show Package Contents
• Navigate to dSYMs directory.

Answer 2

Identifying the problem

1. Check your build settings for both release and debug configuration:

   • Generate Debug Symbols → Yes
   • Debug Information... → DWARF with DSYM
   • Deployment Postprocessing → YES
   • Strip Linked Product... → No
   • Strip Debug... → No

2. Try check the Report Navigator. In my case, the dSYM file has not been generated, and there hasn't been a corresponding line that goes like "Generate Appname.dSYM ...in {path}" But there's been Fabric installed, and it logged the fact of the dSYM file's absence:

Just filer the Report Navigator by "dSYM".

Fixing

In my case I've just had to do what I'm asked of:

DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT should be set to dwarf-with-dsym for ALL configurations.

Also, it may turn out that dSYM file is being generated in an unexpected place. Check environment variables, especially DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH and DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME .

To embed the dSYM within the app bundle, just set DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH to $(CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR)/$(EXECUTABLE_FOLDER_PATH) and DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME to $(EXECUTABLE_NAME).dSYM

Checking

Now the build should create dSYM for your target