ionic cordova build ios --emulator dont show fail or success build

Question

I've just updated my Xcode to version 10.0 (10A255) and it console too on my macBook. After that i used the command

sudo ionic cordova build ios --emulator --prod

then it begins to build normally but the build seems like never ends because this process never return a "Build Failed" or "Build successful". It apparently ends suddenly and this is the output in the Terminal:

Running app-scripts build: --prod --platform ios --target cordova
[16:09:56]  build prod started ... 
[16:09:56]  clean started ... 
[16:09:56]  clean finished in 3 ms 
[16:09:56]  copy started ... 
[16:09:57]  deeplinks started ... 
[16:09:58]  deeplinks finished in 1.52 s 
[16:09:58]  ngc started ... 
[16:10:27]  ngc finished in 28.76 s 
[16:10:27]  preprocess started ... 
[16:10:27]  preprocess finished in less than 1 ms 
[16:10:27]  webpack started ... 
[16:10:27]  copy finished in 31.56 s 
[16:14:50]  webpack finished in 263.50 s 
[16:14:50]  uglify started ... 
[16:14:50]  sass started ... 
Without `from` option PostCSS could generate wrong source map and will not find Browserslist config. Set it to CSS file path or to `undefined` to prevent this warning.
[16:14:53]  sass finished in 2.58 s 
[16:14:53]  cleancss started ... 
[16:14:57]  cleancss finished in 3.72 s 
[16:15:51]  uglify finished in 60.77 s 
[16:15:51]  postprocess started ... 
[16:15:51]  postprocess finished in 190 ms 
[16:15:51]  lint started ... 
[16:15:51]  build prod finished in 355.49 s 

> cordova build ios --emulator
Building for iPhone XS Max Simulator
Building project: /Users/usuariomac/WebServer/AppIonicOMT/platforms/ios/OpenMyTab.xcworkspace
Configuration: Debug
Platform: emulator
Build settings from command line:
    CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR = /Users/usuariomac/WebServer/AppIonicOMT/platforms/ios/build/emulator
    SDKROOT = iphonesimulator12.0
    SHARED_PRECOMPS_DIR = /Users/usuariomac/WebServer/AppIonicOMT/platforms/ios/build/sharedpch
Build settings from configuration file '/Users/usuariomac/WebServer/AppIonicOMT/platforms/ios/cordova/build-debug.xcconfig':
    CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES = YES
    CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = $(PROJECT_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)/Entitlements-$(CONFIGURATION).plist
    CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = iPhone Developer
    ENABLE_BITCODE = NO
    GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS = DEBUG=1
    HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(TARGET_BUILD_DIR)/usr/local/lib/include" "$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/include" "$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/$(PLATFORM_NAME)/include" "$(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)"
    OTHER_LDFLAGS = -ObjC
    SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER = $(PROJECT_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)/Bridging-Header.h
[16:16:41]  lint finished in 49.36 s

Before this my project was building normally. I tried changing the target to a previous iOS version with the command

ionic cordova build ios --emulator --target "iPhone-X, 11.0" --prod

but it doesn't worked. And the most stranger thing on this issue is that if i build the app from the Xcode it 'apparently' take the changes that i made in the appp. So , here's my ionic info:

cli packages: (/usr/local/lib/node_modules)

@ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.2
ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.20.0

global packages:

cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0

local packages:

@ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.11
Cordova Platforms  : android 6.3.0 ios 4.5.5
Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:

Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
ios-deploy        : 1.9.2 
ios-sim           : 5.0.13 
Node              : v8.6.0
npm               : 6.4.1 
OS                : macOS High Sierra
Xcode             : Xcode 10.0 Build version 10A255

Environment Variables:

ANDROID_HOME : /Users/usuariomac/Library/Android/sdk

Misc:

backend : pro

Any ideas of what is happening? Thanks in advance!

Might be related https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios/issues/407 — Eric, Sep 19 '18 at 22:34
try `ionic cordova build ios -- --buildFlag="-UseModernBuildSystem=0"` — Sudarshana Dayananda, Sep 20 '18 at 00:05
@SudarshanaDayananda it "aparently" worked, at least show build successful, but what this flag do? — Takatalvi, Sep 21 '18 at 14:16
@Eric Yeah seems to be related and the solution is the same. Thanks Guys! :D — Takatalvi, Sep 25 '18 at 02:48

Takatalvi · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-27T17:32:22.953

I tried with

ionic cordova build ios -- --buildFlag="-UseModernBuildSystem=0"

and it works, but then after generating the .ipa file... this file cannot be installed on the device, giving me the next popup in Xcode

the entitlements specified in your application’s code signing entitlements file are invalid, not permitted, or do not match those specified in your provisioning profile. (0xe8008016).

So i found this post and tried the next config in XCode.

Go to Xcode and open the project generated then navigate -> File -> Workspace Settings -> Build System and select "Legacy Build System"

Then i tried again the build command without the build flag and worked as before.

Hope it helps!

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 29 '18 at 04:19

here also same issue

HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(TARGET_BUILD_DIR)/usr/local/lib/include" "$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/include" "$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/$(PLATFORM_NAME)/include" "$(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)" OTHER_LDFLAGS = -ObjC SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER = $(PROJECT_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)/Bridging-Header.h

ionic cordova build ios --emulator dont show fail or success build

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