Xcode Cloud: unable to open configuration settings file

Question

I'm working with a React Native project, setting up Xcode Cloud builds.

I keep getting this error:

unable to open configuration settings file
Pods-XXX.debug.xcconfig:1

The files in my workspace look like the following:

|-- XXX
|-- Pods
|.  -- Podfile
|.  -- Targets Support Files
|.     -- Pods-XXX
|.        -- Pods-XXX.debug

Check out this link, it seemed to work for me: https://zach.codes/xcode-cloud-react-native-setup/ — Ryan Pfister, Nov 03 '22 at 22:01

Bek Roz · Answer 1 · 2022-11-22T09:41:47.020

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Guess what? XCode is garbage but doc can help us here.

This what I'm using to smoothly build my workflow. I'l share exact bash scripts here.

Why it's failing?

First open logs on your workflow window side bar.
Check if you're installing necessary dependencies before running archive process. You're using virtual machine so any dependencies like cocoapods or yarn aren't installed by default there.

If you haven't read and skipped to the SOLUTION:

Here is the steps:

Create ci_scripts folder inside ios folder.
Create 3 files inside ci_scripts folder:
1. ci_post_clone.sh
2. ci_post_xcodebuild.sh
3. ci_pre_xcodebuild.sh

Inside your ci_post_clone.sh file add this:

 #!/bin/zsh

 # fail if any command fails

 echo " Stage: Post-clone is activated .... "

 set -e
 # debug log
 set -x

 # Install dependencies using Homebrew. This is MUST! Do not delete.
 brew install node yarn cocoapods fastlane

 # Install yarn and pods dependencies.
 # If you're using Flutter or Swift 
 # just install pods by "pod install" command 
 ls && cd .. && yarn && pod install

 echo " Stage: Post-clone is done .... "

 exit 0

Inside your ci_pre_xcodebuild.sh file add this:

 #!/bin/zsh

 echo " Stage: PRE-Xcode Build is activated .... "

 # You can add additional scripts here...

 echo " Stage: PRE-Xcode Build is DONE .... "

 exit 0

Inside your ci_post_xcodebuild.sh file add this:

 #!/bin/zsh

 echo " Stage: POST-Xcode Build is activated .... "

 # You can add additional scripts here...

 echo " Stage: POST-Xcode Build is DONE .... "

 exit 0

edited Nov 22 '22 at 09:41

answered Oct 26 '22 at 13:02

Bek Roz

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I'm working on the build now. Will let you know how it goes. – Edie W. Oct 27 '22 at 03:03
Glad if it helped. DM me, if you're facing problems. – Bek Roz Nov 16 '22 at 05:10
I tried this but didn't fix the error. I am using xcode 14.1 & react native 0.70.6. – A.A. Jan 09 '23 at 09:32
@A.A., what error are you getting there? – Bek Roz Jan 09 '23 at 09:40
@BEKROZ, this the error I am receiving "unable to open configuration settings file" while creating a local build on a simulator. – A.A. Jan 09 '23 at 09:51
I fixed this by increasing min deployment target to 13. – A.A. Jan 09 '23 at 10:53
@A.A. Make sure your ci_scripts are pushed in your remote code repository and triggers are in place on a specific branch. – Shabbir Haider Feb 22 '23 at 05:40
i got errors saying it was trying to tun these in MacOs zsh on xcode cloud. Any idea? "The ci_pre_xcodebuild.sh is not executable and was run using zsh (default shell on macOS). To make sure your script runs correctly, make the file executable using `chmod +x` and add an appropriate shebang line." – Judson Terrell Mar 11 '23 at 06:59
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What iOS folder? – jgvb Mar 31 '23 at 04:30

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 26 '23 at 11:04

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In my case I run pod install inside /ios folder and worked

answered Apr 26 '23 at 11:04

Diogo Ribeiro

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 10 '22 at 09:36

I've had this same issue recently, there is now a default workflow for xcode cloud that performs the post clone step that was provided by @BEK ROZ

I also had the same issue locally when building a VueJS app with Ionic/Capacitor

Before now my knowledge of iOS builds is precisely zero, so excuse innocence, but I found the issues were relating to the *xcconfig files. Every capacitor module that you install with npm will have it's own xcconfig file for debug and release - Stored in:

ios/App/Pods/Target Support Files/{{ Module Name }}/{{ Module Name }}.debug.xcconfig

ios/App/Pods/Target Support Files/{{ Module Name }}/{{ Module Name }}.release.xcconfig

I've only installed two plugins, so I uninstalled one of them, which was cordova-plugin-screen-orientation, synced and then archived (steps below) and this time it passed.

# Remove a capacitor module with npm e.g. cordova-plugin-screen-orientation
npm uninstall cordova-plugin-screen-orientation

# Sync the iOS plugins to remove the plugin from your Podfile (ios/App/Podfile)
npx cap sync ios

So I'd recommend going through all of the plugins you've installed and see if any of them are playing up. Then go back to xcode, run "Product -> Archive" from the menus to start a new build or push your changes and let xcode cloud do the heavy lifting for you.

Good luck

Thanks for providing additional solution. – Bek Roz Nov 16 '22 at 05:14 — Bek Roz, Nov 16 '22 at 05:14

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 02 '23 at 07:27

This can happen when you merge project.pbxproj with changes that are not in your branch. The solution is:

To undo the merge commit.
Remove this file from the commit.
Commit again.

In some cases, you will need more specific manipulations like @BEK ROZ mentioned before.

Xcode Cloud: unable to open configuration settings file

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