How to make the Xcode build a binary for my project into a consistent location, if I copy my project to another computer?

Asked Jun 06 '23 at 17:34

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I am using Xcode 14.1 to build a native macOS app. It outputs the binary into a folder, as such:

/Users/<user>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/ProjectName-<crazy_string>/Build/Products/<debug-or-release>/ProjectName

I build the project using xcodebuild and then have my Bash script take the resulting binary from that location.

The issue is that if I hard-code that path relative to my build script, the <crazy_string> part of the build folder changes if I move the project to another computer.

Is there a way to know that <crazy_string> part that Xcode uses?

Or make Xcode place the resulting binary in a consistent location that doesn't change across computers?

asked Jun 06 '23 at 17:34

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Also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20461586/xcodebuild-find-where-the-output-app-file-is – matt Jun 06 '23 at 17:47
@matt this is the answer, thanks. Because I don't want to archive anything like that "duplicate" suggests. – c00000fd Jun 06 '23 at 18:04
I'll add that one to the list — thank you! – matt Jun 06 '23 at 18:18

How to make the Xcode build a binary for my project into a consistent location, if I copy my project to another computer?

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