Daniel Dunbar ddunbar

## Xcode-user-defaults
# Enable timings on build operations
defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode ShowBuildOperationDuration -bool YES

# Enable extensive per-task timings
defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode IDEBuildOperationTimingLogLevel -int 3

# Enable old build system logging for "implicit dependencies"
defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode IDEBuildOperationDependenciesLogLevel -int 3

# Show logs from the "prebuild" step

## xcbuild-debugging-tricks.md

      
        
          
            
              
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                Xcode new build system debugging tricks
              
          
        
      
        
  
      
    New Build System Tricks

Command Line

alias xcbuild=$(xcode-select -p)/../SharedFrameworks/XCBuild.framework/Versions/A/Support/xcbuild
# THIS DOESNT WORK YET: xcbuild openIDEConsole  # … then switch to Xcode ➡️
xcbuild showSpecs
xcbuild build <foo.pif> [—target <target>]
	# Enable timings on build operations
	defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode ShowBuildOperationDuration -bool YES

	# Enable extensive per-task timings
	defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode IDEBuildOperationTimingLogLevel -int 3

	# Enable old build system logging for "implicit dependencies"
	defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode IDEBuildOperationDependenciesLogLevel -int 3

	# Show logs from the "prebuild" step