Xcode Build Settings

Core Build System

  • Active Build Action ACTION

    A string identifying the build system action being performed.

    Type string
  • Additional SDKs ADDITIONAL_SDKS

    The locations of any sparse SDKs that should be layered on top of the one specified by Base SDK (SDKROOT). If more than one SDK is listed, the first one has highest precedence. Every SDK specified in this setting should be a “sparse” SDK, for example, not an SDK for an entire macOS release.

    Type StringList
  • Alternate Install Group ALTERNATE_GROUP

    The group name or gid for the files listed under the Alternate Permissions Files (ALTERNATE_PERMISSIONS_FILES) setting.

    Type String
    Default Value $(INSTALL_GROUP)
  • Alternate Install Permissions ALTERNATE_MODE

    Permissions used for the files listed under the Alternate Permissions Files (ALTERNATE_PERMISSIONS_FILES) setting.

    Type String
    Default Value $(INSTALL_MODE_FLAG)
  • Alternate Install Owner ALTERNATE_OWNER

    The owner name or uid for the files listed under the Alternate Permissions Files (ALTERNATE_PERMISSIONS_FILES) setting.

    Type String
    Default Value $(INSTALL_OWNER)
  • Alternate Permissions Files ALTERNATE_PERMISSIONS_FILES

    List of files to which the alternate owner, group and permissions are applied.

    Type StringList
  • Always Search User Paths (Deprecated) ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS

    This setting is deprecated as of Xcode 8.3 and may not be supported in future versions. It is recommended that you disable the setting.

    If enabled, both #include <header.h>-style and #include "header.h"-style directives search the paths in User Header Search Paths (USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS) before Header Search Paths (HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS). As a consequence, user headers, such as your own String.h header, have precedence over system headers when using #include <header.h>. This is done using the -iquote flag for the paths provided in User Header Search Paths (USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS). If disabled and your compiler fully supports separate user paths, user headers are only accessible with #include "header.h"-style preprocessor directives.

    For backwards compatibility reasons, this setting is enabled by default. Disabling it is strongly recommended.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Require Only App-Extension-Safe API APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY

    When enabled, this causes the compiler and linker to disallow use of APIs that are not available to app extensions and to disallow linking to frameworks that have not been built with this setting enabled.

    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Convert Copied Files APPLY_RULES_IN_COPY_FILES

    Enabling this setting will cause files in the target’s Copy Files build phases to be processed by build rules. For example, property list files (.plist) and strings files will be converted as specified by Property List Output Encoding (PLIST_FILE_OUTPUT_FORMAT) and Strings File Output Encoding (STRINGS_FILE_OUTPUT_ENCODING), respectively.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Process Header Files APPLY_RULES_IN_COPY_HEADERS

    Enabling this setting will cause all Public and Private headers in the target’s Copy Headers build phase to be processed by build rules. This allows custom build rules to be defined to process these headers. Custom script rules can define their outputs relative to HEADER_OUTPUT_DIR, which will be provided to that script, taking the header visibility into account. The scripts are also passed SCRIPT_HEADER_VISIBILITY (“public” or “private”). Files that should not be processed by build rules may need to be moved to a Copy Files build phase when this setting is enabled.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Architectures ARCHS

    A list of the architectures for which the product will be built. This is usually set to a predefined build setting provided by the platform. If more than one architecture is specified, a universal binary will be produced.

    Type StringList
    Default Value $(ARCHS_STANDARD)
  • Asset Pack Manifest URL Prefix ASSET_PACK_MANIFEST_URL_PREFIX

    If set to anything other than the empty string, every URL in the AssetPackManifest.plist file will consist of this string with the name of the asset pack appended. If not set, the URLs in the AssetPackManifest.plist will be formed as appropriate for the build location of the asset packs. The prefix string is not escaped or quoted in any way, so any necessary escaping must be part of the URL string. This setting affects only URLs in the AssetPackManifest.plist file — it does not affect where asset packs are built in the local file system.

    Type String
  • Bitcode Generation Mode BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • marker
    • bitcode
    Default Value marker
  • Build Active Resources Only BUILD_ACTIVE_RESOURCES_ONLY
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Active Build Components BUILD_COMPONENTS

    A list of components being built during this action.

    Type stringlist
  • Build Dir BUILD_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(SYMROOT)
  • Build Libraries for Distribution BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION

    Ensures that your libraries are built for distribution. For Swift, this enables support for library evolution and generation of a module interface file.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Build Root BUILD_ROOT
    Type Path
    Default Value $(SYMROOT)
  • Build Style BUILD_STYLE
    Type String
  • Build Variants BUILD_VARIANTS

    A list of the build variants of the linked binary that will be produced. By default, only the normal variant is produced. Other common values include debug and profile.

    Type StringList
    Default Value normal
  • Built Products Dir BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR

    Identifies the directory under which all the product’s files can be found. This directory contains either product files or symbolic links to them. Run Script build phases can use the value of this build setting as a convenient way to refer to the product files built by one or more targets even when these files are scattered throughout a directory hierarchy (for example, when DEPLOYMENT_LOCATION is set to YES.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR)
  • Bundle Contents Folder Path BUNDLE_CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH
    Type String
    Default Value $(BUNDLE_CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH_$(BUNDLE_FORMAT))
  • Bundle Executable Folder Path BUNDLE_EXECUTABLE_FOLDER_PATH
    Type String
    Default Value $(BUNDLE_CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH)$(BUNDLE_EXECUTABLE_FOLDER_NAME_$(BUNDLE_FORMAT))
  • Bundle Format BUNDLE_FORMAT
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • deep
    • shallow
    Default Value shallow
  • Bundle Frameworks Folder Path BUNDLE_FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH
    Type String
    Default Value $(BUNDLE_CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH)Frameworks
  • Bundle Loader BUNDLE_LOADER

    Specifies the executable that will load the bundle output file being linked. Undefined symbols from the bundle are checked against the specified executable as if it is one of the dynamic libraries the bundle was linked with.

    Type String
  • Bundle Plugins Folder Path BUNDLE_PLUGINS_FOLDER_PATH
    Type String
    Default Value $(BUNDLE_CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH)PlugIns
  • Bundle Private Headers Folder Path BUNDLE_PRIVATE_HEADERS_FOLDER_PATH
    Type String
    Default Value $(BUNDLE_CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH)PrivateHeaders
  • Bundle Public Headers Folder Path BUNDLE_PUBLIC_HEADERS_FOLDER_PATH
    Type String
    Default Value $(BUNDLE_CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH)Headers
  • Cc CC
    Type Path
  • Class File Dir CLASS_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/JavaClasses
  • Clone Headers CLONE_HEADERS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Code Signing Allowed CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED
    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Code Signing Entitlements CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS

    The path to a file specifying code-signing entitlements.

    Type String
  • Code Signing Identity CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY

    The name, also known as the common name, of a valid code-signing certificate in a keychain within your keychain path. A missing or invalid certificate will cause a build error.

    Type CodeSignIdentity
  • Code Signing Inject Base Entitlements CODE_SIGN_INJECT_BASE_ENTITLEMENTS

    Automatically inject entitlements from the platform’s BaseEntitlements.plist into the code signatures of executables.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Code Sign Local Execution Identity CODE_SIGN_LOCAL_EXECUTION_IDENTITY
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • Ad Hoc
    • Local Certificate
  • Code Sign Style CODE_SIGN_STYLE

    This setting specifies the method used to acquire and locate signing assets. Choose Automatic to let Xcode automatically create and update profiles, app IDs, and certificates. Choose Manual to create and update these yourself on the developer website.

    Type CodeSignStyle
    Values
    • Automatic
    • Manual
  • Color Diagnostics COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS
    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Index-While-Building Functionality COMPILER_INDEX_STORE_ENABLE

    Control whether the compiler should emit index data while building.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • Default
    • YES
    • NO
    Default Value Default
  • Configuration CONFIGURATION

    Identifies the build configuration, such as Debug or Release, that the target uses to generate the product.

    Type String
  • Per-configuration Build Products Path CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR

    The base path where build products will be placed during a build for a given configuration. By default, this is set to $(BUILD_DIR)/$(CONFIGURATION).

    Type Path
    Default Value $(BUILD_DIR)
  • Per-configuration Intermediate Build Files Path CONFIGURATION_TEMP_DIR

    The base path where intermediates will be placed during a build for a given configuration. By default, this is set to $(PROJECT_TEMP_DIR)/$(CONFIGURATION).

    Type Path
    Default Value $(PROJECT_TEMP_DIR)
  • Preserve HFS Data COPYING_PRESERVES_HFS_DATA

    Causes the copying of resources to preserve resource forks and Finder info.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Run unifdef on Product Headers COPY_HEADERS_RUN_UNIFDEF

    If enabled, headers are run through the unifdef(1) tool when copied to the product.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unifdef Flags for Product Headers COPY_HEADERS_UNIFDEF_FLAGS

    Specifies the flags to pass to unifdef(1) when invoking that tool to copy headers. This setting has no effect unless Run unifdef on Product Headers (COPY_HEADERS_RUN_UNIFDEF) is enabled.

    Type StringList
  • Strip Debug Symbols During Copy COPY_PHASE_STRIP

    Specifies whether binary files that are copied during the build, such as in a Copy Bundle Resources or Copy Files build phase, should be stripped of debugging symbols. It does not cause the linked product of a target to be stripped—use Strip Linked Product (STRIP_INSTALLED_PRODUCT) for that.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Create Info.plist Section in Binary CREATE_INFOPLIST_SECTION_IN_BINARY

    Enabling this setting will create a section in the product’s linked binary containing the processed Info.plist file for the target. This setting only applies to command-line tool targets.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Current Project Version CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION

    This setting defines the current version of the project. The value must be a integer or floating point number, such as 57 or 365.8.

    Type String
  • Current Version CURRENT_VERSION
    Type string
  • Dead Code Stripping DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING

    Activating this setting causes the -dead_strip flag to be passed to ld(1) via cc(1) to turn on dead code stripping.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Debugging Symbols DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Debug Information Format DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT

    The type of debug information to produce.

    • DWARF: Object files and linked products will use DWARF as the debug information format. dwarf

    • DWARF with dSYM File: Object files and linked products will use DWARF as the debug information format, and Xcode will also produce a dSYM file containing the debug information from the individual object files (except that a dSYM file is not needed and will not be created for static library or object file products). dwarf-with-dsym

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • dwarf
    • dwarf-with-dsym
    Default Value dwarf
  • Default Compiler DEFAULT_COMPILER
    Type String
  • Default Dext Install Path DEFAULT_DEXT_INSTALL_PATH
    Type string
    Default Value $(SYSTEM_DEXT_INSTALL_PATH)
  • Default Kext Install Path DEFAULT_KEXT_INSTALL_PATH
    Type string
    Default Value $(SYSTEM_KEXT_INSTALL_PATH)
  • Defines Module DEFINES_MODULE

    If enabled, the product will be treated as defining its own module. This enables automatic production of LLVM module map files when appropriate, and allows the product to be imported as a module.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Deployment Location DEPLOYMENT_LOCATION

    If enabled, built products are placed in their installed locations in addition to the built products folder.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Deployment Postprocessing DEPLOYMENT_POSTPROCESSING

    If enabled, indicates that binaries should be stripped and file mode, owner, and group information should be set to standard values.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Derived File Dir DERIVED_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/DerivedSources
  • Derived Sources Dir DERIVED_SOURCES_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(DERIVED_FILE_DIR)
  • Development Assets DEVELOPMENT_ASSET_PATHS

    Files and directories used only for development. Archive and install builds will exclude this content.

    Type StringList
  • Development Team DEVELOPMENT_TEAM

    The team ID of a development team to use for signing certificates and provisioning profiles.

    Type DevelopmentTeam
  • Don't Force Info.plist Generation DONT_GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE

    If enabled, don’t automatically generate an Info.plist file for wrapped products when the Info.plist File (INFOPLIST_FILE) build setting is empty.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Do Header Scanning In Jam DO_HEADER_SCANNING_IN_JAM
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Installation Build Products Location DSTROOT

    The path at which all products will be rooted when performing an install build. For instance, to install your products on the system proper, set this path to /. Defaults to /tmp/$(PROJECT_NAME).dst to prevent a test install build from accidentally overwriting valid and needed data in the ultimate install path.

    Typically this path is not set per target, but is provided as an option on the command line when performing an xcodebuild install. It may also be set in a build configuration in special circumstances.

    Type Path
    Default Value /tmp/$(PROJECT_NAME).dst
  • Dwarf Dsym File Name DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME
    Type String
    Default Value $(FULL_PRODUCT_NAME).dSYM
  • Dwarf Dsym File Should Accompany Product DWARF_DSYM_FILE_SHOULD_ACCOMPANY_PRODUCT
    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Dwarf Dsym Folder Path DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH
    Type Path
    Default Value $(CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR)
  • Compatibility Version DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION

    Determines the compatibility version of the resulting library, bundle, or framework binary. See Dynamic Library Design Guidelines in Dynamic Library Programming Topics for details on assigning version numbers of dynamic libraries.

    Type String
  • Current Library Version DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION

    This setting defines the current version of any framework built by the project. As with Current Project Version (CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION), the value must be an integer or floating point number, such as 57 or 365.8. By default, it is set to $(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION). See Dynamic Library Design Guidelines in Dynamic Library Programming Topics for details on assigning version numbers of dynamic libraries.

    Type String
  • Dynamic Library Install Name Base DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME_BASE

    Sets the base value for the internal install path (LC_ID_DYLIB) in a dynamic library. This will be combined with the EXECUTABLE_PATH to form the full install path. Setting Dynamic Library Install Name (LD_DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME) directly will override this setting. This setting defaults to the target’s Installation Directory (INSTALL_PATH). It is ignored when building any product other than a dynamic library.

    Type String
  • Embedded Profile Name EMBEDDED_PROFILE_NAME
    Type String
  • Embed Asset Packs In Product Bundle EMBED_ASSET_PACKS_IN_PRODUCT_BUNDLE

    Embed all the built asset packs inside the product bundle. Since this negates the performance benefits of the On Demand Resources feature, it is only useful for testing purposes when it isn’t practical to use an asset pack server.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Bitcode ENABLE_BITCODE

    Activating this setting indicates that the target or project should generate bitcode during compilation for platforms and architectures that support it. For Archive builds, bitcode will be generated in the linked binary for submission to the App Store. For other builds, the compiler and linker will check whether the code complies with the requirements for bitcode generation, but will not generate actual bitcode.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Default Header Search Paths ENABLE_DEFAULT_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS
    Type bool
    Default Value YES
  • Enable Hardened Runtime ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME

    Enable hardened runtime restrictions.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Header Dependencies ENABLE_HEADER_DEPENDENCIES

    Specifies whether to automatically track dependencies on included header files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Enable On Demand Resources ENABLE_ON_DEMAND_RESOURCES

    If enabled, tagged assets—files and asset catalog entries—are built into asset packs based on their combination of tags. Untagged resources are treated normally.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Previews ENABLE_PREVIEWS

    If enabled, the product will be built with options appropriate for supporting previews.

    Type Boolean
  • Enable Testability ENABLE_TESTABILITY

    When this setting is activated, the product will be built with options appropriate for running automated tests, such as making private interfaces accessible to the tests. This may result in tests running slower than they would without testability enabled.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Testing Search Paths ENABLE_TESTING_SEARCH_PATHS

    Specifies whether the build system should add the search paths necessary for compiling and linking against XCTest. This setting is enabled by default if the target is a unit test target or if the target explicitly links to the XCTest framework.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Entitlements Destination ENTITLEMENTS_DESTINATION
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • Signature
    • __entitlements
  • Excluded Archs EXCLUDED_ARCHS
    Type StringList
  • Excluded Installsrc Subdirectory Patterns EXCLUDED_INSTALLSRC_SUBDIRECTORY_PATTERNS
    Type stringlist
    Default Value .DS_Store .svn .git .hg CVS
  • Sub-Directories to Exclude in Recursive Searches EXCLUDED_RECURSIVE_SEARCH_PATH_SUBDIRECTORIES

    This is a list of fnmatch()-style patterns of file or directory names to exclude when performing a recursive search. By default, this is set to *.nib *.lproj *.framework *.gch *.xcode (*) .DS_Store CVS .svn .git .hg. Normally, if you override this value you should include the default values via the $(inherited) macro.

    Type StringList
    Default Value *.nib *.lproj *.framework *.gch *.xcode* *.xcassets (*) .DS_Store CVS .svn .git .hg *.pbproj *.pbxproj
  • Excluded Source File Names EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES

    A list of patterns (as defined by fnmatch(3)) specifying the names of source files to explicitly exclude when processing the files in the target’s build phases (see also Included Source File Names (INCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES)). This setting can be used to define complex filters for which files from the phase should be built in response to other build settings; for example, a value of *.$(CURRENT_ARCH).c could serve to exclude particular files based on the architecture being built.

    Type StringList
  • Executable Extension EXECUTABLE_EXTENSION

    This is the extension used for the executable product generated by the target, which has a default value based on the product type.

    Type String
  • Executable Prefix EXECUTABLE_PREFIX

    The prefix used for the executable product generated by the target, which has a default value based on the product type.

    Type String
  • Exported Symbols File EXPORTED_SYMBOLS_FILE

    This is a project-relative path to a file that lists the symbols to export. See ld -exported_symbols_list for details on exporting symbols.

    Type String
  • File List FILE_LIST
    Type Path
    Default Value $(OBJECT_FILE_DIR)/LinkFileList
  • Framework Search Paths FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders containing frameworks to be searched by the compiler for both included or imported header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++, and by the linker for frameworks used by the product. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them must be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Framework Version FRAMEWORK_VERSION

    Framework bundles are versioned by having contents in subfolders of a version folder that has links to the current version and its contents.

    Type String
    Default Value A
  • Full Product Name FULL_PRODUCT_NAME
    Type String
  • Compiler for C/C++/Objective-C GCC_VERSION

    The compiler to use for C, C++, and Objective-C.

    Type CompilerVersion
  • Generated Modulemap Dir GENERATED_MODULEMAP_DIR
    Type string
    Default Value $(OBJROOT)/GeneratedModuleMaps$(EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME)
  • Perform Single-Object Prelink GENERATE_MASTER_OBJECT_FILE

    Activating this setting will cause the object files built by a target to be prelinked using ld -r into a single object file, and that object file will then be linked into the final product. This is useful to force the linker to resolve symbols and link the object files into a single module before building a static library. Also, a separate set of link flags can be applied to the prelink allowing additional control over, for instance, exported symbols.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Force Package Info Generation GENERATE_PKGINFO_FILE

    Forces the PkgInfo file to be written to wrapped products even if this file is not expected.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Generate Profiling Code GENERATE_PROFILING_CODE

    Activating this setting will cause the compiler and linker to generate profiling code. For example, GCC will generate code suitable for use with gprof(1).

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Text-Based Stubs Generation GENERATE_TEXT_BASED_STUBS

    Enables the generation of Text-Based stubs for dynamic libraries and frameworks.

    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Headermap Includes Flat Entries For Target Being Built HEADERMAP_INCLUDES_FLAT_ENTRIES_FOR_TARGET_BEING_BUILT

    Specifies whether the header map contains a name/path entry for every header in the target being built.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Headermap Includes Framework Entries For All Product Types HEADERMAP_INCLUDES_FRAMEWORK_ENTRIES_FOR_ALL_PRODUCT_TYPES

    Specifies whether the header map contains a framework-name/path entry for every header in the target being built, including targets that do not build frameworks.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Headermap Includes Nonpublic Nonprivate Headers HEADERMAP_INCLUDES_NONPUBLIC_NONPRIVATE_HEADERS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(HEADERMAP_INCLUDES_PROJECT_HEADERS)
  • Headermap Includes Project Headers HEADERMAP_INCLUDES_PROJECT_HEADERS

    Specifies whether the header map contains a name/path entry for every header in the project, regardless of the headers’ target membership.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Headermap Uses Framework Prefix Entries HEADERMAP_USES_FRAMEWORK_PREFIX_ENTRIES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Headermap Uses Vfs HEADERMAP_USES_VFS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(DEFINES_MODULE)
  • Header Search Paths HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Hide Bitcode Symbols HIDE_BITCODE_SYMBOLS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Home HOME
    Type path
  • Sub-Directories to Include in Recursive Searches INCLUDED_RECURSIVE_SEARCH_PATH_SUBDIRECTORIES

    This is a list of fnmatch()-style patterns of file or directory names to include when performing a recursive search. By default, this is empty and is only customized when you want to provide exceptions to the list of filename patterns provided in Sub-Directories to Exclude in Recursive Searches (EXCLUDED_RECURSIVE_SEARCH_PATH_SUBDIRECTORIES).

    Type StringList
  • Included Source File Names INCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES

    A list of patterns (as defined by fnmatch(3)) specifying the names of source files to explicitly include when processing the files in the target’s build phases. This setting is only useful when combined with Excluded Source File Names (EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES), and can be used to define complex filters for which files from the phase should be built in response to other build settings.

    Type StringList
  • Expand Build Settings in Info.plist File INFOPLIST_EXPAND_BUILD_SETTINGS

    Expand build settings in the Info.plist file.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Info.plist File INFOPLIST_FILE

    The project-relative path to the property list file that contains the Info.plist information used by bundles. For details on information property list files, see Information Property List Files in Runtime Configuration Guidelines.

    Type Path
  • Info.plist Other Preprocessor Flags INFOPLIST_OTHER_PREPROCESSOR_FLAGS

    Other flags to pass to the C preprocessor when preprocessing the Info.plist file.

    Type StringList
  • Info.plist Output Encoding INFOPLIST_OUTPUT_FORMAT

    Specifies the output encoding for the output Info.plist. The output encodings can be binary or XML. By default, the output encoding will be unchanged from the input.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • same-as-input
    • XML
    • binary
    Default Value same-as-input
  • Info.plist Preprocessor Prefix File INFOPLIST_PREFIX_HEADER

    Implicitly include the given file when preprocessing the Info.plist file. The path given should either be a project relative path or an absolute path.

    Type String
  • Preprocess Info.plist File INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS

    Preprocess the Info.plist file using the C Preprocessor.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Info.plist Preprocessor Definitions INFOPLIST_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS

    Space-separated list of preprocessor macros of the form foo or foo=bar. These macros are used when preprocessing the Info.plist file.

    Type StringList
  • Initialization Routine INIT_ROUTINE

    This is the name of the routine to use for initialization.

    Type String
  • Enable Text-Based Stubs Inlining INLINE_PRIVATE_FRAMEWORKS

    Enables private framework inlining for Text-Based Stubs.

    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Perform Copy Files Phases During `installhdrs` INSTALLHDRS_COPY_PHASE

    Specifies whether the target’s Copy Files build phases are executed in installhdr builds.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Perform Shell Script Phases During `installhdrs` INSTALLHDRS_SCRIPT_PHASE

    Specifies whether the target’s Run Script build phases are executed in installhdr builds. See Active Build Action (ACTION) for details on installhdr builds.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Install Dir INSTALL_DIR

    Identifies the directory in the developer’s filesystem into which the installed product is placed.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(DSTROOT)$(INSTALL_PATH)
  • Install Group INSTALL_GROUP

    The group name or gid for installed products.

    Type String
    Default Value $(GROUP)
  • Install Permissions INSTALL_MODE_FLAG

    Permissions used for installed product files.

    Type String
    Default Value u+w,go-w,a+rX
  • Install Owner INSTALL_OWNER

    The owner name or uid for installed products.

    Type String
    Default Value $(USER)
  • Installation Directory INSTALL_PATH

    The directory in which to install the build products. This path is prepended by the Installation Build Products Location (DSTROOT).

    Type String
  • Install Root INSTALL_ROOT
    Type Path
    Default Value $(DSTROOT)
  • Java App Stub JAVA_APP_STUB
    Type Path
    Default Value $(SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DIR)/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Resources/MacOS/JavaApplicationStub
  • Java Archive Classes JAVA_ARCHIVE_CLASSES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Java Archive Type JAVA_ARCHIVE_TYPE
    Type String
    Default Value JAR
  • Java Compiler JAVA_COMPILER
    Type Path
    Default Value /usr/bin/javac
  • Java Framework Jars JAVA_FRAMEWORK_JARS
    Type PathList
  • Java Framework Resources Dirs JAVA_FRAMEWORK_RESOURCES_DIRS
    Type PathList
    Default Value Resources
  • Java Jar Flags JAVA_JAR_FLAGS
    Type StringList
    Default Value cv
  • Java Source Subdir JAVA_SOURCE_SUBDIR
    Type Path
    Default Value .
  • Java Use Dependencies JAVA_USE_DEPENDENCIES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Java Zip Flags JAVA_ZIP_FLAGS
    Type StringList
    Default Value -urg
  • Preserve Private External Symbols KEEP_PRIVATE_EXTERNS

    Activating this setting will preserve private external symbols, rather than turning them into static symbols. This setting is also respected when performing a single-object prelink.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Kext Cflags KEXT_CFLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Kext Cplusplusflags KEXT_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS
    Type StringList
    Default Value $(KEXT_CFLAGS)
  • Path to Linker Dependency Info File LD_DEPENDENCY_INFO_FILE

    This setting defines the path to which the linker should emit information about what files it used as inputs and generated. Xcode uses this information for its dependency tracking. Setting the value of this setting to empty will disable passing this option to the linker.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(OBJECT_FILE_DIR_$(CURRENT_VARIANT))/$(CURRENT_ARCH)/$(PRODUCT_NAME)_dependency_info.dat
  • Dynamic Library Allowable Clients LD_DYLIB_ALLOWABLE_CLIENTS

    This setting restricts the clients allowed to link a dylib by passing -allowable_client to the linker for each supplied value.

    Type StringList
  • Dynamic Library Install Name LD_DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME

    Sets an internal install path (LC_ID_DYLIB) in a dynamic library. Any clients linked against the library will record that path as the way dyld should locate this library. If this option is not specified, then the -o path will be used. This setting is ignored when building any product other than a dynamic library. See Dynamic Library Programming Topics.

    Type Path
  • Write Link Map File LD_GENERATE_MAP_FILE

    Activating this setting will cause the linker to write a map file to disk, which details all symbols and their addresses in the output image. The path to the map file is defined by the Path to Link Map File (LD_MAP_FILE_PATH) setting.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Path to Link Map File LD_MAP_FILE_PATH

    This setting defines the path to the map file written by the linker when the Write Link Map File (LD_GENERATE_MAP_FILE) setting is activated. By default, a separate file will be written for each architecture and build variant, and these will be generated in the Intermediates directory for the target whose product is being linked.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/$(PRODUCT_NAME)-LinkMap-$(CURRENT_VARIANT)-$(CURRENT_ARCH).txt
  • Generate Position-Dependent Executable LD_NO_PIE

    Activating this setting will prevent Xcode from building a main executable that is position independent (PIE). When targeting macOS 10.7 or later, PIE is the default for main executables, so activating this setting will change that behavior. When targeting OS X 10.6 or earlier, or when building for i386, PIE is not the default, so activating this setting does nothing.

    You cannot create a PIE from .o files compiled with -mdynamic-no-pic. Using PIE means the codegen is less optimal, but the address randomization adds some security.

    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Quote Linker Arguments LD_QUOTE_LINKER_ARGUMENTS_FOR_COMPILER_DRIVER

    This setting controls whether arguments to the linker should be quoted using -Xlinker. By default, Xcode invokes the linker by invoking the driver of the compiler used to build the source files in the target, and passing -Xlinker to quote arguments will cause the compiler driver to pass them through to the linker (rather than trying to evaluate them within the driver). By default, this setting is enabled. Disabling it will cause Xcode to not use -Xlinker to pass arguments to the linker. Disabling this setting is useful if the target has instructed Xcode to use an alternate linker (for example, by setting the LD setting to the path to another linker) and that alternate linker does not recognize -Xlinker.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Runpath Search Paths LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to be added to the runpath search path list for the image being created. At runtime, dyld uses the runpath when searching for dylibs whose load path begins with @rpath/. See Dynamic Library Programming Topics.

    Type StringList
  • Library Dext Install Path LIBRARY_DEXT_INSTALL_PATH
    Type string
    Default Value $(LOCAL_LIBRARY_DIR)/DriverExtensions
  • Library Flag Nospace LIBRARY_FLAG_NOSPACE
    Type bool
    Default Value YES
  • Library Flag Prefix LIBRARY_FLAG_PREFIX
    Type String
  • Library Kext Install Path LIBRARY_KEXT_INSTALL_PATH
    Type string
    Default Value $(LOCAL_LIBRARY_DIR)/Extensions
  • Library Search Paths LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the linker for libraries used by the product. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Display Mangled Names LINKER_DISPLAYS_MANGLED_NAMES

    Activating this setting causes the linker to display mangled names for C++ symbols. Normally, this is not recommended, but turning it on can help to diagnose and solve C++ link errors.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Llvm Target Triple Os Version LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_OS_VERSION
    Type String
    Default Value $(SWIFT_PLATFORM_TARGET_PREFIX)$($(DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_SETTING_NAME))
  • Llvm Target Triple Suffix LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_SUFFIX
    Type String
  • Llvm Target Triple Vendor LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_VENDOR
    Type String
    Default Value apple
  • Localizable Content Dir LOCALIZABLE_CONTENT_DIR
    Type Path
  • Localized String Macro Names LOCALIZED_STRING_MACRO_NAMES

    The base names for NSLocalizedString-like macros or functions used to produce localized strings in source code. The default base names of NSLocalizedString and CFCopyLocalizedString are always considered, even if this setting is empty.

    Type StringList
    Default Value NSLocalizedString CFCopyLocalizedString
  • Localized String Swift UI Support LOCALIZED_STRING_SWIFTUI_SUPPORT

    When enabled, literal strings passed to the Text() initializer from Swift UI will be extracted during localization export.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Locroot LOCROOT
    Type Path
  • Locsymroot LOCSYMROOT
    Type Path
  • Logname LOGNAME
    Type string
  • Mach-O Type MACH_O_TYPE

    This setting determines the format of the produced binary and how it can be linked when building other binaries. For information on binary types, see Building Mach-O Files in Mach-O Programming Topics.

    • Executable: Executables and standalone binaries and cannot be linked. mh_execute

    • Dynamic Library: Dynamic libraries are linked at build time and loaded automatically when needed. mh_dylib

    • Bundle: Bundle libraries are loaded explicitly at run time. mh_bundle

    • Static Library: Static libraries are linked at build time and loaded at execution time. staticlib

    • Relocatable Object File: Object files are single-module files that are linked at build time. mh_object

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • mh_execute
    • mh_dylib
    • mh_bundle
    • staticlib
    • mh_object
  • Mac Os X Version Max Allowed MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED
    Type String
  • Mac Os X Version Min Required MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
    Type String
  • Marketing Version MARKETING_VERSION

    This setting defines the user-visible version of the project. The value corresponds to the CFBundleShortVersionString key in your app’s Info.plist.

    Type String
  • Metal Library File Base METAL_LIBRARY_FILE_BASE
    Type string
    Default Value default
  • Metal Library Output Dir METAL_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIR
    Type string
    Default Value $(TARGET_BUILD_DIR)/$(UNLOCALIZED_RESOURCES_FOLDER_PATH)
  • Module Map File MODULEMAP_FILE

    This is the project-relative path to the LLVM module map file that defines the module structure for the compiler. If empty, it will be automatically generated for appropriate products when Defines Module (DEFINES_MODULE) is enabled.

    Type String
  • Private Module Map File MODULEMAP_PRIVATE_FILE

    This is the project-relative path to the LLVM module map file that defines the module structure for private headers.

    Type String
  • Module Cache Dir MODULE_CACHE_DIR

    Absolute path of folder in which compiler stores its cached modules—this cache is a performance improvement.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(DERIVED_DATA_DIR)/ModuleCache.noindex
  • Module Identifier MODULE_NAME

    This is the identifier of the kernel module listed in the generated stub. This is only used when building kernel extensions.

    Type String
  • Module Start Routine MODULE_START

    This defines the name of the kernel module start routine. This is only used when building kernel extensions.

    Type String
  • Module Stop Routine MODULE_STOP

    This defines the name of the kernel module stop routine. This is only used when building kernel extensions.

    Type String
  • Module Version MODULE_VERSION

    This is the version of the kernel module listed in the generated stub. This is only used when building kernel extensions.

    Type String
  • Native Arch NATIVE_ARCH

    Identifies the architecture on which the build is being performed.

    Type String
  • Native Arch Actual NATIVE_ARCH_ACTUAL
    Type String
  • Object File Dir OBJECT_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/Objects
  • Intermediate Build Files Path OBJROOT

    The path where intermediate files will be placed during a build. Intermediate files include generated sources, object files, etc. Shell script build phases can place and access files here, as well. Typically this path is not set per target, but is set per project or per user. By default, this is set to $(PROJECT_DIR)/build.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(SYMROOT)
  • Build Active Architecture Only ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH

    If enabled, only the active architecture is built. This setting will be ignored when building with a run destination which does not define a specific architecture, such as a ‘Generic Device’ run destination.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • On Demand Resources Initial Install Tags ON_DEMAND_RESOURCES_INITIAL_INSTALL_TAGS

    Defined a set of initial On Demand Resources tags to be downloaded and installed with your application.

    Type StringList
  • On Demand Resources Prefetch Order ON_DEMAND_RESOURCES_PREFETCH_ORDER

    Once your app is installed, this defined a set of On Demand Resources tags that should be downloaded. These tags are downloaded after the initial installation of your application, and will be downloaded in the order the tags provided in the list from first to last.

    Type StringList
  • Order File ORDER_FILE

    The path to a file that alters the order in which functions and data are laid out.

    For each section in the output file, any symbol in that section that are specified in the order file is moved to the start of its section and laid out in the same order as in the order file. Order files are text files with one symbol name per line. Lines starting with a # are comments. A symbol name may be optionally preceded with its object file leafname and a colon (for example, foo.o:_foo). This is useful for static functions/data that occur in multiple files. A symbol name may also be optionally preceded with the architecture (for example, ppc:_foo or ppc:foo.o:_foo). This enables you to have one order file that works for multiple architectures. Literal C-strings may be ordered by quoting the string in the order file (for example, "Hello, world\n").

    Generally you should not specify an order file in Debug or Development configurations, as this will make the linked binary less readable to the debugger. Use them only in Release or Deployment configurations.

    Type String
  • Other C Flags OTHER_CFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the compiler for C and Objective-C files. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular C or Objective-C compiler flag.

    Type StringList
  • Other Code Signing Flags OTHER_CODE_SIGN_FLAGS

    A list of additional options to pass to codesign(1).

    Type StringList
  • Other C++ Flags OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the compiler for C++ and Objective-C++ files. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a C++ or Objective-C++ compiler flag.

    Type StringList
    Default Value $(OTHER_CFLAGS)
  • Other Linker Flags OTHER_LDFLAGS

    Options defined in this setting are passed to invocations of the linker.

    Type StringList
  • Other Librarian Flags OTHER_LIBTOOLFLAGS

    Options defined in this setting are passed to all invocations of the archive librarian, which is used to generate static libraries.

    Type StringList
  • Other Text-Based InstallAPI Flags OTHER_TAPI_FLAGS

    Options defined in this setting are passed to invocations of the Text-Based InstallAPI tool.

    Type StringList
  • Path Prefixes Excluded From Header Dependencies PATH_PREFIXES_EXCLUDED_FROM_HEADER_DEPENDENCIES
    Type PathList
    Default Value /usr/include /usr/local/include /System/Library/Frameworks /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks $(SYSTEM_DEVELOPER_DIR)/Headers $(SYSTEM_DEVELOPER_DIR)/SDKs $(SYSTEM_DEVELOPER_DIR)/Platforms
  • Property List Output Encoding PLIST_FILE_OUTPUT_FORMAT

    Specifies the output encoding for property list files (.plist). The output encodings can be binary or XML. By default, the output encoding will be unchanged from the input.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • same-as-input
    • XML
    • binary
    Default Value same-as-input
  • Precompiled Header Uses Files From Build Directory PRECOMPS_INCLUDE_HEADERS_FROM_BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR

    This setting allows for better control of sharing precompiled prefix header files between projects. By default, Xcode assumes that the prefix header file may include header files from the build directory if the build directory is outside of the project directory. Xcode cannot determine this ahead of time since other projects may not have been built into the shared build directory at the time the information is needed.

    If your prefix file never includes files from the build directory you may set this to NO to improve sharing of precompiled headers. If the prefix does use files from a build directory that is inside your project directory, you may set this to YES to avoid unintended sharing that may result in build failures.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Precomp Destination Dir PRECOMP_DESTINATION_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/PrefixHeaders
  • Don't Dead-Strip Inits and Terms PRESERVE_DEAD_CODE_INITS_AND_TERMS

    Activating this setting, in combination with the Dead Code Stripping (DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING) (-dead_strip) option, causes the -no_dead_strip_inits_and_terms flag to be passed to ld(1) via cc(1) to disable dead code stripping for initialization and termination routines. This option should not be used without the aforementioned Dead Code Stripping (DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING) option.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Private Headers Folder Path PRIVATE_HEADERS_FOLDER_PATH

    The location to copy the private headers to during building, relative to the built products folder.

    Type Path
  • Product Bundle Identifier PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER

    A string that uniquely identifies the bundle. The string should be in reverse DNS format using only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), the dot (.), and the hyphen (-). This value is used as the CFBundleIdentifier in the Info.plist of the built bundle.

    Type String
  • Product Module Name PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME

    The name to use for the source code module constructed for this target, and which will be used to import the module in implementation source files. Must be a valid identifier.

    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_NAME:c99extidentifier)
  • Product Name PRODUCT_NAME

    This is the basename of the product generated by the target.

    Type String
  • Profiling Code PROFILING_CODE
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Project Derived File Dir PROJECT_DERIVED_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(OBJROOT)/$(PROJECT_NAME).build/DerivedSources
  • Project Dir PROJECT_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(SRCROOT)
  • Project Name PROJECT_NAME

    The name of the current project.

    Type string
  • Project Temp Dir PROJECT_TEMP_DIR

    Identifies the directory in which the project’s intermediate build files are placed. This directory is shared between all the targets defined by the project. Run Script build phases should generate intermediate build files in the directory identified by DERIVED_FILE_DIR, not the location this build setting specifies.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(PROJECT_TEMP_ROOT)/$(PROJECT_NAME).build
  • Project Temp Root PROJECT_TEMP_ROOT
    Type Path
    Default Value $(OBJROOT)
  • Provisioning Profile PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER

    Must contain a profile name (or UUID). A missing or invalid profile will cause a build error. Use in conjunction with Development Team (DEVELOPMENT_TEAM) to fully specify provisioning profile.

    Type ProvisioningProfileSpecifier
  • Public Headers Folder Path PUBLIC_HEADERS_FOLDER_PATH

    The location to copy the public headers to during building, relative to the built products folder.

    Type Path
  • Pwd PWD
    Type path
  • Reexported Framework Install Names REEXPORTED_FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_NAMES
    Type StringList
  • Re-Exported Framework Names REEXPORTED_FRAMEWORK_NAMES

    List of framework names that should have their symbols be reexported from the built library.

    Type StringList
  • Reexported Library Install Names REEXPORTED_LIBRARY_INSTALL_NAMES
    Type PathList
  • Re-Exported Library Names REEXPORTED_LIBRARY_NAMES

    List of library names that should have their symbols be reexported from the built library.

    Type StringList
  • Re-Exported Library Paths REEXPORTED_LIBRARY_PATHS

    List of library paths that should have their symbols be reexported from the built library.

    Type PathList
  • Remove Cvs From Resources REMOVE_CVS_FROM_RESOURCES

    Specifies whether to remove CVS directories from bundle resources when they are copied.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Remove Git From Resources REMOVE_GIT_FROM_RESOURCES

    Specifies whether to remove .git directories from bundle resources when they are copied.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Remove Headers From Embedded Bundles REMOVE_HEADERS_FROM_EMBEDDED_BUNDLES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Remove Hg From Resources REMOVE_HG_FROM_RESOURCES

    Specifies whether to remove .hg directories from bundle resources when they are copied.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Remove Svn From Resources REMOVE_SVN_FROM_RESOURCES

    Specifies whether to remove SVN directories from bundle resources when they are copied.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Resources Targeted Device Family RESOURCES_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY

    Overrides Targeted Device Family (TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY) when the resource copying needs to differ from the default targeted device.

    Type StringList
  • Rez Executable REZ_EXECUTABLE
    Type String
  • Rez Search Paths REZ_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to search for files with resource manager resources. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Scan All Source Files for Includes SCAN_ALL_SOURCE_FILES_FOR_INCLUDES

    Activating this setting will cause all source files to be scanned for includes (for example, of header files) when computing the dependency graph, in which case if an included file is changed then the including file will be rebuilt next time a target containing it is built. Normally only certain types of files, such as C-language source files, are scanned.

    This setting is useful if your project contains files of unusual types, which are compiled using a custom build rule.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
  • Symbol Ordering Flags SECTORDER_FLAGS

    These flags are typically used to specify options for ordering symbols within segments, for example the -sectorder option to ld.

    Generally you should not specify symbol ordering options in Debug or Development configurations, as this will make the linked binary less readable to the debugger. Use them only in Release or Deployment configurations.

    Type StringList
  • Separate Strip SEPARATE_STRIP
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Separately Edit Symbols SEPARATE_SYMBOL_EDIT

    Activating this setting when the linked product’s symbols are to be edited will cause editing to occur via a separate invocation of nmedit(1). Otherwise editing will occur during linking, if possible.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Shared Derived File Dir SHARED_DERIVED_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/DerivedSources
  • Precompiled Headers Cache Path SHARED_PRECOMPS_DIR

    The path where precompiled prefix header files are placed during a build. Defaults to $(OBJROOT)/SharedPrecompiledHeaders. Using a common location allows precompiled headers to be shared between multiple projects.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(OBJROOT)/SharedPrecompiledHeaders
  • Shell SHELL
    Type path
  • Skip Install SKIP_INSTALL

    If enabled, don’t install built products even if deployment locations are active.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Source Root SOURCE_ROOT
    Type Path
    Default Value $(SRCROOT)
  • Srcroot SRCROOT

    Identifies the directory containing the target’s source files.

    Type Path
    Default Value .
  • Strings File Output Encoding STRINGS_FILE_OUTPUT_ENCODING

    Specify the encoding to be used for Strings files (by default, the output encoding will be 16-bit Unicode). The value can be either an NSStringEncoding, such as one of the numeric values recognized by NSString, or it can be an IANA character set name as understood by CFString. The operation will fail if the file cannot be converted to the specified encoding.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • UTF-16
    • UTF-8
    • binary
    Default Value UTF-16
  • Additional Strip Flags STRIPFLAGS

    Additional flags to be passed when stripping the linked product of the build.

    Type StringList
  • Strip Bitcode From Copied Files STRIP_BITCODE_FROM_COPIED_FILES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Strip Linked Product STRIP_INSTALLED_PRODUCT

    If enabled, the linked product of the build will be stripped of symbols when performing deployment postprocessing.

    Type Boolean
  • Strip Style STRIP_STYLE

    The level of symbol stripping to be performed on the linked product of the build. The default value is defined by the target’s product type.

    • All Symbols: Completely strips the binary, removing the symbol table and relocation information. all, -s

    • Non-Global Symbols: Strips non-global symbols, but saves external symbols. non-global, -x

    • Debugging Symbols: Strips debugging symbols, but saves local and global symbols. debugging, -S

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • all
    • non-global
    • debugging
    Default Value all
  • Strip Swift Symbols STRIP_SWIFT_SYMBOLS

    Adjust the level of symbol stripping specified by the STRIP_STYLE setting so that when the linked product of the build is stripped, all Swift symbols will be removed.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Supported Platforms SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS

    The list of supported platforms from which a base SDK can be used. This setting is used if the product can be built for multiple platforms using different SDKs.

    Type stringlist
  • Supports Text-Based InstallAPI SUPPORTS_TEXT_BASED_API

    Enable to indicate that the target supports Text-Based InstallAPI, which will enable its generation during install builds.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Swift Platform Target Prefix SWIFT_PLATFORM_TARGET_PREFIX
    Type String
  • Build Products Path SYMROOT

    The path at which all products will be placed when performing a build. Typically this path is not set per target, but is set per-project or per-user. By default, this is set to $(PROJECT_DIR)/build.

    Type Path
    Default Value build
  • System Dext Install Path SYSTEM_DEXT_INSTALL_PATH
    Type string
    Default Value $(SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DIR)/DriverExtensions
  • System Framework Search Paths SYSTEM_FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders containing system frameworks to be searched by the compiler for both included or imported header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++, and by the linker for frameworks used by the product. The order is from highest to lowest precedence. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted. This setting is very similar to “Framework Search Paths”, except that the search paths are passed to the compiler in a way that suppresses most warnings for headers found in system search paths. If the compiler doesn’t support the concept of system framework search paths, then the search paths are appended to any existing framework search paths defined in “Framework Search Paths”.

    Type PathList
  • System Header Search Paths SYSTEM_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported system header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++. The order is from highest to lowest precedence. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted. This setting is very similar to “Header Search Paths”, except that headers are passed to the compiler in a way that suppresses most warnings for headers found in system search paths. If the compiler doesn’t support the concept of system header search paths, then the search paths are appended to any existing header search paths defined in “Header Search Paths”.

    Type PathList
  • System Kext Install Path SYSTEM_KEXT_INSTALL_PATH
    Type string
    Default Value $(SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DIR)/Extensions
  • Text-Based InstallAPI Verification Mode TAPI_VERIFY_MODE

    Selects the level of warnings and errors to report when building Text-Based InstallAPI.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • ErrorsOnly
    • ErrorsAndWarnings
    • Pedantic
    Default Value ErrorsOnly
  • Target Build Dir TARGET_BUILD_DIR

    Identifies the root of the directory hierarchy that contains the product’s files (no intermediate build files). Run Script build phases that operate on product files of the target that defines them should use the value of this build setting, but Run Script build phases that operate on product files of other targets should use BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR instead.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR)$(TARGET_BUILD_SUBPATH)
  • Target Build Subpath TARGET_BUILD_SUBPATH
    Type Path
  • Target Name TARGET_NAME

    The name of the current target.

    Type string
  • Target Temp Dir TARGET_TEMP_DIR

    Identifies the directory containing the target’s intermediate build files. Run Script build phases should place intermediate files at the location indicated by DERIVED_FILE_DIR, not the directory identified by this build setting.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(CONFIGURATION_TEMP_DIR)/$(TARGET_NAME).build
  • Temp Dir TEMP_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)
  • Temp Files Dir TEMP_FILES_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TEMP_FILE_DIR)
  • Temp File Dir TEMP_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)
  • Temp Root TEMP_ROOT
    Type Path
    Default Value $(OBJROOT)
  • Test Host TEST_HOST

    Path to the executable into which a bundle of tests is injected. Only specify this setting if testing an application or other executable.

    Type String
  • Toolchains TOOLCHAINS
    Type StringList
  • Treat missing baselines as test failures TREAT_MISSING_BASELINES_AS_TEST_FAILURES

    When running tests that measure performance via XCTestCase, report missing baselines as test failures.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unexported Symbols File UNEXPORTED_SYMBOLS_FILE

    A project-relative path to a file that lists the symbols not to export. See ld -exported_symbols_list for details on exporting symbols.

    Type String
  • User USER
    Type string
  • User Header Search Paths USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported user header files (those headers listed in quotes) when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted. See Always Search User Paths (Deprecated) (ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS) for more details on how this setting is used. If the compiler doesn’t support the concept of user headers, then the search paths are prepended to the any existing header search paths defined in Header Search Paths (HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS).

    Type PathList
  • Use Header Maps USE_HEADERMAP

    Enable the use of Header Maps, which provide the compiler with a mapping from textual header names to their locations, bypassing the normal compiler header search path mechanisms. This allows source code to include headers from various locations in the file system without needing to update the header search path build settings.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Use Llvm Target Triples USE_LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Use Llvm Target Triples For Clang USE_LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLES_FOR_CLANG
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(USE_LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLES)
  • Use Llvm Target Triples For Ld USE_LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLES_FOR_LD
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(USE_LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLES)
  • Use Llvm Target Triples For Tapi USE_LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLES_FOR_TAPI
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(USE_LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLES)
  • Validate Workspace VALIDATE_WORKSPACE

    If enabled, perform validation checks on the workspace configuration as part of the build process.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    • YES_ERROR
    Default Value NO
  • Validate Workspace - Ignored Frameworks VALIDATE_WORKSPACE_SKIPPED_SDK_FRAMEWORKS

    List of framework names for which to suppress deprecation warnings and missing framework errors in the workspace validator.

    Type StringList
  • Valid Architectures VALID_ARCHS

    A space-separated list of architectures for which the target should actually be built. For each target, this is intersected with the list specified in Architectures (ARCHS), and the resulting set is built. This allows individual targets to opt out of building for particular architectures. If the resulting set of architectures is empty, no executable will be produced.

    Type StringList
  • Versioning System VERSIONING_SYSTEM

    Selects the process used for version-stamping generated files.

    • None: Use no versioning system.

    • Apple Generic: Use the current project version setting. apple-generic

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • apple-generic
  • Versions Folder Path VERSIONS_FOLDER_PATH
    Type string
  • Versioning Username VERSION_INFO_BUILDER

    This defines a reference to the user performing a build to be included in the generated Apple Generic Versioning stub. Defaults to the value of the USER environment variable.

    Type String
    Default Value $(USER)
  • Generated Versioning Variables VERSION_INFO_EXPORT_DECL

    This defines a prefix string for the version info symbol declaration in the generated Apple Generic Versioning stub. This can be used, for example, to add an optional export keyword to the version symbol declaration. This should rarely be changed.

    Type String
  • Generated Versioning Source Filename VERSION_INFO_FILE

    Used to specify a name for the source file that will be generated by Apple Generic Versioning and compiled into your product. By default, this is set to $(PRODUCT_NAME)_vers.c.

    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_NAME)_vers.c
  • Versioning Name Prefix VERSION_INFO_PREFIX

    Used as a prefix for the name of the version info symbol in the generated versioning source file. If you prefix your exported symbols you will probably want to set this to the same prefix.

    Type String
  • Versioning Name Suffix VERSION_INFO_SUFFIX

    Used as a suffix for the name of the version info symbol in the generated versioning source file. This is rarely used.

    Type String
  • Warning Linker Flags WARNING_LDFLAGS

    These flags are passed with linker invocations, and by default give the -no_arch_warnings flag to the linker to avoid many warnings being generated during multi-architecture builds.

    Type StringList
  • Wrapper Extension WRAPPER_EXTENSION

    The extension used for product wrappers, which has a default value based on the product type.

    Type String
  • Wrap Asset Packs In Separate Directories WRAP_ASSET_PACKS_IN_SEPARATE_DIRECTORIES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Xcode Developer Dir Path XCODE_DEVELOPER_DIR_PATH
    Type path
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  • Additional SDKs ADDITIONAL_SDKS

    The locations of any sparse SDKs that should be layered on top of the one specified by Base SDK (SDKROOT). If more than one SDK is listed, the first one has highest precedence. Every SDK specified in this setting should be a “sparse” SDK, for example, not an SDK for an entire macOS release.

    Type StringList
  • Always Search User Paths (Deprecated) ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS

    This setting is deprecated as of Xcode 8.3 and may not be supported in future versions. It is recommended that you disable the setting.

    If enabled, both #include <header.h>-style and #include "header.h"-style directives search the paths in User Header Search Paths (USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS) before Header Search Paths (HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS). As a consequence, user headers, such as your own String.h header, have precedence over system headers when using #include <header.h>. This is done using the -iquote flag for the paths provided in User Header Search Paths (USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS). If disabled and your compiler fully supports separate user paths, user headers are only accessible with #include "header.h"-style preprocessor directives.

    For backwards compatibility reasons, this setting is enabled by default. Disabling it is strongly recommended.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Always Use Separate Headermaps ALWAYS_USE_SEPARATE_HEADERMAPS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Convert Copied Files APPLY_RULES_IN_COPY_FILES

    Enabling this setting will cause files in the target’s Copy Files build phases to be processed by build rules. For example, property list files (.plist) and strings files will be converted as specified by Property List Output Encoding (PLIST_FILE_OUTPUT_FORMAT) and Strings File Output Encoding (STRINGS_FILE_OUTPUT_ENCODING), respectively.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Cchroot CCHROOT
    Type Path
    Default Value $(CACHE_ROOT)
  • Chmod CHMOD
    Type Path
    Default Value /bin/chmod
  • Chown CHOWN
    Type Path
    Default Value /usr/sbin/chown
  • Class File Dir CLASS_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/JavaClasses
  • Clean Precomps CLEAN_PRECOMPS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Codesigning Folder Path CODESIGNING_FOLDER_PATH
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_BUILD_DIR)/$(FULL_PRODUCT_NAME)
  • Combine Hidpi Images COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Composite Sdk Dirs COMPOSITE_SDK_DIRS
    Type PathList
    Default Value $(OBJROOT)/CompositeSDKs
  • Contents Folder Path CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH

    Specifies the directory inside the generated bundle that contains the product’s files.

    Type Path
  • Copy Resources From Static Frameworks COPY_RESOURCES_FROM_STATIC_FRAMEWORKS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Cp CP
    Type Path
    Default Value /bin/cp
  • Create Info.plist Section in Binary CREATE_INFOPLIST_SECTION_IN_BINARY

    Enabling this setting will create a section in the product’s linked binary containing the processed Info.plist file for the target. This setting only applies to command-line tool targets.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Current Arch CURRENT_ARCH

    The name of the active architecture being processed.

    Type String
    Default Value $(arch)
  • Current Project Version CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION

    This setting defines the current version of the project. The value must be a integer or floating point number, such as 57 or 365.8.

    Type String
  • Current Variant CURRENT_VARIANT

    The name of the active variant being processed.

    Type String
    Default Value $(variant)
  • Debug Information Format DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT

    The type of debug information to produce.

    • DWARF: Object files and linked products will use DWARF as the debug information format. dwarf

    • DWARF with dSYM File: Object files and linked products will use DWARF as the debug information format, and Xcode will also produce a dSYM file containing the debug information from the individual object files (except that a dSYM file is not needed and will not be created for static library or object file products). dwarf-with-dsym

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • dwarf
    • dwarf-with-dsym
    Default Value dwarf
  • Default Compiler DEFAULT_COMPILER
    Type String
  • Deployment Location DEPLOYMENT_LOCATION

    If enabled, built products are placed in their installed locations in addition to the built products folder.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Derived Files Dir DERIVED_FILES_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(DERIVED_FILE_DIR)
  • Derived File Dir DERIVED_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/DerivedSources
  • Derived Paths DERIVED_PATHS
    Type PathList
  • Documentation Folder Path DOCUMENTATION_FOLDER_PATH

    Identifies the directory that contains the bundle’s documentation files.

    Type Path
  • Don't Force Info.plist Generation DONT_GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE

    If enabled, don’t automatically generate an Info.plist file for wrapped products when the Info.plist File (INFOPLIST_FILE) build setting is empty.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Dwarf Dsym File Name DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME
    Type String
    Default Value $(FULL_PRODUCT_NAME).dSYM
  • Dwarf Dsym File Should Accompany Product DWARF_DSYM_FILE_SHOULD_ACCOMPANY_PRODUCT
    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Dwarf Dsym Folder Path DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH
    Type Path
    Default Value $(CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR)
  • Compatibility Version DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION

    Determines the compatibility version of the resulting library, bundle, or framework binary. See Dynamic Library Design Guidelines in Dynamic Library Programming Topics for details on assigning version numbers of dynamic libraries.

    Type String
  • Current Library Version DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION

    This setting defines the current version of any framework built by the project. As with Current Project Version (CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION), the value must be an integer or floating point number, such as 57 or 365.8. By default, it is set to $(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION). See Dynamic Library Design Guidelines in Dynamic Library Programming Topics for details on assigning version numbers of dynamic libraries.

    Type String
  • Sub-Directories to Exclude in Recursive Searches EXCLUDED_RECURSIVE_SEARCH_PATH_SUBDIRECTORIES

    This is a list of fnmatch()-style patterns of file or directory names to exclude when performing a recursive search. By default, this is set to *.nib *.lproj *.framework *.gch *.xcode (*) .DS_Store CVS .svn .git .hg. Normally, if you override this value you should include the default values via the $(inherited) macro.

    Type StringList
    Default Value *.nib *.lproj *.framework *.gch *.xcode* *.xcassets (*) .DS_Store CVS .svn .git .hg *.pbproj *.pbxproj
  • Executables Folder Path EXECUTABLES_FOLDER_PATH

    Identifies the directory that contains additional binary files.

    Type Path
  • Executable Extension EXECUTABLE_EXTENSION

    This is the extension used for the executable product generated by the target, which has a default value based on the product type.

    Type String
  • Executable Folder Path EXECUTABLE_FOLDER_PATH

    Identifies the directory that contains the binary the target builds.

    Type Path
  • Executable Name EXECUTABLE_NAME

    Specifies the name of the binary the target produces.

    Type String
  • Executable Path EXECUTABLE_PATH

    Specifies the path to the binary the target produces within its bundle.

    Type Path
  • Executable Prefix EXECUTABLE_PREFIX

    The prefix used for the executable product generated by the target, which has a default value based on the product type.

    Type String
  • Executable Suffix EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX

    Specifies the suffix of the binary filename, including the character that separates the extension from the rest of the bundle name.

    Type String
  • Executable Variant Suffix EXECUTABLE_VARIANT_SUFFIX
    Type String
  • Fixed Files Dir FIXED_FILES_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/FixedFiles
  • Frameworks Folder Path FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH

    Specifies the directory that contains the product’s embedded frameworks.

    Type Path
  • Framework Search Paths FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders containing frameworks to be searched by the compiler for both included or imported header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++, and by the linker for frameworks used by the product. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them must be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Gcc Pfe File C Dialects GCC_PFE_FILE_C_DIALECTS
    Type StringList
    Default Value c objective-c c++ objective-c++
  • Precompile Prefix Header GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER

    Generates a precompiled header for the prefix header, which should reduce overall build times.

    Precompiling the prefix header will be most effective if the contents of the prefix header or any file it includes change rarely. If the contents of the prefix header or any file it includes change frequently, there may be a negative impact to overall build time.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER)
  • Prefix Header GCC_PREFIX_HEADER

    Implicitly include the named header. The path given should either be a project relative path or an absolute path.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(PREFIX_HEADER)
  • Treat Warnings as Errors GCC_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS

    Enabling this option causes all warnings to be treated as errors.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Compiler for C/C++/Objective-C GCC_VERSION

    The compiler to use for C, C++, and Objective-C.

    Type CompilerVersion
  • Gcc Version Identifier GCC_VERSION_IDENTIFIER
    Type String
    Default Value $(GCC_VERSION:identifier)
  • Force Package Info Generation GENERATE_PKGINFO_FILE

    Forces the PkgInfo file to be written to wrapped products even if this file is not expected.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Generate Profiling Code GENERATE_PROFILING_CODE

    Activating this setting will cause the compiler and linker to generate profiling code. For example, GCC will generate code suitable for use with gprof(1).

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Global Cflags GLOBAL_CFLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Header Search Paths HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Iconv ICONV
    Type Path
    Default Value /usr/bin/iconv
  • Sub-Directories to Include in Recursive Searches INCLUDED_RECURSIVE_SEARCH_PATH_SUBDIRECTORIES

    This is a list of fnmatch()-style patterns of file or directory names to include when performing a recursive search. By default, this is empty and is only customized when you want to provide exceptions to the list of filename patterns provided in Sub-Directories to Exclude in Recursive Searches (EXCLUDED_RECURSIVE_SEARCH_PATH_SUBDIRECTORIES).

    Type StringList
  • Expand Build Settings in Info.plist File INFOPLIST_EXPAND_BUILD_SETTINGS

    Expand build settings in the Info.plist file.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Info.plist File INFOPLIST_FILE

    The project-relative path to the property list file that contains the Info.plist information used by bundles. For details on information property list files, see Information Property List Files in Runtime Configuration Guidelines.

    Type Path
  • Info.plist Output Encoding INFOPLIST_OUTPUT_FORMAT

    Specifies the output encoding for the output Info.plist. The output encodings can be binary or XML. By default, the output encoding will be unchanged from the input.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • same-as-input
    • XML
    • binary
    Default Value same-as-input
  • Infoplist Path INFOPLIST_PATH

    Specifies the path to the bundle’s information property list file.

    Type Path
  • Infostrings Path INFOSTRINGS_PATH

    Specifies the file that contains the bundle’s localized strings file.

    Type Path
  • Initialization Routine INIT_ROUTINE

    This is the name of the routine to use for initialization.

    Type String
  • Javac Default Flags JAVAC_DEFAULT_FLAGS
    Type StringList
    Default Value -J-Xms64m -J-XX:NewSize=4M -J-Dfile.encoding=UTF8
  • Java Folder Path JAVA_FOLDER_PATH
    Type Path
  • Jikes Default Flags JIKES_DEFAULT_FLAGS
    Type StringList
    Default Value +E +OLDCSO
  • Dynamic Library Allowable Clients LD_DYLIB_ALLOWABLE_CLIENTS

    This setting restricts the clients allowed to link a dylib by passing -allowable_client to the linker for each supplied value.

    Type StringList
  • Ld Flags LD_FLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Lex LEX
    Type Path
    Default Value lex
  • Other Lex Flags LEXFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to lex. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a lex flag.

    Type StringList
  • Library Search Paths LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the linker for libraries used by the product. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Linker Library Flags LINKER_LIBRARY_FLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Localized Resources Folder Path LOCALIZED_RESOURCES_FOLDER_PATH
    Type Path
  • Macos Creator MACOS_CREATOR
    Type String
  • Macos Creator Arg MACOS_CREATOR_ARG
    Type String
  • Macos Type MACOS_TYPE
    Type String
  • Macos Type Arg MACOS_TYPE_ARG
    Type String
  • Marketing Version MARKETING_VERSION

    This setting defines the user-visible version of the project. The value corresponds to the CFBundleShortVersionString key in your app’s Info.plist.

    Type String
  • Modules Folder Path MODULES_FOLDER_PATH

    Specifies the directory that contains the product’s Clang module maps and Swift module content.

    Type Path
  • No Common NO_COMMON
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Object File Dir OBJECT_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/Objects
  • Optimization Cflags OPTIMIZATION_CFLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Order File ORDER_FILE

    The path to a file that alters the order in which functions and data are laid out.

    For each section in the output file, any symbol in that section that are specified in the order file is moved to the start of its section and laid out in the same order as in the order file. Order files are text files with one symbol name per line. Lines starting with a # are comments. A symbol name may be optionally preceded with its object file leafname and a colon (for example, foo.o:_foo). This is useful for static functions/data that occur in multiple files. A symbol name may also be optionally preceded with the architecture (for example, ppc:_foo or ppc:foo.o:_foo). This enables you to have one order file that works for multiple architectures. Literal C-strings may be ordered by quoting the string in the order file (for example, "Hello, world\n").

    Generally you should not specify an order file in Debug or Development configurations, as this will make the linked binary less readable to the debugger. Use them only in Release or Deployment configurations.

    Type String
  • Osac OSAC
    Type Path
    Default Value /usr/bin/osacompile
  • Other Linker Flags OTHER_LDFLAGS

    Options defined in this setting are passed to invocations of the linker.

    Type StringList
  • Other Librarian Flags OTHER_LIBTOOLFLAGS

    Options defined in this setting are passed to all invocations of the archive librarian, which is used to generate static libraries.

    Type StringList
  • Other MiG Flags OTHER_MIGFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to mig. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a mig flag.

    Type StringList
  • Other Osaflags OTHER_OSAFLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Other Precomp Cflags OTHER_PRECOMP_CFLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Other Resmergerflags OTHER_RESMERGERFLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Other Rez Flags OTHER_REZFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the Rez compiler. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular Rez flag.

    Type StringList
  • Package Type PACKAGE_TYPE

    Uniform type identifier. Identifies the type of the product the target builds. Some products may be made up of a single binary or archive. Others may comprise several files, which are grouped under a single directory. These container directories are known as bundles.

    Type String
  • Pascal Strings PASCAL_STRINGS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Pbdevelopmentplist Path PBDEVELOPMENTPLIST_PATH
    Type Path
  • Pfe File C Dialects PFE_FILE_C_DIALECTS
    Type StringList
  • Pkginfo Path PKGINFO_PATH
    Type Path
  • Property List Output Encoding PLIST_FILE_OUTPUT_FORMAT

    Specifies the output encoding for property list files (.plist). The output encodings can be binary or XML. By default, the output encoding will be unchanged from the input.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • same-as-input
    • XML
    • binary
    Default Value same-as-input
  • Plugins Folder Path PLUGINS_FOLDER_PATH

    Specifies the directory that contains the product’s plugins.

    Type Path
  • Precompile Prefix Header PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER
    Type Boolean
  • Precompiled Header Uses Files From Build Directory PRECOMPS_INCLUDE_HEADERS_FROM_BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR

    This setting allows for better control of sharing precompiled prefix header files between projects. By default, Xcode assumes that the prefix header file may include header files from the build directory if the build directory is outside of the project directory. Xcode cannot determine this ahead of time since other projects may not have been built into the shared build directory at the time the information is needed.

    If your prefix file never includes files from the build directory you may set this to NO to improve sharing of precompiled headers. If the prefix does use files from a build directory that is inside your project directory, you may set this to YES to avoid unintended sharing that may result in build failures.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Precomp Destination Dir PRECOMP_DESTINATION_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/PrefixHeaders
  • Prefix Cflag Base PREFIX_CFLAG_BASE
    Type String
  • Prefix Flags PREFIX_FLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Prefix Header PREFIX_HEADER
    Type Path
  • Prefix Reference PREFIX_REFERENCE
    Type String
  • Private Headers Folder Path PRIVATE_HEADERS_FOLDER_PATH

    The location to copy the private headers to during building, relative to the built products folder.

    Type Path
  • Product Type PRODUCT_TYPE
    Type String
  • Public Headers Folder Path PUBLIC_HEADERS_FOLDER_PATH

    The location to copy the public headers to during building, relative to the built products folder.

    Type Path
  • Remove Headers From Embedded Bundles REMOVE_HEADERS_FROM_EMBEDDED_BUNDLES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Resource Rules Plist Path RESOURCE_RULES_PLIST_PATH
    Type Path
  • Retain Raw Binaries RETAIN_RAW_BINARIES

    Specifies whether to keep copies of unstripped binaries available.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(INSTALLED_PRODUCT_ASIDES)
  • Rez Collector Dir REZ_COLLECTOR_DIR

    Specifies the directory in which the collected Resource Manager resources generated by ResMerger are stored before they are added to the product.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/ResourceManagerResources
  • Rez Objects Dir REZ_OBJECTS_DIR

    Specifies the directory in which compiled Resource Manager resources generated by Rez are stored before they are collected using ResMerger.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(REZ_COLLECTOR_DIR)/Objects
  • Rez Search Paths REZ_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to search for files with resource manager resources. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Scripts Folder Path SCRIPTS_FOLDER_PATH

    Specifies the directory that contains the product’s scripts.

    Type Path
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
  • Symbol Ordering Flags SECTORDER_FLAGS

    These flags are typically used to specify options for ordering symbols within segments, for example the -sectorder option to ld.

    Generally you should not specify symbol ordering options in Debug or Development configurations, as this will make the linked binary less readable to the debugger. Use them only in Release or Deployment configurations.

    Type StringList
  • Sed SED
    Type Path
    Default Value /usr/bin/sed
  • Set Dir Mode Owner Group SET_DIR_MODE_OWNER_GROUP
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Set File Mode Owner Group SET_FILE_MODE_OWNER_GROUP
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Shallow Bundle SHALLOW_BUNDLE
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Shared Frameworks Folder Path SHARED_FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH

    Specifies the directory that contains the product’s shared frameworks.

    Type Path
  • Precompiled Headers Cache Path SHARED_PRECOMPS_DIR

    The path where precompiled prefix header files are placed during a build. Defaults to $(OBJROOT)/SharedPrecompiledHeaders. Using a common location allows precompiled headers to be shared between multiple projects.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(OBJROOT)/SharedPrecompiledHeaders
  • Shared Support Folder Path SHARED_SUPPORT_FOLDER_PATH
    Type Path
  • Strings File Output Encoding STRINGS_FILE_OUTPUT_ENCODING

    Specify the encoding to be used for Strings files (by default, the output encoding will be 16-bit Unicode). The value can be either an NSStringEncoding, such as one of the numeric values recognized by NSString, or it can be an IANA character set name as understood by CFString. The operation will fail if the file cannot be converted to the specified encoding.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • UTF-16
    • UTF-8
    • binary
    Default Value UTF-16
  • Additional Strip Flags STRIPFLAGS

    Additional flags to be passed when stripping the linked product of the build.

    Type StringList
  • Strip Linked Product STRIP_INSTALLED_PRODUCT

    If enabled, the linked product of the build will be stripped of symbols when performing deployment postprocessing.

    Type Boolean
  • Supported Platforms SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS

    The list of supported platforms from which a base SDK can be used. This setting is used if the product can be built for multiple platforms using different SDKs.

    Type stringlist
  • Symbol Header SYMBOL_HEADER
    Type Path
  • Temp File Dir TEMP_FILE_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)
  • Unlocalized Resources Folder Path UNLOCALIZED_RESOURCES_FOLDER_PATH

    Specifies the directory that contains the product’s unlocalized resources.

    Type Path
  • Unstripped Product UNSTRIPPED_PRODUCT
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • User Header Search Paths USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported user header files (those headers listed in quotes) when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted. See Always Search User Paths (Deprecated) (ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS) for more details on how this setting is used. If the compiler doesn’t support the concept of user headers, then the search paths are prepended to the any existing header search paths defined in Header Search Paths (HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS).

    Type PathList
  • Use Dynamic No Pic USE_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Use Header Maps USE_HEADERMAP

    Enable the use of Header Maps, which provide the compiler with a mapping from textual header names to their locations, bypassing the normal compiler header search path mechanisms. This allows source code to include headers from various locations in the file system without needing to update the header search path build settings.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Validate Built Product VALIDATE_PRODUCT

    If enabled, perform validation checks on the product as part of the build process.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Verbose Pbxcp VERBOSE_PBXCP

    Specifies whether the target’s Copy Files build phases generate additional information when copying files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Versioning Stub VERSIONING_STUB
    Type String
  • Versioning System VERSIONING_SYSTEM

    Selects the process used for version-stamping generated files.

    • None: Use no versioning system.

    • Apple Generic: Use the current project version setting. apple-generic

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • apple-generic
  • Versionplist Path VERSIONPLIST_PATH
    Type Path
  • Versioning Username VERSION_INFO_BUILDER

    This defines a reference to the user performing a build to be included in the generated Apple Generic Versioning stub. Defaults to the value of the USER environment variable.

    Type String
    Default Value $(USER)
  • Generated Versioning Variables VERSION_INFO_EXPORT_DECL

    This defines a prefix string for the version info symbol declaration in the generated Apple Generic Versioning stub. This can be used, for example, to add an optional export keyword to the version symbol declaration. This should rarely be changed.

    Type String
  • Generated Versioning Source Filename VERSION_INFO_FILE

    Used to specify a name for the source file that will be generated by Apple Generic Versioning and compiled into your product. By default, this is set to $(PRODUCT_NAME)_vers.c.

    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_NAME)_vers.c
  • Versioning Name Prefix VERSION_INFO_PREFIX

    Used as a prefix for the name of the version info symbol in the generated versioning source file. If you prefix your exported symbols you will probably want to set this to the same prefix.

    Type String
  • Version Info String VERSION_INFO_STRING
    Type String
    Default Value "@(#)PROGRAM:$(PRODUCT_NAME) PROJECT:$(PROJECT_NAME)-$(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION)"
  • Versioning Name Suffix VERSION_INFO_SUFFIX

    Used as a suffix for the name of the version info symbol in the generated versioning source file. This is rarely used.

    Type String
  • Warning Linker Flags WARNING_LDFLAGS

    These flags are passed with linker invocations, and by default give the -no_arch_warnings flag to the linker to avoid many warnings being generated during multi-architecture builds.

    Type StringList
  • Wrapper Extension WRAPPER_EXTENSION

    The extension used for product wrappers, which has a default value based on the product type.

    Type String
  • Wrapper Name WRAPPER_NAME

    Specifies the filename, including the appropriate extension, of the product bundle.

    Type String
  • Wrapper Prefix WRAPPER_PREFIX
    Type String
  • Wrapper Suffix WRAPPER_SUFFIX

    Specifies the suffix of the product bundle name, including the character that separates the extension from the rest of the bundle name.

    Type String
  • Xpcservices Folder Path XPCSERVICES_FOLDER_PATH
    Type Path
    Default Value $(CONTENTS_FOLDER_PATH)/XPCServices
  • Yacc YACC
    Type Path
    Default Value yacc
  • Other Yacc Flags YACCFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to yacc. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a yacc flag.

    Type StringList
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Strip Symbols

Remove or modify the symbol table of a Mach-O binary

  • Additional Strip Flags STRIPFLAGS

    Additional flags to be passed when stripping the linked product of the build.

    Type StringList
  • Strip Style STRIP_STYLE

    The level of symbol stripping to be performed on the linked product of the build. The default value is defined by the target’s product type.

    • All Symbols: Completely strips the binary, removing the symbol table and relocation information. all, -s

    • Non-Global Symbols: Strips non-global symbols, but saves external symbols. non-global, -x

    • Debugging Symbols: Strips debugging symbols, but saves local and global symbols. debugging, -S

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • all
    • non-global
    • debugging
    Default Value all
  • Strip Swift Symbols STRIP_SWIFT_SYMBOLS

    Adjust the level of symbol stripping specified by the STRIP_STYLE setting so that when the linked product of the build is stripped, all Swift symbols will be removed.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
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Create Static Library

Create a static library using Apple Mach-O Librarian (libtool)

  • All Other Libtoolflags ALL_OTHER_LIBTOOLFLAGS
    Type StringList
    Default Value $(OTHER_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(OTHER_LIBTOOLFLAGS_$(variant)) $(OTHER_LIBTOOLFLAGS_$(arch)) $(OTHER_LIBTOOLFLAGS_$(variant)_$(arch)) $(PRODUCT_SPECIFIC_LIBTOOLFLAGS)
  • Exported Symbols File EXPORTED_SYMBOLS_FILE

    This is a project-relative path to a file that lists the symbols to export. See ld -exported_symbols_list for details on exporting symbols.

    Type String
  • Library Search Paths LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the linker for libraries used by the product. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Libtool LIBTOOL
    Type Path
    Default Value libtool
  • Libtool Dependency Info File LIBTOOL_DEPENDENCY_INFO_FILE
    Type Path
    Default Value $(OBJECT_FILE_DIR_$(CURRENT_VARIANT))/$(CURRENT_ARCH)/$(PRODUCT_NAME)_libtool_dependency_info.dat
  • Libtool Deployment Target LIBTOOL_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
    Type String
    Default Value $($(DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_SETTING_NAME))
  • Libtool Deterministic Mode LIBTOOL_DETERMINISTIC_MODE
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
  • Unexported Symbols File UNEXPORTED_SYMBOLS_FILE

    A project-relative path to a file that lists the symbols not to export. See ld -exported_symbols_list for details on exporting symbols.

    Type String
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Product Packaging Utility

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Embedded Binary Validation Utility

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Source Versioning

Xcode File-Copying Tool

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Jam Build System

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Text-Based API Tool

Text-based API Tool

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Swift

Swift Build Settings

  • Always Embed Swift Standard Libraries ALWAYS_EMBED_SWIFT_STANDARD_LIBRARIES

    Always embed the Swift standard libraries in the target’s products, even if the target does not contain any Swift code. For example, this should be enabled if the target is embedding other products which contain Swift, or if it is a test target which does not contain Swift but which is testing a product which does. This setting only applies to wrapped products, not to standalone binary products.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(EMBEDDED_CONTENT_CONTAINS_SWIFT)
  • Embedded Content Contains Swift EMBEDDED_CONTENT_CONTAINS_SWIFT
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
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Swift stdlib tool

Copy standard libraries for Swift

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Clang

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C Preprocessor

Standalone C Preprocessor

  • Cpp Other Preprocessor Flags CPP_OTHER_PREPROCESSOR_FLAGS

    Other flags to pass to the C preprocessor when using the standalone C Preprocessor rule.

    Type stringlist
  • Cpp Prefix File CPP_PREFIX_HEADER

    Implicitly include the given file when preprocessing using the standalone C Preprocessor rule. The path given should either be a project relative path or an absolute path.

    Type string
  • Cpp Preprocessor Definitions CPP_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS

    Space-separated list of preprocessor macros of the form foo or foo=bar. These macros are used when preprocessing using the standalone C Preprocessor rule.

    Type stringlist
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
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AST Builder

Apple Clang AST Builder 9.0

  • Clang CLANG
    Type Path
    Default Value clang
  • Clang Address Sanitizer CLANG_ADDRESS_SANITIZER
    Type Boolean
  • Clang Address Sanitizer Allow Error Recovery CLANG_ADDRESS_SANITIZER_ALLOW_ERROR_RECOVERY
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(ENABLE_ADDRESS_SANITIZER_ALLOW_ERROR_RECOVERY)
  • Enable C++ Container Overflow Checks CLANG_ADDRESS_SANITIZER_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW

    Check for C++ container overflow when Address Sanitizer is enabled. This check requires the entire application to be built with Address Sanitizer. If not, it may report false positives.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Address Sanitizer Use After Scope CLANG_ADDRESS_SANITIZER_USE_AFTER_SCOPE
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Allow Non-modular Includes In Framework Modules CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES

    Enabling this setting allows non-modular includes to be used from within framework modules. This is inherently unsafe, as such headers might cause duplicate definitions when used by any client that imports both the framework and the non-modular includes.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Analyzer Alternate Edges CLANG_ANALYZER_ALTERNATE_EDGES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Dead Stores CLANG_ANALYZER_DEADCODE_DEADSTORES

    Check for values stored to variables and never read again.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Clang Analyzer Defines CLANG_ANALYZER_DEFINES
    Type String
    Default Value -D__clang_analyzer__
  • Clang Analyzer Divide By Zero CLANG_ANALYZER_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Clang Analyzer Exec CLANG_ANALYZER_EXEC
    Type Path
    Default Value clang
  • Misuse of Grand Central Dispatch CLANG_ANALYZER_GCD

    Check for misuses of the Grand Central Dispatch API.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Performance Anti-Patterns with Grand Central Dispatch CLANG_ANALYZER_GCD_PERFORMANCE

    Check for Grand Central Dispatch idioms that may lead to poor performance.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Violation of IOKit and libkern Reference Counting Rules CLANG_ANALYZER_LIBKERN_RETAIN_COUNT

    Finds leaks and overreleases associated with objects inheriting from OSObject

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Missing Localization Context Comment CLANG_ANALYZER_LOCALIZABILITY_EMPTY_CONTEXT

    Warn when a call to an NSLocalizedString() macro is missing a context comment for the localizer.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Missing Localizability CLANG_ANALYZER_LOCALIZABILITY_NONLOCALIZED

    Warn when a nonlocalized string is passed to a user interface method expecting a localized string.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Analyzer Malloc CLANG_ANALYZER_MALLOC
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Improper Memory Management CLANG_ANALYZER_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT

    Warn about memory leaks, use-after-free, and other API misuses.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(CLANG_ANALYZER_MALLOC)
  • Violation of Mach Interface Generator Conventions CLANG_ANALYZER_MIG_CONVENTIONS

    Warn when a MIG routine violates memory management conventions.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    Default Value YES
  • Misuse of 'nonnull' CLANG_ANALYZER_NONNULL

    Check for misuses of nonnull parameter and return types.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_NONAGGRESSIVE
    • NO
    Default Value YES_NONAGGRESSIVE
  • Clang Analyzer Null Dereference CLANG_ANALYZER_NULL_DEREFERENCE
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Suspicious Conversions of NSNumber and CFNumberRef CLANG_ANALYZER_NUMBER_OBJECT_CONVERSION

    Warn when a number object, such as an instance of NSNumber, CFNumberRef, OSNumber, or OSBoolean is compared or converted to a primitive value instead of another object.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES_AGGRESSIVE
    • YES
    • NO
    Default Value YES
  • @synchronized with nil mutex CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_ATSYNC

    Warn on nil pointers used as mutexes for @synchronized.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Misuse of Collections API CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_COLLECTIONS

    Warn if CF collections are created with non-pointer-size values. Check if NS collections are initialized with non-Objective-C type elements.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Improper Instance Cleanup in '-dealloc' CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_DEALLOC

    Warn when an instance is improperly cleaned up in -dealloc.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Misuse of Objective-C generics CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_GENERICS

    Warn if a specialized generic type is converted to an incompatible type.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Method Signatures Mismatch CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_INCOMP_METHOD_TYPES

    Warn about Objective-C method signatures with type incompatibilities.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Improper Handling of CFError and NSError CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_NSCFERROR

    Warn if functions accepting CFErrorRef or NSError cannot indicate that an error occurred.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Violation of Reference Counting Rules CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_RETAIN_COUNT

    Warn on leaks and improper reference count management.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Violation of 'self = `super init`' Rule CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_SELF_INIT

    Check that super init is properly called within an Objective-C initialization method.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Unused Ivars CLANG_ANALYZER_OBJC_UNUSED_IVARS

    Warn about private ivars that are never used.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Clang Analyzer Other Checkers CLANG_ANALYZER_OTHER_CHECKERS
    Type StringList
  • Clang Analyzer Other Flags CLANG_ANALYZER_OTHER_FLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Clang Analyzer Output CLANG_ANALYZER_OUTPUT
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • default
    • plist-multi-file
    Default Value plist-multi-file
  • Clang Analyzer Output Dir CLANG_ANALYZER_OUTPUT_DIR
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TEMP_DIR)
  • Clang Analyzer Report Main Source File CLANG_ANALYZER_REPORT_MAIN_SOURCE_FILE
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • *EXPERIMENTAL* Buffer overflows CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_EXPERIMENTAL

    Check for potential buffer overflows.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Floating Point Value Used as Loop Counter CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_FLOATLOOPCOUNTER

    Warn on using a floating point value as a loop counter (CERT: FLP30-C, FLP30-CPP).

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Use of 'getpw', 'gets' (Buffer Overflow) CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_INSECUREAPI_GETPW_GETS

    Warn on uses of getpw and gets. The functions are dangerous as they may trigger a buffer overflow.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Use of 'mktemp' or Predictable 'mktemps' CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_INSECUREAPI_MKSTEMP

    Warn on uses of mktemp, which produces predictable temporary files. It is obsoleted by mktemps. Warn when mkstemp is passed fewer than 6 X’s in the format string.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Use of 'rand' Functions CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_INSECUREAPI_RAND

    Warn on uses of rand, random, and related functions, which produce predictable random number sequences. Use arc4random instead.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Use of 'strcpy' and 'strcat' CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_INSECUREAPI_STRCPY

    Warn on uses of the strcpy and strcat functions, which can result in buffer overflows. Use strlcpy or strlcat instead.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unchecked Return Values CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_INSECUREAPI_UNCHECKEDRETURN

    Warn on uses of sensitive functions whose return values must be always checked.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Use of 'vfork' CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_INSECUREAPI_VFORK

    Warn on uses of the vfork function, which is inherently insecure. Use the safer posix_spawn function instead.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Misuse of Keychain Services API CLANG_ANALYZER_SECURITY_KEYCHAIN_API

    Check for leaks of keychain attribute lists and data buffers returned by the Keychain Services API.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Use-After-Move Errors in C++ CLANG_ANALYZER_USE_AFTER_MOVE

    Warn when a C++ object is used after it has been moved from.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES_AGGRESSIVE
    • YES
    • NO
    Default Value YES_AGGRESSIVE
  • Clang Arc Migrate Dir CLANG_ARC_MIGRATE_DIR
    Type Path
  • Clang Arc Migrate Emit Error CLANG_ARC_MIGRATE_EMIT_ERROR
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Arc Migrate Precheck CLANG_ARC_MIGRATE_PRECHECK
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • donothing
    • precheck
    Default Value donothing
  • Clang Arc Migrate Report Output CLANG_ARC_MIGRATE_REPORT_OUTPUT
    Type Path
  • Clang Bitcode Generation Mode CLANG_BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • none
    • marker
    • bitcode
    Default Value $(BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE)
  • Clang Color Diagnostics CLANG_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS)
  • Clang Coverage Mapping CLANG_COVERAGE_MAPPING
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Coverage Mapping Linker Args CLANG_COVERAGE_MAPPING_LINKER_ARGS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(CLANG_COVERAGE_MAPPING)
  • C++ Language Dialect CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD

    Choose a standard or non-standard C++ language dialect. Options include:

    • C++98: Accept ISO C++ 1998 with amendments, but not GNU extensions. -std=c++98

    • GNU++98: Accept ISO C++ 1998 with amendments and GNU extensions. -std=gnu++98

    • C++11: Accept the ISO C++ 2011 standard with amendments, but not GNU extensions. -std=c++11

    • GNU++11: Accept the ISO C++ 2011 standard with amendments and GNU extensions. -std=gnu++11

    • C++14: Accept the ISO C++ 2014 standard with amendments, but not GNU extensions. -std=c++14

    • GNU++14: Accept the ISO C++ 2014 standard with amendments and GNU extensions. -std=gnu++14

    • C++17: Accept the ISO C++ 2017 standard with amendments, but not GNU extensions. -std=c++17

    • GNU++17: Accept the ISO C++ 2017 standard with amendments and GNU extensions. -std=gnu++17

    • Compiler Default: Tells the compiler to use its default C++ language dialect. This is normally the best choice unless you have specific needs. (Currently equivalent to GNU++98.)

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • c++98
    • gnu++98
    • c++0x
    • gnu++0x
    • c++14
    • gnu++14
    • c++17
    • gnu++17
    • compiler-default
    Default Value compiler-default
  • C++ Standard Library CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY

    Choose a version of the C++ standard library to use.

    • libstdc++: A traditional C++ standard library that works with GCC and Clang (default).

    • libc++: A highly optimized C++ standard library that works only with Clang, and is designed to support new C++11 features.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • libstdc++
    • libc++
    • compiler-default
    Default Value compiler-default
  • Debug Information Level CLANG_DEBUG_INFORMATION_LEVEL

    Toggles the amount of debug information emitted when debug symbols are enabled. This can impact the size of the generated debug information, which may matter in some cases for large projects, such as when using LTO.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • default
    • line-tables-only
    Default Value default
  • Clang Debug Modules CLANG_DEBUG_MODULES
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(CLANG_ENABLE_MODULE_DEBUGGING)
  • Clang Enable App Extension CLANG_ENABLE_APP_EXTENSION
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY)
  • Enable Code Coverage Support CLANG_ENABLE_CODE_COVERAGE

    Enables building with code coverage instrumentation. This is only used when the build has code coverage enabled, which is typically done via the Xcode scheme settings.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Destroy Static Objects CLANG_ENABLE_CPP_STATIC_DESTRUCTORS

    Controls whether variables with static or thread storage duration should have their exit-time destructors run.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Enable Modules (C and Objective-C) CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES

    Enables the use of modules for system APIs. System headers are imported as semantic modules instead of raw headers. This can result in faster builds and project indexing.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Clang Module Debugging CLANG_ENABLE_MODULE_DEBUGGING

    When this setting is enabled, clang will use the shared debug info available in clang modules and precompiled headers. This results in smaller build artifacts, faster compile times, and more complete debug info. This setting should only be disabled when building static libraries with debug info for distribution.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Clang Enable Module Implementation Of CLANG_ENABLE_MODULE_IMPLEMENTATION_OF
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Objective-C Automatic Reference Counting CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC

    Compiles reference-counted Objective-C code (when garbage collection is not enabled) to use Automatic Reference Counting. Code compiled using automated reference counting is compatible with other code (such as frameworks) compiled using either manual reference counting (for example, traditional retain and release messages) or automated reference counting. Using this mode is currently incompatible with compiling code to use Objective-C Garbage Collection.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Weak References in Manual Retain Release CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_WEAK

    Compiles Objective-C code to enable weak references for code compiled with manual retain release (MRR) semantics.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Index Store Enable CLANG_INDEX_STORE_ENABLE
    Type Boolean
  • Clang Index Store Path CLANG_INDEX_STORE_PATH
    Type Path
    Default Value $(INDEX_DATA_STORE_DIR)
  • Clang Instrument For Optimization Profiling CLANG_INSTRUMENT_FOR_OPTIMIZATION_PROFILING
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Macro Backtrace Limit CLANG_MACRO_BACKTRACE_LIMIT
    Type String
    Default Value 0
  • Add attribute annotations CLANG_MIGRATOR_ANNOTATIONS

    Add attribute annotations to properties and methods.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Infer instancetype for method result type CLANG_MIGRATOR_INSTANCE_TYPE

    Infer instancetype for method result type instead of id.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Use NS_ENUM/NS_OPTIONS macros CLANG_MIGRATOR_NSENUM_MACROS

    Use NS_ENUM/NS_OPTIONS macros for enumerators.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Infer designated initializer methods CLANG_MIGRATOR_OBJC_DESIGNATED_INIT

    Infer NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER for designated initializer methods.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • ObjC literals CLANG_MIGRATOR_OBJC_LITERALS

    Enable migration to modern ObjC literals syntax.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • ObjC subscripting CLANG_MIGRATOR_OBJC_SUBSCRIPTING

    Enable migration to modern ObjC subscripting syntax.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Atomicity of inferred properties CLANG_MIGRATOR_PROPERTY_ATOMICITY

    Choose the atomicity of the inferred properties.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • nonatomic
    • atomic
    • NS_NONATOMIC_IOSONLY
    Default Value NS_NONATOMIC_IOSONLY
  • ObjC property-dot syntax CLANG_MIGRATOR_PROPERTY_DOT_SYNTAX

    Enable migration of setter/getter messages to property-dot syntax.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Infer protocol conformance CLANG_MIGRATOR_PROTOCOL_CONFORMANCE

    Infer protocol conformance from the interface methods.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Only modify public headers CLANG_MIGRATOR_PUBLIC_HEADERS_ONLY

    Only modify public headers of a target.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Infer readonly properties CLANG_MIGRATOR_READONLY_PROPERTY

    Infer readonly properties from getter methods.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Infer readwrite properties CLANG_MIGRATOR_READWRITE_PROPERTY

    Infer readwrite properties from a getter and setter method.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Clang Modules Build Session File CLANG_MODULES_BUILD_SESSION_FILE
    Type String
  • Disable Private Modules Warnings CLANG_MODULES_DISABLE_PRIVATE_WARNING

    Disable warnings related to the recommended use of private module naming. This only makes sense when support for modules is enabled.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Modules Ignore Macros CLANG_MODULES_IGNORE_MACROS
    Type StringList
    Default Value $(GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS_NOT_USED_IN_PRECOMPS)
  • Clang Modules Prune After CLANG_MODULES_PRUNE_AFTER
    Type String
    Default Value 345600
  • Clang Modules Prune Interval CLANG_MODULES_PRUNE_INTERVAL
    Type String
    Default Value 86400
  • Clang Modules Validate System Headers CLANG_MODULES_VALIDATE_SYSTEM_HEADERS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Module Cache Path CLANG_MODULE_CACHE_PATH
    Type Path
  • Clang Module Lsv CLANG_MODULE_LSV
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Clang Objc Migrate Dir CLANG_OBJC_MIGRATE_DIR
    Type Path
  • Optimization Profile File CLANG_OPTIMIZATION_PROFILE_FILE

    The path to the file of the profile data to use when Use Optimization Profile (CLANG_USE_OPTIMIZATION_PROFILE) is enabled.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(SRCROOT)/OptimizationProfiles/$(PROJECT_NAME).profdata
  • Clang Retain Comments From System Headers CLANG_RETAIN_COMMENTS_FROM_SYSTEM_HEADERS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Mode of Analysis for 'Build' CLANG_STATIC_ANALYZER_MODE

    The depth the static analyzer uses during the Build action. Use Deep to exercise the full power of the analyzer. Use Shallow for faster analysis.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • shallow
    • deep
    Default Value shallow
  • Mode of Analysis for 'Analyze' CLANG_STATIC_ANALYZER_MODE_ON_ANALYZE_ACTION

    The depth the static analyzer uses during the Analyze action. Use Deep to exercise the full power of the analyzer. Use Shallow for faster analysis.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • shallow
    • deep
    Default Value deep
  • Clang Target Triple Archs CLANG_TARGET_TRIPLE_ARCHS
    Type StringList
    Default Value $(CURRENT_ARCH)
  • Clang Target Triple Variants CLANG_TARGET_TRIPLE_VARIANTS
    Type StringList
  • Clang Thread Sanitizer CLANG_THREAD_SANITIZER
    Type Boolean
  • Clang Toolchain Flags CLANG_TOOLCHAIN_FLAGS
    Type StringList
  • Trivial automatic variable initialization CLANG_TRIVIAL_AUTO_VAR_INIT

    Specify whether stack variables should be uninitialized, which can cause inadvertent information disclosure when uninitialized stack variables are used, or whether they should be pattern-initialized.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • uninitialized
    • pattern
    Default Value uninitialized
  • Clang Undefined Behavior Sanitizer CLANG_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR_SANITIZER
    Type Boolean
  • Enable Extra Integer Checks CLANG_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR_SANITIZER_INTEGER

    Check for unsigned integer overflow, in addition to checks for signed integer overflow.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Nullability Annotation Checks CLANG_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR_SANITIZER_NULLABILITY

    Check for violations of nullability annotations in function calls, return statements, and assignments.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Use Optimization Profile CLANG_USE_OPTIMIZATION_PROFILE

    When this setting is enabled, clang will use the optimization profile collected for a target when building it.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Out-of-Range Enum Assignments CLANG_WARN_ASSIGN_ENUM

    Warn about assigning integer constants to enum values that are out of the range of the enumerated type.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Usage of implicit sequentially-consistent atomics CLANG_WARN_ATOMIC_IMPLICIT_SEQ_CST

    Warns when an atomic is used with an implicitly sequentially-consistent memory order, instead of explicitly specifying memory order.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Block Capture of Autoreleasing CLANG_WARN_BLOCK_CAPTURE_AUTORELEASING

    Warn about block captures of implicitly autoreleasing parameters.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    • YES_ERROR
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit Boolean Conversions CLANG_WARN_BOOL_CONVERSION

    Warn about implicit conversions to boolean values that are suspicious. For example, writing if (foo) where foo is the name a function will trigger a warning.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value $(CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION)
  • Suspicious Commas CLANG_WARN_COMMA

    Warn about suspicious uses of the comma operator.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    • YES_ERROR
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit Constant Conversions CLANG_WARN_CONSTANT_CONVERSION

    Warn about implicit conversions of constant values that cause the constant value to change, either through a loss of precision, or entirely in its meaning.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value $(CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION)
  • Deleting Instance of Polymorphic Class with No Virtual Destructor CLANG_WARN_DELETE_NON_VIRTUAL_DTOR

    Warn when deleting an instance of a polymorphic class with virtual functions but without a virtual destructor.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value YES
  • Overriding Deprecated Objective-C Methods CLANG_WARN_DEPRECATED_OBJC_IMPLEMENTATIONS

    Warn if an Objective-C class either subclasses a deprecated class or overrides a method that has been marked deprecated or unavailable.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Direct usage of 'isa' CLANG_WARN_DIRECT_OBJC_ISA_USAGE

    Warn about direct accesses to the Objective-C isa pointer instead of using a runtime API.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    • YES_ERROR
    Default Value YES
  • Documentation Comments CLANG_WARN_DOCUMENTATION_COMMENTS

    Warns about issues in documentation comments (doxygen-style) such as missing or incorrect documentation tags.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Empty Loop Bodies CLANG_WARN_EMPTY_BODY

    Warn about loop bodies that are suspiciously empty.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit Enum Conversions CLANG_WARN_ENUM_CONVERSION

    Warn about implicit conversions between different kinds of enum values. For example, this can catch issues when using the wrong enum flag as an argument to a function or method.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value $(CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION)
  • Implicit Float Conversions CLANG_WARN_FLOAT_CONVERSION

    Warn about implicit conversions that turn floating-point numbers into integers.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value $(CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION)
  • Clang Warn Framework Include Private From Public CLANG_WARN_FRAMEWORK_INCLUDE_PRIVATE_FROM_PUBLIC
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit Signedness Conversions CLANG_WARN_IMPLICIT_SIGN_CONVERSION

    Warn about implicit integer conversions that change the signedness of an integer value.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Infinite Recursion CLANG_WARN_INFINITE_RECURSION

    Warn if all paths through a function call itself.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit Integer to Pointer Conversions CLANG_WARN_INT_CONVERSION

    Warn about implicit conversions between pointers and integers. For example, this can catch issues when one incorrectly intermixes using NSNumber*’s and raw integers.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value $(CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION)
  • Missing Noescape Annotation CLANG_WARN_MISSING_NOESCAPE

    Warn about noescape annotations that are missing in a method’s signature.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value YES
  • Implicit Non-Literal Null Conversions CLANG_WARN_NON_LITERAL_NULL_CONVERSION

    Warn about non-literal expressions that evaluate to zero being treated as a null pointer.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value $(CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION)
  • Incorrect Uses of Nullable Values CLANG_WARN_NULLABLE_TO_NONNULL_CONVERSION

    Warns when a nullable expression is used somewhere it’s not allowed, such as when passed as a _Nonnull parameter.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit ownership types on out parameters CLANG_WARN_OBJC_EXPLICIT_OWNERSHIP_TYPE

    Warn about implicit ownership types on Objective-C object references as out parameters. For example, declaring a parameter with type NSObject** will produce a warning because the compiler will assume that the out parameter’s ownership type is __autoreleasing.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit Atomic Objective-C Properties CLANG_WARN_OBJC_IMPLICIT_ATOMIC_PROPERTIES

    Warn about @property declarations that are implicitly atomic.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit retain of 'self' within blocks CLANG_WARN_OBJC_IMPLICIT_RETAIN_SELF

    Warn about implicit retains of self within blocks, which can create a retain-cycle.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Interface Declarations of Instance Variables CLANG_WARN_OBJC_INTERFACE_IVARS

    Warn about instance variable declarations in @interface.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • NO
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    Default Value NO
  • Implicit Objective-C Literal Conversions CLANG_WARN_OBJC_LITERAL_CONVERSION

    Warn about implicit conversions from Objective-C literals to values of incompatible type.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value $(CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION)
  • Implicit Synthesized Properties CLANG_WARN_OBJC_MISSING_PROPERTY_SYNTHESIS

    Starting in Xcode 4.4, Apple Clang will implicitly synthesize properties that are not explicitly synthesized using @synthesize. This setting warns about such implicit behavior, even though the property is still synthesized. This is essentially a backwards compatibility warning, or for those who wish to continue to explicitly use @synthesize.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Repeatedly using a __weak reference CLANG_WARN_OBJC_REPEATED_USE_OF_WEAK

    Warn about repeatedly using a weak reference without assigning the weak reference to a strong reference. This is often symptomatic of a race condition where the weak reference can become nil between accesses, resulting in unexpected behavior. Assigning to temporary strong reference ensures the object stays alive during the related accesses.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    • YES_AGGRESSIVE
    Default Value NO
  • Unintentional Root Class CLANG_WARN_OBJC_ROOT_CLASS

    Warn about classes that unintentionally do not subclass a root class, such as NSObject.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    • YES_ERROR
    Default Value YES
  • Suspicious Pragma Pack CLANG_WARN_PRAGMA_PACK

    Warn when a translation unit is missing terminating ‘#pragma pack (pop)’ directives or when the ‘#pragma pack’ state immediately after an #include is different from the state immediately before.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value YES
  • Outdated Private Module Map CLANG_WARN_PRIVATE_MODULE

    Warn about private modules that do not use the recommended private module layout.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Quoted Include In Framework Header CLANG_WARN_QUOTED_INCLUDE_IN_FRAMEWORK_HEADER

    Warns when a quoted include is used instead of a framework style include in a framework header.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Range-based For Loops CLANG_WARN_RANGE_LOOP_ANALYSIS

    Warn about ranged-based for loops.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Semicolon Before Method Body CLANG_WARN_SEMICOLON_BEFORE_METHOD_BODY

    Warn about ignored semicolon between a method implementation’s signature and body.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Strict Prototypes CLANG_WARN_STRICT_PROTOTYPES

    Warn about non-prototype declarations.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    • YES_ERROR
    Default Value NO
  • Suspicious Implicit Conversions CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION

    Warn about various implicit conversions that can lose information or are otherwise suspicious.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Suspicious Moves CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_MOVE

    Warn about suspicious uses of std::move.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unguarded availability CLANG_WARN_UNGUARDED_AVAILABILITY

    Warn if an API that is newer than the deployment target is used without “if (@available(…))” guards.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_AGGRESSIVE
    • NO
    Default Value YES
  • Unreachable Code CLANG_WARN_UNREACHABLE_CODE

    Warns about potentially unreachable code.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_AGGRESSIVE
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Ambiguous C++ Parsing Situation CLANG_WARN_VEXING_PARSE

    Warn about a parsing ambiguity between a variable declaration and a function-style cast.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_ERROR
    • NO
    Default Value YES
  • Using __bridge Casts Outside of ARC CLANG_WARN__ARC_BRIDGE_CAST_NONARC

    Warn about using __bridge casts when not using ARC, where they have no effect.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Duplicate Method Definitions CLANG_WARN__DUPLICATE_METHOD_MATCH

    Warn about declaring the same method more than once within the same @interface.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Exit-Time C++ Destructors CLANG_WARN__EXIT_TIME_DESTRUCTORS

    Warn about destructors for C++ objects that are called when an application is terminating.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Cpp Headermap File CPP_HEADERMAP_FILE
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TEMP_DIR)/$(PRODUCT_NAME).hmap
  • Cpp Headermap File For All Non Framework Target Headers CPP_HEADERMAP_FILE_FOR_ALL_NON_FRAMEWORK_TARGET_HEADERS
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TEMP_DIR)/$(PRODUCT_NAME)-all-non-framework-target-headers.hmap
  • Cpp Headermap File For All Target Headers CPP_HEADERMAP_FILE_FOR_ALL_TARGET_HEADERS
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TEMP_DIR)/$(PRODUCT_NAME)-all-target-headers.hmap
  • Cpp Headermap File For Generated Files CPP_HEADERMAP_FILE_FOR_GENERATED_FILES
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TEMP_DIR)/$(PRODUCT_NAME)-generated-files.hmap
  • Cpp Headermap File For Own Target Headers CPP_HEADERMAP_FILE_FOR_OWN_TARGET_HEADERS
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TEMP_DIR)/$(PRODUCT_NAME)-own-target-headers.hmap
  • Cpp Headermap File For Project Files CPP_HEADERMAP_FILE_FOR_PROJECT_FILES
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TEMP_DIR)/$(PRODUCT_NAME)-project-headers.hmap
  • Cpp Headermap Product Headers Vfs File CPP_HEADERMAP_PRODUCT_HEADERS_VFS_FILE
    Type Path
    Default Value $(PROJECT_TEMP_DIR)/all-product-headers.yaml
  • Enable Apple Kext Code Generation ENABLE_APPLE_KEXT_CODE_GENERATION
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Foundation Assertions ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS

    Controls whether assertion logic provided by NSAssert is included in the preprocessed source code or is elided during preprocessing. Disabling assertions can improve code performance.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Enable Strict Checking of objc_msgSend Calls ENABLE_STRICT_OBJC_MSGSEND

    Controls whether objc_msgSend calls must be cast to the appropriate function pointer type before being called.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • 'char' Type Is Unsigned GCC_CHAR_IS_UNSIGNED_CHAR

    Enabling this setting causes char to be unsigned by default, disabling it causes char to be signed by default.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • CodeWarrior/MS-Style Inline Assembly GCC_CW_ASM_SYNTAX

    Enable the CodeWarrior/Microsoft syntax for inline assembly code in addition to the standard GCC syntax.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • C Language Dialect GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD

    Choose a standard or non-standard C language dialect.

    • ANSI C: Accept ISO C90 and ISO C++, turning off GNU extensions that are incompatible. -ansi Incompatible GNU extensions include the asm, inline, and typeof keywords (but not the equivalent ` asm , inline , and typeof ` forms), and the // syntax for comments. This setting also enables trigraphs.

    • C89: Accept ISO C90 (1990), but not GNU extensions. -std=c89

    • GNU89: Accept ISO C90 and GNU extensions. -std=gnu89

    • C99: Accept ISO C99 (1999), but not GNU extensions. -std=c99

    • GNU99: Accept ISO C99 and GNU extensions. -std=gnu99

    • C11: Accept ISO C11 (2011), but not GNU extensions. -std=c11

    • GNU11: Accept ISO C11 and GNU extensions. -std=gnu11

    • Compiler Default: Tells the compiler to use its default C language dialect. This is normally the best choice unless you have specific needs. (Currently equivalent to GNU99.)

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • ansi
    • c89
    • gnu89
    • c99
    • gnu99
    • c11
    • gnu11
    • compiler-default
    Default Value compiler-default
  • Gcc Debug Information Format GCC_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • dwarf
    • dwarf-with-dsym
    Default Value $(DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT)
  • Generate Position-Dependent Code GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC

    Faster function calls for applications. Not appropriate for shared libraries, which need to be position-independent.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Allow 'asm', 'inline', 'typeof' GCC_ENABLE_ASM_KEYWORD

    Controls whether asm, inline, and typeof are treated as keywords or whether they can be used as identifiers.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Recognize Builtin Functions GCC_ENABLE_BUILTIN_FUNCTIONS

    Controls whether builtin functions that do not begin with __builtin_ as prefix are recognized.

    GCC normally generates special code to handle certain builtin functions more efficiently; for instance, calls to alloca may become single instructions that adjust the stack directly, and calls to memcpy may become inline copy loops. The resulting code is often both smaller and faster, but since the function calls no longer appear as such, you cannot set a breakpoint on those calls, nor can you change the behavior of the functions by linking with a different library. In addition, when a function is recognized as a builtin function, GCC may use information about that function to warn about problems with calls to that function, or to generate more efficient code, even if the resulting code still contains calls to that function. For example, warnings are given with -Wformat for bad calls to printf, when printf is built in, and strlen is known not to modify global memory.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Enable C++ Exceptions GCC_ENABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS

    Enable C++ exception handling. Generates extra code needed to propagate exceptions. For some targets, this implies GCC will generate frame unwind information for all functions, which can produce significant data size overhead, although it does not affect execution. If you do not specify this option, GCC will enable it by default for languages like C++ that normally require exception handling, and disable it for languages like C that do not normally require it. However, you may need to enable this option when compiling C code that needs to interoperate properly with exception handlers written in C++.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Enable C++ Runtime Types GCC_ENABLE_CPP_RTTI

    Enable generation of information about every class with virtual functions for use by the C++ runtime type identification features (dynamic_cast and typeid). If you don’t use those parts of the language, you can save some space by using this flag. Note that exception handling uses the same information, but it will generate it as needed.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Enable Exceptions GCC_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS

    Enable exception handling. Generates extra code needed to propagate exceptions. For some targets, this implies GCC will generate frame unwind information for all functions, which can produce significant data size overhead, although it does not affect execution. If you do not specify this option, GCC will enable it by default for languages like C++ and Objective-C that normally require exception handling, and disable it for languages like C that do not normally require it. However, you may need to enable this option when compiling C code that needs to interoperate properly with exception handlers written in other languages. You may also wish to disable this option if you are compiling older programs that don’t use exception handling.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Generate Floating Point Library Calls GCC_ENABLE_FLOATING_POINT_LIBRARY_CALLS

    Generate output containing library calls for floating point.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Kernel Development Mode GCC_ENABLE_KERNEL_DEVELOPMENT

    Activating this setting enables kernel development mode.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Objective-C Exceptions GCC_ENABLE_OBJC_EXCEPTIONS

    This setting enables @try/@catch/@throw syntax for handling exceptions in Objective-C code. Only applies to Objective-C.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Recognize Pascal Strings GCC_ENABLE_PASCAL_STRINGS

    Recognize and construct Pascal-style string literals. Its use in new code is discouraged.

    Pascal string literals take the form "\pstring" . The special escape sequence \p denotes the Pascal length byte for the string, and will be replaced at compile time with the number of characters that follow. The \p may only appear at the beginning of a string literal, and may not appear in wide string literals or as an integral constant.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Enable Trigraphs GCC_ENABLE_TRIGRAPHS

    Controls whether or not trigraphs are permitted in the source code.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Relax IEEE Compliance GCC_FAST_MATH

    Enables some floating point optimizations that are not IEEE754-compliant, but which usually work. Programs that require strict IEEE compliance may not work with this option.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Generate Debug Symbols GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS

    Enables or disables generation of debug symbols. When debug symbols are enabled, the level of detail can be controlled by the Debug Information Format (DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT) setting.

    Type Boolean
  • Generate Legacy Test Coverage Files GCC_GENERATE_TEST_COVERAGE_FILES

    Activating this setting causes a notes file to be produced that the gcov code-coverage utility can use to show program coverage.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Increase Sharing of Precompiled Headers GCC_INCREASE_PRECOMPILED_HEADER_SHARING

    Enabling this option will enable increased sharing of precompiled headers among targets that share the same prefix header and precompiled header directory.

    Xcode distinguishes between precompiled header (PCH) files by generating a hash value based on the command-line options to the compiler used to create the PCH. Enabling this option will exclude certain compiler options from that hash. Presently this option will exclude search path options (-I, -iquote, -isystem, -F, -L) from the hash.

    Enabling increased sharing of PCH files carries some risk—if two targets use the same prefix header but have different include paths that cause the prefix header to include different files when they are precompiled, then subtle problems may result because one target will use a PCH that was built using files included by the other target. In this case, this option must be turned off in order to enforce correctness.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Inline Methods Hidden GCC_INLINES_ARE_PRIVATE_EXTERN

    When enabled, out-of-line copies of inline methods are declared private extern.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Compile Sources As GCC_INPUT_FILETYPE

    Specifies whether to compile each source file according to its file type, or whether to treat all source files in the target as if they are of a specific language.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • automatic
    • sourcecode.c.c
    • sourcecode.c.objc
    • sourcecode.cpp.cpp
    • sourcecode.cpp.objcpp
    Default Value automatic
  • Instrument Program Flow GCC_INSTRUMENT_PROGRAM_FLOW_ARCS

    Activating this setting indicates that code should be added so program flow arcs are instrumented.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Gcc Macosx Version Min GCC_MACOSX_VERSION_MIN
    Type String
    Default Value $($(DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_SETTING_NAME))
  • No Common Blocks GCC_NO_COMMON_BLOCKS

    In C, allocate even uninitialized global variables in the data section of the object file, rather than generating them as common blocks. This has the effect that if the same variable is declared (without extern) in two different compilations, you will get an error when you link them.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Gcc Objc Abi Version GCC_OBJC_ABI_VERSION
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • 1
    • 2
    Default Value $(OBJC_ABI_VERSION)
  • Gcc Objc Legacy Dispatch GCC_OBJC_LEGACY_DISPATCH
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Gcc Operation GCC_OPERATION
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • compile
    • generate-preprocessed
    • generate-assembler
    • precompile
    • separate-symbols
    Default Value compile
  • Optimization Level GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL

    Specifies the degree to which the generated code is optimized for speed and binary size.

    • None: Do not optimize. -O0 With this setting, the compiler’s goal is to reduce the cost of compilation and to make debugging produce the expected results. Statements are independent—if you stop the program with a breakpoint between statements, you can then assign a new value to any variable or change the program counter to any other statement in the function and get exactly the results you would expect from the source code.

    • Fast: Optimizing compilation takes somewhat more time, and a lot more memory for a large function. -O1 With this setting, the compiler tries to reduce code size and execution time, without performing any optimizations that take a great deal of compilation time. In Apple’s compiler, strict aliasing, block reordering, and inter-block scheduling are disabled by default when optimizing.

    • Faster: The compiler performs nearly all supported optimizations that do not involve a space-speed tradeoff. -O2 With this setting, the compiler does not perform loop unrolling or function inlining, or register renaming. As compared to the Fast setting, this setting increases both compilation time and the performance of the generated code.

    • Fastest: Turns on all optimizations specified by the Faster setting and also turns on function inlining and register renaming options. This setting may result in a larger binary. -O3

    • Fastest, Smallest: Optimize for size. This setting enables all Faster optimizations that do not typically increase code size. It also performs further optimizations designed to reduce code size. -Os

    • Fastest, Aggressive Optimizations: This setting enables Fastest but also enables aggressive optimizations that may break strict standards compliance but should work well on well-behaved code. -Ofast

    • Smallest, Aggressive Size Optimizations: This setting enables additional size savings by isolating repetitive code patterns into a compiler generated function. -Oz

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • 0
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • s
    • fast
    • z
    Default Value s
  • Gcc Pfe File C Dialects GCC_PFE_FILE_C_DIALECTS
    Type StringList
    Default Value c objective-c c++ objective-c++
  • Precompile Prefix Header GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER

    Generates a precompiled header for the prefix header, which should reduce overall build times.

    Precompiling the prefix header will be most effective if the contents of the prefix header or any file it includes change rarely. If the contents of the prefix header or any file it includes change frequently, there may be a negative impact to overall build time.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER)
  • Prefix Header GCC_PREFIX_HEADER

    Implicitly include the named header. The path given should either be a project relative path or an absolute path.

    Type Path
    Default Value $(PREFIX_HEADER)
  • Preprocessor Macros GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS

    Space-separated list of preprocessor macros of the form foo or foo=bar.

    Type StringList
  • Preprocessor Macros Not Used In Precompiled Headers GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS_NOT_USED_IN_PRECOMPS

    Space-separated list of preprocessor macros of the form foo or foo=bar. These macros are not used when precompiling a prefix header file.

    Type StringList
  • Gcc Product Type Preprocessor Definitions GCC_PRODUCT_TYPE_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS
    Type StringList
  • Make Strings Read-Only GCC_REUSE_STRINGS

    Reuse string literals.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Short Enumeration Constants GCC_SHORT_ENUMS

    Make enums only as large as needed for the range of possible values.

    This setting generates code that may not binary compatible with code generated without this setting or with macOS frameworks.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enforce Strict Aliasing GCC_STRICT_ALIASING

    Optimize code by making more aggressive assumptions about whether pointers can point to the same objects as other pointers. Programs that use pointers a lot may benefit from this, but programs that don’t strictly follow the ISO C rules about the type with which an object may be accessed may behave unexpectedly.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Symbols Hidden by Default GCC_SYMBOLS_PRIVATE_EXTERN

    When enabled, all symbols are declared private extern unless explicitly marked to be exported using ` attribute ((visibility(“default”))) in code. If not enabled, all symbols are exported unless explicitly marked as private extern`. See Controlling Symbol Visibility in C++ Runtime Environment Programming Guide.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Statics are Thread-Safe GCC_THREADSAFE_STATICS

    Emits extra code to use the routines specified in the C++ ABI for thread-safe initialization of local statics. You can disable this option to reduce code size slightly in code that doesn’t need to be thread-safe.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Treat Missing Function Prototypes as Errors GCC_TREAT_IMPLICIT_FUNCTION_DECLARATIONS_AS_ERRORS

    Causes warnings about missing function prototypes to be treated as errors. Only applies to C and Objective-C.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Treat Incompatible Pointer Type Warnings as Errors GCC_TREAT_INCOMPATIBLE_POINTER_TYPE_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS

    Enabling this option causes warnings about incompatible pointer types to be treated as errors.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Treat Warnings as Errors GCC_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS

    Enabling this option causes all warnings to be treated as errors.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unroll Loops GCC_UNROLL_LOOPS

    Unrolls loops. Unrolling makes the code larger, but may make it faster by reducing the number of branches executed.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Use Standard System Header Directory Searching GCC_USE_STANDARD_INCLUDE_SEARCHING

    Controls whether the standard system directories are searched for header files. When disabled, only the directories you have specified with -I options (and the directory of the current file, if appropriate) are searched.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Deprecated Functions GCC_WARN_ABOUT_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS

    Warn about the use of deprecated functions, variables, and types (as indicated by the deprecated attribute).

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Undefined Use of offsetof Macro GCC_WARN_ABOUT_INVALID_OFFSETOF_MACRO

    Unchecking this setting will suppress warnings from applying the offsetof macro to a non-POD type. According to the 1998 ISO C++ standard, applying offsetof to a non-POD type is undefined. In existing C++ implementations, however, offsetof typically gives meaningful results even when applied to certain kinds of non-POD types, such as a simple struct that fails to be a POD type only by virtue of having a constructor. This flag is for users who are aware that they are writing nonportable code and who have deliberately chosen to ignore the warning about it.

    The restrictions on offsetof may be relaxed in a future version of the C++ standard.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Missing Fields in Structure Initializers GCC_WARN_ABOUT_MISSING_FIELD_INITIALIZERS

    Warn if a structure’s initializer has some fields missing. For example, the following code would cause such a warning because x.h is implicitly zero:

    struct s { int f, g, h; };struct s x = { 3, 4 };

    This option does not warn about designated initializers, so the following modification would not trigger a warning:

    struct s { int f, g, h; };struct s x = { .f = 3, .g = 4 };

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Missing Newline At End Of File GCC_WARN_ABOUT_MISSING_NEWLINE

    Warn when a source file does not end with a newline.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Missing Function Prototypes GCC_WARN_ABOUT_MISSING_PROTOTYPES

    Causes warnings to be emitted about missing prototypes.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Pointer Sign Comparison GCC_WARN_ABOUT_POINTER_SIGNEDNESS

    Warn when pointers passed via arguments or assigned to a variable differ in sign.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Mismatched Return Type GCC_WARN_ABOUT_RETURN_TYPE

    Causes warnings to be emitted when a function with a defined return type (not void) contains a return statement without a return-value or when it does not contain any return statements. Also emits a warning when a function with a void return type tries to return a value.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • NO
    • YES_ERROR
    Default Value NO
  • Incomplete Objective-C Protocols GCC_WARN_ALLOW_INCOMPLETE_PROTOCOL

    Warn if methods required by a protocol are not implemented in the class adopting it. Only applies to Objective-C.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Check Switch Statements GCC_WARN_CHECK_SWITCH_STATEMENTS

    Warn whenever a switch statement has an index of enumeral type and lacks a case for one or more of the named codes of that enumeration. The presence of a default label prevents this warning. Case labels outside the enumeration range also provoke warnings when this option is used.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Four Character Literals GCC_WARN_FOUR_CHARACTER_CONSTANTS

    Warn about four-char literals (for example, macOS-style OSTypes: 'APPL').

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Overloaded Virtual Functions GCC_WARN_HIDDEN_VIRTUAL_FUNCTIONS

    Warn when a function declaration hides virtual functions from a base class.

    For example, in the following example, the A class version of f() is hidden in B.

    struct A { virtual void f();};struct B: public A { void f(int);};

    As a result, the following code will fail to compile.

    B* b;b-&gt;f();

    This setting only applies to C++ and Objective-C++ sources.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Inhibit All Warnings GCC_WARN_INHIBIT_ALL_WARNINGS

    Inhibit all warning messages.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Initializer Not Fully Bracketed GCC_WARN_INITIALIZER_NOT_FULLY_BRACKETED

    Warn if an aggregate or union initializer is not fully bracketed. In the following example, the initializer for a is not fully bracketed, but the initializer for b is fully bracketed.

    int a22` = { 0, 1, 2, 3 };int b22 = { { 0, 1 }, { 2, 3 } };`

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Missing Braces and Parentheses GCC_WARN_MISSING_PARENTHESES

    Warn if parentheses are omitted in certain contexts, such as when there is an assignment in a context where a truth value is expected, or when operators are nested whose precedence causes confusion. Also, warn about constructions where there may be confusion as to which if statement an else branch belongs. For example:

    { if (a) if (b) foo (); else bar ();}

    In C, every else branch belongs to the innermost possible if statement, which in the example above is if (b). This is often not what the programmer expects, as illustrated by indentation used in the example above. This build setting causes GCC to issue a warning when there is the potential for this confusion. To eliminate the warning, add explicit braces around the innermost if statement so there is no way the else could belong to the enclosing if. For example:

    { if (a) { if (b) foo (); else bar (); }}

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Gcc Warn Multiple Definition Types For Selector GCC_WARN_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION_TYPES_FOR_SELECTOR
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Nonvirtual Destructor GCC_WARN_NON_VIRTUAL_DESTRUCTOR

    Warn when a class declares an nonvirtual destructor that should probably be virtual, because it looks like the class will be used polymorphically. This is only active for C++ or Objective-C++ sources.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Pedantic Warnings GCC_WARN_PEDANTIC

    Issue all the warnings demanded by strict ISO C and ISO C++; reject all programs that use forbidden extensions, and some other programs that do not follow ISO C and ISO C++. For ISO C, follows the version of the ISO C standard specified by any -std option used.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Hidden Local Variables GCC_WARN_SHADOW

    Warn whenever a local variable shadows another local variable, parameter or global variable or whenever a builtin function is shadowed.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Sign Comparison GCC_WARN_SIGN_COMPARE

    Warn when a comparison between signed and unsigned values could produce an incorrect result when the signed value is converted to unsigned.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Strict Selector Matching GCC_WARN_STRICT_SELECTOR_MATCH

    Warn if multiple methods with differing argument and/or return types are found for a given selector when attempting to send a message using this selector to a receiver of type id or Class. When this setting is disabled, the compiler will omit such warnings if any differences found are confined to types that share the same size and alignment.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Typecheck Calls to printf/scanf GCC_WARN_TYPECHECK_CALLS_TO_PRINTF

    Check calls to printf and scanf to make sure that the arguments supplied have types appropriate to the format string specified, and that the conversions specified in the format string make sense.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Undeclared Selector GCC_WARN_UNDECLARED_SELECTOR

    Warn if a @selector(...) expression referring to an undeclared selector is found. A selector is considered undeclared if no method with that name has been declared before the @selector(...) expression, either explicitly in an @interface or @protocol declaration, or implicitly in an @implementation section. This option always performs its checks as soon as a @selector(...) expression is found, while -Wselector only performs its checks in the final stage of compilation. This also enforces the coding style convention that methods and selectors must be declared before being used.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Uninitialized Variables GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS

    Warn if a variable might be clobbered by a setjmp call or if an automatic variable is used without prior initialization.

    The compiler may not detect all cases where an automatic variable is initialized or all usage patterns that may lead to use prior to initialization. You can toggle between the normal uninitialized value checking or the more aggressive (conservative) checking, which finds more issues but the checking is much stricter.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_AGGRESSIVE
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Unknown Pragma GCC_WARN_UNKNOWN_PRAGMAS

    Warn when a #pragma directive is encountered that is not understood by GCC. If this command line option is used, warnings will even be issued for unknown pragmas in system header files. This is not the case if the warnings were only enabled by the -Wall command-line option.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unused Functions GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION

    Warn whenever a static function is declared but not defined or a noninline static function is unused.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unused Labels GCC_WARN_UNUSED_LABEL

    Warn whenever a label is declared but not used.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unused Parameters GCC_WARN_UNUSED_PARAMETER

    Warn whenever a function parameter is unused aside from its declaration.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Unused Values GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VALUE

    Warn whenever a statement computes a result that is explicitly not used.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Unused Variables GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE

    Warn whenever a local variable or nonconstant static variable is unused aside from its declaration.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Headermap File Format HEADERMAP_FILE_FORMAT
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • traditional
    Default Value traditional
  • Llvm Implicit Aggressive Optimizations LLVM_IMPLICIT_AGGRESSIVE_OPTIMIZATIONS
    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(LLVM_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL_VAL_$(GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL))
  • Link-Time Optimization LLVM_LTO

    Enabling this setting allows optimization across file boundaries during linking.

    • No: Disabled. Do not use link-time optimization.

    • Monolithic Link-Time Optimization: This mode performs monolithic link-time optimization of binaries, combining all executable code into a single unit and running aggressive compiler optimizations.

    • Incremental Link-Time Optimization: This mode performs partitioned link-time optimization of binaries, inlining between compilation units and running aggressive compiler optimizations on each unit in parallel. This enables fast incremental builds and uses less memory than Monolithic LTO.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • YES
    • YES_THIN
    • NO
    Default Value NO
  • Other C Flags OTHER_CFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the compiler for C and Objective-C files. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular C or Objective-C compiler flag.

    Type StringList
  • Other C++ Flags OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the compiler for C++ and Objective-C++ files. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a C++ or Objective-C++ compiler flag.

    Type StringList
    Default Value $(OTHER_CFLAGS)
  • Analyze During 'Build' RUN_CLANG_STATIC_ANALYZER

    Activating this setting will cause Xcode to run the Clang static analysis tool on qualifying source files during every build.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
  • Use Header Maps USE_HEADERMAP

    Enable the use of Header Maps, which provide the compiler with a mapping from textual header names to their locations, bypassing the normal compiler header search path mechanisms. This allows source code to include headers from various locations in the file system without needing to update the header search path build settings.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Other Warning Flags WARNING_CFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional warning flags to pass to the compiler. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular compiler warning flag.

    Type StringList
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  • Watch Complication Name ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_COMPLICATION_NAME

    The name of a watch complication to use from the asset catalog.

    Type String
  • Clang Bitcode Generation Mode CLANG_BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • none
    • marker
    • bitcode
    Default Value $(BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE)
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Metal & OpenCL

  • Clang Diagnostics File CLANG_DIAGNOSTICS_FILE
    Type Path
    Default Value $(MTLCOMPILER_OUTPUT_FILE:dir)$(InputFileBase)$(InputFileBaseUniquefier).dia
  • Mtlcompiler Dependency Info File MTLCOMPILER_DEPENDENCY_INFO_FILE
    Type String
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/Metal/$(InputFileBase)$(InputFileBaseUniquefier).dat
  • Mtlcompiler Output File MTLCOMPILER_OUTPUT_FILE
    Type String
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/Metal/$(InputFileBase)$(InputFileBaseUniquefier).air
  • Other Metal Compiler Flags MTL_COMPILER_FLAGS

    Space-separated list of compiler flags

    Type StringList
  • Produce Debugging Information MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO

    Debugging information is required for shader debugging and profiling.

    Type Enumeration
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Index-While-Building Functionality (Metal) MTL_ENABLE_INDEX_STORE

    Control whether the compiler should emit index data while building.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(INDEX_ENABLE_DATA_STORE)
  • Enable Modules (Metal) MTL_ENABLE_MODULES

    Enables the use of modules. System headers are imported as semantic modules instead of raw headers. This can result in faster builds and project indexing.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Enable Fast Math MTL_FAST_MATH

    Enable optimizations for floating-point arithmetic that may violate the IEEE 754 standard and disable the high precision variant of math functions for single and half precision floating-point.

    Type Bool
    Default Value YES
  • Mtl Framework Search Path Built Products Dir MTL_FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATH_BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR
    Type Path
  • Header Search Paths MTL_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported header files when compiling Metal. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted. MTL_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS, -I

    Type PathList
  • Mtl Header Search Path Built Products Dir MTL_HEADER_SEARCH_PATH_BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR
    Type Path
  • Ignore Warnings MTL_IGNORE_WARNINGS

    Enabling this option causes all warnings to be ignored. MTL_IGNORE_WARNINGS, -W

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Mtl Index Store Path MTL_INDEX_STORE_PATH
    Type Path
    Default Value $(INDEX_DATA_STORE_DIR)
  • Metal Language Revision MTL_LANGUAGE_REVISION

    Determine the language revision to use. A value for this option must be provided.

    Type Enumeration
    Default Value UseDeploymentTarget
  • Preprocessor Definitions MTL_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS

    Space-separated list of preprocessor macros of the form “foo” or “foo=bar”.

    Type stringlist
  • Mtl Target Triple MTL_TARGET_TRIPLE
    Type String
    Default Value air64-$(LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_VENDOR)-$(LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_OS_VERSION)$(LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_SUFFIX)
  • Treat Warnings as Errors MTL_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS

    Enabling this option causes all warnings to be treated as errors. MTL_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS, -Werror

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
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Metal Linker

Links Metal AIR files

  • Mtllinker Alternate Linker MTLLINKER_ALTERNATE_LINKER
    Type String
  • Other Metal Linker Flags MTLLINKER_FLAGS

    Space-separated list of metal linker flags

    Type StringList
  • Mtllinker Include Source MTLLINKER_INCLUDE_SOURCE
    Type String
  • Mtllinker Output File MTLLINKER_OUTPUT_FILE
    Type String
    Default Value $(METAL_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIR)/$(METAL_LIBRARY_FILE_BASE).metallib
  • Mtllinker Target Triple MTLLINKER_TARGET_TRIPLE
    Type String
    Default Value air64-$(LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_VENDOR)-$(LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_OS_VERSION)$(LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_SUFFIX)
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
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OpenCL

OpenCL

  • Openclc OPENCLC
    Type String
    Default Value /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenCL.framework/Libraries/openclc
  • OpenCL Architectures OPENCL_ARCHS

    A list of the architectures for which the product will be built. This is usually set to a predefined build setting provided by the platform.

    Type OpenCLArchitectures
    Default Value i386 x86_64 gpu_32 gpu_64
  • Auto-vectorizer OPENCL_AUTO_VECTORIZE_ENABLE

    Auto-vectorizes the OpenCL kernels for the CPU. This setting takes effect only for the CPU. This makes it possible to write a single kernel that is portable and performant across CPUs and GPUs.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • OpenCL Compiler Version OPENCL_COMPILER_VERSION

    The OpenCL C compiler version supported by the platform.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • CL1.2
    • CL1.1
    Default Value CL1.1
  • Flush denorms to zero OPENCL_DENORMS_ARE_ZERO

    This option controls how single precision and double precision denormalized numbers are handled. If specified as a build option, the single precision denormalized numbers may be flushed to zero; double precision denormalized numbers may also be flushed to zero if the optional extension for double precision is supported. This is intended to be a performance hint and the OpenCL compiler can choose not to flush denorms to zero if the device supports single precision (or double precision) denormalized numbers.

    This option is ignored for single precision numbers if the device does not support single precision denormalized numbers, for example, CL_FP_DENORM bit is not set in CL_DEVICE_SINGLE_FP_CONFIG.

    This option is ignored for double precision numbers if the device does not support double precision or if it does support double precision but not double precision denormalized numbers, for example, CL_FP_DENORM bit is not set in CL_DEVICE_DOUBLE_FP_CONFIG.

    This flag only applies for scalar and vector single precision floating-point variables and computations on these floating-point variables inside a program. It does not apply to reading from or writing to image objects.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Double as single OPENCL_DOUBLE_AS_SINGLE

    Treat double precision floating-point expression as a single precision floating-point expression. This option is available for GPUs only.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Relax IEEE Compliance OPENCL_FAST_RELAXED_MATH

    This allows optimizations for floating-point arithmetic that may violate the IEEE 754 standard and the OpenCL numerical compliance requirements defined in in section 7.4 for single-precision floating-point, section 9.3.9 for double-precision floating-point, and edge case behavior in section 7.5 of the OpenCL 1.1 specification.

    This is intended to be a performance optimization.

    This option causes the preprocessor macro ` FAST_RELAXED_MATH ` to be defined in the OpenCL program.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Use MAD OPENCL_MAD_ENABLE

    Allow a * b + c to be replaced by a mad instruction. The mad computes a * b + c with reduced accuracy. For example, some OpenCL devices implement mad as truncate the result of a * b before adding it to c.

    This is intended to be a performance optimization.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Optimization Level OPENCL_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL
    • None: Do not optimize. -O0 With this setting, the compiler’s goal is to reduce the cost of compilation and to make debugging produce the expected results. Statements are independent: if you stop the program with a breakpoint between statements, you can then assign a new value to any variable or change the program counter to any other statement in the function and get exactly the results you would expect from the source code.

    • Fast: Optimizing compilation takes somewhat more time, and a lot more memory for a large function. -O, -O1 With this setting, the compiler tries to reduce code size and execution time, without performing any optimizations that take a great deal of compilation time. In Apple’s compiler, strict aliasing, block reordering, and inter-block scheduling are disabled by default when optimizing.

    • Faster: The compiler performs nearly all supported optimizations that do not involve a space-speed tradeoff. -O2 With this setting, the compiler does not perform loop unrolling or function inlining, or register renaming. As compared to the Fast setting, this setting increases both compilation time and the performance of the generated code.

    • Fastest: Turns on all optimizations specified by the Faster setting and also turns on function inlining and register renaming options. This setting may result in a larger binary. -O3

    • Fastest, smallest: Optimize for size. This setting enables all Faster optimizations that do not typically increase code size. It also performs further optimizations designed to reduce code size. -Os

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • 0
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • s
    Default Value s
  • OpenCL Other Flags OPENCL_OTHER_BC_FLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the compiler. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular compiler flag.

    Type StringList
  • OpenCL Preprocessor Macros OPENCL_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS

    Space-separated list of preprocessor macros of the form foo or foo=bar.

    Type StringList
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Interface Builder

XIB Compiler

Compiles Interface Builder XIB files into deployable NIB files.

  • Auto-Activate Custom Fonts IBC_COMPILER_AUTO_ACTIVATE_CUSTOM_FONTS

    Instructs the XIB compiler to add custom fonts to the application’s Info.plist, which will cause the fonts to activate upon application launch.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Ibc Compiler Use Nibarchives For Macos IBC_COMPILER_USE_NIBARCHIVES_FOR_MACOS
    Type String
  • Show Errors IBC_ERRORS

    Show errors encountered during the compilation of XIB files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Flatten Compiled XIB Files IBC_FLATTEN_NIBS

    If enabled, compile XIB files into flattened (non-wrapper) NIB files. After flattening, the resulting NIB is more compact but no longer editable by Interface Builder. When this option is disabled, the resulting NIB file remains editable in Interface Builder.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Default Module IBC_MODULE

    Defines the module name for Swift classes referenced without a specific module name.

    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME)
  • Show Notices IBC_NOTICES

    Show notices encountered during the compilation of XIB files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Other Interface Builder Compiler Flags IBC_OTHER_FLAGS

    A list of additional flags to pass to the Interface Builder Compiler. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular Interface Builder Compiler flag.

    Type StringList
  • Overriding Plug-In and Framework Directory IBC_OVERRIDING_PLUGINS_AND_FRAMEWORKS_DIR

    Instructs Interface Builder to load frameworks and Interface Builder plugins from the specified directory. Setting this value to $(BUILD_DIR)/$(CONFIGURATION)$(EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME) will ensure that Interface Builder will load frameworks and plug-ins from the built products directory of the current build configuration.

    Type Path
  • Plug-Ins IBC_PLUGINS

    A list of paths to Interface Builder plugins to load when compiling XIB files.

    Type StringList
  • Plug-In Search Paths IBC_PLUGIN_SEARCH_PATHS

    A list of paths to be searched for Interface Builder plug-ins to load when compiling XIB files.

    Type PathList
  • Ibc Regions And Strings Files IBC_REGIONS_AND_STRINGS_FILES
    Type StringList
  • Show Warnings IBC_WARNINGS

    Show warnings encountered during the compilation of XIB files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Resources Platform Name RESOURCES_PLATFORM_NAME
    Type String
  • Resources Targeted Device Family RESOURCES_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY

    Overrides Targeted Device Family (TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY) when the resource copying needs to differ from the default targeted device.

    Type StringList
  • Xib Compiler Infoplist Content File XIB_COMPILER_INFOPLIST_CONTENT_FILE
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/$(InputFileRegionPathComponent)$(InputFileBase)-PartialInfo.plist
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NIB Postprocessor

Strips design-time content from Interface Builder NIB files to reduce deployment size.

  • Ibc Regions And Strings Files IBC_REGIONS_AND_STRINGS_FILES
    Type StringList
  • Strip NIB Files IBC_STRIP_NIBS

    Strips an Interface Builder NIB to reduce its size for deployment. The resulting NIB is more compact but no longer editable by Interface Builder. When this option is disabled, the resulting NIB file remains editable by Interface Builder.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(IBC_FLATTEN_NIBS)
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Storyboard Compiler

Compiles Interface Builder Storyboard files into deployable, compiled files.

  • Auto-Activate Custom Fonts IBSC_COMPILER_AUTO_ACTIVATE_CUSTOM_FONTS

    Instructs the Storyboard compiler to add custom fonts to the application’s Info.plist that will cause the fonts to activate upon application launch.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Ibsc Compiler Use Nibarchives For Macos IBSC_COMPILER_USE_NIBARCHIVES_FOR_MACOS
    Type String
  • Show Errors IBSC_ERRORS

    Show errors encountered during the compilation of Storyboard files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Flatten Compiled Storyboard Files IBSC_FLATTEN_NIBS

    Compiles a Storyboard file into flattened (non-wrapper) Storyboard file. After flattening, the resulting Storyboard is more compact but no longer editable by Interface Builder. When this option is disabled, the resulting Storyboard file remains editable in Interface Builder.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Default Module IBSC_MODULE

    Defines the module name for Swift classes referenced without a specific module name.

    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME)
  • Show Notices IBSC_NOTICES

    Show notices encountered during the compilation of Storyboard files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Other Storyboard Compiler Flags IBSC_OTHER_FLAGS

    A list of additional flags to pass to the Interface Builder Compiler. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular Interface Builder Compiler flag.

    Type StringList
  • Ibsc Regions And Strings Files IBSC_REGIONS_AND_STRINGS_FILES
    Type StringList
    Default Value $(IBC_REGIONS_AND_STRINGS_FILES)
  • Show Warnings IBSC_WARNINGS

    Show warnings encountered during the compilation of Storyboard files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Resources Platform Name RESOURCES_PLATFORM_NAME
    Type String
  • Resources Targeted Device Family RESOURCES_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY

    Overrides Targeted Device Family (TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY) when the resource copying needs to differ from the default targeted device.

    Type StringList
  • Storyboard Compiler Infoplist Content File STORYBOARD_COMPILER_INFOPLIST_CONTENT_FILE
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/$(InputFileRegionPathComponent)$(InputFileBase)-SBPartialInfo.plist
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Storyboard Linker

Links Interface Builder Storyboard files into deployable files.

  • Show Errors IBSC_ERRORS

    Show errors encountered during the compilation of Storyboard files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Default Module IBSC_MODULE

    Defines the module name for Swift classes referenced without a specific module name.

    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME)
  • Show Notices IBSC_NOTICES

    Show notices encountered during the compilation of Storyboard files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Other Storyboard Compiler Flags IBSC_OTHER_FLAGS

    A list of additional flags to pass to the Interface Builder Compiler. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular Interface Builder Compiler flag.

    Type StringList
  • Show Warnings IBSC_WARNINGS

    Show warnings encountered during the compilation of Storyboard files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Resources Platform Name RESOURCES_PLATFORM_NAME
    Type String
  • Resources Targeted Device Family RESOURCES_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY

    Overrides Targeted Device Family (TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY) when the resource copying needs to differ from the default targeted device.

    Type StringList
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Storyboard Postprocessor

Strips design-time content from Interface Builder storyboardc files to reduce deployment size.

  • Ibsc Regions And Strings Files IBSC_REGIONS_AND_STRINGS_FILES
    Type StringList
    Default Value $(IBC_REGIONS_AND_STRINGS_FILES)
  • Strip Storyboardc Files IBSC_STRIP_NIBS

    Strips an editable Interface Builder storyboardc file to reduce its size for deployment. The resulting storyboardc is more compact but no longer editable by Interface Builder. When this option is disabled, the resulting storyboardc file remains editable by Interface Builder.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value $(IBSC_FLATTEN_NIBS)
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Assets & Resources

Asset Catalog Compiler

Compiles Asset Catalogs

  • Asset Catalog App Icon Set Name ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME

    Name of an asset catalog app icon set whose contents will be merged into the Info.plist.

    Type String
  • Assetcatalog Compiler Compress Pngs ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_COMPRESS_PNGS
    Type bool
    Default Value $(COMPRESS_PNG_FILES)
  • Assetcatalog Compiler Dependency Info File ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_DEPENDENCY_INFO_FILE
    Type String
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/assetcatalog_dependencies
  • Assetcatalog Compiler Enable On Demand Resources ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_ENABLE_ON_DEMAND_RESOURCES
    Type bool
    Default Value $(ENABLE_ON_DEMAND_RESOURCES)
  • Global Accent Color Name ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME

    The name of a color resource to use as a the target’s accent color, used as the default tint color on iOS and watchOS, and accent color on macOS.

    Type String
  • Include Asset Localizations in Info.plist ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_INFOPLIST_LOCALIZATIONS

    When enabled, includes the localization information of the selected assets in the generated partial Info.plist file under the CFBundleLocalizations key. This will allow the assets to be used at runtime in the absence of a corresponding lproj directory in the bundle.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Include Sticker Content ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_STICKER_CONTENT
    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Assetcatalog Compiler Infoplist Content File ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INFOPLIST_CONTENT_FILE
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/assetcatalog_generated_info.plist
  • Asset Catalog Launch Image Set Name ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_LAUNCHIMAGE_NAME

    Name of an asset catalog launch image set whose contents will be merged into the Info.plist.

    Type String
  • Optimization ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION

    With no value, the compiler uses the default optimization. You can also specify time to optimize for speed of access or space to optimize for a smaller compiled asset catalogs.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • time
    • space
  • Standalone Icon File Behavior ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_STANDALONE_ICON_BEHAVIOR

    Controls whether loose PNG or ICNS files are created for the app icon, in addition to including the content in the Assets.car file. By default, a small subset of sizes are included as loose files, allowing external management tools to display a representative icon without reading the CAR file. This can be set to ‘all’ or ‘none’ to include more or fewer icon sizes as loose files.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • default
    • all
    • none
    Default Value default
  • Sticker Pack Identifier Prefix ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_STICKER_PACK_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX

    Sticker Packs in the asset catalog may optionally specify an identifier. If they do not, their name will be prefixed by this value to form an automatically generated identifier.

    Type String
  • Assetcatalog Compiler Sticker Pack Strings ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_STICKER_PACK_STRINGS
    Type StringList
  • Stickers Icon Role ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_TARGET_STICKERS_ICON_ROLE
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • host-app
    • extension
  • Widget Background Color Name ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_WIDGET_BACKGROUND_COLOR_NAME

    The name of a color resource to use as the background color for a widget.

    Type String
  • Assetcatalog Filter For Device Model ASSETCATALOG_FILTER_FOR_DEVICE_MODEL
    Type String
    Default Value $(TARGET_DEVICE_MODEL)
  • Assetcatalog Filter For Device Os Version ASSETCATALOG_FILTER_FOR_DEVICE_OS_VERSION
    Type String
    Default Value $(TARGET_DEVICE_OS_VERSION)
  • Show Notices ASSETCATALOG_NOTICES

    Show notices encountered during the compilation of asset catalogs.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Asset Catalog Other Flags ASSETCATALOG_OTHER_FLAGS

    Pass additional flags through to the asset catalog compiler.

    Type StringList
  • Assetcatalog Output Format ASSETCATALOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • human-readable-text
    Default Value human-readable-text
  • Show Warnings ASSETCATALOG_WARNINGS

    Show warnings encountered during the compilation of asset catalogs.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Development Language DEVELOPMENT_LANGUAGE
    Type String
  • Enable Incremental Distill ENABLE_INCREMENTAL_DISTILL

    Enabled the incremental distill option in the asset catalog compiler. This feature is experimental and should only be enabled with caution.

    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Build Active Resources Only ENABLE_ONLY_ACTIVE_RESOURCES

    Omit inapplicable resources when building for a single device. For example, when building for a device with a Retina display, exclude 1x resources.

    Type bool
    Default Value YES
  • Resources Targeted Device Family RESOURCES_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY

    Overrides Targeted Device Family (TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY) when the resource copying needs to differ from the default targeted device.

    Type StringList
  • Resources Ui Framework Family RESOURCES_UI_FRAMEWORK_FAMILY
    Type String
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ARKit Skybox Compiler

Compile Skybox.

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USDZ Compiler

Compile USDZ.

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Copy Plist File

Copies a .plist file resource to the product, optionally validating it and changing its format.

  • Property List Output Encoding PLIST_FILE_OUTPUT_FORMAT

    Specifies the output encoding for property list files (.plist). The output encodings can be binary or XML. By default, the output encoding will be unchanged from the input.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • same-as-input
    • XML
    • binary
    Default Value same-as-input
  • Validate Plist Files While Copying VALIDATE_PLIST_FILES_WHILE_COPYING
    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
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Copy Strings File

Copies a .strings file to the product

  • Strings File Input Encoding STRINGS_FILE_INPUT_ENCODING
    Type String
    Default Value $(InputFileTextEncoding)
  • Strings File Output Encoding STRINGS_FILE_OUTPUT_ENCODING

    Specify the encoding to be used for Strings files (by default, the output encoding will be 16-bit Unicode). The value can be either an NSStringEncoding, such as one of the numeric values recognized by NSString, or it can be an IANA character set name as understood by CFString. The operation will fail if the file cannot be converted to the specified encoding.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • UTF-16
    • UTF-8
    • binary
    Default Value UTF-16
  • Validate Strings Files While Copying VALIDATE_STRINGS_FILES_WHILE_COPYING
    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
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Copy Tiff File

Copies a .tiff file resource with optional compression of the destination file

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Compress PNG Files

Copies a .png file resource, optionally compressing it.

  • Compress PNG Files COMPRESS_PNG_FILES

    If enabled, PNG resource files are compressed as they are copied.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Remove Text Metadata From PNG Files STRIP_PNG_TEXT

    Metadata in the form of text chunks in PNG files will be removed to reduce their footprint on disk.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
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Core Data

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Core Data Mapping Model Compiler (MAPC)

MAPC: compiler of mapping model files .xcmappingmodel into .cdm

  • Deployment Target DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
    Type String
    Default Value $($(DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_SETTING_NAME))
  • Mapc Module MAPC_MODULE
    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME)
  • Suppress all mapc warnings MAPC_NO_WARNINGS

    Compile .xcmappingmodel files into .cdm without reporting warnings.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Momc Module MOMC_MODULE
    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME)
  • Suppress momc warnings for delete rules MOMC_NO_DELETE_RULE_WARNINGS

    Suppress managed object model compiler (momc) warnings for delete rules during the compilation of .xcdatamodel(d) files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Suppress momc warnings on missing inverse relationships MOMC_NO_INVERSE_RELATIONSHIP_WARNINGS

    Suppress managed object model compiler (momc) warnings from output on missing inverse relationships during the compilation of .xcdatamodel(d) files

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Suppress momc warnings for entities with more than 100 properties MOMC_NO_MAX_PROPERTY_COUNT_WARNINGS

    Suppress managed object model compiler (momc) warnings from output on entities with more than 100 properties during the compilation of .xcdatamodel(d) files.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Suppress all momc warnings MOMC_NO_WARNINGS

    Suppress managed object model compiler (momc) warnings from output during the compilation of .xcdatamodel(d) files

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Momc Output Suffix MOMC_OUTPUT_SUFFIX
    Type String
    Default Value $(MOMC_OUTPUT_SUFFIX_$(InputFileSuffix:identifier))
  • Suppress momc error on transient inverse relationships MOMC_SUPPRESS_INVERSE_TRANSIENT_ERROR

    Suppress managed object model compiler (momc) warnings from output on transient inverse relationships during the compilation of .xcdatamodel(d) files. This is only intended to be used on 10.4.x created models that compiled properly in 10.4.x before the error was introduced in 10.5

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
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Miscellaneous

Mac Catalyst

  • Derive Mac Catalyst Product Bundle Identifier DERIVE_MACCATALYST_PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER

    When enabled, Xcode will automatically derive a bundle identifier for this target from its original bundle identifier when it’s building for Mac Catalyst.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Building for Mac Catalyst IS_MACCATALYST

    Indicates whether the target is building for Mac Catalyst. This build setting is intended for use in shell scripts and build setting composition and should be considered read-only.

    Type Boolean
  • Supports Mac Catalyst SUPPORTS_MACCATALYST

    Support building this target for Mac Catalyst.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Show Mac (Designed for iPhone & iPad) Destination SUPPORTS_MAC_DESIGNED_FOR_IPHONE_IPAD

    Show the Mac (Designed for iPhone) and Mac (Designed for iPad) destinations.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
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XPC Service

XPC Service

  • Enable Exceptions GCC_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS

    Enable exception handling. Generates extra code needed to propagate exceptions. For some targets, this implies GCC will generate frame unwind information for all functions, which can produce significant data size overhead, although it does not affect execution. If you do not specify this option, GCC will enable it by default for languages like C++ and Objective-C that normally require exception handling, and disable it for languages like C that do not normally require it. However, you may need to enable this option when compiling C code that needs to interoperate properly with exception handlers written in other languages. You may also wish to disable this option if you are compiling older programs that don’t use exception handling.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Ld Entitlements Section LD_ENTITLEMENTS_SECTION
    Type String
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CoreML Model Compiler

coremlc: compiler of CoreML model .mlmodel into .mlmodelc

  • CoreML Model Class Generation Language COREML_CODEGEN_LANGUAGE

    The Source-code language to use for generated CoreML model class. By default “Automatic” will analyze your project to determine the correct language. Adjust this setting to explicitly select “Swift” or “Objective-C”, or select “None” to disable model class generation.

    Type enum
    Values
    • Swift
    • Objective-C
    • Automatic
    • None
    Default Value Automatic
  • CoreML Generated Model Inherits NSObject COREML_CODEGEN_SWIFT_GLOBAL_MODULE

    Generate Swift model classes that are marked with @objc and are descendants of NSObject, in order to be accessible and usable in Objective-C. This setting has no effect if “CoreML Model Class Generation Language” is set to “Objective-C”.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Coreml Codegen Swift Version COREML_CODEGEN_SWIFT_VERSION
    Type String
    Default Value $(SWIFT_VERSION)
  • Coreml Compiler Infoplist Content File COREML_COMPILER_INFOPLIST_CONTENT_FILE
    Type Path
    Default Value $(TARGET_TEMP_DIR)/$(InputFileBase)-CoreMLPartialInfo.plist
  • Coreml Deployment Target COREML_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
    Type String
    Default Value $(COREML_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET__$(IS_MACCATALYST:default=NO))
  • Coreml Deployment Target No COREML_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET__NO
    Type String
    Default Value $($(DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_SETTING_NAME))
  • Coreml Deployment Target Yes COREML_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET__YES
    Type String
    Default Value $(IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
  • Coreml Platform Name COREML_PLATFORM_NAME
    Type String
    Default Value $(COREML_PLATFORM_NAME__$(IS_MACCATALYST:default=NO))
  • Coreml Platform Name No COREML_PLATFORM_NAME__NO
    Type String
    Default Value $(SWIFT_PLATFORM_TARGET_PREFIX)
  • Coreml Platform Name Yes COREML_PLATFORM_NAME__YES
    Type String
    Default Value maccatalyst
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Instruments Package Builder

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IOKit Interface Generator

Invoke the ‘iig’ command line utility to compile an IIG file.

  • Iig Cxx Language Standard IIG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD
    Type String
    Default Value $(CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD)
  • Iig Derived File Dir IIG_DERIVED_FILE_DIR
    Type String
    Default Value $(DERIVED_FILE_DIR)/$(IIG_FRAMEWORK_NAME)
  • Iig Framework Name IIG_FRAMEWORK_NAME
    Type String
    Default Value $(PRODUCT_NAME)
  • Iig Headers Dir IIG_HEADERS_DIR
    Type String
    Default Value $(IIG_DERIVED_FILE_DIR)
  • Iig Implementation Dir IIG_IMPLEMENTATION_DIR
    Type String
    Default Value $(IIG_DERIVED_FILE_DIR)
  • Iig Preprocessor Definitions IIG_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS
    Type StringList
    Default Value __IIG=1
  • Other IIG C Flags OTHER_IIG_CFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the iig invocation of clang. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular iig flag

    Type StringList
  • Other IIG Flags OTHER_IIG_FLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the iig compiler. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular iig flag

    Type StringList
  • Base SDK SDKROOT

    The name or path of the base SDK being used during the build. The product will be built against the headers and libraries located inside the indicated SDK. This path will be prepended to all search paths, and will be passed through the environment to the compiler and linker. Additional SDKs can be specified in the Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS) setting.

    Type Path
  • System Framework Search Paths SYSTEM_FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders containing system frameworks to be searched by the compiler for both included or imported header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++, and by the linker for frameworks used by the product. The order is from highest to lowest precedence. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted. This setting is very similar to “Framework Search Paths”, except that the search paths are passed to the compiler in a way that suppresses most warnings for headers found in system search paths. If the compiler doesn’t support the concept of system framework search paths, then the search paths are appended to any existing framework search paths defined in “Framework Search Paths”.

    Type PathList
  • System Header Search Paths SYSTEM_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported system header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++. The order is from highest to lowest precedence. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted. This setting is very similar to “Header Search Paths”, except that headers are passed to the compiler in a way that suppresses most warnings for headers found in system search paths. If the compiler doesn’t support the concept of system header search paths, then the search paths are appended to any existing header search paths defined in “Header Search Paths”.

    Type PathList
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OSA Compiler

AppleScript Compiler

  • Save as Execute-Only OSACOMPILE_EXECUTE_ONLY

    Saves the output script in execute-only form; the script can be run, but cannot be opened in Script Editor or Xcode. With this option turned off, a user may see the original script source by opening the script.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Other OSACompile Flags OTHER_OSACOMPILEFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to osacompile. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular osacompile flag.

    Type StringList
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DTrace

Invoke the ‘dtrace’ command line utility to compile a DTrace script file.

  • Other DTrace Flags DTRACE_OTHER_FLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the dtrace compiler. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular dtrace flag.

    Type StringList
  • Dtrace Output File Type DTRACE_OUTPUT_FILE_TYPE
    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • Header
    Default Value Header
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MiG

Mach Interface Stub Generator

  • Header Search Paths HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Mig Deployment Target MIG_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
    Type String
    Default Value $($(DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_SETTING_NAME))
  • Other MiG Flags OTHER_MIGFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to mig. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a mig flag.

    Type StringList
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Nasm

Assemble Using NASM (Netwide 80x86 Assembler)

  • Header Search Paths HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS

    This is a list of paths to folders to be searched by the compiler for included or imported header files when compiling C, Objective-C, C++, or Objective-C++. Paths are delimited by whitespace, so any paths with spaces in them need to be properly quoted.

    Type PathList
  • Other Nasm Flags NASM_OTHER_FLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the nasm assembler. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular nasm flag.

    Type StringList
  • Nasm Output File Format NASM_OUTPUT_FILE_FORMAT
    Type String
    Default Value macho
  • Nasm Preinclude File NASM_PREINCLUDE_FILE

    Specifies a file to be preincluded, before the main source file starts to be processed.

    Type String
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Rez

Resource Manager Resource Compiler

  • Other Rez Flags OTHER_REZFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to the Rez compiler. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a particular Rez flag.

    Type StringList
  • File Fork of Binary Sources RESMERGER_SOURCES_FORK

    Determines whether ResMerger treats binary input files as data-fork hosted or resource-fork hosted, or whether it automatically examines each input file.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • data
    • resource
    • auto
    Default Value auto
  • Rez Prefix File REZ_PREFIX_FILE

    Implicitly include the named file on the command line for each Rez file compiled. The path given should either be a project relative path or an absolute path.

    Type String
  • Preprocessor Defines REZ_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS

    These strings will be defined when compiling resource manager resources.

    Type StringList
  • Preprocessor Undefines REZ_PREPROCESSOR_UNDEFINITIONS

    These strings will be undefined when compiling resource manager resources.

    Type StringList
  • Resolve Aliases REZ_RESOLVE_ALIASES

    Enables aliases to be unresolved or conditionally resolved. The default is to resolve aliases always.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • Always
    • Never
    • Includes
    • Outputs
    Default Value Always
  • Read-only Resource Map REZ_RESOURCE_MAP_READ_ONLY

    Enabling this option causes the resource map output to be read-only.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Rez Script Type REZ_SCRIPT_TYPE

    Enables the recognition of a specific 2-byte character script identifier to use when compiling resource manager resources. This allows for 2-byte characters in strings to be handled as indivisible entities. The default language is Roman, which specifies 1-byte character sets.

    Type Enumeration
    Values
    • Roman
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • SimpChinese
    • TradChinese
    Default Value Roman
  • Show Diagnostic Output REZ_SHOW_DEBUG_OUTPUT

    Enabling this option causes version and progress information to be written when compiling resource manager resources.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Suppress Type Redeclaration Warnings REZ_SUPPRESS_REDECLARED_RESOURCE_TYPE_WARNINGS

    Enabling this option causes warnings about redeclared resource types to be suppressed.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
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Lex

Lex Scanner Generator

  • Other Lex Flags LEXFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to lex. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a lex flag.

    Type StringList
  • Generate Case-Insensitive Scanner LEX_CASE_INSENSITIVE_SCANNER

    Enabling this option causes lex to generate a case-insensitive scanner. The case of letters given in the lex input patterns will be ignored, and tokens in the input will be matched regardless of case. The matched text given in yytext will have the preserved case (for example, it will not be folded).

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Insert #line Directives LEX_INSERT_LINE_DIRECTIVES

    Enabling this option instructs lex to insert #line directives so error messages in the actions will be correctly located with respect to either the original lex input file (if the errors are due to code in the input file), or lex.yy.c (if the errors are lex’s fault). This option is enabled by default; disabling it passes a flag to lex to not insert #line directives.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value YES
  • Suppress Default Rule LEX_SUPPRESS_DEFAULT_RULE

    Enabling this option causes the default rule (that unmatched scanner input is echoed to stdout) to be suppressed. If the scanner encounters input that does not match any of its rules, it aborts with an error. This option is useful for finding holes in a scanner’s rule set.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
  • Suppress Warning Messages LEX_SUPPRESS_WARNINGS

    Enabling this option causes lex to suppress its warning messages.

    Type Boolean
    Default Value NO
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Yacc

Yacc Parser Generator

  • Other Yacc Flags YACCFLAGS

    Space-separated list of additional flags to pass to yacc. Be sure to backslash-escape any arguments that contain spaces or special characters, such as path names that may contain spaces. Use this setting if Xcode does not already provide UI for a yacc flag.

    Type StringList
  • Generated File Stem YACC_GENERATED_FILE_STEM

    The file stem to use for the files generated by yacc. The files will be named <stem>.tab.c and <stem>.tab.h based on the value of this setting. The Standard (y) option will cause all yacc source files in the same target to produce the same output file, and it is not recommended for targets containing multiple yacc source files.

    Type enum
    Values
    • Standard
    • InputFileStem
    Default Value Standard
  • Generate Debugging Directives YACC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_DIRECTIVES

    Enabling this option changes the preprocessor directives generated by yacc so that debugging statements will be incorporated in the compiled code.

    Type bool
    Default Value NO
  • Insert #line Directives YACC_INSERT_LINE_DIRECTIVES

    Enabling this option causes yacc to insert the #line directives in the generated code. The #line directives let the C compiler relate errors in the generated code to the user’s original code. If this option is disabled, #line directives specified by the user in the source file will still be retained.

    Type bool
    Default Value YES
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