Xcode export for localization does not generate XLIFF

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Created Jun ’22

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I have a complex project; it's got 10 targets and 5 languages so far (plus base localization).
I have followed Apple documentation to extract the XLIFF files to pass to translators (Product / Export Localizations). The export seems to work, but if I inspect the generated xloc files I find no xliff: the "Localized Contents" folder is simply empty. This applies to all languages. No xliffs at all.

So far I kinda managed by sending localizable.strings sources to translators, but they have been (rightly) complaining because the .strings format doesn't integrate well with their tools.

I believe there is something wrong in my project, something that needs repairing, but I don't know where to start from. By the way, this is a commercial app, already generating revenue, so I am quite cautious when manipulating project settings and all.

Do you have any suggestions?
Cheers,
Davide

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Answer 1

Developer Tools Engineer OP

Apple

Jun ’22

This seems like a project configuration issue or it may be a bug in Xcode. Could you please use Feedback Assistant to file a bug? If possible, attach a sample Xcode project with the issue reproducing. Thanks!

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nuutsss OP

Jun ’22

I will file a bug, but I cannot possibly attach a sample project. I tried to export localization with a vanilla projects, and of course it works as expected. I have 10 targets, some model and manager classes are shared; the bug happen when exporting my main app target, but I don't see how to "reproduce" it in a sample project, we're talking 100s of files here... Do you have any suggestion to narrow the issue down? If I managed to do it it might reproduce the issue in a sample project...

I can tell you that the XLOC generation is instant; with my vanilla sample test, although it only contained a single string, it took 10 seconds. So I assume that XLIFF generation is skipped completely... But I get no error.

Any debugging tip will be useful. Davide

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