How to export an IPA with Xcode Cloud

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Created Sep ’22

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Hello. I'm using XCode Cloud to replace an existing fastlane workflow where the end result is to post an IPA to in internal Slack channel. I've written a ci_post_xcbuildscipt.sh and it runs:

xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath ${CI_ARCHIVE_PATH} -exportPath ${EXPORT_PATH} -exportOptionsPlist ${EXPORT_OPTIONS} -authenticationKeyIssuerID ${AUTH_KEY_ISSUER_ID} -authenticationKeyID ${AUTH_KEY_ID} -authenticationKeyPath ${AUTH_KEY_PATH} -allowProvisioningUpdates

My problem is resigning the IPA with the environment variables set as secrets. The autenticationKeyPath expects to be a file, but I'm only able to pass strings as environment variables.

I tried passing the key as a string and in my script writing it to a file, but the result is always an empty file. I've tested locally and this idea works, so I think it's a consequence of how the environment variables are protected when marked as a secret.

Any suggestions on how I could successfully export my archive but keep the key a secret?

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Dimtrii_Z OP

Aug ’23

I'm making, for example, an export_options.plist file manually via script. that might help you to archive what you need. ci_post_xcodebuild.sh

echo "Creating .PLIST"
output_file="export_options.plist"
rm -rf $output_file
plist_content="<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\" \"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd\">
<plist version=\"1.0\">
<dict>
    <key>method</key>
    <string>app-store</string>
    <key>provisioningProfiles</key>
    <dict>
        <key>com..xxxxxxxx</key>
        <string>match AppStore com.xxxxxxxx</string>
    </dict>
    <key>teamID</key>
    <string>xxxxxx</string>
</dict>
</plist>"
echo "$plist_content" > "$output_file"

Could you please tell how you've managed to make an archive? my code is not working:

xcodebuild archive -project MyProject.xcodeproj -scheme MyProject -archivePath MyProject.xcarchive

gives me in console of Xcode Cloud:

/Volumes/workspace/repository/MyProject.xcodeproj: error: No signing certificate "iOS Development" found: No "iOS Development" signing certificate matching team ID "xxxxx" with a private key was found. (in target 'MyProject' from project 'MyProject')

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Answer 2

Dimtrii_Z OP

Aug ’23

turned out you can access the .IPA with:

cd $CI_APP_STORE_SIGNED_APP_PATH
ls -lh

in ci_post_xcodebuild.sh file

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