Get unified log messages via sysdiagnose

I'm trying to use unified logging to log messages and retrieve them from a device for inspection. I created a new

OSLog
instance with
let logDebug = OSLog(subsystem: Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier!, category: " debug")

Then I log messages with


os_log("%@", log: logDebug, type: OSLogType.debug, String(format:message, arguments: formatArgs))

This works fine in the Xcode console. It's supposed to be possible to retrieve these logs from an Xcode device by

  • Doing a sysdiagnose (as Apple explains here)
  • Transferring the sysdiagnose to a Mac, and then
  • Inspecting the log (in
    system_logs.logarchive
    ) with Console.app or the
    log
    command line tool.


When I do this, none of my logs are shown. No logs with the expected subsystem (bundle ID) are shown.


However, if I examine the log files in

system_logs.logarchive
directly via
grep
or
vim
, the messages are present. So they're in the logs, but for some reason neither Console.app nor
log
will show them. I made sure that Console.app is set to show "all messages" and I haven't entered any search terms.


What step am I missing, or what detail needs to be different?