Archive in Xcode appears under Other Items

Question

I am trying to submit an App to iTunes Connect using the Archive option. Building for a Generic iOS Device it usually shows up under iOS Apps in the Organizer. However, now it shows up under 'Other Items' without a version and idea tidier.

The last time I did a build is the 28th of October, and I don't know of anything that can have caused this apart from the addition of the ADAL Xcode project (as a project) and small bug fixes I performed.

The reason I added the ADAL Xcode project to my App Project that when just including the Framework it didn't work in the Simulator. Adding the Framework builds it correctly.

But even now when removing the ADAL project and added the old pre-build framework it still ends up under Other Items. Any pointers what could have caused this? I am using Xcode 9.1.

Answer 1

The problem for me was that I set the "Skip Install" in the "Build Settings" of the Watch App target to "No". The problem was solved once I changed that to "Yes"

Answer 2

For all your framework or auxiliary component projects (if any), set Skip install to YES. Then, set Skip install to NO for the main project target. Finally, under Build Phases for any framework projects, under the Headers section, drag and move any files under Public to Project.

Try archiving again after all these steps.

For example, if you have a macOS app that depends on a couple of frameworks, a privileged helper tool, and a command-line tool, all of which are included inside the main application bundle, then you should set Skip install to YES for all those secondary components. Otherwise, when you go to create an archive for the main app, Xcode will want to create a combination archive for all of those secondary components to be installed separately alongside the app itself.