Cordova app failing to Archive with Xcode 7.1 (Cordova/CDVViewController.h file not found)

Question

I've recently updated my Xcode to version 7.1 (from 7.0.1) and my Cordova app is failing to Archive with the error that says:

'Cordova/CDVViewController.h' file not found

in MainViewController.h file.

Searching through solutions on StackOverflow and elsewhere suggests that setting the project's Header Search Path from "$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/include"to "$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/$(PLATFORM_NAME)/include" seems to solve the issue for a lot of people. However, this did not resolve the issue for me.

Is there anything that could be amiss? I never encountered a problem like this prior to updating Xcode.

Associated screenshot:

UPDATE: It seems like updating my Mac OS X to El Capitan might have fixed this problem as I no longer get it. At the time of posting this question, I was on Yosemite. Hope this helps anyone encountering the same issue

Answer 1

This is the solution!

Add this line to your Build Settings -> Header Search Paths:

"$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/$(PLATFORM_NAME)/include"

Answer 2

This is a problem with 7.1 check out this thread which may help (on the ionic forums but isn't an ionic specific issue, it's Cordova with XCode 7.1) http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-cdvviewcontroller-h-file-not-found-in-xcode-7-1-beta/32232

Answer 3

I found this solution at http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-cdvviewcontroller-h-file-not-found-in-xcode-7-1-beta/32232:

Add this line to your Build Settings -> Header Search Paths:

"$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/$(PLATFORM_NAME)/include"

Don't replace the existing line that looks similar, that is still needed to be backwards compatible with Xcode 7 and Xcode 6.4.

but doesn't work for old Cordova versions. I cannot upgrade to recent version of Cordova, so after a little try&search approach I found a new solution that seem works on my environment:

"$(OBJROOT)/UninstalledProducts/$(CONFIGURATION)-$(PLATFORM_NAME)/include"

Same advice as before, don't replace the existing line, but append the new role at the end.

Hope this should be useful.

Answer 4

I found a solution on this thread which worked for me with Xcode 7.1 (I was still having problems on OS X El Capitan).

Gandhi's answer is:

• Run this in your terminal: cordova platform update ios
• Open your project in Xcode
• Go to Preference -> Locations -> Advanced
• Choose "Unique" as the option for Build Location
• Product -> Clean
• Product -> Build