Ionic ios app Build failed MainController.xib

Question

Sometimes when i try to build my ios project on xcode i get the following error

The following build commands failed:
    CompileXIB ProjectName/Classes/MainViewController.xib

Error code 65 for command: xcodebuild with args: -xcconfig,/Users/ritesh/Documents/Projects/test-app/platforms/ios/cordova/build-debug.xcconfig,-project,ProjectName.xcodeproj,ARCHS=i386,-target,ProjectName,-configuration,Debug,-sdk,iphonesimulator,build,VALID_ARCHS=i386,CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR=/Users/ritesh/Documents/Projects/test-app/platforms/ios/build/emulator,SHARED_PRECOMPS_DIR=/Users/ritesh/Documents/Projects/test-app/platforms/ios/build/sharedpch
ERROR building one of the platforms: Error: /Users/ritesh/Documents/Projects/test-app/platforms/ios/cordova/build: Command failed with exit code 2
You may not have the required environment or OS to build this project
Error: /Users/ritesh/Documents/Projects/test-app/platforms/ios/cordova/build: Command failed with exit code 2
    at ChildProcess.whenDone (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/cordova/superspawn.js:139:23)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:110:17)
    at maybeClose (child_process.js:1015:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:1087:5)

I read this bolog post and while his suggestion makes sense but I dont have a duplicate of the file which he said i should see when i open my .pbxproj file.

https://medium.com/@_qzapaia/cordova-ionic-ios-build-error-697a7ec5b46#.snruarnmz

if i build my project for the second time, it builds properly so im not sure what is causing this occasionally. Any clues from anyone?

Cheers

Answer 1

Run (this will remove the old ionic ios platform)

sudo ionic platform rm ios

Then (this will install a new platform with privileges)

sudo ionic platform add ios

Then build your code ios/android

ionic build ios
ionic build android

This fixed it for me!