What is $(inherited) in Xcode's search path settings?

Question

What is the $(inherited) search path setting?

I've modified the header and library search path settings regarding OpenSSL for iPad and this issue along with the recursive option for given path was the main culprit.

When I rearranged my search paths to first look into directories and then into $(inherited), the iPad builds were working.

Answer 1

If you go to Target Build Settings, and switch to Level view

You can see the flow of inherited from right to left

Resolved <- Target <- xcconfig <- Project <- iOS Default 

So in inherited in Target means that Target inherits settings from xcconfig and Project