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ghempton
ghempton

Reputation: 7947

Xcode Plist Error

I am generating some plist files for use in an app I am developing, however all of my generated plist files cause the following build error:

Command /Developer/Library/Xcode/Plug-ins/CoreBuildTasks.xcplugin/Contents/Resources/copyplist failed with exit code 1

However, if I open the plist with the plist property editor and then re-save the plist file, the error goes away. The plist property editor also displays everything correctly. Does the plist editor add some extra metadata to the file or something that xcode requires? Anyone have any ideas?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 772

Answers (2)

Nick
Nick

Reputation: 356

copyplist failed with exit code 1 will occur if you've generated (or hand-crafted) an XML .plist file that doesn't satisfy the plist XML schema. Whitespace shouldn't affect this but misusing the supported tags will.

Using the plist property editor to open and save the file will force the XML into the right format, but long term you'll probably want to isolate the problem and fix your XML generator. (or write an XML-file "fixer" if you don't have control over the XML generated)

Checking you have spare disk space has also been suggested!

Upvotes: 0

Tobias
Tobias

Reputation: 4397

Might save yourself some time by checking on /usr/bin/plutil used in converting plists from one format to another also has a lint command.

Upvotes: 2

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