"The archive is invalid" during archive validation in xcode

Question

I try to upload an update for my app. However I always get this error message:

I use xcode 4.2 and the iOS 5.0 SDK. I read that question Xcode iOS organizer submit to app store yields "The archive is invalid" error but nothing helped.

I tried following

• uninstall xcode using command line and reinstall it
• delete all distribution proviles and create new
• opened the project file in text editor removed all provisioning lines and code sign lines, clean and build

I keep getting this error message. Any ideas?

Answer 1

I was using Xcode 4.2 beta which cannot submit valid applications to the appstore, since it is beta. I rolled back to xcode 4 and was able to upload my build.

Answer 2

I tried removing CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY from the project file using a text editor with no luck. http://elishaz.tistory.com/entry/The-archive-is-invalid-appipa-does-not-exist

However, try using

Don't resign

instead of choosing your distribution profile when submitting in the Organizer.

It worked for me.

Matt