Is xcodebuild install output complete?
Is xcodebuild install output complete?
- Subject: Is xcodebuild install output complete?
- From: Eric Ocean <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 13:08:06 -0800
I've read the man page, Apple's developer pages, etc. Is the output I'm
seeing in my terminal everything I need to duplicate what xcodebuild
install is doing in another build tool? Or are there hidden environment
variables and who-knows-what-else that I'm not seeing? Any magic going
on?
Best, Eric
P.s. If you're tempted to suggest that I continue to use Xcode and
xcodebuild, please read on before replying:
- I don't want to use xcodebuild install. I've _been_ using it, and
I've made a rational decision to cease using it and Xcode for Cocoa
development. After releasing two applications, I can't waste any more
time on those tools. If you're qualified to write code, you're
qualified to manage a build down to the smallest detail. I know what
result I want and communicating that to Xcode and xcodebuild in a
reliable way has proven not to be possible for me. They've moved from
help to hinderance.
- Since switching to TextMate (from BBEdit and Xcode), my coding speed
has doubled (literally). It's a pain to manage Xcode and TextMate at
the same time. I took up Ruby a few months ago and now I'm a
script-writing maniac. I use it for everything. I've started embedding
Ruby code (via ERb) in my C source and evaluating it before sending it
to the compiler. It works great: no more preprocessor suffering. Xcode
and xcodebuild are just the last to go. (I'll still use IB though :-).
I'm moving my Cocoa builds to use Rake, a make replacement written in
Ruby. Very cool.
- I don't want to file more bug reports, feature requests, or usability
enhancements. It takes 15+ minutes to file a useful one, and I just
don't have that much time. The hours I work need to actually _produce_
something, not be spent on charity (as much as I'd like to see Apple
succeed).
- I think Xcode has potential and I encourage Apple to continue working
on it. Fix-and-Continue and ZeroLink are cool. I'd probably like
distributed builds, too.
- At the end of the day, I just have to earn a living. Given the amount
of time I've expended working around problems with the tools, *I* can't
continue to justify the expense. Your milage may differ :-).
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