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App Thinning Size Report for App as App Store build
Hello! Is it possible to make App Thinning Size Report for app store distribution with command "xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath iOSApp.xcarchive -exportPath Release/MyApp -exportOptionsPlist ExportOptions.plist" ? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/reducing-your-app-s-size#Automate-the-generation-of-the-app-size-report I tried to do this by specifying "method": "app-store" in ExportOptions.plist, but it doesn't work. I get an empty app-thinning.plist as output. But when I specify "method": "enterprise", it works correctly. Is it true that App Thinning Size Reports are only generated when the archive is exported for Ad Hoc or Enterprise distribution (not for App Store) ?
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Aug ’24
The Iphone choice at the bigening of a project
Hi, I'm sorry if my question is Hello, I apologize if my question seems worthless to you. I'm just starting out, it's my first day as an apprentice learning this programming language, and I don't have any community or mentor to help me. I searched for my answer in the Forum but couldn't find a solution, so I'm asking my question here. How can I, at the start of a project, choose an emulator device that includes other iPhones besides the 15 and 13? I'm looking for the iPhone 14. I'm currently using Xcode version 15.4. Thank you for your attention to my question. Have a great day.
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Jul ’24
sysdiagnose: format of lsaw.csstoredump
Hi, Trying to convert the lsaw.csstoredump file in a sysdiagnose directory in to a human readable format. The readme file in sysdiagnose indicates ".csstoredump files: sysdiagnose generates the output of lregister/lsaw in a binary form. To convert these .csstoredump files to text files, use the following command: lsaw dump --file "PATH TO DUMP FILE" > lsaw.txt These files can also be opened in CSStore Viewer." But no such command lsaw exists, at least not on macOS 14. No CSStore viewer either. Any ideas where I can find this utility or convert the file? I know it's in .gz format so have also tried just decompressing it but it is still in a binary format. Also tried running strings on it but not useful. Thanks!
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Aug ’24
XCTestCase performance measurement has no results on M1
I want to test app launch performance in my project. Therefore I tried to use performance test with measure func and XCTApplicationLaunchMetric. But after test completion there is no any result with average time. Here is a test example: func testLaunchPerformance() throws {         if #available(macOS 10.15, iOS 13.0, tvOS 13.0, watchOS 7.0, *) {             // This measures how long it takes to launch your application.             measure(metrics: [XCTApplicationLaunchMetric()]) {                 XCUIApplication().launch()             }         }     } But when I create a new empty project and add the same performance test – it works and shows app launch results. 1st image is a real project test – there is no test result. and the 2nd image is a demo empty project test – it has performance result diagram. I am running test on MacBook with M1 Pro chip. However, when my colleague is running the same performance test on our real project with Intel based MacBook Pro – all is fine, it shows app launch results correctly as my demo project. I have no idea how it can be fixed, because it seems that it depends on M1 chip 🤷🏻‍♂️. May be somebody have a solution?
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Jun ’22
Instruments false positives
I have been able to get rid of reported memory leaks in Instruments not by fixing a leak but by adding some lines (like releasing a previous nil object) that convinced Instruments it is not a leak. But I am stuck are some I cannot stop Instruments from reporting. It reports a leak in this code if(expr.length>0) { // add previous Atomic Atomic *atom = [[Atomic alloc] initWithString:[string substringWithRange:expr] isNumber:aNum]; [exprTokens addObject:atom]; [atom release]; } } and it underlines the substringWithRange method. I changed code to explicitly release atom and I assumed substringWithRange would return an autoreleased new string. I am aware Instruments tells you where the leaked object is created and not where it is leak, but only things created here are atom and a sub string and atom is released immediately. The initWithString method might do it, but I don't find anything there. Also, while running instruments, this code is 8542 times (I am pretty sure always in the same context) and Instruments says it only leaks 61 times. I don't now if there is misunderstanding are a code problem?
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Jul ’24
Really High Energy Use
I'm developing an app where users can select items to add to a screen, similar to creating a Canva presentation or choosing blocks in Minecraft. However, I'm encountering an issue with energy usage. When users click the arrows to browse different items, the energy use spikes significantly. Although it returns to normal after a while, continuous clicking causes the energy use to skyrocket. The images I'm using are 500x500 pixels. Ideally, I would like to avoid caching all the images, as the app might have up to 500 items and caching them all would consume too much memory. I have tried numerous way to avoid this but I just can’t seem to make it work. Would anyone know how to avoid such problem? I have included a picture of the energy use when just opened, and one after like 10 seconds of continuously clicking on an arrow to see more items. Also a picture of how the app looks. struct ContentView: View { struct babyBackground { var littleImage = "" } @State var firstSet: [babyBackground] = [ babyBackground(littleImage: "circle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "square"), babyBackground(littleImage: "triangle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "anotherShape"), babyBackground(littleImage: "circle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "square"), babyBackground(littleImage: "triangle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "anotherShape") ] @State var secondSet: [babyBackground] = [ babyBackground(littleImage: "circle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "square"), babyBackground(littleImage: "triangle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "anotherShape"), babyBackground(littleImage: "circle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "square"), babyBackground(littleImage: "triangle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "anotherShape"), babyBackground(littleImage: "circle") ] @State var thirdSet: [babyBackground] = [ babyBackground(littleImage: "circle"), babyBackground(littleImage: "square"), babyBackground(littleImage: "triangle"), ] let columns: [GridItem] = Array(repeating: .init(.flexible()), count: 4) func createBackgroundGridView(for backgrounds: [babyBackground], columns: [GridItem] ) -> some View { LazyVGrid(columns: columns, spacing: 10) { ForEach(0..<backgrounds.count, id: \.self) { index in Button(action: { }, label: { if let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: backgrounds[index].littleImage, ofType: "png"), let uiImage = UIImage(contentsOfFile: path) { Image(uiImage: uiImage) .resizable() .frame(width: 126, height: 96) } }) } } .padding() } @State var indexOn = 0 var body: some View { HStack{ Button(action: { indexOn = (indexOn == 0) ? 2 : indexOn - 1 }) { Label("", systemImage: "arrowtriangle.left.fill") .font(.system(size: 50)) } Spacer() ScrollView { switch indexOn { case 0: createBackgroundGridView(for: firstSet, columns: columns) case 1: createBackgroundGridView(for: secondSet, columns: columns) case 2: createBackgroundGridView(for: thirdSet, columns: columns) case 3: createBackgroundGridView(for: thirdSet, columns: columns) default: createBackgroundGridView(for: firstSet, columns: columns) } } .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity) Spacer() Button(action: { indexOn = (indexOn == 2) ? 0 : indexOn + 1 }) { Label("", systemImage: "arrowtriangle.right.fill") .font(.system(size: 50)) } } } } Energy Use when app starts: Energy use after clicking for about 10 seconds: App UI:
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Jul ’24
Xcode Instruments selects wrong application when started from Xcode
Hello, I see the Instruments app has gotten a nice upgrade for Xcode 16. There is one issue left that has been bothering me though. If my app is installed inside the "Application" folder, and I then try to launch Instruments for a new build of the same app from within XCode, Instruments will run the app installed in "Applications" instead of running the app I just built. The problem with this, is that it's very easy to accidentally profile an old version of your app, and come to the wrong conclusions. I've created a video showing this issue: https://youtu.be/IloFsQQFgSw
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Jul ’24
xctrace record symbolicate failed
When using instruments leaks to record a trace, and then using the xctrace symbolicate command to symbolize it, it will prompt that the symbol file cannot be found. record command like this: ‘ xctrace record --instrument Leaks XXXXXXXX", only use --instrument parameter nor --template parameter. symbolicate commadn like this: 'xctrace symbolicate --input xx.trace --output ddd. trace --dsym /Users/xxxx/Downloads/dSYM' Below is the symbol translation error message: Gathering trace symbols info [2/2] Succeeded: 2/2 [Error] Cannot resymbolicate this trace: No dSYMs were found or relevant to this trace.
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Jul ’24
xctrace record save file crash
when i use command of xctrace to record allocations data , the xctrace save crash . command like this : 'xctrace record --template Leaks xxxxxxxxx" The problem has been going on for a long time。 The following is the xctrace exception information: Starting recording with the Leaks template. Launching process: *** Recording completed. Saving output file... *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSRangeException', reason: '*** -[XRSharingArchiver encodeDataObject:]: data length (2923248118) makes data too large to fit in non-keyed archive' *** First throw call stack: ( 0 CoreFoundation 0x0000000199ab32ec __exceptionPreprocess + 176 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000019959a788 objc_exception_throw + 60 2 Foundation 0x000000019b206cdc -[NSArchiver encodeDataObject:] + 252 3 Foundation 0x000000019ac162b4 _encodeObject_old + 144 4 Foundation 0x000000019ab5def4 -[NSDictionary(NSDictionary) encodeWithCoder:] + 388 5 Foundation 0x000000019ac162b4 _encodeObject_old + 144 6 DVTInstrumentsAnalysisCore 0x000000010168bb2c _ZN23_XRStorageManagerAccess26_invokeFieldWriteForStreamERK28_XRStorageManagerAccessTokenR23_XRStorageManagerCursorU13block_pointerFvU13block_pointerFvjPKvzEE + 113272 7 Foundation 0x000000019ac162b4 _encodeObject_old + 144 8 Foundation 0x000000019ab5def4 -[NSDictionary(NSDictionary) encodeWithCoder:] + 388 9 Foundation 0x000000019ac162b4 _encodeObject_old + 144 10 DVTInstrumentsAnalysisCore 0x000000010164d9c0 XRSentinelSignatureFromEType + 101760 11 Foundation 0x000000019ac162b4 _encodeObject_old + 144 12 MemoryPlugin 0x0000000101235854 MemoryPlugin + 38996 13 Foundation 0x000000019ac162b4 _encodeObject_old + 144 14 InstrumentsPlugIn 0x0000000101e225d8 -[XRSharedArchiveObject encodeWithCoder:] + 468 15 Foundation 0x000000019ac162b4 _encodeObject_old + 144 16 MemoryPlugin 0x0000000101231064 MemoryPlugin + 20580 17 Foundation 0x000000019ac162b4 _encodeObject_old + 144 18 InstrumentsPlugIn 0x0000000101dd35fc -[XRTrace saveDocument:error:] + 3388 19 XCTraceCore 0x0000000101550a54 __swift_memcpy48_8 + 53592 20 XCTraceCore 0x00000001015451b8 __swift_memcpy48_8 + 6332 21 XCTraceCore 0x000000010154470c __swift_memcpy48_8 + 3600 22 xctrace 0x0000000100fcf814 xctrace + 14356 23 dyld 0x00000001995d60e0 start + 2360 ) libc++abi: terminating due to uncaught exception of type NSException
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Jul ’24
App Store Connect / Trends issue
Hello, anyone deal with an issue in the App Store Connect (trends section)? Few hours ago I logged in and checked the trends page, but it does not load. It takes a while and then the error: "An unexpected error occurred. Try reloading the page. If the problem persists ..." is being shown I guess it's an Apple issue or am I the only one experiencing this problem? Best, Jackson
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Jul ’24
instruments Error using CLI
While running instruments using CLI we are seeing below error: command: xcrun xctrace record --template Leaks --launch application --output recording.trace -e DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/libgmalloc.dylib Run issues were detected (trace is still ready to be viewed): [Error] An error occurred trying to capture Leaks data. [Error] Failed to generate memory graph for pid 7828: failed to create a VMUTaskMemoryScanner, probably because the target's libmalloc hasn't been initialized Recording failed with errors. Saving output file... System details: Xcode 15.4 Mac :Intel processors MacOs:14.5
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Jul ’24
Error attaching to the pid
Hi 👋 I need assistance in attaching the to the pid in terminal. In lldb mode I am connecting to the pid using device process attach --pid <pid-id> which gives me an error Process 505 stopped * thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = signal SIGSTOP frame #0: 0x00000001d505c808 libsystem_kernel.dylib`mach_msg2_trap + 8 libsystem_kernel.dylib`mach_msg2_trap: -> 0x1d505c808 <+8>: ret Thanks
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Jul ’24
iOS 18 isn't an option to run my app in simulator - xcode 16 beta
what could be the reason? i open my app in xcode 16. build completes successfully. i am only given the options to simulate in iOS 17, 17.2 or 17.5. none of the devices show the option to run in iOS 18. but i am able to go into the simulator and through file and open the iOS 18 simulator. just not able to run my app in there. my app is set in xcode to run with a minimum of iOS 16. any ideas?
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Jun ’24
unable to find utility "instruments"
I am building an old app with very old dependencies on the new xcode. Download xcode 14.2 or below looks like a solution. I am not sure if that's possible. Building for simulators fail because of arm64. Phone is my only option. When using `react-native run-ios --device' it fails with sh -c '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild -sdk /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk -find instruments 2> /dev/null' failed with exit code 17664: (null) (errno=No such file or directory) xcrun: error: unable to find utility "instruments", not a developer tool or in PATH. Here is my configuration System: OS: macOS 14.5 CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M2 Memory: 244.50 MB / 16.00 GB Shell: Unknown Binaries: Node: 16.20.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.20.0/bin/node Yarn: 3.6.4 - /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn npm: 8.19.4 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.20.0/bin/npm Watchman: 2024.05.06.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman SDKs: iOS SDK: Platforms: DriverKit 23.5, iOS 17.5, macOS 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5 IDEs: Android Studio: 2022.2 AI-222.4459.24.2221.9971841 Xcode: 15.4/15F31d - /usr/bin/xcodebuild npmPackages: react: 16.8.6 => 16.8.6 react-native: 0.60.4 => 0.60.4
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Jun ’24
Memory profiler crash on running profile for debugging WKWebKit crash
We are getting crash issue in our WKWebkit based Cordova application due to memory issues. However, for debugging the memory issue we are trying to use JavaScript allocations in the memory profiler of instruments. and while using it, the profiler automatically closes within few seconds, and we are not able to debug the underlaying memory issue in the WKWebKit. I
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Jun ’24
Testflight and AppStore installation fails
I'm working on this Mac Safari extension https://apps.apple.com/app/id6464076425 The installation of the app via Testflight stops without any success (only for me) As well as the installation via AppStore. This happens only to me. I tried it on another computer, and it installed successfully. Here are some videos: This makes the development and release process impossible until I solve this problem. I tried all the methods I could find online, such as: Deleting the currently installed app Restarting Safari Restarting my Mac Is there anything else I can do to fix this problem?
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Jun ’24
An address of the top frame's IP is always off by 1 in *-profile tables
Hi! Is there a reason why trace's *-profile tables (time-profile, cpu-profile, counters-profile) always use an instruction pointer value that is 1 byte larger than what should be a true instruction pointer value? Odd valued IPs on Apple M2 are definitely incorrect as instructions have to be word-aligned. It's also worth mentioning that addresses in "source" tables ("time-sample" for "time-profile", "kdebug-counters-with-pmi-sample" for "cpu-profile" and "counters-profile") are correct (or, at least, are correctly aligned aligned). Here's an example: % xctrace version xctrace version 15.2 (15C500b) # run recording % xctrace record --template "Time Profile" --output TP.trace --launch /bin/dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/null bs=1024 count=1048576 # extract "source" table % xctrace export --input TP.trace --xpath='/trace-toc/run[1]/data/table[@schema="time-sample"]' > tp.time-sample.xml # extract "derived" table % xctrace export --input TP.trace --xpath='/trace-toc/run[1]/data/table[@schema="time-profile"]' > tp.time-profile.xml % xmllint --xpath '//row[1]' tp.time-sample.xml <row><sample-time id="1" fmt="00:00.040.502">40502000</sample-time><thread id="2" fmt="Main Thread 0x37c2d0a (dd, pid: 32471)"><tid id="3" fmt="0x37c2d0a">58469642</tid><process id="4" fmt="dd (32471)"><pid id="5" fmt="32471">32471</pid><device-session id="6" fmt="TODO">TODO</device-session></process></thread><core id="7" fmt="CPU 4 (P Core)">4</core><thread-state id="8" fmt="Running">Running</thread-state><sentinel/><kperf-bt id="9" fmt="PC:0x1863149fc, 3 frames, 1 regs, pid: 32471"><text-addresses id="10" fmt="frag 1717">6546645708 6546360308 0</text-addresses><text-address id="11" fmt="0x1863149fc">6546344444</text-address><process ref="4"/><register-content id="12" fmt="0x2e4c00018635e2cc">3336041430521340620</register-content></kperf-bt><time-sample-kind id="13" fmt="Timer Fired">0</time-sample-kind></row> % xmllint --xpath '//row[1]' tp.time-profile.xml <row><sample-time id="1" fmt="00:00.040.502">40502000</sample-time><thread id="2" fmt="Main Thread 0x37c2d0a (dd, pid: 32471)"><tid id="3" fmt="0x37c2d0a">58469642</tid><process id="4" fmt="dd (32471)"><pid id="5" fmt="32471">32471</pid><device-session id="6" fmt="TODO">TODO</device-session></process></thread><process ref="4"/><core id="7" fmt="CPU 4 (P Core)">4</core><thread-state id="8" fmt="Running">Running</thread-state><weight id="9" fmt="1.00 ms">1000000</weight><backtrace id="10"><frame id="11" name="0x1863149fd" addr="0x1863149fd"><binary id="12" name="dyld" UUID="324E4AD9-E01F-3183-B09F-3E20B326643A" arch="arm64e" load-addr="0x186313000" path="/usr/lib/dyld"/></frame><frame id="13" name="0x18635e2cc" addr="0x18635e2cc"><binary ref="12"/></frame><frame id="14" name="start" addr="0x1863187f4"><binary ref="12"/></frame></backtrace></row> As you can see, <kperf-bt id="9" fmt="PC:0x1863149fc, 3 frames, 1 regs, pid: 32471"> refers to a properly aligned address, but the address from <backtrace id="10"><frame id="11" name="0x1863149fd" addr="0x1863149fd">... is off by one. It seems like only an address from the top frame is incorrect, as others are aligned properly. The same issue exists for "CPU Profile" and "CPU Counters" instruments and could be reproduced on macOs running on both x86-64 and Apple-Silicon CPUs.
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Mar ’24
os_signpost not working on macOS device, works on iOS device
I have an iOS app that uses os_signpost API for instrumentation. When I profile it from Xcode on real iOS device, it works as expected. When I profile its macCatalyst variant (using the identical code) on the same Mac where Xcode is running, the os_signpost Instrument does not show anything, not even the Apple provided signposts that are otherwise visible on the iOS. How do I make it work?
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Mar ’24