Xcode® 4 Unleashed, Second Edition

Appendix B. Some Build Variables

In This Chapter

• Learning major build locations

• Using selected build variables

• Exploring source trees

This appendix offers a brief list of the major build variables that control the Xcode build system. Build variables determine compiler flags, search paths, installation behavior, and essential information such as product names. You can find a comprehensive explanation of Xcode’s build variables in the Documentation organizer by searching for the title string Build Setting Reference in the Developer Tools Reference documentation set.

You can see all the build variables available to “Run Script” build phases by creating a phase that consists of only one command such as echo and then checking Show environment ...