Where are XCode 3 environment variables defined?

Question

On my Mac OS 10.9.3, I have a C++ XCode 3 project on which, I don't know where, an environment variable is set (say MYVAR). I can see it when I launch a build in a command line using xcodebuild from my terminal, in the output:

...
setenv MYVAR "My Value"
...

This variable is absolutely unset from all my global environment variables of my OS (.bashprofile, .profile, launchd.conf, profile, .bashrc, etc.) . When I type

echo $MYVAR

in a terminal, it displays an empty result.

So, where can be this variable defined? I searched in Source tree variables, in my pbxproj file, in all my xcconfig.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '14 at 13:07

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I found the answer. I have detailed it in this thread.

In a few words, the variables remained present in three different preferences files:

codebuild.plist
com.apple.XCode.plist
com.apple.dt.XCode.plist

They can be found in your /Library/Preferences.

After restarting my computer, the variable has disappeared.

answered Jul 01 '14 at 13:07

Rémi Doolaeghe

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Would you tell me where /Library/Preferences is located exactly? – daniel Jan 29 '19 at 15:48
At that time, I was on MacOS X 10.6. To find the folder on this OS, open your terminal and type `cd /Library/Preferences` – Rémi Doolaeghe Feb 27 '19 at 10:32

Where are XCode 3 environment variables defined?

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