XCode can't find base SDK

Question

XCode 3.2.3 Beta does not allow building for below 3.2.

I opened a project that was made in an earlier XCode. For some reason, the base SDK is reported as missing even after changing it to 4.0. Other projects from earlier XCode do not have this issue.

What can I do?

May be SDK path is not properly, try searching SDK in finder and set path in Xcode project. — Raviprakash, Jun 14 '10 at 04:11
Editing the `.pbxproj` in your `.xcodeproj` might help. In the `XCBuildConfiguration` section there are values for `SDKROOT`. — Evadne Wu, Jun 14 '10 at 04:21
@Evadne Wu - Any specific ideas? I just started looking into that. — Moshe, Jun 14 '10 at 04:28
Go Here --> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3161385/install-xcode-3-2-3-w-iphone-sdk-4-get-base-sdk-missing-cant-see-other-sdks — user160917, Sep 11 '10 at 20:09
Search for file named project.pbxproj in your app project folder — , Jan 10 '11 at 21:06

score 17 · Answer 1 · edited May 24 '13 at 06:34

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If you can't choose the SDK at the top left of x-code you have to first set the base SDK in the project settings. Project -> Edit Project Settings. Then choose the "General" tab. At the bottom you can choose "Base SDK for all Configurations:"

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answered Jun 21 '10 at 20:17

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Normally this would work. However, projects ported from XCode in the iOS 3.x SDK to the iOS 4 SDK may not show the base SDK option. In that case you will, like me, have to follow Evadne Wu's answer. – Moshe Jun 27 '10 at 20:15

score 12 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 10 '11 at 19:58

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Happy to hear it worked!

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Editing the .pbxproj in your .xcodeproj might help. In the XCBuildConfiguration section there are values for SDKROOT.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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This question has more details on the situation: Install xCode 3.2.3 w/ iPhone SDK 4, get "Base SDK missing", can't see other SDKs

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 27 '11 at 12:05

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I found I had to edit the Base SDK setting for each of the different build configurations, then the error went away. You need to fix "Release", "Debug" and any others.

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XCode can't find base SDK

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