Questions tagged [ibtool]

For questions about the ibtool binary, which compiles, prints, updates, and verifies Interface Builder documents.

ibtool:

  1. verifies
  2. updates
  3. prints

the contents of an Interface Builder document, generating its output in standard plist format. The tool follows a "read", "modify", "write", "print" order of operations.

Specifying Output:

--write path
Write the resulting Interface Builder document to the specified path.

--output-format format
By default, ibtool provides output in the form of an XML property list. Specifying binary1 will instruct ibtool to output a binary property list. Similarly, xml1 specifies an XML prop-erty property erty list, and human-readable-text specifies human readable text.

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Exception while running ibtool - Unrecognized selector sent to instance

I am using Xcode 5. I also added iOS universal framework to my Xcode. I am trying to create a static library for a particular payment API which requires XCode to have iOS universal framework installed. These are the steps I have followed up to…
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IBTool fails Xcode 9.2 iOS 11.3

I'm trying to create a project in Xamarin Forms But whenever I launch the new created project Ibtool fails with error code 255 Xcode 9.2 + iOS 11.3 Cleaning the solution, restarting visual/OS doesn't work. I can't create any project at all, be it…
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Core Data IBTool Hang

I'm wading into Core Data, and starting with the Core Data books by Marcus S. Zarra, I've uploaded the sample (so far) to Grokking-Recipes on github. My intent was to create a Swift sample but so far it's Objective-C. The problem is getting it to…
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How to generate strings file using ibtool?

I installed the command line tools in xcode 7.3 and in the command line I used the following command to generate the strings file: ibtool --generate-strings-file testFile.strings MyController.xib and also I tried to give the directory path for my…
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ibtoold CompileStoryboard error: Controller cannot be nil

On build XCode is freezing, and post the log message: ibtoold[846:179360] Ignoring exception related to working with bindings: NSInvalidArgumentException, Controller cannot be nil ibtoold process takes 98% CPU. I understand that i have an error in…
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ibtool fails with 255 after adding Watch App Target to project

I would like to add a Watch App to my existing project. When creating a blank new one the steps described below work as expected however in the given environment I cannot get xcode to compile. In my project I add a Watch Target by File > New Target…
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ibtool failed with exception: Some Object IDs were duplicated

I just downloaded Scintilla and thought I'd first compile and run the test project, to see it for myself. Everything compiled alright, so that was a relief, but then XCode hit me with ibtool failed with exception: Some Object IDs were duplicated. I…
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ibtool not parsing iOS .strings file

When loading my .strings file for localization via this command: --strings-file ja.lproj/localizable.strings en.lproj/AdvancedSearchView.xib --write ja.lproj/AdvancedSearchView.xib I continually get this error:
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How to internationalize an iPhone App

I am trying to internationalize an iPhone app that was written few years ago and at that time unfortunately internalization was not the priority. As there are lot of nib files I have used ibtool to programmatically generate the nib files for each…
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