We’re Still Here to Help (Even Over the Holidays!) - find out more here.
Forum Discussion
Why Does Obj-C Library Code Recompile when building for release?
I noticed that when I make a change to my code and build for debug, only my code gets recompiled. But when I build for Distribution, either for the App Store or for Ad Hoc distribution, the entire 800+ files in the Offical Objective C Dropbox Library gets recompiled. It is not too much of a bother since I don't build for distribution that often, but it does take almost a minute on my Mac Mini, whereas by app alone takes only a few seconds. I am using CoCo Pods to handle the Obj-C library, according to the Dropbox installation instructions.
2 Replies
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
I'm not familiar enough with the Xcode build system to say confidently what the issue may be, but there's a post here about an issue that sounds like this:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39588223/xcode-8-recompiling-complete-code-everytime
I'll ask the team to review this though.
That problem is close, but has one major difference. In their case the full recompile happens with every kind of build. In my case the recompile only happens when I build for release (using Archive). When I build for debug, the Dropbox library does not recompile. As I said it is a small issue since I am almost always building for debug, and there is no issue there.
About Dropbox API Support & Feedback
Find help with the Dropbox API from other developers.
