DioxusLabs/dioxus · error · anyhow::Error

iOS .app bundle does not exist at expected path: {}

Error message

iOS .app bundle does not exist at expected path: {}

What it means

bundle_ios_ipa resolved a first .app path but that directory does not exist on disk. The recorded bundle path is stale or the build output was moved/cleaned before packaging, so the bundler bails with the expected path.

Source

Thrown at packages/cli/src/bundler/ios.rs:47

        validate_ios_ipa_target(&self.target(), self.binary_arch())?;

        let (app_paths, synthesized_app_paths) = if let Some(app_bundle) = bundles
            .iter()
            .find(|bundle| bundle.package_type == PackageType::IosApp)
        {
            (app_bundle.bundle_paths.clone(), Vec::new())
        } else {
            let paths = self.bundle_ios_app().await?;
            (paths.clone(), paths)
        };

        if app_paths.is_empty() {
            bail!("No iOS .app bundle found to package into an .ipa");
        }

        let app_path = &app_paths[0];
        if !app_path.exists() {
            bail!(
                "iOS .app bundle does not exist at expected path: {}",
                app_path.display()
            );
        }

        verify_codesigned_app(app_path).await?;

        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("ipa");
        std::fs::create_dir_all(&output_dir)?;

        let ipa_name = format!(
            "{}_{}_{}.ipa",
            self.product_name(),
            self.version_string(),
            self.binary_arch()
        );
        let output_path = output_dir.join(ipa_name);

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Solutions

1. The .app bundle is not at the expected path. Rebuild the iOS app and verify the build output location.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/cli/src/bundler/ios.rs:47 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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