ipa file not found error during device builds

[erjdriver]

My tns info results.

✔ Getting NativeScript components versions information...
⚠ Update available for component nativescript. Your current version is 6.7.8 and the latest available version is 8.1.3.
✔ Component tns-core-modules has 6.5.27 version and is up to date.
✔ Component tns-android has 6.5.3 version and is up to date.
✔ Component tns-ios has 6.5.4 version and is up to date.

Doing a build tns build ios --for-device --env.uglify --release --provision "xxxx" and getting the following error

** EXPORT SUCCEEDED **

Project successfully built.
No .ipa found in /Users/mini/Projects/xxx/platforms/ios/build/Release-iphoneos directory.

There's an .ipa file in the folder.

My xcode version is 12.5.1 and I would prefer not to update.

I'm using NS 6 and have added the fixes on How to Fix NativeScript Issue with iOS14 and XCode 12

[rigor789]

@erjdriver try the latest CLI - believe this has been fixed not too long ago. The latest version of the CLI should be able to run the ns6 project without issues - but in some cases you may need to add the --force flag.

[erjdriver]

It seems like the latest CLI is not compatible with ns6 - incompatible with nsconfig.json - wants me to upgrade the project.

That'll start me down a slippery slope i'm sure.

most probably i'll go back to CLI 6.7.8

Any way to solve this without upgrading the project.

[rigor789]

Did you try with --force? Should have no trouble reading the legacy nsconfig.json

The fix landed here - you can try patching your global CLI with the change, or revert the change to CFBundleName: #5427

[erjdriver]

I went back to the latest CLI and doing a simulator build

tns --force build ios

and getting the following error in red after what looks like a successful build

Webpack compilation complete.
cp: no such file or directory: /Users/mini/Projects/xxx/App_Resources/iOS/*

That folder structure is different than what I have for NS 6.* /Users/mini/Projects/xxx/app/App_Resources/iOS/*

My tns info

✔ Getting NativeScript components versions information...
✔ Component nativescript has 8.1.3 version and is up to date.
✔ Component tns-core-modules has 6.5.27 version and is up to date.
✔ Component tns-ios has 6.5.4 version and is up to date.
✔ Component tns-android has 6.5.3 version and is up to date.

I'm getting the following warning at the beginning of the build

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*  The platforms/ios folder appears to be invalid. If the build fails, run 'ns clean' and rebuild the app.  *
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This after deleting the platforms/ios folder and reinstalling

tns platform add ios@6.5.4

The folder structure I have is compatible with NS 6.x - main app folder/app/App_Resources/iOS

Looks like this latest CLI is expecting another folder structure.

[rigor789]

You may need to explicitly set appResourcesPath to app/App_Resources in the nsconfig, I believe that should work

[erjdriver]

Thanks - that solved the problem.

Curiously - my nsconfig.json file was blank.

I added your suggestion and now even the iphone device build works.