How to Run code in Release build in Xcode
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When you run your app in Xcode, it will build with the Debug build configuration.
In this article, you will learn how to run it on the Release build configuration, which is the one Xcode used for the App Store.
What is the difference between Debug and Release configurations
When you create a new Xcode project, Xcode will create two build configurations for you.
- Debug configuration. Xcode uses this when you developing your app.
- Release configuration. Xcode uses this when releasing the app to the App Store.
The main difference between the two is for the release configuration, Xcode will apply a lot of optimization to make the code run faster and smaller in size to make it ready for production.
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Why do I need to test my code on the Release configuration
Theoretically, optimization in the release mode shouldn't affect or change the app behavior, but in reality, there is a chance that the optimization would cause a behavior change.
If you got a weird bug that you can't reproduce in your development setting, running your app against the release configuration might help you.
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How to Run code in Release build in Xcode
To run code in the Release build configuration in Xcode, you need to edit the Run scheme.
You can enter Edit Scheme window in either of these three ways.
- Click on the current scheme at the top of the Xcode Toolbar. Then, select the "Edit Scheme" menu.
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Select menu Product > Scheme > Edit Scheme....
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Use shortcut: ⌘ - command + ⇧ - shift + ,.
You will see the Edit Scheme popup window.
To run code in the Release build configuration:
- Select the Run action on the left panel.
- Select Info tab.
- Change Build Configuration value to Release.
This will configure the Run action to use the Release build configuration.
After this change, your run action (Product > Run) will build with the release configuration.
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