Build System

Last Updated: 2026-02-03 | Reading Time: 12 minutes

Xcode build configuration and automation for PasteShelf.

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Table of Contents

• Project Structure
• Build Configurations
• Schemes
• Signing
• Fastlane

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Project Structure

PasteShelf.xcodeproj/
├── project.pbxproj
├── xcshareddata/
│   └── xcschemes/
│       ├── PasteShelf.xcscheme
│       └── PasteShelfTests.xcscheme
└── xcuserdata/

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Build Configurations

Configuration	Use Case
Debug	Development and debugging
Release	Production builds

Debug Configuration

Debug.xcconfig

SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = -Onone
DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = dwarf-with-dsym
ENABLE_TESTABILITY = YES
GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS = DEBUG=1
SWIFT_ACTIVE_COMPILATION_CONDITIONS = DEBUG

Release Configuration

Release.xcconfig

SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = -O
DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = dwarf-with-dsym
ENABLE_TESTABILITY = NO
SWIFT_COMPILATION_MODE = wholemodule

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Schemes

PasteShelf (Development)

• Build: Debug
• Test: All test targets
• Run: Debug build

PasteShelf-Release

• Build: Release
• Archive: For distribution

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Signing

Development

Team: Personal Team
Signing Certificate: Apple Development
Provisioning: Automatic

Distribution

Team: PasteShelf Inc (TEAMID)
Signing Certificate: Apple Distribution (App Store)
                    or Developer ID Application (Direct)
Provisioning: Manual

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Fastlane

# Fastfile
default_platform(:mac)

platform :mac do
  desc "Build for development"
  lane :build do
    build_app(
      scheme: "PasteShelf",
      configuration: "Debug",
      skip_archive: true
    )
  end

  desc "Build and archive for release"
  lane :release do
    build_app(
      scheme: "PasteShelf-Release",
      configuration: "Release",
      export_method: "app-store"
    )
  end

  desc "Upload to App Store Connect"
  lane :upload do
    upload_to_app_store(
      skip_metadata: false,
      skip_screenshots: true
    )
  end

  desc "Run tests"
  lane :test do
    run_tests(
      scheme: "PasteShelf",
      device: "Mac"
    )
  end
end

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Related Documentation

Document	Description
CI/CD	Continuous integration
Deployment Guide	Distribution

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Last updated: 2026-02-03