Xcode: Unexpected behavior with .dist files (appear as folders, can't edit)

Originator:j.a.grigutis
Number:rdar://13186832 Date Originated:09-Feb-2013 09:37 AM
Status:Duplicate/13128453 Resolved:01-Mar-2013 06:58 PM
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:4.6/4H127
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
According to the [Distribution Definition XML Schema Reference](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/DeveloperTools/Reference/DistributionDefinitionRef/Chapters/Introduction.html):

"An installer package can contain only one distribution definition file, which must be named distribution.dist."

Attempting to create this file in an Xcode project results in a file that Xcode thinks is a folder (Identity and Type just lists a "Folder Name" attribute) and is uneditable in Xcode. Adding an existing file named "distribution.dist" results in the file and content appearing in Xcode, but it still thinks it is a folder and the content is uneditable.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a new OS X Command Line Tool project.
2. Add an "Empty" file (File > New > File…) named "distribution.dist".

Expected Results:
The file should appear in the project navigator as a text file and be editable.

Actual Results:
The file appears in the project navigator but with a disclosure triangle (as if it were a folder) and is not editable.

Regression:

Notes:
This occurs with any file that has a .dist extension.

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