xcodebuild won't perform any test while running inside ssh session

Originator:nskboy
Number:rdar://15028661 Date Originated:19-Sep-2013 12:37 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:5.0
Classification:Crash/Hang/Data Loss Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
It's impossible to run unit tests with xcodebuild inside SSH session. Thus it prevents us from running unit tests during regular CI build. They work fine if run them from VNC session.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot your OS X build server. I have Mac mini with OS X 10.8.4 and two versions of Xcode installed: 5.0 and 4.6.3.
2. Perform GUI login as user who runs CI builds (e.g. teamcity)
3. Login as teamcity via SSH and run following command: DEVELOPER_DIR=/Applications/Xcode5.app/Contents/Developer xcodebuild -scheme TestTest -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPad' test

Expected Results:
Tests should be performed normally

Actual Results:
xcodebuild builds the project, runs simulator, launches app under test and then stuck on running tests:

    setenv XCODE_VERSION_MINOR 0500
    setenv XPCSERVICES_FOLDER_PATH TestTestTests.octest/XPCServices
    setenv YACC yacc
    setenv arch i386
    setenv diagnostic_message_length 425
    setenv variant normal
    /bin/sh -c /Users/teamcity/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/TestTest-dspncyrbvnqhgkeqpdrksbqeakir/Build/Intermediates/TestTest.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/TestTestTests.build/Script-A12A8F6F17EAE72A000B232C.sh

^C** BUILD INTERRUPTED **

Version:
Xcode 5.0, Build version 5A1412
Xcode 4.6.3, Build version 4H1503
OS X 10.8.4, Build 12E55

Notes:


Configuration:
The same problem doesn't occur when I login via VNC session and run the same command from terminal.

Attachments:
'TestTest.zip' was successfully uploaded.

Comments

It looks like I found the root cause of this problem: 'teamcity' is standard account on build server. I promoted it to administrative and everything started to work properly.

By nskboy at Sept. 20, 2013, 2:03 p.m. (reply...)

I've upgraded my main build server to 10.8.5, rerun the same command using the same project and problem was reproduced again. I also tried to run the same command on latest OS X Mavericks (build 13A584) and the problem wasn't reproduced.

Please note, that main build server has two Xcodes installed, Mavericks box has only Xcode 5 from App Store. One odd thing: after I unpacked sample project on a Mavericks, xcodebuild refused to run tests due to following error:

$ xcodebuild -scheme TestTest -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPad' clean test xcodebuild: error: The project 'TestTest' does not contain a scheme named 'TestTest'.

$ xcodebuild -list Information about project "TestTest": Targets: TestTest TestTestTests 

Build Configurations:
    Debug
    Release

If no build configuration is specified and -scheme is not passed then "Release" is used.

This project contains no schemes.

I opened it in Xcode, closed Xcode and rerun tests — everything went fine (output right after tests were executed):

$ xcodebuild -list Information about project "TestTest": Targets: TestTest TestTestTests 

Build Configurations:
    Debug
    Release

If no build configuration is specified and -scheme is not passed then "Release" is used.

Schemes:
    TestTest
By nskboy at Sept. 19, 2013, 8:13 p.m. (reply...)

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