ibtool randomly crashes with exit code 255 while building from the command line

Originator:markos
Number:rdar://15879173 Date Originated:22-Jan-2014 10:18 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:5.0.2
Classification:Crash/Hang/Data Loss Reproducible:Sometimes
 
Summary:
While using the xcodebuild too to build a workspace that includes xib source files, ibtool will crash at random times.

Random as in,
1. Not at the same xib every time
2. Not crash every time

Looking at the crash log, can see a dispatch queue associated with it.
Under the activity monitor, I can see 8 processes of ibtool.

Steps to Reproduce:
Even though I have a project that depicts this behaviour, I haven't been able to narrow the crash down to a reproducible case.

Expected Results:
To gracefully handle the exception and provide a compiler error with a possible fix.


Actual Results:
** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
	CompileXIB [name of the xib]
(1 failure)

Command /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/usr/bin/ibtool failed with exit code 255--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Version:
Xcode 5.0.2
Build version 5A3005

OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)


Notes:
Same problem under Xcode this time

rdar://15871561"ibtool randomly crashes with exit code 255 from within Xcode"

Configuration:
-sdk iphonesimulator -configuration Debug

Attachments:
'ibtoold_2014-01-21-170317_beast.crash' and 'Interface Builder Cocoa Touch Tool_2014-01-21-170317_beast.crash' were successfully uploaded.

Comments

We've been having this problem too. Any updates on this radar?

By michael at June 16, 2016, 8:47 a.m. (reply...)

Apple Developer Relations 03-Feb-2014 05:55 PM

Our engineers haven't been able to successfully reproduce the reported behavior with the information provided.

Should you continue to encounter this issue, please provide any information that would assist engineering in reproducing the reported behavior.

By markos at Feb. 11, 2014, 10:25 a.m. (reply...)

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