xcodebuild fails with xcodebuild: error: '' is not a workspace file.

Question

I have a xcodebuild task that fails with the error: xcodebuild: error: '' is not a workspace file. But, the job does not contain a worskspace file, and neither does the project. I use a project file.

It seems that everything works just fine, and the part that fails shouldn't run at all, since i didn't enter a workspace file in configuration. Or am i missing something here?

The log (masked):

10-Oct-2017 11:26:34     Signing Identity:     "iPhone Developer: Build Server (**********)"
10-Oct-2017 11:26:34     Provisioning Profile: "iOS Team Provisioning Profile: ********"
10-Oct-2017 11:26:34                           (*************************************)
10-Oct-2017 11:26:34     
10-Oct-2017 11:26:34         /usr/bin/codesign --force --sign *************************************** --entitlements /Volumes/Bamboo/bamboo-agent-home/xml-data/build-dir/TES-IOSTE-JOB1/iOSTestApp/build/iOSTestApp.build/Release-iphoneos/iOSTestApp.build/iOSTestApp.app.xcent --timestamp=none /Volumes/Bamboo/bamboo-agent-home/xml-data/build-dir/TES-IOSTE-JOB1/build/iOSTestApp.app
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     Validate /Volumes/Bamboo/bamboo-agent-home/xml-data/build-dir/TES-IOSTE-JOB1/build/iOSTestApp.app
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35         cd /Volumes/Bamboo/bamboo-agent-home/xml-data/build-dir/TES-IOSTE-JOB1/iOSTestApp
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35         export PATH="/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin:/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35         export PRODUCT_TYPE=com.apple.product-type.application
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35         builtin-validationUtility /Volumes/Bamboo/bamboo-agent-home/xml-data/build-dir/TES-IOSTE-JOB1/build/iOSTestApp.app -validate-for-store
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     ** BUILD SUCCEEDED **
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     User defaults from command line:
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35         IDEArchivePathOverride = /Volumes/Bamboo/bamboo-agent-home/xml-data/build-dir/TES-IOSTE-JOB1/build.xcarchive
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     Build settings from command line:
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35         SDKROOT = iphoneos10.3
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     
10-Oct-2017 11:26:35     xcodebuild: error: '' is not a workspace file.

We are using Bamboo 6.0.01

Foong · Answer

Have created the bug report https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BAM-19885

Tech GOFAR · Answer

I have the same problem, Have you guys find solution for this?

User defaults from command line:16-May-2018 11:05:02    IDEArchivePathOverride = /Users/me/Desktop/Builds/iOS-2.xcarchive16-May-2018 11:05:02 16-May-2018 11:05:02Build settings from command line:16-May-2018 11:05:02    SDKROOT = iphoneos11.316-May-2018 11:05:02 16-May-2018 11:05:02xcodebuild: error: '' is not a workspace file.

Failing task since return code of [/usr/bin/xcrun -sdk iphoneos11.3 xcodebuild -workspace  -scheme Staging -sdk iphoneos -configuration Staging archive -archivePath /Users/me/Desktop/Builds/iOS-2.xcarchive]

As you can see the line from logs does include -workspace key word. However, I do not use workspace ;/ I do use xcodeproj file.
That's what I have specify in my JOB.

It does work if I won't generate an IPA file. If I do select to generate IPA file it fails on this line

unknown · Answer

I am also facing same issue. can anybody help?
I added only project file path not workspace path, as I am not using workspace. but it is showing this "xcodebuild: error: '' is not a workspace file". error.
I guess it is still trying to pick workspace path which it shouldn't.
any help will be appreciated.