How to read environment variables in info.plist?

Question

I am setting a variable in the terminal

export VAR=1.0.0

And I have to read it from ~/.bash_profile into the info.plist like for example:

<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>VAR</string>

So like this I can do automated builds. Is there a way how to read the variables?

Maybe will help you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9530075/ios-access-app-info-plist-variables-in-code — Roman Podymov, Apr 20 '17 at 07:45
Right now I am trying to read a ~/.bash_profile variable and add it into info.plists. Not sure with the abouve example will work but ill try more ways. Thank you for help! — NinetyHH, Apr 20 '17 at 07:56

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 26 '21 at 22:50

In the info.plist you reference the variable:

<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>$(VAR)</string>

Then when you build the project from the terminal you inject the value for the VAR:

xcodebuild build VAR=123 -project myProject.xcodeproj -target myTarget -sdk iphonesimulator

Or if the variable in set in the environment:

xcodebuild build VAR=${VAR} -project myProject.xcodeproj -target myTarget -sdk iphonesimulator

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

-1

Please refer this link on SO,

$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER) and $(PRODUCT_NAME) comes from Build Settings.

And ${EXECUTABLE_NAME} is concatenation of:

$EXECUTABLE_PREFIX, $PRODUCT_NAME and $EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX.

Hope this will help you.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

Community

answered Apr 20 '17 at 07:48

KAR

I realised that I have not specified everything in my question so I have edited a bit. Maybe you know a way around. – NinetyHH Apr 20 '17 at 08:05
4

The question was about environment variables in the build environment and not about referring to other variables or values inside the `info.plist`. – p13n Sep 28 '18 at 13:44

score -3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 20 '17 at 07:47

-3

You can use bundle to access the Info.plist.

 let v = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleShortVersionString") as? String

answered Apr 20 '17 at 07:47

Rahul

6

Accessing the `info.plist` is not related to the question. – p13n Sep 28 '18 at 13:45

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