Xcode 16.1 - macOS 15 - build failed

[salvatoreboemia]

Hi until two months ago everything was working fine.

Suddenly it stopped working. here is my YAML and some logs

- name: Initialize CodeQL
      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
      with:
        languages: swift
        build-mode: manual
        tools: latest
    - if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
      shell: bash
      run: |
        echo "Building project manually..."
        xcodebuild -workspace MyApp.xcworkspace \
        -scheme MyApp \
        -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16 Pro,OS=18.1" \
        clean build --verbose | xcbeautify --renderer github-actions

Logs:

debug: false
Job run UUID is 2da9b11a-c96e-4c2d-8fb4-5c6861dbd930.
/usr/bin/csrutil status
System Integrity Protection status: disabled.
Setup CodeQL tools
  /usr/bin/tar --version
  bsdtar 3.5.3 - libarchive 3.5.3 zlib/1.2.12 liblzma/5.4.3 bz2lib/1.0.8 
  Found bsd tar version 3.5.3.
  'tools: latest' was requested, so using CodeQL version 2.20.1, the version shipped with the Action.
  Warning: `tools: latest` has been renamed to `tools: linked`, but the old name is still supported. No action is required.
  Did not find CodeQL tools version 2.20.1 in the toolcache.
  Using CodeQL CLI version 2.20.1 sourced from https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases/download/codeql-bundle-v2.20.1/codeql-bundle-osx64.tar.zst .
  Downloading CodeQL tools from https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases/download/codeql-bundle-v2.20.1/codeql-bundle-osx64.tar.zst . This may take a while.
  Finished downloading CodeQL bundle to /Users/runner/work/_temp/0ecd4510-1cf6-4736-9e8b-2a80a28490cd (15.2s).
  Extracting CodeQL bundle.
  tar -x --zstd -f /Users/runner/work/_temp/0ecd4510-1cf6-4736-9e8b-2a80a28490cd -C /Users/runner/work/_temp/b087463c-5803-4f52-9c42-893c1eab815c
  Finished extracting CodeQL bundle to /Users/runner/work/_temp/b087463c-5803-4f52-9c42-893c1eab815c (10.6s).
  Added CodeQL bundle to the tool cache (26.3s).
  /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql/codeql version --format=json
  {
    "productName" : "CodeQL",
    "vendor" : "GitHub",
    "version" : "2.20.1",
    "sha" : "0dc816df5f02b3bcb09fa880c0a76367727585ff",
    "branches" : [
      "codeql-cli-2.20.1"
    ],
    "copyright" : "Copyright (C) 2019-2025 GitHub, Inc.",
    "unpackedLocation" : "/Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql",
    "configFileLocation" : "/Users/runner/.config/codeql/config",
    "configFileFound" : false,
    "features" : {
      "analysisSummaryV2Default" : true,
      "buildModeOption" : true,
      "bundleSupportsIncludeDiagnostics" : true,
      "bundleSupportsIncludeLogs" : true,
      "databaseInterpretResultsSupportsSarifRunProperty" : true,
      "featuresInVersionResult" : true,
      "indirectTracingSupportsStaticBinaries" : false,
      "informsAboutUnsupportedPathFilters" : true,
      "supportsPython312" : true,
      "mrvaPackCreate" : true,
      "threatModelOption" : true,
      "traceCommandUseBuildMode" : true,
      "v2ramSizing" : true,
      "mrvaPackCreateMultipleQueries" : true,
      "setsCodeqlRunnerEnvVar" : true,
      "sarifMergeRunsFromEqualCategory" : true,
      "forceOverwrite" : true,
      "generateSummarySymbolMap" : true,
      "pythonDefaultIsToNotExtractStdlib" : true
    }
  }
Validating workflow
  Detected no issues with the code scanning workflow.

Package install location: /Users/runner/.codeql/packages
Nothing downloaded.
Calculating baseline information in /Users/runner/work/my-repo/my-repo
Running command in /Users/runner/work/my-repo/my-repo: [/Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql/javascript/tools/configure-baseline.sh]
Calculated baseline information for languages: c, javascript, python, ruby, swift (609ms).
Resolving extractor swift.
Successfully loaded extractor Swift (swift) from /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql/swift.
Created skeleton CodeQL database at /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/swift. This in-progress database is ready to be populated by an extractor.

Run LOGS:

Run echo "Building project manually..."
  echo "Building project manually..."
  xcodebuild -workspace MyApp.xcworkspace \
  -scheme MyApp \
  -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16 Pro,OS=18.1" \
  build | xcbeautify --renderer github-actions
  shell: /bin/bash --noprofile --norc -e -o pipefail {0}
  env:
    CODEQL_ACTION_FEATURE_MULTI_LANGUAGE: false
    CODEQL_ACTION_FEATURE_SANDWICH: false
    CODEQL_ACTION_FEATURE_SARIF_COMBINE: true
    CODEQL_ACTION_FEATURE_WILL_UPLOAD: true
    CODEQL_ACTION_VERSION: 3.28.1
    JOB_RUN_UUID: 2da9b11a-c96e-4c2d-8fb4-5c6861dbd930
    CODEQL_ACTION_INIT_HAS_RUN: true
    CODEQL_ACTION_IS_SIP_ENABLED: false
    CODEQL_ACTION_ANALYSIS_KEY: .github/workflows/CodeQLAdvanced.yml:analyze
    CODEQL_WORKFLOW_STARTED_AT: 2025-01-14T15:25:01.448Z
    CODEQL_RAM: 13004
    CODEQL_THREADS: 6
    CODEQL_SCRATCH_DIR: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/working
    CODEQL_VERBOSITY: warnings
    CODEQL_DIST: /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql
    CODEQL_PLATFORM: osx64
    CODEQL_PLATFORM_DLL_EXTENSION: .dylib
    CODEQL_JAVA_HOME: /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql/tools/osx64/java-aarch64
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_ROOT: /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql/swift
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_WIP_DATABASE: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/swift
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_DIAGNOSTIC_DIR: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/swift/diagnostic/extractors/swift
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_LOG_DIR: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/swift/log
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_SCRATCH_DIR: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/swift/working
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_TRAP_DIR: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/swift/trap/swift
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_DIR: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/swift/src
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_BUILD_MODE: manual
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_THREADS: 6
    CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_RAM: 13004
    CODEQL_TRACER_LOG: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/log/build-tracer.log
    CODEQL_TRACER_DIAGNOSTICS_DIR: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/diagnostic/tracer
    SEMMLE_COPY_EXECUTABLES_ROOT: /Users/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/working/copy-root
    CODEQL_TOOL_PATH: /opt/homebrew/lib/ruby/gems/3.3.0/bin:/opt/homebrew/opt/[email protected]/bin:/Users/runner/.local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/sbin:/Users/runner/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/opt/curl/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/Users/runner/bin:/Users/runner/.yarn/bin:/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/tools:/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/runner/.dotnet/tools
    CODEQL_TRACER_LANGUAGES: swift
    SEMMLE_PRELOAD_libtrace: /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql/tools/osx64/libtrace.dylib
    CODEQL_RUNNER: /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql/tools/osx64/runner
    DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES: /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL/2.20.1/arm64/codeql/tools/osx64/libtrace.dylib
Building project manually...
--- xcodebuild: WARNING: Using the first of multiple matching destinations:
{ platform:iOS Simulator, id:76A85DF1-6BE9-4303-96BE-E5C1846ACAD9, OS:18.1, name:iPhone 16 Pro }
{ platform:iOS Simulator, id:76A85DF1-6BE9-4303-96BE-E5C1846ACAD9, OS:18.1, name:iPhone 16 Pro }

ERROR:

2025-01-14T15:58:31.4807620Z The following build commands failed:
2025-01-14T15:58:31.4929100Z 	AppIntentsSSUTraining (in target 'NotificationVideoContent' from project 'MyApp')
2025-01-14T15:58:33.1519120Z 	Building workspace MyApp with scheme MyApp
2025-01-14T15:58:33.1620800Z (2 failures)

never seen this error before and no other workflow (that work without problems)

PS: I use the same xcode build command in other workflows (like Sonarqube) and it works without errors

Can you tell me how I can fix it?

Thanks

[redsun82]

👋 @salvatoreboemia I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems. I'm guessing your last successful run from a couple of months ago was not with Xcode 16, right? Could you provide the files or excerpts thereof of the build_tracer.log files in the databases produced by the successful and failed runs?

[salvatoreboemia]

👋 @salvatoreboemia I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems. I'm guessing your last successful run from a couple of months ago was not with Xcode 16, right? Could you provide the files or excerpts thereof of the build_tracer.log files in the databases produced by the successful and failed runs?

Thanks for your quick help

Yes exactly, the problem only arose with Xcode 16.x, unfortunately, I can't use (not even for testing) Xcode 15.4 because in the code there are many "if available iOS 18" so Xcode 16.x is mandatory

I tried to upload the artifact in this way

....
....
....
 -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16 Pro,OS=18.1" \
        clean build -verbose | xcbeautify --renderer github-actions
      continue-on-error: true

    - name: Upload build_tracer.log
      if: ${{ always() }}
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: build_tracer-log
        path: $CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_DIAGNOSTIC_DIR/build_tracer.log

But I got this

Warning: No files were found with the provided path: $CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_DIAGNOSTIC_DIR/build_tracer.log. No artifacts will be uploaded.

Probably is know issue, in this closed issue -> #2506 (comment)

Thanks

[redsun82]

@salvatoreboemia sorry, I might have been a bit too hasty writing my previous reply, and did not get into all necessary details.

The correct env variable for the directory containing the build_tracer.log file is CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_LOG_DIR. You can probably upload the whole directory. That said, you can't pass env variables directly to actions like that with bash variable syntax, but (untested) path: ${{ env.CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_SWIFT_LOG_DIR }} should work.

In any case, it does indeed seem related to what was reported in #2506 (comment).