How to make an ipa file?

Question

How can I create a ipa file for my iOS application?

I have written the complete code for my iPhone app and now I\'d like to make .ipa file.

Answer 1

Sometimes it may happen that Xcode Archiver fails to generate ipa file. Then here is the another option.

1. Build the application.
2. After successful build go to "Products" folder in your project navigator.
3. Right click on it and go to "Show in Finder".
4. Copy the .app file.
5. Create a new folder at some other location lets say on Desktop with name "Payload".
6. Paste that .app file in Payload folder.
7. Zip the Payload folder.
8. Rename that zipped folder with .ipa

Thats it.

Reverse procedure is used to retrieve the app file from an ipa file.

Hope this answer helps.