Xcode target Deployment Target vs. project Deployment Target

Question

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference in Xcode between the Deployment Target field under \"Targets\" and the deployment target under \"Project\"?

What happ

Answer 1

The iOS Deployment Target on the Project page is the default for all targets in the project. The iOS Deployment Target on each project is an optional project-level override.

To set a target to inherit from the project, you can't use the "General → Deployment Info" section. Instead, go to "Build Settings → Deployment", and for "iOS Deployment Target" choose "Other..." and enter $(inherited).