So there appears to be a race situation between the flutter CLI and Xcode. In the CLI, we update the `CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR` in the Xcode build settings and then tell Xcode to install, launch, and debug the app. When Xcode installs the app, it should use the `CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR` to find the bundle. However, it appears that sometimes Xcode hasn't processed the change to the build settings before the install happens, which causes it to not be able to find the bundle.
Fixes https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/135442
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Since it's a timing issue, there's not really a consistent way to test it.
I was able to confirm that it works, though, by using the following steps:
1. Create a flutter project
2. Open the project in Xcode
3. `flutter clean`
4. `flutter run --profile -v`
If I saw a print line `stderr: CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR: build/Debug-iphoneos`, that means it first found the old and incorrect `CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR` before updating to the the new, so I was able to confirm that it would wait until it updated.
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This PR includes the following changes. These changes only apply to iOS 17 physical devices.
| Command | Change Description | Changes to User Experience |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| `flutter run --release` | Uses `devicectl` to install and launch application in release mode. | No change. |
| `flutter run` | Uses Xcode via automation scripting to run application in debug and profile mode. | Xcode will be opened in the background. Errors/crashes may be caught in Xcode and therefore may not show in terminal. |
| `flutter run --use-application-binary=xxxx` | Creates temporary empty Xcode project and use Xcode to run via automation scripting in debug and profile. | Xcode will be opened in the background. Errors/crashes may be caught in Xcode and therefore may not show in terminal. |
| `flutter install` | Uses `devicectl` to check installed apps, install app, uninstall app. | No change. |
| `flutter screenshot` | Will return error. | Will return error. |
Other changes include:
* Using `devicectl` to get information about the device
* Using `idevicesyslog` and Dart VM logging for device logs
Note:
Xcode automation scripting (used in `flutter run` for debug and profile) does not work in a headless (without a UI) interface. No known workaround.
Fixes https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/128827, https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/128531.
