What is different between run and archive, both use Release build configuration

Asked May 16 '16 at 06:20

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I set run build configuration to build a run.app file and export to run.ipa, then use archive to build a archive.app file and export to archive.ipa, but the size of them is difference, run.ipa is larger about 5MB than archive.ipa.

So the question is what is different between run and archive, both use Release build configuration? Why the size of them is difference?

left: archive.app right: run.app

edited May 16 '16 at 06:40

asked May 16 '16 at 06:20

Mellong Lau

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Unzip the two ipa files and see where the size difference is. – rmaddy May 16 '16 at 06:21
Archive adds some Apple Store configuration as well – Özgür Ersil May 16 '16 at 06:24
@rmaddy I have added the screenshot, the size of app unix executable file is difference. – Mellong Lau May 16 '16 at 06:42
@ÖzgürErsil but why the size is difference? Archive is smaller than Run. – Mellong Lau May 16 '16 at 06:45
@MellongLau, I think this is because of bitcode, check this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30722606/what-does-enable-bitcode-do-in-xcode-7 – David V May 16 '16 at 09:36
@IAmDav thanks for your reply, but I have disabled bitcode. – Mellong Lau May 16 '16 at 15:06

What is different between run and archive, both use Release build configuration

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