I completed my first Build, on MacInCloud from Windows. There’s an image of my app name “code2” with a circle and a diagonal line accross it on the deskTop. I copied it to the dropBox. The “code2.app” that was in the dropBox was really a folder with bundles, images and a file called “code2” (which I assume is the app).
I move this file to the itunes app backup, and did a restore to my Ipad. Anyone know where the app is, please.
Dropbox always causes .app files to break in my experience, because the app file is just a folder, as you’ve mentioned.
You might have more luck if you put the .app file into a folder called “Payload”. Then zip the “Payload” folder and rename the .zip extension to .ipa - you can also rename “Payload” to your app name at this point (i.e. Payload.zip -> MyGame.ipa).
ipa is the extension used for released iOS apps.
Then you can copy that onto your device using iTunes, or use a site like Testflight to share it to your device.
Attempt #2: I simplified my app by copying “hello world” and changing it to say “hello”. I made an app ID and profile for hello. I tested it in the simulator and performed a build on macincloud. The build set an app called “hello” on the desktop. Again the app has a circle with a diagonal line across it (to me that means “no good”).
I put the app folder in dropbox and from windows I did a number of variations of putting the app in a zipped folder and renaming the zipped folder to hello.ipa. When loading it to the Ipad, itunes says “Itunes Sync failed to install”. Is the hello.ipa directories suppose to be like this: hello.ipa(zipped)>payload>hello.app>data?
P.S. I may not be on this forum much longer, I forgot my password and when doing a reset I can’t even find a place to change it.
thanks anyway.
The circle with a line through it is the icon you always get with .app files, so in this case it does not mean “no good” (I’ve never understood why they use that icon).
I’ve never used MacInCloud, so it’s difficult to tell if that’s where the problem lies.
When I build on my own Mac, this is the process to put a build onto my device, which works every time:
That’s all I’ve ever had to do, without problems. The only thing I can see being the problem are either that the device hasn’t been ticked in the provisioning profile, or something in the process is being lost or performed incorrectly by MacInCloud.
Hello @bobbarbbillie,
If you’re reading this, can you still access your account? I can reset your password for you. If you aren’t reading this in the forum but rather via e-mail, just e-mail me at: brent (at) coronalabs (dot) com. I’ll reset your password to whatever, or point you where to do that yourself.
Thanks,
Brent Sorrentino
The good news: My password is reset and I have now loaded an App to my new Kindle Fire. One app worked great and two failed. I’ll be able to compare the apps and see what I did right on the good one. I intend to continue trying to load these Apps to Apple devices, but I can do that 10 minutes a day, so as to not go crazy.
Does anyone know if there is some kind of build log? I haven’t found any?
Dropbox always causes .app files to break in my experience, because the app file is just a folder, as you’ve mentioned.
You might have more luck if you put the .app file into a folder called “Payload”. Then zip the “Payload” folder and rename the .zip extension to .ipa - you can also rename “Payload” to your app name at this point (i.e. Payload.zip -> MyGame.ipa).
ipa is the extension used for released iOS apps.
Then you can copy that onto your device using iTunes, or use a site like Testflight to share it to your device.
Attempt #2: I simplified my app by copying “hello world” and changing it to say “hello”. I made an app ID and profile for hello. I tested it in the simulator and performed a build on macincloud. The build set an app called “hello” on the desktop. Again the app has a circle with a diagonal line across it (to me that means “no good”).
I put the app folder in dropbox and from windows I did a number of variations of putting the app in a zipped folder and renaming the zipped folder to hello.ipa. When loading it to the Ipad, itunes says “Itunes Sync failed to install”. Is the hello.ipa directories suppose to be like this: hello.ipa(zipped)>payload>hello.app>data?
P.S. I may not be on this forum much longer, I forgot my password and when doing a reset I can’t even find a place to change it.
thanks anyway.
The circle with a line through it is the icon you always get with .app files, so in this case it does not mean “no good” (I’ve never understood why they use that icon).
I’ve never used MacInCloud, so it’s difficult to tell if that’s where the problem lies.
When I build on my own Mac, this is the process to put a build onto my device, which works every time:
That’s all I’ve ever had to do, without problems. The only thing I can see being the problem are either that the device hasn’t been ticked in the provisioning profile, or something in the process is being lost or performed incorrectly by MacInCloud.
Hello @bobbarbbillie,
If you’re reading this, can you still access your account? I can reset your password for you. If you aren’t reading this in the forum but rather via e-mail, just e-mail me at: brent (at) coronalabs (dot) com. I’ll reset your password to whatever, or point you where to do that yourself.
Thanks,
Brent Sorrentino
Hi @bobbarbbillie,
What is the specific issue you’re having with Apple devices? Is it the building and provisioning and using the iOS Developer Portal? If so, have you followed through the complete guide on this?
http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html
Apple improved their system significantly about a month ago, but it remains somewhat complex. Still, the guide should help you through it, and you’ll have those apps running on iOS before long. 
Brent
The good news: My password is reset and I have now loaded an App to my new Kindle Fire. One app worked great and two failed. I’ll be able to compare the apps and see what I did right on the good one. I intend to continue trying to load these Apps to Apple devices, but I can do that 10 minutes a day, so as to not go crazy.
Does anyone know if there is some kind of build log? I haven’t found any?
Hi @bobbarbbillie,
What is the specific issue you’re having with Apple devices? Is it the building and provisioning and using the iOS Developer Portal? If so, have you followed through the complete guide on this?
http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html
Apple improved their system significantly about a month ago, but it remains somewhat complex. Still, the guide should help you through it, and you’ll have those apps running on iOS before long.
Brent