Cordova build iOS error: archive not found at path 'path/to/myApp.xcarchive"

There is a work around here.

If you're building on the command-line, you can specify --buildFlag="-UseModernBuildSystem=0":

# Cordova CLIcordova run ios --buildFlag='-UseModernBuildSystem=0'cordova build ios --buildFlag='-UseModernBuildSystem=0'# Ionic CLIionic cordova run ios -- --buildFlag="-UseModernBuildSystem=0"ionic cordova build ios -- --buildFlag="-UseModernBuildSystem=0"

If you're building with a build.json config file, you can add the following under the iOS release or debug config:

"buildFlag": [  "-UseModernBuildSystem=0"]

If you are opening the project in the Xcode IDE, you need to change the build system in Workspace Settings to "Legacy Build System"

Neither solution - --buildFlag="-UseModernBuildSystem=0" or setting the Legacy Build System worked for me.

For some reason, the error only goes away if I am sure to unplug my iPad or iPhone from usb on my computer before running the cordova build command.

Maybe something quirky about my configuration, but I thought I'd share in case it helps anyone else.

Cordova iOS supports the new build system since 5.0.0 (see release notes).

So update your package.json to "cordova-ios": "5.0.0" (or later) and call npm install.

Note, that I had to clean out everything (delete the directories platforms, plugins, www) afterwards in order for it to work.