Moving a folder from inside Xcode doesn't actually move it

Troubleshooting & how to
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Question or problem

When I move a folder of my generated project inside Xcode, I expect the folder to be moved (as it is with a “regular” Xcode project).

Instead, it creates some sort of link with a back arrow icon. The folder is not physically moved in the file system. At the next project generation, the move is lost.

Note that I want to move the folder from one target’s sources to another target’s sources, which is maybe why it doesn’t work.

I have to work around this by moving folders from the Finder which is highly impractical compared to the Xcode Project Navigator.

Context

  • Tuist version: 4.45.1
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You can press and hold the command key while moving the file in Xcode, this actually moves the file then as expected.

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It does, thanks for the solution. It doesn’t change the target though, so I guess I still have to run tuist generate after that?

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If those directories are captured in the target’s sources wildcard, you shouldn’t have to:

let target = Target(name: "MyApp", sources: ["Sources/App/**"])

With the above wildcard, Sources/App/**, if you drag an drop into the generated Xcode project directories under Sources/App, you don’t have to run tuist generate because it’ll lead to the same Xcode project.

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Okay, I’m not sure if my Tuist project configuration allows that right now, I’ll have to tweak it. Thanks!

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