Xcode 4 - build output directory

I have problems with setting up/locating my output files in Xcode4 (beta 5). They are placed somewhere in ~/Library/Developer/ugly_path/.... I can't even select "show in finder" on my products. It is the same for a simple C project, Foundation tool and even Cocoa bundle. A Debugging works fine.

Could you please point me out where and how to set up / build output directories? (I know it sounds dumb, I've been coding in Xcode3 for months, but I can't figure it out in Xcode4 beta).

Thanks a lot.

From the Xcode menu on top, click preferences, select the locations tab, look at the build location option.

You have 2 options:

1. Place build products in derived data location (recommended)
2. Place build products in locations specified by targets

Update: On xcode 4.6.2 you need to click the advanced button on the right side below the derived data text field. Build Location select legacy.

If you build from command line, you can set output directory in the following way:

xcodebuild -workspace 'WORKSPACE_NAME.xcworkspace' \
           -scheme 'SCHEME_NAME' \
           -configuration 'Release' \
           -sdk iphoneos7.0 CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR='OUTPUT_DIRECTORY'

In Xcode 5: Xcode menu > Preferences... item > Locations tab > Locations sub-tab > Advanced... button > Custom option.

Then choose, e.g., Relative to Workspace.

If you have Xcode 4 Build Location setting set to "Place build products in derived data location (recommended), it should be located in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData. This directory will have your project in there as a directory, the project name will be appended with a bunch of generated letters so look carefully.

Keep derived data but use the DSTROOT to specify the destination.

Use DEPLOYMENT_LOCATION to force deployment.

Use the undocumented DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH to copy the dSYM over too.

This allows you to use derived data location from xcodebuild and not have to do wacky stuff to find the app.

xcodebuild -sdk "iphoneos" -workspace Foo.xcworkspace -scheme Foo -configuration "Debug" DEPLOYMENT_LOCATION=YES DSTROOT=tmp DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH=tmp build