iOS can't run program on device (OK on simulator)

[medasmx]

I get the following message when I try to install programs from a book onto my iPhone --

"The Info.plist for application at /Users/adammartin/HypnoTime/build/Debug-iphoneos/HypnoTime.app specifies a minimum OS version of 4.0, which is too high to be installed on Adam Martin’s iPhone."

My iPhone is old (late 2007) but I downloaded the latest software update. Possibly I am doing something wrong in the process of getting a provisioning profile. I don't know.

Any help is appreciated.

Adam

 

[Luke Redpath]

What version of iOS is your phone running?

What does your info plist contain?

What about your build settings? (base SDK and deployment target).

 

[medasmx]

info-plist

Below is my plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
	<string>English</string>
	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
	<string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
	<string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
	<string></string>
	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
	<string>com.yourcompany.${PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier}</string>
	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
	<string>6.0</string>
	<key>CFBundleName</key>
	<string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
	<string>APPL</string>
	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
	<string>????</string>
	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
	<string>1.0</string>
	<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
	<true/>
	<key>NSMainNibFile</key>
	<string>MainWindow</string>
</dict>
</plist>

I suppose this part "<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>" is the problem? I have downloaded iOS 4.02 and the latest XCode. Also updated my iPhone.

I appreciate your response. Adam

 

[Luke Redpath]

What are your base SDK and deployment target build settings?

 

[medasmx]

Thanks

Appreciate the help, Luke.

Looks like the problem was the deployment target. For my phone it is 3.1.3. It doesn't seem to matter what the base SDK is set as.

Thanks, again.

Adam

 

[ianray]

It doesn't seem to matter what the base SDK is set as.

• Base SDK defines the APIs that are available for use.
• Deployment target defines the minimum SDK version that will run your software.

Typically 'Base SDK' is set to the latest SDK, whereas the 'Deployment target' depends upon whether there are APIs that are mandatory for your App, or whether you can gracefully degrade for older software versions.

There are various techniques for checking whether APIs are supported, including NSClassFromString, and class methods such as 'canSendMail' etc.