Missing dependency target "<PBXTargetDependency:0x201d16ca0:<no cached name>>"

Question

I keep on getting this warning in my Xcode IDE:

Missing dependency target "<PBXTargetDependency:0x201d16ca0:<no cached name>>"

What the heck does that mean?

Subtractive

Me too. Very annoying if you ask me. – Shechem

Answer 1

This means that in the project.pbxproj file inside of yourproject.xcodeproj bundle one or more PBXTargetDependency definitions have to be removed. After removing the entries the warnings won't be shown anymore. This issue is an Xcode- and not a project-related one, thus I've filed a bug in the bugreporter (https://bugreport.apple.com/).

Timberhead

Answer 2

OK i got it , basically you need to go to the project.proj file and find a string that mentions that. Thats how you fix it

Subtractive

Can you elaborate more on that statement. Since I am very interested in the answer. That warning really drives me crazy. – Shechem

I get all kinds of errors in XCode 4, crashes all the time, and this error as well. – Arratoon

Basically I had the same problem. Open the mentioned file and simply delete all "PBXTargetDependency" lines. Then you'll find a 'BEGIN PBXTargetDependency Section'. Delete the whole section. Now go back to the project and re-add any dependency you may have and this will completely solve your problem. I had this for over 6 months and Apple's bug reporting didn't do anything. They simply said it's not their problem and they can't find an issue with xcode. So I had to figure it out myself. – Splenetic

OMG! Following this advice fixed several problems I've been having with Xcode for years: constant crashes daily, crashing every time I try to add a file, modify a filename, update the project file. Awesome. – Brass