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Glossary

• active architecture  

  The architecture for which the product is built, such as i386, x86_64, or ArmV6.



• active configuration  

  The build configuration to use when you execute the Build command.



• active executable  

  The executable environment to use when running the active target’s product after it’s built successfully.



• active SDK  

  The environment used to architect and build a software product. This environment determines the core frameworks and libraries on which the product depends, as well as the command-line tools used to build it.



• active target  

  The target that’s built when you execute the Build command.



• build  

  The process through which a software product is produced from source files.



• clean  

  The process through which a target’s product files (including intermediate files, such as object files) created during the build process are deleted.



• executable environment  

  Defines the environment in which Xcode runs a program, including its command-line arguments and environment variables.



• source file  

  A files used to build a product. Source files include source code files, resource files, and image files.



• target  

  The instructions for building a product from a set of files in a project—for example, a framework, library, application, or command-line tool.



• product reference  

  A type of file reference that refers to the build system output of a particular target. A product reference lets you view a target’s products in the Groups & Files list.



• Project Info window  

  A window for viewing and editing information kept at the project level, such as general information, project build settings, project build configurations, and project comments.



• project root  

  The directory at which source control and snapshot operations are rooted ant that serves as the root of a project hierarchy. By default, the project root is the project directory.



• Project Format menu  

  A menu that lists the Xcode project formats.



• universal binaries  

  Executable files that can contain code and data for more than one architecture. You can create a single binary that runs on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs. The Architectures (ARCHS) build setting lets you specify which architectures Xcode builds your product for.

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