Copystrings failed with exit code 1?

[MichaelE]

My previously compiling app now throwing the following error:

Command /Developer/Library/Xcode/Plug-ins/CoreBuildTasks.xcplugin/Contents/Resources/copystrings failed with exit code 1

The only thing that has changed is I added a new entry in the Localizable.strings file.

I've no idea how to get rid of the error. I tried reverting the strings file, but no luck.

Any suggestions?

[snowman88888]

I got the same error when simply coping DisplayStrings.strings file from the sample MoveMe to my resources folder. Have you figured out why causing the error?

[JasonR]

It could be as simple as a missing ;, or extra " in the file somewhere. Apparently it can be as complicated as perl version problems if you've installed your own copy of perl.

[futurevilla216]

I'm getting a similar problem. What I get it this:

Command /Xcode4/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 failed with exit code 1

Any ideas?

[JasonR]

This is a completely different error message. You should search the board for it, and start another post if you can't find the answer.

[futurevilla216]

Originally Posted by JasonR

This is a completely different error message. You should search the board for it, and start another post if you can't find the answer.

Okay. Thanks!

[Hanaan]

Originally Posted by harkonian

My previously compiling app now throwing the following error:

Command /Developer/Library/Xcode/Plug-ins/CoreBuildTasks.xcplugin/Contents/Resources/copystrings failed with exit code 1

The only thing that has changed is I added a new entry in the Localizable.strings file.
Any suggestions?

I had the same problem.
I simply left the ; out of the end of the line. That solved it.

[futurevilla216]

Originally Posted by Hanaan

I had the same problem.
I simply left the ; out of the end of the line. That solved it.

The problem with this error is that it could mean anything. It could mean you just left out a ;, or it could be something more complicated.

[Wegginho]

Originally Posted by futurevilla216

The problem with this error is that it could mean anything. It could mean you just left out a ;, or it could be something more complicated.

(I'm posting here because this is the first entry I found in google!)

The problem is the type of the list you want to read. I guess you just took the MoveMe example and copied the *.strings file? So your file settings are wrong and the compiler tries to read the file with some sort of extra compatibility. Just press the Apple key + i and you will get to the menu where you can setup the type of the list (in my case it was simply "text") or whatever you have.

[mickuza]

Originally Posted by Wegginho

(I'm posting here because this is the first entry I found in google!)

The problem is the type of the list you want to read. I guess you just took the MoveMe example and copied the *.strings file? So your file settings are wrong and the compiler tries to read the file with some sort of extra compatibility. Just press the Apple key + i and you will get to the menu where you can setup the type of the list (in my case it was simply "text") or whatever you have.

For me, I mess up the DisplayStrings.strings in MoveMe example and try to copy a new one back. And I got that message "Copystrings failed with exit code 1".
I follow your suggestion by right-click>get info the file and set the file type to just text. And it works. The Placard shows the word "Welcome".

Thanks a lot.

[geekay_gk]

Originally Posted by JasonR

It could be as simple as a missing ;, or extra " in the file somewhere. Apparently it can be as complicated as perl version problems if you've installed your own copy of perl.

I agree with you.
I had the same error and finally resolved the error.
I was using a ".strings" file that had data in wrong syntaxes I fixed them and its working now

Thank you

[bobgreen]

No, set the File Type to "Text" doesn't help much, if there's an error in the file, it will still be there, even no error reporting.

I just meet the same problem, and I found a nice solution.
My solution is to use the following Regular Expression to verify your text line by line, if there's any line not matched, there must be a problem.

"(.+?)"="(.+?)";