How to enable build timing in Xcode?

xcode build timing
Guillaume picture Guillaume · Jun 22, 2009 · Viewed 19.8k times · Source

I'd like to know how long my project's builds take, for example by displaying it in the build pane. Is this option available somewhere in Xcode?

Thanks.

Answer

Guillaume picture Guillaume · May 10, 2010

Type this in the terminal:

defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode ShowBuildOperationDuration YES

Duration appears in the activity viewer after a build, alongside the "Succeeded" message.

If you are running the app, the status will be replaced by the running status before you can see the duration.

This replaces the entry that was used in older versions of Xcode:

defaults write com.apple.Xcode ShowBuildOperationDuration YES

Xcode may need to be closed before you enter this command. Durations should appear at the bottom left of the project window.

Comment from an Xcode developer: "As with all undocumented user defaults, this is unsupported, assumed (but not guaranteed) accurate, and not assured to be effective in future versions."

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