I have multiple PList Files in XCode and added via Editor -> Add Build Setting -> Add User-Defined Setting some settings to the XCode projekt. When I use the variables (for example $(MY_COOL_SETTING) in the Ìnfo.plist this works fine. But I have some other plist files that get embedded via a Linker command to the executable (via -sectcreate). The variables in this PList file will NOT get substituted. Is there any way to tell XCode to replace the variables with the values before the Linker?
As someone favorited this question I will post my solution here. I do not have the source or XCode at hand right now, but I will do it as best as possible via memory. What I have done is add a custom BASH script, added this as a custom build step to be executed before the linker. You can do this in xcode. This is well explained here:
https://www.hockeyapp.net/help/runscriptbuildphase/
In the script you can use the tool PListBuddy to alter your PLists according to what you want. The usage of PListBuddy is very well explained here:
https://fgimian.github.io/blog/2015/06/27/a-simple-plistbuddy-tutorial/