The time has come to upgrade to iOS 4.3 and Xcode 4. Grrr. The main problem I was having I could not find anywhere on google or in the dev forums, so I thought I should post my problem and fix here (after the jump) to hopefully help the next guy.
In general I suppose I resist change. But for iOS app development I also sortof fear change because it means having to learn something new, and historically this is a time-suck of anywhere from a few nights to a week or so. Of course Apple has to keep releasing new features, improving old features, adding capabilities, etc. This is required to maintain their number one spot in the marketplace. So, I get why it has to happen. But being a one man development shop, any time some new os is released it means I’m the only one to update everything to support the latest software. What I fear the most is any new product release from apple. Well, actually I’m torn on this because as an apple consumer /slash/ fanboy, I want new stuff. But as a developer who has to support the new stuff, I fear it. For example, if Apple were to add a retina display to the iPad and double the pixel resolution… it would throw me into a tailspin. Supporting such a high resolution iPad would mean redoing a lot of my graphics. I could skip it, but the key to success in the app store is being among the first to support the new features that Apple is pushing. So I’d have no choice but to dig in and do it as fast as possible.
Anyway, here I am a couple of days into trying to use Xcode 4 and iOS 4.3. I’m not sure which of those two updates is causing the problems, but I’ve been battling it…