cordova ios build on mac with xcode 12.4 failed with error 65 related to arm64

[nulele]

Hi, if you encounter a "build failed with exit code 65" error and you...

• have a mac (don't know if the architecture matters, I have a MacBook Air with Intel i7)
• have xcode 12.4
• are building ios app with cordova

follow these steps:

• check if the xcode schema is set on "Any iOS Device (arm64)"
• go to "Build Settings" tab and in the Architecture section expand "Excluded Architectures"
• enter "arm64" value for both Debug and Release labels
• check if the xcode schema is now "Any iOS Device"

Now you can go back on your IDE and build for ios with an happy end!!!

Remember that if you now build the app in XCode for distribution, it will fail... so you have to rollback what you've done and the build will be succesful.

I've struggled several hours to find a solution to this problem. I don't like it but it's the only way that saved my day.

If you have a better solution, please share.
Thanks.