Step ignores project variable pointing to workspace and tries to use xcodeproj file instead

[jeffypooo]

Troubleshooting

• I've searched discuss.bitrise.io for possible solutions.
• Which version of the step is effected? 5.4.0
• Is the issue reproducible with the latest version? YES
• Does the issue happen sporadically, or every time? EVERY TIME
• Is the issue reproducible locally by following our local debug guide? NO

Useful information

• FAQ
• devcenter.bitrise.io

Issue description

When running the step, it starts ignoring the project path I configure the step with (points to a workspace file, not an xcodeproj file), and tries to use the xcodeproj instead, resulting in a failure due to package resolution issues.

Bitrise info

• Build URL: https://app.bitrise.io/build/8147a43c-f699-4f46-b7ea-bf709fb3c877?tab=log
• Bitrise Support enabled: YES
• Log:

Looking for artifact name as field is empty
[20:32:19] Reading build settings...
[20:32:19] $ xcodebuild "-workspace" "/Users/[REDACTED]/git/overwatch-ios.xcworkspace" "-scheme" "Ignis" "-configuration" "Release" "-showBuildSettings"
[20:32:24] Read target settings.
Preparing code signing assets (certificates, profiles) before Archive action
[20:32:24] Reading build settings...
[20:32:24] $ xcodebuild "-project" "/Users/[REDACTED]/git/Ignis.xcodeproj" "-target" "Ignis" "-configuration" "Release" "-showBuildSettings"
failed to fetch code signing info from target (Ignis) settings: xcodebuild "-project" "/Users/[REDACTED]/git/Ignis.xcodeproj" "-target" "Ignis" "-configuration" "Release" "-showBuildSettings" command failed, output: Command line invocation:
    /Applications/[Xcode-16.2.0.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild](https://xcode-16.2.0.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild) -project /Users/[REDACTED]/git/Ignis.xcodeproj -target Ignis -configuration Release -showBuildSettings

User defaults from command line:
    IDEPackageSupportUseBuiltinSCM = YES

Resolve Package Graph
Packages are not supported when using legacy build locations, but the current project has them enabled.
2025-02-14 20:32:25.277 xcodebuild[6203:21198] Writing error result bundle to /var/folders/f6/wf2hj3cj75qdwmt5rn814r_00000gn/T/ResultBundle_2025-14-02_20-32-0025.xcresult
xcodebuild: error: Could not resolve package dependencies:
  Packages are not supported when using legacy build locations, but the current project has them enabled.

Code signing asset management by Bitrise
Reason: Using Bitrise-managed code signing assets with API key because Automatically managed signing is disabled in Xcode for the project.

[20:32:26] Analyzing project
Configuration: Release
[20:32:26] Reading build settings...
[20:32:26] $ xcodebuild "-project" "/Users/[REDACTED]/git/Ignis.xcodeproj" "-target" "Ignis" "-configuration" "Release" "-showBuildSettings"
Failed to execute Step main logic:
  failed to manage code signing: failed to read project platform: failed to fetch project (/Users/[REDACTED]/git/Ignis.xcodeproj) build settings: xcodebuild "-project" "/Users/[REDACTED]/git/Ignis.xcodeproj" "-target" "Ignis" "-configuration" "Release" "-showBuildSettings" command failed, output: Command line invocation:
  /Applications/[Xcode-16.2.0.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild](https://xcode-16.2.0.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild) -project /Users/[REDACTED]/git/Ignis.xcodeproj -target Ignis -configuration Release -showBuildSettings
  User defaults from command line:
  IDEPackageSupportUseBuiltinSCM = YES
  Resolve Package Graph
  Packages are not supported when using legacy build locations, but the current project has them enabled.
  2025-02-14 20:32:26.886 xcodebuild[6204:21231] Writing error result bundle to /var/folders/f6/wf2hj3cj75qdwmt5rn814r_00000gn/T/ResultBundle_2025-14-02_20-32-0026.xcresult
  xcodebuild: error: Could not resolve package dependencies:
  Packages are not supported when using legacy build locations, but the current project has them enabled.

Steps to reproduce

You'll need to try building the project through support.

FWIW, I can't get the same error to reproduce locally.

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