null referenceexception on post process player step - 64bit iOS

Hey there, I'm getting a null referenceexception on the post process build step. Running this game in editor or building the game on an iPhone are both successful without Unity Ads. However, when I integrate Ads, I can run the game in editor, but receive a non-descriptive build error.

The specific error is this:
Error building Player: NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

And nothing else.

I'm on 4.6.2 indie and trying to build a project using the settings provided on the screenshot. Any suggestions? Is there anyway I can track down where the error is coming from? The editor log yields no additional detail.

Thank you,

d

 

Upgrading to the patch appears to have resolved the issue. If you're running into a similar error - upgrade to 4.6.2.p1

 

Same issue here:

Code (CSharp):

1. Platform assembly: /Applications/Unity/Unity.app/Contents/PlaybackEngines/iossupport/UnityEditor.iOS.Extensions.Xcode.dll (this message is harmless)
2. Error building Player: NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

Using Unity 3D version 4.6.2f1.

 

Georgepiva and others,

4.6.2.p1 does not solve the problem - 4.6.2.p2 might make it worse - so DO NOT use that patch. After much trial and error, the workaround is to create new Xcode projects for every build ( appending an existing one will not work ). You will receive the null error when trying to overwrite an existing project. This is a huge pain - but works.

Do not spend a ton of time looking at your own code - this is an issue with Unity's pipeline.

To whom it may concern at Unity, if there is a general faq you can point people to regarding system errors like the one discussed here, please do so. At the very least it will allow people to switch to different tasks instead of wasting time hacking their work in possibly destructive ways. I appreciate your software and think it's wonderful and I know upgrades like this are nightmares.

Thanks,

d

 

I think its best always create new xcode project, append causes all kinds of issues not just for ads but when you have many plugins and if you check the ios forum a user has reported a general issue with append

 

Yes, it is safest to do as you suggest - although a bit irritating. Since the functionality was working before it's worth pointing out the change in behavior.

 

Really? Does unity 4.6.3 solved this issue?

 

yea I agree its not practical to create a new Xcode project each time (setting in Xcode to adjust each time etc).

The plugin from the asset store is still broken for me in unity 4.6.3.

Perhaps try the one from github, I haven't had a chance yet but it does seems to have had some changes more recently...
https://github.com/Applifier/unity-ads

 

Not sure if 4.6.3 solves the post-procss error. However, if using indie it introduces the splash screen error. Recommend using 4.2.1

 

Correction - use 4.6.2.p1 !!!

 

I've submitted a bug for this. #676552