How to use sudo inside of a Run Script build phase in Xcode 4?

Question

I need use execute a command inside of a script in a Run Script build phase in Xcode 4 using sudo. However, the compiler complains:

sudo: no tty present a

Answer 1

You can either run commands directly as a administrator with the following (changing echo YourCommandHere > /tmp/hello to your command):

osascript -e 'do shell script "sudo echo YourCommandHere > /tmp/hello " with administrator privileges'

Or run a script in your source directory using:

osascript -e 'do shell script "bash -x $SOURCE_ROOT/MyAdminScript.sh 1>/tmp/build-log 2>/tmp/build-log.err" with administrator privileges'

This runs the script and logs it output to /tmp/build-log and /tmp/build-log.err

For useful variables in the script see https://help.apple.com/xcode/mac/8.0/#/itcaec37c2a6